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Overview of the user interface - Quick filter / Quick search |
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Quick filter

The position of the quick filter in the main window is shown in chapter "Overview of the user interface".
The quick filter provides the possibility to decrease the number of shown folders and files. It is sufficient to type a filter string in the "Quick filter input field" (at the right end of the status bar) to filter files and folders quickly. Only files and folders are shown then, whose names contain the quick filter string.
Under the menu item "Tools → Settings → Quick search/filter/starter" can be defined (among other settings), if the the "Quick filter bar" is shown always.
Activating the quick filter
As soon as the focus is on the "Quick filter input field" and the first character is typed, the quick filter is activated and the button behind the input field is switched from
to
. Clicking
activates the quick filter - clicking
deactivates it. The shortcut "Ctrl+
" deactivates it and clears the edit field.
If the focus is on the "Quick filter input field" and the shortcut "Ctrl+Enter" is activated, the quick filter of this input field is applied for both panels.
Shortcut "Ctrl+Y"
The shortcut "Ctrl+Y" activates the "quick filter bar" in the active panel, if the option "Quick filter bar always visible" is not checked under "Tools → Settings → Quick search/filter/starter".
The shortcut "Ctrl+Y" switches the focus in the active panel from the "input field of the quick filter" to the file/folder list, and vice versa.
If the option "Hotkey activates filter when field is not empty" is checked under "Tools → Settings → Quick search/filter/starter" and the quick filter input field is not empty, it is switched additionally between activated and deactivated filter.
Right-clicking the "quick filter bar"
After right-clicking
Quick filter bar - popup menu
Left-clicking
in the "quick filter bar"shows a popup menu with the following items:
to
.Examples for editing the quick filter input field
If the setting "Auto add wildcards "*" is checked under the menu item "Tools → Settings → Quick search/filter/starter", the filter will find files and folders that contain the filter string anywhere in their names. If it is not checked, the filter will search only from the beginning of names.
Examples for quick filters
If the mouse pointer is over the Quick filter input field a tooltip with filter examples is shown.
Quick search
It is sufficient to type a few characters of a search string to quickly locate a file or folder name in the active panel.
A quick search field containing those characters appears on the left of the status bar (see "Overview of the user interface"), and the first item matching the search string will be highlighted in the file/folder list. The keys ↓ or ↑ will skip to the next or previous matching items, respectively.
The quick search can be configured under the menu item "Tools → Settings → Quick search/filter".
Shortcut "Ctrl+Y"
If the quick search field is focused, the shortcut "Ctrl+Y" inserts the content of the quick search field in the quick filter field, closes the quick search field and focuses the quick filter field.
Shortcut "Ctrl+A"
If the quick search field is focused, the shortcut "Ctrl+A" highlights all items that match the content of the quick search field.