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maestralien

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Show hidden folders and files
« on: February 21, 2012, 11:45:05 »
It seems that, unfortunately, to activate the "Show hidden folders and files" option it needs to go to the Window's Folder Options again ... I suggest that to integrate the most common used features inside MC otherwise the continuous switching between MC and Windows Explorer makes it boring and tedious. Thanks.

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Re: Show hidden folders and files
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2012, 14:01:36 »
The setting for that in Windows Explorer does not affect how MultiCommader works.

MC has its own settings for that.

To show hidden/system files in Multi Commander you need to go to

Menu > Configuration > Explorer Panel Settings > Kayout(tab) > Show/Hide special files and folders (catagory)
and then check "Show hidden files and folders" and also "Show system files and folders" (if you need to )


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Re: Show hidden folders and files
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2012, 17:04:57 »
Is there a shortcut to toggle showing of hidden/system folders and files?

If not, that would be my feature request.

Also it would be good if those files/folders were of a different color.

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Re: Show hidden folders and files
« Reply #3 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.

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Re: Show hidden folders and files
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2012, 18:35:00 »
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.
Do you mean that setting or can I actually place a button for toggling that somewhere in the main interface?
I know about the setting, but something more quickly accessible would be better.


Also it would be good if those files/folders were of a different color.
That can be configured in Explorer Panel Settings.
You mean under Colors? I don't see it..

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Re: Show hidden folders and files
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2012, 18:38:31 »
Also it would be good if those files/folders were of a different color.
That can be configured in Explorer Panel Settings.
You mean under Colors? I don't see it..

Menu > Configuration > Explorer Panel Settings
Color Tab

There you can configure the color separate colors for files and folders



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Re: Show hidden folders and files
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2012, 18:41:50 »
Yes, but I don't see a setting for system/hidden files and folders.

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Re: Show hidden folders and files
« Reply #7 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.

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Re: Show hidden folders and files
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2012, 19:22:08 »
I know that setting.
What I meant was, I'd like to have a different color for system/hidden files&folders. Sorry if I wasn't very clear. FreeCommander has that option, for example.

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Re: Show hidden folders and files
« Reply #9 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.