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vsub:
Maybe I didn't understand something

1.If I add optional modifier to the search folders to some directory,then if I don't write the modifier when I search,FARR will not search only in folder that don't have modifiers...for example if I add 3 different files with almost the same name into 3 different sub-folders and add the main folder to FARR and add some modifier,when I search for those 3 files,FARR will not display anything,but if I add the modifier then it will display all 3 files.

I thought that adding the modifier will limit the search to only a certain folder and FARR will search everywhere if I don't(including the location on which I set modifier)

Another example:
Add program files to the search directories and add for example "programs" for modifier.
Now if I search like this "+programs FindAndRun" FARR will display the result but if I don't add +programs,FARR will not find anything.

2.Am I doing something wrong or I didn't understand how it works...I don't have any plugins and anything that I try to install,don't appear.

3.Is there is a way when I start FARR with Pause/Break to make it search in the directory that I currently am(without typing the path to it...just add some alias and to make it search only there)

mouser:
Hi vsub,

It's fun to get a question about modifiers since I don't think many people use them!

To answer your question:

* Once you add a modifier keyword to a path, it will NOT be searched by default when you do not specify that modifier.
* To change it so it will be, add to the modifier list the word: blank

For more information see the "Keyword Modifiers" help page under the Advanced Use section of the FARR Help file, which I will paste here as well:

Keyword modifiers are new as of version 2.02.01 (January 7th, 2007)

They let you indicate that certain search directories and pattern matching scores should be engaged only when the user specifies special modifier keywords during search, using the +KEYWORD syntax.

This can be extremely useful if you want to search certain directories only in special cases.

For example, you might normally search only your start menu, but you want to search your "MyDocuments" folder and your "Documents and Settings" folders when the modifier "mydocs" is used.
To do this, add the new directories and specify the keyword mydocs in each case.
Now, to search for a file with "money" in its name, in these folders you could type: "money +mydocs" or "+mydocs money".
FARR will know that in this case it should search in these two additional folders

Note that the choice of keywords is entirely up to you, you can use any strings you want for them.  

You can also use keyword modifiers on scoring patterns:

For example, you might not normally care about search for mp3 files, but you want to be able to find them easily.
So add a new score pattern of *.mp3 with a score of 3000, and use the keyword modifier mp3.
Now when you type in +mp3 in your search, all mp3 files will get a huge boost in score.


WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN ENTRY HAS NO KEYWORDS
The default search directories and scores have no keyword modifiers.  This means they apply ONLY when no keyword modifiers are specified in search string (or when one is specified but it doesn't match anything).  Sometimes you want an entry to run if certain keywords are specified OR if no keywords at all are specified.


ADD blank TO MATCH ON NO KEYWORD AS WELL AS THE ONES SPECIFIED
To specify that a directory should be searched when NO keyword modifiers are specified in addition to when others are, add the special term blank as one of the space separated keywords.


ADD * TO MATCH ON ANY KEYWORD
You can also specify a keyword of * to say that the entry should be used when any keywords are specified.


TIPS AND TRICKS

Each directory pattern or score pattern entry can have multiple keyword modifiers, separated by spaces.
You don't specify the + when you are configuring an entry, but you must specify it when typing a search in the main form.
Feel free to use the same keyword modifiers in multiple scoring and directory entries for maximum benefit.
If you want to match on all keywords except a specific one or two, use the keyword * followed by "-KEYWORD" for keywords to reject.
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mouser:
Is there is a way when I start FARR with Pause/Break to make it search in the directory that I currently am(without typing the path to it...just add some alias and to make it search only there)
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If I understand your question correctly, i'm afraid not.  Let's clarify -- do you mean that you are using some other program (a DOS commandline terminal?) and you want to bring up farr and have it default to search in the directory that the commandline was open to?

vsub:
Thanks for the "blank" modifier,it works(the help file is too big and I guess I didn't reach reading that section yet :p )

About the other thing...for example I enter in C:\Program Files\Tools and then press Pause/Break.Now if I use some kind of modifier,plugin,alias to the search it will search only the Tools folder.This is not really than important but till now I searched this way...enter the folder=>right click on it=>search and search for what I want(either for file or text inside it)

And what about the plugins...I just installed the program and I don't see anything in Options=>Program Options=>Settings=>Plugins and Updates=>Click to Examine and Configure Plugins
The list is always empty no matter what I try.

mouser:
And what about the plugins...I just installed the program and I don't see anything in Options=>Program Options=>Settings=>Plugins and Updates=>Click to Examine and Configure Plugins
The list is always empty no matter what I try.
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That dialog is only for configuring installed plugins.
To install plugins, find one you want and install it here: https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/addons/

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