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* [[http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Configuration_dialog#Zip_packer| Zip packer]] | * [[http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Configuration_dialog#Zip_packer| Zip packer]] | ||
* [[http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Configuration_dialog#Misc| Misc.]] | * [[http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Configuration_dialog#Misc| Misc.]] | ||
== Layout == | |||
Screen layout | |||
* Show button bar | |||
* Show drive buttons | |||
* Show two drive button bars (fixed width, above file windows) | |||
* Flat icons | |||
* Show drive combobox | |||
* Show directory tabs | |||
* Show current directory | |||
* Show buttons for history list and hotlist | |||
* Show tabstop header | |||
* Show status bar | |||
* Show command line | |||
* Show functions key buttons | |||
* Flat user interface (button bar configured seperately) | |||
== Display == | |||
File display | |||
* Show hidden/system files (for experts only!) | |||
* Use long names | |||
* Show old 8.3 filenames lowercase (like explorer) | |||
* Always load complete directory tree | |||
* Tree: Press ENTER to open Dir in other window | |||
* Show parent dir also in root of drive | |||
* Show overlay icons, e.g. for links | |||
Show symbols to the left of the filename | |||
* All associated + EXE/LNK (slow, 32-bit only) | |||
* All | |||
* Only standard symbols | |||
* No symbols | |||
* EXE/LNK not on floppy | |||
* EXE/LNK not on net | |||
Sorting directories | |||
* Always by name | |||
* Like files (also by time) | |||
Help texts | |||
* Show help texts for buttons (tooltips) | |||
* Show volume labels/network paths for drives | |||
* Show filename in list as tooltip if truncated | |||
* Win32-style tips with file comments (if available) | |||
== Font == | |||
* File list font (Change font -Button) | |||
* Main window font (Change font -Button) | |||
* Dialog box font (Change font -Button) | |||
* Symbol size e.g. 16x16 | |||
== Color == | |||
* Font color: | |||
* Background: | |||
* Mark color: | |||
* Cursor color: | |||
* Cursor font: | |||
* Others: | |||
* Lister | |||
* Text color | |||
* Background color | |||
* Selected text | |||
* Link color | |||
* Compare by contents: | |||
* Differences -text mode | |||
* Differences -text mode (selected) | |||
* Differences -binary mode | |||
* Differences -binary mode (selected) | |||
* Use inverted cursors | |||
* Use inverted selection | |||
* Define colors by file type | |||
* Define colors by file type (Button) | |||
== Tabstops == | |||
Show file extensions: | |||
* directly after filename | |||
* aligned (with Tab) | |||
Tabstops | |||
* Extension | |||
* Size | |||
* Date/Time | |||
* Attributes | |||
* Comments (fixed) | |||
* Adjust Tabs to window width | |||
* Show century in date (20xx) | |||
* Use 12 hour AM/PM format | |||
* Show directory count in footer | |||
* Size display: | |||
bytes, | |||
kbytes, | |||
dynamic (x k/M/G), | |||
dynamic (x.x k/M/G) | |||
* In footer: | |||
bytes, | |||
kbytes, | |||
dynamic(x k/M/G), | |||
dynamic (x.x k/M/G) | |||
* Default-Button | |||
== Folder Tabs == | |||
* Folder tab headers | |||
* Show tab header also when there is only one tab | |||
* Tabs on multiple lines | |||
* All tabs have same width | |||
* Limit tab title lenght to: XX characters | |||
* Confirm close all tabs | |||
* Close tab on double click | |||
* Ctrl+Up opens new tab in foreground | |||
* Open new tabs near current tab | |||
* Show locked tabs with an asterisk* | |||
* Activate target panel when clicking on one of its Tabs | |||
== Custom columns == | |||
