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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Personal registration of a copy of MC

« on: October 28, 2022, 08:18:07 »

I like the idea. BUT then lots of code need to be added for handling a dummy licences.. code for validating licence and helper programs to generate license keys.. Manage keys and other things.
Sounds like lots of works and lots of extra code inside MC that does not really does adds anything. Maybe there are some other extra value to give in some other way.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Can't overwrite destination file when copying files to same directory

« on: October 23, 2022, 22:02:15 »

I will check if this is a settings things or something..

Pressing Shift+F5 and you get the copy dialog without path set to target folder.. So easier to edit the name.. but it will not solve the already exist issue.

A working workaround is to use drag and drop..
Drag the file you want to copy and hold Ctrl+Shift while dragging.. and drop on the file to replace.. you will see a popup that will ask what action you want to do. and you can select Copy or Replace.. then the file you dragged will be copyed or moved to the name of the file you dropped on and replace it

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Support and Feedback / Re: Open Folder in Windows Explorer

« on: October 23, 2022, 14:02:50 »

That was 2016 , Windows Preview Handler is now partial added.. if you active Hover preview and you have a preview handler installed for PDF (by default in windows 10 there is one)
It will show the pdf in a hover window.

If you want to open current location in Windows Explorer. then just type "." (dot) and press return in the command line field.

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Support and Feedback / Re: unable delete/rename folder in User Command

« on: October 23, 2022, 09:52:38 »

Menu > Help > Go to > Config Folder

Then Go into the "Script" folder. and you see all folders here.  Just delete and rename folder here then restart MC

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Support and Feedback / Re: Dragging bug

« on: October 19, 2022, 19:40:23 »

Yes if you have delayed startup of tab, and you hover and go over a tab that is not fully loaded..

It should work better in build 2912+

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Support and Feedback / Re: drag a file over a folder

« on: October 15, 2022, 20:00:28 »

Hold ALT key to enter folder you hovering over

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Support and Feedback / Re: Multi Commander x64 (12.5.0.2909) Folder rename problem

« on: October 15, 2022, 18:03:06 »

A bug sneaked in last minute. Just update again to build 2910 and it will be fixed

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Support and Feedback / Re: Context Menu only with double click available?

« on: October 04, 2022, 11:36:39 »

You change that in

Menu > Configuration > Explorer Panel Settings > Mouse Configuration (Tab)

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Support and Feedback / Re: Context menu "new" Windows 11 22H2 22621.521

« on: October 04, 2022, 08:13:12 »

Hard to say why they do not show up for you. I get them to show up on all my machines.
All 'new items' for the shell context menu are parsed from the registry (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT) depending on if they have a ShellNew/ entry.. eg   

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bmp\ShellNew\
or
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\ShellNew\

There is also one other way Apps add a ShellNew item bu adding a reference to default item and then have ShellNew under that..

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Support and Feedback / Re: picture tools

« on: October 04, 2022, 07:57:29 »

MC is using a 3rd party library that handles the exif stuff. Not many of the field are supported to be edited.
Also the GeoLocation is also not just one field. It is many fields with values, that build up that information, 4-8 fields depending on how detailed it should be.
So creating something that is user friendly is messy so probably why not many apps supporting editing that

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Support and Feedback / Re: Finding words or text strings within "M3U" files inside a directory

« on: October 04, 2022, 07:40:37 »

M3U files are normal text files so do a file search and enter the text for what you are looking for in the "File content" part

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Support and Feedback / Re: Virus detections for update zip package

« on: September 26, 2022, 17:48:41 »

Its a false positive, It is very common for application that do lots of file access like a file manager to get flaged.. some malware analyzer see that this application can do lots of different file access operation. And they become suspicious.
There is not much small developers can do about it

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Support and Feedback / Re: Problem with the renaming tool

« on: September 19, 2022, 08:41:18 »

Looks like this is an old issue with the exFAT filesystem and Windows.  Windows say the rename was successful, but if only upper/lower casing was change for new name, it will not be changed.

A workaround would be to use the MultiRename tool in MC and change the casing there and also add a "_" in the beginning or something.. and then after that, Rename them again and remove the _ character.
Then the name are changed and not just upper/lower casing.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Problem with the renaming tool

« on: September 18, 2022, 14:36:22 »

That is strange. I'm not able to reproduce that

What OS is that on? I know that XP had issue when renaming files when only changing upper case and lower case, since the file system is not case sensitive it did not fell that it as a change and did not actually change the name even if they file system function said the rename was successful.
Or is it remote network device ?
what filesystem NTFS ? FAT32 ?

Do you have the issue on all devices or just some devices ?

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Support and Feedback / Re: Checkboxes for Files and Directories.

« on: September 14, 2022, 08:01:46 »

Menu > Configuration > Explorer Panel Settings > Display Tab

Under the "Selection and Checking of items" section you have a "Checkboxes" option

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Support and Feedback / Re: fail to delete folder when sub folder is open in another panel.

