The eXo IDE enables users to search by file content and MIME type. Taking into consideration that the file search in repository is based on Lucene and depends on MIME type of files. To find some files, do as follows:
Step 1: Select the target folder or root folder in the Workspace Panel.
Step 2: Click the Search... icon on the Toolbar; or go to File > Search... on the top menu to open the Search dialog.
Step 3: Set parameters for two criteria fields, including Containing text and MIME type. If those fields are empty, the gadget will display all files in the search results.
Step 4: Click Search.
The found results will be displayed in the Search Panel on the left of gadget:
Illustration 22. Search files
Within the Search Panel, you can only open found files, edit, save, save as template, or perform some specific operations like deploying for services, and going to the parent folder in the Workspace Panel.
If you have maximized the Editor Panel, Properties, Output, or Outline Panel, default perspective will be restored to show the Search Tab when you receive search results.