Tree menu: iTree Pro-X Powertree: Search facility

Setting up the search box

If the search facility is switched on, the search box and an accompanying submit button will appear in the top right-hand corner of the applet. There are a couple of parameters for adjusting how far left the search box is place, and how wide it is. The submit button will then occupy the remaining space between the search box and the right-hand side of the applet. Refer to the parameter list for the names and details of these parameters.

The search box will adjust its height automatically to fit inside the top bar. You may need to adjust the search box text size or the top bar height so that the box is sufficiently high to display the text correctly. There is also a parameter for changing the text displayed on the submit button.
Overview of functions

The search facility can be defined to have 4 different functions as follows.
1. Search current tab. The applet will search for the next menu entry in the current tab which contains the search string. If found, the next such entry will be centered and highlighted. Folders may be opened (or closed) as necessary to view the entry.
2. Search all tabs. This is the same as above, except that all tabs are searched.
3. Load new index. The search concept is tagged onto the end of a URL you specify using the searchURL parameter. This URL is then used to request a new index from the server. Typically the URL will be a user-defined server-side script which dynamically generates a new index based on the contents of the search box. The search box contents don't need to be a search string - they could also be a user ID or password generating an index specific to the user or their security level. The index generated in this way is loaded into the tab specified by the searchtab parameter.
4. Display conventional search results. The search concept is tagged into the end of a URL you specify using the searchURL parameter. This URL is then used to generate an HTML search-results page using any typical industry search engine on the server. The resulting HTML page is displayed in the browser frame specified by the searchframe parameter. As above, this facility could also be used to accept user ID's or passwords, rather than search concepts.

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