NOT a suggestion. Properties column and Description content.

[ChrisGreaves]

A quick way to find the search function is to right click the column header and click Search for <property>...
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Right click the search box and under Search Function, click Property Search..., Select your property and click OK.
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Properties, I think, but could be extended to .... ??

Questions:-
(1) Have I gone about this the correct way?
(2) If not, is there a better way?
(3) Am I correct in asserting that my resulting list of players is not necessarily exhaustive?
(4) In my example above, I am at the mercy of the authours of the programs in their descriptive text, correct?

I use the filter "Executable" and find 16,000+ items. Searching for c: returns 15,000 items, so I elect to search all drives (16,000+ executable files). "All drives" because over the years I might have added some stand-alone executable files to my data partition.
Of all those executable files, which ones are audio players?
"Winamp.exe" is well known to me, and the search for WinAmp turns up my Winamp.BAT file.

ext:exe winamp

is a better search, because it examines ONLY EXE files, that is, applications which I can execute (to play back audio files in the manner of a juke-box).

My bolded text above could be replaced by the question "which ones are picture editors (of JPEG files), and the entire idea could be expanded to whatever you seek in a file. The file target might NOT be executable, but I have to start somewhere ...

I add a column, choosing "Program" from the left pane and "Description" from the right pane.
Sorting the column takes about five minutes, but no matter. I really want a better player (or jukebox or ...)(you really want a better graphics editor)(he really wants a better type of music, such as SONATAS) and so on.

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About one-third of the executable files have a null/empty description.

I search the exported FileList CSV text file (attached) and find several strings "player" in the CSV file, so I believe I am on the right track.
I can expand my synonyms to include "jukebox", "audio", and other suggested synonyms. (gramola, máquina, karussell, musikbox , ...)

Again, I am not looking for a "Thanks, I'll put this on the ToDo list", but would like to know more about Properties, and in particular the "Description".
Thanks, Chris

[ChrisGreaves]

I add a column, choosing "Program" from the left pane and "Description" from the right pane.

@Void: Please and thank you, what are the major differences between the term "executable" and "program"?
Thanks, Chris

[void]

You are up-to the mercy of the authors of the programs when searching the description property.

I would make an "Audio Programs" filter, that searches for:

winamp.exe | foobar.exe | etc...

Same with "Image Editor Programs".

Program and Executable are the same thing in Everything.

[ChrisGreaves]

Program and Executable are the same thing in Everything.

Thanks Void.
I vote that only one term should be used, rather than the two.

In my example I singled out BATch files. A batch file (as in DOS) is a "program" because it is a series of instructions to a machine (in this case the DOS/CMD machine) with (TaDa!) control features (If ... then ... else)

Having multiple names for one item is confusing to new users.

I am not voting on one name or the other, just that we should use only one name for one item.
Thanks, Chris
P.S. a New user is sometimes several years experienced with features of Everything, but is New to a feature of Everything. In my case, I am New to right-click Properties when adding a column! C

[horst.epp]

We are not in an academic discussion about computer terminology.
Everything is a program or tool, like many others.
The Executable files of Everything are the compiled binary versions of it, which a machine can run.
That's the basic for every tool and explained in basic knowledge for newcomers.
I don't see using this terms in Everything as a problem.