add sub menus to bookmarks

[irish]

Would it be possible to add submenus to the bookmarks option.
eg programs, documents etc etc.

[void]

Not easily, how about I add a simple parsing trick when you use paths with \ Everything could create sub menus for you? for example, with the bookmark name: music\loscil *.mp3
loscil *.mp3 would appear under a music submenu, however, it would show as music\loscil *.mp3 in the organize bookmark window.

Full folder support in the organize bookmark window is on my wish list..

[irish]

Thanks for replying.
I'm sure that would be helpful. I'll keep an eye out for updates.

[void]

I've added the option to use "menu folders" in Everything.

If you would like to try this now, please try Everything 1.4.1.762b:
http://www.voidtools.com/Everything-1.4.1.762b.x64.zip
http://www.voidtools.com/Everything-1.4.1.762b.x86.zip

To enable menu folders in Everything:

• Completely exit Everything (right click the Everything system tray icon and click Exit)
• Open your %APPDATA%\Everything\Everything.ini
• Add the following line to the end of your Everything.ini:
  menu_folders=1
• Save changes and restart Everything 1.4.1.762b
• Use \ to separate paths with your bookmark names, eg: work\my work search would create the menu item my work search in the submenu work.

It's disabled by default, because it is not uncommon for bookmarks to have paths in the name.

[irish]

Thank you.
Okay, But I'm not sure if I am doing this right. I searched for programs\potplayer, filrtering it to exe. But no results returned.

[void]

Seems to be working here, what about searching for nothing with just the exe filter? does that find any results?

[irish]

Hi.
It was working, then it wasn;t working.
I don't know why
Things that happen
if i close everything program, and reopen it, and check the ini file, the added line has
disappeared.
when the sub menu option was working, and I added two programs ie potplayer and pale moon, they would appear as two separate program menus.
eg programs\palemoon
and programs\potplayer.
They didn't actually appear as they are written. But you could see that palemoon was within one programs submenu, and potplayer within another programs sub menu.
Then if i closed the program and reopen it again, and click on the bookmarks option,
both pale moon and potplayer will appear in the one submenu, but only for a second or two. Then they both revert to separate program menus.
Note. remember after reopening, the ini file has lost the additional line.
Right now though, for some reason the bookmark just as : programs\palemoon

[therube]

if i close everything program, and reopen it, and check the ini file, the added line has disappeared

Check where Everything.ini is located & that you are modifying the correct one (if more then one exists):
-> Everything | Options | General -> Store settings & data in...

And make sure that you have exited from Everything (Ctrl+Q) prior to making the changes.

[irish]

Apologies.
The menu folders line does not dissappear.
I just assumed it would be the last line, all the time.
When I did search for it, there it was, only no longer the last line.
The Bookmarks now appear as depicted in image 3.
but if i close the program, and reopen it, for a second they will appear as image 4.
Image 4 is the way, i would prefer to have them.
Can that be obtained.
NOTE. I can't upload those images, if you need to see them. how large can attachments be.
In the meantime, if you wish to peruse them, they can be found at
https://we.tl/o33n1Bmzav
NOTE 2. This is the we transfer uploader. Ignore the picture in the background. it has nothing to do with the uploaded images.

[irish]

oh, okay. so it was just image 3 that was too big. But I guess you can see from image 4, what I;'m talking about.

[void]

Thanks for the images, fixed in 763b:
http://www.voidtools.com/Everything-1.4.1.763b.x86.zip
http://www.voidtools.com/Everything-1.4.1.763b.x64.zip

[irish]

What can i say.
absolutely amazing.
I'm not working. But one day when I'm not inundated with bills, i hope to send something in the way of appreciation.

[void]

I've added the ini option: menu_folder_separator to customize the folder separator character.

To change the folder separator character to: /

• Ensure menu_folders is enabled (See above)
• In Everything 809b or later, type in the following search and press Enter:
  /menu_folder_separator=/
• use a / in your filters and bookmarks name to put them in folders.

[irish]

Ok.This has me confused.
Is this just a way of say creating a bookmark of say music-beatles, as
music/beatles instead of music\beatles.
So i did a search for
/menu_folder_separator=/
Should I have seen results in the search box?
Anyway i tried creating a new bookmark using / instead of \. But it diidn't work.
instead of say beatles coming out as a bookmark in the music folder. it just comes out as music/beatles.
But i suppose it doesn't really matter if i have to use / or \. If it's only one of them, I can use, i will still have to checkup, which one it is, because I often forget.

