Two questions about bookmark searches
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:44 am
First of all, thank you for the amazing app. It's a lifesaver.
I'm experimenting with bookmarks, and I have two questions:
1. Is it possible to search for multiple bookmarks? If I have two macros 'cat' and 'dog' in my bookmarks, I want to sometimes search for files that are in either of the two, or in both of them. I have tried 'cat:|dog:' (OR) and 'cat: dog:' (AND), however in both cases it just shows my 'dog' bookmarks.
2. I can't get date-based sorting to work properly when searching for bookmarks. For my 'cat' bookmark, I have set the Sort field to 'Date modified' descending. It does change the sort order when I open that bookmark, but it's not how it appears in file explorer when sorting by 'Date' or 'Date modified' descending. Also, I have noticed a potential bug where when I search for some bookmark and then open a new tab, only the files from bookmarks are displayed in the list of the new tab even though the search bar is empty. I have to open another tab to search my entire system. I'm not sure if that's intended. Edit: I can reproduce it reliably by searching 'cat:' (a macro for a flter list bookmark), opening a new tab and then closing the new tab, then again opening a new tab. The created tab always has the file list of the first tab.
P.S: I am trying to implement a simple file tagging system that relies on everything. There is a 'Tags' field for some files which can even be searched with everything, but for some reason this field is only available for just a few select file types like jpg. Instead, I have an AHK script where I can press Ctrl+shift+t while any file is selected in explorer (or in everything) that will open a simple input box where I can enter my tags. The script then creates a new .efu file list named after the tag or appends the filename to it if it already exists. It also appends the path of the .efu file list as a new bookmark to Bookmarks-1.5a.csv, unless it is already there. With this I can easily add tags like 'elephant' to any file and search for them in everything, like 'elephant:'. It would be much better if I could use boolean operations.
I'm experimenting with bookmarks, and I have two questions:
1. Is it possible to search for multiple bookmarks? If I have two macros 'cat' and 'dog' in my bookmarks, I want to sometimes search for files that are in either of the two, or in both of them. I have tried 'cat:|dog:' (OR) and 'cat: dog:' (AND), however in both cases it just shows my 'dog' bookmarks.
2. I can't get date-based sorting to work properly when searching for bookmarks. For my 'cat' bookmark, I have set the Sort field to 'Date modified' descending. It does change the sort order when I open that bookmark, but it's not how it appears in file explorer when sorting by 'Date' or 'Date modified' descending. Also, I have noticed a potential bug where when I search for some bookmark and then open a new tab, only the files from bookmarks are displayed in the list of the new tab even though the search bar is empty. I have to open another tab to search my entire system. I'm not sure if that's intended. Edit: I can reproduce it reliably by searching 'cat:' (a macro for a flter list bookmark), opening a new tab and then closing the new tab, then again opening a new tab. The created tab always has the file list of the first tab.
P.S: I am trying to implement a simple file tagging system that relies on everything. There is a 'Tags' field for some files which can even be searched with everything, but for some reason this field is only available for just a few select file types like jpg. Instead, I have an AHK script where I can press Ctrl+shift+t while any file is selected in explorer (or in everything) that will open a simple input box where I can enter my tags. The script then creates a new .efu file list named after the tag or appends the filename to it if it already exists. It also appends the path of the .efu file list as a new bookmark to Bookmarks-1.5a.csv, unless it is already there. With this I can easily add tags like 'elephant' to any file and search for them in everything, like 'elephant:'. It would be much better if I could use boolean operations.