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Accented and special characters

The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database contains words which include accents or other special characters. For example, 'fe' can appear with an accent, 'fé'. The ligatures Æ/æ and Œ/œ are also present in the database. Most accented and special characters are indexed separately but searched as if they do not have an accent. They can be typed into the browse accelerator and into the search box using ALT+code. The code must be typed on the numeric keypad.

For a full list of codes, refer to the Windows Character Map (usually found in the Accessories group of your Program Manager).

Ñ is also indexed separately. To search for words containing Ñ/ñ you can use the browse index or type them into the search box.

Contractions (indicated in the source data by circumflexes or bars) are all indicated by circumflexes.

See also:

Variant spellings for details of some variant spellings and letter combinations used in the text.

How to search for accented and special characters for detailed instructions.

How to find variant spellings for detailed instructions.


Accessing a previous search statement

Each time you construct and execute a Command Line Search, the search expression is added to the List of previous searches box.

You can access any of the previous expressions to either repeat the search or to modify the expression before executing the search.

See also:

How to access a previous search statement for step-by-step instructions.

How to construct a Command Line Search expression for details of editing command line searches.


Arrange icons Command

The Window, Arrange icons command automatically arranges all icons at the bottom of the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window. This command is particularly useful if you are unable to locate an icon which is hidden beneath other windows.

See also:

How to arrange icons automatically


Attributes

Attributes are descriptive qualifiers associated with an element tag, and consist of an attribute name and a value. For example, you may associate with the element <poem> the attribute name rhymed and the value "y" (i.e. yes).

Attributes always follow the text of the tag (preceded by a space) and are enclosed inside the closing angle bracket of the tag. The attribute name and value are separated by an equals sign, with no spaces round it.

Attribute values are case sensitive; this means that you must use lower case letters only to type in an attribute value. Attributes can be used to restrict searches to elements whose tags have specific values. For example:

Vergilio in <poem type=commend>

finds the word 'Vergilio' in commendations only.

amor in <pdiv type=loa>

finds the word 'amor' in loas (playlets) only.

For a full list of attributes, see Appendix A of the User Manual.

See also:

Data codes

Main structural tags

Miscellaneous tags

Other structural tags

for details of SGML tags used in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


Bibliographic Details

Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro contains bibliographic details for each volume of plays in the database. These relate to the copy text of the volume, and include the following information:

Playwright name and dates

Full volume title as given on the title page

Publication details (i.e. date and place of publication and publisher)

Physical description (i.e. number of pages)

A publication note detailing which plays are taken from that volume

Play details giving the full play title and genre for each play in the volume

You can view bibliographic details for any volume of plays in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro from the Full Text, Table of Contents, Summary of Matches or Context of Matches windows. When you open the Bibliographic Details window, details are displayed for the volume of the play which is in the active line in the Full Text, or which is highlighted in the Table of Contents or has the focus in the Summary of Matches.

See also:

How to view bibliographic details for a volume for step-by-step instructions.


Bibliographic Details Command

This command opens or makes active the Bibliographic Details window. It is also possible to carry out this command by clicking the Bibliographic Details icon on the Toolbar or by pressing F7.


Bibliographic Details Tool

This icon opens or makes active the Bibliographic Details window.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press F7.


 Boolean operators

You can search for more complex word combinations in Standard and Command Line Search. For example you can type honor and amor to search for documents that contain both the search terms honor and amor. To do this you can use Boolean operators. In this case the Boolean operator is and.

Boolean operators can be used in both the Standard and Command Line Search windows.

In Standard Search, and Command Line Search, you can use the operators AND, OR and AND NOT (Y, O and Y NO).

If you select more than one word from the browse indexes, Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro will insert the Boolean OR between them. You can change it to AND or AND NOT.

Note that you can use either the English or Spanish Booleans to construct your search expression.

See also:

Standard Search

Context operators

Proximity operators

Reserved words

How to use Boolean operators

for detailed instructions and examples.


Boolean operators in Command Line Search

Command Line searching may incorporate the Boolean operators AND, OR and AND NOT (Y, O and Y NO).

For example, you could use the Boolean operator AND to search for plays containing both 'capa' and 'espada':

<play> cont capa and espada

Alternatively, you can link elements with elements, in this case <dedicat> and <argument>:

<poem> or <dedicat> cont mano

Boolean operators can only link like with like. For example, you can link keywords with keywords (capa and espada), or elements with elements (<poem> or <dedicat>).

Note that you can use the English or Spanish Booleans to construct your search expressions.

See also:

Boolean operators

Command Line Search

How to construct a Command Line Search expression


 Boolean operators in Standard Search

In the Keyword box, you can use the Boolean operators AND, OR and AND NOT (Y, O and Y NO). If you transfer more than one term from the browse to this box, the operator OR will automatically be pasted between the words. This can be deleted and changed to AND or AND NOT.

In the Playwright, Play Title, Speaker and Genre search boxes, you can only use the Boolean operator OR. Again, Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro will insert this when appropriate.

Note: There is an implied Boolean OR between items in the Keyword boxes, and an implied Boolean AND between all the search boxes in a Standard Search.

Note that you can use either English or Spanish Booleans to construct your search expressions.

See also:

Standard Search

Boolean operators


Browsing within Standard Search

An alphabetical browse index listing all available search terms can be consulted for the Keyword, Play Title, Speaker, Playwright and Genre fields in the Standard Search window.

Note: you can only search in the Play Title, Playwright, Speaker and Genre fields by using the browse facility. When you begin typing in the search box the browse index will automatically open.

If you are transferring more than one term from the Browse to the search box, remember that you can change the Boolean operator 'OR' to 'AND' or 'AND NOT' in the Keyword field.

See also:

How to select search terms from a browse index

How to execute a Standard Search

How to use Boolean operators

for step-by-step instructions.


Cascade Command

The Window, Cascade command automatically re-sizes and layers all open windows within the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro workspace so that each Title bar is visible.

See also:

How to organise windows automatically


Changing the font size

It is possible to alter the font size of text displayed in the Full Text and Note windows.

To increase the font size, press SHIFT+UP ARROW.

You can increase the font size a maximum of five times from the default size.

To decrease the font size, press SHIFT+DOWN ARROW.

You can decrease the font size a maximum of twice from the default size.

Each time you open the Full Text and Note windows, the text will appear at the default font size.

See also:

Full Text

Notes


Command Line Search

While the search needs of the majority of users are served by Standard Search, some specialist users may want to execute more complex searches. Command Line Search allows such complex searching. You can create entire search queries using words from the Command Line query language together with the data codes in the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database.

Using Command Line Search you can search for:

any text within any data element

any data element

specific attributes

A note of caution about complex searches: the more complex your search expression, the longer it will take the program to execute it. For this reason, we recommend you take time to understand the data structure fully so that queries can be expressed as precisely and economically as possible.

See also:

Constructing complex search expressions describes how to write search expressions for use in command line search.

Accessing a previous search statement describes how to re-use or edit a search you have already executed.

How to use Command Line Search

How to construct a Command Line Search expression

How to access a previous search statement

for step-by-step instructions.


Command Line Search Command

The Search, Command Line Search command selects the Command Line Search window as the current search window.

This means that next time you click the Search icon on the Toolbar (press F2) the Command Line Search window will open.


Commands

A list of all the commands and menus in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

File

Reset Search

Save

Load Search

Print

Print Setup

Exit

Edit

Copy

Copy SGML

Paste

Options

Start-up Options

Toolbar

Status bar

Search

Standard Search

Command Line Search

Full Text

Previous hit

Next hit

Previous match

Next match

Previous play

Next play

Previous part

Next part

Window

Cascade

Tile horizontally

Tile vertically

Arrange icons

Search

Go To

Table of Contents

Summary of Matches

Full Text

Bibliographic Details

Help

Contents

Commands

Using Help


Constructing complex search expressions

By combining keywords, tags and operators you can construct a wide range of searches.

Note that there are often several ways of creating a particular search.

The topics:

Attributes

Data codes

Main structural tags

Miscellaneous tags

Other structural tags

describe elements you can incorporate into your command line search expressions.

The topics:

Boolean operators in Command Line Search

Context operators

Parentheses

Proximity operators

describe the building blocks from which you can construct search expressions.

In order to construct a complex search expression consisting of search terms linked by context and Boolean operators, you need to understand the order in which the search software processes a search expression.

The operators WITH and NOT are processed with their associated element or operator. The search software processes the remaining operators in the following order:

AND

OR

CONT

IN

For example, since CONT is processed before IN

<head> in <play> cont oro

first finds all <play>s containing 'oro' and then retrieves and displays all the <head>s in those <play>s.

Similarly, since OR is processed before CONT

<pdiv> cont Madrid or Toledo

retrieves all <pdiv>s containing either 'Madrid' or 'Toledo'.

See also:

Parentheses for details of how to change the order in which complex search expressions are executed.

How to construct a Command Line Search expression

How to use Command Line Search

for step-by-step instructions.


Contents

Introduction to Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro

This section provides a brief introduction. It gives details of the editorial policy and takes you through the main features of the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window.

Searching Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro

This section describes the search facilities available in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro. Simple instructions and examples outlining how to use each search method are provided.

Full Text

You can access the Full Text of the database to read any of the documents. The section gives information on the structure of the Full Text and outlines how to navigate through it.

Table of Contents

This section describes the structure of the Table of Contents and explains how to use it.

The Summary of Matches

The Summary of Matches displays search results and allows you to examine and work with them. The section describes the structure of the Summary of Matches and explains how to use it.

Printing and Saving

This section gives clear instructions on how to use the printing and saving options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

How to...?

A list of simple instructions for carrying out the main functions of Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro. Instructions are provided in the form of step-by-step instructions and, where relevant, by the use of examples.


Context of Matches

The Context of Matches gives you further details of selected items containing the search term.Each item gives details of playwright, play title, act, scene and line number and each hit displays within a brief line or two of context.

From the Context of Matches you may:

view the selected instance of the search term in the Full Text

return to the Summary of Matches to make a further selection

See also:

How to select items from the Summary of Matches for details of selecting entries from the list.

How to view the Full Text from the Summary of Matches for details of displaying plays in the list.


Context operators

To search for a specific word or string of words within a data element, you must specify the exact context or position of your keyword(s) relative to your chosen element tag.

The keyword(s) and element tag will therefore need to be linked by a context operator.

The context operators are as follows:

containing (alternative form cont) finds the data element(s) containing the specified keyword(s), for example

<dedicat> containing Dios

inside (alternative form in) finds the keyword(s) inside the specified data element(s), for example:

amor inside <note>

with associates a specific attribute name and value with a data element, for example:

<note> with type=side

not makes another context operator perform the opposite of its usual function, for example:

<poem> not containing mujer

Note that you can use English or Spanish query language to construct your search expressions. See Chapter 4 of the User Manual for more details.