« on: September 12, 2022, 16:13:55 »

when deleting it, it pop up Error dialog shows "Unknown Error(5:20)"
I record a video for the issue. https://streamable.com/mm0ht2

Ahh You are sending to recylebin. That a big difference.. Then files are not deleted. but Windows moves them and redname them.. Not sure why Windows fails to send it to recycle bin.

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Support and Feedback / Re: fail to delete folder when sub folder is open in another panel.

« on: September 12, 2022, 09:42:59 »

I cannot recreate that.

If I create C:\folder1\Folder2 on panel is shown folder2.. and one C:.. and I delete Folder1 from there.. No issue..panel 2 that show folder2 will go back out to c:\

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Windows SYSTEM partition,

« on: September 12, 2022, 09:29:34 »

So you want to browse a Harddrive without mounting it in Windows.. ? No MC do no support that. MC do not scan the filesystem by it self like that.. It using Windows to access the filesystem

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Support and Feedback / Re: fail to delete folder when sub folder is open in another panel.

« on: September 10, 2022, 15:27:38 »

It should normally not happen, But depending on situation it can.
MC do not keep a lock on the folder. So normally it should not happen.
But it can happen depending on what files you got in the folder and what columns you shown.
When entering a folder MC will get icons and thumbnail for the files in the background.. also some extended column will be processed in the background.
Also AV software can be activate and scan files..  or some other program has a a file opened from that folder.

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Support and Feedback / Re: If MultiCommander started in the Background, is no symbol in the Task Bar

« on: September 09, 2022, 15:50:37 »

Also why are you starting it in the background ? what issue are that solving ?

The Batch File do it in this way and by the way, the /min parameter works not. I replaced Start with Start /min, this should work, but no instance started minimized. Just one window stay in the foreground and the other starting behind them in the second layer. This is without the /min parameter the same.

Yes i mean not running in the background, but running without a task bar icon is maybe the same like running in the background?

Why is this only with MC so? All other Programs can be started with multiple instances via  batch file. I have tested this with the 2 methods for recreating the issue.

I guess this will never be solved.... I make a Windows Update to 22H1 this weekend. Maybe then is the behavior different, but i dont believe.

When move i to Windows 11?
Then when Win 10 no longer developed.

Background just mean, Do not bring the program to the front. Keep the active program in the foreground.
It is not just MC..  I don't know why Windows does not add a TaskBar icon for you, I'm not able to reproduce that on any machine I got. Might be that MC takes longer to start or something. Don't know.
There is nothing MC about it. It must be a Windows Bug or something that is running on the machine that cause so that Windows Fails to add the Taskbar icon.
Like I said. Adding the TaskBar icon is something that is handled by Windows.

try to turnoff spash
http://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,605.msg1568.html#msg1568

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Support and Feedback / Re: If MultiCommander started in the Background, is no symbol in the Task Bar

« on: September 09, 2022, 13:35:29 »

It is how Windows works.  When an application open that shows a UI Window.. A Taskbar button/icon is added for that application, automatically.
If you do NOT want a Taskbar Icon for a UI Application, Then the program need to do weird workarounds..

Also if application are started "in the background" (It is not started as a background process.. just background in the UI layer) then MC can't popup in the foreground. Windows will not allow it.
Remember on XP when application just started and stole focus when you was in the middle of things.. Windows changed in Windows 7 (or was it 8? ) to not allow that anymore. If an application request to be in the foreground, but another program have focus, Windows will ignore that call, The program in focus must say that process X is allowed to steal my focus away from me.

Also why are you starting it in the background ? what issue are that solving ?

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Support and Feedback / Re: If MultiCommander started in the Background, is no symbol in the Task Bar

« on: September 09, 2022, 07:57:54 »

No I'm not able to recreate this. Win10 ?  Or Win11 ?

Placing the application icon on the TaskBar is not something programs do them self, Windows is handling that. if the application that is opened has a specific Window Flag, Windows place a Application Icon on the TaskBar. Only time MC manipulate that is in you have the Minimize to taskbar thing active and have activated that taskbar icon should not be visible when minimized.

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Script / Re: Start MC with folder and file to select

« on: September 09, 2022, 07:33:30 »

Look at http://multicommander.com/docs/commandlineparameters

There are multiple way depending on configuration..

Just as paramters or -L / -R parameters if you open new instance.
or /OPEN parameter if you want to modify a currently running instance.

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Support and Feedback / Re: How to Disable End of Copy and Move Confirmation Messages

« on: September 07, 2022, 21:50:17 »

Menu > Configuration > Core Settings > FileSystem (Tab)
Under the "Default file operations options" there is a "Auto Close progress windows when completed" option

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Support and Feedback / Re: Duplication of folders and files on network drives

« on: September 07, 2022, 21:48:54 »

Problem is that it is very rare and not possible to replicate since it is a timing issue. There are plans to rewrite some parts that MAYBE fix it. but since it can't be replicated it hard to say if that will fix it.