SEARCHING

The future of the Thor/Merlin system may include an entirely new searching paradigm.

Background:

• The spreadsheet model
• Languages: SMILES/SMARTS, CHORTLES/CHARTS, text/regexp, etc.

New query language:

• TDT search language
• Sublanguages for each field

User interface:

• Query language will be too complex for average user to learn
• Need good GUI's for casual users (probably CGIs)
• Need 'power user' interface w/ full access to query language

Test of new paridigm:

• Can it answer real-world queries?
• Can it emulate the old paridigm?

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