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DblClick over an empty area doesn't up/down a dir anymore

Post by *miguesmart »

Hi! :D
This 6.02 Release lost the up/down dir/archive when a double click is made over an empty space of the file list? does you know why? I miss it :cry:

i.e
you have 5 files and 1 empty dir, dbl click over that dir, now if I make a
dblclick over a blank area of that file list is the same that make it over the
".." dir on that file list.

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Post by *icfu »

ghisler decided that this useful feature was a bug, so he removed it.
I'm missing it, too.

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Well, if Christian followed "side" methods to solve the problem, i.e. he actually restricted this behaviour other than located a coding bug, it might be useful in the future to introduce a configurable option within the ini file as some other users missed this "feature". I didn't and I actually never noticed the presence of the bug/feature! ;)

Oh, and one more thing. If my memory serves me well, this was a WinXP related bug. So, the "feature" might have already been missing from Win9x/ME systems.
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In my view (and the view of those people who complained), this is a bug in Windows XP's implementation of the ListBox control. Others may see this as a "new feature" - you never know with Microsoft whether this was intentional or not. Anyway, it's very dangerous, you might uninententionally start a virus this way.
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How can changing a directory by clicking a blank area lead to a virus execution?

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A case... ha, ha!

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2icfu
Hi Jeff !
How can changing a directory by clicking a blank area lead to a virus execution?
• In that case :
Image: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/charries/relais/example.png
:P   The file is a fake, of course!
- I have read in a topic (among several ones) about this famous 2-click that the file under the cursor could be launched /open whether there is one... ?

:cry: Boohoo ! Your avatar...

:mrgreen:  Kind regards,
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I do not care if this may cause a virus. I just want this useful feature. Can I launch this feature manually?
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But 6.02 or 6.03 has the user applications toolbar while 6.01 do not have. it is a convenient feature.
Do you know how he make that feature available in V6.01? is there a parameter in wincmd.ini?
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Post by *Sheepdog »

2icfu

If there is an executable file selected while you click to the empty space this file is executed instead of changing the directory :cry: .


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Post by *icfu »

That indeed sounds like a bug, never noticed that. Thx for clarification. :)

Opera mouse gestures are better anyway, so all ghisler has to do is copy some great features to make TC more attractive to mouse users in no time.

right click+move left -> history up
right click+move right -> history down
right click+move up -> directory up
etc...

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icfu wrote:Opera mouse gestures are better anyway, so all ghisler has to do is copy some great features to make TC more attractive to mouse users in no time.
Yes, mouse gestures would be a great addition to TC. I don't know though (correct me if I'm wrong) if it can be feasible on Delphi v2.

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Hi, anyone tell me how to launch the feature matually?
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Hi, DblClick over an empty area doesn't up/down a dir anymore, anyone tell me how to launch the feature matually in version 6.03a?
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