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| − | Topic panel is Wandora's GUI element used to view and edit topics. Topic panel is opened whenever you double click or otherwise open topic. Current version of Wandora (2007-08-31) supports three different topic panels: | + | Topic panel is Wandora's user interface component used to view and edit topics. Wandora supports several different topic panels. These panels are |
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| − | * Traditional topic panel | + | * [[Traditional topic panel]] |
| − | * Tabbed topic panel | + | * [[Tabbed topic panel]] |
| − | * Graph topic panel | + | * [[Graph topic panel]] |
| | + | * [[Custom topic panel]] |
| | + | * [[Treemap topic panel]] |
| | + | * [[R topic panel]] |
| | + | * [[Processing topic panel]] |
| | + | * [[Sketch grid]] |
| | + | * [[Query editor topic panel]] |
| | + | * [[Layer info panel]] |
| | + | * [[Tree panel]] |
| | + | * [[Webview]] |
| | + | * [[Search panel]] |
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| − | Topic panel type is changed with options in '''View > Topic panels'''. Traditional topic panel views all topic elements in one page while tabbed panel views only one element type at once. Graph topic panel is used for topic map graph visualizations. Lets investigate different topic panels more detailed.
| + | Traditional topic panel shows all topic elements in one page using a table elements while tabbed panel shows only one element type at once. Graph topic panel is used for topic map graph visualizations. Custom topic panel lets you customize the view and define more complex relations between topics. Treemap topic panel visualizes associations of a topic to selected depth. Processing topic panel is a programmable panel for advanced topic visualizations. R topic panel can be used to run R language scripts against topic opened into the topic panel. Query editor topic panel can be used build queries in the Wandora [[Query language]] and then run them and examine the query results. |
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| − | == Traditional topic panel ==
| + | Wandora user controls topic panels with menu options under '''View'''. |
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| − | [[Image:Topic_panel_example.gif|center]]
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| − | Traditional topic panel views all topic elements in one page. This page contains fieds for topic identifiers, base name, variant names, classes, occurrences (text datas), associations and instances. Base name, subject locator and variant name fields are editable while all others are only indirectly editable. Classes, instances and associations are represented with topic tables discussed more detailed in [[Working with topic tables]] chapter. Subject identifiers are represented with simple URL table while occurrences are string tables.
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| − | Wandora user may not modify field order of traditional topic panel but may hide any fieds with '''View''' menu options. For example Wandora user may hide occurrences selecting '''View > view data'''. The eye icon in front of the menu option indicates the current status of the element. If eye is open the element is visible. Selecting the menu option again toggles the status of the element. Selecting '''View > View all''' sets all panel elements visible. Selecting '''View > Hide all''' hides all panel elements except base name and subject locator. | + | |
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| − | == Tabbed topic panel ==
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| − | Tabbed topic panel views all topic elements under different tabs. User may view only one tab at once. This may clarify the usability of Wandora if your are not familiar with topic maps. Tabbed topic panel has a tab for
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| − | * Variant names
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| − | * Classes
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| − | * Text datas (occurrences)
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| − | * Associations
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| − | * Instances
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| − | * Subject
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| − | Base name is represented outside tabs as a title of tabbed topic panel. You may hide tabs with with '''View''' menu options. The eye icon in front of the menu option indicates the current status of the element. Selecting '''View > View all''' sets all tabs visible again.
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| − | [[Image:tabbed_topic_panel_example.gif|center]]
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| − | == Graph topic panel ==
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| − | Graph topic panel views topics as graph nodes and associations as edges between topic nodes. When user selects to view a topic in Graph topic panel, the topic and it's direct neighbors are shown. User may expand the initial graph by clicking topic nodes open or selecting '''Expand node''' in context menu of topic node. User may also close nodes selecting '''Close nodes''' in context menu of topic node. Node filtering is also possible. Wandora keeps filtered nodes hidden regardless node expansions while closed nodes pop open again while expanded.
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| − | Graph topic panel also has '''current topic''' but you can't edit it's internal structures such as subject identifiers or variant names. To edit topic's internal structures you need to change topic panel to Traditional or Tabbed topic panel.
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| − | Left edge of Graph panel contains mouse mode buttons. Mouse mode defines how Wandora interprets mouse clicks, movements, and drags. Available mouse modes are:
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| − | * [[Image:hand_on.png]] Move mode
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| − | * [[Image:lasso_on.png]] Select mode
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| − | * [[Image:pen_on.png]] Association mode
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| − | === Move mode ===
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| − | While move mode is active, mouse moves graph and nodes.
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| − | To drag the graph, press left mouse button on panel background, keep the mouse button down and move mouse.
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| − | To move single topic node, press left mouse button on topic node, keep the mouse button down and move mouse. Note that nodes have their own dynamics and node may change it's position after mouse button release.
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| − | To lock node position on graph, select '''Pin nodes > Set selection pinned''' in node context menu. To release pinned node select '''Pin nodes > Set selection unpinned'''.
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| − | === Select mode ===
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| − | Select mode enables the user to draw closed paths on graph panel. Wandora selects topics within path.
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| − | Clicking on topic node selects the node. To select multiple nodes by separate mouse clicks keep the SHIFT key down while click.
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| − | === Association mode ===
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| − | While association mode is active mouse behavior resembles move mode except that clicking left mouse button on node activates '''Draw association'''. To draw association press left mouse button on topic node and drag mouse over another topic node. A line is drawn from source node to mouse pointer during drag. When you release mouse button an association editor is viewed. By default association editor has pointed topics as association players. To create valid association you need to choose association type and roles.
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| − | To zoom in and out the graph use mouse wheel. To change the curvature of graph perspective press '''SHIFT''' key while rolling the mouse wheel.
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| − | To stop graph animation right click the topic panel and choose '''Toggle animation'''. You may also prevent graph nodes moving by selecting the nodes with mouse and selecting '''Pin nodes > Set selection pinned'''.
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| − | [[Image:Graph_topic_panel_example.gif|center]]
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Topic panel is Wandora's user interface component used to view and edit topics. Wandora supports several different topic panels. These panels are
Traditional topic panel shows all topic elements in one page using a table elements while tabbed panel shows only one element type at once. Graph topic panel is used for topic map graph visualizations. Custom topic panel lets you customize the view and define more complex relations between topics. Treemap topic panel visualizes associations of a topic to selected depth. Processing topic panel is a programmable panel for advanced topic visualizations. R topic panel can be used to run R language scripts against topic opened into the topic panel. Query editor topic panel can be used build queries in the Wandora Query language and then run them and examine the query results.
