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- Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:40 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: How find folders whose name is NOT delimited by symbol
- Replies: 4
- Views: 494
Re: How find folders whose name is NOT delimited by symbol
Essentially, I wish to find files whose wholeword name is neither immediately preceded nor immediately followed by a punctuation symbol. The example I gave of "railway" earlier is the full name of the files I seek, not a part of it. So I do not want the following. european.railway european...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:20 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: How find folders whose name is NOT delimited by symbol
- Replies: 4
- Views: 494
How find folders whose name is NOT delimited by symbol
I wish to find a file with a wholeword name that is NOT delimited by a punctuation symbol. For example, I wish to find a file called railway but NOT see hits of files whose name contains european.railway I had hoped the search menu options for "Match Whole Words" and "Ignore Punctuati...
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Omitting results of files in specified folders
- Replies: 1
- Views: 146
Omitting results of files in specified folders
I seem to recall a discussion in this forum about implementing a feature in Everything to not display files in specified folders , by selecting the folder in the results list and then taking some option. Was this ever implemented? I can see an entry for "Assistant" in the context menu of f...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: "last" and "past" in date modifier
- Replies: 2
- Views: 852
Re: "last" and "past" in date modifier
Well spotted. I must not have properly absorbed that last message at the time. Thank you for your eagle eye!
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: "last" and "past" in date modifier
- Replies: 2
- Views: 852
"last" and "past" in date modifier
In an earlier discussion about a possible bug it was suggested to use "past" in preference to "last" as a date modifier.
For example:
For example:
Does this advice still hold? What difference is there between "past" and "last"?dc:past14days
- Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:33 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Change all fonts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 516
Change all fonts
Is it possible to change all fonts used by Everything with a single setting? There's an entry for font In Options > Fonts & Colors but this only affects the selected items. Is there a way to change the font for all items (headings, address bar, results list, etc) in one go? I had hoped the item ...
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:13 pm
- Forum: Suggestions
- Topic: User-defined colors for selected result entries
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1796
User-defined colors for selected result entries
Has anyone suggested allowing the user to define a color for entries in the results, depending on whether the entry matched some criteria. For example .... if a result entry is a link (rather than the actual file) then the user could specify that any result whose extension matched ".LNK" w...
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:25 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Search bar dropdown showing previous searches
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2430
Re: Search bar dropdown showing previous searches
Thank you. I presume that the check box corresponds to one of the advanced settings, but it's a lot easier!
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:21 pm
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Search bar dropdown showing previous searches
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2430
Search bar dropdown showing previous searches
I use different two instances of Everything. In one, when I start to key in a search term, a dropdown appears which allows me to select from previous searches that matches what I have keyed this time. This dropdown does not appear in the other instance. Which setting will provide the same "matc...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:41 pm
- Forum: Bug report
- Topic: Incorrect info to set "path_narrow" and "path_ellipsis"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2332
Re: Incorrect info to set "path_narrow" and "path_ellipsis"
Begging your pardon ... I had thought the text given at the end of the entry for "path_narrow" was the command for that entry. I now see it is a link to a related setting. Same goes for the other entry. My apologies for the false alert.
- Thu Nov 23, 2023 7:59 pm
- Forum: Bug report
- Topic: Incorrect info to set "path_narrow" and "path_ellipsis"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2332
Incorrect info to set "path_narrow" and "path_ellipsis"
The settings for "path_narrow" and "path_ellipsis" are incorrectly reversed on the following web page.
viewtopic.php?t=9994#path_ellipsis
viewtopic.php?t=9994#path_ellipsis
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:46 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Indexing options and fast sorting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1401
Indexing options and fast sorting
I unchecked "Index Date Created" and observed that a search on created date was slow enough to be visible. This was my search: dc:past28days .pdf Checking "Index Date Created" improved search time considerably. It was almost instantaneous on my slow PC. In that case, why is there...
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:36 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Focus on result item which was selected last time
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5586
Re: Focus on result item which was selected last time
So did either reply actually help? Hi Rube, my confusion came from using TAB rather than ENTER. I have no idea why I started to do that. :( This thread has shown (in the link to the "Beyondo Broken" thread) that locating recently used Everything results fields can be customised with optio...
