F4MiniMenu (AHK): F4Menu w. Drag&Drop, filelist, cmdline (XYPlorer, Everything, Explorer, Double Commander)

[hi5]

@Axis so you would prefer to ALWAYS start a new instance of TC when you start F4MiniMenu?

I could make the checkbox in the settings a dropdown menu:

1. Do not start Total Commander (default)
2. Start Total Commander if not Running
3. Always start Total Commander

[Axis]

@Axis so you would prefer to ALWAYS start a new instance of TC when you start F4MiniMenu?

I mean (maybe an option) always start the TC's executive file (e.g. totalcmd64.exe) indicated in F4MiniMenu's"TC Path".

I could make the checkbox in the settings a dropdown menu:

1. Do not start Total Commander (default)
2. Start Total Commander if not Running
3. Always start Total Commander

It would seem ideal (if it's not too much trouble)

Thanks

[hi5]

OK I've started working on it - sneak preview https://github.com/hi5/F4MiniMenu/issues/22#issue-448973199

[Axis]

sneak preview https://github.com/hi5/F4MiniMenu/issues/22#issue-448973199

There is also the option "Start TC even if It's running (set TC Path)", right?
("if It's running" is related to the process from another tc1.exe file, not from tc2.exe that inserted in the TC Path; see the example in my prev post)


A suggestion (if ever possible ): I put many editors in "Editor Settings", so the menu (ESC-F4) has become quite long.
It would be possible to insert in the menu (ESC-F4) only the editors (or make a submenu) related to the extension of the file selected in the TC?


Example:

F4MiniMenu Editor Settings
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
__Program ______________________ Extensions___

C:\Program-01 ___________________ png,jpeg
C:\Program-02 ___________________ txt,xml,rtf,html
C:\Program-03 ___________________ ai
C:\Program-04 ___________________ html
C:\Program-05 ___________________ exe,dll,com
C:\Program-06 ___________________ mobi,epub
C:\Program-07 ___________________ exe,dll,com
< ... > __________________________ < ... >
< ... > __________________________ < ... >
< ... > __________________________ < ... >
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


Now if I select a library file (.dll) in TC, the menu (ESC-F4) should list only the Program-05 and Program-07


Thanks

[hi5]

A suggestion (if ever possible ): ... only the editors (or make a submenu) related to the extension of the file selected in the TC?

Yes, that would be possible (I have to make it of course) - it is on the suggestion list here #21 - Filtered menu vs foreground entire menu. I'll work on that after the features mentioned above.

[hi5]

There is also the option "Start TC even if It's running (set TC Path)", right?
("if It's running" is related to the process from another tc1.exe file, not from tc2.exe that inserted in the TC Path; see the example in my prev post)

The available options are/will be:

1 - Do not start TC (default) <- this is what the current checkbox does if unchecked
2 - Start TC if not Running (set TC Path) <- this is what the current checkbox does if checked
3 - Always start TC (set TC Path) <- the new option

For 2 & 3 it will use whatever is set in "TC Path" - doesn't have to be TC, could be notepad.exe

What 2 won't do is check which version of TC is running and launch the TC path "exe". I think that is such a rare use case I will not consider it. No doubt you have a use case for running two versions of TC but I can't think of one myself.

Alternatives:

1. as I mentioned, it can be any program so you can also start a batch file, in that batch file you can start as many programs as you like.
2. what I might consider is allow several programs to be started via "TC path", separated by a |. Say you would like to launch both 32 and 64bit versions of TC at the same time, you'd enter "c:\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE|c:\totalcmd\TOTALCMD64.EXE" and it would run both of these programs. Would that work for you?
3. you can write a small AutoHotkey (or other script) that checks which program is already running and based on that run something else e.g. it sees TC 32bit, it launches 64bit or older version of TC. You can compile such a script to an EXE which would read data from an ini file for example.

[Axis]

The available options are/will be:

1 - Do not start TC (default) <- this is what the current checkbox does if unchecked
2 - Start TC if not Running (set TC Path) <- this is what the current checkbox does if checked
3 - Always start TC (set TC Path) <- the new option

For 2 & 3 it will use whatever is set in "TC Path" - doesn't have to be TC, could be notepad.exe

Number 3 to me is very good


Thankks

[hi5]

OK, will be ready this weekend I think

[hi5]

v0.96 - https://github.com/hi5/F4MiniMenu/

1. Added options to "Total Commander" startup settings on request https://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=355595#p355595 (always start, close F4MiniMenu)
2. dpi + fix to avoid Gui error when calling New editor from menu while Browse Gui was active.
3. tray menu: icons, right click opens tray menu, added "Open" to check keyhistory etc

Compiled versions here https://github.com/hi5/F4MiniMenu/releases/ (32/64 bit and also F4TCIE, see https://github.com/hi5/F4MiniMenu/#helper-script-f4tcieahk- )

[Axis]

Thanks a lot hi5

[Ovg]

Hi, hi5

Close F4MiniMenu on exit from TC doesn't work. It seems that this setting not present in ini file even after saving ....

[hi5]

Ah yes, INI, never use it so always forget about it thanks for reporting it.

v0.96.1 - Fix: adding close F4MiniMenu setting to INI version (iob.ahk) - fingers crossed

Source: https://github.com/hi5/F4MiniMenu/
Compiled versions: https://github.com/hi5/F4MiniMenu/releases/

[Ovg]

Thank you, I'll check later!

[lisabon]

2hi5
Hi! How this fix it?

Code: Select all

Error:  Can't load icon.

Specifically: Suspend Hotkeys

	Line#
--->	055: Menu,tray,Icon,&Suspend Hotkeys,%A_AhkPath%,3

The current thread will exit.

[Ovg]

2hi5

Working like a charm! Maaaany Thanks!!!