3926
Support and Feedback / Re: Customization
« on: May 24, 2012, 18:32:59 »
I did not say 'impossible'. But then I have to redesign and rewrite a some stuff, and it takes times. And I'm already to busy.
News:
January 2024
MultiCommander v13.5 is released!
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
3927
Support and Feedback / Re: Customization
« on: May 24, 2012, 18:25:43 »QuoteI got the question a couple of time about turning off the splash. I was just wonder if there are an issue with it that I have not noticed my self. Sometimes people want to turn off or change sometime because of some reason. But when I get the information about 'why' it is a problem, I sometime finds a better fix for the problem they have. Maybe it on some system is there for a long time and is annoying in some way.. I don't know. But would like to know.
I am interested in either turning off the splash or changing it to not stay on top. My problem with it is that (1) yes, it does stay on quite a while on my system, and (2) it stays on top so that I cannot move it or access any window that comes up behind it.
The problem is that the settings are not loaded when the splash is shown. And if no splash is shown, then it will not be possible to show the error if it happens during startup..
However , It might be possible to add a registry settings for it..
3928
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: How to quickly mark separated files in a folder?
« on: May 23, 2012, 17:08:33 »
That is very strange.
It must have something to do with your settings.
If you pack all you config files into a zip and sent them to me at http://multicommander.com/upload I can take a look.
Config files are located under ( Menu > help > go to > config folder )
( edit: Looks like upload does not work. Use the sendfeed back feature under the help menu in the program )
Or you can just remove all the config files under that folder (move them to another place for backup) And you will get the default config. and it should work there. But you will lose all your own customizations then.
It must have something to do with your settings.
If you pack all you config files into a zip and sent them to me at
Config files are located under ( Menu > help > go to > config folder )
( edit: Looks like upload does not work. Use the sendfeed back feature under the help menu in the program )
Or you can just remove all the config files under that folder (move them to another place for backup) And you will get the default config. and it should work there. But you will lose all your own customizations then.
3929
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: How to quickly mark separated files in a folder?
« on: May 23, 2012, 16:18:27 »
The insert key should already to that.. If you press the Insert key.. what is happening ?
The default behavior for INSERT key is to mark the file and then move the focus down to the next file.
That is the standard commander styled way that almost all commander clones are using since the old original NC.
Maybe you have overridden the INSERT key with another command when changing keys, so something else is using it. Then just removed that.
The default behavior for INSERT key is to mark the file and then move the focus down to the next file.
That is the standard commander styled way that almost all commander clones are using since the old original NC.
Maybe you have overridden the INSERT key with another command when changing keys, so something else is using it. Then just removed that.
3930
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: How to quickly mark separated files in a folder?
« on: May 23, 2012, 13:31:23 »
Not sure I understand what you want to do. Not sure what you mean by subdirectories.
INSERT will toggle the selection of a file/folder and move to the next file/folder.
And you can do Ctrl + num+ to select all files with the same extension. (and ctrl+ num- to deselect them)
Alt+NUM+ will select all files with same name that has different extension..
(eg Filename.txt , filename.cpp , filename.h, filename.info will all be selected when you do alt+ num+ on one of them)
INSERT will toggle the selection of a file/folder and move to the next file/folder.
And you can do Ctrl + num+ to select all files with the same extension. (and ctrl+ num- to deselect them)
Alt+NUM+ will select all files with same name that has different extension..
(eg Filename.txt , filename.cpp , filename.h, filename.info will all be selected when you do alt+ num+ on one of them)
3931
Script / Re: Create empty text file
« on: May 21, 2012, 10:19:57 »
Shift+F5 (might be something other, depends on default style, men look in menu > file )
will copy the select file to the same folder and will suggest a name that is same as original with ".bak" appended
To create a empty file fast. You can type "cf <filname>" in the commandline field.
will copy the select file to the same folder and will suggest a name that is same as original with ".bak" appended
To create a empty file fast. You can type "cf <filname>" in the commandline field.
3932
Support and Feedback / Re: Unpack error
« on: May 20, 2012, 10:15:46 »
I found the error. It was fixed before but the fix got ignored because of another bug fix.
When unpacking many small files it is slow because it handles zip as a virtual filesystem and do not unpack the files in the order they are stored in the zip file so because of that it has to located the file for every files it unpacks. However zip is very fast at that so it is only noticeable if there are many small files.
But this is fixed in the next version.
When unpacking many small files it is slow because it handles zip as a virtual filesystem and do not unpack the files in the order they are stored in the zip file so because of that it has to located the file for every files it unpacks. However zip is very fast at that so it is only noticeable if there are many small files.
But this is fixed in the next version.
