keyboard shortcuts, advice sought

[mgkai]

Hi, looking for advice on how to setup keyboard shortcuts to
- hiding / restoring (bring to front) of window *without* search string and results being lost / "refreshed" during restore
- jumping up and down between search bar / text input line, and search results pane
I'd think there must be a way as there are near-endless possibilities; just that I am lost.
Any pointers greatly appreciated, thank you!

[NotNull]

- jumping up and down between search bar / text input line, and search results pane

Use TAB (SHIFT+TAB works too, btw)

- hiding / restoring (bring to front) of window *without* search string and results being lost / "refreshed" during restore

A couple of ways (there are more)

The Windows way - 1
Use the taskbar. The third program on the taskbar can be started AND restored AND minimized with the keyboard shortcut WIN+3.
Pin Everything to the taskbar to make sure it is always the (let's say) third program.


The Windows way - 2
A universal way to minimize Windows application is by using ALT+SPACE, followed by N.
The "N" may vary if you have a localized (= non-English) Windows.

To open Everything again:

• Create a keyboard shortcut for Toggle window Hotkey, for example CTRL+ALT+M. This setting can be found under Menu:Tools > Options > General > Keyboard
• Restore the Everything window by using this CTRL+ALT+M

The Everything way - 1

• Create a keyboard shortcut for Toggle window Hotkey, for example CTRL+ALT+M. This setting can be found under Menu:Tools >
• Completely exit Everything by right-clicking the Everything icon in the system tray and choosing Exit
• Open Everything.ini in a text editor (*)
• Replace the line hide_on_close=0 with: hide_on_close=1
• Save it.

Now you can close (actually:hide) Everything by pressing ESCAPE (or CTRL+W) and restoring it by using CTRL+ALT+M


(*) Everything.ini can be found in the %appdata%\Everything folder (type this in File Explorer's address bar and press ENTER) or else in the same folder where your Everything.exe is located.

[void]

Set make Everything remember the last search:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Home tab on the left.
• Change Search to: Use last value.
• Click OK.

Alternatively, as NotNull suggests, please try the "hide on close" option.
A quick way to enable hide on close:

• In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
  /hide_on_close=1
• If successful, you should see hide_on_close=1 in the status bar for a few seconds.
  Click OK.

[NotNull]

Set make Everything remember the last search:

I left that one out, as it "refreshes" the results (unwanted according to @mgkai) and that would also lose focus (page 3, file 5) in the result list.

[mgkai]

Awesome feedback, thanks a million, I am sure this will be very useful!