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 4:02 pm
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Focus on result item which was selected last time
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5586
Re: Focus on result item which was selected last time
Thank you all for the replies.
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 1:35 pm
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Focus on result item which was selected last time
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5586
Focus on result item which was selected last time
When I repeat a former search and (if I recall correctly) press TAB to go to the results list, then Everything would focus on the result item which was selected last time.
This no longer happens. I wonder if I have changed a setting inadvertently. Is there a way to restore this?
This no longer happens. I wonder if I have changed a setting inadvertently. Is there a way to restore this?
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:44 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Format of "path" in results
- Replies: 3
- Views: 608
Re: Format of "path" in results
That's great. Thank you.
Can a keyboard shortcut command be assigned to toggle "path_narrow" or "path-ellipsis"?
Can a keyboard shortcut command be assigned to toggle "path_narrow" or "path-ellipsis"?
- Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:56 pm
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Format of "path" in results
- Replies: 3
- Views: 608
Format of "path" in results
I notice the "path" specified in the results list is in a different format than usual. The last folder is listed first, followed by the rest of the path in brackets.
Where can I find information about what options are available for this?
(I am on Everything version 1.5.0.1356a.)
Where can I find information about what options are available for this?
(I am on Everything version 1.5.0.1356a.)
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:45 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Search with and without dash
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5062
Re: Search with and without dash
I downloaded Everything 1.5.0.1356a and made the change to "ignore_punctuation_type".
However when I search using:
How do I do this?
However when I search using:
it does not find files with the following in their name (which I want to find):april-2023
.april 2023
How do I do this?
- Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:17 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5819
Re: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
Yes, using "Monitor Changes" on my K: drive fixed the problem. Yes, files on my K: drives now get shown in gray. Conversely, after I uncheck "Monitor Changes" for the K: drive then, without relaunching Everything, any hits found on K are no longer gray. If it helps, below are the...
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:13 pm
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5819
Re: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
I tried changing "offline_alpha" as is suggested but it doesn't make a difference UNTIL I selected "Monitor changes" in the NTFS tab in Options. The following is copied from Everything's statistics. Volume K is actually offline and volume N is actually online. After I made the ch...
- Sun Aug 06, 2023 5:43 pm
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5819
Re: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
This problem of the offline results not showing in gray was resolved but not it has returned. My starting point this time is to double check that a grayed-out color is defined within "Fonts and Colors" in Options. I'm assuming this is something which can be user-defined. I can set the &quo...
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:41 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Is there a "path:" modifier which doesn't match the filename?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1013
Re: Is there a "path:" modifier which doesn't match the filename?
Thank you. Similarly is there a modifier which finds a string only in the file name?
I have tried "file:" and "files-only:" but some results match the path proper and not the file name.
I have tried "file:" and "files-only:" but some results match the path proper and not the file name.
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 12:25 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Is there a "path:" modifier which doesn't match the filename?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1013
Is there a "path:" modifier which doesn't match the filename?
Is there a modifier similar to "path:" but which does not include the filename?
I wish to find files in paths with a certain string in the path name.
I wish to find files in paths with a certain string in the path name.
- Tue Jul 11, 2023 4:58 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Help please to formulate a search using multiple paths
- Replies: 3
- Views: 809
Re: Help please to formulate a search using multiple paths
I had been trying to use the modifier "path:" although your suggestion reminds me that in this particular case it is not strictly necessary. If "path:" (or another modifier) were used, then could it be done by a use of a single entry of "path:"? For example, maybe somet...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 6:21 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Help please to formulate a search using multiple paths
- Replies: 3
- Views: 809
Help please to formulate a search using multiple paths
I want to search for particular files (to be specified) either on this path "d:\med) " or on this path "d:\med " Is it possible to write this as a single search? (Clarification: there is one trailing blank in the first term and three trailing blanks in the second term which this ...
