Show more than 1 line when displaying history

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aviasd
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Show more than 1 line when displaying history

Post by aviasd »

Hi
I'm wondering if there's a way to show more than one line of history matches without pressing ctrl-space :?: ( making the ctrl-space option redundant)
- Always show search suggestions is set
Thanks
void
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Re: Show more than 1 line when displaying history

Post by void »

To change the maximum number of search history suggestions shown:
  • In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
    /search_history_always_suggest_visible_count_max=3
    where 3 is the maximum number of search history suggestions to show.
    The default is 1.
Consider showing search suggestions above the search box (instead of below which may cover results)
  • In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
    /search_history_show_above=1
    The default is 0.
Consider extending the toolbar when always showing search suggestions:
  • In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
    /search_history_always_suggest_extend_toolbar=1
    This will make the toolbar a little larger so the suggestions do not cover your results.
    The default is 0.
aviasd
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Re: Show more than 1 line when displaying history

Post by aviasd »

Very good :) Exactly what I wanted..
It's actually documented , just found it, I did not remember the hidden ini settings section :roll:

Thanks a lot!
aviasd
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Re: Show more than 1 line when displaying history

Post by aviasd »

Btw - an observation about /search_history_always_suggest_extend_toolbar=1 :
The extended toolbar keeps being extended to config_search_history_always_suggest_visible_count_max size even when there are fewer results...
IMO it should dynamically resize with the current suggestion count and disappear when there are no matches/the search box is empty...
Setting the count_max to >15 just wastes too much visible space to use it...(IMO)
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