Total Commander

I suggest to change displaying of current path in command-line: to show the first folders of current path when BCB is enabled. The reason: if I have long path, w/o BCB I see its first folders in path bar and its last folders in command-line bar. But with BCB I see last folders both in BCB and cmd-line path bar. So it is better to see in cmd-line path bar first folders of path.

I.e. I'm in folder "C:\Windows\winsxs\msil_system.data.linq.resources_b77a5c561934e089_6.1.7600.16385_ru-ru_3d6f6d6cba11e720":

BCB contents:            // wrote:< msil_system.data.linq.resources_b77a5c561934e089_6.1.7600.16385_ru >

Current cmd-line path contents:            // wrote:5c561934e089_6.1.7600.16385_ru-ru_3d6f6d6cba11e720>

Wanted cmd-line path contents:            // wrote:F:\Windows\winsxs\msil_system.data.linq.resources_b77 >

I already see last folders in path bar and I want to see another path part.



I think '>' symbol may be drawn via label or some new panel, and text in command-line path panel may be aligned to left (if I have BCB turned off, text may be aligned to right as usually).

Or maybe it is good to add ini-setting to switch cmd-line path text alignment (also it is good to change this alignment via mouse click on cmd-line path panel).

Support+
But why not ask for something more useful?
Allow the Left Side of the command-line to resize itself, depending on the length of the displayed path and an inifile setting, (with values meaning percentage of available space).

CLPathDefault=40 | Will always be at least 40% of available space.
CLPathMaxSize=80 | Will scale up to 80% of available space (if needed)

You can already resize these gui elements manually with one of NIRSoft's tools, or AHK... but a real internal solution would be better.

As well I agree, the displayed path should start with the drive letter.

Good mind, it would be great to specify proportions for command line and its path line. And to have possibility to change it with mouse drag.

Yes!

That is something Opera10 realized,
If you have your Tabs (PageBars) on the left/right you can click/drag the edge and resize it on the fly... its great.

Resizing the command line with a mouse drag is a good solution unless the path line is very long. Then the command line is re-sized into an unusable width.

May I suggest another approach that can also be combined with the command line resizing.

Using the mouse to drag the text in the path line to the left or to the right.
Better yet, make it an option to be springy. That is to use the mouse to drag the text to the right, therefore reveling the left side of the path line, and then when the mouse button is released the text springs back to the left as it is now.

The option to be springy can also be problematic when the path line is very long but combined with the command line resizing I think its a very good solution.

aRIEL242 wrote:That is to use the mouse to drag the text to the right, therefore reveling the left side of the path line, and then when the mouse button is released the text springs back to the left as it is now.

I think in this case it will be better to have left alignment (now its right-aligned) 'cause BCB is right-aligned. Anyway, alignment type should be available as option.