How to get the old search functionality back

Folks,

I've never been particularly fond of Windows Search and was glad there was a different way of searching using the DOPUS search function.
However, this seems to have gone the way of the dodo with DOPUS v10.
Is there a way of getting this DOPUS (v9 and older) search function back as option? Please?

Thx.,
H

Windows Search is only used if you use the Search Field at the top-right of the lister, which is new in Opus 10.

If you use the Find Panel (Tools -> Find Panel, or Ctrl+F) then it works like it always has and does not use Windows Search.

Leo,

thx, the CTRL-F shortcut is really useful. Almost as useful as the old "Search" context menu was.
However, searching via the "Find Panel" does not work like it always has!

Having the search results show up in a new tab as a collection with no path info is not all that useful. So sorting find results by containing folder is a nogo.
Ok, just figured out how to get path info as well.

Alright, I still like the old way of handling file searches (through a GUI that does not interfere with the current lister) much better.
Is there a way of getting this DOPUS (v9 and older) search function back as option (incl context menu)? Please?

Thx.,

H.

You can do it, more or less, by using a layout. I haven't gotten around to writing a guide that explains it in detail, though.

The way the search panel, and Find Results collections, works in Opus 10 hasn't changed much from how it worked in Opus 9. You can add the Location column, as I guess you discovered half-way through writing your post.

Leo,

I haven't gotten around to writing a guide ...
Are you going to?

H.

It would be amazing if you could write a guide to being able to show search results in the separate find window. the current situation is traumatising me. :frowning:

whoops! didn't realise it was a hot 'tater.

Yes, it would be good to get this.

Thanks,

CD

If I try searching for something with Control-F and the window is replaced with the find results. Right-click on a file and click "open containing folder" and it the find results are replaced with the folder... I think the find is still happening in the background?? If I click around in the containing folder, I have to go back a bunch of times to get to the find results... if there are enough backwards steps available - OR start the search all over again.

All I really wanted was a way to right-click "Open Containing Folder" to bring up a new tab that I can look through. But the find results should still be available so I can click on another file immediately and click "Open containing folder." Isn't that the most logical way to use find? I guess if you know exactly what you are looking for - you never have to go back to the find results... but it never works out that way.

So I made a button which did this. It has the single command:
Go OPENCONTAINER NEWTAB=findexisting OPENINDUAL

Here's the XML:

<?xml version="1.0"?> Open Containing Folder in Dual #outputwindow Go OPENCONTAINER NEWTAB=findexisting OPENINDUAL

It seems to work! Makes it a lot easier to go through the search results.

hi, tried the button, but it opens a new blank tab. doesn't seem to clone the existing folder. am i doing something wrong?

sorted the prob. it was just me being a spoon. :slight_smile: i also added the find command under your command, for one less click:

Go OPENCONTAINER NEWTAB=findexisting OPENINDUAL
Find

awesome! thanks v much. :slight_smile:

I have something similar on the right-click context menu for items in collections (e.g. Find Results):