--- a/src/README
+++ b/src/README
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@
Indexing is performed either by the recollindex program, or by the
indexing thread inside the recoll program (use the File menu). Both
- programs will use of the RECOLL_CONFDIR variable or accept a -c confdir
- option to specify the configuration directory to be used.
+ programs will use the RECOLL_CONFDIR variable or accept a -c confdir
+ option to specify a non-default configuration directory.
If the recoll program finds no index when it starts, it will automatically
start indexing (except if canceled).
@@ -504,8 +504,10 @@
While it is convenient that data is indexed in real time, repeated
indexing can generate a significant load on the system when files such as
- email folders change. You probably do not want to enable it if your system
- is short on resources. Periodic indexing is adequate in most cases.
+ email folders change. Also, monitoring large file trees by itself
+ significantly taxes system resources. You probably do not want to enable
+ it if your system is short on resources. Periodic indexing is adequate in
+ most cases.
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@@ -1065,12 +1067,17 @@
User interface parameters:
- * Number of results in a result page
+ * Number of results in a result page:
+
+ * Highlight color for query terms: Terms from the user query are
+ highlighted in the result list samples and the preview window. The
+ color can be chosen here. Any QT color string should work (ie red,
+ #ff0000). The default is blue.
* Result list font: There is quite a lot of information shown in the
result list, and you may want to customize the font and/or font size.
The rest of the fonts used by Recoll are determined by your generic QT
- config (try the qtconfig command.
+ config (try the qtconfig command).
* Result paragraph format string: allows you to change the presentation
of each result list entry. This is a qt-html string where the