Working with topic tables

Topic table is perhaps the most general GUI element in Wandora. Wandora uses topic tables to view topic collections such as search results, classes, instances and associations. Topic table contains a set of topic cells each representing single topic. Typically a topic is represented as a base name in the table cell. If you are familiar with any spreadsheep application such as Microsoft Excel you may find it useful to think topic table similar to limited spreadsheet where each cell does not contain number, formula, string etc. but a topic.

Topic table allows you to select one or more cells in the table. This feature is extremely powerfull as it enables Wandora user to specify what topics are subject to change if a tool is executed. Topic table selection is created clicking the cells in table. Selection with multiple topics is created holding SHIFT or CONTROL key down while clicking the cells. SHIFT key creates continuous selections while CONTROL allows to select distict cells. Selected tables cells are colored light blue. Another and maybe more intuitive method to create continuous selections beyond single topic is to drag mouse while mouse button is pressed down. Wandora has also more sophisticated selection methods. These methods locate in Edit > Select top-menu or Select context menu and are

• Select all
• Select row(s)
• Select column(s)
• Deselect
• Invert selection
• Select topics without associations
• Select topics without text datas
• Select topics without base names
• Select topics without classes
• Select topics without instances
• Select topics without A+I
• Select topics with SL
• Select topics with typed associations
• Select topics with clipboard identifiers
• Select topics with clipboard regexes
• Select topics with clipboard regex finders

All selection tool assume you have somehow indicated the topic table in which the selection is created. Indication is implicit if you intend to use context menu tools. Explicit indication such as clicking the table with mouse pointer is required if you intend to use top menu tools.

Topic tables used to represent associations contains also header cells. Header cell contains also a topic. In case of association tables header contains role topics of underlying player topics. Header cell has also some extra functions beside representing a topic. Header cell can be used to sort table rows, switch table column order and change column widths. If you click the header cell with mouse pointer, rows in the table are sorted. If you click the cell again the order is inverted and if you click the cell third time the initial order is restored. Small arrow beside the header name indicates table's current sort status. Table column order is changed with mouse, dragging and dropping the header horizontally to a new header location. Column widths are changed dragging and dropping the header mid-line to a new location. Header mid-line is a line between two header cells. Mouse cursor changes to a horizontal arrow with two heads whenever you can adjust column widths.

As I mentioned above topic tables enable Wandora user to specify tool's context. Tool's context in the other hand is important as it specifies the target topics of tool actions. If you right click on the topic table, a context menu is revealed. Context menu contains wide variety of tools you can use to modify selected topics.

• Open
• Select
  • Select all
  • Select row(s)
  • Select column(s)
  • Deselect
  • Invert selection
  • Select topics without associations
  • Select topics without text datas
  • Select topics without base names
  • Select topics without classes
  • Select topics without instances
  • Select topics without A+I
  • Select topics with SL
  • Select topics with typed associations
  • Select topics with clipboard identifiers
  • Select topics with clipboard regexes
  • Select topics with clipboard regex finders
• Topics
  • Copy
  • Copy also
  • Paste
  • Paste also
  • Add to topics
    • Add class...
    • Add instance...
  • Delete
  • Duplicate topics
  • Split topics
    • Split topic with SIs
    • Split topic with base name...
  • Merge topics
  • View as
  • Subject locators
  • Subject identifiers
  • Base names
  • Variant names
  • Associations
  • Text datas

etc.