Why did you break Windows keyboard shortcut functionality?
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Why did you break Windows keyboard shortcut functionality?
All previous versions of Total Commander has had an excellent feature, where if you assign a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl-Alt-W in my case) to the Total Commander shortcut icon, the same instance of Total Commander will be re-activated whenever you press that shortcut.
This functionality is broken in 6.54, where pressing Ctrl-Alt-W for me starts a new instance. This severely limits the usefullness of Total Commander, so it would be nice if you could restore it.
This functionality is broken in 6.54, where pressing Ctrl-Alt-W for me starts a new instance. This severely limits the usefullness of Total Commander, so it would be nice if you could restore it.
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2bugmenot
Hello !
• Not confirmed here, works fine too.
- Indeed like Horst.Epp points out, I've :
Configuration >> Options>> Operation Allow only 1 copy of Total Commander at a time ticked !
Kind regards,
Claude
Clo
Hello !
• Not confirmed here, works fine too.
- Indeed like Horst.Epp points out, I've :
Configuration >> Options>> Operation Allow only 1 copy of Total Commander at a time ticked !
Kind regards,
Claude
Clo
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Sorry, I missed part of my description:
The whole deal is that I want to be able to run multiple instances - but only when I choose to. If I want to recall an instance, I use the keyboard shortcut. If I want to start a new instance, I click the icon. This is the way it has been working since 1997 (or so) when I first started using Windows Commander, and I'd really appreciate that behavior coming back. It's very handy.
The whole deal is that I want to be able to run multiple instances - but only when I choose to. If I want to recall an instance, I use the keyboard shortcut. If I want to start a new instance, I click the icon. This is the way it has been working since 1997 (or so) when I first started using Windows Commander, and I'd really appreciate that behavior coming back. It's very handy.
I made just some tests. It seems that windows behaves a little bit strange regarding those hotkeys. I remember that I've noticed that already long time ago and decided not to use thos windows Hotkeys.
Anyway. The way I know to assign those hotkeys is to edit the properties of the link on the desktop.
So you may try the following: Open the Properties and add the /O option to 'Target' line
Then log off and log on again. Then reassign the shortcut.
I get it working here, though I cannot use the shortcut to start more than one instances. (Neither with the /O option nor without). To start a second Instance I have always to click the shortcut.
To make it work properly I would recommend to use AutoHotkey
e.g the "AutoHotkey: Run or activate Total Commander (by SanskritFritz)" script. (Or did you use this already and have broken the TC-Path? )
sheepdog
Anyway. The way I know to assign those hotkeys is to edit the properties of the link on the desktop.
So you may try the following: Open the Properties and add the /O option to 'Target' line
Another attempt is to remove the shortcut (open properties, put the cursor to the shortcut line and press 'back').c:\totalcmd\totalcmd.exe /O
Then log off and log on again. Then reassign the shortcut.
I get it working here, though I cannot use the shortcut to start more than one instances. (Neither with the /O option nor without). To start a second Instance I have always to click the shortcut.
To make it work properly I would recommend to use AutoHotkey
e.g the "AutoHotkey: Run or activate Total Commander (by SanskritFritz)" script. (Or did you use this already and have broken the TC-Path? )
sheepdog
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I'm pleased to hear that.Excellent. Removing the keyboard shortcut, logging off / on and re-assigning the shortcut helped.
I'm pleased to hear that, too. AHK is an excellent tool that I don't want to miss anymore.I'll definitely be checking out AutoHotkey.
sheepdog
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