How do I deal with the message "Items exist; turn off visual

[pabristow]

I'm trying to use the auto filter but get the message

How do I deal with the message "Items exist; turn off visual filter to see them

Does this really mean that there is no matches to the autofilter that I have chosen?

(But there are some other types of file?)

I suspect that this is because the source file types do not include *.hpp (or should this be *hpp).

How do I edit the provided types for source, documentation ... to include, say *.ipp and *.hpp in source

or documentation to *.docx and *.dotx ?

[Kilmatead]

Does this really mean that there is no matches to the autofilter that I have chosen?

Yes, that's what it means; you can cancel the filter just by entering another one, or pressing <Ctrl+J> or double-clicking the green filter-icon near the end of the status-bar or the small 'x' in the quick-filter bar, etc.

(While it may seem odd that the filter stays active even if there are no items, remember that filters are persistent throughout browsing in that pane until cancelled, so any other folders you may go to [via bookmarks, address-bar history, etc] will be similarly filtered with potentially different results.)

How do I edit the provided types for source, documentation ... to include, say *.ipp and *.hpp in source

Tools -> Advanced Options -> Global (tab) -> File Types (near the bottom). Just click the '+' next to it to expand the types-list and edit as desired.

[pabristow]

1 Thanks for explanation - understood.

2 I hadn't ventured deep enough into the bowels of the myriad of options!
(Is there anything that xplorer2 can't do ?)

For source files, I now have

*.c,*.h,*.cpp,*.rc,*.m,*.f,*.cs,*.hpp,*.ipp,*.cc,*.hh

(and I'd suggest that *.hpp,*.ipp,*.cc,*.hh are also usually needed for modern C-ish programmers )

Thank you Paul