[GRANTED] Quick Select from Address Bar

[TheQwerty]

We have a nice way to quickly select a file when browsing into a location (<xypath>\XYplorer.chm), but it's limited to a single item and only a file at that. Further, once at a location the only easy way to select multiple files from the address bar is to run a Sel, SelectItems, or SelFilter SC or use those in an alias.

That we can search, highlight, focus, and filter items from the address bar with ease but selecting them takes a bit more work makes me sad.

It is time to introduce a new symbol to improve this and since this is similar I'm thinking Spot and Jump should become SJ and Select.

I propose >>> as the symbol for a quick select - unfortunately I'm late to the party so it's not ideal.*
This should operate exactly like spot except it also selects all matching items.

In addition:
A new command Select Spotted Items would be appreciated.
It should also be possible to browse and select.




* Ideally it would either be:
>Spot; >>Jump; >>>Select
or
>Select; >>Jump; >>>Spot

These orders seem more intuitive than: >Jump; >>Spot; >>>Select
But I don't want to go down the path of breaking backwards compatibility.

[SkyFrontier]

I work like this since 2012 using a scripted solution, for those interested.
(I think I published on forums but can't remember any clue leading to to it)

[TheQwerty]

To be honest the real purpose of this wish is in the last point.
It should also work as a browse and select.

That way you can enter something like: C:\folder>>>*.tmp
Which will go to C:\folder and select items matching *.tmp.

This enables the user to very quickly perform tasks without leaving the address bar.

[SkyFrontier]

Just to be clear I'm all thumbs for it, TQ!
Very useful.

+10

[bdeshi]

+2!

BTW, I'm not going to make a new topic for a spot (+TAF) wish: show total number of matching items in the statusbar.

[TheQwerty]

Thread linkage: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13305

Wish granted in v14.80.0221 - 2015-01-30.