Search-as-you-type Questions

Help & Support
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I love the "search-as-you-type" feature in the lister. However, I have a couple of questions that don't seem to be addressed in Help.

ol Behavior changes when a character is repeated in the search string. For example, if I type "125" search can take me to a file named "125_1.txt". However, the search box will not accept something like "115". The input box refuses to accept the second "1" so, instead of taking me to "115_1.txt" it takes me to "100_1.txt" then moves to "100_2.txt", "100_3.txt" (and so on) as I repeatedly try to enter the second "1". Sometimes that might be desirable, but not in this case. Is there a way to change this behavior?

(2) How do you remove a filter? Using the filename example above, I entered *100 and it worked beautifully (only "100_1.txt, 100_2.txt and 100_3.txt appear in the lister). But is there a quick way to clear the filter? I'm sure it's something simple, but I can't find it in Help.[/ol]

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  1. in -> options -> preferences -> miscellaneous -> advanced there is an option fayt_firstchar_repeat, which you can toggle. If i remember correctly, this will change the behaviour.

  2. I´m not sure, what you mean by clearing the filter, but a simple typed "**" will show all entries again.

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Wow, one thing I've noticed right away is DOpus staff and users jump in very quickly to help!

  1. Got it.
  2. Works, thank you. Yes, very simple--once you know. (BTW, I say "clearing the filter" because * is in fact filtering out everything that doesn't match your search string. Help also refers to it as a filter.)

I wonder why these two pieces of information are not documented in Help?

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Pressing * is an even quicker way to clear it.

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Yes, ESC is quickest when the fayt box is still open. After the Find box auto-hides, ** seems a bit faster than *+ESC. Anyway, thanks for the tips. I'm sure new users would appreciate having this information available in Help. :wink: