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Search ​

Arcweave provides a project-wide search function to help you quickly find content across key parts of your project.

Arcweave's project screen, with the search field open and showing results for the term "crusader" in the Interactive Fiction Example project.

Search context ​

The search scans the following project items and properties:

ItemProperties scanned
Boardboard ID, board name
Elementelement ID, element title, element content
Jumperjumper ID, target element title
Branchbranch ID, condition content
Labelconnection ID, label content
Notenote ID, note content
Componentcomponent ID, name, attribute names, String Field and Rich Text Field attribute values
Assetasset ID, asset name (including its file extension)
Variablevariable ID, global variable name, scoped variable label or custom ID

Item ID matching starts only when your search term contains at least eight characters, excluding leading and trailing spaces. Shorter terms still search names and content.

For component attributes, search matches names of all attribute types, but only searches values of String Field and Rich Text Field attributes. Numeric, Boolean, and list values are not searched. Board, component, and asset folders are not included in the results.

To perform a search:

  1. Press either of the following:
    • The magnifying glass icon on the right side of the top menu
    • Ctrl/Cmd+F
  2. Begin typing your search term. The results update automatically as you type.
  3. Expand or collapse result groups as needed.
  4. Click Show all results if the search has more matches than the initial list shows. The initial list shows up to 20 results in total.
  5. Click a result to view it.

View search results ​

Arcweave behaves differently depending on the type of search result:

  • Board: Opens the board at the position of your last visit.
  • Element, jumper, branch, or note: Opens the board that contains the item and centers it on the item.
  • Label (listed under Connection Labels): Opens the board that contains the connection and centers it on the connection.
  • Component: Opens the component editor for viewing or editing.
  • Asset: Opens the asset preview.
  • Variable: Opens the Global variables dialog for a global variable, the board's attributes dialog for a board variable, or the component editor for a component variable. Variable results display their type and scope.

To close the search, press any of the following:

  • Ctrl/Cmd+F
  • Esc
  • The magnifying glass icon in the top menu