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v7.00.0053 - 2008-04-26 22:02
+ Ever since, the Tree shows basically the same path as the Window
Title, the Address Bar and the List: If you change the current
path by any of the numerous available ways, the Tree is
automatically adjusted to the new location. Even, if you don't
really need that service...
Experimentally, you now can turn off that automatic syncing of
the Tree via the new scripting command "AutoSyncTree" (whose
acronym AST, by the way, is the German word for branch -- quite to
the point!).
Syntax: autosynctree [mode (|0|1)]
Examples:
::autosynctree = toggle the mode
::autosynctree 0|1 = unset|set
With AutoSyncTree off, "Refresh Tree" (F4) will re-sync the Tree
without changing the mode. Also turning AutoSyncTree on again,
will instantly re-sync the Tree.
The setting is remembered between sessions. When you startup with
AutoSyncTree off, the tree will be initialized to a default state
with only the top nodes shown.
Here are some possible reasons for turning AutoSyncTree off once
in a while:
(1) It offers a uniform maximum browsing speed that's totally
independent of the nesting depth of the target locations. For
example, if you quickly need to check size and version of a
particular system file, it is totally pointless to expand the
tree down to system32, because all you need is a quick glance
at that file in the file list. Or, if you have a script that
needs to visit some location -- why should the tree get busy
here?
(2) It keeps the Tree in a stable state and position while
browsing. For example, this can be valuable when collecting
stuff from various locations via drag+drop into a couple of
target folders -- no need to scroll the tree anymore: the Tree
just sits there and waits.
(3) It makes consequent use of XYplorer's many ways of going to a
new place: Address Bar, Tabs, Catalog, Favorites, History,
Hotlist, Breadcrumb, GoTo, UDCs, Scripts, etc. ... they all
work flawlessly without the Tree, and if you just need to go
somewhere to work with certain items, you may well be
completely uninterested in their position in the file system -
- no need for a Tree to show you.
While the Tree is an ingenious interface element one must admit that it
almost always shows much more information that you need to have at any
given time. So, for the sake of informational economy, you now get a
"stand-by" button with it.
+ Menu Edit | Paste Special | Paste Clipboard Into New Textfile:
This function as well as the Drop-Text-To-File feature now both
support UNICODE. So drag-drop your Olympic Games Schedule in
Chinese in a blink (in case you bother).
XYplorer Beta Club