[MKSearch-dev] New store browse screen shots

[Phil Shaw]

A while ago Adam and I discussed other routes to discover resources 
indexed by MKSearch, instead of a blank search form with no clue to 
what lies beyond. I have created a first draft interface in the form 
of a directory-style browse hierarchy based on the schema properties 
of the relevant application profile.

If there are no contents indexed by a particular property, no index 
is listed. Where only one value applies to all content, e.g. 
DC.Language is 'en' for all documents, no index is listed. Finally, 
only literal values are listed, not URIs. That reduces the indexes to 
a manageable number, with meaningful categories and content. 

The schema property indexes are listed in floating columns down the 
home page. The markup and CSS is designed to handle application 
profiles that contain up to 5 schemas.

https://svn.mkdoc.com/mksearch/trunk/doc/design/screenshots/W2K-Opera-
HomeBrowse.png


Individual property indexes are sorted alphabetically:

https://svn.mkdoc.com/mksearch/trunk/doc/design/screenshots/W2K-Opera-
CreatorIndex.png


The link from the property index leads to the query results page for 
the relevant value. As usual, the results pages include a query 
builder form, so one can amend the query further from there:

https://svn.mkdoc.com/mksearch/trunk/doc/design/screenshots/W2K-Opera-
CreatorBrowseResults.png


These shots show a subject, title and created indexes: 

https://svn.mkdoc.com/mksearch/trunk/doc/design/screenshots/W2K-Opera-
SubjectIndex.png
https://svn.mkdoc.com/mksearch/trunk/doc/design/screenshots/W2K-Opera-
TitleIndex.png
https://svn.mkdoc.com/mksearch/trunk/doc/design/screenshots/W2K-Opera-
CreatedIndex.png


The created index leads on to a precise creation time results page:

https://svn.mkdoc.com/mksearch/trunk/doc/design/screenshots/W2K-Opera-
CreatedBrowseResults.png


The browse interface thereby exposes all store content and search 
results through a navigable set of RESTful pages. Pretty neat I'd say.

This is all checked in to the Subversion trunk, including a drop-in 
replacement WAR file with the new features. See below how to drop in.

http://www.mksearch.mkdoc.org/documentation/tomcat-on-fc4/


Best regards,

Phil

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