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foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #425 –
Hi, an ergonomy suggestion for your plugin:

on focus on the quicksearch bar (via mouse or via keyboard shortcut or any other)
      if there is any text already
            select all text

Likely most poeple switch from one phrase to another, when searching for songs. With this improvement, people will be able to search faster (there will be no necessity to remove old phrase).

For example, in my configuration, it would be simply:
Ctrl+K (to focus) -> rain (phrase) -> Enter (to play) -> Ctrl+K (to focus) -> shadow (to overwrite last phrase)

Thanks!
 

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #426 –
Quote from: Johann Bitsoenn on
Hi, an ergonomy suggestion for your plugin:

on focus on the quicksearch bar (via mouse or via keyboard shortcut or any other)
      if there is any text already
            select all text

Likely most poeple switch from one phrase to another, when searching for songs. With this improvement, people will be able to search faster (there will be no necessity to remove old phrase).

For example, in my configuration, it would be simply:
Ctrl+K (to focus) -> rain (phrase) -> Enter (to play) -> Ctrl+K (to focus) -> shadow (to overwrite last phrase)

Thanks!



Just use "reset search string when sucessful."  It doesn't highlight the last typed entry, but it does clear the field and you'll gain the functionality you described above.
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foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #427 –
Quote from: Lance Uppercut on
Quote from: Johann Bitsoenn on

Hi, an ergonomy suggestion for your plugin:

on focus on the quicksearch bar (via mouse or via keyboard shortcut or any other)
      if there is any text already
            select all text

Likely most poeple switch from one phrase to another, when searching for songs. With this improvement, people will be able to search faster (there will be no necessity to remove old phrase).

For example, in my configuration, it would be simply:
Ctrl+K (to focus) -> rain (phrase) -> Enter (to play) -> Ctrl+K (to focus) -> shadow (to overwrite last phrase)

Thanks!



Just use "reset search string when sucessful."  It doesn't highlight the last typed entry, but it does clear the field and you'll gain the functionality you described above.

pressing enter will make you lose the results (i.e. no key up/down through the results)
2Lance Uppercut: This has been requested many times... still the correct implementation is 'fuzzy'

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #428 –
i appreciate and use your plugin.  thank you.  however, i haven't been able to figure out how to get it to name the "new playlist" the way i would like it.  how do i make it name the new playlist the term i searched for.  but only that term.  not "search results for [blah blah]".  just Blah Blah.

does that make sense?

thanks.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #429 –
This is an awesome plugin, gives a lot of flexibility back to the program without having to call up silly ugly windows all over.

Hmm, I'm running into an issue trying to test out the plugin - syntax errors and no files found are both treated the same way, so I can never tell whether the search pattern I'm trying to make is just not finding anything (having loaded only a small fraction of my media library so far) or if it needs reformatting. Can it just return a blank playlist if nothing matches? Especially since it won't let me save a favorite that currently matches nothing.

I'm also unclear on whether this allows you to save dynamic playlists or not. If so, that'll finally let me throw winamp away. So far I haven't been able to figure out how to get dynamic library views.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #430 –
Hey, added some colour to it and figured out that I had to hit enter to clear the result. It's a nice plugin at the moment and I can't even remember what the name was of the search plugin I use to use.

Anyway would it be possible to include negatives in the search? Eg say I type in "artist1" in the search list every song by "artist1" will appear, can I then type in "-album2" so that all entries of album 2 will be removed from the list? I think I used to use database search and it did this quite well.

Great plugin  -Keep up the great work.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #431 –
Back from holiday ....
Quote from: Johann Bitsoenn on
on focus on the quicksearch bar (via mouse or via keyboard shortcut or any other)
      if there is any text already
            select all text
I will consider it for the next version.
Quote from: dmber on
how do i make it name the new playlist the term i searched for.  but only that term.  not "search results for [blah blah]".  just Blah Blah.

does that make sense?

thanks.
At the moment you will get [Blah Blah] if you empty the target playlist name in the preferences. I don't plan to change it.
Quote from: foxyshadis on
... syntax errors and no files found are both treated the same way ...
I can never tell whether the search pattern I'm trying to make is just not finding anything (having loaded only a small fraction of my media library so far) or if it needs reformatting.
I don't plan to change this in order to keep it simple.
Quote from: foxyshadis on
I'm also unclear on whether this allows you to save dynamic playlists or not. If so, that'll finally let me throw winamp away. So far I haven't been able to figure out how to get dynamic library views.
Managing favorites (accessible from the toolbar icon) offers a kind of dynamic playlist management through the memorization of your favorites searches (including searchstring, searchtype, tagz string and eventually source playlist name) from the search history. It has to be activated in the prefs page (see history section), and iirc the "Recall overrides current settings" flag applies to favorite searches as well.
Note that a dynamic playlist capability is also provided by the foo_autoplaylist component since V0.9.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #432 –
Im having a problem with this. I cant get the database search to work. The database search also does not work when i just use the database search window under "library". Do i have to turn the database on or something?

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #433 –
Very nice plugin 
Thanks very much
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foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #434 –
Quote from: roentgen on
Quote from: Lance Uppercut on
Quote from: Johann Bitsoenn on
Hi, an ergonomy suggestion for your plugin:

on focus on the quicksearch bar (via mouse or via keyboard shortcut or any other)
      if there is any text already
            select all text
....
....
...
2Lance Uppercut: This has been requested many times... still the correct implementation is 'fuzzy'
The new version (1.5g / 2.8g) selects the search string when the toolbar receives focus (but not via mouse). Please redownload from first post.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #435 –
Thanks for the new version, mouse select would be appreciated too ^^
Windows 10 Pro x64 // foobar2000 1.3.10

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #436 –
Quote from: NEMO7538 on
The new version (1.5g / 2.8g) selects the search string when the toolbar receives focus (but not via mouse). Please redownload from first post.

