Building Document Trees and Index Cards
a PDF page
paragraph
table
figure
auto-parse
tree · every unit gets its heading path
X100 Manual
2. Safety
5. Maintenance
5.3 Battery
text · "consum…"
table · intervals
figure · location
a caption-less figure gets its preceding paragraph attached as context
two kinds of search cards
Doc card · one per document
X100 User Manual
├ 2. Safety
└ 5. Maintenance › 5.3 Battery
… every path
= title + the
whole hierarchy skeleton
· paths only, no contents
Section card · one per section
§ 5.3 Battery · path: X100 › 5. Maintenance
text
"consum…"
table
intervals
figure
location
= its name (path) +
every component beneath it
, each searchable
components keep their native form · tables & figures never flattened to text
Structure becomes a first-class search signal
· heading paths live inside the cards
Tables and figures become first-class targets
· the blank in the lineage, filled
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