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Beta Releases / Re: 15.3

« on: April 16, 2025, 10:15:57 »

Received update to 15.4 b3086 today.
Change log was blank but I installed it anyway...
I'll let you know if my PC explodes 

Hmm Look like the database on the website lost the changelog info. strange.. ok it been restored

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Support and Feedback / Re: Says Update Available But With Empty Content Details

« on: April 15, 2025, 17:11:42 »

Strange.. What version are you running.

There is a new beta. and if you enabled to check for beta it should show that update is available and some changelog text. 

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Support and Feedback / Shaping the Future of MultiCommander - Your Feedback on Development Priorities

« on: April 15, 2025, 11:43:53 »

See this
https://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,4976.0.html

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Shaping the Future of MultiCommander - Your Feedback on Development Priorities

« on: April 15, 2025, 11:43:08 »

Hello,

I'm currently reviewing our development roadmap and re-evaluating the prioritization of upcoming tasks.

Your feedback is crucial in guiding the future evolution of MultiCommander. To ensure we focus on the enhancements that will provide the most value to you, I would greatly appreciate your input on the following:

Desired Functionality:
Are there any specific features you have been hoping to see implemented in MultiCommander?
What new capabilities would significantly enhance your file management workflow?

Enhancements to Existing Features:
Are there any current features that you believe could be improved in terms of functionality, usability, or performance?
What specific aspects of MultiCommander could be made more intuitive or powerful to better serve your needs?

Addressing Workflow Challenges:
What are the primary frustrations or inefficiencies you experience when managing your files within the Windows environment?
How could MultiCommander be further developed to address these challenges and streamline your daily tasks?


No suggestion is too minor or too ambitious.
Please feel free to share your detailed thoughts and ideas, as your input will directly influence our development planning and help shape the next stages of MultiCommander.

Thank you

/Mathias

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Support and Feedback / Re: Missing "New Text Document" Context Menu Item in MultiCommander on Windows 11

« on: April 15, 2025, 10:38:37 »

Windows 11 has changed. This is handled in a new way for Win11 that are not really documented.

But I added a workaround for the next version for MC. A "New Text Document" item will be added even if there is not one defined in registry.

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Script / Re: Is there a StrReplace that's case insensitive?

« on: April 08, 2025, 15:41:15 »

See latest beta that was release today

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Script / Re: Is there a StrReplace that's case insensitive?

« on: April 07, 2025, 17:36:00 »

No I don't think is a case insensitive version.
Might be good to have.. I see If I can add.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Customizing Columns

« on: April 07, 2025, 07:25:23 »

it is very simple.
Normally you just add/remove and size column, and select "save current layout as deafult" and you done.

There is a default profile that is used by default. the default one is by by ALL tabs.  Other layouts you have to switch to and they are only used in the panel where you do the switch.
The switch have to be manuall or automatic, it is automatic if you configured some paths for the layout. like the Picture layout. it is auto loaded in picture folders.

So if you want to modify the default layout. You can edit the default layout in the "Customize columns" editor. OR you modify the column byt right clicking add remove columns.. and then do "save current layout as default."

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Support and Feedback / Re: Customizing Columns

« on: April 06, 2025, 22:38:50 »

Ok so you have removed the Picture layout. Then you must have added the dimension layout to the default layout or to the one that are active..

The "default" layout is the one that is used by default.
If you want a special layout to be used for some folders.. then you add that path to that layout under the "autoload on path" list.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Customizing Columns

« on: April 06, 2025, 16:02:22 »

Dimensions?

That is not show normally in the default column layout. But if you are in C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Pictures\ the "picture" column layout is used. that layout has dimensions column.. so then you need to remove it from that layout.
When you customize columns.. you have a dropdown for different columns layout.. there should be picture one..

