+Starting/stopping folder sharing - no icon change

[MarcinW]

Tested with Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Proper behavior (TC 8.01 32-bit with clean ini file):
1) Display "C:\" in both panels.
2) Select some folder, for example "Windows", press Alt+Enter and enable sharing.
3) Icon of this folder changes in both panels (and shows that the folder is being shared now).

Improper behavior (TC 8.50 RC1 32-bit with clean ini file):
1) As above.
2) As above.
3) Nothing happens. Ctrl+R doesn't help. Entering into some folder and returning updates one panel, but the second still doesn't change.

Same problem when disabling a network share.

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, this icon is cached because it takes a lot of time to retreive. There are no plans to change this behaviour. If this bothers you, you can turn on overlay icons.

[MarcinW]

Ok.

What about implementing refreshing the icon after Ctrl+R? When we go into some folder and back, the icon will be refreshed, so I think that there would be no significant delay when adding this functionality also to Ctrl+R.

[petermad]

What about implementing refreshing the icon after Ctrl+R? When we go into some folder and back, the icon will be refreshed, so I think that there would be no significant delay when adding this functionality also to Ctrl+R.

I agree - this is what you would expect Ctrl+R to do.

[ghisler(Author)]

Actually I have this in the code, but it's commented out with the note "Share test removed for speed reasons". I don't want to add this now, it would have unpredictable results.

[MarcinW]

Ok, you may not want to change this just before the release.

In my opinion, Ctrl+R is a stronger feature than just browsing a directory tree. So if simple browsing refreshes the icon, Ctrl+R should to this all the more. When the user presses Ctr+R, he says "something has gone wrong and I want to see what I really have in this directory".

[ghisler(Author)]

OK, I will add it for Ctrl+R only (and only the active panel), not for every directory refresh.

[ghisler(Author)]

RC2: Ctrl+R should now also refresh the "shared" icons in the current panel - please test!

[petermad]

Confirmed fixed in TC 8.50 RC2 - but only for enabled sharing. If I un-share a folder and press Ctrl+R it still shows up as shared (under Win 7 or 8.1) - it should work both ways!

Another observation: In 32bit TC 8.50 RC2 under Windows XP if IconOverlays=1 then the shared folder icons are always shown also if TestIfSharedDir=0 - this is not the case under Windows 7 and 8.1 - here IconOverlays has no effect on the display of shared icons

[MarcinW]

I just tested TC RC2 32-bit with Windows 2000 and Windows XP (themes off).

After pressing Ctrl+R, the behavior is strange. In order to see the actual folder sharing status, Ctrl+R must be pressed AND ALSO something must be done to redraw area of the icon. So the internal status of the folder is refreshed, but its icon isn't redrawn automatically.


Steps to reproduce (case 1):
1) Select, let's say, "Windows" folder.
2) Press Alt+Enter and enable/disable sharing.
3) Now press Ctrl+R.
4) To refresh the icon, you must:
- move selection with up/down arrow,
- click on any folder or file with mouse,
- switch to another application with Alt+Tab or mouse.


Steps to reproduce (case 2):
1) Select, let's say, "Windows" folder.
2) Press Alt+Enter and enable/disable sharing.
3) Select some other folder or file.
4) Now press Ctrl+R.
5) To refresh the icon, you must:
- move with up/down arrow until you select "Windows" folder,
- click on "Windows" folder with mouse and then click on another folder or file.

[ghisler(Author)]

Strange, I will check it.

[petermad]

Steps to reproduce (case 1):
1) Select, let's say, "Windows" folder.
2) Press Alt+Enter and enable/disable sharing.
3) Now press Ctrl+R.
4) To refresh the icon, you must:
- move selection with up/down arrow,
- click on any folder or file with mouse,
- switch to another application with Alt+Tab or mouse.


Steps to reproduce (case 2):
1) Select, let's say, "Windows" folder.
2) Press Alt+Enter and enable/disable sharing.
3) Select some other folder or file.
4) Now press Ctrl+R.
5) To refresh the icon, you must:
- move with up/down arrow until you select "Windows" folder,
- click on "Windows" folder with mouse and then click on another folder or file.

I cannot reproduce this neither with Win XP nor with Win 7 or 8.1

[MarcinW]

I just tested this with fully updated, virtualized Windows XP (with themes on, clean TC ini), and I could reproduce this behavior reliably.

[petermad]

Confirmed fixed in TC 8.50 RC3 32 and 64bit under Windows XP, 7 and 8.1

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks!