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Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 21 Nov 2013 21:52
by Zebryk
Hello,
I am looking for a simple way to add an icon to the toolbar to open a frequently used folder.
Please see the attached screen capture of xplorer2 which allows this.
The big idea is to have button which does not shift around at all.
Only a few of these would be desired.
Thanks,
Jay Zebryk
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 21 Nov 2013 23:57
by Marco
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 06:46
by Filehero
Some
more examples.
Cheers,
Filehero
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 16:33
by Zebryk
Wonderful!
1. This was exactly what I was looking for. Thankyou for pointing the way!
2. FYI, I was only looking for a simple "Easy" button. Listing this under "Smart Dropdown Buttons" eluded me as it embraced functionality way beyond my objective. Perhaps for other persons not so sophisticated it might be listed/documented better in future? I see how powerful having the lists is, but in my case I just wanted to quickly change to my central directory without any options, or importantly, any decisions to make.
3. It works but I have trouble with giving the button some name. (Any name.) Leaving the field blank; no problem. However, when giving it a name (Foop) and using the identical path directive (Just to the root C:\ for test.) it throws the error attached.
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 16:38
by Marco
Configure the button like this
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 17:00
by admin
Or this minimalistic shorthand way:
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 17:02
by Marco
Geez, I deserve an auto-facepalm.
Is such minimalistic syntax documented somewhere?
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 17:05
by admin
Marco wrote:Geez, I deserve an auto-facepalm.
Is such minimalistic syntax documented somewhere?
I think in the change log. Not sure about Help.
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 17:10
by admin
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 21:18
by Zebryk
Ok, I'm getting it...
Name is NOT a LABEL for the Button Icon but a command!
Script is a collection of functions and commands.
I like it.
Tabs are great but they tend to pile up and get confusing.
The ToolBar Button is(or can be) absolute.
Thanks,
I am now buying a copy.
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 23 Nov 2013 00:56
by Dario
Tabs are great but they tend to pile up and get confusing.
You can Iconize, Rename, and Lock Tabs, and it will be less confusion.
See images below.
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 23 Nov 2013 04:46
by j_c_hallgren
Zebryk wrote:Ok, I'm getting it...
First, a belated welcome to the XY forum!
And I've been using XY for some 7+- yrs and I still haven't gotten some parts of it so don't worry if some things elude you for a while! That's why this forum is so valuable!
I am now buying a copy.
Thanks on behalf of Don! And make sure you stay up to date on updates -- which often happens daily around here....
Re: Tool Bar Short-Cut/Favorite Folder Icon
Posted: 23 Nov 2013 09:50
by admin
Zebryk wrote:Name is NOT a LABEL for the Button Icon but a command!
Script is a collection of functions and commands.
Well, strictly speaking it is a label or caption, but since the toolbar currently does not support captions, it is only used as tooltip for the button.
However, in this special shorthand usage it is exceptionally
abused as a command.
