ThemescapeC · Also used in the viewer

Custom placement

The Work mode tool for dragging themes and codes into an arrangement of your own, saved in the layout file.

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  1. In more detail
  2. In Themescape
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In more detail

The node network lays itself out to start with. Custom placement lets you drag themes and codes to where they make sense to you, for example grouping themes you plan to discuss together. In the hierarchy and file tree it lets you reorder themes and codes.

A bubble moved in any mode other than Work springs back, so arranging is always a deliberate step.

In Themescape

Switch to Work mode and use Custom placement. Each view keeps its own arrangement. When you save your progress, the arrangement goes into the layout file, which is the only way to keep it between sessions.

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The viewer with a theme selected, its codes around it and its definition in the panel. Sample data.

Where to read more

See your themes as a node network ›

See your coding as a hierarchy ›

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ThemescapeLayout fileA small file Themescape writes when you arrange or build anything, holding names and positions only, never quotes.Read the entryThemescapeNode network viewThemes, codes and quotes drawn as connected circles, so the shape of an analysis can be seen at once.Read the entryThemescapeWork modeThe Interaction setting with every editing tool in view, for rewriting definitions, starring favourite quotes, marking connections and arranging the map.Read the entryThemescapeBuild modeA Parent mode, in beta, for turning a figure style into a finished figure, reshaping it and exporting it.Read the entryThematic analysisCandidate themeA provisional theme generated in phase 3, held loosely while the researcher reviews whether it works against the coded data and the whole dataset.Read the entryThematic analysisCodeA short label the researcher gives to a segment of data to capture something meaningful about it. Codes are the building blocks themes are developed from.Read the entry

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