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Support and Feedback / Re: How to Drop&Run?

« on: Today at 07:50:49 »

It is possible if you put that executable on the QuickLaunch bar or Button panel.

Example for QuickLaunch bar:
1. Drag'n'drop some executable on the QL bar
2. Customize it by right-clicking the icon and selecting "Customize..." (here you can choose how the dropped files shoud be handled)
3. Now you can drag'n'drop other files on that icon, and they will be opened in that program

Example for Button Panel:
1. Enable wizard mode (Menu Configuration > Toggle button panel wizard mode)
2. Drag'n'drop some executable on the desired button
3. In the settings window check "Accept dropped files..."
4. Disable wizard mode (Menu Configuration > Toggle button panel wizard mode)
5. Now you can drag'n'drop other files on that icon, and they will be opened in that program

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Support and Feedback / Re: How to add Favorite Pairs

« on: Today at 07:34:21 »

If I got you right, you can do it via Custom commands. E.g. write MultiScript or use Internal Commands directly.
For example:

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@var $path1 = 'c:\temp'
@var $path2 = 'c:\temp\22'

MC.Explorer.NewBrowser PATH="{$path1}" SIDE=LEFT
MC.Explorer.NewBrowser PATH="{$path2}" SIDE=RIGHT
Then you can bind that custom command to a button on the button panel or to a hotkey, or put it to a quicklaunch bar

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: "Open file location" for Links Needed for MultiCommander

« on: April 27, 2024, 14:15:38 »

MC has a MultiScript function GetWinShortcutTarget(). So the simplest multiscript UDC could look like:

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@var $lnk = GetSourceFocusPath();

@var $path = GetWinShortcutTarget( $lnk );
MC.Explorer.Goto SOURCE="{$path}";


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Support and Feedback / Re: How to always start with 50%/50% panels?

« on: April 17, 2024, 10:08:07 »

I always have to re-adjust my panels to 50%/50% when starting MC. Where can I set that the % of panel width is always 50%/50%?

There's an option under Menu Configuration > Core settings > Layout > Application layout > Panel Tab > Remember split size
With this option disabled MC should always restore 50/50 ratio

Also I would like to be sure then that column with is also sizing according to panel width (that is wider when panels width get bigger) and where to configure that?

Menu Configuration > Explorer panel settings > Display > Sorting and columns > Autosize columns

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Support and Feedback / Re: Saving of panel widths/split sizes not working.

« on: April 16, 2024, 07:20:23 »

I tried to create a shortcut to MC on the desktop and input:
"C:\Program Files\MultiCommander (x64)\MultiCommander.exe" -AutoRun=Core.1206

It doesn't work.

It does work, but you have to create a User Defined Command. So you go to Configuration > User Defined Commands, create a command named e.g. AutorunCmd:

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Command type = Internal Commands
Module = Multicommander (Base)
Command = Full Pane width
Then in the shortcut params specify -AutoRun=AutorunCmd


EDIT. You may also create UDC of type MultiScript:

MC.RunCmd ID="Core.1206"

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Support and Feedback / Issue with search in MultiDataViewer

« on: March 14, 2024, 14:12:21 »

I have a txt-file with mixed cyrillic/english text in ANSI encoding. In MDV if I search for cyrillic word, nothing is found. Case dosen't matter. I basically copy some cyrillic text, paste it in the Find field, press Enter and get "No more found". Search for english text works OK.

If I open this file in Windows Notepad, search for cyrillic text works fine. If in Notepad I save this file as UTF-8 or UTF-16, then in MultiDataViewer search works, but only if case matches, so e.g. search for "станислав" can't find "Станислав" even with disabled [Match case] option.

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Support and Feedback / [Bug] Tab key doesn't work after moving Explorer tab to the opposite panel

« on: February 26, 2024, 15:01:22 »

1. Move some tab to the opposite panel
2. Press Tab key

Result: Focus doesn't move to the opposite panel. Moreover, if the preeceding panel was not previously opened it is opened empty (see gif)

3. Click mouse in the opposite panel to activate it
4. Press Tab again

Result: the opposite panel is activated but no file/folder is not focused. This only seems to work on fresh MC start.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Quicklook - nearly works

« on: February 22, 2024, 12:07:15 »

Will you commit your changes to the QL GitHub ?

I'll try. Or will ask the author to merge the changes.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Quicklook - nearly works

« on: February 21, 2024, 19:41:25 »

@jfmoyen,

AFAIK Space is the default (and the only) hotkey registered by QL itself to open and close preview. I tested 3 cases:

1) launch QL, then press Space in MC and navigate: everything looks fine;
2) create User Defined Command MC.Run CMD="x:\ql_path\quicklook.exe" ARG="${focusfilepath}", assign some hotkey: fine
3) create new profile in File Type Setup / Viewers (F3 default): fine

Fine means that preview appears and stays until manually closed. I tested it on Win10 and Win11 (real and VM). I can only suppose that Space is somehow pressed twice making QL close preview (as long as Space is used for both open and close preview)

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Support and Feedback / Re: Quicklook - nearly works

« on: February 21, 2024, 09:28:03 »

@jfmoyen,
Well, I've made QL to monitor MC. Here's the files. Archive contains only updated binaries along with source files, so you can build QL yourself. Password is QuickLook

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Support and Feedback / Re: Quicklook - nearly works

« on: February 13, 2024, 18:21:32 »

I see, so the "issue" (if it is an issue) should be fixed from QL side then, by having it watching more managers...

