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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Filter on typing
« Last post by Mathias (Author) on Yesterday at 21:22:43 »Ctrl+F then start typing and view is filtered and only items matching are shown
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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Filter on typing
« Last post by BuGent on Yesterday at 21:05:53 »As the title says, the feature I really miss is filtering by typing. Both Total Commander and Double Commander offer the ability to simply start typing (without having to use a command line or keyboard shortcut), and only the files and folders matching the typed text are then shown.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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Beta Releases / Re: MC V17 Early Access PREVIEW 2
« Last post by Mathias (Author) on Yesterday at 17:32:39 »It is still impossible for me to fix something I can't reproduce, All I can do is write done a note about it and keep and eye out for it when/If I see it happening.
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Beta Releases / Re: MC V17 Early Access PREVIEW 2
« Last post by total_annihilation00 on Yesterday at 17:25:44 »I can find any issue with having column set with space in the name or not.
Thanks for replying, yes, it doesn't seem to make much of a difference, except I think without spaces the other tabs (background tabs) are properly sized according to the Layout. If possible try and get around to fixing this File header column issue. Also Color Rule Editor bug fix would be much appreciated also. But mainly the File Header Columns resizing sporadically.
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Beta Releases / Re: MC V17 Early Access PREVIEW 2
« Last post by Mathias (Author) on Yesterday at 10:16:35 »I can find any issue with having column set with space in the name or not.
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Beta Releases / Re: MC V17 Early Access PREVIEW 2
« Last post by total_annihilation00 on September 14, 2026, 16:08:04 »#2 Nothing with this was "fix" so dont know why you got this before. might be because you resize panel size in startup them
#5 Can't replicate this. Never seen that happen.
File Header Column and Color Rules Editor Bugs
The File Header Column bug remains a significant issue, and the Color Rules Editor bug is still unresolved. I suspect the root cause may be related to panel sizing behavior upon startup—specifically, that panels initialize at a 50/50 split and then resize to 100/0. Could you please investigate and address this ?
I rely heavily on the File Column Headers. Even if I need to revert to the [Default] layout, I want to avoid having to manually reconfigure the File Column Header layouts for each of my dozens of tabs every time I launch MC. As you mentioned earlier, this may be due to the layout states not being properly synchronized or persisted asynchronously.
Please look into these two issues.
Additionally, I can now finally assign Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down to navigate between tabs (after removing these keys from Next Sibling Folder / Previous Sibling Folder bindings). Thanks !
Additional Feature Request and Observations
P.S. Would it be possible to add an MC command that refreshes the File Column Header layout and automatically resizes the columns accordingly? This would be useful to run after resizing the Left Panel to 100/0, allowing me to quickly restore the correct column sizes. Ideally, this command could also apply the current Column Layout to all open tabs, streamlining the workflow.
P.P.S. I suspect the issue with the File Column Header Layout was related to spaces in the layout name. For example, changing "My Advanced Tweaks" to "AdvancedTweak" appears to have mitigated the problem, as only the focused tab at startup is now abnormally squashed. However, I’ve noticed that neither the first tab nor the current startup tab are correctly applying the designated Column Layout, requiring me to manually adjust two tabs each time.
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Beta Releases / Re: MC V17 Early Access PREVIEW 2
« Last post by Mathias (Author) on September 14, 2026, 15:42:31 »3 bugs are fixed:
(Fixed #1) The Sorted Column is remembered properly (the little triangle) (doesn't get unsorted or reset to Name Column like before when there is a new defined custom Layout "My Advanced Tweaks" in my case) !
(Fixed #2) The Date Created Column is visible now !
(Fixed #3) In "Windows Explorer" Colors mode you can now right-click the File Header Column !
2 Bugs remain:
(Issue #4) Color Rules are still broken though (a new Color Rule is actually the parent Color Rule, it's not selectable or editable as a new item.)
(Issue #5) File Header Column is still squashed together on Startup, have to manually select the Layout for it to re-display correctly auto-resized (tested with my script to auto-resize left-panel to 100% ("-autorun" command-line User-Defined COmmand script)). It also still works better when there's only a single "[Default]" layout (together with the "Pictures" and "Music" standard layouts.)
#2 Nothing with this was "fix" so dont know why you got this before. might be because you resize panel size in startup them
#5 Can't replicate this. Never seen that happen.
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Beta Releases / Re: MC V17 Early Access PREVIEW 2
« Last post by total_annihilation00 on September 14, 2026, 15:31:25 »5 bugs are fixed:
(Fixed #1) The Sorted Column is remembered properly (the little triangle) (doesn't get unsorted or reset to Name Column like before when there is a new defined custom Layout "My Advanced Tweaks" in my case) !
(Fixed #2) The Date Created Column is visible now !
(Fixed #3) In "Windows Explorer" Colors mode you can now right-click the File Header Column !