See also:

Command Line Search

How to construct a Command Line Search expression

How to use Command Line Search


Control menu

The Control menu appears in the top left-hand corner of all windows. You can use the Control menu to restore, move, size, minimize, maximize and close windows as well as to switch to other Windows applications.

Double-click the Control menu to close the window. In the case of the main Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window, this will exit Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

Most of the Control menu functions can be carried out directly by using the mouse. For example, you can move a window by dragging its Title bar; and you can minimize or maximize a window by clicking on the relevant buttons in the top right-hand corner of the window.


Copy Command

The Edit, Copy command (press ALT+E, underlined letter) allows you to copy text from Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

Text can then be pasted into any word-processing package supported by Windows (for example, Microsoft Word or Write). You can incorporate copied text without SGML tags into a search expression by pasting it into the Standard Search or Command Line Search dialog box.

You can copy text from the Full Text window or the Note window.


Copy SGML Command

The Edit, Copy SGML Command (press ALT+E, underlined letter) copies highlighted sections of text with SGML tags from the Full Text window.


 Copy and Paste

You can copy and paste text using the standard Windows clipboard. This allows you to copy text from Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro and paste it into one of the search windows or into any software package supported by Windows.

You can copy text from the Full Text and the Note windows. Text can be pasted with or without its SGML tags into any word-processing program supported by Windows (for example, Microsoft Word or Write). Alternatively, you can incorporate copied text without its SGML tags into a search expression by pasting it into the Standard or Command Line Search windows.

See also:

How to copy text from the Full Text or Note window

How to paste text into the Search windows


Data codes

The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database is divided into a hierarchy of elements, each marked with a code known as a tag. For example, each playwright's works are coded as <tesogrup>, and each play within those groups as a <play>.

An understanding of the data structure and tags is necessary in order to be able to carry out meaningful Command Line searches of the database.

Appendix A of the User Manual contains a full list of tags and their attributes in alphabetical order and a discussion of the use of tags and attributes in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

Note that the tags are always enclosed in angle brackets (< >).

Certain tags have descriptive qualifiers associated with them, known as attributes. These may be used to refine searches further by adding qualifying parameters to tags.

There are three main groups of tags:

Main structural tags

Other structural tags

Miscellaneous tags

See also:

How to construct a Command Line Search expression


Dialog box

A dialog box refers to a type of window which you can edit. Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro has various dialog boxes that appear when you select a command. The dialog box requires you to make choices or input text. For example, the Go To dialog box allows you to move quickly to the Full Text of a specified play and page, while the Printing and Saving dialog boxes allow you to choose which elements of the database you wish to print or save.


Editorial Policy

An editorial advisory board selected the playwrights and volumes for inclusion in the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database. The aim of the database is to bring together the most important plays from the Golden Age period. First editions have been used wherever possible. We have captured both the orthographical idiosyncrasies of the time and the important volume front matter (preliminares) which often precedes the plays proper. Aprobaciones, censuras, privilegios, tasas and licencias are all faithfully reproduced.

Editorial policy has been to remain faithful to the copy texts and not to correct any errors found within them.

The members of the Editorial Board are:

Directora: Dra. M.ª del Carmen Simón Palmer. Investigadora del Instituto de Filología del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid.

Dra. Mª Grazia Profeti. Catedrática de Lengua y Literatura Española de la Facultad de Letras, Universidad de Florencia (Italia).

Dr. Angel Julián Valbuena-Briones. Catedrático de Literatura Española de la Universidad de Delaware (EEUU).

Dr. Kurt Reichenberger. Profesor Emérito de Literatura Española de la Universidad de Würzburg (Alemania).

Dª Roswitha Reichenberger. Premio Nicolás de Antonio, 1995. Directora de Ediciones Reichenberger, Kassel (Alemania).


Exit Command

The File, Exit command exits Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro (press ALT+F, underlined letter).


Expanding and collapsing the Table of Contents

When you first open the Table of Contents, you will see a list of the playwrights and their dates.

A + (plus) next to a playwright name indicates that there is another level of heading which can be expanded. When you expand a branch, the + (plus) will be replaced with a - (minus); if you have previously executed a search, the number of hits listed next to each heading will be recalculated to display the number of hits covered by each branch as it is opened.

When you collapse a branch in the Table of Contents, all branches below that level will be collapsed, the number of hits next to each branch will be recalculated where appropriate and the - (minus) will change to a + (plus).

You can also collapse all branches to playwright name level by pressing DELETE.

See also:

How to collapse a branch of the Table of Contents for step-by-step instructions.

How to expand a branch of the Table of Contents for step-by-step instructions.


Filename

A filename can be up to eight characters long, with a three-character file extension.

If you are saving from the Table of Contents, Summary of Matches, or Full Text the suggested extension is .txt. For example, you might save the play 'El defensor de el Peñón' by Juan Bravo Diamante to a file called penon.txt or diamante.txt.

If you are saving a search expression, the suggested extension is .sts for standard searches and .cls for command line searches. For example, you might save a search expression to a file called honor.sts or reparto.cls.

Note: If you save a new file using an existing filename from the list, the old file will be overwritten.

When you save a document, you can save to a file on your hard disk or on a diskette. The Drives and Directories boxes allow you to specify where you want to save the file. Alternatively you can type the drive, directory and filename in the File Name box as a string. If you do not specify a drive and directory, the file will be saved to the current drive and directory, usually c:\teso\guardado. The current drive and directory are listed above the Directories box.


Full Text

The Full Text window contains the text of all the plays in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro. From the Full Text window you can:

View any of the plays in the database

View bibiographic details of plays

View notes embedded in plays, such as volume front matter or cast lists

View the text of plays in conjunction with the Table of Contents

Use the Go To facility to move directly to a play in the Full Text

Copy sections of documents

Print or save text

If you have previously executed a search you can use the Full Text window to:

View the keyword(s), search expression(s) or items retrieved by your search

View plays(s) retrieved by your search

See also:

Navigating the Full Text for details of how to move from one play to the next.

Changing the font size for details of changing the size of text displayed in the Full Text window.


Full Text Command

The Window, Full Text command opens or makes active the Full Text window. It is also possible to carry out this command by clicking the Full Text icon on the Toolbar or by pressing F6.


Full Text Tool

This icon opens or makes active the Full Text window.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press F6.


Go To

Go To is a facility that allows you to specify a particular play, act, scene and line reference in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro and move directly to that point in the Full Text. The plays in the database are divided into actos, jornadas and escenas. As there are no plays which contain both actos and jornadas, to facilitate use of the Go To feature, jornadas and actos have been standardised editorially so that both are accessible using the Act field.

When you conduct a search using Go To, a dialog box appears in which you can select the play, act, scene and line you want to find.

The Act, Scene and Line boxes will refresh automatically according to the play title selection you have made. Usually either the Act or Scene field is active but not both. The range of lines contained in a selected act or scene will be displayed to the right of the Line box. If you do not specify an act, scene or line, then Go To moves you to the start of the play you have selected.

The Go Back feature allows you to go back to the previous point to which you had moved. Using Go Back you can step back through every reference you accessed previously using Go To.

See also:

How to Go To a play

How to Go Back to previous selections

for step-by-step instructions.


Go To Command

The Window, Go To command opens or makes active the Go To dialog box.

Alternatively click the Go To icon on the Toolbar or press F3.


Go To Tool

This icon opens or makes active the Go To dialog box.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press F3.


Help Tool

This icon opens context-sensitive Help for the active window.

Click the Help icon on the Toolbar or press F1.


How to Go Back to previous selections

To Go Back to previous selections:

Note: Before you can Go Back, you must already have used Go To at least once.

Click Go Back from the Go To dialog box.

The Full Text window will scroll to the play or part of a play which you accessed previously using Go To.

Continue clicking Go Back until you are at the previously accessed point you require.

With the Go To dialog box active press ALT+underlined letter to choose Go Back.

The Full Text window will scroll to the play or part of a play which you accessed previously using Go To.

Continue pressing ALT+underlined letter until you are at the previously accessed point you require.


How to Go To the Full Text of a play

To Go To a specific play:

  Click the Go To icon on the Toolbar.

The Go To dialog box will open.

Type in the first few letters of the play title you require.

The browse index will open automatically and you will be taken to the play title which most closely resembles the letters you typed. You may also click the Browse arrow to open the browse index directly.

When the play you want is highlighted in the browse index, click OK and it will be pasted back to the main Go To window.

In the Go To dialog box, click the down arrow beside the Act field if this field is active.

Select an act or jornada from the drop-down list. The Scene box will automatically refresh to reflect the selected Act or it will be disabled and the range of lines available will appear to the right of the Line box.

Click the down arrow beside the Scene field if this field is active.

Select a scene from the drop-down list. The range of lines available in the selected scene will appear to the right of the Line box.

Type the line number to which you wish to move.

Click Go To.

The Full Text of the selected play will be displayed.

Press F3.

The Go To dialog box will open.

Type in the first few letters of the play title you require.

The browse index will open automatically and you will be taken to the play title which most closely resembles the letters you typed. You may also press TAB to move to the Browse and press ENTER to open the index directly.

When the play you want is highlighted in the browse index, press ENTER and it will be pasted back to the main Go To window.

In the Go To dialog box, press ALT+underlined letter to access the Act field if this field is active. Use the DIRECTION KEYS to select an act or jornada.

The Scene box will automatically refresh to reflect the selected Act or it will be disabled and the range of lines available will appear to the right of the Line box.

Press ALT+underlined letter to access the Scene field if this field is active. Use the DIRECTION KEYS to select a scene.

The range of lines available in the selected scene will appear to the right of the Line box.

Press ALT+underlined letter to access the Line box. Type the line number to which you wish to move.

Press ALT+underlined letter to choose Go To.

The Full Text of the selected play will be displayed.


How to access a previous search statement

To use a previous search statement:

Select the required search expression from the List of previous searches box, and click Edit; or double-click the required search expression.

Your search expression will be added to the Search command box.

If you want to edit the expression, make the required alterations.

When you are satisfied with the search expression, click Search to execute the search.

You will be taken to the Summary of Matches window.

Press ALT+underlined letter or TAB to move to the List of previous searches box.

Highlight the required search expression to edit using the DIRECTION KEYS, and press ALT+underlined letter.

Your search expression will be added to the Search command box.

If you want to edit the expression, make the required alterations.

When you are satisfied with the search expression, press ALT+underlined letter to execute the search.

You will be taken to the Summary of Matches window.

See also:

Accessing a previous search statement

How to construct a Command Line Search expression for step-by-step instructions.


