Ideas and suggestions
Please try to put your suggestions in the appropriate section, or add a new section if necessary!
- The following templates can be used to label the current implementation status of a feature
implemented - fully implemented in current stable version of Total Commander
(partially implemented) - the suggestion has been implemented in current stable version of Total Commander. Some aspects haven't been implemented so far.
(not implemented yet) - not implemented in current stable version of Total Commander
(confirmed) - will be added in next version of Total Commander (confirmed by Christian Ghisler)
(unknown) - implementation status unknown. Feel free to change the status when you are sure.
General suggestions
All suggestions which don't fir into a more specific section.
- Drag & drop LNK to current directory bar change active directory (unknown)
- Dynamic Favorite Folders (unknown)
- Auto-Hide to tray or minimize window when inactive for a preset number of minutes (unknown)
- Dynamic Current Folder line implemented
- Internal button menu like TCmenu implemented
- Unified Parameters System (unknown)
- Server plugin interface (not implemented yet)
- Show files in filelist window (not implemented yet)
- Copy file path (unknown)
- New approach for INI file location (not implemented yet)
- Make available Windows Explorer 'non-file' context menu (unknown)
- Option to permanently enable cm_AdministerServer (unknown)
- Custom workspaces / workspaces by directory (confirmed)
- New command cm_CopyWebNamesToClip (unknown)
- Can you configure so that TC will open links directly rather than Windows Explorer? (unknown)
User interface suggestions
Visual improvements
Post all suggestions that would Total Commander look better here.
- Full Windows XP style support (unknown)
- Do not display directory brackets by default (not implemented yet)
Usability improvements
There is an existing function in Total Commander but it's difficult to use. Suggest your idea here.
- Unified Command system (partially implemented)
- Delete single/multiple file(s) confirmation
Other users interface ideas
Other improvements to the user interface which neither target a certain usability issue nor are feature requests but would improve the overall user experience.
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File handling (copy, move, rename, delete, open,...)
- Open files by filetype implemented
- Transaction-like copy/move directories (unknown)
- Queue for file transfers (unknown)
- Pause button in regular copy/move window (unknown)
- Rename file with just one button (unknown)
- Copy/move multiple filenames into one leads to concatenation (unknown)
- Save selection to clipboard (unknown)
- add Undo functionality similar to that in Windows Explorer (unknown)
- Option to automatically keep long file names during copy/move (unknown)
- Multi-Rename Tool syntax in Copy dialog (unknown)
Compare files
- UTF-8 support for file compare tool (unknown)
- FTP support for files compare function (unknown)
Synchronize directories
- Don't use cache when synchronizing with FTP server (unknown)
- Ignore Source Code Control System Meta Files/Dirs (unknown)
- Flag / tickbox for each folder down the list for "Ignore This Folder" in the folder name line (unknown)
- Add an option for "Synchronize dirs" (with ftp and txt files) (unknown)
Multi rename tool suggestions
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Search
- Few Search windows implemented
- Integrate fulltext content plugin fields into find text (confirmed)
- Show context of place of finding in text searches (not implemented yet)
- Persistent search results (not implemented yet)
- Faster search (confirmed)
- FTP search (unknown)
Lister
- Tail functionality in Lister (unknown)
- Adjustable tab width (unknown)
- Drag & drop in Lister (unknown)
- Built-in syntax highlighter in Lister (unknown)
- Auto-refresh option for opened file in Lister (unknown)
- Use internal Lister for converted text files (not implemented yet)
FTP
- Reupload changed file (unknown)
- Tasklist_for_ftp_transfers (unknown)
- Folders in FTP-server list implemented
- FTP search (unknown)
Custom column view
- Graphical display of numeric values (not implemented yet)
- Define field contents per filetype (not implemented yet)
- Uniquely named custom column configs (more custom column configs) (unknown)
Packer plugins suggestions
Plugin requests
You are looking for a certain and it doesn't exist. Request your plugin here.
Plugin API suggestions
Suggest improvements to the packer plugin API here. You want use packer plugins in a better or different way? Suggest it here.
- Unpack configuration dialog (not implemented yet)
- Create Directories implemented
- Background un/packing implemented
- Repair archive command (not implemented yet)
- Repack configuration dialog (unknown)
- Support for streamed ZIP files (unknown)
- Pause during unpack (unknown)
- Support thumbnails in archives (not implemented yet)
- Better support for encrypted archives (unknown)
- Unicode support implemented
- Packing: Removal of read-only files (unknown)
File system plugins suggestions
Plugin requests
You are looking for a certain plugin and it doesn't exist? Request your plugin here.
- SSH support (unknown)
Plugin API/usage suggestions
Suggest improvements to the file system plugin API here. You want use file system plugins in a better or different way? Suggest it here.
- Branch View (unknown)
- Custom Columns implemented
- Custom context menu (unknown)
- Grouping FS Plugin (unknown)
- Unicode support implemented
Lister plugins suggestions
Plugin requests
You are looking for a certain plugin and it doesn't exist? Request your plugin here.
Plugin API/usage suggestions
Suggest improvements to the Lister plugin API here. You want use file system plugins in a better or different way? Suggest it here.
Content plugins suggestions
Plugin requests
You are looking for a certain plugin and it doesn't exist? Request your plugin here.
- Content Plugin for OpenOffice.org (unknown)
- Content Plugin for IPTC-infos in image files (unknown)
Plugin API/usage suggestions
Suggest improvements to the content plugin API here. You want use file system plugins in a better or different way? Suggest it here.
- Provide a way to set a field caption and a field name (not implemented yet)
- Multiple requests in a row (not implemented yet)
- Provide a way to setup Content plugins on the fly (not implemented yet)
Supplementary tools suggestions
Supported systems/technologies suggestions
Support U3-Specification 
(unknown)
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