Completely remove the 'File extension' column?
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Completely remove the 'File extension' column?
Greetings,
I believe that this question was asked by many people over a time. But now, with version 9 is here (ideal time for small refactoring?) it should be raised again: why it's still impossible to remove it completely?
Best regards...
I believe that this question was asked by many people over a time. But now, with version 9 is here (ideal time for small refactoring?) it should be raised again: why it's still impossible to remove it completely?
Best regards...
Re: File extension column
Because it's the only way to sort by this column._hunter wrote:why it's still impossible to remove it completely?
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I'm sure you've already read the author's opinion._hunter wrote:Any official "opinion" on this? -- Is there any plans to fix this bug?
http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=226771#226771
This opinion has not changed so far, otherwise he would have let us know.
Even more: I've tried to understand that pretty strange opinion. And even asked author to elaborate it a little-bit. But it seems that the Author don't cares with hes customers...tuska wrote: I'm sure you've already read the author's opinion.
http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=226771#226771
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There are couple of resizing issues, when that column really hurts. Especially if you're moving that "middle separator"...sqa_wizard wrote:Well, I use "Show file extensions: Directly after filename".
So for me the Ext column doesn't hurt.
- I can sort by Ext if needed
- The filename uses the space of Ext too
=> no need to hide it anyway ...
I think the main reason is that the combination of not using 'show extension directly after the filename' and hiding the extension column would be a major problem from a conceptual point of view. This would be quite a problem as TC always aims to display what is on the drive all the time.
So hiding the column may only be allowed when the extension is actually displayed behind the name.
So hiding the column may only be allowed when the extension is actually displayed behind the name.
It's very easy to check (in Columns Editor) -- and make button enabled only if that checkbox is set. So not the reason at all...
Moreover: since Windows 95 there is no such thing as file extension (physically) -- it's only part of filename, after the last dot symbol. So no reasons to be obsessed with it or threat it somehow differently than all other file attributes (like creation/modification dates, size, ...).
Even more moreover: in all those linux-style files, which comes to your PC with Cygwin/Git/... -- like ".bash_profile", ".gitconfig.backup" -- where are their "extensions"?
Moreover: since Windows 95 there is no such thing as file extension (physically) -- it's only part of filename, after the last dot symbol. So no reasons to be obsessed with it or threat it somehow differently than all other file attributes (like creation/modification dates, size, ...).
Even more moreover: in all those linux-style files, which comes to your PC with Cygwin/Git/... -- like ".bash_profile", ".gitconfig.backup" -- where are their "extensions"?