How to activate a window

A window needs to be active before you can use it; only one window can be active at any time. The active window usually has a different coloured title bar.

There are several ways to make a window active:

Click the relevant window icon on the Toolbar

or

Click with the mouse on any part of the window

or

From the Window menu choose the required window (press ALT+W, underlined letter)

or

Press the function key which represents the relevant window

or

Press CTRL+TAB between the windows

Each window in turn will become active.


How to arrange icons automatically

To arrange the icons of minimized windows:

From the Window menu, choose Arrange icons

or

Press ALT+W, underlined letter

The icons of any minimized Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro windows will be aligned at the bottom of the main Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window.

See also:

Icons

How to organize windows automatically

for step-by-step instructions.


How to cancel selected items in the Summary of Matches

To cancel selected items in the Summary or Context of Matches:

Press and hold down CTRL while you click on the selected item.

The highlight will be removed from the item.

Repeat this operation to cancel as many items as you wish.

 	Press and release SHIFT+F8.

The selection cursor will begin to blink.

Use theDIRECTION KEYS to move to the item you wish to cancel.

Press SPACEBAR.

The highlight will be removed from the item.

Repeat this operation to cancel as many items as you wish.


How to change Print Setup

To select a printer:

From the File menu, choose Print Setup.

or

Click Print Setup from a Print dialog box.

Change the print setup for the current printer as required.

If you want to change the printer options, click Options. The Options dialog box will vary depending on the printer you are using. Select the options you require and click OK.

When you are satisfied with your print setup selections, click OK to confirm them.

Press ALT+F, underlined letter to choose Print Setup.

or

Press ALT+underlined letter from a Print dialog box.

Press ALT+underlined letter to change the print setup for the current printer as required.

If you want to change the printer options, press ALT+underlined letter. The Options dialog box will vary depending on the printer you are using. Select the options you require and press ENTER.

When you are satisfied with your print setup selections, press ENTER to confirm them.


How to change the Search Options

To set or change your Search Options:

Click Search Options in the Standard Search window.

The Search Options dialog box will open.

Toggle on the elements you wish to search by clicking the appropriate check-box(es).

Click OK to confirm your choice, or Cancel to close the dialog box leaving the settings unchanged.

You will return to the Standard Search window and the message that your search has been customised will be displayed next to the Search Options button.

Press ALT+underlined letter to choose Search Options.

The Search Options dialog box will open.

Toggle on the elements you wish to search by pressing ALT+underlined letter.

Press ALT+underlined letter to enter your choices or ALT+underlined letter to cancel.

You will return to the Standard Search window and the message that your search has been customised will be displayed next to the Search Options button.


How to change the Start-up Options

To change the Start-up Options:

From the Options menu, choose Start-up Options.

The Start-up Options dialog box will open.

Select the required option(s) by clicking the appropriate check box(es) and radio button(s).

Click OK to save your Start-up Options and close the dialog box.

or

Click Cancel to close the dialog box without making any changes.

Exit and re-enter Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro for these options to become operational.

Press ALT+O, underlined letter.

The Start-up Options dialog box will open.

Press ALT+underlined letter to select the relevant window(s) and required Table of Contents display.

Press ENTER to save your Start-up Options and close the dialog box.

or

Press ESC to close the dialog box without making any changes.

Exit and re-enter Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro for these options to become operational.


How to collapse a branch of the Table of Contents

To collapse a branch in the Table of Contents:

Click on the - (minus) next to the branch to which you wish to return.

The branch(es) below that level will collapse to display only the level of information which you selected.

Select the level of heading to which you wish to return and press <->.

The branch(es) below that level will collapse to display only the level of information which you selected.

See also:

Expanding and collapsing the Table of Contents

How to expand a branch of the Table of Contents


How to construct a Command Line Search expression

The flexibility of Command Line searching means that there is no single formula for the construction of a search expression. In general, however, Command Line search expressions may include some or all of the following:

keywords, i.e. the word(s) in the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database you wish to find

element tags, which define the part of the database you wish to search

attributes, which further qualify the element tags

context operators, which define the relationship between keyword(s) and element tag

proximity operators, which define the position of keywords relative to each other

Boolean operators, which allow you to widen or narrow a search

Keyword Searches

To find the speaker 'soldado' in all the plays in the database:

soldado in <castlist>

To find 'sueño' in any play:

sueño in <doc>

To find 'comedia' in all headings and titles:

(comedia in <head>) or (comedia in <pubtitle>in <source>)

To find 'argumento' anywhere other than in an argument:

vida not in <argument>

To find 'Duque' or 'Rey' in all dedications:

Duque or Rey in <dedicat>

To find 'jardin' in plays that do not contain 'flor':

oro and not rojo in <doc>

Data element searches

To find all plays in the database:

<doc>

To find plays with volume front matter:

<doc> cont <note type=volfront>

To find plays with play front matter relevant to more than one play:

<doc> cont <note type=plyfront>

To find plays with songs:

<doc> cont <mark type=cancion>

To find plays with dances:

<doc> cont <mark type=baile>

Bibliographic searches

To find full titles of plays in the database by Cervantes de Saavedra:

<pubtitle> in <source> cont <tesopoet> cont Cervantes de Saavedra

To find the full titles of plays published in Barcelona:

<pubtitle> in <source> cont <city> cont Barcelona

To find full titles of documents published in 1588 or 1621:

<pubtitle> in <source> cont <pubdate> cont 1588 or 1621

To find dates of all playwrights in the database:

<dates> in <tesopoet>


How to copy text from the Full Text or Note windows

To copy text from the Full Text or Note window:

Note:You can only highlight text to be copied using a mouse.

Highlight the text you wish to copy.

From the Edit menu, choose Copy (press CTRL+C) if you wish to copy the text without SGML tags

or

Choose Copy SGML (press ALT+E, underlined letter) if you wish to copy the text with SGML tags.

The highlighted text will be copied to the Windows clipboard.

See also:

Copy and Paste

How to paste text into the Search windows

How to highlight text


How to execute a Command Line Search

To execute a Command Line Search:

From the Search menu, choose Command Line Search.

or

With Command Line Search already active, click the Search icon on the Toolbar.

The Command Line Search window will open.

Type your search expression.

Click Search to execute your search.

Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro will display the Searching Database and Generating Summary of Matches dialog boxes during the search. Click Cancel to cancel the search or click Stop Generation to stop adding entries to the Summary of Matches if required.

When the search is complete you will be taken to the Summary of Matches window.

Press ALT+S,underlined letter to open the Command Line Search window.

or

With Command Line Search already active, press F2.

The Command Line Search window will open.

Type your search expression.

Press ALT+underlined letter to execute your search.

Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro will display the Searching and Generating Summary of Matches dialog boxes.

If desired press ALT+underlined letter to Cancel the Search from the Searching dialog box; or ALT+underlined letter to Stop Generation of the Summary of Matches from the Generating Summary of Matches dialog box.

When the search is complete you will be taken to the Summary of Matches window.

See also:

How to construct a Command Line Search expression

Boolean operators in Command Line Search

Command Line Search


How to execute a Standard Search

To execute a Standard Search:

From the Search menu choose Standard Search.

or

Click the Search icon on the Toolbar.

The Standard Search window will open.

Click in the relevant search box and type your search term. Repeat this for all of the search boxes you require.

Click Search to execute the search.

The Searching and Generating Summary of Matches dialog boxes will appear during the search process.

Click Abandon if you wish to cancel the search or Stop Generation if you wish to stop adding entries to the Summary of Matches.

When the search is complete you will be taken to the Summary of Matches listing all the plays retrieved by your search.

Press ALT+S, underlined letter to open Standard Search.

or

Press F2.

The Standard Search window will open.

Press ALT+underlined letter to move to the relevant search box(es) and type your search term(s).

Press ALT+underlined letter to execute the search.

During the search the Searching and Generating Summary of Matches dialog boxes will appear.

Press ALT+underlined letter to Cancel the Search from the Searching dialog box; or ALT+underlined letter to Stop Generation of the Summary of Matches from the Generating Summary of Matches dialog box.

When the search is complete you will be taken to the Summary of Matches listing all the plays retrieved by your search.

See also:

How to select search terms from a browse index for details of how to use the browse indexes.


How to exit Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro

There are three ways to quit Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro:

From the File menu, choose Exit (press ALT+F, underlined letter).

or

Choose Close from the Control menu (press ALT+F4).

or

Double-click the Control menu of the main Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window.

A dialog box will ask you to confirm that you want to exit. Click OK (press ENTER) to exit; click Cancel (press ESC) to stay in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


How to expand a branch of the Table of Contents

To expand a branch in the Table of Contents:

Click the + (plus) next to the branch you wish to expand.

The branch will open out to display the next lower level of information.

Select the heading which you wish to expand using the DIRECTION KEYS and press <+>.

The branch will open out to display the next lower level of information.

See also:

Expanding and collapsing the Table of Contents

How to collapse a branch of the Table of Contents


How to find variant spellings

Variant spellings can be searched using: square brackets or wildcards. These can be typed into the Keyword search boxes of the Standard or Command Line Search windows.

To find variant spellings:

1.	If all the variant characters are known, type them in square brackets within the word, for example:

sir[vu]e retrieves sirve and sirue

Note: the same results would be retrieved using a Boolean search, for example 'sirve OR sirue'.

2.	If many characters are uncertain or if you wish to find all words with the same stem or combination of characters, use the * wildcard. The * wildcard represents any number of characters (including none, but excluding punctuation marks and spaces), for example:

lechugu* retrieves lechuguillas, lechuguino, etc.

3.	If a single character is uncertain or if you want to avoid the large number of hits resulting from searches using a * wildcard use the ? wildcard. You can use more than one ? in a word, but it is recommended that you are as specific as possible. For example:

due?o retrieves dueño, duelo, duero etc.

Note: You should not search for a word which comprises only wildcard symbols and no specified characters. For example, you should not enter '?????' to retrieve all occurrences of five-letter words.

See also:

How to use Boolean operators

for instructions and examples.

Specifying alternative characters

How to search for accented and special characters


How to get help from the Status bar

The Status bar appears at the bottom of the main Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window, and provides help for menu items and Toolbar icons.

To activate this help line, point the mouse at a Toolbar icon and in the case of a menu item hold down the left mouse button. A message will appear in the Status bar indicating the function of the selected menu item or icon. If you do not wish to choose the function, drag the mouse away before releasing the mouse button.

See also:

The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window

Status bar

How to switch off the Status bar


How to highlight text

To highlight text:

Note: You can only highlight text using a mouse.

Click with the mouse at the beginning of the required text.

Press and hold down the SHIFT key, then click with the mouse at the end of the text

or

Highlight the text by clicking and dragging the mouse.

