How do I select random files using a shortcut?

[bookbookbook1]

I know there's a
view > sort by > randomize` option,

but it doesn't select any files, it just changes the order of the list.

[void]

Everything currently doesn't have a way to select a random file.

I will add ways to do this and make a post here once I have something ready for testing.



For now, the best option is to reset the sort, sort by random and select the top result:

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Everything.exe -sort name
Everything.exe -sort random -focus-top-result

[bookbookbook1]

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Everything.exe -sort name
Everything.exe -sort random -focus-top-result

Thanks so much! more question: where do I put this code?


Is there a keyboard shortcut to select the next file in the list?

[void]

Ah, sorry I thought you wanted a shortcut file that calls Everything.

For a shortcut key, please try a bookmark:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Bookmarks menu, click Add to bookmarks....
• Change the Name to:
  Select Random Item
• Change the Search to:

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  /sort name
  /sort random
  /select-top
  /focus 10020
  

• Choose a keyboard shortcut.
• Click OK.

[bookbookbook1]

when I press the shortcut, appears "/select-top" in the search bar

[void]

What version of Everything are you using? (Help -> About Everything)

/select-top was add 1384.

[bookbookbook1]

1383a

[void]

Instead of

/select-top

, please try:

/command 41022

This is UI_ID_RESULT_LIST_START, ie: select the first result.

[bookbookbook1]

Oh, thank you. It worked now, but it doesn't do the randomization like the sort by > randomize function, it only selects the first item.

[void]

/sort

was added in 1400a.

Please try:

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/command 41300
/command 40137
/command 41022
/focus 10020

/command 41300

= Sort by name.

/command 40137

= Sort by random.

/command 41022

= First result.

/focus 10020

= Focus result list.

Command IDs

[bookbookbook1]

IT WORKED, thank you, Void! You're the man!

[void]

Everything 1.5.0.1401a adds a select random result command.

To bind a keyboard shortcut to select a random result:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Keyboard tab on the left.
• To the right of Show commands containing, search for:
  rand
• Select: Result List | Select Random Result
• Click Add....
• Press a new keyboard shortcut (eg: Ctrl + R) and click OK.
• Click OK.