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##The sections below may be useful when creating an RFC, delete the ones that are not This RFC proposes a new Cytoscape Quick Find feature. The goal of the feature is to enable Cytoscape users to quickly find nodes, and select them in the network view.

The feature will be based loosely on [http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en Google Suggest]. In Google Suggest, a user types a few characters, and Google automatically provides matching search terms which begin with these characters. In the same vein, a Cytoscape users will type a few characters, and Cytoscape will automatically provide matching nodes which begin with these characters.

  

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About this document

This is an official Request for Comment (RFC) for a Cytoscape Quick Find Feature.

For details on RFCs in general, check out the [http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Request+for+Comments&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1&linktext=Request%20for%20Comments Wikipedia Entry: Request for Comments (RFCs)]

Status

Open for public comment.

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Proposal

This RFC proposes a new Cytoscape Quick Find feature. The goal of the feature is to enable Cytoscape users to quickly find nodes, and select them in the network view.

The feature will be based loosely on [http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en Google Suggest]. In Google Suggest, a user types a few characters, and Google automatically provides matching search terms which begin with these characters. In the same vein, a Cytoscape users will type a few characters, and Cytoscape will automatically provide matching nodes which begin with these characters.

Biological Questions / Use Cases

General Notes

Requirements

Deferred Items

None defined yet.

Open Issues

None defined yet.

Backward Compatibility

As this is a new feature, there are no backward compatibility issues.

References

Implementation Plan

Comments

Please add your comments below.

QuickFindRFC (last edited 2009-02-12 01:03:12 by localhost)

Funding for Cytoscape is provided by a federal grant from the U.S. National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the Na tional Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number GM070743-01. Corporate funding is provided through a contract from Unilever PLC.

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