Indicating if unicode or >256chr names present in dir

[Postkutscher]

I suggest to revert unicode name detection that was removed in TC7.5 but to change TC`s reaction. (Possibly in TC7.05 too, if it comes to the world).

Please have a look to the Image: http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1355/00151632x328bit.png

Just add a pair of pixels on the left and right sides from the up arrow which is an icon for the .. (parent directory). The left one must appear if the current directory contains unicode names , the right one if it contains the files with very long names (or vice-versa). I think it is absolutely not annoing for everybody, but informative.
Some problems with unexpected interaction with recycle bin and other sofware could be avoided at this way.

I came to this idea when I have burned a DVD from such a directory. Some files became "short names" after that though the burning sofware has burned the disk successfully. If I would know, I would prefer to rename them manually.

BTW Filename_ChrCount.wdx plugin is no more usable with TC7.5. It cannot handle such a long names. Just tested. The empty field will be shown for some files. (with TC7.04 259 is shown in this case, but it cannot be true).

[Boofo]

Excellent suggestion! Support++

[ghisler(Author)]

Well, a new msg_charcount plugin could be written with Unicode support for that purpose. TC will pass names longer than 259 characters only to plugins exporting Unicode functions, to prevent crashes - the old limit was 259 characters, so many plugins will not be able to handle longer names.

[Postkutscher]

2ghisler(Author)
Ok, I`ll try to make such a plugin. But this sentence about plugin was only aside.
The main idea is that plugin cannot be so comfortable in use as my suggestion above. Even if I`ll have chrcount field as tooltip it will be not so good and demonstrably like additional indication at the TC`s panel.

[Boofo]

2Postkutscher,

Excellent! Looking forward to it.

[fenix_productions]

Even if I`ll have chrcount field as tooltip it will be not so good and demonstrably like additional indication at the TC`s panel.

I agree with that.

Extendability of panel info has been discussed many times in the past and it would be awesome if WDX plugins could interact with it somehow.

2ghisler(Author)
How hard would it be to add one more method to WDX interface or bottom info bar customisation (using the same method as for tooltips but with "\t" instead of "\n")? Maybe in 8.0?

[ghisler(Author)]

How hard would it be to add one more method to WDX interface or bottom info bar customisation

Not hard - but the problem is speed - to get a summary for all fields, TC would have to call the plugin(s) for all the files in the panel. This can be very slow and mae TC almost unusuable. Try for example to sort by a slow column like dirsizecalc, and you see what I mean.

[fenix_productions]

2ghisler(Author)
I know it might be slow sometimes but I thought about it as an option to be chosen by user, not default behaviour.

Currently LongInStatus has two possible values 0 and 1 but giving additional ones (with command for easy switching between them) could help a lot:

- 2 - show custom info for parent directory - works almost like 0;
- 3 - show custom info for selected file - works like 1;

#2 should solve speed problem because information needs to be taken only once for directory we are inside.
#3 could be used like custom columns but without need for view mode switch.

In the case of multiple selection basic features from 0 (like total size of all files) could be provided if someone else doesn't have better idea

Speed is not an issue here because it is up to user to decide will he use it at all. This is almost the same situation as for files tooltips or custom columns. If I decide to use them, I can't complain that TC gets slow.

P.S. Or maybe just add command for getting info "on demand" which will work like cm_ShowHint but with bottom bar label instead of tooltip.

[Hacker]

fenix_productions,

if someone else doesn't have better idea

There are some thought out concepts concerning a possible future status panel, but the authors have so far not found them worth presenting, as they certainly won't find a way into TC 7.50.

Roman

[Postkutscher]

2Boofo
If you are steel interesting on this plugin here you have. It is alpha but I hope it is good enough. Anyway it must not made any destructive actions Is is read only.

[Boofo]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

Please let me know when/if you update it.