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zorglups:
Hello,
As said in another post, I abuse the search (ALT-F7) as most of my day is searching through logs.
I usually:
- ALT-F7 : to open the search window
- CTRL-X : To expand the search window
Wish 1 (High) : I would like to have MC remember if the last search window was expanded or not
- CTRL-C : To search on file content
Wish 2 (Low) : This shortcut is conflicting with the 'copy' windows shortcut. Why don't you use ALT-C as it is usually done to navigate between controls ?
Wish 3 (Low) : If the search window is not expanded, CTRL-C might expand the search window and put the control on the search on file content field.
- ENTER : To launch the search
Wish 4 (Low) : Once the search button is pressed (or when I hit 'Enter'), the search dialog should remain the active control to accept the 'esc' keyboard shortcut. As of now, I need to clic it in order to close it.
Once the search listed the files containing the searched string, I go through the files in the search list and view them with the F3 launching the viewer.
This opens the viewer and highlight the searched term.
Wish 5 (High) : I would like that by default, upon opening from the search list, the viewer has the search string in the Find field. This way, it is really quick to jump to the line containing the text I searched for (from the search file list, I press F3 to view the file and press F3 to jump to the first occurence of that string).
Wish 6 (High) : From within the file viewer, I would like to be able to move to the next file in the search file list using any keyboard shortcut. You may use 'Space' for next file and 'Backspace' for previous file.
This would make my log navigation incredibly fast.
Would you please consider my wishes 1, 5 and 6 ?
Thank you very much.
Pierre
zorglups:
Concerning my wish 6, you partly replies in another thread:
http://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,991.msg3151.html#msg3151
I need to first select all my files. Usually, since I search file content, I will go through all files found, one by one. There is "logically" no point to select them.
Every one has his own logic, right ;-)
Could we say that:
If no files are selected, than the MultiViewer acts as if all files in the explorer view (which may be a result of search) are accessible through the CTRL-PGDN/UP ?
If some files are selected, than the MultiViewer acts as it acts currently ?
I would still find it fine if I could use the SPACE instead of CTRL-PGDN and BACKSPACE instead of CTRL-PGUP.
My other points of the initial post remain ::)
Again, many thanks.
Pierre
Note: Do we have a way to help you (translation/money/...) ?
zorglups:
--- Quote from: zorglups on August 27, 2013, 01:37:44 ---- CTRL-X : To expand the search window
Wish 1 (High) : I would like to have MC remember if the last search window was expanded or not
- CTRL-C : To search on file content
Wish 2 (Low) : This shortcut is conflicting with the 'copy' windows shortcut. Why don't you use ALT-C as it is usually done to navigate between controls ?
--- End quote ---
As I could discover in the change log of the last beta, you made already my wish 1 and 2 a reality !!!
-- Build 1486
...
ADDED - Find Files dialog remember expanded state between starts
...
ADDED - Remember file search properties between restarts. (not all but some)
ADDED - Alt+Z in the Find File dialog will reset the content
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH !!!!
I repeat my question: Is there any way I can help your devlopement ?
Mathias (Author):
--- Quote from: zorglups on August 28, 2013, 15:55:03 ---I repeat my question: Is there any way I can help your devlopement ?
--- End quote ---
Not with development directly. But I'm always looking for more translations. And I also take fixes for my own English language files. (There are probably a lot of errors in there. Since I'm in a hurry a lot and I don't always have the time to double check the spelling. )
Icons is also wanted if you are good at drawing, I really need some improvements on some of them.
Other then that.
Just keep report bugs you find :)
Ulfhednar:
ADDED - Find Files dialog remember expanded state between starts
I'm also glad to see this one. Thanks Mathias.
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