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burgundy

Is there a way to get a notification email when v1.5 Alpha goes to Beta and also when it goes to Gold for a full release?

It can get tedious re-checking this forum for this information and a notification would be very useful to those who want to use an operational version as soon as possible!

burgundy

Default keyboard shortcuts for Everything 1.5 Default keyboard shortcuts for Everything 1.4 A page showing key assignments is fine until you start customizing them. Then you don't know what's what! Perhaps a useful feature for Everything 1.5 would be to have an option which lists all key assignment...

burgundy

I want to know if a shortcut key combination has been used. At the moment I do the following: (Step 1) I go to Options > Keyboard and select any command in the list box and then I choose ADD or EDIT . (Step 2) I enter the shortcut key I am interested in in the box marked "shortcut key" and...

burgundy

Is Force Rebuild necessary from time to time in order to tidy up a "tangled" index? I'm thinking of doing this largely for performance reasons. Or does the index look after itself?

(I'm not referring to times when the indexes omit a file and needs a rebuild for that reason.)

burgundy

Phew, I'm struggling with this! When I search with folder:desktop or folder:\desktop then I get a list of all folders called "desktop" (including the special Windows folder which represents the visible desktop that I am particularly interested in). (1) I want to search for a file called &q...

burgundy

Thanks guys but I would like a shortcut key which immediately lists the previous search ... and when pressed again it shows the search before that. Etc.

Is there a way to make a custom shortcut key which will do this? I can't find a command to do this action.

burgundy

There a lot of good information in the replies. Thank you. I need to put aside time when I am clear headed to absorb it all and experiment!

burgundy

Is there a shortcut key to see the previous search? The address bar has a drop-down which shows all the previous searches but I would like to do this through the keyboard. ALT+UP or ALT+DOWN used in the address bar shows the drop down which is close to what I want but I would like to issue the short...

burgundy

What's the estimate for when version 1.5 will go from alpha to beta?

I would like to use 1.5 as my main Everything but alpha versions tend to be too "unsettled" with many changes.

burgundy

When I narrow the search down to only the desktop using "folder:desktop" (without quotation marks) plus the search term, Everything shows no hits, despite matching files being there. If I use "folder:desktop" (without quotation marks) on its own, Everything lists the files on the...

burgundy

Could other width options discussed in that other thread be considered for version 1.5?

For example, see this post:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8198#p27040

burgundy

Does v1.5 have a hotkey to hide the PATH column? This was discussed last year (see link).

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8198

Thank you for any information.

burgundy

The list window in Options showing excluded folders is too narrow. It was too narrow in v1.4 as well. The user can't see the full path and folder name. I use a utility to let me to stretch the Exclude dialog window to see it all but this is a messy way to do it. Is there some way to change the desig...

burgundy

tuska wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:29 am Match start of filename with caret - Everything 1.5

Does this also apply to Everything version 1.4?

(I'm not using ver.1.5 until it goes to beta.)

burgundy

Is there a way to search for characters at the beginning of a file name without using Regex?

I didn't see anything to do this in the Advanced search dialogue.

burgundy

I suggest a context menu entry for a given result to place a shortcut to the file on the desktop. This is a standard Windows option but is nested within other folders in the context menu. A direct simple selection would be useful. I vaguely recall Everything provides some option context menu entries...

burgundy

Then there's "oe" and perhaps others too.

It's that kind of fiddly extra typing which my suggestion was designed to avoid.

burgundy

"Temporary Excludes" would be very welcome. However its usage is different to my suggestion. On one hand, temporary Excludes is to limit the range of folders to be searched. On the other hand, my suggestion to use the results list to choose the excluded folder is designed to tidy up a larg...

burgundy

I would like to suggest a feature which lets you to select a directory in the results list and which then removes hits from that directory from the results. In other words, this feature adds a "NOT <directory>" to the search argument. It would be very useful to filter extensive results. (S...

burgundy

It's a nuisance to search for both "encyclopedia" and "encyclopaedia", etc.

Is there is a way to search just once?

Perhaps a setting to select this mode of search would be useful.

burgundy

I have set Everything not to show links in the results by specifying .lnk (in Options > Indexes > Exclude). Can I override this by for a single search, without disabling the entire exclude list? Perhaps there's a parameter I can use in my search statement to force Everything to include links?

burgundy

In the interests of less keying, I would like to suggest a parameter similar to the "Size Format" option for displayed results is provided to set the default unit in the search bar.

burgundy

"Size format" in View Options can be KB or Bytes. Is this value used when no entry is made in the "size" search parameter when searching? For example size:>8000 I have got "size format" set to KB, but when I use the "size" search parameter I have to enter KB o...

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void wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:08 amCould you please send me your debug logs after pressing Ctrl + Shift + 2:

In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Verbose.

I am on version 1.4.1.1005 and can not see a Debug entry in the menus or options.

burgundy

As far as I am aware, I do not have a Right to Left (RTL) keyboard layout installed. The problem still persists after using /control_shift_action=0 which I can confirm has worked from the status bar message. When I use different keys with CTRL+SHIFT the response time is normal. For example: CTRL+SHI...