Custom columns configurations (sort with drag&drop) | |||
== Language == | |||
* Change the language | |||
* Main menu file | |||
== Operation == | |||
Main program: | |||
* Allow only 1 copy of Total Commander at a time | |||
* Move icon to system tray when mimimized | |||
Mouse selection mode | |||
* Use right mouse button (as in Norton Commander) | |||
* Left mouse button (Windows standard) | |||
Selection (with Gray+) | |||
* Select files only | |||
* Also select directories | |||
NTFS daylight saving correction | |||
* Ignore 1 hour time delay | |||
Save on exit | |||
* Directories | |||
* Panels (brief/full, etc) | |||
* Old command lines | |||
Quick search (current dir) | |||
* Ctrl+Alt+Letters | |||
* Alt+Letters | |||
* Letters only | |||
* Letters - with search dialog | |||
* Disabled | |||
Calculate space occupied by subdirectories | |||
* when selecting with the space bar | |||
* beforecopying/deleting | |||
File comments: | |||
Preferred type | |||
* files.bbs | |||
* descript.ion | |||
* DOS charset | |||
* Copy comments with files | |||
* Read from both | |||
* Button: FS-Plugins | |||
== Edit/View == | |||
Viewer for F3 | |||
* Internal Viewer with file under cursor (F3) | |||
* Internal Viewer with selected files (Shift+F3) | |||
* External Viewer (Alt+F3) | |||
* Button: Associations | |||
* Default:notepad.exe | |||
* Button: Configure internal viewer (Configure Lister) | |||
Editor for F4: | |||
* (Editor): path to your editor | |||
== Copy/Delete == | |||
Copy method (for experts only) | |||
* Use default method only (reliable, not very fast) | |||
Buffer size for small files | |||
Source+Target on same disk: XXXX k | |||
Source+Target on different disks: XXXX k | |||
* Also use big file copy mode (not using cache) | |||
Buffer sizes for big files: | |||
Source+Target on same disk: XXXXX k | |||
Source+Target on different disks: XXXXX k | |||
The following drive letters are on the same physical harddisk (example: CDE,FGH ) | |||
* Use compatibility mode for the following drives: | |||
* XXX Enter drive letters. eg. CDEF, or * | |||
* USB sticks | |||
* Use copy+paste via explorer (only in case of copy problems) | |||
General Copy+Delete options | |||
* Copy date/time of directories | |||
* Use Explorer delete method (faster, cannot handle comments) | |||
* F8/Del deletes to receycle bin (Shift=directly) | |||
== FTP == | |||
* 10 Number of times to retry if FTP server busy | |||
* 5 Delay between retries (seconds) | |||
Default transfer mode: | |||
Automatic | |||
Binary (archives, doc etc.) | |||
Text (plain text, html, etc.) | |||
Open new connections: | |||
in the active panel | |||
in the left panel | |||
in the right panel | |||
* Create a log file: XXX | |||
* All uploads/downloads in background | |||
* Use passive mode by default | |||
* PORT mode: only use ports from limited range: XXX:XXX | |||
* Compress during transfer (MODE Z) | |||
* Not on LAN | |||
== Plugins == | |||
Download new plugin from ghisler.com | |||
Opens your default WEB browser with the plugins page. | |||
Installation: After downloading the plugin ZIP file, open it in Total Commander with ENTER and follow the instructions | |||
* Download-Button | |||
Packer Plugins (.WCX) | |||
Packer plugins are used to open archives not | |||
supported internally by Total Commander | |||
* Configure-Button | |||
File system plugins (.WFX) | |||
File system plugins allow access to disk inaccessible | |||
by Windows, e.g. Linux file systems, or to external | |||
devices like Palm/PocketPC. | |||
* Configure-Button | |||
Lister plugins (.WLX) | |||
Lister plugins allow to display file formats like images, | |||
spreadsheets. databases etc. in Lister (F3,Ctrl+Q) | |||
