XYplorer Beta Club
I really want to make XYplorer my main explorer but I'm unable to see custom icon overlays. This is the main reason why I haven't be able to fully switch over yet.
I use a little application called FileMarker.NET and it simply allows you to assign icons to individual files. I use this for colour coding, priority listing, ghosting old files etc.
The reason this is so powerful and convenient is that I'm able to see my coloured tags directly within applications whenever the default Windows Open/Save dialog box is forced upon me!
For example, this is how one project folder looks in Windows Explorer with file icon overlays:
Here's the same folder again, but this time in XYplorer:
What's interesting is that it does show the file icon correctly in the bottom right Status bar!
I've tried so many different settings and combinations of options but I can never get it to work. The closest I've managed is by switching to Thumbnails - the overlay appears on top of the thumb.. but it's really confusing working with the files like this:
It seems like the functionality is right there in XYplorer, I just don't know how to access it correctly
These are my current settings via the Various Information dialog:
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XYplorer: 17.90.0100 (Pro Edition - Lifetime License Pro)
Loaded in: 410 ms at 03/05/2017 13:15:02
Uptime: 6 mins, 13 secs Runtime: 6.00.9815
Memory Usage: 40,856 KB, Virtual Memory Size: 23,544 KB
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (Service Pack 1), 64-bit (6.1)
OS Uptime: 7 hrs, 51 mins, 32 secs
Time Zone: GMT Standard Time, GMT Daylight Time
UTC Offset: +01:00
User Role: Admin
Themes: No RealSystem32: Yes
1) A 'Yes' might slow down file operations and browsing:
AutoRefresh: Yes
Network: No
Removables: No
During File Ops: No
SHChangeNotify: Yes
Get Folder Sizes: No
Check Existence of Subfolders in Tree: Yes
Autosize Columns: No
Icon Overlays: Yes
2) The bigger (more), the slower:
Tags: tag.dat has 2.80 KB (16 tagged items)
Color Filters: No (0 active filters)
Custom File Icons: Yes (0 active icons)
Icon Cache Count: 11
Remember Tree State: Yes
MiniTreePaths: 16 paths
MaxiTreePaths: 1 paths
3) A 'Yes' will speed up browsing:
Generic Icons: No
Generic Icons Network Only: Yes
Generic Icons For All Controls: No
4) A 'Yes' might slow down selecting an item:
File Info Tips: No
File Info Tips Custom: No
5) A 'Yes' might speed up startup:
Cache network servers: No
Servers: servers.dat has 0 servers
No network browsing on startup: Yes
6) Column Layout: Name,Size,Type,Modified