Honestly, all we really need is for the CommandLine to be configurable. That would resolve so many problems.
What I mean by this, is to allow the end-User to determine how wide the CommandLine should be, and which side it should be on.
I can modify it with NirSoft's WinExplorer, thus it can likely be done with AHK, and would have to be done with a persistent AHK script, as TC redraws the commandline whenever the window is resized (restored/maximized).
TC Image:
As you can see here
Of course it would be even better if DoubleClicking on the "status DirectoryArea" of the CommandLine would copy the current path to the actual commandLine as well. But I doubt we'll get either of these, so I might as well wish BIG.
If I could make that change persistent, I would leave the commandLine on screen.
Or the ultimate:
1) a setting to allow the CommandLine to appear at the bottom (where it does now) or at the top - in between the Tabs and the two panel's addressBars.
2) a setting to show the CommandLine left or right.
3) a grabber bar between the CommandLine and the Status area that allows on the fly resizing of the CommandLine by dragging. And if not this, then at least a setting to specify it's size(width) when TC is maximized, and it's size when it is not fullscreen (restored). But a grabber bar would be much nicer (and would save those 2 settings anyways).
4) a setting to allow the StatusArea to become an editbox.
With the status area an editbox, it now will always show the current directory, and you can click inside it to easily copy the path OR change the active panels' directory just like entering a path into its own addressbar does.
::OR::
If none of the above, TC should at
least allow a ToolTip when hovering over the current active Tab. It will show you a tooltip for every inactive tab, but not the active one!