Total Commander

Although I try to keep up with the topics in this forum I may have missed such discussion (and I am sorry if so ).

In the overwrite dialog those two new options ('Thumbnails' and 'Custom Fields') appear only when overwriting certain file types (pictures as far as I've seen). Although I don't expect thumbnails when overwriting .exe files , at least the 'Custom fields' option should be there.

After some more time using the new TC I realized this only happens when files copied are being extracted from archives, it's not dependent to the file type as I initially thought.

Anyway... thanks for the replies and for not letting me in the dark , although some of you were so busy swearing and insulting in [OT]Quarrels.

Indeed thumbnails aren't currently available when unpacking or packing, sorry. The file would have to be unpacked just to show its thumbnail.

Christian,

thumbnails aren't currently available when unpacking or packing, sorry. The file would have to be unpacked

Ahem, the user chose to unpack the file, so I see no reason why it should not be unpacked (if it can be done in background).

Roman

Immagine a 5 MB JPG file, would you really want to unpack that just for the thumbnail? How about a 4 GB CD image (iso)?

As I said, if it can be done in background. The dialog could be presented, the file could be unpacked to TEMP dir. Now these possibilities arise:
User chooses Overwrite before file is unpacked - cancel unpacking to temp and unpack to target dir.
User chooses Cancel before file is unpacked - cancel unpacking to temp.
User doesn't choose anything until file is displayed - show thumbnail, custom fields. Overwrite - move from temp, Cancel - delete from temp.

Would that be doable (at least for threadsafe unpackers if that is a problem)?

Roman

Hacker wrote:As I said, if it can be done in background.

I'm not so fond of background operations, mostly when they are rattling HD heads. It slows your system down and you don't know why.
But if this option is disabled by default, and accessible from the control panel, then why not ?

fredscal,
I am not sure what your question is, sorry. Perhaps you could explain in more detail?

Roman

It was referring to your background unpacking proposal. I just meant that it would be nice to be able to activate/deactivate such an option from the configuration, so the disk wouldn't be stressed if the user doesn't want the feature.

But after reading this thread again, i am not sure my comment was very pertinent. I hadn't understood that it would not unpack the whole directory, but only one file at a time and only in case of name conflict.

In fact your idea seems the proper way of doing it.