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I have two shortcuts for the action: "Result List | Toggle Path Column" The key combination CTRL+Z is assigned to this action. In addition, CTRL+SHIFT+2 is also assigned to the the same action. Both are global. CTRL+Z works much faster than CTRL+SHIFT+2 . I also notice that CTRL+SHIFT+2 wi...

burgundy

Is it possible to make a custom FILTER list all matching results even if I do not enter a search term?

For other searches I do not want to see any results unless I enter a term. This means I wish to keep the setting enabled for "Hide results when the search is empty".

burgundy

How do I exclude shortcut links being listed in the results?

I have tried using *.lnk in Options > Indexes > Exclude but it does not do what I want. It doesn't seem to do anything although other filters in the list work fine.

I am using version 1.4 .

burgundy

What are the steps to import settings from two instances of Everything 1.4? I took the following steps but could not import bookmarks or filters. Please advise. --------------- For one instance of v1.5, I created a shortcut using the -INSTANCE parameter (just as before). I successfully imported the ...

burgundy

Thank you very much!

burgundy

Can the size of the text in the address bar be increased without affecting any other text?

burgundy

In Everything , type in the following search and press ENTER : /max_threads=1 If successful you should see max_threads=1 in the status bar for a few seconds. I sometimes need to repeat that max threads setting. Can the setting get undone? How can I check the current number of threads Everything uses?

burgundy

Thanks for the info. Performance (such as time needed for an index rebuild) is not likely to be an issue. The real issue is having a list of folders, removing them temporarily for the needs of certain searches, and then having to re-select the folders one by one all over again. My proposal would mak...

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Some suggestions: Please try lowering the number of threads Everything uses to 1 (ideally this should be max logical CPUs - 1): In Everything , type in the following search and press ENTER : /max_threads=1 If successful you should see max_threads=1 in the status bar for a few seconds. @Void, that M...

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Ah, I think I get it now ... When Everything is behind with keeping up what was typed, the idea is to stop whatever Everything was doing when an ENTER was pressd and continue with the entire serach query that was typed. Thanks for the eyeopener. Is that what you suggested, @burgundy? @Notnull, yes ...

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I use Everything on a slow machine with many volumes. I have enabled the setting for "Search As You Type". Sometimes I finish typing the search term but Everything is still dealing the earlier letters I keyed in. It can take 4 or 5 seconds to complete. Would it be possible for Everything t...

burgundy

I suggest a check box to enable/disable additional folders.

The folders are found at Options > Indexes > Folders.

There is already a similar check box to enable/disable "Excluded" folders (located in the same area of Options).

burgundy

I downloaded and installed version 1.4.1.1002 but can't find the changelog to show what's new since the previous version. Where on this site should it appear? Is the best place the nightly build thread which only lists a few changes https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=34007 or is there s...

burgundy

I would ask that void make all filters into bookmarks, and then add [x] Show in Filter List as an option. This might also lead to a [x] Show in Bookmarks Toolbar feature as well. #offtopic #selfaware I'm still struggling to remember the distinction between filters and bookmarks but what you suggest...

burgundy

I want to create a macro to save typing in all the synonyms of a term I am searching for.

For example, instead of typing

document OR letter OR correspondence OR memo

I need to type only this if I have set up a macro

corr:

Is it better to define the macro as a filter or bookmark?

burgundy

void wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:11 am Yes. Although, Everything 1.5 is still in development.

I'll keep my eyes open! Thank you so much for all the time and effort you have put into Everything. It is appreciated.

burgundy

Is there any news about the feature to toggle columns between user defined width and full width? Also path ellipsis.

I'm keen for more and more!

burgundy

void wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:42 am The next version of Everything will also have a search delay option which may help alleviate the issue.

Has the delay feature been implemented yet?

I couldn't find "delay" in the box for "show commands containing" in keyboard options.

burgundy

That works nicely. Much obliged!

Out of interest, is there a way to specify the drive letter or the JPG file extension within a regex?

I mean when Everything is set to Menu > Search > Enable Regex

burgundy

The date syntax on that page permits "/" as a delimiter within the date string but that doesn't work. Nor do date constants work (such as "today"). Does this work for you? (works here): file: dm:01/12/2019..31/12/2019 file: dm:lastweek..yesterday file: dm:today @notnull All your...

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I want to find all files from CIMG0001 to CIMG9999 on the D: drive As far as I can tell, I need to use regex although I am not very good at it! I get this far: CIMG[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9] (Q1) How do I also specify the D: drive in regex? (Q2) How do I specify JPG files in regex? Sometimes my file names...

burgundy

I want to define a macro to save keying in equivalent words. Is this best done as a Search (filter) or as a Bookmark?

For example I want to use this in the search bar:

liz:

to save keying in this:

liz OR betty OR elisabeth OR elsie

burgundy

file: dm:20190901-20191231 (file: if you only want to see files. date format may depend on locale? That works well. I notice it is mentioned vaguely as "function syntax" on https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/searching/ The date syntax on that page permits "/" as a deli...

burgundy

How do I specify a date range? For example, between Sept 2019 to Dec 2019 including those months.

I get strange results (including files from many years ago) when I use the following. I am in the UK and my PC is set to use DDMMYYY.

dc:>1/sep/2019 dc:<31/dec/2019

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(3) shown full PATH. Added to my TODO list: Add a keyboard shortcut to toggle columns between user defined width and full width. Thanks for the suggestion. Hiya David. Are you any closer to implementing this change? We discussed this and a few other things in this thread which would be great if you...

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