3.12. Customizing the search interface

It is possible to customize some aspects of the search interface by using Query configuration entry in the Preferences menu.

There are two tabs in the dialog, dealing with the interface itself, and with the parameters used for searching and returning results.

User interface parameters:



Search parameters:



External indexes: This panel will let you browse for additional indexes that you may want to search. External indexes are designated by their database directory (ie: /home/someothergui/.recoll/xapiandb, /usr/local/recollglobal/xapiandb).

Once entered, the indexes will appear in the External indexes list, and you can chose which ones you want to use at any moment by checking or unchecking their entries.

Your main database (the one the current configuration indexes to), is always implicitly active. If this is not desirable, you can set up your configuration so that it indexes, for example, an empty directory. An alternative indexer may also need to implement a way of purging the index from stale data,