RE: help with a description

Subject: RE: help with a description
From: Philip Boyer <pboyer -at- dimasys -dot- com>
To: "'Kari K. Gulbrandsen Andres'" <kandres -at- UDel -dot- Edu>, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 12:16:29 -0600

Kari asked for suggestions on the following: "The Common Name Search is
used to retrieves entries in the PDF based upon
their common name. Every entry that contains the common name as shown in
the input textbox is retrieved. Once this initial search has been
conducted and a set of entries has been retrieved, the local operators
(Not, Contains/Exactly) can be used to modify the search. The entries that
are retrieved are dependent on both the common name and the choice of the
local operator."

Here's my first stab at rewording it.

The Common Name Search retrieves entries in the PDF based on the common
name of the entry, as displayed in the input textbox. After the initial
search retrieves and displays the matching entries, you can use local
operators to modify the search. The local operators are Not and
Contains/Exactly. After your initial search, the entries retrieved during
subsequent searches depend on both the common name and the selected local
operator.

Philip

-----Original Message-----
From: Kari K. Gulbrandsen Andres [SMTP:kandres -at- UDel -dot- Edu]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 10:46 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: help with a description

i am the lone writer here, and what's more, i've been told not to have
anybody look at my work except the programmer. i've struggled with this
description forever-- and although i keep getting closer to how i want it
to read, it still sounds awkward. does anybody have any suggestions?

this is basically a search and retrieval, where the user supplies the
name. what is different is that the first time using this particular
search, the user can only input the name (or a portion thereof) and the
search is conducted. after this initial pass, the user can then modify the
search to include local operators (i also have a problem with that
terminology-- but that is a different story........)

this is what i have so far..........

"The Common Name Search is used to retrieves entries in the PDF based upon
their common name. Every entry that contains the common name as shown in
the input textbox is retrieved. Once this initial search has been
conducted and a set of entries has been retrieved, the local operators
(Not, Contains/Exactly) can be used to modify the search. The entries that
are retrieved are dependent on both the common name and the choice of the
local operator."

TIA for any and all suggestions

International Centre for Diffraction Data
12 Campus Blvd.; Newtown Square, PA 19073
610.325.9814 610.325.9823 (FAX)
andres -at- icdd -dot- com
http://copland.udel.edu/~kandres/default.htm



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