How to use internal file associations effectively

neverthelesshello · Post by *neverthelesshello » 2010-09-13, 11:11 UTC

petermad wrote:
hmm, resourcehacker?
TC will stop working if you change totalcmd.exe.

IIRC you can use custom icons if you disable: "Configuration" -> "Packer" -> "Treat archives like directories".

ok Ive done that, disable "treat archives like directories"
but dont know how to use a custom icon, other than the method I already tried above

Post by *petermad » 2010-09-13, 19:35 UTC

2neverthelesshello

Sorry - I have had a chance to chek it out now, and I didn't remember correct. At least I can't make that work either now.

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2010-09-13, 20:17 UTC

hmm, resourcehacker?

No, but custom icon library - just replace archive icon in ICL file with yours and then install ICL via wincmd.ini.

Post by *petermad » 2010-09-13, 20:42 UTC

No, but custom icon library - just replace archive icon in ICL file with yours and then install ICL via wincmd.ini.

But that just changes TC's icon for archives as such - still no option to show different icons for different archive types.

A custom library with a modified archive icon can be downloaded here: http://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/totalcmd_icl.zip .

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2010-09-13, 20:54 UTC

Agree. But currently it is the only way to change icon for internal archive types w/o changing behaviour.

neverthelesshello · Post by *neverthelesshello » 2010-09-14, 06:04 UTC

At the moment I am making do with just having different coloured text label to help distinguish rar from zip.
I'ts a bit of a pity that something I can do in windows explorer cant be done in TC !

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2010-09-14, 06:16 UTC

I can't even change internal association for RAR file type (to an external application or to another packer plugin type using **ext as associated program) - TC ignores it when I press Enter. BTW 'Open (TC)' item in context menu starts associated program or opens archive using packer defined for extension specified after **.

sgp · Post by *sgp » 2012-05-12, 20:48 UTC

updated first post.

MaxX · Post by *MaxX » 2012-05-12, 21:08 UTC

I can't even change internal association for RAR file type <...> - TC ignores it when I press Enter.

Try Shift+Enter - is works good when you have associated program.

Alexisback · Post by *Alexisback » 2016-12-23, 17:50 UTC

I do not understand this procedure, it does not work
I put this in

wincmd.ini

[searches]
RedirectSection=associations-searches.INI
[Associations]
RedirectSection=associations-searches.INI

associations-searches.ini

[Searches]
image_SearchFor=*.bmp *.gif *.jpg *.png *.psd *.tif
image_SearchIn=
image_SearchText=
image_SearchFlags=0|000002000020|||||||||0000
[Associations]
Filter1_open-FSViewer=""%commander_path%\Tools\FastStone 6.0 portable\FSViewer.exe" "%1""
Filter1.icon=%commander_drive%\Tools\FastStone 6.0 portable\FSViewer.EXE