x Browsing folder in admin mode
I am unable to navigate into the "C:\PerfLogs", "C:\System Volume Information" and "C:\Recovery" folders on my Windows 8 PC. They will require "admin" mode to access. While technically difficult to achieve (probably requires a shim process), I should be allowed to browser ALL folders.
The temporary admin mode in MC does not support browsing. it is only for file operations.
But even if you run a program as admin there are folders you do not have access to.. Like "C:\System Volume Information" that is only for SYSTEM account that is actually above admin.
x Smooth command Line bar integration
Pressing ESC key does not always clear the Command Line field. Once I have entered something, like "CD ", the key-combination CTRL+ENTER does not always paste/append the currently selected file/folder to the Command Line text.
If the focus in in the command line field and you press ESC till will clear the command line.
CTRL+Enter works if the focus is in the explorer panel on the item in focus.
x Typing in Quick Search
I have "Search keys: Alt+Letter" configured. Once I have started typing, I need to release the ALT keys to add more characters. I should be able to just type along with ALT key down. It's a lot easier.
As soon as the quick search window opens you can release the alt key
x Command Line bar history
I'd like to have the history browsing shortcuts mapped to only "CTRL+UP" and "CTRL+DOWN" instead, allowing me to navigate the filelist with UP and DOWN keys while still editing.
Not sure I understand what yo want to do..
x Command Line bar Quick buttons
Shows Notepad and Calc app. But where do you configure these? Right-clicking on the toolbar gives me "Insert User Defined Command" which doesn't seem to be it. The Button Editor does work with these either.
Drag and drop to place new programs there. and if you right click on an existing program you do customize on it to modify it
x Browsing My Computer
I have a need to browse the "My Computer" folder. Specifically any Shell extension installed. I have currently no apparent way to navigate to this folder. It is not available in the Drives dropdown list. It is not possible to activate "cd ::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}" on the Command Line bar.
I see several other users requesting this. I know this requires support of the program (ie. not using the FindFirstFile APIs) and is a fundamental way to build a File Manager (File APIs vs Shell APIs). Really hope you consider switching to the Shell APIs as it will future-proof the application on modern Windows.
No MC not use the Shell api, It is slow and a whole lot of other problems. There are Pros and Cons for both apis. An the FileAPI is not going anywhere, it is what the ShellAPI is using underneath.
MC will show what the filesystem looks like and not what the Shell API changes it to look like.
x Multi-Rename filter
It doesn't seem to support "Search & Replace" filters with simple file pattern matching (* and ?). How do I activate the RegEx option?
RegEx is supported in the current beta release
x MultiDataViewer
Most menu-items should have keyboard shortcuts (ie "Word Wrap" and "Line Numbers" don't have any right now). Preferrable working without any CTRL/ALT combo. No "Find Previous" menu-item & shortcut? Missing codepage selector (specifically ANSI, ASCII/DOS, and other DOS codepages).
I lot a lot of items for the viewer on my todo list. Some your issue are on the list.
x Basic navigation with keyboard
The CTRL+BACK doesn't seem to be documented in the Customize Keyboard dialog. There doesn't seem to be a "Go Up" (parent folder) shortcut available. I'd much prefer CTRL+BACK and ALT+BACK to default to "Goto Root" and "Goto Parent/up".
just pressing Backspace works.