Live Filtering Search Results

[MBaas]

I searched for a specific file and found it 39 times in different folders.
Now I wanted to reduce that number by Live Filtering the list. The idea was to type "core" (directly into the filter box) and see a list of all matches which had core in the path name - it seemed intuitive

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As soon as I typed "c" into the Live Filter, the search started all over. I waited 45 seconds and pressed "o". Search started again.

Got this:

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Problems/Questions:

• why does LiveFiltering trigger a repeated search instead of just filtering the results? Did I miss any options to control this behaviour?
• waiting for the repeated search to complete was neccessary. When I just typed ahead w/waiting, I got a mismatch of filter vs. display:

  

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  Have I missed any config-options that could be used to avoid this re-searching or to allow type-ahead?
• when filtering "correctly", I ended up with this:

  

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  So obviously the LiveFilter is only based on names, not on paths. Is there any way to perform a search like this one with the tools we currently have? I tried searching for "*core*\System.IO.Compression.ZipFile.dll" instead, but that didn't match anything.

[highend]

What I would do: Write a mini script that does your search via quicksearch() and feeds the result into paperfolder().
You can live filter that one afterwards...

[MBaas]

Really? I had tried to copy the results into a paper-folder and then wanted to apply a LiveFilter - but I didn't work (empty list again).
It seems the LiveFilter-box just does not search foldernames

[highend]

Why not? Anything that I type into the LFB affects folders as well...

[MBaas]

Hmm, so maybe there is a non-obvious setting somewhere which affects the behaviour...

I hope this .MP4 is accessible - it is a recording of me filtering the paper-folder...

[highend]

I guess you are talking about the path column.

Here is a view that is switched to branch view, with live filtering:

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[MBaas]

Oh, "Branch view" - that idea didn't occur to me. So I was very happy...for the first two letters. As soon as I typed "r", I was back to no matches. And my screenshot also that only hightlights matches in the filename:

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[highend]

But you see that I display folders in the list view, right?

I just used paperfolder("Search result", get("ItemsPathNames"), , "nl"); with the search results visible (so that the search isn't triggered again)...

[MBaas]

Yes, I saw that. But I did not see whether it highlighted any matches in this (small) column.

I had copied my search-results info a new paper-folder, then switched it to branch-view and tried to filter.

I now repeated the search, then executed the command you showed, a new paper folder was opened. I switched it to "Branch mode", started typing "co" and got an empty list when I reached "cor" - even though there are Paths that contain the term "core".

[highend]

But I did not see whether it highlighted any matches in this (small) column.

It doesn't do that in the path column. Hence the folders in the name...

[MBaas]

Aaaah! My brain is a bit slow today, sorry!

So I tried Config | "Find Files & Branch View" | Default branch view type: "Files and folders" (I had "files only")
But still..the folders are not shown as separate items like in your screenshot. Which setting am I missing?

[highend]

Don't search for files only?...

[MBaas]

Hmm, I'm sorry, but I don't see how to not search for files only - I mean, which setting are talking aboutg? "Name & Location" > Path - checked.

I know you said in the beginning you'd search with quicksearch() - but I don't see how I could pass results from qs() to a paperfolder in a way that it would then show the parent-folder in branch-view.
(You're aware of my use case, right? search "System.IO.Compression.ZipFile.dll" and filter by "core")

[highend]

At least possible with the last part of the folder where files are found (but without branch view here!):

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    $a = report("{fullpath}<crlf>{fullname}<crlf>", quicksearch("System.IO.Compression.ZipFile.dll", , , "s"));
    paperfolder("Search result", $a, , "nl");

[MBaas]

Ok, thanks.
But still...it would be nice if Don could extend the LiveFilter to use all visible fields (or selected fields) or at least the full path - I think this should be doable via GUI