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Subject: Re: Modifying 'Modify Search'
From: Bridger Dyson-Smith <bdysonsm...@gmail.com>
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Thrashing around in stylesheets will occasionally yield results for me --
not this time. It looks like format-query.xsl *isn't* the place to do this
sort of string modification. I'm tinkering in style/xtfCommon/xtfCommon.xsl
now, but I'm still not quite sure about this.

Thanks again!
Cheers,
Bridger

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Bridger Dyson-Smith <bdysonsm...@gmail.com
> wrote:

> Hi all --
>
> I've been wondering about modifying the URL string that is passed back to
> the Search page from the Modify Search link. My goal is to allow users to
> Browse > select a facet > then Modify Search to perform keyword searching
> on the selected facet [1].
>
> Currently the values passed back to the Search Page are something like:
> localhost:8080/xtf/search?f1-subject=Subject;smode=simple-modify
>
> I'm thinking that adding a bit of replace() to the right spot should
> change that f1-subject to subject and return keywords + facet. It's the
> right spot that's causing some problems for me.
>
> format-query.xsl (style/crossQuery/resultFormatter/common/) *seems* like
> it might be right, but I'm not sure.
> Any suggestions would be most appreciated! Is this a ridiculous idea?
>
> Thanks!
> Bridger
>
> [1] The driving idea behind this is being able to deliver multiple
> collections in XTF, and allow users to constrain searches to specific
> collections. It looks like Advanced and/or Freeform search might offer
> this, but I was hoping to make it more transparent.
>
>
>
>
>

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Thrashing around in stylesheets will occasionally yield results for me -- n=
ot this time. It looks like format-query.xsl *isn&#39;t* the place to do th=
is sort of string modification. I&#39;m tinkering in style/xtfCommon/xtfCom=
mon.xsl now, but I&#39;m still not quite sure about this.<br>
<br>Thanks again!<br>Cheers,<br>Bridger<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O=
n Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Bridger Dyson-Smith <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:bdysonsm...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">bdysonsmith@gmai=
l.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all --=A0<div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve bee=
n wondering about modifying the URL string that is passed back to the Searc=
h page from the Modify Search link. My goal is to allow users to Browse &gt=
; select a facet &gt; then Modify Search to perform keyword searching on th=
e selected facet [1].=A0</div>

<div><br></div><div>Currently the values passed back to the Search Page are=
 something like:</div><div>localhost:8080/xtf/search?f1-subject=3DSubject;s=
mode=3Dsimple-modify</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m thinking that adding =
a bit of replace() to the right spot should change that f1-subject to subje=
ct and return keywords + facet. It&#39;s the right spot that&#39;s causing =
some problems for me.</div>

<div><br></div><div>format-query.xsl (style/crossQuery/resultFormatter/comm=
on/) *seems* like it might be right, but I&#39;m not sure.</div><div>Any su=
ggestions would be most appreciated! Is this a ridiculous idea?=A0</div>
<div>
<br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Bridger</div><div><br></div><div>[1] The d=
riving idea behind this is being able to deliver multiple collections in XT=
F, and allow users to constrain searches to specific collections. It looks =
like Advanced and/or Freeform search might offer this, but I was hoping to =
make it more transparent.=A0</div>

<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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