I'd like to set up a 'filter', such that...

[therube]

I'd like to set up a 'filter', or similar, such that...
> "| master-"
is added to the search string.
And that is with | to mean, OR.

So if I select that Filter, lets call it Master,
& I search for:
> red
the search will be interpreted as
> red | master-

Can that be done?

[ovg]

Open Edit Filter,

search: search:|master-
macro: <search>

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[Stamimail]

I don't know why it works, and why should it. Is this documented somewhere?
Anyway, according to my tests, you don't have to use the string "search".

search: anything:|master-
macro: <anything>

This kind of action, the ability to add a search to current search, should be added to Bookmarks (then, you will see it also in SearchBox).

[ovg]

Hmm
What is the difference? I didn't understand ...

[Stamimail]

I meant "search:" is not a preserved macro/function, to get the current search.
You can also do

search: A:|master-
macro: <A>

search: B:|master-
macro: <B>

[therube]

Thank you.

I didn't understand it then & still trying to wrap my head around it, but...

Filter functions
http://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5781

[ovg]

I meant "search:" is not a preserved macro/function, to get the current search.

Aha! Yes, of course.

[NotNull]

I didn't understand it then & still trying to wrap my head around it, but...

Maybe this can help:

As your search query can be anywhere, like path:"search query" or "search query" | Master-, you need a variable to address your search query (the one you enter in the search bar), like %1 in CMD.
(How else would Everything know *where* to inject your search query?)

For this example, lets call this variable MySearchQuery.

Now, when you define your filter like this:

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With the MASTER filter enabled, you can search for red (which means that MySearchQuery=red) and the actual search will be for
red|blue
If you don't enable the Filter, you can still use the macro and search for master:red , which will then be replaced with: red|blue.
This is the same idea as Regex search modifier vs regex:....


Don't get confused by the <> and : (<MySearchQuery> resp. MySearchQuery: ) They are just there to differentiate the variable (MySearchQuery) from normal searchtext

[Stamimail]

Thank you very much NotNull for making it more simple and understandable.

I think the solution/implementation can be much more simpler to get what we are asking for.
Instead of defining a variable in Macro,
Everything can simply have a new function that will get the Current Search.
For Example: Let's call this function for now "cs:".

So that,

In @therube and @ovg example, it will be:
Name: Test
Search: cs:|master-
Macro: [empty]

in @NotNull example, it will be:
Name: Master
Search: cs:|blue
Macro: master

and therefore, for the other thread, it will be:

utf8content:cs: | ansicontent:cs:

Search: regex:"(?:\b|_)cs:(?:\b|_)"
Macro: ww

Name: parent
Search: parent:cs:
Macro: myparent


All solved by one new function.

[therube]

Next part of the equation.

How do you add a Filter into the mix?
Such that if you only wanted audio:, the Search Filter would find something like:

audio: < red | master- >

Now you can manually add audio: to the search line, but I'd like to avoid that.
I'd only like to enter, red, as the search.

[ovg]

Add to Search: ext:mp3;wma;........

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[Stamimail]

If I understood correctly,
you are talking about a case, that the user type in SearchBox:
red

and he wants to add to this search:
OR master-
and to get only audio files.

That means he needs to do like this:
audio: < cs: | master- >
audio: cs: | master-
(both should work for this case)

If the user will add this to a Filter Search, the SearchBox will remain the same ("red"), and the action will affect only the results.
If the user will add this to a Bookmark Search, the SearchBox will be changed to:
audio: < red | master- >
audio: red | master-

[therube]

If I understood correctly

Precisely.

audio: < cs: | master- >

That would be my thought too, but I don't seem to be getting any results?
Not master-.mp3, not red.mp3


In the Search Filter, I have:
Search: audio: < cs: | master- >
Macro: <cs>


(I'll have to look at the ext: variation, later.)

[Stamimail]

It seems like a bug.

I tried
Macro: test<cs>

and prefix in SearchBox
test:red

and it works.