For example...
I have a file：photo_new_2022.jpg
In Everything，I input : photo+{space}+.jpg , that is:"photo .jpg", very easy to find this file.
so does in TocalCMD.
but in DOpus filter field, I input:photo+{space} , the file photo_new_2022.jpg will be filtered out.
this means, {space} is equal to itself.
I must input : photo+ * +.jpg, that is:"photo * .jpg" .
Preferences--File displays--FAYT and filter bar options，when checking [match any word],
{space} is equal to Logical OR.
So,is there a way to make {space} equal to Logical AND, as a replacement for * ?
because * key is hard to press.
It can only be "or", or a literal space, not "and".
For a simple wildcard filter field, you'd need to use something like (a*b)|(b*a) to require both a and b in either order.
For things which can use full filters (e.g. Tools > Find Files > Advanced), you can have two wildcards instead, and specify how they combine ("and" or "or") which is a bit easier.
I hope there is an option in the future，to make the behavior of {space} in filter field as the same as Everything.
If this requirement is hard to achieve，making {space} just instead of { * } is all right, no need to consider the order between words. AS blow:
Great thread, thanks. As for the issue of typing ease, you could consider using Autohotkey for asterisk and other punctuation. I have a simple method similar to the hotstring method, so I type "ask" instead of hitting an asterisk key. I don't even have an asterisk key, because I use a 34 key Ferris ZMK/QMK keyboard. So then it becomes super easy to type asterisk, which is a useful symbol in general, and the point applies to other non-alphanumeric symbols. Even with a standard zillion key keyboard, I can type a few letters faster than reaching for some key way off the homerow.
Another approach with Autohotkey would be to create an intermediary stage of your filter bar input that allows you to type the natural strings as in Everything, TotalCMD, etc and then they are automatically converted into the DOpus strings with asterisks or whatever. So instead of typing directly into the DOpus filter bar, you could have some trigger/command like, say "fil", that sends the string to Autohotkey to be converted and sent to the DOpus filter bar. So then in your mind you are always typing search strings in the same unified interface format of {space}=AND and the only difference is which app context you are in, which is resolved before you start typing the string. Otherwise it would probably cause a lot of extra cognitive processing if you have to context-switch and format-switch in the middle of typing the search string.
To give another flavor of this type of Autohotkey integration, the way I currently use the DOpus filter bar is by setting the DOpus filter bar activation keyboard shortcut to an arbitrary obscure Unicode symbol that I'd otherwise never use (e.g. ䷂, a yijing hexagram) and then via Autohotkey when I type "fil" that symbol is sent.