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: MultiCommander Delete Count In Dialog Before Proceeding With The Deletion

« on: April 03, 2025, 11:42:40 »

The best would be if the current confirmation windows handled it. but they does not know total number of subfiles/folders that would be copyed/deleted yet (only first level of selected). and that would require a major rewrite.
But showing an extra dialog might be added. It would annoy most people. so it will defenetly have to be something you enable. not standard behaviour..

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Support and Feedback / Re: Folder reread performance

« on: April 03, 2025, 07:30:35 »

Depends on what you mean much slower?  Only network ?  If you just been in the folder background process for getting icons or extended columns data (depending on what columns you show) may still be running
Enabling filesytem log in Core settings and you see what it does and can compare difference..

There is more work if the path is already cached. But that should not really be that noticeable, processing if a cached items should be keep or not should be really fast. 50.000 items are nothing for a CPU.

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: MultiCommander Delete Count In Dialog Before Proceeding With The Deletion

« on: April 03, 2025, 07:24:57 »

You see how many items it will delete there. But it starts to delete without asking for a confirmation.

But you want to show an extra dialog when it scanned and collected what files and folders it would delete.. for each time you do a delete and ask (eg.. Sure you want to delete 43 files and 3 folders? ) ??
That would annoy most users. So that will defiantly have to be a OptIn option.

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Support and Feedback / Re: How to assign shortcuts for navigating through images?

« on: April 02, 2025, 15:59:45 »

yes Backspace/space  go to previous / next image.

Arrow key are used to move the image if you are zoomed in.

Because image viewer is an extension with its own Window it does not fit into the keyboard customization framework that MC have.
But there is plans to rewrite how that works.. then it will support it. but I can't say when that will happen since that is a major change.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Regex matches in MR

« on: April 02, 2025, 13:50:23 »

Don't forget to check the "RegEx" checkbox

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Support and Feedback / Re: Regex matches in MR

« on: April 02, 2025, 13:42:36 »

There are variants of RegEx.. I think MC is using ECMAScript standard of regex.

Exactly how it works I don't know. MC is using code that exists in c++ for it.



But it works for me

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Support and Feedback / Re: Foldersize wrong if folder contains very long paths

« on: March 28, 2025, 11:12:32 »

I'm not able to test it at the moment..

But to get this right.
Folder sizing show wrong size on network path that are extra long ( Longer then 255char ) ?

Long path support is supported. but it might fail on some places. since not all windows API support it.
I know it worked before. But folder sizing has been reworked since then.
But it can most likely be fixed if it is an issue. I will check tomorrow

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Support and Feedback / Re: time display

« on: March 27, 2025, 15:41:58 »

The date/time is the same. A Timestamp that a file has in NTFS is the number of 100-nanosecond intervals that have elapsed since 12:00 A.M. January 1, 1601 (UTC).
So Time and Date are not set separate. it is one very big value.

So a step further: When I now change the time on that Jan. 5 file to 2:47p, the "correct" time of 1:47 displays (the time I entered).

But what happens when we go on standard time? I think it will say the wrong time (2:47).

And therefore, I think the rule is... when I enter a new time, the current regime (DST vs. Standard) will control rather than the date on the file.

"Adjust for DST" is only for display in filelist.
The problem is that local time is used when settings the timestamp. Sometimes you might want to use the date from the specified timestamp.
Problem is if it should use date from the timestamp to set. and then viewing it.. it would be wrong if DST did not match with local.
Maybe a checkbox in the Set filetime dialog that lets you decided.. but then we got more advanced option that people will not understand.

The problem is no matter what you do there are senarios where it shows wrong. If you really need exact time always. then go for showing time in UTC.

