In outline, filter only by branch *name*

Scott Kostyshak skostysh at lyx.org
Fri Aug 4 20:13:54 UTC 2023


On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 02:00:39PM -0400, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
> 
> On 8/3/23 12:40, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 11:23:37AM -0400, Paul Rubin wrote:
> > > On 8/3/23 08:50, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> > > > I have an unhealthy obsession with branches.
> > > I can put you in touch with an arborist who can help you trim them.
> > > > When I use the outline pane and select "Branches" and under filter put the branch name, it also searches the *contents* of the branch insets.
> > > > 
> > > > Is it possible to filter by only the branch *name*?
> > > It's a hack, but how about surrounding the branch name (at creation) with
> > > punctuation marks or something else that distinguishes it from text? For
> > > instance, rather than naming the branch "Trivia" you could name it "bTrivia"
> > > (the "b" being applied routinely to branch names) or "@Trivia" (assuming
> > > Elon Musk has no objection) or "*Trivia*".
> > That's a good idea. Best workaround so far.
> 
> This sounds like a bug to me. I guess it's because we put some of the branch
> content into the outliner.

Good to know!

Scott
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