Feature request: Searching in background

[mivra]

Hi!
I would appreciate possibility to minimize only the search window - work with TC while searching is underway. I'm still waiting for this and it isn't coming. Am I the only one who wants this?

And yet another suggestion - add function which creates(on hotkey) a blank file. If it's already implemented a missed it.

Thanks,
mivra

[Sheepdog]

Am I the only one who wants this?

Yep, nearly

And yet another suggestion - add function which creates(on hotkey) a blank file. If it's already implemented a missed it.

You may try [Shift]+[F4] which creates a new file with your Text editor.

sheepdog

[Sheepdog]

Or if you want to create only a zero byte file without any interaction you can create a button:

Command:%comspec% /c copy NUL
Paramter:? Default.ext


That will present you after pressing the button a dialog with "Default.ext" as name selected. If you hit enter the empty file "Default.ext" is created. Or you could type another name if you like. If you want always create a file default.ext with one buttonclick without hitting enter you just remove the "?" in Parameter line.

For creating folders you can create a similar button:

Command:%comspec% /c md
Paramter:? "new folder"

sheepdog

[mivra]

Thanks Sheepdog!
I think both method will serve well.

And i meant it seriously with the searching.

[Sheepdog]

Thanks Sheepdog!
I think both method will serve well.

You're welcome.

And i meant it seriously with the searching.

I know. It is one of the most requeated features, currently. I guess you did not follow my link. (probably did not recognize it). There you could see a poll about this feature.

sheepdog

[Lefteous]

Searching in background has been discussed and requested a lot and would probably be a good feature.
However if a search accelerated by a directory and file index (maybe including archive contents or even file content and metadata) will be implemented a search in background could become less important.

In other words: Why should I start a second search or start another task if the search takes 2 seconds instead of 5 minutes?

But there is another interesting aspect for search in background related to a "desktop search". The current search is very difficult to be performed in background (packer plug-ins have to be threadsafe). In "desktop search" could be performed in background without problems. It's just a search in a database.

In other words: Search in background becomes more likely when search is actualy a "desktop search".

This would be like killing two birds with one stone

[majkinetor !]

The current search is very difficult to be performed in background

cmon... that is bullshit and you know that. The search in the background can gray some functions which is MUCH MUCH better then waiting for TC to finish regular search in which you already don't use advacned functions most of the time.

Also suplying Thread ID to plugins, that is changing plugin APIs to take thread into account is enough. I don't know why you guys tend to complicate everything you touch.

[SUGGESTION]
Maybe some file system plugin can do the job. Imagine Locate in FS or some other that can do threading

[chandragor]

I DO agree with majkinetor. The only workaround I know for this issue, by now, is starting a second instance of TC while the first performs its search.