Tc re-reads configuration without restart. Possible?

[JOUBE]

Tc re-reads configuration without restart. Possible?

Or, to ask it another way: Does Tc not re-read the configuration at Tc /O?

Joube

[ghisler(Author)]

No, it doesn't re-read most configuration entries unless it is restarted. Try using the new cm_Exit command with parameters to restart:
cm_Exit
0 or no parameter: Just exit.
Or sum of:
1: Exit and restart Total Commander
2: Exit and restart, and switch between 32-bit and 64-bit versions
4: Save directories, tabs and panels (brief, full etc.) even when disabled in settings
8: Pass current left and right directory and file under cursor to new instance
16: Restart as administrator

[JOUBE]

No, it doesn't re-read most configuration entries unless it is restarted. Try using the new cm_Exit command with parameters to restart:
cm_Exit
0 or no parameter: Just exit.
Or sum of:
1: Exit and restart Total Commander
2: Exit and restart, and switch between 32-bit and 64-bit versions
4: Save directories, tabs and panels (brief, full etc.) even when disabled in settings
8: Pass current left and right directory and file under cursor to new instance
16: Restart as administrator

Ah, very good. Sum of 1 + 4 + 8 works for me.

Joube

[beb]

2JOUBE
Not sure if it fits your current case, but sometimes it's also useful to combine cm_Exit with cm_ConfigSavePos (to grant the current position and size of the Total Commander window, including separator position, as well as columns width to be preserved upon restart). E.g., regarding your exit sum:

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cm_ConfigSavePos,cm_Exit 13

[JOUBE]

2JOUBE
Not sure if it fits your current case, but sometimes it's also useful to combine cm_Exit with cm_ConfigSavePos (to grant the current position and size of the Total Commander window, including separator position, as well as columns width to be preserved upon restart). E.g., regarding your exit sum:

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cm_ConfigSavePos,cm_Exit 13

Thanks for the hint. No, I don't need that.

I only want to change the state of MarkDirectories=1/0 in the ini and make it work. (And see the state about it in the Dirmenu, which is - other as the function itself - no problem without a restart of the Tc *), and is already done here (as many other switches for external programs also).

Joube

*) because the dirmenu is completely re-read ever time it is opend. So it can be changed from extern while the tc is running. Changes are visible immediately.