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nice_guy
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Filter: ignore

Post by nice_guy »

Sometimes I copy a search string from a website like:
XXXXXX and YYYYYYY and ZZZZZZ
or
XXXXXX, YYYYYYY, ZZZZZZ

Is is possible to create a filter who ignores in the search string certain words or/and punctuation marks from a wordlist?

Example Filter:
Everything should ignore the word "and", also should ignore the comma (decimal point)

The above search strings should be interpreted as:
XXXXXX YYYYYYY ZZZZZZ

Thank you
void
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Re: Filter: ignore

Post by void »

Currently there is no filter to do this..

I am considering an option to ignore punctuation.

AND could be ignored by enabling literal operators from Tools -> Options -> Search.
nice_guy
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Re: Filter: ignore

Post by nice_guy »

void wrote:AND could be ignored by enabling literal operators from Tools -> Options -> Search.
I don't mean this. The idea is:
Text on a website: Peter and Mary

Copy and Paste "Peter and Mary" in Everything Search
(Or via Hotkey script)

I don't use "and" in file names. Everything would not find a file.
But I have a file named Peter & Mary

It would be nice, if there is a "filter" in Everything who interprets
"Peter and Mary"
as
Peter Mary

You know, if there is the word "and" in the search phrase ignore this word.
(Sorry, English is not my native language)
therube
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Re: Filter: ignore

Post by therube »

> I am considering an option to ignore punctuation.

I agree with the ',' and '&' too.

Likewise things like dashes '-' & "dashes", '–' and ''' & '’'.
In both cases the latter is different from the first.
$2d$ vs $96$ and $27$ vs $92$
nice_guy
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Re: Filter: ignore

Post by nice_guy »

Is there a solution in the new 1.4 version?
Thanks
void
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Re: Filter: ignore

Post by void »

Not yet, sorry.
therube
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