TC7.5PB2 click V-Folder from Breadcrumb starts NetworkConn.

[FFInformatik]

Go to Breadcumb, select a virtual folder.
Ex. Eigene Dateien: Now, you are on the virtual folder \\Eigene Dateien\*.*
Click on the Path to enable the Path Edit. => the field is white and shows \\Eigene Dateien\
Now, press enter on \\Eigene Dateien\ and TC will try to open a Network Connection to \\Eigene Dateien\.

[wanderer]

Now, press enter on \\Eigene Dateien\ and TC will try to open a Network Connection to \\Eigene Dateien\.

Cannot confirm under Win2KSP4-1, however TC's behavior does seem a little suspicious. When selecting "\\My computer" or "\\My Network Places" and going to edit mode in the path bar, when Enter is pressed, TC exits edit mode and shows C:\ in the file panel. In addition, there seems to be a 2-3 seconds delay before showing C:\, but only in the "\\My computer" case. The same thing (with the additional delay) also happens with the Recycle Bin virtual path.

[Samuel]

Can confirm it for paper bin, but not for Eigene Dateien.
If I choose Eigene Dateien immediately "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Samuel Plentz\Eigene Dateien\" is chosen.

[ghisler(Author)]

Indeed you can't edit virtual folders this way. What would you prefer as the default in the edit box when a virtual folder is shown?
1. An empty edit box so you can enter any path like c:\ manually?
2. Try to get the directory of the virtual folder and show that?
3. Other (make suggestions please)?

[Samuel]

Perhaps even ignore F2 press. (My favorite edit key. [hint to author ])

Otherwise users could complain because of the empty edit field.
Mh so they complain because F2 doesnt work.

-> So my choice is 2.

[ghisler(Author)]

I don't want to ignore it because people may actually want to enter a path manually even when e.g. in "My Computer"...

[Samuel]

So I would propose to make it not empty, but just handle "\\My Computer\"
(switch or stay in virtual folder)

Is this an option?

[ghisler(Author)]

The problem is that there might be a share with the same name as the virtual folder (not "My Computer" because of the space, but "Desktop"). What I could do is not change path when the name remains unchanged.

Btw, the main idea of making it editable in that case was to give the user a chance to copy the name with Ctrl+C...

[Samuel]

I understand
If(share exists) -> use share
else -> use virtual Folder

What I could do is not change path when the name remains unchanged.

Should be enough.

[wanderer]

The problem is that there might be a share with the same name as the virtual folder (not "My Computer" because of the space, but "Desktop").

Wouldn't the share be something like "\\SomePC\Desktop"? The Desktop virtual folder is "\\Desktop" which is different. TC shouldn't confuse them...

What I could do is not change path when the name remains unchanged.

If everything else fails, this sounds a logical option.

[Samuel]

What if the name of the PC is "Desktop"?

[wanderer]

What if the name of the PC is "Desktop"?

Yup, i thought of that too. How about using \\\\Desktop\ for virtual folders then. \\\ is used for plugins, \\\\ could be used for virtual folders. It may be too much but instead of four backslashes, another character could be used (/ perhaps?).

[Lefteous]

Why not simply use the correct shell folder hierarchy?

[wanderer]

Why not simply use the correct shell folder hierarchy?

Could you give an example for Desktop?

[FFInformatik]

I'd say, ghisler's suggestion, to not change the path, when the name remains the same, is the best idea.