[void]

It allows you to create sub menus.

Normally Everything doesn't allow sub menus, all bookmarks appear under the bookmark menu:


You may like to have a Music sub menu, and inside that submenu have a Beatles submenu.
To do so, you enable menu_folders by typing in the special search and pressing ENTER:
/menu_folders=1

Once enabled, you can use the special character \ in your bookmark name to split the menus into submenus.
Music\Beatles
splits into a Music sub menu with the menu item Beatles:




The problem with enabling menu_folders is you can't use a literal \ in your bookmark name.
For example, you have the bookmark name c:\windows, the windows part would end up in a sub menu called c:

That's where menu_folder_separator can help.
menu_folder_separator can change the special character \ to whatever you like.

For example, change the special menu folder character to /
/menu_folder_separator=/

Now we would use the bookmark name Music/Beatles to create sub menus.

To revert back to the default menu_folder special character \, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/menu_folder_separator=\

After typing these special commands into the search box, Everything will briefly show the current setting in the status bar.
No search is performed.

[irish]

okay. Thank you very much. So. i assume it has to be either / or \ to create submenus. I tend to forget which one it is. For instance could a +sign be used to create submenus?

[void]

Yes, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/menu_folder_separator=+

Then use a + in your bookmark/filter name to create sub menus.

[irish]

Thank you.
i copied from here
/menu_folder_separator=+
into the search window
i then went to organise bookmarks
One of the programs I use is potplayer
I changed from programs\potplayer
to
programs+potplayer
and pressed okay.
In the main window, when pressing bookmarks
the change now appears as programs+potplayer

[void]

Is menu_folders enabled?

Please try typing in the following search and pressing enter:
/menu_folders=1

Does the bookmark potplayer now show in a submenu "programs"?

[irish]

Well, it didn't by doing it that. But i changed it back to it's original
programs\potplayer
through "organise bookmarks"
But the +option doesn't work.
Is there something I should be doing with the ini file?

[void]

But the +option doesn't work.

Is programs\potplayer showing potplayer in the submenu programs now?

Is there something I should be doing with the ini file?

No, there's no need to modify the ini directly.

What version of Everything are you using?
Could you please send me your %APPDATA%\Everything\Everything.ini

[irish]

copied from c:\users\user\appdata\roaming\everything

; Please make sure Everything is not running before modifying this file.
[Everything]
...
menu_folders=1
...

[irish]

using
version 1.4.1.773b (x86)

[void]

Thanks for your Everything.ini.

You will need Everything 809b or later for /menu_folder_separator= to work.

[irish]

Great. that worked, thank you very much.

[salazor]

This is a very useful option, I wonder if you can add more items to the submenu - my settings:

Version 1.4.1.824b (x86)
menu_folders=1
menu_folder_separator=+

I add bookmark - Drives+A

I wanted add to bookmark Drives: B, C, D, etc ... is it possible?

[void]

I wanted add to bookmark Drives: B, C, D, etc ... is it possible?

Please try using the bookmark names:
Drives+B
Drives+C
Drives+D
etc.

They will be added to the Drives bookmark submenu.

[salazor]

Many Thanks, that was the point.

[frew]

I love this Bookmarks menu and submenu capability of Everything.

Here's what I did and I love how it works:

"C:\Users\main\AppData\Roaming\Everything\Everything.ini"
menu_folders=1
menu_folder_separator=\=\

And I edited this file, here's some examples:
"C:\Users\main\AppData\Roaming\Everything\Bookmarks.csv"
"+Misc_1\=\D: very good",0,0,0,0,0,"Date Modified",1,"EVERYTHING","D: very good",0,"","",1,,,0
"+Misc_1\=\D: excellent",0,0,0,0,0,"Date Modified",1,"EVERYTHING","D: excellent",0,"","",1,,,0

Note that I chose to put a + in front of the submenu names to distinguish them as being menu items
when they show up at Bookmarks. I just kind of like that distinction from other Bookmarks that show up.

Just wanted to share this for anyone else kind of new to this like I am.
With lots of bookmarks, this is a fairly easy way to get menus happening there.

Thanks again so much for this very useful and fun program Everything!