3.10. 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 All indexes list, and you can chose which ones you want to use at any moment by transferring them to/from the Active indexes list.

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.