See also:

Copy and Paste


How to load search terms

To load a previously saved search expression:

Ensure that the relevant Search window is active.

From the File menu, choose Load Search.

The Load Search dialog box will open.

Type the required filename in the File Name box; or select an existing file from the list.

If the file you require is not listed, you may need to change the drive and directory.

Click OK, and the file will be loaded into the Search window.

Ensure that the relevant Search window is active.

Press ALT+F, underlined letter to choose Load Search.

The Load Search dialog box will open.

Type the required filename in the File Name box; or,

TAB to the list of filenames and highlight the required file using the DIRECTION KEYS.

If the file you require is not listed, you may need to change the drive and directory.

Press ENTER, and the file will be loaded into the Search window.

See also:

Load Search

Save Search


How to move a window

It is possible to reposition the windows on your screen. This is particularly useful if you are using several windows at the same time.

To drag a window:

Click on any visible part of the window to make the window active.

Point the mouse at the Title bar and hold down the left mouse button.

Drag the window to the desired position and release the left mouse button.

Activate the window

Press ALT+HYPHEN, M.

Use the DIRECTION KEYS to position the window.

When the window is in the desired position, press ENTER.

See also:

How to organize windows automatically for details of commands to arrange windows.

The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window for a description of the components of the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window.


How to move to the Context of Matches

To move to the Context of Matches:

Select the required entries from the Summary of Matches.

Click View context.

The Context of Matches will appear.

Select the required entries from the Summary of Matches.

Press ALT+underlined letter to choose View context.

The Context of Matches will appear.

To view the Full Text of a play from this window, highlight the required entry and click View text (press ALT+underlined letter). The play will be displayed in the Full Text window.

See also:

How to select items from the Summary of Matches


How to navigate the Summary of Matches

To navigate the Summary of Matches window:

Use the PG UP, PG DN, HOME and END keys.

Drag the scroll box, or click the scroll bar using the mouse.

To move the highlight one entry at a time, use the DIRECTION KEYS or click the scroll arrows. Alternatively, click a line to highlight it.


How to open the Table of Contents

To open the Table of Contents window:

Click the Table of Contents icon on the Toolbar.

The Table of Contents window will open.

Press ALT+W, underlined letter.

or

Press F4.

The Table of Contents window will open.

See also:

Navigating the Table of Contents

How to expand a branch of the Table of Contents

How to collapse a branch of the Table of Contents

for step-by-step instructions.


How to organize windows automatically

The Tile command automatically arranges the screen so that all open windows within the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro workspace are visible.

The Cascade command automatically re-sizes and layers all open windows within the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro workspace so that each Title bar is visible.

You can minimize any open windows you do not want to tile or cascade.

To tile windows:

From the Window menu choose Tile vertically or Tile horizontally (press ALT+W, underlined letter).

To cascade windows:

From the Window menu choose Cascade (press ALT+W, underlined letter).

See also:

How to move a window

The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window


How to paste text into the Search windows

To paste text into a search window:

Ensure that the relevant search window is open and that the cursor is positioned at the point at which you wish to paste the text.

From the Edit menu choose Paste.

The text will be pasted into the search window.

Ensure that the relevant search window is open and that the cursor is positioned at the point at which you wish to paste the text.

Press CTRL+V.

The text will be pasted into the search window.


How to print from the Context of Matches

To print from the Context of Matches:

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Context of Matches window is active.

Click the Print icon on the Toolbar.

The Print from the Context of Matches dialog box will appear.

Select the option you wish to print.

Click Print to start printing.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Context of Matches window is active.

Press F9.

The Print from Context of Matches dialog box will open.

Select the option you wish to print by pressing ALT+underlined letter.

Press ENTER to start printing.

See also:

Printing

for details of all the printing options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

How to select items from the Summary of Matches


How to print from the Full Text

To print from the Full Text:

Note: You can only select text to be printed using a mouse.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Full Text window is active and that you have highlighted the part of the play you wish to print.

Click the Print icon on the Toolbar.

The Print from Full Text dialog box will open.

Select the Text only option if you wish to print the Full Text only.

Select the Include notes option if you wish to print the Full Text and notes.

When you are satisfied with the options, click Print to start printing.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Full Text window is active and that you have highlighted the part of the play you wish to print.

Press F9.

The Print from Full Text dialog box will open.

Press ALT+underlined letter to select the Text only or Include notes option as required.

When you are satisfied with the options, press ENTER to start printing.

See also:

Printing

for details of all the printing options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


How to print from the Summary of Matches

To print from the Summary of Matches:

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Summary of Matches window is active.

Click the Print icon on the Toolbar.

The Print from Summary of Matches dialog box will open.

Select the option you wish to print.

When you are satisfied with the options, click Print to start printing.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Summary of Matches window is active.

Press F9.

The Print from Summary of Matches dialog box will open.

Use ALT+underlined letter to select the option you wish to print.

When you are satisfied with the options, press ENTER to start printing.

See also:

Printing

for details on all the printing options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


How to print from the Table of Contents

To print from the Table of Contents:

Note: You can only print individual plays or parts of plays from the Table of Contents. You cannot print more than one play at once.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Table of Contents window is active and that the relevant play or part of a play is selected.

Click the Print icon on the Toolbar.

The Print from Table of Contents dialog box will open.

Select any secondary elements you wish to include.

When you are satisfied with the options, click Print to start printing.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Table of Contents window is active and that the relevant play or part of a play is selected.

Press F9.

The Print from Table of Contents dialog box will open.

Press ALT+underlined letter to include any of the secondary elements:

When you are satisfied with the options, press ENTER to start printing.

See also:

Printing

for details on all the printing options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


How to print notes

To print Notes:

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the required Note window is active.

Click the Print icon on the Toolbar.

The contents of the window will be printed in full.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the required window is active.

Press F9.

The contents of the window will be printed in full.

See also:

Printing

for details on all the print options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


How to resize a window

The Window border and Window corner are used to re-size a window. You can also resize a window automatically by clicking the Minimize, Maximize or Restore buttons.

To resize a window:

Point at the window border or corner.

The mouse pointer will change to a double-sided arrow.

Drag the arrow and the window will be re-sized.

Where possible, the contents of the window will be re-drawn to fit the new window.

See also:

The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window for a description of the components of the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window.


How to save Bibliographic Details

To save Bibliographic Details:

Ensure the Bibliographic window is open and active.

Click the Save icon on the Toolbar.

The Save from Bibliographic Details dialog box will open.

Type in a filename in the Filename box.

Change the drive and directory if required.

Click OK.

Ensure the Bibliographic window is open and active.

Press F10.

The Save from Bibliographic Details dialog box will open.

Press ALT+underlined letter to access the filename box and type in a filename

Press ALT+underlined letter(s) to access the directories and drives boxes and change the drive and directory if required.

Press ENTER to save.

See also:

Saving

for details of all the saving options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


How to save from the Context of Matches

To save from the Context of Matches:

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Context of Matches window is active.

Click the Save icon on the Toolbar.

The Save from Context of Matches dialog box will open.

Select the option you wish to save.

Click in the File Name box and type your filename and extension, or double-click an existing filename.

Change the drive or directory if required.

When you are satisfied with the options, click Save to save.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Context of Matches window is active.

Press F10.

The Save from Context of Matches dialog box will open.

Use TAB and the DIRECTION KEYS to select the option you wish to save.

Press ALT+underlined letter to move to the File Name box and type your filename and extension, or TAB to the list box and highlight an existing filename using the DIRECTION KEYS.

Change the drive or directory if required.

When you are satisfied with the options, press ENTER to save.

See also:

Saving

for details of all the saving options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

How to select items from the Summary of Matches


How to save from the Full Text

To save from the Full Text:

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Full Text window is active and that the relevant play is in the active line.

Highlight the part of the text you wish to save.

Click the Save icon on the Toolbar.

The Save from Full Text dialog box will open.

Select the Include notes option if you wish to save the notes pertaining to the highlighted text.

Click in the File Name box and type your filename and extension; or double-click an existing filename.

Change the drive and directory if required.

When you are satisfied with the options, click Save to save.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Full Text window is active and that the relevant play is in the active line.

Highlight the part of the text you wish to save.

Press F10.

The Save from Full Text dialog box will open.

Press ALT+underlined letter if you wish to include notes pertaining to the highlighted text.

Press ALT+underlined letter to move to the File Name box. Type your filename and extension; or TAB to the list box and highlight an existing filename using the DIRECTION KEYS.

Change the drive and directory if required.

When you are satisfied with the options, press ENTER to save.

See also:

Saving

for details of the saving options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


How to save from the Summary of Matches

To save from the Summary of Matches:

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Summary of Matches window is active.

Click the Save icon on the Toolbar.

The Save from Summary of Matches dialog box will open.

Select the option you wish to save.

Click in the File Name box and type your filename and extension; or double-click on an existing filename.

Change the drive and directory if required.

When you are satisfied with the options, click Save to save.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Summary of Matches window is active.

Press F10.

The Save from Summary of Matches dialog box will open.

Use TAB and the DIRECTION KEYS to select the option you wish to save.

Press ALT+underlined letter to move to the File Name box. Type your filename and extension; or TAB to the list box and highlight an existing filename using the DIRECTION KEYS.

Change the drive and directory if required.

When you are satisfied with the options, press ENTER to save.

See also:

Saving

for details of the saving options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


How to save from the Table of Contents

To save from the Table of Contents:

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Table of Contents window is active and that the relevant play or part of a play is selected.

Click the Save icon on the Toolbar.

The Save from Table of Contents dialog box will open.

Select any secondary elements you wish to include.

Click in the File Name box and type your filename and extension; or double-click an existing filename.

Change the drive and directory if required.

When you are satisfied with the options, click Save to save.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure that the Table of Contents window is active and that the relevant play or part of a play is selected.

Press F10.

The Save from Table of Contents dialog box will open.

Press ALT+underlined letter to include any of the secondary elements.

Press ALT+underlined letter to move to the File Name box. Type your filename and extension; or TAB to the list box and highlight an existing filename using the DIRECTION KEYS.

Change the drive and directory if required.

When you are satisfied with the options, press ENTER to save.

See also:

Saving

for details of the saving options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


How to save notes

To save Notes:

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure the Note window is open and active.

Click the Save icon on the Toolbar.

The Save from Note dialog box will open.

Type in a filename in the Filename box.

Change the drive and directory if required.

Click Save.

Check the copyright conditions in Appendix B of the User Manual.

Ensure the Note window is open and active.

Press F10.

The Save from Note dialog box will open.

Press ALT+underlined letter to access the filename box and type in a filename.

Change the drive and directory if required.

Press ENTER to save.

