Multi Commander > Feature Requests and Suggestions
Result of the requests for what should be added in the next couple of versions (
Ulfhednar:
I have a few thoughts on the requests lists:-
4 - would be something I'd also like to see.
5 - Is this like a 'virtual folders' kind of thing?
12 - I can see good reasons for the , vs ; debate, but would this impact the other uses of ; in MC? (e.g. Multiple search locations)
As I usually only want features that require a lot of work :P I am reticent about asking for/expecting them but -
* I would like to be able to do multiple in-line renames without hitting <enter> between files.
i.e. When I have one name in edit mode I can use the arrow keys to move the live edit field to another file. The file left behind would auto save it's new name state. Currently the arrow keys don't allow movement & focus shift.
* I still would like the dialog mods I suggested elsewhere. http://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,930.msg2834.html#msg2834
* Generally I think I would benefit most from some scripting tutorials.
I don't want much do I? ;D
Mathias (Author):
--- Quote from: Ulfhednar on July 25, 2013, 19:15:51 ---5 - Is this like a 'virtual folders' kind of thing?
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No 5 is not virtual folder. it more like tagging files but not permanent tagging. and then select files based on tag. Useful when you have to organize many 1000 of files and when you have tagged the files.Then you select all files with tagA and copy them to where you want them, and then the same with tagB and so on.
--- Quote from: Ulfhednar on July 25, 2013, 19:15:51 ---I would like to be able to do multiple in-line renames without hitting <enter> between files.
i.e. When I have one name in edit mode I can use the arrow keys to move the live edit field to another file. The file left behind would auto save it's new name state. Currently the arrow keys don't allow movement & focus shift.
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I been playing around with something like that but it did not work good. But it was a long time ago. Might give it another shoot.
--- Quote from: Ulfhednar on July 25, 2013, 19:15:51 ---
* I still would like the dialog mods I suggested elsewhere. http://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,930.msg2834.html#msg2834
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Redesign of that dialog is planed. But it is not on top of the list. but it is there.
--- Quote from: Ulfhednar on July 25, 2013, 19:15:51 ---Generally I think I would benefit most from some scripting tutorials
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Hard to know what kind of example script to create. Easiest thing I think is to ask for for script on how to do things in the script forum. And then play around with it and change them.
Jungle:
BTW, virtual folder is a good idea
Ulfhednar:
Thanks for the clarification Mathias.
5 sounds like it will be useful. I am now starting to wonder how virtual folders vs tagging compares.
More I use MC, the more I like your approach to many problems. Your filtering system (bottom-right of file pane) is a life-saver that I haven't seen so effectively deployed elsewhere.
I suspect MC could be a lifetimes' work however! ;)
Don't want to hijack the thread with requests but I'd considered the following a while back & never got chance to request it -
MC focus grabbing - when I drag & drop e.g. from MC to imgburn, MC will take an always on top position. Normally I have imgburn open & it will be overlapping on my tiny 23" monitor, so it can disappear backwards when I return to MC to drag files.
Is it possible to have click-hold-drag set to allow access but keep MC in it's current position, (without MC jumping forward)?
My other request had been adjusting the default state for the find dialog - I recall you were going to look into that.
As regards the tutorials I agree that the best way to learn is to try & do something with it. Unfortunately I still find the available parameters too opaque to be able to imagine uses for the scripting.
Jungle has proved it has great capabilities - so I need to dig deeper.
I think it's traditional to have a 'Hello World' but something like a rename instruction would be a useful basic introductions to syntax.
I didn't entirely follow jungles script in the 'name as folder' thread & couldn't find anything that guided me through it. (I tried the debugger but that only shows some of the loops/links). So something that explained what was happening where would help. I can then extrapolate that logic I hope.
Is MC script a unique language or is there something I could look at which would give me a head start? Maybe this sounds dumb, but I keep thinking of Perl (which I don't know at all) when I look at the scripts. ::)
Mathias (Author):
--- Quote from: Ulfhednar on July 26, 2013, 10:15:09 ---Don't want to hijack the thread with requests but I'd considered the following a while back & never got chance to request it -
MC focus grabbing - when I drag & drop e.g. from MC to imgburn, MC will take an always on top position. Normally I have imgburn open & it will be overlapping on my tiny 23" monitor, so it can disappear backwards when I return to MC to drag files.
Is it possible to have click-hold-drag set to allow access but keep MC in it's current position, (without MC jumping forward)?
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MC dos not control the window order. It must be Windows it self that put the program on top
But I have not seen this happen. If I drag a movie to a open media player. The media player pops on top.
--- Quote from: Ulfhednar on July 26, 2013, 10:15:09 ---I think it's traditional to have a 'Hello World' but something like a rename instruction would be a useful basic introductions to syntax.
I didn't entirely follow jungles script in the 'name as folder' thread & couldn't find anything that guided me through it. (I tried the debugger but that only shows some of the loops/links). So something that explained what was happening where would help. I can then extrapolate that logic I hope.
Is MC script a unique language or is there something I could look at which would give me a head start? Maybe this sounds dumb, but I keep thinking of Perl (which I don't know at all) when I look at the scripts. ::)
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Try the online doc. All script functions on how the language works are there, and there are often small example for every command.
No it is not like perl. MultiScript is it own language but it is modeled to have a language syntax that looks like C/JavaScript/Java/Php, but with a bit of exception in some parts.
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