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How to use the search filter?

Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:16 am
by vommie
Hi

I love that little filter field in the toolbar of XnViewMP. But I would like to learn how to use it's full power. Is there a documentation about it?

Especially I am interested in RegEx, wildcards, syntax stuff. And I want to know if it's possible to include special characters like (squared) brackets to filter files named with those chars. Or to make use of case sensitivity.

I site:-googled this forum and website but didn't found any informations about the realtime-filter of XnViewMP. :?:

Re: How to use the search filter?

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:46 am
by Roumano
I also interested about it, specialy to search with multiple tags

Re: How to use the search filter?

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:20 am
by xnview
yes, you can use here RegEx expression, can search in filename, iptc & embedded comment

Re: How to use the search filter?

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:39 am
by vommie
Which RegEx syntax is used?

Re: How to use the search filter?

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:11 pm
by xnview

Re: How to use the search filter?

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:16 pm
by vommie
Ah, of course, Qt. :D
It works, thanks!

What a great little helper, such a filter.

Re: How to use the search filter?

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:40 pm
by Roumano
Hi,

Thanks for the link & informations

questions about it :

1) To search with 2 different world via a OR : " Julien|Ami "
But don't find how the same but with a AND ?
2) The caractere é is never find on a IPTC field ( & also xnview database)
For exemple, i have the Tag " Léo "
(But can find it on a filename)
3) Don't work on XMP tag ?

Re: How to use the search filter?

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:53 am
by wistou
Hello Pierre,

The link to QRegEx does not seem to work. Has it been moved, or is there another source of information to understand how to use RegEx in Search ?
Concrete example I would like to know how to solve : Find all file NOT being .jpg ?
Regards