3933
Support and Feedback / Re: Select files with the 'Insert' key
« on: May 18, 2012, 23:20:42 »
MultiCommander is made to follow the commander styled setup first. The Windows Explorer Style setup is there for compatibility. but it is not 100% and it sometimes conflicts with the commander style setup. Specially if you start out in Windows Explorer Setup and then start to customized away options that enabled that. I will see if it can be resolved without breaking anything with commander style setup.
But Im not able to recreate your problem but Im not sure exactly of your problem. But I guess it might be the Selected vs Checked issue.
Try enable checkboxes. When copy files only checked files will be copied.. (if there are multiple files checked)
But Im not able to recreate your problem but Im not sure exactly of your problem. But I guess it might be the Selected vs Checked issue.
Try enable checkboxes. When copy files only checked files will be copied.. (if there are multiple files checked)
3934
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Keep DOS box open after using command line
« on: May 18, 2012, 21:20:44 »
How do you run it ? from the command line in MC or by dbl clicking it ? or by script ?
Hmm don't know if that is possible. Windows is handled all of the launching of external programs. Might be possible if run from script, because then we know that it is a console program and run it directly via cmd.exe
Hmm don't know if that is possible. Windows is handled all of the launching of external programs. Might be possible if run from script, because then we know that it is a console program and run it directly via cmd.exe
3935
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Show hidden folders and files
« on: May 18, 2012, 20:10:31 »
Ahhh okey now I understand.
Right new you can only have custom colors based on filename but im working on a system where you can defined custom colors rules based on more properties and then it will be possible to set a custom colors for hidden/system files.
Right new you can only have custom colors based on filename but im working on a system where you can defined custom colors rules based on more properties and then it will be possible to set a custom colors for hidden/system files.
3936
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Show hidden folders and files
« on: May 18, 2012, 19:16:11 »Yes, but I don't see a setting for system/hidden files and folders.
Layout tab
Category "Show/Hide Special files and Folder" a bit down.
3937
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Show hidden folders and files
« on: May 18, 2012, 18:38:31 »You mean under Colors? I don't see it..Also it would be good if those files/folders were of a different color.That can be configured in Explorer Panel Settings.
Menu > Configuration > Explorer Panel Settings
Color Tab
There you can configure the color separate colors for files and folders
3938
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Secure delete (wipe)
« on: May 18, 2012, 18:07:10 »
I have been looking into that. But now days it is not so easy as to just over write the data. Since Windows no have a file recovery feature (Previous Versions) There might be hidden backup still on the drive.
And if you have re-saved that file sometimes before it can still be other place on the drive. So all free space on the entire drive drive must be overwritten to be sure that it is gone.
And if you have re-saved that file sometimes before it can still be other place on the drive. So all free space on the entire drive drive must be overwritten to be sure that it is gone.
3939
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Show hidden folders and files
« on: May 18, 2012, 18:02:22 »Is there a shortcut to toggle showing of hidden/system folders and files?Not so you can toggle it on/off with a button. You have to go into Explorer Panel Settings and enable/disable it.
Also it would be good if those files/folders were of a different color.That can be configured in Explorer Panel Settings.
3940
Support and Feedback / Re: Share credentials
« on: May 18, 2012, 18:00:47 »
Most of the time it will ask for credentials. But there are some situation that it fails to do that. I have it on my list of think to try to fix.
3941
Support and Feedback / Re: Select files with the 'Insert' key
« on: May 18, 2012, 17:59:29 »
That is the normal commander style setup..
Menu > Configuration > Quick Look'n'Feel Setup
And select Commander Styled Look'n'Feel and it will configure everything for the commander styled setup.
If you Only want to change the 'insert' key then you can change it you self in
Menu > Configuration > Explorer Panel Settings
Under Selection and Checking items.
make sure that "Auto uncheck files and folder when single selection" is
Menu > Configuration > Quick Look'n'Feel Setup
And select Commander Styled Look'n'Feel and it will configure everything for the commander styled setup.
If you Only want to change the 'insert' key then you can change it you self in
Menu > Configuration > Explorer Panel Settings
Under Selection and Checking items.
make sure that "Auto uncheck files and folder when single selection" is
3942
Support and Feedback / Re: Unpack error
« on: May 18, 2012, 17:54:37 »
That is strange. I have not seen any slowness before. and that big difference is strange.
Hard to tell why it is slow without more information about the zip file and to where you copy it.
How is the content of the zip file. large with many large file, with many small files, Copy to local drive or network ?
If you have an example file that is slow that I can test with, You can upload files here http://multicommander.com/upload/
Hard to tell why it is slow without more information about the zip file and to where you copy it.
How is the content of the zip file. large with many large file, with many small files, Copy to local drive or network ?
