Hello,
any suggestions how linking FSes together can be improved in the Cas Editor?
You always need to find the FSes or annotations first to link them
and that always requires a few clicks. It is easy to make this much faster
if there is dedicated view support for a specific labeling task.
Jörn
On 06/20/2012 11:52 PM, Eric Riebling wrote:
I think a VERY important step is missing from the instructions:
what to do when you want to link feature structures.
Simply by guessing and trial and error, I was able to come up
with this solution:
* By hook or by crook, get the FS into which you want to link
another FS into the Edit View panel
* Click the lock icon in the Edit View panel, "pinning" it.
* By hook or by crook, navigate to the FS you want to link.
This is not easy, because the editor is likely in a mode
that automatically selects FSes of the type being
created, which may not be the type you're linking,
so you may have to change modes(!)
For me, the best way is to actually use the Outline view.
* Find the FS to link in the Outline view, and DRAG it INTO the
Edit View panel, into the Value column box of the feature
you're linking it into.
THIS actually seems to work, but it was quite a surprise to discover
one can drag between panels -nowhere do the instructions mention
doing anything like this. *undocumented feature* :)
On 6/20/2012 5:27 PM, Eric Riebling wrote:
I know the instructions say that you can create referenced feature
structures
including arrays, and that you can link a feature structure with
other feature
structures. But the instructions leave out the details of HOW.
Somehow the
phrases "it can be pinned to the edit view" and "This means that it
does not
change if the selection changes" are not enough information to
complete the
action.
What should be pinned, what should be selected? The annotation being
added, or the feature structure being referenced (linked)?
I have a suspicion that this is glossing over what CANNOT be done:
creating an array of feature structures that are links to other
feature structures. Like an FSArray of uima.tcas.Annotation
Here's what I try. The type being added (let's call it 'Relation')
has a Feature
named 'args' which is a FSArray of annotations of type Annotation
* set the CAS Editor Mode to Relation by right-clicking in
the middle of the text and choosing Relation from the
pop-up menu
* select and highlight a range of text
* Type shift-Enter, then type the keyboard shortcut key
for Relation from the pop-up menu
* In the Edit View associated with the newly created Relation,
click on 'args'
* click the plus sign to create an array, and in the pop-up
Array size dialog box, enter for Size: 2
* NOTHING HAPPENS
