Filter Inductive Highlighting or Auto-Apply a Tag to Highlights?

Scott David said:

2) AUTO TAG A HIGHLIGHT
Highlighting Tool > Edit Highlighting > Labeling > Attributes - So I was playing around with this, hoping I could have a Tag auto-applied (since Tags are one of the available Filter Fields in the Notes Tool) when applying a highlighting style -- if it's possible, I can't figure it out.

3 FILTERING VIA LABELS
Highlighting Tool > Edit Highlighting > Labeling - I could resort to Labels (they can be auto applied when a highlighting style is applied) -- but unfortunately, I can't figure out a way to add "Labeling" as a Filter Field on the Notes Tool's Filters.

These both apply to Labels in user-created Highlighting palettes. But you would have to use a {Label label name ....} search because label Attributes are not note Tags.

Scott David said:

the searches are massively cumbersome from the stand point of typing in the coding (e.g. {Highlight Highlighter Pens/Orange Highlighter})

You can use {Highlight Orange Highlighter} if the style is unique i.e. you don't have a user palette with that style name.

Scott David said:

furthermore, if you want to search your entire library, it's basically untenable (I've let it run as long as 20 minutes without results

If {Highlight Orange Highlighter} is taking 20 minutes, then restrict the search to a collection of resources that contain highlights, or to a specific resource.

{Highlight *} will find al your highlights

Scott David said:

Furthermore, some of my custom inductive styles simply won't work at all with searching -- some of them simply always yields 0 results (bizarre -- I've tried everything).

They should work, so provide a screenshot of your Search and of the Highlighting tool showing your custom styles.

Scott David said:

It's possible to search inductive styles in the Search Tools (e.g. {Highlight Solid Colors/*}) -- but do you know if there's some other way to code a search in the Notes Tool to find all highlights from a particular "Palette/Inductive Highlighting"?

As stated above, there is no other way than using the facet for all your Highlights, or restricting them to a Resource

Scott David said:

if the highlighting is attached just to the ISV, then the search works. But 99% of my highlights are attached to a generic reference (to all bibles)

When you highlight, it is applied only to that resource. What do you mean by 99% are attached to a generic reference?

Scott David said:

Here's a screenshot of a search for that highlight style (i.e. with 0 results).

I think you'll find that 'Abba' is part of the inserted text, so the Search should be {Highlight Daddy} --> Edit the style, and the name will be in the top box.

Remember, the palette name isn't necessary

Scott David said:

Every time I highlight in a bible I: 1) Attach a tag to it with the name of the highlighting 2) Change the reference so it shows up in all my bibles.

How/where do you "change the reference". This could be the reason for the {Highlight} search not working

Scott David said:

Every time I highlight in a bible I: 1) Attach a tag to it with the name of the highlighting 2) Change the reference so it shows up in all my bibles.

Scott, are you aware of "Corresponding Notes and Highlights"? Changing a highlight's anchor to a reference range anchor is extra work and has a couple major (IMO) disadvantages. 1) Changing to a reference range anchor, will highlight the entire verse(s), even if you had only highlighted on phrase or sentence. 2) This will affect all versified resources, not just Bibles, so the entire text of a commentary (where it intersects with that reference) will also be highlighted. I really don't think that's what you want!

Using "Corresponding Notes & Highlights" allows you to highlight in one Bible and display in your other* Bibles.

*The one limitation is that this only works with Bibles that have RI data.