Tree Expand Question

[0strodamus]

Hi, I'm a new user and have a question about the tree. In Windows Explorer if I double-click a folder in the list pane, the tree will only expand enough to show that particular folder. In XYplorer, the entire tree is expanded no matter how I set the options in the configuration settings. For example, I have a folder with all my music in it (300+ folders). If I double-click Motörhead in Windows Explorer's list pane, the Music folder only expands in the tree to show the Motörhead folder. This makes it easy to access folders below Audio in the tree.

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In XYplorer, all 300+ subfolders get expanded, which makes accessing folders below Audio difficult. I'm still in the process of playing with the Mini-tree, but so far I still prefer Windows Explorer's approach. I've searched the forum and haven't found a suitable solution, so I thought I would try posting. Thanks for making such a nice and reasonably priced replacement for Windows Explorer!

[admin]

Which Explorer are you talking about? This is not the behavior I know from my Explorer. What you describe is MiniTree behavior, and AFAIK this is only available in XYplorer. At least I invented it some years ago.

[0strodamus]

The Explorer I'm talking about is the native Windows Explorer in Windows XP SP3. The behavior I'm trying to describe is similar to the Minitree, but not the same. I played with the Minitree after I posted my question and it hides much more than I would like. Maybe it's an anomaly on my systems, but if I double-click a folder in the native Windows Explorer list pane, it will only show that particular folder in the tree under it's parent folder. I can do this for ~3-4 folders before it expands and displays the entire subfolder tree.

[admin]

The Explorer I'm talking about is the native Windows Explorer in Windows XP SP3. The behavior I'm trying to describe is similar to the Minitree, but not the same. I played with the Minitree after I posted my question and it hides much more than I would like. Maybe it's an anomaly on my systems, but if I double-click a folder in the native Windows Explorer list pane, it will only show that particular folder in the tree under it's parent folder. I can do this for ~3-4 folders before it expands and displays the entire subfolder tree.

Never heard of this anomaly. I would really like to know how to turn this on.

[Statler]

Never heard of this anomaly. I would really like to know how to turn this on.

I know this behavior from XP Explorer, it happens when you have several hundred sub-folders in a folder. But it's nothing you can deliberately set, and it's only on for 3 to 4 sub-folders, before it switches back to show all sub-folders.

[admin]

Never heard of this anomaly. I would really like to know how to turn this on.

I know this behavior from XP Explorer, it happens when you have several hundred sub-folders in a folder. But it's nothing you can deliberately set, and it's only on for 3 to 4 sub-folders, before it switches back to show all sub-folders.

Wow, thanks.

[0strodamus]

Never heard of this anomaly. I would really like to know how to turn this on.

I know this behavior from XP Explorer, it happens when you have several hundred sub-folders in a folder. But it's nothing you can deliberately set, and it's only on for 3 to 4 sub-folders, before it switches back to show all sub-folders.

Exactly! This is an extremely nice "feature". Similar behavior in XYplorer would be killer!

[eil]

Exactly! This is an extremely nice "feature". Similar behavior in XYplorer would be killer!

miniTree is already their with such feature..

[0strodamus]

Not really. The Mini-tree is different than what is described earlier in this thread.