See also:

Saving

for details of all the saving options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


How to save search terms

To save a search expression:

Ensure that the relevant search window is active. If you are saving a Command Line Search, ensure that the required search expression is in the Search command box.

Click the Save icon on the Toolbar.

The Save Search dialog box will open.

Type your filename and extension in the File Name box; or select a file from the list.

Change the drive and directory if required.

Click OK to save your search expression.

Ensure that the relevant search window is active. If you are saving a Command Line Search, ensure that the required search expression is in the Search command box.

Press F10.

The Save Search dialog box will open.

Type your filename and extension in the File Name box; or TAB to the list and highlight an existing file using the DIRECTION KEYS.

Change the drive and directory if required.

Press ENTER to save your search expression.

See also:

Load Search for details of loading searches.

Save Search for details of saving searches.


How to scroll through a window

Sometimes even a maximized window is too small to display all of the information within it and a Scroll bar appears.

To scroll:

One line up or down; click the Scroll arrows (use the DIRECTION KEYS).

One screen; click the Scroll bar above or below the Scroll box (press PG UP or PG DN).

Continuously; point to one of the Scroll arrows, press and hold down the left mouse button (hold down a DIRECTION KEY).

To any position; drag the Scroll box to the position you want. The Scroll box indicates your progress through the information (press CTRL+HOME to move to the beginning of the information or CTRL+END to move to the end).


How to search for accented and special characters

Most accented and special characters are searched as if they do not have an accent. For example, 'fé' will be searched as 'fe', although they are indexed separately.

Æ and œ are special characters which are also indexed specifically. To search for words containing these characters you may select them from the browse index. Alternatively, you can type the word in the search box using ALT+code. The code must be typed on the numeric keypad. For example to search for Æ you should type ALT+0198 and to search for æ type ALT+0230.

For a full list of character codes, refer to the Windows Character Map (usually found in the Accessories window of your Program Manager).

Ñ is also indexed separately. To search for words containing Ñ/ñ you can use the browse index or type them into the search box.

See also:

Searching by Keyword(s) for details of constructing keyword searches.


How to select items from the Summary of Matches

To select items in the Summary of Matches or Context of Matches windows:

Click the item you want to select.

If you wish to select further items, press and hold down CTRL while you click each further item required.

Each item will be highlighted.

or

Press and hold down SHIFT while you click the first and last items in the sequence you require.

All the items in the sequence will be highlighted.

Press and release SHIFT+F8.

The selection cursor will begin to blink.

Use the DIRECTION KEYS to move to the required item(s) and press SPACEBAR to select each one.

Each item will be highlighted.

See also:

How to cancel selected items in the Summary of Matches:


How to select search terms from a browse index

To use browse indexes in Standard Search and Go To.

Click in the search box you wish to use.

Type the first few letters of the required search term.

The browse index will appear automatically if you are using the Playwright, Play title, Speaker or Genre  fields in Standard Search or the Play title browse index in Go To.

or

Click the Browse arrow [image] beside the appropriate search field.

The browse index will open.

Scroll through the list and highlight the required term.

or

If you wish to select several terms:

Press and hold down CTRL while you click on each further item to select multiple terms.

Press and hold down SHIFT while you click on the first and last items you require to select a sequence.

With the required term(s) highlighted click OK.

The browse index will be closed, and the search term(s) will be transferred back to the relevant search box.

Press ALT+underlined letter to access the search box you wish to use.

Type the first few letters of the required search term.

The browse index will appear automatically if you are using the Playwright, Play Title, Speaker or Genre fields in Standard Search or the Play title browse index in Go To.

or

TAB to the Browse arrow [image] beside the relevant search field and press ENTER.

The browse index will open.

TAB to the index and scroll through it using DIRECTION KEYS, PG UP, PG DN, HOME and END.

Highlight the required search term.

or

If you wish to select several terms press and release SHIFT+F8 to activate the selection cursor. Use the DIRECTION KEYS to move to the items you require and press the SPACEBAR to select each one.

With the required term(s) highlighted, press ENTER.

The browse index will be closed, and the search term(s) transferred back to the relevant search box.

See also:

How to execute a Standard Search

How to Go To a play

for step-by step instructions.


How to switch off the Status bar

When not required, the Status bar can be switched off to maximize the amount of space available for viewing. To switch off the Status bar, choose Status bar from the Options menu (press ALT+O, underlined letter).

If the Status bar is switched off, choose Status bar from the Options menu (press ALT+O, underlined letter) to switch it on.

See also:

How to get help from the Status bar


How to switch off the Toolbar

When not required, the Toolbar can be switched off to maximize the amount of space available for viewing. To switch off the Toolbar, choose Toolbar from the Options menu (press ALT+O, underlined letter). A mark against the menu item indicates the item is selected.

If the Toolbar is switched off, choose Toolbar from the Options menu (press ALT+O), underlined letter) to switch it on.

See also:

Toolbar

The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window


How to use Boolean operators

There are three Boolean operators: AND, OR and AND NOT. These can be typed into the relevant search boxes in either the Standard or Command Line Search windows.

Basic features

AND retrieves all documents which contain both search terms. This retrieves fewer hits than using one of the terms on its own. All occurrences of the search terms in those documents will be highlighted. For example:

honor and amor

OR retrieves all documents which contain either or both of the search terms. This retrieves more hits than using one of the terms on its own. All occurrences of the search terms in those documents will be highlighted. For example:

honor or amor

AND NOT retrieves all documents which contain the first search term but not the second search term. All occurrences of the first search term in those documents will be highlighted. For example:

honor and not fuerça

Word order

The software processes the operators AND and AND NOT before OR. This means that

caballo and dama or doncella

is processed as

(caballo and dama) or doncella

If you wanted to search for instances of caballo and either dama or doncella, you would need to specify the required order of processing using parentheses:

caballo and (dama or doncella)

See also:

Standard Search

Command Line Search

Boolean operators


How to use proximity operators

There are three proximity operators: OF, AFTER and BEFORE. These can be typed into the search boxes of the Standard Search or Command Line Search windows.

To construct a proximity search, you should separate your two keywords by the phrase

within n words $

where n is the maximum number of words you want to allow between your keywords, and $ is your chosen proximity operator.

For example:

fuerça within 1 word of vengança

fuerça within 3 words after vengança

fuerça within 5 words before vengança

The first search expression located will be highlighted in the text.

See also:

How to use Boolean operators

How to find variant spellings


How to view Bibliographic Details
 How to view bibliographic details for a volume

To view bibliographic details:

Click the Bibliographic Details icon on the Toolbar (press F7).

The Bibliographic Details window will open.

Use the DIRECTION KEYS, PG UP and PG DN to scroll through the bibliographic details.

To close the Bibliographic Details window, double-click the Control menu (press CTRL+F4).


How to view a note

To view a note:

Note: You can only view a note using a mouse.

Double-click the Note icon [image] in the Full Text.

A window will open displaying the relevant note.

Scroll through the window by clicking the scroll arrows to view the full extent of the note.

To close the window double-click the Control menu.


How to view the Full Text from the Summary of Matches

To view entries from the Summary of Matches or Context of Matches windows:

Click the play whose Full Text you want to view.

To select more than one entry, press CTRL and click the play title, or press SHIFT and click at the start and end of a sequence.

Click View text.

The Full Text of the first selected play containing a hit will be displayed.

Press and hold down SHIFT+F8.

The selection cursor will begin to blink.

Press SPACEBAR to select the play you want to view.

Press ALT+underlined letter to choose View text.

The Full Text of the first selected play containing a hit will be displayed.


How to...?

This section lists all the topics which provide step-by-step instructions on how to perform specific tasks using Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

Basics

How to activate a window

How to arrange icons automatically

How to change the Start-up Options

How to exit Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro

How to get help from the Status bar

How to move a window

How to organize windows automatically

How to resize a window

How to scroll through a window

How to switch off the Toolbar

How to switch off the Status bar

Searches

How to access a previous search statement

How to change the Search Options

How to construct a Command Line search expression

How to execute a Command Line Search

How to execute a Standard Search

How to find variant spellings

How to load search terms

How to paste text into the Search windows

How to save search terms

How to search for accented and special characters

How to select search terms from a browse index

How to use Boolean operators

How to use proximity operators

Summary of Matches

How to cancel selected items in the Summary of Matches

How to move to the Context of Matches

How to navigate the Summary of Matches

How to view the Full Text from the Summary of Matches

How to select items from the Summary of Matches

Full Text

How to copy text from the Full Text or Note windows

How to highlight text

How to open the Table of Contents

How to view a note

How to view the bibliographic details for a volume

How to view the Full Text from the Summary of Matches

Go To

How to Go Back to previous selections

How to Go To a play

Table of Contents

How to expand a branch of the Table of Contents

How to collapse a branch of the Table of Contents

Print

How to change Print Setup

How to print from the Context of Matches

How to print from the Full Text

How to print from the Summary of Matches window

How to print from the Table of Contents

How to print notes

Save

How to save Bibliographic Details

How to save from the Context of Matches

How to save from the Full Text

How to save from the Summary of Matches window

How to save from the Table of Contents

How to save notes

How to save search terms


Icons

Each window can be minimized to an icon. This is useful when you want to keep a window open, but do not need to see it. Five different icons are used within Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro to represent each of the windows.

These icons are essentially the same as the buttons on the Toolbar. In addition to these, the sixth icon represents the minimized Note window, and a seventh represents the main Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window initially in the Windows Program Manager and when you minimize Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

Each icon includes the name of the particular window that is minimized.

See also:

The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window for details of the components of the window.

How to arrange icons automatically for instructions on how to arrange icons.


Introduction to Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro

Welcome to Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro. This full text database is a rapid and thorough research tool vital for any authoritative study of Golden Age drama. It gives instant electronic access to the full text of over 900 works by the major playwrights of the period. The user can view the original text of rare first editions which are otherwise all but inaccessible.

See also:

Editorial Policy for a brief description of the plays and editions selected for inclusion.

The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window for a description of the way Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro displays information and some of the standard window controls available to users.


Keyboard shortcuts

The Function keys at the top of your keyboard are used as accelerator keys within Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro to provide quick access to windows and commands.

Accelerator keys:

F1 	Accesses context sensitive Help

F2	Opens the current search window

F3	Opens the Go To dialog box

F4	Opens the Table of Contents window

F5	Opens the Summary of Matches/Context of Matches

F6	Opens the Full Text window

F7	Opens the Bibliographic Details window

F9	Print

F10	Save

F11	Previous play

F12	Next play

ALT+F1	Previous part

ALT+F2	Next part


Keywords

A keyword is any searchable word occurring in the text of the database. You can enter any keyword in a search box in Standard Search and the database will retrieve all occurrences of the keyword.

Keywords can be combined with other search terms to make a search more specific.