* Configure-Button | |||
Content plugins (.WDX) | |||
Content plugins allow to display extended file details | |||
like mp3 tags or image attributes in file lists, or use them | |||
in search and rename tool. | |||
* Configure-Button | |||
== Thumbnails == | |||
Thumbnails: general | |||
Database Location (leave empty to disable caching) | |||
* XXX (Path to thumbnail database location) | |||
* Default -Button | |||
* Copy/delete thumbnail with files | |||
* Show custom fields below thumbnails (e.g. image size): | |||
* XXX "...more Tabstop header -details" | |||
* Add-Button | |||
* Thumbnail size: XXX x XXX Pixels | |||
* Fields by type -Button ..."Custom fields by field type" | |||
Loading Thumbnails: | |||
* Get from Lister plugins for: *.* | |||
* Use Explorer method (OLE2) for: *.* | *.htm *.html | |||
* Get from Irfan-/Xnview for: *.* | |||
* Plain Text file thumbnails for: *.txt *.ini | |||
Compact thumbnail database | |||
* Remove thumbnails for no longer existing files | |||
* Remove thumbnails for currently ejected CDs | |||
* Remove thumbnails for inaccessible disks (e.g. Network, USB) | |||
* Start -Button | |||
== Packer == | |||
* Treat archives like directories | |||
ARJ | |||
* ARJ packer: XXX (path) | |||
* Use internal un-ARJ if possible | |||
* Pass long filenames to ARJ (ARJ 2.55 or later required) | |||
LHA | |||
* LHA packer: XXX (path) | |||
* Use internal un-LZH if possible | |||
RAR | |||
* RAR packer: XXX (path) | |||
* Use internal un-RAR if possible | |||
UC2 | |||
* UC2 Packer: XXX (path) | |||
ACE | |||
* ACE (> v 1.2b): XXX (path) | |||
* Use internal un-ACE if possible | |||
TAR | |||
* Create TAR archives for Linux (unchecked: for SunOS) | |||
Additional packers | |||
* Packer plugins "Configure packer extensions WCXs"-Button | |||
== Zip packer == | |||
ZIP | |||
* ZIP packer: "pkzip.exe" XXX (path) | |||
* Use internal ZIP packer | |||
* Use ZIP-NT 2.01 | |||
ZIP unpacker: "pkunzip exe" XXX (path) | |||
* Always use internal unzipping (if possible) | |||
Internal ZIP compression (0-9) | |||
* normal compression (6) | |||
* maximum compression (9) | |||
* fastest compression (1) | |||
* other: XX (0=none) | |||
Directory for temporary files (internal ZIP) | |||
* default("set temp=" in autoexec.bat) | |||
* other: XXX (path) | |||
Additional settings | |||
* Use 8.3 short filenames | |||
* Open partial ZIP files | |||
* Set ZIP to newest file date | |||
* Keep damaged files (bad CRC) | |||
== Misc. == | |||
Get confirmation before | |||
* Deleting non-empty directories | |||
* Overwriting files | |||
* Overwriting/Deleting read-only files | |||
* Overwriting/Deleting hidden/system files | |||
* Drag&drop (copying files with mouse) | |||
Redifine hotkeys (Keyboard remapping) | |||
Hotkey: | |||
* Control+ Alt+ Shift+ | |||
* (user defined)= F1, F2, F3 etc. | |||
Custom sounds | |||
* Configure-Button | |||
* Only play for long operations: >(bigger than) 10 s |
Revision as of 18:58, 22 May 2005
Options
Table of contents:
- [Layout]
- [Display]
- [Font
- [Color]
- [Tabstops]
- [Folder Tabs]
- [Custom columns]
- [Language]
- [Operation]
- [Edit/View]
- [Copy/Delete]
- [FTP]
- [Plugins]
- [Thumbnails]
- [Packer]
- [Zip packer]
- [Misc.]
Layout
Screen layout
- Show button bar
- Show drive buttons
- Show two drive button bars (fixed width, above file windows)
- Flat icons
- Show drive combobox
- Show directory tabs
- Show current directory
- Show buttons for history list and hotlist
- Show tabstop header
- Show status bar
- Show command line
- Show functions key buttons
- Flat user interface (button bar configured seperately)
Display
File display
- Show hidden/system files (for experts only!)
