[docs] docs - racke modified icdatabase.sdf

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Thu Dec 6 15:42:01 2001


User:      racke
Date:      2001-12-06 20:41:52 GMT
Modified:  .        icdatabase.sdf
Log:
database parameter LARGE documented

Revision  Changes    Path
1.33      +16 -2     docs/icdatabase.sdf


rev 1.33, prev_rev 1.32
Index: icdatabase.sdf
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RCS file: /anon_cvs/repository/docs/icdatabase.sdf,v
retrieving revision 1.32
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -r1.32 -r1.33
--- icdatabase.sdf	2001/12/06 03:27:27	1.32
+++ icdatabase.sdf	2001/12/06 20:41:52	1.33
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 !init OPT_LOOK="akopia"; OPT_STYLE="manual"
-# $Id: icdatabase.sdf,v 1.32 2001/12/06 03:27:27 jon Exp $
+# $Id: icdatabase.sdf,v 1.33 2001/12/06 20:41:52 racke Exp $
 
 !define DOC_NAME "Interchange Databases"
 !define DOC_TYPE ""
 !define DOC_CODE "icdatabase"
-!define DOC_VERSION substr('$Revision: 1.32 $',11, -2)
+!define DOC_VERSION substr('$Revision: 1.33 $',11, -2)
 !define DOC_STATUS "Draft"
 !define DOC_PROJECT "Interchange"
 !define DOC_URL "http://interchange.redhat.com/doc/icadvanced.html"
@@ -397,6 +397,20 @@
 !endblock
 
 .This is normally used only with TAB-delimited files.
+
+LI1: LARGE
+
+.Interchange databases containing many records can result in a noticeable slowdown when displayed by the UI. 
+
+.Set the LARGE attribute to 1 to avoid this problem:
+
+!block example
+	Database transactions LARGE 1
+!endblock
+
+.In this case the UI supplies only input boxes to search records in the
+database instead of drawing all the records from the database, sorting
+them and creating more lists.
 
 H2: Dictionary Indexing With INDEX