Compass Server 3.0 Developer's Guide
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Chapter 1
Composition of the End User Page
Figure 1.1 The End User page
The Compass Server End User page has two basic modes of appearance: browse mode and search-results mode.- Browse Mode
- Search-results Mode
The Compass Server End User page uses browse mode when an end user first visits
the page, and also whenever the end user clicks a category to browse through its
subcategories and documents.
The Compass Server End User page uses the search-results mode to display the
results after an end user submits a search.
Components in Browse Mode Pages
The top (first) component in a browse mode page is the browse-top component, and the bottom (last) component is the browse-bottom component. As mentioned already, the Compass Server End User page uses browse mode whenever the user clicks a category. A browse mode page usually lists the subcategories in the selected category, and also any documents in that category. The list of subcategories has three components: the top of the list (such as a heading or introduction), the entries in the list, and the bottom of the list (such as a closing remark or a link to the next page.) These components are known as the category-browse-top, category-browse-hit, and category-browse-bottom components. Similarly the list of documents in the category has three components: the top of the list, the entries in the list, and the bottom of the list. These are known as the document-browse-top, document-browse-hit, and document-browse-bottom components.
Figure 1.2 Components in a browse mode page
Components in Search-Results Pages
The top (first) component in a search-results mode page is the search-top component, and the bottom (last) component is the search-bottom component. The Compass End User page uses search-results mode to display the results of a search. The search-results mode page usually displays a list of categories that matched the search criteria and a list of documents that matched the search criteria. The list of categories has three components: the top of the list (such as a heading or introduction), the entries in the list, and the bottom of the list (such as a closing remark or a link to the next page.) These components are known as the category-match-top, category-match-hit, and category-match-bottom components. Similarly the list of documents that match the search criteria has three components: the top of the list, the entries in the list, and the bottom of the list. These are known as the document-search-top, document-search-hit, and document-search-bottom components.
Figure 1.3 Components in a search-results mode page
Summary of the Components in Each Mode
Table 1.1 lists the components used by browse mode and search-results mode pages.[Contents] [Previous] [Next] [Last]
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