Linebreaks in Bookmark Search Strings to aid Readability

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kyisshe
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Linebreaks in Bookmark Search Strings to aid Readability

Post by kyisshe »

Thank you so much for creating this incredible utility. I have been using 1.5a for some time now and it has been a lifesaver.

One issue that I have been having recently has been that the search strings I use in my bookmarks have become increasingly long, especially when they specify custom columns. For example, I have a bookmark for the following to get counts for specific file-types:

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<child:*.txt>|<descendant:*.txt>|<folder:> a-label:"Chld Count" a:=child-occurrence-count: b-label:"Dsct Count" b:=descendant-occurrence-count: c-label:"Chld Folders" c:=child-folder-count: d-label:"Dsct Folders" d:=descendant-folder-count: columns:Name;a;b;c;d;Size;Extension;Path sort:b-descending;a-descending
While this works without issues, I have found writing things out on a single line like this very difficult to read/edit, especially as someone who does not have extensive scripting/coding experience.

Have I overlooked a way to enter search strings in bookmarks with linebreaks that do not alter function? For example, it would help tremendously if it is possible for it to be written as:

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<child:*.txt>|<descendant:*.txt>|<folder:> 
a-label:"Chld Count" a:=child-occurrence-count: 
b-label:"Dsct Count" b:=descendant-occurrence-count: 
c-label:"Chld Folders" c:=child-folder-count: 
d-label:"Dsct Folders" d:=descendant-folder-count: 
columns:Name;a;b;c;d;Size;Extension;Path 
sort:b-descending;a-descending
However, current Alt+Enter/linebreak behavior seems to prevent things from working if it is written in a bookmark this way.
void
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Re: Linebreaks in Bookmark Search Strings to aid Readability

Post by void »

Thank you for your feedback.

Currently, bookmarks only support single lines.
I will consider support for multi-line searches in a future release.
Thank you for the suggestion.
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