Can't send unpacker window to background

avada · Post by *avada » 2010-04-04, 11:11 UTC

If multiple archives are selected the button to send the window to the background does not apper. But if I unpack them one by one it appears.

sqa_wizard · Post by *sqa_wizard » 2010-04-04, 16:56 UTC

This depends mainly on the kind of archive.
Which archives are you using (zip, rar, ...)?

avada · Post by *avada » 2010-04-04, 17:18 UTC

sqa_wizard wrote:This depends mainly on the kind of archive.
Which archives are you using (zip, rar, ...)?

I tried with rar's and zip's. The point is that if I unpack more than one I can't put it in the background, but I can do that if I unpack the same ones one at a time.

sqa_wizard · Post by *sqa_wizard » 2010-04-04, 17:41 UTC

Got it now

It's not a bug but a feature (since 7.50)
Have a look at v7.5 issue in archive extraction with external extractor

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2010-04-04, 19:48 UTC

Sorry, this is not supported because Total Commander doesn't know at the beginning of the operation whether all the files are really zip or rar files. For example, they could be renamed 7zip files. TC would have to look into all of them first, which can take a LOT of time with some virus scanners.

avada · Post by *avada » 2010-04-05, 21:50 UTC

ghisler(Author) wrote:Sorry, this is not supported because Total Commander doesn't know at the beginning of the operation whether all the files are really zip or rar files. For example, they could be renamed 7zip files. TC would have to look into all of them first, which can take a LOT of time with some virus scanners.

Oh, OK then I understand. Then I'm just curious why couldn't all unpacking be made to run in the background?

Henrie · Post by *Henrie » 2010-04-06, 04:49 UTC

In wincmd.ini set in [Configuration] section
AlwaysUnpackInBackground=2
1: unzip in background
2: unzip+external unpackers in background
3: like 2, but run external unpackers minimized