Interpret buttonbar as menu

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2003-10-17, 14:18 UTC

2VadiMGP

Could you explain how to execute internal TC commands from an external program.

EDIT: Found it.

Executing internal commands from TCMenu doesn't work for me, too.
TCMenu and Totalcmd.inc are inside the TC folder.

jinsight · Post by *jinsight » 2003-10-18, 04:08 UTC

2VadiMGP

I cannot get a TCMenu bar calling internal TC commands like cm_ExchangeSelection to work.

Here is my setup:

Main Button Bar

[Buttonbar]
Buttoncount=3
button1=F:\Editeur\Editeur.exe
cmd1=F:\Editeur\Editeur.exe
param1=%P%N
path1=F:\Editeur\
menu1=Editeur 5.20
button2=C:\WINDOWS\Notepad-metapad.exe
cmd2=C:\WINDOWS\Notepad-metapad.exe
param2=%P%N
path2=C:\WINDOWS\
menu2=Metapad 3.5
button3=F:\Wincmd\TCmenu.exe
cmd3=F:\Wincmd\TCmenu.exe
param3=F:\Wincmd\NoPar.bar -$
path3=F:\Wincmd\
menu3=TCMenu 1.9 No parameter program list

Button Bar Called by TCMenu
with call to internal Total Commander command

[Buttonbar]
Buttoncount=1
button1=F:\Wincmd\JEGWC32.icl,47
cmd1=cm_ExchangeSelection

TCMenu error message when calling the internal command using TCMenu

"cannot run cm_ExchangeSelection"

All called files, including TotalCmd.inc, are in the
Total Commander directory
Using Win98SE

Thanks for any help.

VadiMGP · Post by *VadiMGP » 2003-10-18, 07:20 UTC

If TCMenu writes "Cannot run cm_xxx" it is means only one: TCmenu was unable to translate cm_xxx into one of internal TC commands.

totalcmd.inc should contain lines like
cm_xxx=nnn;ccc
Check if there no additional spaces or some invisible characters around cm_xxx.

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2003-10-18, 08:32 UTC

I tried to use a number (2014 for example) instead of a command name, which works fine, when I press the button directly, but not when using TCMenu. Are you sure it's a translation problem?

vicray · Post by *vicray » 2003-10-18, 23:04 UTC

Just for the record:

cm_ExchangeSelection, cm_countdircontent, cm_ColorConfig ... they all work fine here, both in TCMenu & TCToolbar.

I have Totalcmd.inc copied into TCMenu dir and into TCToolbar dir.

TC 5.51 in XP
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vicray

havanna · Post by *havanna » 2003-10-19, 09:17 UTC

I have assigned some cd... commands to a menu. When I use them as buttonbar, they open in the active window.
When used as TCmenu they always open in the left window.
Is this configuration or design - can it be changed?

VadiMGP · Post by *VadiMGP » 2003-10-19, 10:09 UTC

2havanna Yes, this behavior by design. Look at readme.txt:

- Added support for CD command.
Now you can define a commands to change directories according to TC documentation. Only difference from TC behavior is instead of settings directories on source/target panels TCmenu will set directories on left/right panels.

Unfortunately, AFIK it cannot be changed.

Gregory · Post by *Gregory » 2003-10-19, 10:23 UTC

VadiMGP wrote: Unfortunately, AFIK it cannot be changed.

You can ask Christian to add support for external call of "cd" command

VadiMGP · Post by *VadiMGP » 2003-10-19, 10:43 UTC

You means "ask to extend support"?

Because external interface exists and allows to set left/right panel only. TCmenu uses this interface.

Gregory · Post by *Gregory » 2003-10-19, 10:53 UTC

Yes I know that TC has external interface for changing directories in left and right panels and I think that it should be extended

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2003-10-24, 12:00 UTC

Bug report:

TCToolbar doesn't show Windows XP icons correctly. All pixels, that have an alpha value between completely white or completely black are displayed black.
It could be an Imagelist colordepth problem.

VadiMGP · Post by *VadiMGP » 2003-11-05, 22:24 UTC

TCtoolbar 1.4 available.
ftp://ftp1.mgpsoft.com/tctoolbar14.zip
Version 1.4
- Standard toolbar control replaced by own control
- Added bidirectional buttons scrolling.
- Toolbar is shown when mouse outside of TC.
- File TCToolbar.ini can be created in the same directory as TCToolbar.exe
Supported options are:

MaxButtons - max number of visible buttons
ModernStyle - 0/1
LargeIcons - 0/1 (-$ overrides this option)
CloseOnEscape - 0/1

PS. Sorry, i forgot to say. All options should be in the [General] section.

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2003-11-05, 22:43 UTC

What is the section name of the INI file?

Post by *Hacker » 2005-02-21, 13:34 UTC

VadiMGP,
I have defined a toolbar, in which only 1 command (out of 5 total) needs the %L parameter. However, when I click any of the 4 that don't need the %L parameter, I get a "No Button Bar Specified", unless the cursor is on a file (or some files are selected). Is there any way this could be fixed?

TIA
Roman

VadiMGP · Post by *VadiMGP » 2005-02-22, 06:59 UTC

2Hacker
Can you put here your new TCMenu button definition? "Command" and "Parameters" fields.