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Support and Feedback / Re: Initial

« on: August 24, 2013, 14:11:26 »

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. Most of my items are usability issues, and while you list simple workarounds, they still prevent me from using the application for everyday use. It's simply a matter of having an optimal integration with the command line. The ESC key should work always, I should not be forced to set focus with the mouse. Same with CTRL+Enter combo. And Quick Search with ALT key down is simply much more natural.

I'd like to have the history browsing shortcuts mapped to only "CTRL+UP" and "CTRL+DOWN" instead

I'll explain: While editing the Command Line, using UP and DOWN key activates its history. It would be better to allow UP down KEY to still navigate the filelist, and only have CTRL+UP and CTRL+DOWN key activate the history (both work right now).

I lot a lot of items for the viewer on my todo list. Some your issue are on the list.

Great. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to see the SDK extension.

regards
bjarke

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Support and Feedback / Initial

« on: August 24, 2013, 10:48:53 »

Hi,

Excellent work. I gave it a spin, and found a few observations. Consider it first impression observations, but from a user that have been using other File Manager applications for quite some time.


x Browsing folder in admin mode
I am unable to navigate into the "C:\PerfLogs", "C:\System Volume Information" and "C:\Recovery" folders on my Windows 8 PC. They will require "admin" mode to access. While technically difficult to achieve (probably requires a shim process), I should be allowed to browser ALL folders.

x Smooth command Line bar integration
Pressing ESC key does not always clear the Command Line field. Once I have entered something, like "CD ", the key-combination CTRL+ENTER does not always paste/append the currently selected file/folder to the Command Line text.

x Typing in Quick Search
I have "Search keys: Alt+Letter" configured. Once I have started typing, I need to release the ALT keys to add more characters. I should be able to just type along with ALT key down. It's a lot easier.

x Command Line bar history
I'd like to have the history browsing shortcuts mapped to only "CTRL+UP" and "CTRL+DOWN" instead, allowing me to navigate the filelist with UP and DOWN keys while still editing.

x Command Line bar Quick buttons
Shows Notepad and Calc app. But where do you configure these? Right-clicking on the toolbar gives me "Insert User Defined Command" which doesn't seem to be it. The Button Editor does work with these either.

x Browsing My Computer
I have a need to browse the "My Computer" folder. Specifically any Shell extension installed. I have currently no apparent way to navigate to this folder. It is not available in the Drives dropdown list. It is not possible to activate "cd ::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}" on the Command Line bar.
I see several other users requesting this. I know this requires support of the program (ie. not using the FindFirstFile APIs) and is a fundamental way to build a File Manager (File APIs vs Shell APIs). Really hope you consider switching to the Shell APIs as it will future-proof the application on modern Windows.

x Multi-Rename filter
It doesn't seem to support "Search & Replace" filters with simple file pattern matching (* and ?). How do I activate the RegEx option?

x MultiDataViewer
Most menu-items should have keyboard shortcuts (ie "Word Wrap" and "Line Numbers" don't have any right now). Preferrable working without any CTRL/ALT combo. No "Find Previous" menu-item & shortcut? Missing codepage selector (specifically ANSI, ASCII/DOS, and other DOS codepages).

x Basic navigation with keyboard
The CTRL+BACK doesn't seem to be documented in the Customize Keyboard dialog. There doesn't seem to be a "Go Up" (parent folder) shortcut available. I'd much prefer CTRL+BACK and ALT+BACK to default to "Goto Root" and "Goto Parent/up".


regards
bjarke