It's not an issue. Unfortunately, adding custom file manager support can't be done by creating independent dll. This would require to change QuickLook.Native project. But the first impression makes me think that adding MC support to QL shouldn't be hard for someone who has Visual Studio installed.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Quicklook - nearly works

« on: February 13, 2024, 08:42:09 »

Now of course I have no idea how they do it.

I've taken a look at the sources, and from what I've seen and understood, QuickLook constantly monitors active window and tries to get selection from it if the window type matches supported managers (explorer, dopus etc.)

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Support and Feedback / Re: Quicklook - nearly works

« on: February 13, 2024, 07:15:57 »

I think that the easiest way would be to allow external app in the preview setup.

Another way - events. Multiple times I wanted to suggest this feature but I'm not sure it's worth the efforts. The point is to allow executing scripts/UDC on certain events like MC start/exit, change file focus, opening/closing tabs, begin/end file operations etc. But I don't think it would be useful.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Saving of panel widths not working.

« on: February 08, 2024, 10:04:55 »

I'm not sure I've understood you correctly, but if you mean the widths of the Left/Right explorer panels, then there's an option:

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Core Settings > Layout > Application Layout > Panel Tab > Remember split size between restarts

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Beta Releases / Re: v13.4 Beta

« on: January 25, 2024, 17:59:07 »

I don't want to create new topic...

Hang on exit still an issue, I guess maybe 4 of 5 exits leave the window hanging & unresponsive.

For me it still exists. And it seemingly doesn't depend on antivirus. IIRC it started happening since v13

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Support and Feedback / Re: Hotkeys Not Triggering Often - Works For Short Periods Only !

« on: January 25, 2024, 16:39:05 »

I reassigned Rename from default Shift+F6 to F2. At the first launch after update to 13.4 both shortcuts stopped working. And AFAIR Rename item disappeared from the keyboard customization dialog (but I'm not sure). But I was unable to find there neither F2 nor Shift+F6. After restart everything came back to normal state.

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Quick Access

« on: January 22, 2024, 13:30:56 »

I know it's not the same, but you can set up and access quick paths in MC via Favorites (star icon). They can also be accessed via Favorites in the drives drop-down menu

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Support and Feedback / Re: My standard toolbar is incomplete

« on: November 19, 2023, 20:13:25 »

Menu > View > Toolbars > File Commands ?

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Support and Feedback / Re: unreadable fonts after change of OS

« on: November 14, 2023, 16:10:21 »

Is it only MC-related issue or other apps are also affected?

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Support and Feedback / Re: Files are selected when using Drag&Drop

« on: October 24, 2023, 18:04:37 »

Sorry,I typed the wrong option. You should check “Configuration - Explorer Panel Settings - Display - Selection and Checking of items - Unselect other files and folders when single selecting”

And now it is impossible to select multiple files. What magmalive (and me too) would like to see is clearing selection after drag'n'drop.

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Support and Feedback / [Issue] MC hangs after closing Multiscript debugger (in certain cases)

« on: October 23, 2023, 21:04:42 »

1. Open Multiscript debugger
2. Invoke some function which waits for user response (e.g. AskText);
3. Close Multiscript debugger
4. Close dialog box shown by AskText

Result: MC freezes.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Create URL shortcut?

« on: October 23, 2023, 20:55:59 »

JPCoetzee, try this MultiScript

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@var $shortcut_name = AskText( "Enter shortcut name:", "", 0 );

if ( 0 == StrLen( $shortcut_name ) )
{
  return;
}

//@var $url_name = GetClipboardText();
@var $url_name = "";

$url_name = AskText( "Enter shortcut URL:", $url_name, 0 );

if ( 0 == StrLen( $url_name ) )
{
  return;
}


$shortcut_name = GetSourcePath() ^ $shortcut_name + ".url";
$url_name = "URL=" + $url_name;

@var $content[];

arrayAdd( $content, "[InternetShortcut]" );
arrayAdd( $content, $url_name );

@var $result = SaveArray( $shortcut_name, $content, 0, 1 );

if ( 0 == $result )
{
  MessageBox( "Error", "URL shortcut was not created!", 0 );
}


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Support and Feedback / Re: Start folders

« on: October 19, 2023, 21:01:24 »

You can manage sessions via File > Tab sessions

Open desired tabs, then save this session. In menu File > Tab sessions choose Manage... you can now select this session and mark it as startup

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Support and Feedback / Re: Create URL shortcut?

« on: October 17, 2023, 19:03:07 »

URL shortcut to a file? Could you explain in details? It might be possible via MultiScript.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Go to first file

« on: October 11, 2023, 20:27:15 »

You may create user defined command of type "Multi-Script" and bind it a to a shortcut or/and put it to the quicklaunch bar or button bar.

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@var $src_path = GetSourcePath();
@var $names = GetSourceItems();

@var $count = arrayCount( $names );
@var $i;

for( $i = 0; $i < $count; $i++ )
{
  @var $file = $src_path ^ $names[ $i ];
  @var $result = FileExists( $file );
 
  if ( 1 == $result )
  {
    MC.Explorer.SetItemFocus ITEM="{$names[ $i ]}"
    break;
  }
}

I'm not sure about performance in case of too many files/folders. Also I haven't tested it with different sorting styles.