Context menu in Branch View

[roentgen]

It seems TC has some problems when right clicking files in branch view if the files are placed in sub-dirs (that is not in the root dir where the branch view command was issued).

In XP: Internet explorer (bleah) is opened when selecting the bold (default) action.

In Vista: TC hangs for several seconds but nothing happens eventually.

Note: direct Enter (double click) works as expected, i.e. opens the selected file in the associated program.

[petermad]

In XP: Internet explorer (bleah) is opened when selecting the bold (default) action.

Confirmed - but not always.

Some filetypes here - like .css, *.log, *.ini and *.inf - are opened in Notepad.

*.ini, *.inf and *.hlp are opened after asking whether I want to open or save the file.

The operation is apparantly percieved as a file transfer. And Windows Security system/Firewall is asking the question

*.doc and *.xls files are opened in Wordviewer/Excelviewer (I don't have Word ad Excel) after the same question.

*.pdf files opens correctly in Acrobat, *.ppt files opens correctly in my Powerpointviewer and *.zip files opens correctly in Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer). By correctly I mean the same way they open on my system when I am not in Ctrl+B view.

*.exe files are run after asking whether I want to run (execute) the files or save them.

*.bmp files are opened in MS Paint (usually opened in Fax & Picture Viewer).

*.fon and *.ttf files are opened in Windows Font viewer after asking whether I want to open or save the file.

*.msc files are executed after asking whether I want to open (not run) or save the file.

[roentgen]

Here *.pdf files are opened in IE which embeds Acrobat Reader.
*.zip files are opened in Windows Explorer although they are associated with WinRAR.

I guess it all depends what IE thinks about a certain extension

[petermad]

ere *.pdf files are opened in IE which embeds Acrobat Reader.

Oh, sorry - same here I as wrong about that in my previous posting.

I guess it all depends what IE thinks about a certain extension

Yes, but why are some of the files treated differently by Explorer when in branch view

[ghisler(Author)]

I'm sorry, this doesn't work because the used OLE function QueryContextMenu expects the files in the same directory as the current shell folder (IShellFolder interface). I haven't found a way to make it work with files from different directories.

[roentgen]

It works rather fine in Search results. Isn't it the same situation?

[petermad]

It works rather fine in Search results. Isn't it the same situation?

Good point!

[ghisler(Author)]

No, the search result files all include the full path, while the Ctrl+B files are relative to a certain subdirectory. In search results view, TC shows the right click menu for a single file only.

[Lefteous]

2ghisler(Author)

No, the search result files all include the full path, while the Ctrl+B files are relative to a certain subdirectory.

Do you want to claim you are unable to construct the full path out of the branch path and the displayed file name (relative path displayed in status bar)?

In search results view, TC shows the right click menu for a single file only.

I guess roentgen refers to the "applied" search results where the context menu is displayed just fine for one or multiple files.

[ghisler(Author)]

No, I'm trying to use the relative paths also with item-idlists - this seems to work with some parts of the menu, but not all. I wonder how the Explorer solves that in its search results window...

[Lefteous]

I wonder how the Explorer solves that in its search results window...

I guess it uses full paths - the same what you do in search result:

the search result files all include the full path

[petermad]

Not changed in TC 7.02

[ghisler(Author)]

I had checked this, it would require considerable changes to the right click menu functions, too risky for a small update with no public beta test. Therefore I had to postpone this to a later release.