Disable "Define colors by type" by inside command

[prog_san]

I think, it would be very nice, if appear a new command - "Defines colors by type (on/off)" without restart TotalCommander.

[Clo]

2prog_san

Hello !

• I don't see what's you goal about such a proposal, but I guess that's very complicated to realize, since that needs
to disable¦comment a lot of INI entries as one go… then to re_enable¦remove the ";" too…
- It should be possible to start TC without that feature, but changing during a session seems hard to do…
- Maybe some script could do the trick, but as built-in, I don't see the solution at first glance.

 KR
Claude
Clo

[Postkutscher]

I think the solution is upon to the author

Good idea indeed. It could be used as a button for example, such as cm_SwitchHidSys . Having many defined colors for filetypes is comfortable, but speeds down the TC. So it is good to can to turn it on/off if needed.

Support ++

[Sombra]

2prog_san
I support this suggestion. Btw: Already commented here.
A reason why I suggested it, was for enable/disable colors in panels with net shares. Crhistian published a workaround for autodisable colors in share folders, defining colors by path contain.

2Clo
Hello Claude

- It should be possible to start TC without that feature, but changing during a session seems hard to do…

I don't know how of hard can be it, but currently TC does it when the user go to Configuration > Color > and uncheck "color by file type". I guess that Ghisler(Author) could export this function to an external command "easily".

[Clo]

2Sombra

Hello J. M. !

• I meant hard do do currently, since the command is missing… Besides, a bistable command is needed, of course.

 FR
Claude
Clo

[Sombra]

2Clo

Again

Yes, I can catch your statement now. -Perhaps for a future major upgrade of TC (8.x ...)

[prog_san]

yes, something like - cm_SwitchHidSys. It would be very nice.