Search index registry

In the main screen of Lingomancy there’s a “Search” text input which can be used to find entries in several parts of your dictionary.

To start using this feature click on the button to access the registry’s list.

In this screen you’ll find the list of each search index registry you have created for your languages.

This list and its names are independant of your languages.

Start by typing a name (only letters and underscores are accepted, no spaces) of a file to save your registry, then hit enter or click the button.

This will create a new entry in your browser to store the data needed to make the search feature work.

Building the registry

When you first create your registry, or each time you click the icon of a registry, all the necessary indexes of the registry will be generated.

This process has the following steps:

• Generate all inflections of all words in your language.

• Retrieve all free input fields of your words (i.e. definitions and translations).

• Retrieve all phrases in your phrasebook.

• Retrieve all entries in your grammar, processing them to retrieve only the text.

• Initialize individual indexes for the retrieved data.

• Compress and save indexes to the entry created in your browser.

Note

Lingomancy will not automatically update the indexes, since, with large dictionaries, it could take a long time, specially on low-end devices. When your dictionary has been updated you’ll have to return to this screen and click the button of the corresponding registry.

Loading and using the registry

Once the registry has been created, or loaded with the button, each time you access Lingomancy the indexes will be loaded and will be available in the main and filter screens with dedicated search fields.

• Filter screen: You can search in the inflections index.

• Main screen: You can search in all indexes. Each entry in this field has a way to know which entity of your conlang matches your search.

  • F: Fields of the words: Click to filter the dictionary list.

  • I: Inflections of the words: Click to open the inflection’s search screen.

  • P: Phrases in your phrasebook: Click to open the phrasebook with the selected phrase in the edit modal.

  • G: Grammar section: Click to open the grammar screen with the section open.