Search image categories

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alee001
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Search image categories

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Some images may have been tagged with categories, but there is no way to search for them. It is recommended to add a category search function so that unknown or known categories can be filtered out.

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Franky
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Re: Search image categories

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There is the catalog filter that allows you to filter by categories.
It's in View/Panels/Catalog Filter
alee001
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Re: Search image categories

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Franky wrote: Fri May 23, 2025 8:27 am There is the catalog filter that allows you to filter by categories.
It's in View/Panels/Catalog Filter
Some images are categorized by others. If you don’t open the folder, you won’t know its settings. It is recommended to search for all category tags (even those created by others).
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Re: Search image categories

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use Advanced search (Ctrl+Shift+F) to search in unindexed files
condition:
- All fields, contains, YOUR_KEYWORD

separate 'All fields' conditions for XMP, IPTC or EXIF are also available
alee001
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Re: Search image categories

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user0 wrote: Sat May 24, 2025 8:18 am use Advanced search (Ctrl+Shift+F) to search in unindexed files
condition:
- All fields, contains, YOUR_KEYWORD

separate 'All fields' conditions for XMP, IPTC or EXIF are also available
But XnView MP does not have this function, and you cannot find out the category of other people's pictures without opening them.
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Re: Search image categories

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alee001 wrote: Mon May 26, 2025 6:29 am But XnView MP does not have this function
open Browser tab
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Re: Search image categories

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user0 wrote: Mon May 26, 2025 7:06 am
alee001 wrote: Mon May 26, 2025 6:29 am But XnView MP does not have this function
open Browser tab
There is only Ctrl+F, not Ctrl+Shift+F, and there is no way to search for categories created by others.
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