In Command Line Search you can search for keywords which occur at various levels in the data structure by using the data codes and search query language of Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

Note: Various keywords in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro cannot be searched for in the normal way and are termed reserved words.


Load Search

If you have previously saved a search expression to a file on your hard disk or on a diskette, you can load the saved file into a Search window. Remember that if you saved the file to a diskette, you must put the same diskette in the appropriate diskette drive in order to be able to load the search expression.

You can only load a search into the Search window from which it was saved. For example, you can only load a Standard Search into the Standard Search window, or a Command Line Search into the Command Line Search window.

See also:

How to load search terms


Load Search Command

The File, Load Search command allows you to load the search terms you have saved into your chosen search window.

Remember that if you saved the file to a diskette, you must put the same diskette in the appropriate disk drive in order to be able to load the search expression.

Note: You can only load a search into the Search window from which it was saved. In other words, you can only load a Standard Search into the Standard Search window or a Command Line Search into the Command Line Search window.

See also:

How to load search terms


Main structural tags

The main hierarchical structure consists of the following tags:

<tesogrup> is a collection of works by a single playwright and consists of one or more <chad> elements.

<chad> incorporates a single work, <doc>, and full bibliographic details within a <header>.

Each <doc> consists of a <play>.

Each <play> can contain acts and scenes marked as <pdiv>s.

Each <pdiv> is made up of <p>s (paragraphs) or <pl>s (prose lines) and <l>s (lines).

Note that a <pdiv> can contain further nested <pdiv>s in addition to or instead of <p>aragraphs and <l>ines.

The higher up the hierarchy, the wider will be the spread of the search. For example, at the <chad> level the search will include the bibliographic <header> as well as the <doc> text itself; at the <play> level, the search will exclude bibliographic information.

See also:

Miscellaneous tags

Other structural tags

for more details of tags used in the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database.

Command Line Search

for how to use these tags to create complex searches of the database.


Maximize button

The Maximize button allows you to enlarge a window to fill the available space. If you maximize the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro main window it will fill the whole screen; other maximized windows (for example, Table of Contents or Full Text) will fill the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro workspace.


Menu bar

The Menu bar lists all available menus: File, Edit, Window and Help are standard Windows menus; Options, Search, and Full Text are specific to Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

To initiate an action relating to a menu item, choose the required menu (press ALT+underlined letter), then the required menu item (press underlined letter).

Some menu items can also be accessed from the Toolbar or by using a short-cut key called an accelerator key. These are listed in a column on the right-hand side of the relevant pull-down menu.

When you point the mouse at an item in a menu and hold down the left mouse button, a message will appear in the Status bar indicating the function of that menu item. If you do not wish to choose the item, drag the mouse away before releasing the mouse button.

See also:

Commands for a list of all menu options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


Minimize button

The Minimize button allows you to reduce a window to an icon. This is useful when you want to keep a window open, but do not need to see it. Note that the minimized icons will normally be beneath any open windows.


Miscellaneous tags

Certain tags can occur at almost any point in the database.

Some of these tags occur in special contexts, such as <speaker> and <stage> tags. Others are found in virtually all documents, such as <note> and <hi> (the tag for highlighted text).

There are also some 'empty' tags which do not contain data, but mark certain features of the copy text. For example, <pb> marks a page-break, <mark> signals the beginning of a sub-genre e.g. a letter, song or dance.

See also:

Main structural tags

Other structural tags

for more details of tags used in the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database.

Command Line Search

for how to use these tags to create complex searches of the database.


Navigating the Full Text

Navigate the Full Text window a line at a time using the DIRECTION KEYS or by clicking the scroll arrows.

Move a screen at a time using PG UP and PG DN. Alternatively, click the scroll bar using the mouse.

In addition to the standard mouse and keyboard functions described above, you can also move through the Full Text window using the Full Text icons on the Toolbar.

Alternatively, you can navigate to a specific place in the Full Text by selecting an item in the Table of Contents.

See also:

Full Text

The Full Text window

The Full Text display


Navigating the Table of Contents

Navigate the Table of Contents an entry at a time using the DIRECTION KEYS or by clicking the scroll arrows.

Move a screen at a time by clicking the scroll bar using the mouse or by pressing PG UP and PG DN.

To scroll more than a screen, drag the scroll box to the position you require using the mouse.

See also:

Table of Contents for a description of the structure of the Table of Contents.

How to expand a branch of the Table of Contents

How to collapse a branch of the Table of Contents

for step-by-step instructions on expanding and collapsing branches.


Next hit Command

The Full Text, Next hit command moves to the next occurrence of your search term if you have executed a Standard or Command Line Search. If you have made selections in the Summary of Matches, Next hit will respect those selections. Next hit will move to the next occurrence of your search term within the selections.

The search term or expression will be highlighted. If the search term or expression is contained within a note, the Note icon will be highlighted. Double-click the icon to open the note window. If the highlighted search term or expression does not immediately appear in the window, click the Next hit icon (press RIGHT ARROW) to move to it.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Next hit Tool

This icon moves to the next occurrence of your search term or expression in the Full Text if you have executed a Standard or Command Line search. If you have made selections in the Summary of Matches, Next hit will respect those selections.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press RIGHT ARROW.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Next match Command

The Full Text, Next match command moves the Full Text to the beginning of the next play listed in the Summary of Matches which appears after you have conducted a search.

The Next match function works in conjunction with the Summary of Matches. If you have selected items in the Summary of Matches list, when you use the Next/Previous function you will be taken to each selected play listed in the Summary of Matches; if you have not made any selections you will be taken to all the plays listed in the Summary of Matches.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Next match Tool

This icon moves to the next play listed/selected in the Summary of Matches. If you have made selections in the Summary of Matches, Next match will respect those selections. Next match will move to the next selected entry in the Summary of Matches.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press <+>.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Next part Command

The Full Text, Next part command displays the next act, jornada or scene in the database.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Next part Tool

This icon moves to the next act, jornada or scene in the database.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press ALT+F2.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Next play Command

The Full Text, Next play command displays the next play in the database.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Next play Tool

This icon moves to the next play in the database.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press F12.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Notes

The plays in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro contain notes, usually volume front matter or cast lists. These are indicated in the Full Text by the following icon:

The note icon appears in situ in the Full Text and is labelled e.g. 'Preliminares' so that you know what kind of note it contains.

See also:

How to view a note for instructions on opening Note windows.


Other structural tags

In addition to the main structural elements, there are a number of other structural elements which are specifically tagged: for example, <dedicat> = dedication, <head> = heading, etc.

Most of these tags can occur within more than one of the main structural elements.

If you want to search for one of these non-basic elements at a specific level, rather than for every instance of the element, you must specify the level in your search expression. For example:

rey in <poem>

finds the word 'rey' in any poem anywhere in the database.

rey in <poem> in <front>

finds the word 'rey' in poems in the front matter to plays only.

See also:

Main structural tags

Miscellaneous tags

for more details of tags.

Command Line Search

for details of using tags to construct complex searches.


Parentheses

Parentheses can be used to change the order in which the search software processes a complex search expression. To avoid ambiguity you should use parentheses to specify the processing order.

For example, AND is normally processed before OR which is normally processed before CONT so that

<play> cont Isabel and Fernando or Reyes

is processed as

<play> cont ((Isabel and Fernando) or Reyes)

If you wanted to find plays which contain 'Isabel' occurring with either 'Fernando' or 'Reyes', you would need to type

<play> cont Isabel and (Fernando or Reyes)

Note: There is usually more than one way to express a complex search expression, although one way may be more efficient, and therefore quicker, than another.

See also:

How to construct a Command Line Search expression for step-by-step instructions.


Paste Command

The Edit, Paste command pastes text you have already copied without SGML tags into the search boxes of either Standard or Command Line search to incorporate it into a search expression.

You can also paste copied text with or without its SGML tags into any word-processing package supported by Windows (for example, Microsoft Word or Write).


Previous hit Command

The Full Text, Previous hit command moves to the previous occurrence of your search term in the Full Text. if you have executed a Standard or Command Line search.

The search term or expression will be highlighted. If the search term or expression is contained within a note, the Note icon will be highlighted. Double-click on the icon to open the note window. If the highlighted search term or expression does not immediately appear in the window, select the Previous hit icon (press LEFT ARROW) to move to it.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Previous hit Tool

This icon moves to the previous occurrence of your search term in the Full Text if you have conducted a Standard or Command Line search.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press LEFT ARROW.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Previous match Command

The Full Text, Previous match command moves the Full Text to the previous play in the Summary of Matches which appears after you have executed a search.

The Previous match function works in conjunction with the Summary of Matches. If you have selected items in the Summary of Matches list, when you use the Next/Previous function you will be taken to each selected play listed in the Summary of Matches; if you have not made any selections you will be taken to all the plays listed in the Summary of Matches.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Previous match Tool

This icon moves to the previous play listed/selected in the Summary of Matches.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press <->.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Previous part Command

The Full Text, Previous part command displays the previous act, jornada or scene in the database.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Previous part Tool

This icon moves to the previous act, jornada or scene in the database.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press ALT+F1.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Previous play Command

The Full Text, Previous play command displays the previous play in the database.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Previous play Tool

This icon moves to the previous play in the database.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press F11.

See also:

Navigating the Full Text


Print Command

The File, Print command opens a print dialog box for the active window from which you can make choices for printing information.

See also:

Printing

for details of all the printing options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


Print Setup

You can define print options in the Print Setup dialog box for the current printer. The print options will vary depending on the type of printer you are using, but usually include page size, colour and extra fonts.

You can also access the Print Setup dialog from any of the Print dialog boxes or choose Print Setup from the File menu.

See also:

How to change the Print Setup for step-by-step details of printer selection.


Print Setup Command

The File, Print Setup command allows you to change the Print Setup and choose your printing options.


Print Tool

This icon opens the Print dialog box for the active window.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press F9.

See also:

Printing


Printing

Before you begin printing from the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database, you should check the copyright details in Appendix B of the User Manual.

The parts of Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro which you can print will depend on the window from which you are printing. The relevant print dialog box pertaining to each window will appear when you choose the Print command. The dialog box allows you to make further choices about what you will be printing and whether to include any secondary elements.

For step-by-step instructions pertaining to each window from which you can print in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro see:

How to print from the Summary of Matches window

You can print all or selected matches.

How to print from the Context of Matches

You can print the whole list of contextual information or make selections from the list to print.

How to print from the Full Text

You can print highlighted text from the play occupying the active line in the Full Text window. You may include notes when you print the text.

How to print from the Table of Contents

You can print the play or part of a play currently marked with a highlight. You cannot print an entire volume at once. You can choose whether to include any secondary elements.

