quick search using "and" instead of "or"

filmgal · 11-01-2012, 02:22 PM

I like the functionality Calibre has of being able to click on 2 or 3 tags in order to quickly display all items with those tags. For example, I can click on the history tag, then the WWII tag then the Biography tag. The resulting automatic search is for History OR WWII OR Biography.

Is there a quick way of doing the same thing but with AND instead of OR? When I use this functionality, 99% of the time I want to find books that are tagged as all three.

Currently I have to go into the resulting auto search line and replace every instance of 'or' with 'and'.

The use of "restrict to" works if I "fix" my search on the first item, say "history" but it still doesn't help when then wanting to narrow twice, with WWII and Biography.

theducks · 11-01-2012, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by filmgal

I like the functionality Calibre has of being able to click on 2 or 3 tags in order to quickly display all items with those tags. For example, I can click on the history tag, then the WWII tag then the Biography tag. The resulting automatic search is for History OR WWII OR Biography.

Is there a quick way of doing the same thing but with AND instead of OR? When I use this functionality, 99% of the time I want to find books that are tagged as all three.

Currently I have to go into the resulting auto search line and replace every instance of 'or' with 'and'.

The use of "restrict to" works if I "fix" my search on the first item, say "history" but it still doesn't help when then wanting to narrow twice, with WWII and Biography.

Go to the bottom of the Tag browser
See the button? Click it

Match type: All

filmgal · 11-01-2012, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Go to the bottom of the Tag browser
See the button? Click it

Match type: All

Brilliant! I figured there was no way a programmer could exclude that option. Thanks!

11-01-2012, 02:22 PM	#1
filmgal Member Posts: 17 Karma: 17594 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: kobo, android phone/tablet	quick search using "and" instead of "or" I like the functionality Calibre has of being able to click on 2 or 3 tags in order to quickly display all items with those tags. For example, I can click on the history tag, then the WWII tag then the Biography tag. The resulting automatic search is for History OR WWII OR Biography. Is there a quick way of doing the same thing but with AND instead of OR? When I use this functionality, 99% of the time I want to find books that are tagged as all three. Currently I have to go into the resulting auto search line and replace every instance of 'or' with 'and'. The use of "restrict to" works if I "fix" my search on the first item, say "history" but it still doesn't help when then wanting to narrow twice, with WWII and Biography.

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