Cannot get filter to work in filescatalog

[bege10]

02:35:14.591 Keypirinha 2.16.3 (b9833d8) for x64
02:35:14.591 System: WinNT-x64 6.1.7601-ws-0x0100 SP1.0
02:35:14.591 Portable mode
02:35:14.591 Keyboard layout: 00010407
02:35:14.591 Monitor #1: Name[\.\DISPLAY1] Rect[0, 0, 1920, 1080] DpiScale[1.40] PRIMARY

To get rid of the many "uninstall" entries in the start menu I moved the "extra_paths" from apps.ini to "paths" in the filescatalog.ini and added a filter. Without the filter all files are found. As soon as I add a filter no files are found at all.

What is wrong with this entry?:

paths =
    F:\Einstellungen\KP Utilities\**\*.lnk
    F:\Einstellungen\QL\**\*
    F:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\**\*.lnk
    F:\Users\bege\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\**\*.lnk
filters =
    - uninstall*.lnk
    - *uninstall.lnk

The console entry shows this:

** Profile "StartmenusAndTools":
    internal_name   "startmenusandtools"
    include_hidden  no
    include_dirs    no
    include_files   yes
    max_depth       -1
    trim_extensions ('.lnk')
    file_item_label "{clean_name}"
    file_item_desc  <none>
    dir_item_label  "{clean_name}"
    dir_item_desc   <none>
    callback        default_scan_callback
    paths           F:\Einstellungen\KP Utilities\**\*.lnk
                   F:\Einstellungen\QL\**\*
                   F:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\**\*.lnk
                   F:\Users\bege\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\**\*.lnk
    filters         - *uninstall.lnk
                   - uninstall*.lnk
03:15:54.285 FilesCatalog.FilesCatalog: Cataloging 1 profile...
03:15:54.504 FilesCatalog.FilesCatalog: Profile StartmenusAndTools: found 0 items in 0.2 seconds
03:15:54.504 FilesCatalog.FilesCatalog: Total: 0 items found and cataloged in 0.2 seconds

without filters this

03:36:47.324 FilesCatalog.FilesCatalog: Activated profiles (1):
** Profile "StartmenusAndTools":
   internal_name   "startmenusandtools"
   include_hidden  no
   include_dirs    no
   include_files   yes
   max_depth       -1
   trim_extensions ('.lnk')
   file_item_label "{clean_name}"
   file_item_desc  <none>
   dir_item_label  "{clean_name}"
   dir_item_desc   <none>
   callback        default_scan_callback
   paths           F:\Einstellungen\KP Utilities\**\*.lnk
                   F:\Einstellungen\QL\**\*
                   F:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\**\*.lnk
                   F:\Users\bege\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\**\*.lnk
   filters         <none>
03:36:47.324 FilesCatalog.FilesCatalog: Cataloging 1 profile...
03:36:47.512 FilesCatalog.FilesCatalog: Profile StartmenusAndTools: found 710 items in 0.2 seconds
03:36:47.527 FilesCatalog.FilesCatalog: Cataloged 710 items in 0.0 seconds
03:36:47.527 FilesCatalog.FilesCatalog: Total: 710 items found and cataloged in 0.2 seconds

[polyvertex]

Try with this configuration:

filters =
    - *uninstall*.lnk
    + *

As stated in the inline documentation of filters, if this setting is empty the default behavior is to include everything that matches the include_ settings. Otherwise if at least one filter is specified and an item does not match any of the specified filters, then the default behavior is to exclude the item.

I will make that more clear in the docs.

[polyvertex]

Also, note that in the next release (after v2.16.3), the default behavior will be changed as follows, so you do not have to append the + * filter at the end:

• if filters is empty, default is to include the item
• if filters contains only negative filters, default is to include the item
• otherwise, default is to exclude the item

[bege10]

Thank you very much, the + * did it!
To exclude any "Uninstall XXX" and "XXX uninstall" but not to exclude the "Iobit Uninstaller.lnk" I had to put it this way:

filters =
    - uninstall*.lnk
    - *uninstall.lnk
    + *

[polyvertex]

In this case, here is a more explicit and efficient alternative:

filters =
    + Iobit Uninstaller.lnk
    - *uninstall*.lnk
    + *

[polyvertex]

Aforementioned behavior is now available in v2.17