How do folder-view-setting wildcards work?

[CarrotNL]

Hello.

I tried to use wildcards in folder-view-settings several times now, but it doesn't seem to work. Maybe you guys can help me out, or maybe it's a bug?

Here's the problem.
I have a directory structure like this:

01. folder-structure.jpg

Now I want to have the images of the folders like ".../voorkanten/0001-0099/" and "../achterkanten/0100-0199/" and so on, to be displayed as details with thumbnails (as in the above image).

And the folders above this content as normal details mode, like this:

03. folders as details.jpg

I use this rule for the images (doesn't work):

02. Folder-view edit window 01.jpg

And another one for the containing folders, which is without wildcards. (This one works).

04. Details rule window.jpg

When I use wildcards, the whole ruse doesn't work, and the image-content just show in details mode, without thumbnails.
If I cant use wildcards I'll have to create so many separate rules, and I have to change them from time to time. So it's quit a hassle.
And the window says I can use wildcards, so if anybody can help me out, please?

I hope I have made myself clear, as typing in English is not easy for me .

Wilco.

[bdeshi]

I understood that you want third-level subfolders of [01] BEGIN to be in thumb+details and upper subfolders to be in details only.

First of all, add the FVS button to the toolbar if you haven't already.

Second of all, delete any FVS you may have applied to those folders during your trials.

• Go to D:\01. KALENDERS\01. HUIDIGE KALENDER\[01] BEGIN
• Set View to Details.
• Save a folder view for this folder.
• Click "Edit..." from the FVS menu.
  (toolbar btn right click or View->Folder View Settings)
• Check (tick) "include subfolders"
• Press OK.

Next,

• Go to D:\01. KALENDERS\01. HUIDIGE KALENDER\[01] BEGIN\[01] Dag Archief-B\Voorkanten\0001 - 0099
• Set View to Details with Thumbnails.
• Save a folder view for this folder.
• Click "Edit..." from the FVS menu.
• Enter this pattern as location:

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  D:\01. KALENDERS\01. HUIDIGE KALENDER\[01] BEGIN\*\*\*

• Check "include subfolders" if all subfolders of those 0001-0099 ... folders should also show details+thumbs
• Press OK.

Now see if it has worked out as you wanted.

[CarrotNL]

Sorry for the delaid reacting.

This is exactly what I tried last time. But as soon as I close the FVS-dialog window, the folders change to details and the first first FVS-rule is used (which has no wildcards).
If I hover over the FVS-toolbar button, the tooltip shows the first rule (D:\01. KALENDERS\01. HUIDIGE KALENDER\[01] BEGIN and subfolders) is applied to the 0001 - 0099 folders and such.
I tried it exactly as you specified in your post. Does this work on your installation? Maybe it's a bug?

I've had this problem for a long time, so this isn't something from just this version or this computer.

[bdeshi]

Yes, it did work in my installation...

[TheQwerty]

Perhaps '[01]' is being treated like a wildcard character list? Thus neither pattern actually matches the paths as they'd match '0' or '1' but not '[01]'.
In your path patterns try changing:

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[01]

to

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[[]01]

[CarrotNL]

That worked! Thank you so much