- Tue May 16, 2023 5:15 pm
- Forum: Suggestions
- Topic: Checkbox to enable/disable additonial folders
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2156
Checkbox to enable/disable additonial folders
May I suggest having a checkbox to enable/disable the additional folders in Options > Indexes > Folders. There is already a similar checkbox to what I suggest in the "Exclude" folders tab in Options. Personally, I would like to see such checkboxes for EACH individual folder, as well as a m...
- Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:12 pm
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: dc:DATE + {FOLLOWING PERIOD}
- Replies: 2
- Views: 590
dc:DATE + {FOLLOWING PERIOD}
I want to find documents within a certain date range. At present I use something like this dc:>05-04-2023 dc:<16-04-2023 Is it possible to specify a starting date and followed by the duration of the subsequent period. So in my example above, the search syntax might be something like this: dc:=05-04-...
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:51 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Overriding the EXCLUDE file mask (in Options)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1765
Re: Overriding the EXCLUDE file mask (in Options)
Yes, that Regex works. Thank you!
- Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:28 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Overriding the EXCLUDE file mask (in Options)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1765
Re: Overriding the EXCLUDE file mask (in Options)
For best results, please specify the exact path where the .lnk files are located that you want to exclude from being excluded ( :? ) That sounds interesting. Can you help me with the Regex. How do I specify the following correctly in Regex? C:\Documents and Settings\Nemo\#NEMO-TASKBAR MENUS\NG\*.lnk
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:35 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Keyboard chortcut changes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3175
Re: Keyboard shortcut changes between instances
[Posted within this thread on managing shortcuts] Is there a way to copy changes to keyboard shortcuts from one instance to another? I have two instances of Everything, each of which indexes different volumes. When i make keyboard shortcut changes to one instance, then I would like to see them in th...
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:26 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5819
Re: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
I suspect that's the cause.
I removed the drive and rebuilt the index, along with a few reboots. All was well again and the "Online:Yes" entry is now correct.
I removed the drive and rebuilt the index, along with a few reboots. All was well again and the "Online:Yes" entry is now correct.
- Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:43 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5819
Re: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
Both volumes are NTFS.
Both have monitoring enabled in Everything's options.
(By the way, surely "Online:Yes" means Everything is indeed seeing the volume as online?)
Both have monitoring enabled in Everything's options.
(By the way, surely "Online:Yes" means Everything is indeed seeing the volume as online?)
- Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:33 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5819
Re: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
Statistics show:
one volume is "Online:Yes"
the other is simply "Online"
I reset the defaults for "Fonts and Colors". Now the violet color I saw for results goes to black. It is black for results from both online and offline volumes.
one volume is "Online:Yes"
the other is simply "Online"
I reset the defaults for "Fonts and Colors". Now the violet color I saw for results goes to black. It is black for results from both online and offline volumes.
- Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:26 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Extending filter dropdown to more entries
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2835
Re: Extending filter dropdown to more entries
Closing and opening doesn't help.
It may or may not be a clue to what's happening but ... when I zoom the view from 100% to 110% then I can see a few extra entries in the Filter dropdown.
It may or may not be a clue to what's happening but ... when I zoom the view from 100% to 110% then I can see a few extra entries in the Filter dropdown.
- Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:23 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5819
Re: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately that doesn't work. I just noticed my good instance shows results in true black This means that in the bad instance, results from all volumes (online and offline) are being shown in gray. (Actually, it's a sort of violet colour). So the problem now becomes is w...
- Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:12 am
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Results from offline volume no longer in gray
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5819
Results from offline volume no longer in gray
I have been making (too many) changes to my settings!
Now, items in the result list from an offline volume are no longer shown grayed out.
How can I get these entries to show in gray once again?
Now, items in the result list from an offline volume are no longer shown grayed out.
How can I get these entries to show in gray once again?
- Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:01 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Extending filter dropdown to more entries
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2835
Re: Extending filter dropdown to more entries
To set the maximum number of visible items in the filter bar dropdown list: In Everything , type in the following search and press ENTER : /filter_visible_count_max=40 where 40 is the maximum number of items to show. 30 is the default. Toggle the filter bar for changes to take effect: In Everything...