Oh... Thanks. This is very good news. Too bad I missed your post and saw it just now.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #437 –
A new version (2.8h/1.5h) is out with a minor bug fix. Please redownload from first post.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #438 –
Quote from: NEMO7538 on
A new version (2.8h/1.5h) is out with a minor bug fix. Please redownload from first post.


Thanks! Already updated here
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foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #439 –
hi. thanks for this excellent plugin. ^^
facing a little problem.
i'm using inline search but.. i can't seem to navigate through the results.
pressing up down will just cancel all the highlighted searches.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #440 –
Quote from: NEMO7538 on
Quote from: jkwarras on

it's there a way (or any plans to implement if it can't, be done) to make custom context menu searchs? i.e. I'll like to search for same tempo, or same styles (it's a multiple tag that you can get from AMG), etc...

Maybe in a future version.


Any news (hope) about it?

Thanks.

I set up a key on my remote command to cycle through the ..same Album/...same Artist etc.:
isn't there a way to make Quicksearch remember the playlist I started from so to be able to go back there at the end of the cycle?

Thanks again.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #441 –
Quote from: wilflare on
i'm using inline search but.. i can't seem to navigate through the results.
pressing up down will just cancel all the highlighted searches.
Uncheck the "Set focus to search results" option.
Quote from: fabiospark on
Quote from: NEMO7538 on
Quote from: jkwarras on

it's there a way (or any plans to implement if it can't, be done) to make custom context menu searchs? i.e. I'll like to search for same tempo, or same styles (it's a multiple tag that you can get from AMG), etc...
Maybe in a future version.
Any news (hope) about it?
Thanks.
... Maybe in a future version ...
Quote from: fabiospark on
I set up a key on my remote command to cycle through the ..same Album/...same Artist etc.:
isn't there a way to make Quicksearch remember the playlist I started from so to be able to go back there at the end of the cycle?
Thanks again.
That would be outside the scope of this plugin that I want to keep simple. However :
  • cycling back to the current playing track/playlist is available in 0.8.3 with the  [main]/Playlist/Highlight Playing item menu entry (or double clicking the status bar)
  • this option (works differently/does not work??) in 0.9 IIRC
The next change I envision is to reactivate the "undock" function that was broken/disabled in 0.9 compatible versions due to a bug (now fixed in v0.1.3 b1v6) in column_ui, but I am reluctant to do it, because it would induce creating a different version only compatible with  this b1v6, thus creating a configuration mess.

More generally speaking, I would tend to favor stability against new features ... and I am lazy at the moment for development (except if bugfixing is required) ... [sorry].

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #442 –
Quote from: NEMO7538 on
Quote from: fabiospark on
Quote from: NEMO7538 on
Quote from: jkwarras on

it's there a way (or any plans to implement if it can't, be done) to make custom context menu searchs? i.e. I'll like to search for same tempo, or same styles (it's a multiple tag that you can get from AMG), etc...
Maybe in a future version.
Any news (hope) about it?
Thanks.
... Maybe in a future version ...
Quote from: fabiospark on
I set up a key on my remote command to cycle through the ..same Album/...same Artist etc.:
isn't there a way to make Quicksearch remember the playlist I started from so to be able to go back there at the end of the cycle?
Thanks again.
That would be outside the scope of this plugin that I want to keep simple. However :
  • cycling back to the current playing track/playlist is available in 0.8.3 with the  [main]/Playlist/Highlight Playing item menu entry (or double clicking the status bar)
  • this option (works differently/does not work??) in 0.9 IIRC
The next change I envision is to reactivate the "undock" function that was broken/disabled in 0.9 compatible versions due to a bug (now fixed in v0.1.3 b1v6) in column_ui, but I am reluctant to do it, because it would induce creating a different version only compatible with  this b1v6, thus creating a configuration mess.

More generally speaking, I would tend to favor stability against new features ... and I am lazy at the moment for development (except if bugfixing is required) ... [sorry].



Thanks for the tip about highlighting the playing item. As I'm still on 0.8.3 (need a Quicktag SQL replacement) I'm sure it will work.

If you will ever find a way to stick out of your laziness and implement a custom "Search for same..." function, please consider letting us create composite filters (query) with more than one tag involved and have them avalaible on the keyboard shortcut list. I know it sounds against simplicity but it could become the most powerful searching tool, being able to have n queries under the remote controller keys. (Hope this last could challenge you a bit...)

Anyway, thanks again.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #443 –
How can I add the searchfield to my toolbar? I can't find an option.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #444 –
Quote from: ponchofiesta on
How can I add the searchfield to my toolbar? I can't find an option.


Add Panel in the Columns UI layout
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Reply #445 –
Hey Nemo,

I don't know if this is possible or if you'd even contemplate including the following feature. But this is my proposal for the basic "search type". Can you include the - operator like search engines have? I know I can achieve the same thing by using the extended search but it's tedious to switch to the extended search and type out an extended query when i could just type something like "marilyn -manson" with the dash as the not operator.

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #447 –
1. don't use 'change base' for adding - insert it as panel in a splitter (change base -> horizontal/vertical splitter)
2. you can find it at 'toolbars' (it's named 'Quick Search Toolbar')

--> change base > horizontal splitter / vertical splitter
--> insert panel > toolbars > Quick Search Toolbar

foo_uie_quicksearch

Reply #448 –
Aaaah, ok but there is no search toolbar item: