Setting file filters with the command bar
Many find the fastest way to set filename filters is with the
command bar as shown below.
Simply press F8 to show the command bar (or
set the cursor in the command bar if it is already displayed),
type the show followed by the filter(s) and
hitting the Enter key.
Showing multiple file patterns
For instance typing
show *.jpg ; *.bmp ; *.tif
will display all files with jpg, bmp or tif extensions. Note
that multiple file patterns can be entered separated with a
semi-colon, comma, or the bar character ( ; , | ).
show My Trip*.jpeg
will show all files begining with
My Trip and ending with
.jpeg.
Excluding file patterns
You can also exclude files matching patterns, just precede
the pattern with a minus sign.
show -*.bak ; -*.tmp ;
-~*
will hide all backup and temp files and files beginning with
the tilde (~) character.
Special commands:
show all Shows
everything, i.e. restores default display mode
show folders on
Displays any available folders
show folders off
Hides all folders
Hint: Hitting F8 twice will set the focus to
the command bar and place the cursor at the end of the current
entry.
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Setting selectable, reusable filters
To create a new filter
- Click
arrow to the right of the filter button:
- Select
the first menu item, Add Filter
- Type
in the new filter such as *.bmp or D*.bmp |
H*.bmp (remember you can use more than one file
spec just separate them with the bar character
(|). You can also enter file specs to
exclude
certain types of files just precede the file
spec with a minus sign (-), e.g. -*.jpeg |
-*.jpg would prevent any jpeg files from being
displayed.
or
- Choose
a filter from the list at the main menu item
Explore | Edit Filename Filters...
where you can add, delete, re-arrange and edit
filename filters.·
To activate the last filter used
- Click
the Filter button
- or
select Explore | Filename Filter On
from the main menu.
- (Note
that both the menu item and the toolbar button
will change when a filter is active.)
- Click
the button or select the menu item again to turn
the filter off.·
To select a different filter
- Click
arrow to the right of the filter button:
- Select a filter from the pop down list.
or
- Choose
a filter from the list at the main menu item
Explore | Select Filename Filter >
When Filename Filters are
Active·
When a filename filter is active
the first line in the Explore View will show you
what filter is active.·
Hints:
You can Hide all the Folders
in the Contents Window by:·
Clicking the Hide Folders Button
button:
(note that hiding folders is a toggled state,
i.e. issuing the command doesn't just hide the current folders it will keep all
folders hidden, even as you move around the file system, until the command is
issued again)
Restricts files displayed in the
Explore Views
to files you explicitly tell
FileBoss to display or excludes files you don't want to see
Filters can have multiple file
types and filename patterns to
specify which files should be
included and/or excluded. For instance you could create a filter
that just displayed the graphic files your are interested in (e.g.
*.bmp | *.jpeg | *.gif will only display files with the
extensions bmp, jpeg or gif) or exclude files you don't care about
(e.g. -~* | -*.tmp | -*.bak will not display any files
beginning with a tilde or having a tmp or bak extension, the minus
sign before the filespec tells FileBoss to exclude matching files)
or even both together (e.g. *.bmp | *.jpeg | *.gif |-~* will
only display bmp, jpeg and gif files, but only if the filename does
not start with the tilde character).
Fantastic!
Filters are Persistent
they are stored by FileBoss from
one session to another
Filters
are never more that two
clicks away
making them easy to turn on and off
as needed
Filters are editable
making them easy to adjust and
reuse
Advanced Filters are also available
Advanced filters allow you to view
or exclude files based on names, sizes, attributes, file times, name
and path lengths and even whether or not the files contain text that
you specify.
