10             Keyword Search

Using this dialog, you can locate genes and edges containing the specified text in one of their properties. The keyword search is performed by execution of the following steps:

-         Enter a search string into the Search For edit box,  

-         Select search options using the checkboxes

-         Select the properties to be searched for, in the Search In panel.

-         Press the Find button.

-         Right click on the Search Result list to perform the operation on the discovered elements.

 

The Finder is a modeless dialog. After finding an element, the user can switch back to the canvas window and edit the element without closing the Finder window.

-         Regular expressions can be used to find groups of similar elements.

-         Elements found in the search process are displayed in the Search Results list box at the bottom of the dialog. Also, the number of found objects is displayed above the list box.

-         Clicking an item in the Search Results list box selects the corresponding element in the workspace. CTRL+click (Apple+click on Mac) and SHIFT+click allow for selecting/deselecting multiple items.

-         To select an object, the canvas that has been searched must be active. If the active canvas is changed after the search, the Search Results list is cleared.

-         The Close button dismisses the dialog window.