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MC does not ignore pausing copy operation on MTP device anymore in 14.6 build 3061 BETA.

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My FSPortable.dll is 341.504 bytes.

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Okay, thank you, I will test it and report back when the change will be available in MultiUpdate.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Proper column sizing in List view
« on: January 20, 2025, 08:43:53 »
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There are changes planed in the future for the list view. But not so that filename column is totally automatic.  I prefer to have the filename width be changable.  If I got 200 files.  190 of them are around 15 char.  but 10 of them have long 80char. Then I get a width that is WAY to long for most files.

If I understand correctly, you want to make an implementation where each column in List mode is as wide as its longest file name. That would result in columns that are not all of the same width. I don't know how would that look, aesthetically. Also at different events, like window resize for example, or creation of new objects, everything would have to be recalculated. If there are many files, it might be slow.


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I don't do changes in MC based on what TC does, MC is not trying to be a clone of TC.  they are similar in many things. but I don't base features in MC on what TC do. If MC would be a clone of TC then there would be no point spending time developing MC.

MC does not have to be a clone of TC. I did not imply that. But it is hard to ignore the fact that TC is very widely used and can stand as a reference. To clone, as you say, means to copy everything. On the other hand, what I was saying in my post was to observe what others have done right. And TC has done a lot of them right. All those TC users are more likely to find a comfortable home in MC if they find familiar things. It is common sense to think that most people want to reuse what they already know and then learn a little extra, than to learn everything from the ground up when they change a software.
In a world where long file names, modification date and time are very important, you cannot have a List mode that leaves the user without seeing any of them properly.

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Ok, thanks. It's good to know it is on your todo list.

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I am making another attempt here to clarify things. And bring objective proof to sustain my bug report.
In the video, in the left I have the phone, in the right I have the archive.
I am making 4 attempts to copy one file from the archive to the phone.
The first 2 are started by key F5. The last 2 are by dragging.
As you can see, from the user's perspective they are absolutely identical, because they produce identical results. One of them being that MC does not show the dialog saying it not possible to do that copy. And the other being that the operation fails.
Now, it would be much preferable to fix this by uncompressing into %temp% and copy from there to phone.
I mean much preferable to just showing a dialog that it is not possible. :D
https://streamable.com/1cjyj6

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Support and Feedback / Re: Column autosizing in List view
« on: January 19, 2025, 17:51:49 »
Please, please consider improving the List mode in MC. Because now it is there but it is not useful at all.

So in List mode it is important to:
- calculate the proper column width, so the size of the columns would be equal to the size of the longest name in the list, plus its extension;
- ignore the header (the one with Name, Ext, Size, Date). In List mode the header is there only for sorting, not for width;
- show the most important properties of the file to the user. Since the size, the date and the time of the file are not shown in columns in the panel, thay have to be shown somewhere: under the table. Otherwise you leave the user to fly blind.

List mode exists to allow the user to navigate easily through files. Notably, to be able to use the left_arrow and right_arrow, keys that do not work in Details mode.

Please see the screenshots attached. I highlighted the most important parts in colors red, green, blue.

TC ignores the header (red) and calculates the column width after the longest name+ext (green) and shows useful properties of the selected object (blue). The result? The user can easily see the full length of the names, and also under the table there is the size, date and time of the selected file. All is good. All the other orthodox file managers do this.

MC makes the header (red) and the column (green) equal in width. This makes no sense, it defeats the whole purpose of List mode. The result? The user cannot see all the long names because thay are truncated, and has no simple way of seeing the size, date and time of the object under the cursor at a glance, because under the table MC shows statistics of the selected files, less important info. :-\

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I do not usually drag-and-drop with the mouse for copy. As I mentioned in the post above, I used drag-and-drop just for clarity: I wanted you to be able to see all my actions on the video. Normally I use F5 for copy in all cases.

Again, regarding using drag-and-drop or F5, it doesn't really matter in this case. Either way, MC does not show the dialog saying it not possible to do that action.

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Update: tested this on Windows 10 and MC still does not show the dialog saying it not possible.
So it does not depend on Windows' implementation of MTP protocol. It is something in MC itself.

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Support and Feedback / Small typo in tip of the day #29
« on: January 17, 2025, 14:58:35 »
See screenshot.

