Paper Folders

[admin]

can make a dynamic paper folder form favorites?

No, PFs are static.

[Borut]

I know that the following could be made possible by scripts, but still...

Due to the security considerations in a portable usage scenario, as well as the fundamental intended usage of papers, could there be an easy way of defining the implicit base folder for papers?

For instance via an argument when starting XY (could be the best, if I am asked), or perhaps an environment variable (%XY_paperbase% or something like that), and/or maybe a menu item in the paper submenu, leading to a folder selection dialogue, or perhaps a trivial tweak.

Thanks for considering it.

[Marco]

I'm sure Don will make a <xypaper> for that, like other variables (<xyicons>, <xythumbs> and so on).

[admin]

Yep, can be done. (Like already possible for the Scripts path.)

<xypaper> as well.

[LittleBiG]

Why so complicated?

I simply have a catalog item pointing to this location: paper:Stuff Then I drop my stuff onto it. When I want to see the list I click the item. (Have a locked tab to that item and it will be openend automatically.)

I wish a script in the catalog could be change its caption... I could come up with a script to modify the caption like this "MyCollection (12)" showing the number of files in the paper folder.

[jcmn]

This one came up: How to have a path column by default in a paper folder?

[highend]

This one came up: How to have a path column by default in a paper folder?

I'd support that.

My script that'll show windows libraries in a paper folder would benefit from it (although I could
set columns via scripting as well)

http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11421

[binocular222]

Just like Browse, Recycle, QNS,.. each has a separate view mode, then we should have 1 more view mode for Paper? Or maybe Paper should using the QNS view mode?

[admin]

This one came up: How to have a path column by default in a paper folder?

Hmm, makes sense, but tricky to implement because the path column should not be inherited by the next location. I made a note...

[LittleBiG]

This one came up: How to have a path column by default in a paper folder?

I use an FVS with location "paper:*"

Additionally, it is designed to work like a folder. Not as a list in search mode. I wouldn't put Path automatically into it.

[admin]

This one came up: How to have a path column by default in a paper folder?

I use an FVS with location "paper:*"

Yeah, that is smart.

Otherwise I could only offer something rather unsmart: forcefully show Path for each PF and hide it for each normal path. Dumb and brutal, but works.

[LittleBiG]

This one came up: How to have a path column by default in a paper folder?

I use an FVS with location "paper:*"

Yeah, that is smart.

Otherwise I could only offer something rather unsmart: forcefully show Path for each PF and hide it for each normal path. Dumb and brutal, but works.

I wouldn't do so. It is designed to work like a folder. Not as a list in search mode. I wouldn't put Path automatically into it. I hope if you are about to crack the logic, you do it by a tweak.

[jcmn]

This one came up: How to have a path column by default in a paper folder?

I use an FVS with location "paper:*"

Additionally, it is designed to work like a folder. Not as a list in search mode. I wouldn't put Path automatically into it.

Yes the FVS is a good solution.

[nerdweed]

SC paper folder doesn't create the file if the Folder doesn't exist
paperfolder($P_Papyrus, $CyperusAdd, "<crlf>", as) ;

This works fine if
$P_Papyrus is ExistingFile, NonExistingFile, ExisitngFolder\ExistingFile, ExistingFolder\NonExistingFil
But doesn't work for NonExisitngFolder\NonExistingFile

And a very trivial one, guess that's to save a command
Newly created PF with the SC PF has the first line as newline and the contents from second line

[admin]

All confirmed and fixed.