TC 6.5 commentary

[petergus]

Two thing I have noticed with TC 6.5:

When I create a Custom Column with the size value,
it doesn't show <DIR> or <LNK> when is't not a file.

I can't print filelist in Custom Column. I really miss this one.

Is this by design?

// peter

[pdavit]

I can't print filelist in Custom Column. I really miss this one.

Is this by design?

This is on Christian's to-do list.

[petergus]

This is on Christian's to-do list.

OK, nice!

//Peter

[ghisler(Author)]

Indeed there are still some unsolved problems with printing custom columns: Since column fields may be very long, it's difficult to decide what width should be used when priting...

[petergus]

Indeed there are still some unsolved problems with printing custom columns: Since column fields may be very long, it's difficult to decide what width should be used when priting...

OK, I see. A startingpoint could be the column width I have set in Custom
Column and perhaps the align value.

How about the other thing? When I select tc.Size as a custom column field, I got 0 for dirs and links instead of DIR and LNK.

And another thing I have noticed, how is tc.attributestr sorted ??
It's no logic at all compare how Windows do it.

// Peter (#84319)

[Baptist]

Indeed there are still some unsolved problems with printing custom columns: Since column fields may be very long, it's difficult to decide what width should be used when priting...

Wordwrapping is a cool thing. And <1 field><delimeter><2 field><new line><3 field>etc. form can be convenient if choice between <delimeter> and <new line> is user defined.

[ghisler(Author)]

How about the other thing? When I select tc.Size as a custom column field, I got 0 for dirs and links instead of DIR and LNK.

I'm considering this. Currently numeric fields like the size field cannot show nno-numeric text, but maybe I can find a workaround.

[parsec]

When I am viewing (or I should say trying to view thumbnails) a Windows Explorer screen keeps popping up every few seconds. How can I prevent this? It is most annoying.

[Hacker]

Can you describe in more detail what happens? And what method are you using to extract thumbnails?

Roman

[parsec]

The window that pops up is more like a "My Computer" C-Drive window than Windows Explorer. I have tried checking just about all of the options for extracting thumbnails. Presently "Get from lister ... " *.* and "Get from Irfan-/Xnview..." *.*. I am also using the jpegthumbnail plugin without which I can not see any thumbnails regardless of the extract settings. When I press Ctrl-Shft-F1 in a directory that contains jpg and bmp graphic files the C-Drive window pops up when I move the cursor between imaged and blank thumbnails. It doesn't seem to matter which extraction method or combination of methods I have checked. My graphics viewer is Xnview.

Thanks for the response.

[Hacker]

If you try the methods one by one, does each of them by itself exhibit this behavior?

TIA
Roman

[parsec]

I don't have the problem if I use only the first method "Get from lister ...". The problem is associated with the "Get from Irfanview/XnView.." setting. There seems to be no way to see any graphics format other than *.jpg.

Edit:
I went into wincmd.ini, [Lister] and filled in the path to my xnview.exe file under IViewPath= , which was blank, then selected both "Get from lister..." and "Get from Irfanview/Xnview..." methods. Thumbnails now works fine. For some reason TC couldn't find my xnview.exe file and was putting up that offensive window in an effort to do so.

Thanks for the help.

[Hacker]

Glad you have solved the problem.
The path to XnView in the ini file is usually set through Lister - Options - Configure - Path. (You can uncheck the "Use..." checkbox above the path after setting the path.)

Roman

[parsec]

Roman

I am unable to find the "Lister-Options-Configure-Path" sequence that you mention. Am I missing something in the Configuration menu or what?

Thanks again for your help.
Jim

[Sir_SiLvA]

Roman

I am unable to find the "Lister-Options-Configure-Path" sequence that you mention.

Try "Options-Lister-Configure-Path"