If you have an example file that is slow that I can test with, You can upload files here http://multicommander.com/upload/
3943
Support and Feedback / Re: Unpack error
« on: May 18, 2012, 12:31:04 »
Thanks. I was able to recreate the problem.
The problem happen if you do a drag & drop MOVE operation. since it can not delete from the zip file while copy them.
Workaround is to make sure that you see the |+| sign on the cursor then drag and dropping the files. Then it will do a Copy and not a Move, And it will work.
In the next version this will be fixed.
The problem happen if you do a drag & drop MOVE operation. since it can not delete from the zip file while copy them.
Workaround is to make sure that you see the |+| sign on the cursor then drag and dropping the files. Then it will do a Copy and not a Move, And it will work.
In the next version this will be fixed.
3944
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: [Request] Coloring files/folders based on date/time/attributes
« on: May 16, 2012, 18:02:44 »
Yes it would be. and it will come.. I'm planing something like that.
But it is on the design stage right now. It is easy to get the UI to be really messy for something like that. So I'm trying to come up a GUI that is not to hard to work with, but also include all the needed features.
But it is on the design stage right now. It is easy to get the UI to be really messy for something like that. So I'm trying to come up a GUI that is not to hard to work with, but also include all the needed features.
3945
Support and Feedback / Re: Customization
« on: May 16, 2012, 15:10:56 »
No problem at all, I was not offended at all.
I got the question a couple of time about turning off the splash. I was just wonder if there are an issue with it that I have not noticed my self. Sometimes people want to turn off or change sometime because of some reason. But when I get the information about 'why' it is a problem, I sometime finds a better fix for the problem they have. Maybe it on some system is there for a long time and is annoying in some way.. I don't know. But would like to know.
When updating using the built in update tool the configuration files will not be overwritten so the settings you made know should be kept.
Also if you uninstall and do a reinstall you can choose not to remove configuration when uninstalling.
If you running portable version. And are NOT updating using the update tool. Then make sure you do not overwrite the files in the config/ folder or backup them
I got the question a couple of time about turning off the splash. I was just wonder if there are an issue with it that I have not noticed my self. Sometimes people want to turn off or change sometime because of some reason. But when I get the information about 'why' it is a problem, I sometime finds a better fix for the problem they have. Maybe it on some system is there for a long time and is annoying in some way.. I don't know. But would like to know.
One more. I have a backup of Xml files into Zip file. If in future if there are any later updated versions and I instal them over my present version, do I need to over write Xml files to retain my customized settings in earlier version Sir.
When updating using the built in update tool the configuration files will not be overwritten so the settings you made know should be kept.
Also if you uninstall and do a reinstall you can choose not to remove configuration when uninstalling.
If you running portable version. And are NOT updating using the update tool. Then make sure you do not overwrite the files in the config/ folder or backup them
3946
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: create directory suggestion
« on: May 16, 2012, 13:25:27 »
So you want the name of the folder you stand on to be already shown in the new folder name dialog ?
I think that would be a bit annoying for most people. because most of the time you create completely new folders.
But you can do that with script.
Create a User defined command of "Custom Command" type
The the name of the file/folder in focus will be show in the Create folder dialog when it is shown.
Then you assign that command to a hotkey eg Ctrl+F7
I think that would be a bit annoying for most people. because most of the time you create completely new folders.
But you can do that with script.
Create a User defined command of "Custom Command" type
Code: [Select]
MC.Explorer.Makedir FOLDERNAME="${sourcefocusname}"The the name of the file/folder in focus will be show in the Create folder dialog when it is shown.
Then you assign that command to a hotkey eg Ctrl+F7
3947
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: enable/disable Frame Color of active panel
« on: May 16, 2012, 13:17:46 »
Search and Checksum panel does not have a "Current Path Field" that changes color. 
I might add a option for it if it does not require to much work.
I might add a option for it if it does not require to much work.
3948
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: problem with text speed in manager
« on: May 16, 2012, 11:25:54 »
It is now fixed.. Was a very simple fix.
Thank for reporting it.
Thank for reporting it.
3949
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: problem with text speed in manager
« on: May 16, 2012, 10:49:45 »
Found the problem. The path is changed. it is just not redrawn as soon as it can be. It is redrawn when the process of getting icons is finished.
3950
Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: problem with text speed in manager
« on: May 16, 2012, 10:21:15 »
I see a small lag if I got around 5000 files.
But only sometimes. Strange I will take a look at it..
Btw. Try Turning of Overlay icons under
Menu > Configuration > Explorer Panel Settings
But only sometimes. Strange I will take a look at it..
Btw. Try Turning of Overlay icons under
Menu > Configuration > Explorer Panel Settings