Show with a single click special columns in a special order?

[Biff]

How could I show with a single click or two (possibly by clicking a bookmark) the columns (and only these columns, no others) in the order from left to right (Name, Total Disk Size...) in the result list like it is in the "Select Columns" window (and not in the result list behind how they are shown when I click the bookmark now)?

[void]

There are some issues with setting the column order for already shown columns in 1.5.1.1315.

The next alpha update will set the correct column order when activating your bookmark.

[Biff]

OK, thank you very much!

So the method I tried to achieve that is correct?

[void]

Yes.

[void]

Everything 1.5.0.1316a fixes an issue with the column ordering used in columns:

Please make sure you are not using addcolumns:/columns: in your search and specifying the columns field in the filter.

[Biff]

OK, many thanks!

[Biff]

Is there any error in there(?):

!A: !B: !D: !E: !F: !G: !H: !K: !L: !M: !N: !O: !P: !Q: !R: !S: !T: !U: !V: !W: !X: !Y: !Z: column1:=size: columns:name;size;date-created;date-modified;extension;path;date-accessed;type;date-indexed;volume-label;full-path-length;column1;length;full-path

This is shown:



So obviously the path column is missing (from "path" in the filter)?

[void]

Path was renamed to Location in 1316.

[Biff]

Why?

Is there a way to replace in the "Filters" "path" with "Location" somehow automatically, with a search and replace option or does one have to do it manually one by one?

[void]

To trial a more appropriate word for path part.

To convert all path references in your filters:

• Exit Everything (File -> Exit)
• Open your %APPDATA%\Everything\Filters.csv with Notepad
• Replace the following (Ctrl + H):
  ;path;
  with:
  ;location;
• Save changes and restart Everything.

I'll add a path mapping to location in the next alpha update.

[Biff]

To trial a more appropriate word for path part.

Yes, a good idea. Above all in contrast to full path (or may be other path combinations, if available), etc., I could imagine (was confusing me). May be "folderpath" and "filepath".

Very good, many thanks!

I'll add a path mapping to location in the next alpha update.

What is that?

[void]

I'll add a path mapping to location in the next alpha update.

What is that?

columns:name;path;size;date-modified

would be treated the same as:

columns:name;location;size;date-modified

It would save you from having to replace all path references to location.

[Biff]

Sounds great. So there will be an option one just would have to make a connection (map) e.g. from "path" to "location" then to achieve that.

Many thanks!

[Biff]

Isn't "size" indexed automatically? So do you have to add it from the "Properties" specifically to let it index?



"size" is indexed on the same online drive / index for most or all of the items but not for this one obviously. When I double click "Location" the size is shown in the column.

[void]

Indexing size is managed under Tools -> Options -> Indexes.

Try changing the attributes to read-only to force Everything to pickup the size for this file.
or, force a rebuild from Tools -> Options -> Indexes.



Everything 1.5.0.1316a adds a path -> location mapping so you no longer need to change your filters.

[Biff]

Indexing size is managed under Tools -> Options -> Indexes.

So these are properties as well? And they are not contained / not available in "Properties"?

Try changing the attributes to read-only to force Everything to pickup the size for this file.

The attributes of that file / these files shown without size?

Everything 1.5.0.1316a adds a path -> location mapping so you no longer need to change your filters.

Yet another update, many thanks! Where is that mapping option?

[void]

Indexing size is managed under Tools -> Options -> Indexes.

So these are properties as well? And they are not contained / not available in "Properties"?

The standard file properties are listed under Tools -> Options -> Indexes.
Tools -> Options -> Properties is designed more for extended properties (meta data).

I can understand the confusion.
I'll consider merging these two into one properties option page.

Try changing the attributes to read-only to force Everything to pickup the size for this file.

The attributes of that file / these files shown without size?

Yes, the file shown without a size.
For some reason, Everything has not read the file size for this file.

Changing the attributes will cause Everything to regather and update the file size.

Everything 1.5.0.1316a adds a path -> location mapping so you no longer need to change your filters.

Yet another update, many thanks! Where is that mapping option?

You don't need to do anything.
The mapping is done automatically.
So if you old filters are referencing the old path column, they will now automatically reference the new location column.

[Biff]

The standard file properties are listed under Tools -> Options -> Indexes.
Tools -> Options -> Properties is designed more for extended properties (meta data).

I can understand the confusion.
I'll consider merging these two into one properties option page.

Yes, but it is not that bad may be. May be just make a connection / link ("More properties / meta data" and "Basic properties / meta data" or so to make understandable) in "Properties" and "Indexes" to each other?

hanging the attributes will cause Everything to regather and update the file size.

OK.

After double clicking the "Location" the size was shown immediately.

You don't need to do anything.
The mapping is done automatically.
So if you old filters are referencing the old path column, they will now automatically reference the new location column.

Ah, now I see, that is great! Thank you very much!

[void]

Yes, but it is not that bad may be. May be just make a connection / link ("More properties / meta data" and "Basic properties / meta data" or so to make understandable) in "Properties" and "Indexes" to each other?

A link is a good idea, I've put this on my TODO list.
Thanks for the suggestion.