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Select file by typing a part of it's name?

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:43
by highend
Hi,

the basic feature is already implemented (typing the beginning of a file / dir name selects the first match in the active pane).

But what about being able to do this with only a part of the name (that can be anywhere in the name, not only at the beginning)? Being even more powerful, any chance to expand that to wildcard / regex capabilities?

Btw, is there an easy way to jump from the first match to a subsequent one?

Tia,
highend

Re: Select file by typing a part of it's name?

Posted: 26 May 2011 11:41
by LittleBiG
I recommend Spot'n'Jump section in the help file.

Re: Select file by typing a part of it's name?

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:13
by highend
Thx LittleBig,

I was so used to this function in SpeedCommander without the need to go to the address bar and use a prefix for this kind of task...

Regards,
highend

Re: Select file by typing a part of it's name?

Posted: 26 May 2011 14:17
by admin
highend wrote:But what about being able to do this with only a part of the name (that can be anywhere in the name, not only at the beginning)? Being even more powerful, any chance to expand that to wildcard / regex capabilities?
It would be easy to add. Anybody else interested?

Re: Select file by typing a part of it's name?

Posted: 26 May 2011 14:50
by Stefan
admin wrote:It would be easy to add. Anybody else interested?
Auf Jeden!

Brainstorming:

ABBA
Beatles
Big Country
Black Eyed Peas
CC Cash
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Alice Cooper
Crowded House
Doors
Fleetwood Mac
Typing "c" several times could jump to files starting with "c" or "Cc",
(then if there is no further "c" in the name jump to next file. So files like "CC Cash" will swallow "c" key press three times)

Typing "*c" could jump to anything+C,
like jumping to
"big Country"
"CC Cash"
"Creedence Clearwater revival"
and "alice Cooper"


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Re: Select file by typing a part of it's name?

Posted: 26 May 2011 14:57
by admin
Immer locker bleiben! :wink:

I just added "Match anywhere" ... it's nice.

Re: Select file by typing a part of it's name?

Posted: 26 May 2011 14:58
by atjnjk
What's the difference between this and live filter (http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 879#p59879)?