TC Plugins Manager

[Clo]

Hello All !
¤ The download-page for the Western-users is available again now, @ the usual URL

 Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[Alextp]

Hello All,

Update 1.7.7, download:

v1.7.7 (01/03/05)
- fixed adding buttons to TC buttonbar
- fixed finding of Totalcmd.exe when run from TC (thanks SAM)
- fixed plugin unzipping when TC path contains spaces
- fixed WCX-plugins configuring
- added button "Edit TC ini"

Regards,

[Alextp]

Hello All,

Update 1.7.8, download:

v1.7.8 (22/04/05)
- option "FTP ini-file" specifies path to wcx_ftp.ini

It is added to Restart dialog, so Run/Restart buttons start TC with correct path to wcx_ftp.ini.

Regards,

[Alextp]

Hello All,

Update 1.8.0, download:

v1.8.0 (09/09/05)
- button "Report" - generates text plugins report

And report looks like this:

TC Plugman 1.8.0 report, generated 15.09.05 11:14:21
TC version: 6.50, path: "C:\TC\Totalcmd.exe", ini file: "C:\TC\TC_my.ini"
OS: Windows 98, version 4.10.2222 A
Base plugins path: "%Commander_path%\Plugins"

Lister plugins (WLX):

anytag 0.9.3.0 "C:\TC\Plugins\WLX\anytag.wlx"
IEView "C:\TC\Plugins\WLX\IEView.wlx"
Shockwave Flash Files Viewer 1.4.0.0 "C:\TC\Plugins\WLX\flashview.wlx"

Packer plugins (WCX):

7zip plugin for Total Commander (GPL) 0.4.5.0 "C:\TC\Plugins\WCX\plugins\wcx\7zip\7zip.wcx"
bzip2dll "C:\TC\Plugins\WCX\bzip2dll.wcx"

File-system plugins (WFX):

Back2Life "C:\TC\Plugins\WFX\Back2Life.wfx"
Registry plugin for Total Commader 5.51 or newer 2.4.0.0 "C:\TC\Plugins\WFX\registry.wfx"
Startup Guard plugin 0.5.1.56 "C:\TC\Plugins\WFX\StartupGuard.wfx"

Content plugins (WDX):

AudioInfo "C:\TC\Plugins\WDX\wdx_AudioInfo\AudioInfo.wdx"
CDocProp "C:\TC\Plugins\WDX\CDocProp\CDocProp.WDX"

Regards,

[Alextp]

Update 1.8.2 (link is the same):

v1.8.2 (16/10/05)
- button Order works for Packer plugins too
- added option to specify path to WinRAR.exe
- reading of PlugInst.inf:
string "defaultextension=" is used;
default dir "Plugins\W?X\Name" is read as "Name"

[Alextp]

Version 1.8.3:

v1.8.3 (29/11/05)
- after you disable then enable a plugin, it restores loading order
- FtpIni parameter may be saved with '%COMMANDER_PATH%' inside it
- it's allowed to enter empty detect string in Rename dialog

[Leif]

URL?

Edit: OK! Found it!

[icfu]

Same as always:
http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/tc_plugman.html



/offtopic/
Any new about Screamer? Cool app but poor development progress unfortunately.
/offtopic/

Icfu

[icfu]

after you disable then enable a plugin, it restores loading order

Thumbs up, this a great enhancement.

[REQ]:
If possible please think about directly integrating the ordering functionality in the normal plugin view instead a separate button, thanks.

Icfu

[Alextp]

[REQ]:
If possible please think about directly integrating the ordering functionality in the normal plugin view instead a separate button, thanks.

I don't think it's good idea, because program allows to change order of Packer plugins too. Look: now Packer plugins are sorted by title - in main window and by loading order - in Order window. If I delete Order window, how should I sort plugins?

You may suggest to show [NN] numbers for Packer plugins, as for LS/Content plugins, but it may confuse user, because loading order applies only to several Packer plugins (only to plugins which are registered to Ctrl+PgDn).

[icfu]

Look: now Packer plugins are sorted by title - in main window and by loading order - in Order window. If I delete Order window, how should I sort plugins?

Besides that several plugin titles just suck and therefore cannot be sorted "with sense" alphabetically anyway (think about "Total Commander plugin for working with chm files" for example *sigh*), the common denominator of all plugins is the order of the plugins in wincmd.ini and this should be the main sorting criteria.

The alphabetical sort mechanism as it is now could be added separately, for example with a button "reorder alphabetically" or better like that:

You may suggest to show [NN] numbers for Packer plugins, as for LS/Content plugins, but it may confuse user, because loading order applies only to several Packer plugins (only to plugins which are registered to Ctrl+PgDn).

This is what I would suggest, an alternative would be to split the column "title" in two columns so you can either sort by number (wincmd.ini order) or plugin title.

The manual sorting functionality could be realized by drag&drop or by Shift+Cursor keys.

Icfu

[Leif]

/offtopic/
Any new about Screamer? Cool app but poor development progress unfortunately.
/offtopic/

Icfu

Yes, David (of Screamer fame) is finally back "in business". Got a new beta the other day. But he seems to be very busy nowadays...

[Alextp]

Besides that several plugin titles just suck and therefore cannot be sorted "with sense" alphabetically anyway (think about "Total Commander plugin for working with chm files" for example *sigh*), the common denominator of all plugins is the order of the plugins in wincmd.ini and this should be the main sorting criteria.

I agree.
But separate Order window has an advantage:
I read items to memory, user reorders them, and only after OK press I write them to file. If it will be order buttons on main form, I cannot do this: I must write to file after _every_ Up/Down press. It will be slower.

[icfu]

If it's not possible to write to file only when pressing "apply" it is no good enhancement, true.

Icfu

[Alextp]

Version 1.8.4:

v1.8.4 (04/12/05)
- fixed plugins renumbering after disabling/enabling
- added error message when language files are not found