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Problem with advanced search
deazo:
Hi all, I have many Shorts in my collection and sometimes I want to filter out the shorts of the view, so I use Advanced search for this.
I create a condition like Genre Not Containing Short
And I still see tons of shorts in the list... Am I doing anything wrong?
By the way, I am not using the beta version, but the 9.8.20 one.
Also, a small thing but still a pain, I find names of actors in the "Genre" section. I have cleared and corrected the movies that displayed actors in the Genre field, but I can still see these names in the list of genres available... Is there a trick that can make them disappear?
Another thing while I am at it, when I view a movie that I have searched using keywords, let's say "eyes wide shut", then I click on Kubrick, navigate to People section, see another film like "Full metal jacket" in his list of movies, click on it and instead of giving me the Full Metal Jacket page, it goes back to the Eyes wide shut one because I was on it with my keyword search... was that clear enough? I guess this behaviour can't be corrected?
Thanks for your help, and again, that great software.
D.
rick.ca:
--- Quote ---And I still see tons of shorts in the list... Am I doing anything wrong?
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You're not doing anything wrong. I'm not sure whether to call this behavior a bug, limitation or "that's just how it works." It seems the search condition applies to each item in a multiselect list field. So a movie that you think should not be included because one Genre list item contains "short" is included because other Genre list items do not contain "short." :P
Here's a quick and dirty fix: "Loan" your Shorts to a borrower named "Shorts," then use the loan filter to exclude them. If you don't use the filter, they will also be colored differently, which you might also find useful.
A less goofy solution is to use a custom select list field (where only one item can be chosen) to differentiate such items. I use one called "Work type." It's populated by AllMovies, but that's beside the point. It categorizes items into Animated, Documentary, Feature (film), Performance (concert video), Series, and Television. So, I can use it in Advanced search to show only Features, or to exclude Documentaries.
--- Quote ---I find names of actors in the "Genre" section.
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This, of course, is not right. I hope the error that caused this is not something likely to recur. Tools - Optimize database should remove the names from Genres. Or, you can remove them manually using Preferences - Lists.
--- Quote ---when I view a movie that I have searched using keywords
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In general, if the any filter or search set in movie view is hiding the movie you are selecting using a link, then it can't be displayed (and effectively defaults to the movie last selected). Yes, this can be frustrating—especially since it's simultaneously doing what you told it to do, and not doing what you want it to do. ;)
It would be nice if the behaviour would be more "forgiving" in this situation—and display the movie selected by the link anyway. It could put it at the top of the list so it's clear it's outside current filter/search settings—just like the behaviour for a newly added movie.
deazo:
Ok thanks for your answers, they all make sense.
I am optimizing my database right now, a little cleaning will do some good.
One more question, is there any plan to implement a personal rating system that is easy to imput?
By easy to imput I mean like the IMDB rating system, click on a star or half a star and you're done.
Extreme Movie Manager had that option, and I kind of miss it (I think this is the only option I miss from this software!)...
Thanks!
rick.ca:
--- Quote ---click on a star or half a star and you're done
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Enable that behavior in Preferences - Miscellaneous and you're done! ;)
deazo:
OMFG I didn't know that!!!!!!
I could have been using it for ages, now I need to go back in time... :'(
Thanks anyway that's great news.
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