1. filtering folders by categories in the Tree Pane
- > a. The database result in the File List pane could show folder divisions (with folder location)
> b. With an option to display a flat (no dividers) list or divided at folders
> c. Folder dividers could display Name, Date, Location on disk, No. of files, Total disk usage for files etc
! filtering from a category first in Tree pane then holding that and opening a folder wouldn't work because selecting a category with 17.000 files will freeze the PC a long while!
2. filtering a selected folder with the Search field
- > a. As one types in search field a drop-down list appears to select a category from
> b. Multiple categories can be added to the search (perhaps like Google Drive tags, each with a cancel button)
> c. Search criteria is not cancelled by moving to another folder
> d. Search criteria is canceled by clicking the "clear" button, or by selecting a category in the Tree Pane
I'm not sure how categories and plain text search can be combined in one Search Field actually, unless its one or the other, or separate
- > a. The filter should not cancel when moving to another folder of files
> b. A "Cancel active filter" button to clear all filters that are active -category, rating, color rating.
and 2./3. would be useful for filtering categories/rated files in a single folder of images without having to filter the entire database.