- Use long names
- Show old 8.3 filenames lowercase (like explorer)
- Always load complete directory tree
- Tree: Press ENTER to open Dir in other window
- Show parent dir also in root of drive
- Show overlay icons, e.g. for links
Show symbols to the left of the filename
- All associated + EXE/LNK (slow, 32-bit only)
- All
- Only standard symbols
- No symbols
- EXE/LNK not on floppy
- EXE/LNK not on net
Sorting directories
- Always by name
- Like files (also by time)
Help texts
- Show help texts for buttons (tooltips)
- Show volume labels/network paths for drives
- Show filename in list as tooltip if truncated
- Win32-style tips with file comments (if available)
Font
- File list font (Change font -Button)
- Main window font (Change font -Button)
- Dialog box font (Change font -Button)
- Symbol size e.g. 16x16
Color
- Font color:
- Background:
- Mark color:
- Cursor color:
- Cursor font:
- Others:
- Lister
- Text color
- Background color
- Selected text
- Link color
- Compare by contents:
- Differences -text mode
- Differences -text mode (selected)
- Differences -binary mode
- Differences -binary mode (selected)
- Use inverted cursors
- Use inverted selection
- Define colors by file type
- Define colors by file type (Button)
Tabstops
Show file extensions:
- directly after filename
- aligned (with Tab)
Tabstops
- Extension
- Size
- Date/Time
- Attributes
- Comments (fixed)
- Adjust Tabs to window width
- Show century in date (20xx)
- Use 12 hour AM/PM format
- Show directory count in footer
- Size display:
bytes, kbytes, dynamic (x k/M/G), dynamic (x.x k/M/G)
- In footer:
bytes, kbytes, dynamic(x k/M/G), dynamic (x.x k/M/G)
- Default-Button
Folder Tabs
- Folder tab headers
- Show tab header also when there is only one tab
- Tabs on multiple lines
- All tabs have same width
- Limit tab title lenght to: XX characters
- Confirm close all tabs
- Close tab on double click
- Ctrl+Up opens new tab in foreground
- Open new tabs near current tab
- Show locked tabs with an asterisk*
- Activate target panel when clicking on one of its Tabs
Custom columns
Custom columns configurations (sort with drag&drop)
Language
- Change the language
- Main menu file
Operation
Main program:
- Allow only 1 copy of Total Commander at a time
- Move icon to system tray when mimimized
Mouse selection mode
- Use right mouse button (as in Norton Commander)
- Left mouse button (Windows standard)
Selection (with Gray+)
- Select files only
- Also select directories
NTFS daylight saving correction
- Ignore 1 hour time delay
Save on exit
- Directories
- Panels (brief/full, etc)
- Old command lines
Quick search (current dir)
- Ctrl+Alt+Letters
- Alt+Letters
- Letters only
- Letters - with search dialog
- Disabled
Calculate space occupied by subdirectories
- when selecting with the space bar
- beforecopying/deleting
File comments: Preferred type
- files.bbs
- descript.ion
- DOS charset
- Copy comments with files
- Read from both
- Button: FS-Plugins
Edit/View
Viewer for F3
- Internal Viewer with file under cursor (F3)
- Internal Viewer with selected files (Shift+F3)
- External Viewer (Alt+F3)
- Button: Associations
- Default:notepad.exe
- Button: Configure internal viewer (Configure Lister)
Editor for F4:
- (Editor): path to your editor
Copy/Delete
Copy method (for experts only)
- Use default method only (reliable, not very fast)
Buffer size for small files Source+Target on same disk: XXXX k Source+Target on different disks: XXXX k
- Also use big file copy mode (not using cache)
Buffer sizes for big files: Source+Target on same disk: XXXXX k Source+Target on different disks: XXXXX k
The following drive letters are on the same physical harddisk (example: CDE,FGH )
- Use compatibility mode for the following drives:
- XXX Enter drive letters. eg. CDEF, or *
- USB sticks
- Use copy+paste via explorer (only in case of copy problems)
General Copy+Delete options
- Copy date/time of directories
- Use Explorer delete method (faster, cannot handle comments)
- F8/Del deletes to receycle bin (Shift=directly)
FTP
- 10 Number of times to retry if FTP server busy
- 5 Delay between retries (seconds)
Default transfer mode:
Automatic Binary (archives, doc etc.) Text (plain text, html, etc.)
