Invert Selection

[therube]

Invert Selection, could be helpful (as well as potentially "dangerous").


say you have a set of files highlighted
& you want to Temp Omit all but said files
(or other similar operation)

- Invert Selection, Shift+*, & you're done

(Invert Selection, Shift+*, should act as a toggle, so invert selects the not selected, then invert again, re-selects the original data set)


(Now, you have to be aware, lest you do something like have a search of "", so everything listed, 1 file selected, & you invert, & then Shift+DEL .)

[void]

Have you set Shift + * to temp omit?

I'm not sure what would help here.
Would a 'temp omit unselected' command be useful? -this would avoid the need to invert the selection.

[horst.epp]

A general Invert selection would be almost useless.
What should be the inverted results of a complex selection.
In the simplest way, it would remove all lines which are currently displayed
getting an empty list.

[therube]

Simply an "invert selection".
Be it used with Temp Omit, rename, move, delete, or in any other manner, doesn't really matter.

But you have a set of files, some are selected.
Invert.
Those that were selected, no longer are.
Those that were not selected, now are.
Invert.
The process is reversed.
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[void]

There is already an Invert Selection option available under the Edit menu.

-Maybe that is why I'm confused

Are you referring to something else? -or are you expecting a different behavior with the existing Invert Selection option?

[therube]

There is already

Heh.

Yep, that's just what I wanted.
And I can also assign a shortcut to it.
Done.
Thanks.

Heh.

[Nancy_Widmore]

I vote for Invert selection the classic way

If selected while have check boxes this is excellent as I requested this feature , invert will be helpful to do so