How to make a folder as a dropdown menu in Totalcmd

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How to make a folder as a dropdown menu in Totalcmd

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TCmean.exe can do it.
Is there any other way to make it without an execution file?
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Re: How to make a folder as a dropdown menu in Totalcmd

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Click on the path/breadcumb. It appears a thin button with an arrow down. If you click on it, it shows the forlders inside as a menu. See the linked image.

https://imgur.com/a/XCF5byW
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Re: How to make a folder as a dropdown menu in Totalcmd

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patxiku wrote: 2024-09-09, 08:07 UTC Click on the path/breadcumb. It appears a thin button with an arrow down. If you click on it, it shows the forlders inside as a menu. See the linked image.

https://imgur.com/a/XCF5byW
It is a good work around. Thank you. However, this way can only list all subfolders but not the files.
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Re: How to make a folder as a dropdown menu in Totalcmd

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Hi,

If you want to display the contents of a folder in the opposite TC window with Ctrl+Q 'Quick View'
you could also use the Lister plugin (.WLX) ‘HtmlView’. In this case, folders and files are displayed in the preview.

See here.

If this plugin is used, it should be positioned high up if necessary because the plugins are processed from top to bottom.
In the ‘Lister plugins’ window, the arrows (up and down) are located to the left of the ‘Add’ button to change the order.
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Re: How to make a folder as a dropdown menu in Totalcmd

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huouer wrote: 2024-09-10, 05:13 UTC but not the files.
Breadcrumbs can only be associated with folders. And in any case, the files can overload such menus too much.
tuska wrote: 2024-09-10, 09:23 UTC If you want to display the contents of a folder in the opposite TC window with Ctrl+Q 'Quick View'
From the request and the title, it's obvious that he wants something completely different.
Overquoting is evil! 👎
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Re: How to make a folder as a dropdown menu in Totalcmd

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tuska wrote: 2024-09-10, 09:23 UTC Hi,

If you want to display the contents of a folder in the opposite TC window with Ctrl+Q 'Quick View'
you could also use the Lister plugin (.WLX) ‘HtmlView’. In this case, folders and files are displayed in the preview.

See here.

If this plugin is used, it should be positioned high up if necessary because the plugins are processed from top to bottom.
In the ‘Lister plugins’ window, the arrows (up and down) are located to the left of the ‘Add’ button to change the order.
I want to open the file from the dropdown menu.
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Re: How to make a folder as a dropdown menu in Totalcmd

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Fla$her wrote: 2024-09-10, 13:30 UTC Breadcrumbs can only be associated with folders. And in any case, the files can overload such menus too much.
Agree. It is too much for most folders.
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Re: How to make a folder as a dropdown menu in Totalcmd

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2huouer
You can use TC's internal associations to open a button bar menu that you can choose when you right-click the folder

Set the full path to the folder with trailing \ as the file type
Set **path\file.bar as the Open action.

You will have to make the bar file yourself.
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