find files by tag, select tag doesn't show all my tags

[sgibbes]

How do I search files using the find files by tags menu, and click "select tags..." and have all my tags in my shared tags database show up? Instead, the message "the tag list is empty. you first have to apply any tags to files so that the tag list gets filled"

[highend]

How exactly did you create your "shared tag database"?

Where else can you see the contents (inside one of XY's commands) of it?

[bdeshi]

Paste this code in the addressbar:

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::button "tagsfind",2;

then press enter. A small context menu should pop up. Click "Update Tag List" there.

[sgibbes]

Wow that worked! Is that the only way to execute the command of updating the tag list, or is there a button somewhere? Also, is that common knowledge, like should i have been able to search the user manual?

thank you!!!

[bdeshi]

Wow that worked! Is that the only way to execute the command of updating the tag list, or is there a button somewhere? Also, is that common knowledge, like should i have been able to search the user manual?

thank you!!!

My pleasure.
If you have any of the four tag-related built-in buttons in the toolbar you can just right click them for the same menu.
I proposed the script to make sure you could do it even if the buttons aren't active.
It is in the manual: Help file->"Main Topics" section-> "Labels, Tags, Comments" page -> "Tags" header
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Speaking for myself, it's a matter of no joy that XY doesn't update the tags list automatically itself.

[CuriousGuy]

Wow that worked! Is that the only way to execute the command of updating the tag list, or is there a button somewhere? Also, is that common knowledge, like should i have been able to search the user manual?

thank you!!!

My pleasure.
If you have any of the four tag-related built-in buttons in the toolbar you can just right click them for the same menu.
I proposed the script to make sure you could do it even if the buttons aren't active.
It is in the manual: Help file->"Main Topics" section-> "Labels, Tags, Comments" page -> "Tags" header
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Speaking for myself, it's a matter of no joy that XY doesn't update the tags list automatically itself.

I wish the same about the tags updating automatically. Not sure that is possible though.

[CuriousGuy]

Paste this code in the addressbar:

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::button "tagsfind",2;

then press enter. A small context menu should pop up. Click "Update Tag List" there.

Thank you for this. I have wondered the same question as sgibbes