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Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-06-07, 13:48 UTC
by pplupo
I use the 7z format a lot. One of the things that I enjoyed on TC4A was the 7-zip support that it had on the beta test version. Now it seems to be gone. I can no longer compress using 7z.
Can you please return with this feature? It worked perfectly every time I tried.
Chris, I know that if there were bugs, you'd probably fix them instead of removing the feature. Can you share the reasons for removing it?
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-06-07, 15:03 UTC
by ghisler(Author)
Sorry, 7zip packing was never supported, only unpacking.
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-06-07, 15:55 UTC
by Horst.Epp
Install the Total7zip plugin and you can compress 7z and much more.
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-06-07, 16:41 UTC
by petermad
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Horst.Epp
Install the Total7zip plugin
Under Android???
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-06-07, 17:27 UTC
by Horst.Epp
petermad wrote: ↑2021-06-07, 16:41 UTC
2
Horst.Epp
Install the Total7zip plugin
Under Android???
Oops, falsches Forum
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-06-11, 04:13 UTC
by pplupo
ghisler(Author) wrote: ↑2021-06-07, 15:03 UTC
Sorry, 7zip packing was never supported, only unpacking.
I thought I was compressing with 7zip on the beta. LOL
My mistake then.
What is needed to make it happen?
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-06-11, 07:00 UTC
by ghisler(Author)
The problem is: 7zip isn't just an archive format, it's a container supporting lots of different compression methods, and each method has many options like compression level, dictionary size, max block size etc. It's not something I can add in an afternoon or so. Also some of these are terribly slow on ARM processors (we don't have Apple silicon for Android).
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-06-11, 13:36 UTC
by Usher
2pplupo
There are at least 2 apps which support 7zip on Android: 7zipper and ZArchiver. Have you tested any of them?
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-06-11, 14:36 UTC
by pplupo
Usher wrote: ↑2021-06-11, 13:36 UTC
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pplupo
There are at least 2 apps which support 7zip on Android: 7zipper and ZArchiver. Have you tested any of them?
Thank you, Usher! I saw those. I may try them. I didn't want to install one more thing, considering that TC is so full of features and it can unpack 7z already.
Thank you, Chris.
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-07-10, 09:57 UTC
by PiotrMP6
ghisler(Author) wrote: ↑2021-06-07, 15:03 UTC
Sorry, 7zip packing was never supported, only unpacking.
Why ???
Rar is supported .....
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-07-10, 11:58 UTC
by Horst.Epp
PiotrMP6 wrote: ↑2021-07-10, 09:57 UTC
ghisler(Author) wrote: ↑2021-06-07, 15:03 UTC
Sorry, 7zip packing was never supported, only unpacking.
Why ???
Rar is supported .....
Rar packing is only possible with tools from RARlabs
Re: Feature request: Full 7-zip support.
Posted: 2021-07-10, 14:04 UTC
by Hacker
PiotrMP6,
Rar is supported
Uhh, no it isn't?
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