XYplorer Beta Club

Hello,

I'm looking for a very quick and efficient way to turn on/off the following setting:

Tools->Config->Shell Integration->"XYplorer is the default file manager"

Is there a way to create a keyboard shortcut to toggle this on/off?

highend wrote: ↑14 Apr 2025 19:12

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sendkeys "{PGDN}{UP}{TAB 3} {ENTER}";
    #600;

This confused me a lot!

I know about sendkeys and that #600 is the command ID to open the Configuration dialog. What I did not understand is why you send the keys first and then open the dialog. I tried it and it works, but I did not understand how.

Eventually I found Microsoft: Application.SendKeys which says (emphasis mine)

This method places keystrokes in a key buffer. In some cases, you must call this method before you call the method that will use the keystrokes. For example, to send a password to a dialog box, you must call the SendKeys method before you display the dialog box.

I still do not understand how Windows works under the hood, but this quote does explain your ordering of the code.

highend wrote: ↑14 Apr 2025 19:12

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sendkeys "{PGDN}{UP}{TAB 3} {ENTER}";
    #600;

For completeness, this depends on the "XYplorer in shell context menu" option being checked first, as otherwise the "XYplorer is default file manager" option is greyed out.