- Sun Apr 16, 2023 12:52 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Overriding the EXCLUDE file mask (in Options)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1765
Overriding the EXCLUDE file mask (in Options)
On my PC I have gathered together many shortcuts and put them in one folder. Can I set up Everything to hide shortcuts in the results in general, but to show them just for this particular folder? In "Options > Indexes > Exclude" , I have this entry "*.lnk" (without quotes). Howev...
- Sat Mar 04, 2023 8:27 pm
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Keyboard chortcut changes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3175
Re: Keyboard chortcut changes
What shortcut keys have changed for you? or what keyboard shortcuts have you lost? Here's a list of recent changes: etc I have created some new keyboard shortcuts to previously unassigned functions. I have also created some new keyboard shortcuts by replacing some standard assignments . This could ...
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:54 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Everything is searching the path even though it is disabled
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3643
Re: Everything is searching the path even though it is disabled
To match paths when using a \ but ignore the \ character: Copy and paste the following into the Everything 1.5 search box: /path_search_type=2 Press ENTER in the Everything search box. If successful, path_search_type=2 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds. \ is now replaced with **\** and d...
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:47 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Modifiers vs Functions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7830
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:37 pm
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Keyboard chortcut changes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3175
Re: Keyboard chortcut changes
Have some keyboard shortcuts in v1.5 been reassigned at any time during its development?
- Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:47 pm
- Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
- Topic: Keyboard chortcut changes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3175
Keyboard chortcut changes
Is there a way to keep up with changes to keyboard shortcuts in v1.5? I think there have been some changes over time, such as to shortcuts for copying a path of an entry in the result list. PS: PLEASE include a facility in keyboard options to enter a shortcut key combination and then see which comma...
- Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:40 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Failed check for updated version
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1699
Re: Failed check for updated version
This entry in Everything.ini might help in Everything version 1.4.1.1022 and/or Everything 1.5.0.1337a: beta_updates=1 In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER: /beta_updates=1 In both versions I receive the message: "Everything is up to date!". Everything v1.5 on WinXP...
- Mon Feb 13, 2023 1:07 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Failed check for updated version
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1699
Failed check for updated version
When I check for updates by using Everything > Help > Check for Updates,
I get a message saying "Unable to check for updates: failed to send version request".
This happens on v1.4 and v1.5.
What could be causing this? I am on WinXP.
I get a message saying "Unable to check for updates: failed to send version request".
This happens on v1.4 and v1.5.
What could be causing this? I am on WinXP.
- Sat Jan 28, 2023 2:35 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Shortcut key to see the previous search?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6978
Re: Shortcut key to see the previous search?
Alt-LeftArrow (and Alt-RightArrow) works fine for me in 1.5. History needs to be enabled in the Options. That's useful. Thank you. Unfortunately the history entries which this shows are lost when the app is re-launched. I suspect it's not difficult to change Everything to make these commands to inc...
- Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:38 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Shortcut key to see the previous search?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6978
- Fri Dec 02, 2022 10:17 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Only folders found when using wildcard
- Replies: 1
- Views: 947
Only folders found when using wildcard
When I use a wildcard, Everything returns only folders. I get this with Everything v1.4 and v1.5.
How do I also see files in the results?
As an example, I might enter the following in the address bar.
How do I also see files in the results?
As an example, I might enter the following in the address bar.
*KV
- Mon Sep 12, 2022 11:33 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Everything is searching the path even though it is disabled
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3643
Re: Everything is searching the path even though it is disabled
I have encountered a strange situation. I have a folder called "replacement boiler" (without quotation marks).
Everything 1.5 can find that folder when I search for "\ replacement" but not when I search for "\\ replacement".
Is this supposed to happen?
Everything 1.5 can find that folder when I search for "\ replacement" but not when I search for "\\ replacement".
Is this supposed to happen?
- Wed Sep 07, 2022 2:03 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: "folder:" search modifier
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1793
"folder:" search modifier
It seems the search modifier "folder:" (without quotations) can be used anywhere in the search terms. Either before or after the text string it qualifies. If that is correct, why does the search shown below return results when the folder name and the file name are two separate things? fred...