https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380095
Bug ID: 380095
Summary: Add toggle button for regex syntax to filter bar
Product: dolphin
Version: 17.04.1
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: bars: filter
Assignee: dolphin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: andydecle...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
This request is for a new, default-off, regex mode for dolphin's filter bar.
The mode could be toggled via a new toggle button on the filter bar, next to
the existing keep-filter-when-changing-folders toggle button. It should
remember its state.
The particular regex implementation used shouldn't matter much as long it's not
annoyingly exotic and it supports groups/backrefs.
It would also be very useful to be able to quickly toggle the case-sensitivity
of the regex filter, but I'm not sure how to best do that. I think adding
another toggle button that is always available on the filter bar (whether in
regex mode or not) makes sense because it can be useful outside of regex mode
as well, and keeps things pretty simple. It should remember its state. But if
the devs are willing to add only one toggle button at this time, then I'd
propose the searches stay case-insensitive in regex mode.
Personally I find the bash-ish but not bash-exact behavior of the filterbar to
be less than straightforward, and backrefs and regex features obviously offer
capability boosts.
For case sensitivity, these icons may be useful:
format-text-{{lower,upper}case,remove-formatting}
For regex, I don't know if any common theme icons are handy.
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