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When you type a clause name followed by <Alt-G>, Pathagoras determines whether the text adjacent to the location where <Alt-G> is a number or if it is text.
(1) If a number, it opens the SmartPath associated with the number.
(2) Otherwise, Pathagoras checks to see if the adjacent text follows the prefix/suffix naming convention:
| • | First, it checks to see if the name begins with 2 or 3 or 4 letters. |
| • | If it does, it checks to see if the initial letters are followed by 3 or 4 numbers. |
| • | If the prefix/suffix pattern is detected, Pathagoras parses out the prefix and, using the prefix table, determines the location of the book associated with the prefix. |
| • | Looking inside the book, Pathagoras locates the specific term and inserts a copy of it onto the editing screen. |
All of the above steps are done 'blink of an eye' quickly. (Anytime a test fails, Pathagoras implements other logic, discussed in other sections, to locate the requested item.
(3) If the prefix/suffix pattern is not discerned, or if discerned, but no table entry for the prefix is found, Pathagoras looks for the term following the Search Order rules.
See SmartPaths
Page url: http://www.pathagoras.com/help/index.html?prefix_parsing.htm
