Context Menu & cm_DirBranch

[Balderstrom]

I've noticed a problem with the context menu when right-clicking after cm_DirBranch has been used. There are missing items,

In Explorer, right-click on PDF

Open
Add to TypeAndRun...
Run Sandboxed
EmEditor
Open With -->
WinRar -->
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Quick mount
Mount...
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Scan with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
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Unlocker
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(then the usual, Cut, Copy, Create Shortcut, Delete, Rename, Properties)

In Total Commander, right-click on PDF

13encounters.pdf
Add to TypeAndRun...
Run Sandboxed
EmEditor
View (Lister)
Open With -->
WinRar -->
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Quick mount
Mount...
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Scan with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
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Unlocker
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(then the usual, Cut, Copy, Create Shortcut, Delete, Rename, Properties)

After using cm_DirBranch, things change quite a bit in TC:

13encounters.pdf
Explore
Run Sandboxed
Search Everything...
Explore with FileBoss
Search...
View (Lister)
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Sharing
WinRAR -->
Scan with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
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Unlocker
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(then the usual, Cut, Copy, Create Shortcut, Delete, Rename, Properties)

Primarily disconcerting is the lack of "Open with -->"
When right-clicking on a Folder in TC, the Context Menu is very similiar to what is seen when right-clicking on a File after cm_DirBranch.

Interestingly, after a Search within TC and Feed to listbox, right-clicking on a file in the Results list produces a normal Context Menu for a file -- unlike the same files after cm_DirBranch which creates a Context Menu that you should get for a Folder.

NB ColorCode:
Red = Items missing in the 3rd List.
Green = Items NEW in the 3rd List (not present in 1st or 2nd).

[MVV]

As I can remember, this was discussed recently, and problem is valid only for files in subdirs. E.g. if you use cm_DirBranch and then open context menu for files in root folder of branch, all work fine.

Understood!! Total Commander opens subfolder context menu instead for files in that subfolder!!!

[ghisler(Author)]

Yes, that's correct, it depends on the shell extension (from Microsoft or third party) how it works with files in subdirs...

[Samuel]

Why you dont change the current dir to the location of the file for each Context menu call?

[ghisler(Author)]

This would work with just one selected file, or all in the same dir, but not with multiple files from separate dirs. I will try it when the user has selected just one.

[Samuel]

Your right - I forget about selecting more then 1 file.

I will try it when the user has selected just one.

Sounds good.

[MVV]

TC 7.55b1 shows right shell extension fields in context menu of files in subfolders after Ctrl+B.

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks!