Dear other Dwight, I'm putting this back on the list because the next discussion could be helpful to others.
Here's the issue about FolderName. If I put a penny in a little blue bottle and put the little blue bottle in a big green bottle and asked for a list of all the things in blue bottles, I will just get the penny. Not the blue bottle. Because it is not IN a blue bottle. It IS a blue bottle but it is not IN one. Understand?
The FolderName variable contains the name of the folder containing the current item. The "x" folder IS a folder whose name contains "Maybe" but it is NOT IN a folder whose name contains "maybe".
On other matters, the proper use of subrules is too large and complex of an issue to treat here. Maybe I will write it up some other time. Just one hint: hit the [-] icon from the FRONT of each rule to collapse the display into something readable. I'm not certain but I THINK what its doing is converting from a hierarchically indented display in Polish notation into a Boolean display. Knowing this, you can try stuff and then convert to Boolean to see what it really does.
One more hint: This is counterintuitive and weird but and rule which has any subrules can itself hold only one of two possible values, [BLANK] or [NOT] - if you put any other content into a rule and then give it a subrule, the other content vanishes and returns only after the last subrule gets deleted.
OK, one more hint. The rule editor on Android (and, I assume, on Apple) is newer and far easier to understand. You can develop rules there and then export them and import them on Windows. Once you go above about three pairs of parentheses you should probably switch to working on Mobile MLO if you have it.
Proper Dwight
--Dear Proper Dwight, LOL
Adding the contexts "someday" and "maybe" to the folder did remove it from view. I have the option set to ask me about context when I drag/drop an item..., but I looked at it again and I guess I still don't understand why "FolderName does not contain 'Maybe'" would not remove the folder whose name contains "maybe". I tried "FolderName does not start with 'z'" and that still didn't work. Anyway, it works now so that's good enough for me.
I don't understand how sub-rules work, but I guess they work like () in boolean filters. I really need to review boolean filters...
Also, can you clarify? If I select a context from the context filter box then all the included filters are included as well, but if I select "Contexts is (exactly)" then only the selected context is shown, not all of it's included contexts. Is that correct?
Thanks again,other Dwight...
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