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Support and Feedback / Re: Dotfiles won't copy/move? Just...hangs?

« Last post by Mathias (Author) on February 05, 2026, 08:57:06 »

Thanks for the information.. I will take a look.

I have not checked yet But I suspect the error is because of some workaround that MC has for the "hidden" file attributes and linux.
Linux does not have that file attribute, but on Linux a file is "hidden" if it begins with dot "."
So Samba (the thing on linux that make file sharing on Linux windows compatible) then say that the file has hidden attribute set since it is.
and that causes some combability issue. since you can't remove or set that attribute since it is based on filename.. so MC has some workaround for "." files and Linux.
So i maybe something might be wrong with the logic around that.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Dotfiles won't copy/move? Just...hangs?

« Last post by mpwilson on February 04, 2026, 23:11:16 »

Sorry about the response lag.  I've narrowed this down a bit more meaningfully, though I've got a lot of test cases yet to go through.

I didn't realize how narrow a niche my use case really is.

The most reliable case thusfar is:

From: Windows local machine
To:     Linux remote machine, file already exists in destination.

Attempting to update the remote file reliably cause it to hang as described.  I WILL get an overwrite confirmation dialog if appropriate.  But "overwrite" will just close the dialog and put me back in to the individual file copy dialog. 

Elapsed time will continue to update and I can hit "skip" to move past that singular file.

Windows -> Linux (remote) new file: works
Linux (remote) -> Windows new file: works
Local new/overwrite:  Works.

Here's the options on a 3 file copy and the queue shot, just in case.

Weird stuff.

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Support and Feedback / Re: [BUG] Unicode NOT work

« Last post by Mathias (Author) on February 04, 2026, 10:39:42 »

Yes font is important.  the font need to support the characters else it will not render correct

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Support and Feedback / Re: [BUG] Unicode NOT work

« Last post by total_annihilation00 on February 03, 2026, 17:55:06 »

O.K. I did some further testing & got to the bottom of it: It only happens on custom-defined fonts. I had 1 duplicate separate MultiCommander using "Segoe UI" fonts, & it displayed the file properly, but my *main* MultiCommander, which uses "KDam Thmor Pro" (it's a Google font (free downloadable fonts.google.com)) 'causes severe rendering glitches when showing the file on screen !! So that's the prob really: the font, not an issue /w Windowz 10 or MC ! I think "KDam Thmor Pro" font can't display those unsupported & unusual characters !

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Support and Feedback / Re: [BUG] Unicode NOT work

« Last post by total_annihilation00 on February 03, 2026, 15:59:48 »

Strange. MC do not convert filenames and Windows NTFS is using Unicode for filename. So it should just work.

If you got a filename that does not work. create an empty file with that name.. and just 7Zip to pack that.. (7Zip should support unicode.. Zip does not) and send me it.

Here you go… (in .7z format) & 0 Btyes, created via "Edit new file" (Shift + F4) ! The file is glitchy when viewed from MC —it isn't rendered properly clearly, & you probably cannot interact /w it in any way whatsoever… P.S: Will expire in 50 days as I cannot upload .7z on this forum, so I used Upload.ee, they mangle the filename but the PDF inside should be intact. I don't know whether it's safe to upload to Dropbox/ Mega.nz/ 4Shared. Lemme know if you run into any issues /w the upload… https://www.upload.ee/files/19043668/Introduction_to_OOP_with_C____Josep_Maria_Rib___Ismet_Maksumi___Sini_a__ehaji____Z-Library_.7z.html

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Support and Feedback / Re: [BUG] Unicode NOT work

« Last post by Mathias (Author) on February 03, 2026, 14:51:01 »

Strange. MC do not convert filenames and Windows NTFS is using Unicode for filename. So it should just work.

If you got a filename that does not work. create an empty file with that name.. and just 7Zip to pack that.. (7Zip should support unicode.. Zip does not) and send me it.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Column Width Problem

« Last post by total_annihilation00 on February 03, 2026, 11:58:53 »

Once you've tweaked the Columns, if you right click the Columns > Customize Columns… > Create a New Column Layout via the 'Plus' icon > Enter all your Drives into "Autoload on Path" /w "Valid For All Subpaths Under This Path" Checked & type out & click Add for each Drive (an Asterisk should appear in the Combo Box, then Save, when you open any New Tab or Folder, this Column Layout is enforced strictly, it's amazing, I had this same issue but it's fixed !
Add the New Drives like this:
C:\
D:\
F:\
G:\
H:\
(one by one, the C:\ & D:\ are my Hard Drives, & F:\ & G:\ & H:\ are my removable USB drives (tailor it to your needs).) & voila, you'll never have to resize the Columns or worry about them again !! —Hope it helps !

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Support and Feedback / Re: [BUG] Unicode NOT work

« Last post by total_annihilation00 on February 03, 2026, 11:37:40 »

Yes I've experienced this as well, I d'ld some PDF's /w strange characters (authors names with accent characters), & MC didn't know how to display the files properly —until I went into Explorer & renamed them… I had this as a filename (14.6 MB):

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Introduction to OOP with C++ (Josep Maria Ribó, Ismet Maksumić, Siniša Čehajić) (Z-Library).pdf

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Support and Feedback / Re: lock Mapped Drive

« Last post by ncnnnn on February 03, 2026, 10:05:13 »

yes ! you are right! thanks!

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Support and Feedback / Re: [Issue] New File Viewer is not opened if a previous one shows some modal message

« Last post by Mathias (Author) on February 03, 2026, 09:51:23 »

its becuas the error dialog is open.. Its a modal dialog. so it catches all the message so they are not recieved in the module that shows windows.. it happens because each Viewer is not its own process.  Not sure it is a bug.. More a limitation on how Windows old UI system works.