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== How to perform a full-text search == | == How to perform a full-text search == | ||
How to search our set of Taiwanese dictionaries using "Taiwanese-English dictionaries full-text search" {{ | How to search our set of Taiwanese dictionaries using "Taiwanese-English dictionaries full-text search" {{te|}}: | ||
* | * Select or deselect which dictionaries to search using the checkboxes. By default, all seven dictionaries are included, as well as "DFT_lk", which are DFT examples. | ||
* Input search terms to define your search. Typical inputs include English terms, MLT-style syllables (citation tone, before tone sandhi), and number of syllables. Feel free to try any other terms that would help narrow down your search. | * Input search terms to define your search. Typical inputs include English terms, MLT-style syllables (citation tone, before tone sandhi), and number of syllables. Feel free to try any other terms that would help narrow down your search. For example: | ||
** You searched for <code>{{te|apples}}</code>, but didn't get many results. Instead, search for <code>{{te|apple*}}</code>, to get results with any strings that start with "apple". | |||
** If you want only results starting with MLT consonant "ph", include <code>ph*</code>: <code>{{te|apple* ph*}}</code> | |||
* In some cases, it is better to specify a column for a term, especially if it could match in multiple columns. To specify the column to search against, follow the column-name by a ":" character, then the term. For example: | * In some cases, it is better to specify a column for a term, especially if it could match in multiple columns. To specify the column to search against, follow the column-name by a ":" character, then the term. For example: | ||
** Suppose your search term is "too", which is a valid English word but is also a valid MLT syllable. If you meant the English word, type <code>en:too</code>. If you meant the MLT syllable, type <code>u:too</code> ("u" stands for "unjoined"). | ** Suppose your search term is "too", which is a valid English word but is also a valid MLT syllable. If you meant the English word, type <code>en:too</code>. If you meant the MLT syllable, type <code>u:too</code> ("u" stands for "unjoined"). | ||
** Suppose you want results that contain the very common MLT syllable "lie", which is also a valid word in English. Again, specify the "u" column: <code>u:lie</code>. However, the number of results is still large. If you want only four-syllable results, add <code>ns:4</code>. The entire search input is then {{ | ** Suppose you want results that contain the very common MLT syllable "lie", which is also a valid word in English. Again, specify the "u" column: <code>u:lie</code>. However, the number of results is still large. If you want only four-syllable results, add <code>ns:4</code>. The entire search input is then <code>{{te|u:lie ns:4}}</code> | ||
** See [[#Technical notes]] for more details. | ** See [[#Technical notes]] for more details. | ||