Open new connections:
in the active panel in the left panel in the right panel
- Create a log file: XXX
- All uploads/downloads in background
- Use passive mode by default
- PORT mode: only use ports from limited range: XXX:XXX
- Compress during transfer (MODE Z)
- Not on LAN
Plugins
Download new plugin from ghisler.com Opens your default WEB browser with the plugins page. Installation: After downloading the plugin ZIP file, open it in Total Commander with ENTER and follow the instructions
- Download-Button
Packer Plugins (.WCX) Packer plugins are used to open archives not supported internally by Total Commander
- Configure-Button
File system plugins (.WFX) File system plugins allow access to disk inaccessible by Windows, e.g. Linux file systems, or to external devices like Palm/PocketPC.
- Configure-Button
Lister plugins (.WLX) Lister plugins allow to display file formats like images, spreadsheets. databases etc. in Lister (F3,Ctrl+Q)
- Configure-Button
Content plugins (.WDX) Content plugins allow to display extended file details like mp3 tags or image attributes in file lists, or use them in search and rename tool.
- Configure-Button
Thumbnails
Thumbnails: general Database Location (leave empty to disable caching)
- XXX (Path to thumbnail database location)
- Default -Button
- Copy/delete thumbnail with files
- Show custom fields below thumbnails (e.g. image size):
- XXX "...more Tabstop header -details"
- Add-Button
- Thumbnail size: XXX x XXX Pixels
- Fields by type -Button ..."Custom fields by field type"
Loading Thumbnails:
- Get from Lister plugins for: *.*
- Use Explorer method (OLE2) for: *.* | *.htm *.html
- Get from Irfan-/Xnview for: *.*
- Plain Text file thumbnails for: *.txt *.ini
Compact thumbnail database
- Remove thumbnails for no longer existing files
- Remove thumbnails for currently ejected CDs
- Remove thumbnails for inaccessible disks (e.g. Network, USB)
- Start -Button
Packer
- Treat archives like directories
ARJ
- ARJ packer: XXX (path)
- Use internal un-ARJ if possible
- Pass long filenames to ARJ (ARJ 2.55 or later required)
LHA
- LHA packer: XXX (path)
- Use internal un-LZH if possible
RAR
- RAR packer: XXX (path)
- Use internal un-RAR if possible
UC2
- UC2 Packer: XXX (path)
ACE
- ACE (> v 1.2b): XXX (path)
- Use internal un-ACE if possible
TAR
- Create TAR archives for Linux (unchecked: for SunOS)
Additional packers
- Packer plugins "Configure packer extensions WCXs"-Button
Zip packer
ZIP
- ZIP packer: "pkzip.exe" XXX (path)
- Use internal ZIP packer
- Use ZIP-NT 2.01
ZIP unpacker: "pkunzip exe" XXX (path)
- Always use internal unzipping (if possible)
Internal ZIP compression (0-9)
- normal compression (6)
- maximum compression (9)
- fastest compression (1)
- other: XX (0=none)
Directory for temporary files (internal ZIP)
- default("set temp=" in autoexec.bat)
- other: XXX (path)
Additional settings
- Use 8.3 short filenames
- Open partial ZIP files
- Set ZIP to newest file date
- Keep damaged files (bad CRC)
Misc.
Get confirmation before
- Deleting non-empty directories
- Overwriting files
- Overwriting/Deleting read-only files
- Overwriting/Deleting hidden/system files
- Drag&drop (copying files with mouse)
Redifine hotkeys (Keyboard remapping) Hotkey:
- Control+ Alt+ Shift+
- (user defined)= F1, F2, F3 etc.
Custom sounds
- Configure-Button
- Only play for long operations: >(bigger than) 10 s