How to print notes


Proximity operators

You can search for keywords within a certain distance of each other. Proximity operators allow you to choose the order in which words should appear and how close they should be. This is useful when a search expression fails to find an exact match in the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database because the word orders are slightly different.

In order to search for variations in word order, you can use proximity operators. There are three proximity operators: OF, AFTER and BEFORE. They can all be used in the Standard Search and Command Line Search windows.

See also:

How to use proximity operators

for step-by-step instructions.


Punctuation characters

Punctuation characters such as apostrophes or hyphens are searchable. All other punctuation is not. However, apostrophes and hyphens cannot be found using wildcard searches or square brackets.

See also:

Boolean operators for details of how to use Boolean operators.


Reserved words

Certain words form part of the search query language and therefore cannot be searched in the normal way. If you want to search for one of these words as a keyword, you must enclose it in double quotes.

For example, to search for the phrase ‘Duque de Bauiera’, you would need to type

"Duque de Bauiera"

or

Duque "de" Bauiera

since DE is a reserved word.

Note that in both interfaces you can construct your search expressions using either Spanish or English query language.

The words which can only be searched when enclosed in double quotes are as follows:

after	containing	like	with

and	directly	not	within

before	in	of	word

cont	inside	or	words

a	cont	en	palabras

antes	conteniendo	no	y

como	de	o

con	después	palabra


Reset Search Command

The File, Reset Search command clears all search statements and results, closes any open summary windows and returns you to a new currently active search window.


Restore button

The Restore button enables you to restore a maximized window to its previous size and position. For example, if the window previously occupied the bottom right-hand quarter of the screen, it will be returned there when you click the Restore button.


SGML tags

SGML stands for Standard Generalized Mark-up Language. SGML tags are used in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro to label all the text in the database and thus enable it to be displayed on screen in the correct styles.

You can also use SGML tags in Command Line searches to search for specific types of information stored in the database.

SGML tags can also be saved and printed as part of the Full Text, and copied to the clipboard for pasting into the Command Line search window or other programs.


Save Command

The File, Save command opens the Save dialog box for the active window from which you can make choices about what information is to be saved.

Data is saved in standard ASCII text format.

See also:

Saving

for details of all the saving options in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.


Save Search

When you are searching in Standard or Command Line Search, you may wish to save the current search expression. This allows you to use the same search again later.

In Standard Search, all words and selections in the window will be saved. In Command Line Search, the search expression in the Search command box will be saved.

You can then load the search expression back into the relevant Search window at a later date.

See also:

Load Search

How to save search terms


Save Tool

This icon opens the Save dialog box for the active window.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press F10.

See also:

Saving


Saving

You can save either search expressions or text from the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database to a file on your hard disk or on a diskette.

Before you begin saving text from the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database, you should check the copyright details in Appendix B of the User Manual.

You can save from the Full Text, Summary of Matches, Context of Matches or Table of Contents windows, as well as the Note and Bibliographic Details windows. Data is saved in standard ASCII text format. Note, however, that any out-of-range ASCII characters will not be saved.

The parts of the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database which you can save will depend on the window from which you are saving. For further details, see the specific sections below.

How to save from the Context of Matches

You can save the whole list or selected entries.

How to save from the Summary of Matches

You can save the whole list or just selected matches.

How to save from the Full Text

You can save a highlighted section of the Full Text.

How to save from the Table of Contents

You can save a play or part of a play which you have selected in the Table of Contents.

How to save search terms

How to save Notes

for step-by-step instructions.


Scroll bars and Scroll box

The Scroll bars only appear on a window when there is more information than can be accommodated in the available screen space. Click the Scroll arrows to move through the window a line at a time.

The Scroll box shows you how far through the window you have scrolled. You can drag the scroll box to move to a particular point in the list or Full Text.


Search Options

You can select whether to search on Plays and associated text or to limit your search to particular elements of them. The elements on which you can choose to search are:

Plays only

Titles

Volume Front Matter

Stage Directions

You can search on one or more of these elements. The element(s) you wish    to search must be toggled on, i.e. must appear with a cross in the check-box next to them. The default setting is Plays and associated text. Plays only searches in the main text of a play excluding front and back matter, notes and additional material.

A message displayed next to the Search Options button in the Standard Search window indicates that a search has been customised.

See also:

How to change the Search Options for step-by-step instructions.


Search Tool

This icon opens or makes active the Search window currently selected (either Standard or Command Line search) .

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press F2.


Search boxes

Standard Search has five search boxes which denote the main search fields of the database. They are:

Keyword

Play title

Playwright

Speaker

Genre

You can type search terms into the search boxes or select them from the browse index in order to conduct a search.

When you open the Standard Search window, the Speaker box is disabled. This is because you can only search on speakers once you have selected a play.


Search command

The Window, Search command opens or makes active the Search window. It is also possible to carry out this command by clicking the Search icon on the Toolbar or by pressing F2.


Search terms
Search terms or expressions

Search terms make up the characteristics of the play(s) you wish to find in the database. You type them into the search boxes or select them from the browse indexes.


Searching Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro

The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database can be searched using one of the four search methods outlined below.

Standard Search

Standard Search is the most simple of the search options. It allows you to search for keywords within a play, to search for the plays of a specific playwright, and to search by play title, speaker or genre.

Go To

If you know the title of a play and want to move directly to it, you should use Go To.

Table of Contents

The Table of Contents allows you to browse through the contents of Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro; it lists all the playwrights and plays contained on the disc.

Command Line Search

Command Line searching allows very complex searching of the database, and requires some familiarity with both the data structure and the search query language.

Note: If you are new to Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro, it is recommended that you use the Standard Search option.


Searching by Genre

Using Standard Search, you can search for all works of a particular genre. An alphabetical browse index opens automatically as soon as you begin typing. The index will scroll to the genre which most closely resembles the letters you have typed.

Highlight the required entry and click OK (press ENTER) to transfer the genre name to the search box and begin the search. You can also make multiple selections from the browse list.

If you wish to search for a play or plays across genres, you should use the Boolean operator OR to connect the genre names.

See also:

How to select search terms from a browse index

for step-by-step instructions.


Searching by Keyword

Use the Keyword box in the Standard Search window to search for any word or words in a play.

The browse lists allow you to select from a list of available keywords.

When searching for keywords you should be aware of accented and special characters, punctuation characters, variant spellings and printing conventions retained in the text. You can use wildcard symbols to search for variations on a word stem. Alternatively you can use square brackets where a specific character has alternatives which are known and are interchangeable.

When you type more than one keyword in a keyword box, you can connect them using Boolean operators, adjacency or proximity operators.

Alternatively, you can paste text into the Standard Search window using copy and paste.

See also:

How to execute a Standard Search

How to select search terms from a browse index

How to use Boolean operators

How to use proximity operators

How to find variant spellings

for step-by-step instructions


Searching by Play title

Using Standard Search, you can search for a specific play title by typing the first few letters in the Play title search box. An alphabetical browse index opens automatically as soon as you begin typing. The index will scroll to the play title which most closely resembles the letters you have typed.

Highlight the required entry and click OK (press ENTER) to transfer the play title to the search box and begin the search. You can also make multiple selections from the browse list.

If you wish to search for several plays, you should use the Boolean operator OR to connect the play titles.

See also:

How to select search terms from a browse index

for step-by-step instructions.


Searching by Playwright

Using Standard Search, you can search for all plays by a particular playwright by typing the playwright surname in the Playwright search box and selecting the desired name from the automatic browse index. The index will scroll to the name which most closely resembles the letters you have typed.

Highlight the correct name and click OK (press ENTER) to transfer the name to the search box and begin the search. You can also make multiple selections from the browse list.

If you wish to search for plays by more than one playwright, you should use the Boolean operator OR to connect the names.

See also:

How to select search terms from a browse index

for step-by-step instructions.


Searching by Speaker

You can refine your search to particular speakers in a play if you have selected only one play. To do this, type in the first few letters of the speaker name in the Speaker search box and the automatic browse will open and scroll to the name which most closely resembles the characters you have typed.

The form in which the speakers appear in the Speaker browse is taken from the copy text: no standardisation of names has been carried out. This means that, to retrieve all the speeches of a particular speaker, you might need to select several forms of the speaker's name. For example, you might need to select both 'Duq.' and 'Duque'. You might also need to select the character's name, if s/he is named in the play.

Highlight the correct name(s) and click OK (press ENTER) to transfer the name to the search box and begin the search. You can also make multiple selections from the browse list.

If you wish to search for more than one speaker, you should use the Boolean operator OR to connect the names.

If you wish to search on a speaker across all of the plays in the database, you must construct a command line search.

See also:

How to select search terms from a browse index

for step-by-step instructions.


Secondary elements

The secondary elements are optional when printing and saving from the Table of Contents and Full Text windows.

You can choose to include:

the Bibliographic Details relating to the volume of the play displayed

and/or

any Notes (e.g. volume front matter or lists of speakers) relating to the play(s)

or

the SGML Tags used to code the text(s).

Note: A full list of the SGML (Standard Generalized Mark-up Language) tags used in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro appears in Appendix A of the User Manual. If you choose to include SGML tags in your printout or file, this will automatically include Bibliographic Details and/or any database notes.

See also:

Printing

Saving

for more details of the use of secondary elements.


Specifying alternative characters

When searching for keywords, you can use square brackets where a specific character has alternatives which are known and are interchangeable.

Alternatively you can use wildcard symbols to search for variations on a word stem. If you are searching for a word containing a specific character whose alternatives are known and are interchangeable, the quickest and most accurate way to execute your search is to specify the alternatives in square brackets.

See also:

How to find variant spellings

for detailed instructions


Standard Search

Standard Search allows you to search the database by one or any combination of the following fields:

Keyword

Play title

Speaker

Playwright

Genre

A Standard Search is defined in the Standard Search window. This window has a separate search box for the Keyword, Play title, Speaker, Playwright and Genre fields.

You can browse through a list of available search terms for each of the search fields. Note that you can only search for Play title, Genre, Playwright and Speaker by using the browse facility. Alternatively, you can paste text into the Standard Search window using copy and paste.

See also:

How to execute a Standard Search

How to save search terms

How to load search terms

for step-by-step instructions.


Standard Search Command

The Search, Standard Search command selects the Standard Search window as the current search window.

This means that next time you click the Search icon on the Toolbar (press F2) the Standard Search window will open.


Start-up Options

You can select the window(s) which will open whenever you start Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro. These are known as the Start-up Options. The available start-up windows are:

Search

Table of Contents

Full Text

You can select any, all or none of the windows from the Start-up Options. If you select all three, the Table of Contents and Full Text windows will be tiled in the background when you start Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro, with the Search window overlaying them. The Search window will be active.

If you select none of the windows, only the menus, Toolbar and Status bar will be drawn.

