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v25.90.0126 - 2024-05-03 18:33
+++ Rapid Access Folders: You already know about the system-wide so-called special
folders "Desktop, Documents, Downloads, etc", which are just short versions of real
paths, placed at the top of the folder tree for quick access. For example, "Desktop"
usually points to "C:\Users\[username]\Desktop".
Now you can refer to any path with a short name of your choice. These so-called
Rapid Access Folders (RAF) work anywhere in the application (but not outside of it).
For example, you could have "Config" point to "C:\Users\Donald\AppData\Roaming\XYplorer".
In this case, the RAF path for "C:\Users\Donald\AppData\Roaming\XYplorer\Scripts"
would be "Config\Scripts".
In the Tree the Rapid Access Folders are listed under a new super-section, Rapid
Access, located above This PC and Network. Unlike simple shortcuts (as in the Links
folder), these folders are fully expandable within the Rapid Access section and
share all properties and behaviors of the corresponding real paths.
Rapid Access Folders can point to:
- Real local paths, eg: C:\, C:\Users\Donald\AppData\Roaming\XYplorer
- Real network paths, eg: \\VEGA, \\VEGA\shared, \\VEGA\shared\Test
- Paper Folders, eg: paper:Trip
- Virtual Folders, eg: vi:|t|<pick 8.m> //"Last 8"
Well, not all virtual folders are suitable here, so this is tolerated rather
than officially supported.
Additionally, Rapid Access Folders support:
- Environment Variables, eg: %TEMP%
- XYplorer Native Variables, eg: <xydata>
Note that these variables are resolved at startup or when the RAF are created or
updated, not when a RAF is clicked.
Creation and Management of Rapid Access Folders
There are several ways to to create a RAF:
- Drop a folder onto the Rapid Access node in the tree. The display name will be auto-generated from the path.
- Add it via Tools | List Management | Rapid Access Folders...
Internally (and in List Management, and in the INI file) each RAF is defined by a
string of the format "[Name]>Path", e.g. "Config>C:\Users\Donald\AppData\Roaming\XYplorer".
The names must conform to the rules for filenames. Specifying a display name is
optional, if missing the last component of the path is automatically used.
Further Remarks:
- Note that "Rapid Access" is an abstract node, and like the other super-nodes "This
PC" and "Network", it is not part of the path. All folders under these nodes are
in the same namespace, so duplicates are not allowed, see next point.
- To avoid duplicate names in the tree (which would create unresolvable ambiguities),
the display names of the RAF are automatically renamed by appending numbers if necessary.
- The folders under the Rapid Access node are not sorted, so you have full control
over their order (via List Management).
- The Rapid Access Folders can be inline-renamed in Tree and List (no undo).
- The Rapid Access Folders cannot be removed directly from Tree or List. You can do
this in List Management.
- The number of Rapid Access Folders is not limited.
- The Mini Tree is supported here, just like anywhere else in the Tree pane.
- In the tree, hovering the icon will show a tooltip with the real path. Depending
on the Hover Box settings you have to hold down CTRL while hovering.
- A sample RAF named "XYplorer Configuration" pointing to "<xydata>" is added for
upgraders and fresh instances. Just to get you started.
* MLS: Internally updated to version 8.184.
> TRANSLATORS: Please wait until Reference_8.184.lng is uploaded.
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+ Environment Variables: Added another XYplorer-only one:
%rapidaccess% -> "Rapid Access"
FYI, the other two tree sections are:
%computer% -> "This PC"
%net% -> "Network"
The strings returned are localized, of course.
! Configuration | Find and Filter | Filters & Type Ahead Find | Visual Filters and
Live Filter Box | Multi-column matching: Highlighted text was not always readable in
Dark Mode. Fixed.
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