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=Realtime Options=
Via the ''Options'' menu, you can change how queries are executed and visualized:
* '''Realtime Execution''': If realtime execution is enabled, your searches and queries will be executed with each key click and the results will be instantly shown.
* '''Realtime Filtering''': If enabled, all visualizations will be limited to the actual results in realtime. If this feature is disabled, the query results are highlighted in the visualizations and can be explicitly filtered with the 'Filter' button.
[[Category:GUI]]
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First of all, launch a GUI instance of BaseX. Depending on your operating system, double click on the '''BaseX GUI''' start icon or run the <code>basexgui</code> script. Beside that, some more [[Startup#BaseX GUI|startup options]] are available.
==Create Database==
Select ''Database'' → ''New'' and browse to an XML document of your choice. As an example, you can start with the {{Code|factbook.xml}} document, which contains statistical information on the worlds' countries. It is included in our official releases and can also be [http://files.basex.org/xml/factbook.xml downloaded] (1.3 MB). If you type nothing in the input field, an empty database will be created. Next, choose the ''OK'' button, and BaseX will create a database that you can visually explore and query.
If no XML document is available, the [[#Text Editor|Text Editor]] can also be used to create an initial XML document. After saving the entered XML document to harddisk, it can be specified in the above dialog.
=Input Bar=
The text editor can be used to type in [[XQuery]] expressions, [[Commands#Basics|Command Scripts]], XML documents, or any other text files. Query files and XML documents can be started by clicking on the green triangle. They will automatically parsed with each key click, and errors will be highlighted. Various [[Shortcuts|keyboard shortcuts]] are available to speed up editing and debugging.
=Realtime Options=
Via the ''Options'' menu, you can change how queries are executed and visualized:
* '''Realtime Execution''': If realtime execution is enabled, your searches and queries will be executed with each key click and the results will be instantly shown.
* '''Realtime Filtering''': If enabled, all visualizations will be limited to the actual results in realtime. If this feature is disabled, the query results are highlighted in the visualizations and can be explicitly filtered with the 'Filter' button.
[[Category:GUI]]
=Visualizations=
