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@@ -411,11 +411,15 @@
idxabsmlen
Recoll stores an abstract for each indexed file inside the
- database. This is so that they can be displayed inside the result
- lists without decoding the original file. This parameter defines
- the size of the stored abstract (which can come from an actual
- section or just be the beginning of the text). The default value
- is 250.
+ database. The text can come from an actual 'abstract' section in
+ the document or will just be the beginning of the document. It is
+ stored in the index so that it can be displayed inside the result
+ lists without decoding the original file. The idxabsmlen parameter
+ defines the size of the stored abstract. The default value is 250
+ bytes. The search interface gives you the choice to display this
+ stored text or a synthetic abstract built by extracting text
+ around the search terms. If you always prefer the synthetic
+ abstract, you can reduce this value and save a little space.
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