Feature request: Sort (for real) the results of Find Files

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cubic
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Feature request: Sort (for real) the results of Find Files

Post by *cubic »

Whenever I search for files, I get a list of results ("Feed to listbox") that is really mixed up, even if I click the 'Sort by name' column in the results list box.
This is because the folders are always shown on top, and only then the files are listed.

So you get something like:

c:\test\blabla\my folder 001\
... (998 more folders here)
c:\test\blabla\my folder 999\
c:\test\blabla\my folder 001\File001.txt <----- move this on top (As you can see, after 999 folders you get the files from folder 001)
...
c:\test\blabla\my folder 001\File999.txt
c:\test\blabla\my folder 002\File003.txt
c:\test\blabla\my folder 889\File333.txt


Even better, the files found in folder 001 could be indented, so you can easily see they belong to folder 001:

c:\test\blabla\my folder 001\
  • c:\test\blabla\my folder 001\File001.txt
    c:\test\blabla\my folder 001\File002.txt
or even better, files should be shown without paths:

c:\test\blabla\my folder 001\
  • File001.txt
    File002.txt
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Re: Feature request: Sort (for real) the results of Find Files

Post by *Dalai »

TC always shows directories/folders first, just like Explorer does. Indentation is not a good idea when you deal with long path/file names.

If you know you want to find files only you can (and should) tell TC via the Advanced tab of the "Find files" window. Enable [X] Attributes and deselect [ ] Directory and leave the rest as is.

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Re: Feature request: Sort (for real) the results of Find Files

Post by *cubic »

Dalai wrote: 2021-07-04, 11:19 UTC and deselect [ ] Directory
Thanks. That might do it ... at least for when you search text into the files (but not when you search text into the paths).
But it is muuuuch better than nothing.
Thanks again.
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