Can i override sorting from QuickSearch?

[taufan]

Hi,
For example i wanna search "cow" and "yellow" images with random order.
Can i override sorting from QuickSearch input?
Maybe someting like this:

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cow AND yellow /sort=random

Any idea?
Thanks.

[highend]

No, write a script instead...

[jupe]

Just recycling this topic.

@Don: I have always experienced quicksearch returns as being alphabetical per folder, I guess I was just usually using NTFS, but I have now noticed that the return for FAT32/exFAT is unsorted, so I just wanted to double check, is that correct that depending on file system the order will change?, I understood that to be the case for listfolder, but the returned order of QS and listfolder don't match, so it makes me uncertain.

[eil]

I don't have answers, but have the question of myself corresponding to the topic's name.
When search happens results get added one after another, but when search ends there some sorting happens, changing that order from before - is there a way to change this/keep the order of how items were added to search results during the process?
I just really hate the often situation, when during search i see item i wanna check, and right the moment mouse pointer is over an item to open, search suddenly finishes > everything gets immediately re-sorted > i end up opening totally different item.

[admin]

Just recycling this topic.

@Don: I have always experienced quicksearch returns as being alphabetical per folder, I guess I was just usually using NTFS, but I have now noticed that the return for FAT32/exFAT is unsorted, so I just wanted to double check, is that correct that depending on file system the order will change?, I understood that to be the case for listfolder, but the returned order of QS and listfolder don't match, so it makes me uncertain.

Isn't the sorting just done according to the sort order of the search results list?

And note also this setting in the right-click menu of the info bar:

[admin]

I don't have answers, but have the question of myself corresponding to the topic's name.
When search happens results get added one after another, but when search ends there some sorting happens, changing that order from before - is there a way to change this/keep the order of how items were added to search results during the process?
I just really hate the often situation, when during search i see item i wanna check, and right the moment mouse pointer is over an item to open, search suddenly finishes > everything gets immediately re-sorted > i end up opening totally different item.

Set your search result list sort order to "Unsorted", then check this box:

[jupe]

Isn't the sorting just done according to the sort order of the search results list?

Of course I am talking about SC quicksearch though, that is why I mentioned listfolder.

[admin]

Just recycling this topic.

@Don: I have always experienced quicksearch returns as being alphabetical per folder, I guess I was just usually using NTFS, but I have now noticed that the return for FAT32/exFAT is unsorted, so I just wanted to double check, is that correct that depending on file system the order will change?, I understood that to be the case for listfolder, but the returned order of QS and listfolder don't match, so it makes me uncertain.

I checked it: Yes, correct. No sorting is done. Results are returned as provided by the file system.

However, the SC listfolder is sorted in ABC order by default (and further affected by the setting of Configuration | General | Sort and Rename | Sort | Sort method).

[jupe]

OK, I guess I will need to get in the habit of always doing post results sorting if I am going to be using scripts on exFAT drives and need to ensure that for example a xml file comes after a same name jpg, until now I had incorrectly assumed I could rely on QS results being alphabetical on all file systems.

[eil]

Set your search result list sort order to "Unsorted", then check this box:

Thank for for a hint. Decided to mention that after i set Sort order = Unsorted, that mark is already auto-set and i actually can't un-mark it. Looks little weird but doesn't seem to harm.

[jupe]

it gets unmarked by you changing the sort

[admin]

OK, I guess I will need to get in the habit of always doing post results sorting if I am going to be using scripts on exFAT drives and need to ensure that for example a xml file comes after a same name jpg, until now I had incorrectly assumed I could rely on QS results being alphabetical on all file systems.

Well, there's a flags parameter. One could add something here...

[jupe]

I was hoping you might feel inclined to do that...

[admin]

This should do:

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    + SC QuickSearch enhanced: The new flag "o" ("order") sorts the results alphabetically 
      ascending. This makes a subtle difference on NTFS and a huge difference on 
      FAT32/exFAT.
      Syntax: quicksearch([query="*"], [path], [separator="<crlf>"], [flags])
        flags:  [optional] String of flags to modify the function.
                o: Sort results alphabetically in ascending order.
      Examples:
        text quicksearch("*.txt", 3:="");   //unsorted
        text quicksearch("*.txt", 3:="o");  //alphabetically ascending

Question: which of these settings should affect the outcome?
- Configuration | General | Sort and Rename | Sort | Sort method
- Configuration | General | Sort and Rename | Sort | Sort filenames by base*

* ah, this is currently not possible anyway

[admin]

PS: Hmmm, maybe sorted should be the default and there should be a "u" flag for unsorted?