Stay in directory when changing its name or the name of an ancestor directory
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Stay in directory when changing its name or the name of an ancestor directory
Assume a simple directory structure like
dir
dir\subdir
And assume: left shows the content of dir, right shows the content of subdir.
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When changing the name of subdir in the left panel (e.g., to subdir1) the right panel will not stay in its directory (now: subdir1), but it will go up along the path to the level where the name was changed (here: it will show the content of dir).
This is a bit annoying, especially when working with deep directory structures: Once you are deep down in the directory tree (in one file panel) and change the name of an ancestor directory (in the other file panel) you need to navigate back to the original directory manually.
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Suggestion:
An option would be great to prevent this "automatic directory switch". In fact, the original directory does still exist, it is just a directory name along the path that has changed...
dir
dir\subdir
And assume: left shows the content of dir, right shows the content of subdir.
---
When changing the name of subdir in the left panel (e.g., to subdir1) the right panel will not stay in its directory (now: subdir1), but it will go up along the path to the level where the name was changed (here: it will show the content of dir).
This is a bit annoying, especially when working with deep directory structures: Once you are deep down in the directory tree (in one file panel) and change the name of an ancestor directory (in the other file panel) you need to navigate back to the original directory manually.
---
Suggestion:
An option would be great to prevent this "automatic directory switch". In fact, the original directory does still exist, it is just a directory name along the path that has changed...
Re: Stay in directory when changing its name or the name of an ancestor directory
Yes. I support your suggestion.
I think it's a relic from very old times (Norton Commander) and maybe the Windows Commander (today: Total Commander) is even specially designed to be compatible with this feature. I just recently had the opportunity to re-use the original Norton Commander and it behaves the same.
In my opinion, this is no longer up-to-date and should be changed.
I always have to smile in this case because you get the impression that the TCs one window doesn't know details of the other window and - oh - it prefers to jump away
JOUBE
I think it's a relic from very old times (Norton Commander) and maybe the Windows Commander (today: Total Commander) is even specially designed to be compatible with this feature. I just recently had the opportunity to re-use the original Norton Commander and it behaves the same.
In my opinion, this is no longer up-to-date and should be changed.
I always have to smile in this case because you get the impression that the TCs one window doesn't know details of the other window and - oh - it prefers to jump away
JOUBE
Re: Stay in directory when changing its name or the name of an ancestor directory
Support++
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Windows 10 Pro x64
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TC 11.00 x64 and x86, Everything 1.5.0.1366a x64, QAP 11.6.3.1 x64
Windows 10 Pro x64
Version 22H2 (OS Build 19045.3930)
TC 11.00 x64 and x86, Everything 1.5.0.1366a x64, QAP 11.6.3.1 x64
Re: Stay in directory when changing its name or the name of an ancestor directory
Support+
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TC 11.03 32+64bit on Win XP 32bit & Win 7, 8.1 & 10 (22H2) 64bit, 'Everything' 1.5.0.1371a
TC 3.50 on Android 6 & 13
Try: TC Extended Menus | TC Languagebar | TC Dark Help | PHSM-Calendar
Re: Stay in directory when changing its name or the name of an ancestor directory
+1
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Re: Stay in directory when changing its name or the name of an ancestor directory
@ghisler Any news here?
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Re: Stay in directory when changing its name or the name of an ancestor directory
It would be a new feature, so unfortunately I can't add it to 10.51 because it's already a release candidate. Maybe in a later version.
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Re: Stay in directory when changing its name or the name of an ancestor directory
Ok, I see. Thank you for considering.