If you select Search, the program will open whichever of the two search options (i.e. Standard or Command Line) was selected when you last changed the Start-up Options. To change the search option click the appropriate radio button (press ALT+underlined letter).

See also:

How to change the Start-up Options

for step-by-step instructions.


Start-up Options Command

The Options, Start-up Options command accesses the Start-up Options dialog box which allows you to choose what windows will automatically open up each time you start Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro. You can choose to have the following windows:

Search

Table of Contents

Full Text

See also:

Start-up Options

How to change the Start-up Options

for step-by-step instructions


Status bar

The Status bar appears at the bottom of the main Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window, and provides help for menu items and Toolbar icons.

To activate this help line, point the mouse at the menu item or Toolbar icon and hold down the left mouse button. A message will appear in the Status bar indicating the function of the selected menu item or icon. If you do not wish to choose the function, drag the mouse away before releasing the mouse button.

See also:

How to switch off the Status bar


Status bar Command

The Options, Status bar command switches off the Status bar (press ALT+O, underlined letter). This gives you more room to view documents on the full screen.

If the Status bar is already switched off, Options, Status bar will switch it back again (press ALT+O, underlined letter).


Summary of Matches

The Summary of Matches window summarizes the results of a search.

From the Summary of Matches window, you can:

view a summary list of playwrights and plays retrieved by a search

view brief contextual details for each keyword retrieved by a search

view the Full Text of the play(s) retrieved by a search

print or save the results of a search

You can print, save or view all of the summaries retrieved by your search; alternatively, you can first make selections from the Summary of Matches window.

See also:

Context of Matches

How to navigate the Summary of Matches

How to view the Full Text from the Summary of Matches

for step-by-step instructions on working with the Summary of Matches.


Summary of Matches Command

The Window, Summary of Matches command opens or makes active the Summary of Matches or Context of Matches window. It is also possible to carry out this command by clicking the Summary of Matches icon on the Toolbar or by pressing F5.


Summary of Matches Tool

This icon opens or makes active the Summary of Matches or Context of Matches.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press F5.


Table of Contents

The Table of Contents is arranged alphabetically by playwright and play title. Each play is then broken down into acts, jornadas and/or scenes reflecting the structure of the original text.

The headings of all named or numbered parts of plays are listed in the Table of Contents. If headings have been added editorially, they appear in square brackets.

The presence of prefatory material, such as castlists, is also indicated in the Table of Contents.

A branch in the Table of Contents window may be marked with one or a combination of symbols:

a number tells you the number of hits (i.e. the number of times the current (or last) search term or expression occurs) in the text covered by that particular branch.

a + (plus) or - (minus) indicates whether you can expand or collapse the branch to change the level of detail displayed in the Table of Contents.

a highlight indicates your position in the Full Text window.

See also:

How to display the Table of Contents

Navigating the Table of Contents

How to expand a branch of the Table of Contents

How to collapse a branch of the Table of Contents

for step-by-step instructions.


Table of Contents Command

The Window, Table of Contents command opens or makes active the Table of Contents window. It is also possible to carry out this command by clicking the Table of Contents icon on the Toolbar or by pressing F4.


Table of Contents Tool

This icon opens or makes active the Table of Contents window.

Click the icon on the Toolbar or press F4.


The Full Text display

The Full Text window generally follows the source works in its rendition and alignment of text.

Main headings and captions are centred and in bold.

Unhighlighted verse is displayed in Times New Roman font. Small capitals are displayed in bold.

Signatures (fictional or otherwise) giving the playwright and/or place and/or date of composition at the beginning or end of an element are generally displayed right-aligned.

Arguments and epigraphs generally display in italics and are centred.

Gothic text displays as bold.

Page numbers are displayed in grey in square brackets.

Prose lines are centre-aligned.

The position of notes, including authorial notes and notes supplied by the database editors, are indicated by icons.

Bars or circumflexes commonly appear over vowels in the source data to indicate a contraction. These indicators are represented by circumflex in full text display.

Bars indicating contractions sometimes also appear over q, r and v, however it is not possible to display accents over these characters. Where a q contraction clearly represents "que" it has been expanded, otherwise the letter alone is displayed.

See also:

Editorial Policy for a description of what is included in the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro database.

Full Text


 The Full Text window

The Full Text window contains the text of the plays in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro. The order of the Full Text is the same as the order of the Table of Contents - plays are arranged alphabetically by playwright and then by play title.

The contents of the plays themselves follow their copy texts in structure and order so that headings and subdivisions within the copy text are preserved in the database. The playwright's name and dates precede their first play in the database. Full bibliographic details can be displayed in the Bibliographic Details window.

The top line of text in the Full Text window is known as the active line. The active line acts as the cursor, i.e. it determines your position in the Full Text window. If you execute an action from the Full Text window (for example, if you print or display Bibliographic Details), the action will be executed using the text which is occupying the active line.

A bar immediately above the top line of text displays the playwright name, play title, act and scene reference relating to the active line.

If you have executed a search prior to displaying the Full Text window, any search words or terms will be highlighted.

See also:

The Full Text display for information about the presentation of text.

Navigating the Full Text for instructions on how to move from text to text.


The Help Menu

This menu lists the Help options and contains the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro 'About' box.

Help, Contents takes you to a Contents page that introduces Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro and leads you to the main topics. You can find out more information about any of the words highlighted in green.

Help, Commands lists each of the commands contained in each menu.

Help, Using Help guides you through the Help file.

You can access context sensitive Help by pressing F1 or by selecting the Help icon from the Toolbar.

For more information about how to use help, click on Using Help.


The Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window

All searches and search results are displayed in windows within the main Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window.

Toolbar

Title bar

Status bar

Control menu

Scroll bars and Scroll box

Menu bar

Window border

Window corner

Maximize button

Minimize button

Restore button


Tile horizontally Command

The Window, Tile horizontally command automatically arranges the screen so that all open windows within the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro workspace are visible. They are arranged to appear side by side on the screen

Note: You can minimize any open windows you do not want to tile.

See also:

How to organize windows automatically


Tile vertically Command

The Window, Tile vertically command automatically arranges the screen so that all open windows within the Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro workspace are visible. The windows are arranged to appear side by side on the screen.

Note: You can minimize any open windows you do not want to tile.

See also:

How to organize windows automatically


Title bar

There is a Title bar at the top of each window. Each bar contains the Window title.

If a window has been maximized, the two titles appear in the main window Title bar with the title of the secondary window in square brackets.

You can use the mouse to move a window by selecting the Title bar and dragging it to the desired location.

See also:

How to move a window


Toolbar

The Toolbar appears immediately below the Menu bar in the main Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro window.

Click on any icon below to find out its function in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro.

Select an icon with the mouse to initiate the action, or hold down the left mouse button for a Status bar message describing its function.

See also:

How to switch off the Toolbar


Toolbar Command

The Options, Toolbar command switches off the Toolbar (press ALT+O, underlined letter). This gives you more room to view texts on the screen. If the Toolbar is already switched off, Options, Toolbar will switch it back on again (press ALT+O, underlined letter).


Using Help

To get help, choose the Help menu. There are three commands in the Help menu:

Help, Contents takes you to a Contents page that introduces Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro and leads you to the main topics. You can find out more information about any of the words highlighted in green.

Help, Commands is a definition list for each of the commands contained in each menu.

Help, Using Help guides you through the Help files.

Alternatively, you can click the Help icon on the Toolbar (press F1). You will then be taken to a context-sensitive Help window, i.e. the page in Help which relates to the active window or function.

Once inside a Help screen, position the mouse over any word highlighted in green. The mouse pointer will change to a hand. With the hand positioned over the appropriate word, click with the mouse button. Help will then take you to another screen which explains the selected word in more detail.

If you are using a keyboard, press TAB until the appropriate word is highlighted, then press ENTER.

To return to the previous page in Help, click Back (press ALT+B). For a detailed index, click Search (press ALT+S).


Using the Go To Play title browse

An alphabetical browse index listing all available plays can be consulted for the Play title browse in the Go To dialog box.

Note: you can only enter a term in the Play title box by using the browse facility. When you begin typing in the search box the browse index will automatically open.

Select a play title from the browse and click OK to return to the Go To dialog box. The selected term will be pasted back to the Go To Play title box.

See also:

How to select search terms from a browse index

How to execute a Standard Search

How to use Boolean operators

for step-by-step instructions.


Using the Table of Contents in conjunction with Full Text

You can use the Table of Contents window in conjunction with the Full Text window by opening the two windows at the same time. This allows you to navigate to a new place in the Full Text by selecting a heading from the Table of Contents, and to view the context of the Full Text in relation to other works.

A highlight in the Table of Contents window indicates your position in the Full Text. As you scroll the Full Text, the highlight in the Table of Contents will move to reflect the active line in the Full Text. Alternatively, you can click on a heading in the Table of Contents to move the Full Text to that point; again, the highlight will move to reflect the new active line in the Full Text.

Note: The branches in the Table of Contents window do not collapse or expand automatically when you scroll through the Full Text. This means that the highlight will only move if the relevant level of heading is already open.

See also:

Table of Contents for details of the Table of Contents window.

Full Text for details of the Full Text window.


Variant spellings

Since most of the editions used in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro are contemporary with their playwrights and no modernization of spelling has been carried out, variant spellings of words and names are common. The printing conventions used in the plays included in Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro have been retained.

There are a number of ways of searching for these variations. Most of the variants can be found using the browse indexes. Or you can enclose alternative characters in square brackets or use wildcards.

You can use any of these methods in any keyword search (or in a Command Line Search).

Alternatively, you may wish to use Boolean operators.

See:

How to find variant spellings

for detailed instructions.


Wildcards

When searching for keywords, you can use wildcard symbols to search for variations on a word stem.

Alternatively you can use square brackets where a specific character has alternatives which are known and are interchangeable.

The most common way of searching for different forms of a word is to place a wildcard at the end of your word or word stem.

There are two types of wildcard:

The * wildcard

The * wildcard represents any number of characters (including none, but excluding punctuation marks and spaces). Since searches using the * wildcard are likely to retrieve a large number of possibly irrelevant hits, it is recommended that the stem is as specific as possible (a minimum of at least 3 characters).

The ? wildcard

There is also a ? wildcard representing any single character, excluding punctuation marks and spaces. This method of wildcard searching is most useful if you want to avoid the large number of hits resulting from searches using a * wildcard.

See also:

How to find variant spellings

for instructions and examples.


Window border and Window corner

The Window border and Window corner are used to re-size a window. The mouse pointer will change to a double-sided arrow when positioned on either the border or the corner. Drag the arrow and the window will be re-sized.

Where possible, the contents of the window will be re-drawn to fit the new window.