How to label separate file or folder with the color?

[Rotobot]

I use XYplorer, and there is a function named "Label" that gives you the opportunity to label separate files and folders with different colors. Check the screenshot below:

http://imgur.com/7Zc6Mcl


How do I do that in Total Commander?
Thank you!

[Ovg]

Configuration->Options->Color->Define Colors by file type. Do not be afraid to press F1 more often

[Rotobot]

Configuration->Options->Color->Define Colors by file type. Do not be afraid to press F1 more often

That's the point, I don't need to label with color specific file TYPES, I need to label specific files, the ones that I choose manually. Check the screenshot and you will see that there are three .docx files and they all are labeled with different colors

[Stefan2]

Hi and welcome, Rotobot.

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That's the point, I don't need to label with color specific file TYPES, I need to label specific files, the ones that I choose manually.
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Don't be tricked by the label 'TYPES'.
viewtopic.php?p=297033#297033



Follow these steps:
1- Go to Configuration> Options> Color
2- press Define color by file type...
3- Press Add
4- Press Define...

5- Enter *.docx in 'Search for:'
--- or any other word, ---or full file name, --- or by a file comment, --- or by any plugin for any file characteristic

6- Load/Save-Tab
7- 'Save' as e.g. 'search_DOCX'


8- OK
9- choose your color then press OK on all opened dialogs



 

[Ovg]

You can label specific file(s), try it

[Vochomurka]

In TWinKey this feature is referred to as "bookmark". I use it frequently, it's indeed very handy

[ghisler(Author)]

I'm using comments for this.

1. Chose Configuration - Options - Color
2. Click on "Define colors by file type"
3. Click on "Add"
4. Click on "Define..."
5. Open the "Plugins" tab
6. Open the combobox "Properties" and choose "Comment"
7. OP should be "contains"
8. Value can be whatever you want, e.g. good
9. Click "OK"
10. Enter a name, e.g. "Good files"
11. Click "OK"
12. Choose "Good files" from the list
13. Click OK
14. Choose a color
15. Click OK

You can repeat that with other words. Then you can press Ctrl+Z
on a file or folder to enter a comment for it, e.g. High. Total Commander
will then show the file name in the color chosen above.

[zuzu_kuc]

Hi,
color by comments its very nice trick. However, can i somehow bypass the dialog box "comments"
f.e.:
AutoHotkey script can run command cm_EditComment but i dont know how to put to this field specific word, without open this dialog box.
can i?

Thanks!

[gdpr deleted 6]

2zuzu_kuc
The comments are stored in simple text files named "descript.ion" (which usually have the "Hidden" attribute set). [***]

To learn and understand the structure of the "descript.ion" files, create a few comments for some files and folders (using cm_EditComment, for instance), particularly files/folders that have a whitespace or other unusual characters (such East-Asian, Russian, or other unusual Non-ASCII characters). Then, look at the contents of the "descript.ion" file(s) to see how the comments are organized.

When you have familiarized yourself with the structure of the "descript.ion" files, go ahead and write your scripts that directly create and/or manipulate the "descript.ion" text files.



[***] This requires the option "Comments from descript.ion/files.bbs" to be enabled (You find this by from the Menu Configuration --> Options... (opens the Configuration dialog) --> at the bottom of the "Display" section).

[zuzu_kuc]

hmmm, i thought i'd have to go through the descript.ion file for that, thanks