Option for showing the same directory names as in Windows Explorer

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Option for showing the same directory names as in Windows Explorer

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Total Commander shows different names for some directories than Windows Explorer. E.g. the Explorer on my German Windows 10 system shows me a directory -- automatically created by Windows -- called "Bildschirmfotos", in the TC the same directory is called "Screenshots". This is annoying.

The following case is particularly glaring: For my ASUS notebook, the manufacturer provides a handy tool called "Link to MyASUS". This tool automatically creates a directory that is called "Downloads\MyASUS" in Explorer. In TC, the same directory is called "Downloads\B9ECED6F.ASUSPCAssistant_qmba6cd70vzyy!App".

I would like to have an option in Total Commander that makes it show the same directory names as in Windows Explorer, instead of the names that it currently shows.
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Re: Option for showing the same directory names as in Windows Explorer

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It's possible to do this using the ShellDetails plugin in a custom columns view that includes this column:

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[=shelldetails.Name]
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Re: Option for showing the same directory names as in Windows Explorer

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ShellDetails shows the Explorer names additionally to the names normally shown by TC. That looks strange, and it's not what I want. I want TC to optionally show the explorer names instead of the names that it currently shows. And in my opinion, having this option built-in into TC should be a matter of course.
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Re: Option for showing the same directory names as in Windows Explorer

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If you don't want to see the original Name column, just set its width to 1 (or 0). The solution I offered is available right now, not just at some point in the future when and/or if such an option is implemented in TC.

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Re: Option for showing the same directory names as in Windows Explorer

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Dalai wrote:If you don't want to see the original Name column, just set its width to 1 (or 0).
That does not work satisfactorily for several reasons. Anyone who tries it will see this immediately.
Dalai wrote:The solution I offered ...
You did not offer a solution. EOD.
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Re: Option for showing the same directory names as in Windows Explorer

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If you want to have all the same as in Windows Explorer just use it.
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Re: Option for showing the same directory names as in Windows Explorer

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Horst.Epp wrote: 2021-12-26, 09:47 UTC If you want to have all the same as in Windows Explorer just use it.
EOD :)
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