Network Neighborhood: categorization for File system plugins
Posted: 2021-10-31, 10:36 UTC
Currently all the installed WFX plugins shown in a root of Network Neighborhood location (cm_OpenNetwork or "\" button on drive button bar).
They are sorted by name, and if there are many plugins listed in Network Neighborhood, it's takes time to find and open to desired one.
To make finding desired plugin easier, I suggest to add categorization possibility for Network Neighborhood.
It can be achieved with following:
1. Creation of new plugin categories with F7 key. New category created this way will look like folder in Network Neighborhood.
2. Plugins listed Network Neighborhood could be "copied" or "moved" to such category folders.
"Move" action will hide plugin from root of Network Neighborhood.
When accessed from category folder, e.g. by entering "WFXPluginName" after opening
\\Network Neighborhood\CategoryName\
will open the usual path
\\\WFXPluginName\
in current directory bar.
There may be a separate "Hide" menu item in context menu of each plugin in Network Neighborhood, as well as "Show hidden" item which will open a submenu with list of hidden plugins which user wants to show Network Neighborhood again. Will be useful for a case if user just wants to hide plugin from root of Network Neighborhood without moving it to any subcategory.
They are sorted by name, and if there are many plugins listed in Network Neighborhood, it's takes time to find and open to desired one.
To make finding desired plugin easier, I suggest to add categorization possibility for Network Neighborhood.
It can be achieved with following:
1. Creation of new plugin categories with F7 key. New category created this way will look like folder in Network Neighborhood.
2. Plugins listed Network Neighborhood could be "copied" or "moved" to such category folders.
"Move" action will hide plugin from root of Network Neighborhood.
When accessed from category folder, e.g. by entering "WFXPluginName" after opening
\\Network Neighborhood\CategoryName\
will open the usual path
\\\WFXPluginName\
in current directory bar.
There may be a separate "Hide" menu item in context menu of each plugin in Network Neighborhood, as well as "Show hidden" item which will open a submenu with list of hidden plugins which user wants to show Network Neighborhood again. Will be useful for a case if user just wants to hide plugin from root of Network Neighborhood without moving it to any subcategory.