add file filter from context menu

[gautxori]

hello,

Would it be possible to create a filter, from the selection of one or more files in the file list, such that files with a similar name are filtered out of the list?
It would be a matter of creating a command similar to "Rename", which relies on the regular expression generation mechanism, but the operation would be to "filter files".

[NotNull]

Do you want the that filter to include or exclude these similar items?
What do you consider similar? Similar as in:the exact same name, same folder, same age?

Everything 1.5 has a Temporary Omit feature. This way items can be tenmporary hidden from the result list.

[gautxori]

I'm interested in excluding them, but include / exclude could be an option.
I'm using Everything 1.4,...

I'd like to see an excerpt of the "rename" dialog box, with the blocks selected in red,

so that when I select any files, i'd have a text box to create a regular expression (or "command line pattern"),


and that pattern would be converted to an exclusion filter in the search box:


I know that it is not that simple as in the last picture, the expression must be converted so that it becomes an exclusion filter... and for me it is not intuitive how to convert the regular expression matching the original files, to an exclusion filter.
Can you help with that?

[gautxori]

ok, simple as it could be: just need to add in search box

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!regex:"(pattern)"

, where (pattern) is the pattern in the rename box.
But it'd be nice to have a shortcut to get that in the search box.

[NotNull]

Will move this topic to the Suggestions forum as that is currently not possible.
(except for adding the "!regex:.." to your search query, but I don't tell you anything new here)

If I understand correctly, you are looking for a way to generate a regex pattern based on a couple of selected filenames and use that pattern to exclude all files matching that pattern from the resultlist?


I do recommend installing Everything 1.5 as it has more options that come close to what you want, like (temporary) omitting files, using the Find bar (that is different fro the searchbar) to highlight files based on a (regex) pattern, etc.

[meteorquake]

I would second that, I would advise everyone to move to the latest 1.5 -

viewtopic.php?t=9787#download

although called an alpha, it's generally at production quality with anything important raised generally quickly looked into. I wouldn't say that of many programs' alpha releases.

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[gautxori]

Will move this topic to the Suggestions forum as that is currently not possible.

OK thanks.

If I understand correctly, you are looking for a way to generate a regex pattern based on a couple of selected filenames and use that pattern to exclude all files matching that pattern from the resultlist?

That's it.

I do recommend installing Everything 1.5 as it has more options that come close to what you want, ...

I would second that, I would advise everyone to move to the latest 1.5 -
viewtopic.php?t=9787#download

Seems the name "Everything Alpha 1.5" would be better suited (as if it was an "alpha", more powerful version, of Everything)

[NotNull]

Nah, "alpha" is just Australian for "Gold Pro De Luxe"
(@void is from Australia)

But seriously: there is nothing "alpha" about Everything 1.5. It's solid.

Default setup runs version 1.5 and 14 side-by-side. So you can test 1.5 without interfering with your regualar 1.4 setup.
Bet you stop using version 1.4 within a week.

[gautxori]

you were right