== Ideas for a query interface ==

[https://it-dev.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/tracs/OpenMind3/wiki/QueryInterface Original outline of faceted browser] (2013)


=== Faceted browser ===

We have a result box with all the objects and apply a filter to get another result.

Filters could be
 * contains text (in any attribute)
 * contains text in a specific attribute
 * has certain object type
 * is directly related (to the (selected) objects)
   * select relation type
   * not selecting anything and creating another column gives everything 2nd degree related 
 * is indirectly related(?)

The result box is divided by object type.
 * clicking on an object type selects the type as a filter

Unfolding the object type shows the selected instances.
 * clicking on the instance selects the instance

It should be possible to select attributes to display in the columns. (Default own-value?)

Some objects would have more complex display rules, e.g. Witness showing author and title (from text).

Result box types:
 * table with one object per row, one column per attribute (configurable?)
 * list with more complex display of objects (witness with title and author)
 * graph
   * requires relations to be selected to be displayed
 * map(?)
 * chart(?)

The query should be saved.