Re: [Evolution] found a semblance of solution [Fwd: several keywords in filters]

[No more cries <nomorecries gmail com>]

thanks but that's not what I want Reid...
I chose of course match if any criteria are met...
my point is that i want a filter on the subject and i want to declare several keywords that could be in the subject, and to declare them in the same field (instead of creating each time a new condition for a new word), and tell the software "if any of those words are in the subject..." not necessarily all the words.
choosing "match if any criteria are met" doesnt work for this. Because the software will look a subject with all the words i declared in the field "contains"..., even with those symbols separating them "," or ; or "", or || i tried everything. if i dont change the xml file by declaring several string which works, the software seems to keep looking for every word, because it considers the filled field as a whole string.
for example you see here (it s in french sorry), "match if any criteria are met" is  checked. and I added a condition : subject contains : "vente", but in the xml file, i added 10 words by adding strings... so it works but the software can't show them because it only takes the first declared string.

so if someone has a solution... 

Le mardi 19 janvier 2010 à 08:30 -0500, Reid Thompson a écrit :
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:17:50PM +0100, No more cries wrote:
> > i found something...
> > directly modifying the xml file, in ~/.evolution/mail/filters.xml
> > and writing several strings in the aftermath, for example :
> > 
> > <partset>
> > −
> > <part name="subject">
> > <value name="subject-type" type="option" value="contains"/>
> > −
> > <value name="subject" type="string">
> > <string>sale</string>
> > <string>prices</string>
> > <string>buy</string>
> > <string>sales</string>
> > <string>bargain</string>
> > </value>
> > </part>
> > </partset>
> > 
> > this way, every mail with one or several of those words go directly where i
> > chose...
> > but you have to change directly the xml file... and in the filters option of
> > evolution, you will only see the first string you declared in the xml file...
> > not very user friendly but hey...
> > 
> > if anyone got something best ....
>
> > Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:50:23 +0100
> > From: No more cries <nomorecries gmail com>
> > Subject: several keywords in filters
> > To: evolution-list gnome org
> > 
> > Hello !
> > I use filters for the incoming messages, based on the subject. I wanted to know
> > if I could give several keywords at once just by filling one field. I want the
> > filter to place the message in a folder if just one keyword fits. How could I
> > fill the field <subject> <contains> and separate my different keywords, saying
> > that it's not an "and" but an "or".. i tried like that :
> > <subject> <contains> : x | y | w | z
> > <subject> <contains> : x ; y ; w ; z
> > <subject> <contains> : x , y , w , z
> > 
> > but none of these worked... is there a way or should i create several and same
> > conditions for each different word ?
> > hope I'm clear ...
> > thanks !
>
> The filter creation dialog has a combo box options that allow you to 
> 1) match only if all criteria are met
> 2) match if any criteria are met
>
> Sounds like you want 2).