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I wonder if the OS has a part in this? In the sense that different Windows versions would report slightly different things to MC, leading to different user experiences?
I am on Windows 11 x64, 24H2 (OS Build 26100.2152)

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I don't think I did something to not show the warning. Maybe MC is not hardcoded to show that in my case?
Here is a video that may bring some clarity: https://streamable.com/gjehzd (only hosted for two days).
In the video I drag the file with the mouse instead of pressing F5, to be clearer what I did.

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Automatic middle storage on local drive (%temp%) and then copy to Extension is planed.
Great, this will solve my problem nicely. And I suspect it would address other problems as well :)

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Btw you should get a dialog saying "Operation is not support supported for this fs/archive"

MC did not show a dialog with the warning of operation not supported. This dialog would have cleared things up. But more than the dialog, I am wishing for the %temp% implementation. Then the dialog would not be necessary in this case. :))

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How did you start the copy operation ?
I opened the zip with <Enter> and then <F5> on a file from inside to copy just that file to the phone.


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Trying to uncompress from a zip file to a phone. The zip file is on local storage.
The zip file is not the issue, it does this for any zip file.

MC throwh this cryptic message: Unknown Error (0).

FileOperations Log says this:
2025-01-16 17:28:38.886 Unable to open target file : WPD:\ONEPLUS A5000\Internal shared storage\Installs\[***].apk ( Error code : 0, Internal Error Code : 0)
2025-01-16 17:28:38.886 Handle file Operations error : 0 (0) -


That's a lot of zeroes all over the log, haha! ;)

Mathias, do you think it is related to the fact that you upgraded the zip plugin lately because of my bug report with the empty directories packing?

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Using v14.6.3056

Copying data from local storage to MTP device (phone).
The pause button to pause the operation has no effect, copying continues uninterrupted.

I made a video showing the problem: https://streamable.com/de4844

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Thanks for replying.

Hm... comparing the two screenshots again, I see that the most components are found in both: label, groupbox, editbox, combobox, button, radio button, checkbox etc.

The only notable difference in controls probably is the table in bottom left of the advanced dialog. So I assume that table cannot be switched to dark theme. Making the dialog dark would probably result in a mostly dark dialog with a single white control on it. Unless you would switch to another custom component that has the same functionality and more, allowing dark theme?

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I know it is winter now, but please allow advanced find files dialog to get some tan :))

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I was copying some files from source to destination.
MC asked if I want to overwrite.
In the dialog with the grey background below, in the bottom left there is a "Need Help?".
If pressed, the user is taken to the second screenshot, in the browser, to a link that is hardcoded in MC that reads "Empty".

Well, if MC want to be nice and offers help, it should follow through to the end and take the user to that help.  :)
Otherwise that "Need Help?" doesn't really justify its existence. :)






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This functionality was added in 14.6.3056.
Thanks!

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This functionality was added in 14.6.3056.
Thanks!

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Support and Feedback / Re: Windows registry keys
« on: January 03, 2025, 10:59:07 »
Ok, thanks for the reply. Then I'll close the subject.

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Support and Feedback / [Closed] Windows registry keys
« on: January 01, 2025, 14:37:02 »
Using build 3054, portable mode.

Refer to the picture attached.
When started for the first time on a fresh Windows install, MC creates the key "MultiCommander" (the arrow labeled 1 in the picture). Note there is no space between the words.
After using the update feature, which by the way is very nice and well implemented, MC creates another key named "Multi Commander"  (the arrow labeled 2 in the picture). There is a space between the words.

I have looked around the site and in the front page title it is writtent without a space, but around the site it is written with a space. So it is not clear what the official spelling might be.

Anyway, back to the registry. Is there a reason for two keys? I think all MC config could be gathered under one key, no?
Just decide one or the other. It is a fairly easy correction.

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Thanks for the reply. Can't wait to test it!  8)

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Hello, thanks for the reply.
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I can check if they added support for it.
Please check if you can.

Since other file managers do not have this problem, I guess the 3rd party library for zip archive that MC uses is not really that good or advanced?

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What I was trying to demonstrate here is this: MC already supports automatic verification of hashes when the user presses <Enter> on an *.md5 file.
This is very convenient for someone who is obligated to use hash verification often. MC offers tools for this (Extension -> File Checksum) but it is a cumbersome implementation and not straigh forward as in other file managers. When you have to do it once is ok, but many times a day it is not. Too many clicks for something that could and should be done by simply pressing <Enter>.

So, to simplify the life of the user, since the functionality already works for md5, it would be nice to work for the other file extensions that contain precalculated hashes.

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