Search Regex vs regex:

[therube]

Search Regex vs regex

Result: Screen Shot 2017-09-16 at 23.33.54 2

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Why does this work; Enable Regex from Search menu (Ctrl+R)

^screen shot.*\s\d\d.\d\d.\d\d\s2$

Where these do not

regex:(^Screen Shot.*\s\d\d\.\d\d\.\d\d\s1$)

Oh, so I have to escape the space between Screen and Shot (or "." it).

regex:(^Screen\sShot.*\s\d\d\.\d\d\.\d\d\s2)

Alternatively I could use quotes

regex:"Screen Shot.*\s\d\d.\d\d.\d\d 2"


hmm.

[void]

When regex is disabled, the normal Everything search syntax applies.

space = AND

For example, search for regex:abc and the text 123:
regex:abc 123

Use double quotes to escape spaces and |s.

Please try searching for:
regex:^screen" "shot.*\s\d\d.\d\d.\d\d\s2$
or:
regex:"^screen shot.*\s\d\d.\d\d.\d\d\s2$"

regex:(abc 123) is still two terms, regex:(abc AND 123)
regex:<abc 123> is still two terms, regex:abc AND regex:123

I am going to allow regex: to eat the | in the next version of Everything, but not a space. You will need to continue to escape spaces when using regex:

[Stamimail]

Adding Foreground color and/or Background color to Search Edit, is this an option to get over such misunderstanding?
In this case the user will be able to distinguish where the function was ended.

[therube]

Ah, OK, that makes sense (though I will reread it a few more times).
Now, lets hope I will remember this the next time I run into it .