Nasty connect message on Alt+Left

[MVV]

If previous opened folder was FTP folder and its connection is closed now, when I press Alt+Left some times, TC shows request window asking for e-mail (anonymous login). Even if I press Cancel, TC asks e-mail again. When I press Cancel again, TC lefts in same folder.

Expected that TC will skip FTP folder and go to previous history folder if user cancels login after first Cancel pressing.

[ghisler(Author)]

How did you connect? Ctrl+N? Or a configured connection? TC 7.5 and newer remember the configured connection in the history, so you shouldn't get any password request if you configured a connection as anonymous, or stored the password (e.g. via password manager).

Currently it's not planned to skip any items in the history, sorry. Use Alt+Cursor down if you want to skip items.

[MVV]

I have this connection in Ctrl+D as secondary folder, anonymous connection that was saved like:

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ftp://anonymous:none@server/path

You're right, for connections from configured list TC doesn't ask for password.

Anyway it is very annoying to get multiple e-mail requests on background tab close or walking back using history.

I think it would be better if TC ask user 'Connection lost, recover it?' and if user chooses No TC leaves empty panel with FTP path (so F2 will allow to reconnect). So max one question by every folder, but not two like now (first one above file panel and second one above panel and connection dialog).

Also I think it would be useful to remember login/pass for history items...

Perhaps I should create this topic in suggestions forum...

[ghisler(Author)]

Having the URL in Ctrl+D is like using Ctrl+N new connection. I recommend that you store the connection in the ftp connection list, and then use
FTPOPEN connection name
in the Ctrl+D menu to open it instead of using the URL directly.

[MVV]

Problem is that I don't need to establish this connection:) I think it would be better to work with closed connections like with encrypted RARs - to display pseudo-file and to reestablish connection on reread.

Having the URL in Ctrl+D is like using Ctrl+N new connection.

The problem is that I need to have separate connection for every working path on remove server. And, this way doesn't working for setting path for target panel...

[ghisler(Author)]

Well, I use the history a lot to reconnect to a specific FTP directory (because connecting via Ctrl+F brings me just to the default dir). Therefore I (and maybe others too) wouldn't be pleased if ftp connections would be removed from the history...

[MVV]

I don't suggest to remove them at all, just not to autoreconnect on Alt+Left/Right until cm_RereadSource is called. So, TC may display virtual 'Press ... to reconnect' item. If user needs this connection he won't disconnect it anyway, but if he closes connection it seems that he doesn't need it again.

Maybe you can at least remove second ask for password if user cancels first one?

[Hacker]

MVV,
Just BTW, cm_GotoPreviousLocalDir.

Roman

[MVV]

Thanks, Hacker, I forgot about this command, now I've bound cm_GotoPreviousLocalDir to Alt+Left and left chance to use cm_GotoPreviousDir on Alt+Shift+Left, its much better.

[ghisler(Author)]

Ah, I forgot about that too...