This menu organizes search operations that span the entire database and map the viewport to the entry with the matching text. This menu will provide access to a search dialog box for specifying a text pattern, as well as options such as forward, backward, and wraparound search. These options can be handled with simple toggle buttons. It is also convenient to navigate the rolodex file based on summary data for each entry, that is, via an index system. For xrolodex the summary data will be presented in a scrollable list.
Users can double-click an index entry to map the viewport to that database entry.
A related issue is the manner in which a user selects the index criteria. The Sort Menu. A basic sort facility will provide ascending and descending sort operations from this menu. Consistent with its support for varying the index row, xrolodex should provide access to a dialog box for setting the sort row. The Options Menu.