DST/Timezone are tricky.. there are even special timestamp ranges in local time that is impossible to convert to UTC
(When you switch the clock back.. at 02:59 -> 02:00   that day. the local time is 02:00 -> 02:59 twice, )

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: How to synchronize Panels

« on: March 27, 2025, 15:09:43 »

Ctrl+.  (dot) - Will make the opposite panel go to same location as current panel

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Beta Releases / 15.3

« on: March 27, 2025, 07:25:34 »

v15.2 beta ( Build 3079 )
 --3082
 
  ADDED - MultiScript StrReplace now support a 4 parameter for option, and option can be "ignorecase"
  ADDED - Option to show a extra confirmation box based on rules. (Advanced) Manual edit of rules in ConfirmationRules.xml needed
  ADDED - Option to show a extra confirmation box before COPY/MOVE/DELETE, By default it is OFF !!
  FIXED - 2 Stability issues

-- 3079 - 2025-03-31
  ADDED - Columns showing a DATE can now be configured to show the date raw/utc, (No translation to local time)
  FIXED - SFTP Incresed connection timeout. Some servers was slow to respond when connecting
  FIXED - ImageViewer can now show images located in extra long path
  FIXED - Folder sizing extra long folder paths now works again
  FIXED - Dynamic Submenu item for shell context menu now works again

-- 3078
FIXED - Fixed shell context menu. It does now handle errors from 3rd party shell extensions better, and if shell extension crash it might not bring MC with it


~80% of all crashes with MultiCommander is because of 3rd party shell extensions.. This fix should prevent MultiCommander from crashes when a shell extensions crashes.

You can now enabled an extra confirmation box when doing copy/delete/move. that say  You are about to delete 100GB. Sure you want to delete.. (or copy if you are doing copy)
Yes very annoying. But IF you want this. you have to enable in the core settings in the FileSystem tab. It is NOT on by defaut.
I don't see many want this. However. There is other settings for this.."Use rules" for this feature.

This allows you do define some rules when you want to show this.. Like If you delete from H:\* and totalsize is over 200G . Or if you delete files from C:\Windows..  Then you might was to show this extra warning.
But to use the rules you have to edit the ConfirmationRules.xml config file manually. There is no editor. and it is not planed for one. Not now.

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Support and Feedback / Re: time display

« on: March 26, 2025, 22:03:41 »

So the dates are 5-Jan . och not 1 May?

I'm not able to reproduce it.

Since the different is 1h it look like a DST issue.  But unless you are in australia (or south america), you should not have DST in Januari.
What dates do you get if you uncheck "adjust datetime for DST"

Hmm are you in a timezone that already entered DST ? then when you set the time 1:47 the time really is 12:47 when you remove the DST..   So Showing it as 12:47 because adjust for DST is enabled, so it removed the DST of the time since 5-January does not have DST.

NTFS stores the dates as UTC.  then for viewing the timezone and possible DST is added.

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Translations And Language Packs / Re: Dutch language

« on: March 26, 2025, 16:06:32 »

Menu > Configuration > Core Settings

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Translations And Language Packs / Re: Dutch language

« on: March 26, 2025, 11:04:51 »

Oké, en hoe doe ik dat?

?

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Support and Feedback / Re: time display

« on: March 26, 2025, 08:02:48 »

A wait I think that is the famous Daylight saving issue.

All file dates are stored in the file system as UTC (except Fat32..and some other old filesystem)
When a date is shown the date is normally translated your timezone plus DTS (daylight saving).

Problem is that when you view a date that is 1-May 2025 11:00, (Summer time, DST) but you view in during normal time (NO DST)

Should the date be shown with or without DST. both are correct. depending on view point.

In Exploer Panel settings. under Date / Time format. There is an option for "Adjust datetime for DST"

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Support and Feedback / Re: time display

« on: March 26, 2025, 07:43:05 »

The columns.. are both the date columns the extended columns ? or are modified the standard "date" column. ?
If you enable the standard date column and extended date modified column, do they show same or different time ?

If it is extended modified date column.. Have you forced a refresh ?,  A lot of the extended column will cache there values.. and a force refresh will reload them

Also the filesystem is normal NTFS ? or mapped to network share ? or FAT32/FatEx filesystem ?