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Using filters

Filter is an AccelMan object that represents a Windows files mask. Filters may be used both for filtering and selection of files in following occasions:

In File manager for filtering some files or quick selection
In Browse for File dialog – for filtering searching objects
In Selection dialog
In Search dialog

Filter contains 2 properties: Screen Name and Filter Specification.

Screen Name is a string showing on filters menu and identifies filter.
Filter Specification is a list of wildcards separated with semicolons ";".

Filter specification

Filter specification is standard Windows wildcard, that includes template symbols (? and *). ? equal to any one symbol, * equal to zero or more arbitrary symbols.

For example: wildcard *.doc;*.~??;readme.* represents all files with doc extension and all files with 3 symbol extension with first symbol ~ and files Readme with any extension.

Filters may be grouped into filters group, every group may contain other groups and filters. In AccelMan present Filters Editor - a specialized tool for filters edition. In this editor you can create new filters, change properties of existing, delete and reorder filters and groups. To open Filters editor select Filters Editor from View menu or press Alt+F.

To use some filter select it from drop down menu of corresponding Filters Toolbar button.

File Manager

Select some filter to turn on files filtering. To add a mask to current filter press Ctrl and select some filter from toolbar. To remove filters for manager click over button.

Also, you can use filters toolbar for files selection. Press Shift and select some filter - all files that satisfy to filter will be selected. To add selection to currently exists press Ctrl and Shift and select some filter. To remove selection press Shift and click button on the Filters Toolbar.

Browse ... box

Select some filter from Files Type combo box to filter files in the list.