Re: Likely a BUG - was [Re: Recording needed data from mate-search-tool - possible?]

2017-04-05 Thread David Wright
On Wed 05 Apr 2017 at 07:06:22 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 04/03/2017 12:59 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > >[SNIP] > > > >The annoying facet of the problem is that > >"Applications->Accessories->Search for files" retrieves exactly > >the data I want and can sort it so that it visually groups

Re: Likely a BUG - was [Re: Recording needed data from mate-search-tool - possible?]

2017-04-05 Thread songbird
Richard Owlett wrote: > On 04/05/2017 08:28 AM, Mark Fletcher wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 05, 2017 at 07:06:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: >>> On 04/03/2017 12:59 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: [SNIP] The annoying facet of the problem is that "Applications->Accessories->Search for

Re: Likely a BUG - was [Re: Recording needed data from mate-search-tool - possible?]

2017-04-05 Thread Richard Owlett
On 04/05/2017 08:28 AM, Mark Fletcher wrote: On Wed, Apr 05, 2017 at 07:06:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: On 04/03/2017 12:59 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: [SNIP] The annoying facet of the problem is that "Applications->Accessories->Search for files" retrieves exactly the data I want and can

Re: Likely a BUG - was [Re: Recording needed data from mate-search-tool - possible?]

2017-04-05 Thread Mark Fletcher
On Wed, Apr 05, 2017 at 07:06:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 04/03/2017 12:59 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > >[SNIP] > > > >The annoying facet of the problem is that > >"Applications->Accessories->Search for files" retrieves exactly > >the data I want and can sort it so that it visually

Likely a BUG - was [Re: Recording needed data from mate-search-tool - possible?]

2017-04-05 Thread Richard Owlett
On 04/03/2017 12:59 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: [SNIP] The annoying facet of the problem is that "Applications->Accessories->Search for files" retrieves exactly the data I want and can sort it so that it visually groups data 'productively'{right word??}. But it can only be saved as an image. I

Re: Recording needed data from mate-search-tool - possible?

2017-04-03 Thread songbird
Richard Owlett wrote: >songbird wrote: ... >> use find. sometimes trying to make a square peg >> fit in a round hole isn't worth it. >> > > The annoying facet of the problem is that > "Applications->Accessories->Search for files" retrieves exactly the data > I want and can sort it so that it

Re: Recording needed data from mate-search-tool - possible?

2017-04-03 Thread Richard Owlett
On 04/02/2017 08:56 AM, songbird wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: I am using Jessie with MATE desktop. I search for a string within a filename OR folder name. I must distinguish between files, folders and links to either. "Applications->Accessories->Search for files" will DISPLAY the data.

Re: Recording needed data from mate-search-tool - possible?

2017-04-02 Thread songbird
Richard Owlett wrote: > I am using Jessie with MATE desktop. > I search for a string within a filename OR folder name. > I must distinguish between files, folders and links to either. > "Applications->Accessories->Search for files" will DISPLAY the data. > *HOWEVER* attempting to record the data

Recording needed data from mate-search-tool - possible?

2017-03-31 Thread Richard Owlett
I am using Jessie with MATE desktop. I search for a string within a filename OR folder name. I must distinguish between files, folders and links to either. "Applications->Accessories->Search for files" will DISPLAY the data. *HOWEVER* attempting to record the data yields obfuscated data: ITEM