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There are two existing options that I propose an optional tweak for:
Persistent live filters [Filters & Type Ahead Find - Live Filter Box]
Persist quick search across folders [Find Files & Branch View - Find Files]

Both of these when enabled, maintain the quick/live search when navigating to different folders. I would like a tweak where instead of always maintaining those filters, they will insead be temporarily saved in the history, and restored when naviging back to the folder where they were applied.

As an example: I'm browsing c:/, I type "pro" in the live filter box, so I see Program Files, Program Files (x86) and ProgramData. Now I double click on ProgramData, and the filter is cleared, showing all the contents. Then I press the back button, and it returns to c:/ with the "pro" live filter re-applied.

You can use Folder View Settings to always apply a Visual Filter to a specific folder.

I do use that feature for cases where I always want the same settings, but in this case I'd be using it in different folders for different reasons every time.

Another way is currently not planned.

It would be possible to script what you want, just make your own history of location and live filter triggered by cea.

In a way, this is semi-related to another previous request: viewtopic.php?t=28276

Quaraxkad wrote: ↑16 Feb 2025 18:58 As an example: I'm browsing c:/, I type "pro" in the live filter box, so I see Program Files, Program Files (x86) and ProgramData. Now I double click on ProgramData, and the filter is cleared, showing all the contents. Then I press the back button, and it returns to c:/ with the "pro" live filter re-applied.

Sounds useful. I'm getting interested. But are you sure you are thinking of history (back and forward) in the strict sense? I could implement this fairly easily, but it would not mean that filters are remembered when you access those previous folders in ways other than back and forward.

For my particular use-case, strict back-forward would be all I'd need it for. But if that's not how you implemented it, it would still work for me.

Needs more thinking. It's something for after the 64-bit edition.

Please re-add to "Live Filter Thinking" the idea of a drop-down history list. It still would be nice:

viewtopic.php?p=180857#p180857

I know we have Favorite Live Filters but often in a group of files I have a few patterns that would be nice to recall during that job but there are too many and none are important enough to be set as a Favorite and then have to be cleared later. A drop-down history list of maybe one or two dozen is sort of a junior Favorite.

Re-added to my thinking.

Malarki wrote: ↑22 Feb 2025 06:28 Please re-add to "Live Filter Thinking" the idea of a drop-down history list.

Next beta.

Thanks for adding the MRU! What a lot of work and documentation it took, with all the bells and whistles and housekeeping. Much more than I envisioned. But... always the über-quality product.

I'm unsure about how filters are added to the MRU. Currently it's not automatic (you have to press ENTER to add the current filter). This will be unexpected to newbies, but I cannot make it fully automatic like other MRUs since this is a filter-while-you-type logic, so too many strings would be added. But I see a possibility now: auto-add a filter to the MRU when it's turned off. I think it could work, what do you think?

admin wrote: ↑13 Mar 2025 08:44 auto-add a filter to the MRU when it's turned off. I think it could work, what do you think?

Sounds like a good idea. You've used that filter at least once. Sounds like a good condition for MRU list.