Extending filter dropdown to more entries

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burgundy
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Extending filter dropdown to more entries

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Is it possible to extend the dropdown list of filter options to show 40 entries instead of 30?

Is there a setting which controls this in EVERYTHING.INI ?
void
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Re: Extending filter dropdown to more entries

Post by void »

To set the maximum number of visible items in the filter bar dropdown list:
  • In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
    /filter_visible_count_max=40
    where 40 is the maximum number of items to show.
    30 is the default.


Toggle the filter bar for changes to take effect:
  • In Everything, from the View menu, uncheck Filter Bar.
  • In Everything, from the View menu, check Filter Bar.


filter_visible_count_max
burgundy
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Re: Extending filter dropdown to more entries

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Great! Thank you.
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Re: Extending filter dropdown to more entries

Post by burgundy »

void wrote: Mon May 30, 2022 12:29 am To set the maximum number of visible items in the filter bar dropdown list:
  • In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
    /filter_visible_count_max=40
    where 40 is the maximum number of items to show.
    30 is the default.
Toggle the filter bar for changes to take effect:
  • In Everything, from the View menu, uncheck Filter Bar.
  • In Everything, from the View menu, check Filter Bar.
filter_visible_count_max
This worked for me. However I tried it recently in another instance of Everything and this time it didn't work.

The INI file in both cases contains the entry "visible_count_max = 40" (without quotes).
Last edited by burgundy on Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:05 am, edited 2 times in total.
void
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Re: Extending filter dropdown to more entries

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Please try closing and reopening the Everything window after changing filter_visible_count_max.
burgundy
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Re: Extending filter dropdown to more entries

Post by burgundy »

Closing and opening doesn't help.

It may or may not be a clue to what's happening but ... when I zoom the view from 100% to 110% then I can see a few extra entries in the Filter dropdown.
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Re: Extending filter dropdown to more entries

Post by void »

The INI file in both cases contains the entry "visible_count_max = 40" (without quotes).
There's no visible_count_max ini setting.
Please also make sure there's no spaces around the =

The ini setting should look like:

filter_visible_count_max=40
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