Show Relative Path in Path column

[koolestani]

Can i make the path column display relative path only when searching within a specified directory.
I ask because when I have restricted the search location, seeing the full path beside every result seems unnecessary.

Consider this example
C:\Program Files\ contains a folder WindowsPowerShell, which contains a folder named Configuration in it, so this is how i'd prefer the paths column to work

Name	Path
WindowsPowerShell	.
Configuration	.\WindowsPowerShell\

[void]

I'll consider an option to show relative paths (relative to the currently searched path).

Thank you for your suggestion.

[sko]

Hi, is this option already implemented & I just can't find it?

[void]

Not yet, sorry.
It is still on my TODO list.

For now, please try enabling path ellipsis:

• Copy and paste the following into your Everything 1.5 search box:
  /path_ellipsis=1
• Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
• If successful, path_ellipsis=1 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.

This will show:
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell
as:
C:\...\WindowsPowerShell



-or-



For now, please try enabling path_narrow:

• Copy and paste the following into your Everything 1.5 search box:
  /path_narrow=1
• Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
• If successful, path_narrow=1 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.

This will show:
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell
as:
WindowsPowerShell (C:\...

[gnumaru]

I've tried 1.5.0.1387a and both path_ellipsis and path_narrow work as expected.

But I'm with the same problem as the OP. I just need to search withing a specific directory (wich is already at path depth 7) and showing the full path is a waste of horizontal space, since the path end is much more usefull than the path beggining.

Is it possible, in the path column, to clip the content to the left? The normal behavior is to align the content to the left and clip the right portion of the content if the column is not wide enough. But if it where possible to align the content to the right and clip the left portion that doesn't fit, it would be much more usefull.

Otherwise, adding a "Grand Parent Name" column would also help a lot since Instead of using the path column I could use both the grand parent name and parent name columns.

Another option would be to have a "Path ending" column configurable via a "path_ending_length" option. if path_ending_length is <= 1, it would show only the parent name. If it is == 2 it would show "grandparent/parent". if it is == 3 it would show "grandgrandparent/grandparent/parent". and so on and so forth up until showing the full path.

[void]

A option to hide the current search path is on my TODO list.

I will consider a path_ending_length option to limit the number of folders shown.
Thank you for the suggestion.

[Economy]

I think adding a path_ending_length option to limit the number of folders shown would be a fantastic improvement for version 1.5.
This feature would make path display much cleaner and easier to read, and it’s exactly the kind of thoughtful enhancement that shows how great this project — and its developer — really is.