(Fixed #4) Ctrl+Page Up and Ctrl+Page Down (Page Up/ Page Down keys essentially) are assignable now and the text is not hidden in the Keyboard Customization dialog !
(Fixed #5) Both Keyboard Customization dialog and Folder Settings dialog fit on screen (on 1366x768) so they're resized perfectly !
2 Bugs remain:
(Issue #6) Color Rules are still broken though (a new Color Rule is actually the parent Color Rule, it's not selectable or editable as a new item.)
(Issue #7) File Header Column is still squashed together on Startup, have to manually select the Layout for it to re-display correctly auto-resized (tested with my script to auto-resize left-panel to 100% ("-autorun" command-line User-Defined Command script)). It also still works better when there's only a single "[Default]" layout (together with the "Pictures" and "Music" standard layouts.)
(Fixed #1) The Sorted Column is remembered properly (the little triangle) (doesn't get unsorted or reset to Name Column like before when there is a new defined custom Layout "My Advanced Tweaks" in my case) !
(Fixed #2) The Date Created Column is visible now !
(Fixed #3) In "Windows Explorer" Colors mode you can now right-click the File Header Column !
(Fixed #4) Ctrl+Page Up and Ctrl+Page Down (Page Up/ Page Down keys essentially) are assignable now and the text is not hidden in the Keyboard Customization dialog !
(Fixed #5) Both Keyboard Customization dialog and Folder Settings dialog fit on screen (on 1366x768) so they're resized perfectly !
2 Bugs remain:
(Issue #6) Color Rules are still broken though (a new Color Rule is actually the parent Color Rule, it's not selectable or editable as a new item.)
(Issue #7) File Header Column is still squashed together on Startup, have to manually select the Layout for it to re-display correctly auto-resized (tested with my script to auto-resize left-panel to 100% ("-autorun" command-line User-Defined Command script)). It also still works better when there's only a single "[Default]" layout (together with the "Pictures" and "Music" standard layouts.)
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Beta Releases / Re: MC V17 Early Access PREVIEW
« Last post by Mathias (Author) on September 14, 2026, 12:07:30 »Preview #2 is out. Download and test
https://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,5240.0.html
(Locking this forum. use new forum topic for Preview #2 stuff
https://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,5240.0.html
(Locking this forum. use new forum topic for Preview #2 stuff
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Beta Releases / MC V17 Early Access PREVIEW 2
« Last post by Mathias (Author) on September 14, 2026, 12:05:54 »Preview #2
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Version 17 is not ready for stable release anytime soon, But it already has a lot of new things that need testing
Not everything added to v17 might be included in the final release.
v17 contain many MAJOR rewrites and new addition.
This is a early preview. Since it is a early preview it is time locked. and will stop to work after sep-30. (but a new updated version will be out.. )
However it will not be possible to auto update this version until in reached beta. there might be more 16.x releases with fixes before this is officially out
Since this is early preview. NOW is the time to come with feedback you want something to change. How a features with file tags or folder specific settings works or something like that.
Since this preview is developed separately from v16.x, When a new preview is released, it might not have all the fixes or addition that 16.x has. Right not V17 Preview has everything 16.2 build 3205 has. (I think)
Read more and see images here
https://multicommander.com/Articles/multicommander-v17-preview-1
Download portable version here (64bit only) (Preview 2)
https://multicommander.com/files/updates/preview/MultiCommander_x64_Portable_(17.0.0.3411).zip
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Version 17 is not ready for stable release anytime soon, But it already has a lot of new things that need testing
Not everything added to v17 might be included in the final release.
v17 contain many MAJOR rewrites and new addition.
- File Tags/Labels and comments system
- Folder Specific settings
- New Keyboard customization system
- Total rewrite of List/Grid UI component used for File List view, FolderTree view, Most List/Grid UI componets. Without this rewrite all the 3 items above would not be possible
- MultiFileViewer can now show CSV/Parquet files as data in a grid. and if it is CSV it can be edited and modified and saved backed
- Some extension in MC can now be developed using .Net/C#
- Checksum extension now support Blake3 checksum algorithm
This is a early preview. Since it is a early preview it is time locked. and will stop to work after sep-30. (but a new updated version will be out.. )
However it will not be possible to auto update this version until in reached beta. there might be more 16.x releases with fixes before this is officially out
Since this is early preview. NOW is the time to come with feedback you want something to change. How a features with file tags or folder specific settings works or something like that.
Since this preview is developed separately from v16.x, When a new preview is released, it might not have all the fixes or addition that 16.x has. Right not V17 Preview has everything 16.2 build 3205 has. (I think)
Read more and see images here
https://multicommander.com/Articles/multicommander-v17-preview-1
Download portable version here (64bit only) (Preview 2)
https://multicommander.com/files/updates/preview/MultiCommander_x64_Portable_(17.0.0.3411).zip