Currently you can exclude a category by alt + click in categories filter.
However, it only works if you also choose at least another category, otherwise, it shows no result.
If I want to search for all images but the ones with category "test", I can't.
We do have that "special item" of "All", but multi-choose it together with an excluded category doesn't work.
Allow to use excluded cat ONLY in categories filter
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Re: Allow to use excluded cat ONLY in categories filter
I have no answer, but ...
Where did you find this tip ?

Where did you find this tip ?
I went back two years without finding anything ...Currently you can exclude a category by alt + click in categories filter.
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Re: Allow to use excluded cat ONLY in categories filter
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Re: Allow to use excluded cat ONLY in categories filter
Just instinct learnt by using various software for yearsmichel038 wrote: Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:19 pm I have no answer, but ...
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Where did you find this tip ?I went back two years without finding anything ...Currently you can exclude a category by alt + click in categories filter.

Re: Allow to use excluded cat ONLY in categories filter
I don't understand, click on "test" category to have themfireattack wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 2:09 pm If I want to search for all images but the ones with category "test", I can't.
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Re: Allow to use excluded cat ONLY in categories filter
An inelegant and very slow solution :If I want to search for all images but the ones with category "test"
Give a category ( "default" or "ToDo" ) to all photos.
In Categories filter, now you can select "default" and Alt "Test" ...
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