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wizk11:
Thanks for this info. It's really awesome! I'm surprised FARR isn't more well known.

Btw, can you use FARR to do: shutdown, reboot, hibernate?
In my previous launcher, I was used to doing that by just typing those words :)

Yes, in the big Results editbox. One path per line. Check the FARR helpfile for details on the syntax for alias lines. You can customize the visible text and add custom icons for example.

regex alias: when your typed search string matches the regex FARR shows *only* the results determined by that alias.

regular string alias: when your typed search matches the regular string FARR *includes* the results from that alias in the results but also includes any other files and folders that matches the typed string.

edit: sorry, that difference is dependent on the checkboxes under "what to do on exact alias match" in the "search behaviour" section of the options. I've had "stop search on regex alias match" there checked for so long that I had forgotten it was an option that could be changed  :D

Both are useful, depends on what you want to do. If you want to memorize a short phrase like "cc" to open Chrome then a regex alias is best because it will instantly show that single result, or in my example with the command dolaunch above, not even show it but directly open Chrome. Instead of showing Chrome.exe but also other files or folders that contains "cc", for example "abcc.txt".

Using RegEx alias with short phrases like that is a bit similar to setting up hotkeys in Windows itself or other tools to launch programs, for example creating a hotkey Alt+Windows+5 to launch Chrome. But an advantage with FARR short regex aliases is that they can be mnemonic, like "cc" where c is the first letter in Chrome. I at least find it harder to remember complex hotkeys than such short alias strings.

Btw, do you know how FARR is able to match reverse typed search term 'Apps Listed' to folder "Listed Good Apps"?
-wizk11 (September 30, 2023, 03:04 PM)
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I don't know how mouser implemented it in the code under the hood, but if you type apps listed FARR searches for files/folders that contain both apps and listed anywhere in the filename. The name for that is non-contiguous word search.

apologies for the many edits here, FARR has a lot of options to explore, as you see  ;D
-Nod5 (September 30, 2023, 03:45 PM)
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wizk11:
So you mean just list all the paths here?
https://i.imgur.com/VoH3bTa.jpg

-wizk11 (September 30, 2023, 03:04 PM)
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Please attach screenshots to your posts, as those externally hosted files will disappear in weeks/months after posting, so sometime in the (near) future we won't be able to see them anymore :-\
-Ath (September 30, 2023, 04:07 PM)
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Okay, sure. Just to clarify, do you mean save the screenshot locally and then use the "Attach:" option to upload. Right?

Nod5:
Btw, can you use FARR to do: shutdown, reboot, hibernate?
-wizk11 (September 30, 2023, 04:34 PM)
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FARR doesn't have those commands built in. But you can create aliases for them.
See help section "Special/Virtual Launch Strings/Commands".

With "shellexec" you can do stuff in cmd. For example the shutdown command that is built into Windows.

Alternatively you can make an alias that launches a script file that does some action in a programming language of your choice. AutoHotkey, Python or whatever.

wizk11:
Well explained :)

I appreciate your feedback and help. Thanks again!

Btw, can you use FARR to do: shutdown, reboot, hibernate?
-wizk11 (September 30, 2023, 04:34 PM)
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FARR doesn't have those commands built in. But you can create aliases for them.
See help section "Special/Virtual Launch Strings/Commands".

With "shellexec" you can do stuff in cmd. For example the shutdown command that is built into Windows.

Alternatively you can make an alias that launches a script file that does some action in a programming language of your choice. AutoHotkey, Python or whatever.
-Nod5 (September 30, 2023, 05:24 PM)
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Ath:
Okay, sure. Just to clarify, do you mean save the screenshot locally and then use the "Attach:" option to upload. Right?
-wizk11 (September 30, 2023, 04:35 PM)
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Yes, please.

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