R. Cathcart 0 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Very simple Boolean feature request. Give users the ability to convert search tags into "negative" search tags (basically "NOT" variables). So, if I want to search notes that specifically do NOT include some tags, I can right click (or something) on a tag, select "exclude" or "NOT" or something like that, the tag changes color in the search bar and EN displays the results excluding those with that tag. Easy. Forgive the bad annotated screenclip, but it's what it would basically look like. Thanks! Link to comment
Level 5* CalS 5,311 Posted April 26, 2016 Level 5* Share Posted April 26, 2016 You can just enter -tag:tagname into the search bar, but it would be very nice to select the tag "negatively" off the tag drop down list or the like. Up-voted. Link to comment
Level 5 jbenson2 2,149 Posted April 26, 2016 Level 5 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Negative tags can be used right now. Put a minus sign in front of tag: For example, a search for all Walmart receipts not purchased in the state of Maine tag:com-Walmart -tag:Maine Boolean searches using AND + OR together cannot be used in Evernote. Link to comment
Level 5* CalS 5,311 Posted April 26, 2016 Level 5* Share Posted April 26, 2016 I think the OPs point is to be able to select the tag as a negative. If not, that's what I would want it to be. Link to comment
R. Cathcart 0 Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 I appreciate the whole manual tag (and -tag:) searches thing. I've done it myself many a time. In practice, writing those searches can be cumbersome, especially if you want to adjust your search by several tags. You also lose the functionality of the advanced search bar. The feature I'm asking for does not seem to be very difficult to implement. It is user friendly and, I think, will be very well received by power-users and not-so power-users. It would be intuitive, fast and visual. Link to comment
Level 5 jbenson2 2,149 Posted April 26, 2016 Level 5 Share Posted April 26, 2016 11 minutes ago, csihilling said: I think the OPs point is to be able to select the tag as a negative. If not, that's what I would want it to be. Sorry - I did not see your reply before adding my comment. Link to comment
Level 5* CalS 5,311 Posted April 26, 2016 Level 5* Share Posted April 26, 2016 Just now, jbenson2 said: Sorry - I did not see your reply before adding my comment. No problem at all. Link to comment
Robert C. 16 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I think the status of the tag could be dictated by a right-click on the tag itself. Link to comment
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