Search window in background ?

[Quaid]

Hi all,
How can I run and set search window (ALT+F7) into background and stay work on TC panels ? If searching requires long time, I must stay on this windows until operation ends.

I found a post that tell about "cm_SearchStandalone" How can I use it form my purpose ?
Is there any option to set manually in wincmd.ini ?

Is this feature (poll) so useful (search window put in background) to be the standard since TC installation in future releases ?
Thanks

[MVV]

You need TC 8.50 in order to be able to search in background using Alt+Shift+F7. There are some limitations for background search but it does exactly what you want (if you don't want to start separate TC instance for searching manually).

[Quaid]

You need TC 8.50 in order to be able to search in background using Alt+Shift+F7. There are some limitations for background search but it does exactly what you want (if you don't want to start separate TC instance for searching manually).

I'm using TC 8.50 32bit.
Usually I search something with Command->Find (Alt+F7).
Alt+Shift+F7 is an "hidden" option fome me but, thanks works.

I don't know about limitations of background option... but is this the reason the feature is not yet implemented ?

[MVV]

Actually there is a menu command 'Commands\Search in separate process' in TC 8.50 that executes cm_SearchStandalone command (Alt+Shift+F7 executes same command). If you don't have such menu item, probably you're using custom menu file (standard WCMD_ENG.MNU contains it).

[Lefteous]

Well I think this new feature is not really well designed as I have exposed in some threads. Many users are used to press Alt+F7. So what they experience is the same old search as many years before.
The new background search should be used automatically in almost all situations (except search started form FTP path and fem search results).

[Quaid]

I would suggest a modification to search window like this:
Image: http://i61.tinypic.com/vfxj11.jpg
with SHIFT+ALT+F7 or ALT+F7 by default with "working in background if needed" option,
and a button for show hide search-results window.
What do you think ?

[ollixx77]

How can I switch the hotkeys for Standard Search ALT+F7 against Background Search SHIFT+ALT+F7?

[Stefan2]

How can I switch the hotkeys for Standard Search ALT+F7 against Background Search SHIFT+ALT+F7?

Try this:


- read text file "TOTALCMD.INC""


- search there for "search"

[________________Tools________________]=0
cm_SearchFor=501;Search for
cm_SearchStandalone=545;Search in separate process




- go to menu Configuration >> Options... >> Misc.

- choose wanted keyboard shortcut
- browse for "cm_Search" >> via the [magnifying glass] button
- search + select wanted command
- [OK]
- click [green checkmark]-button   !!!
- close the dialog




maybe more behind the first link in my sig

[mmm]

Quaid,
Are you going to submit an enhancement request to the dedicated forum?
A new option in Configuration-Options for running the search in background makes a perfect sense to me.

mmm

[nsp]

No need to ask for enhancement as just adding 2 lines in your winccmd.ini do the job. Following Stefan2 tutorial is the standard way you can apply and understand reading help file or wiki.

To edit ini file just type "notepad %commander_ini%" in command line of TC.
Search for or create a section [Shortcuts] in ini file and add the next two lines. (if section is redirected, edit redirected file).
Lines to add:

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A+F7=cm_SearchStandalone
AS+F7=cm_SearchFor

[Hacker]

nsp,
All options are just lines in wincmd.ini ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Roman