Button to toggle "show icon overlays"

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rbxy
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Button to toggle "show icon overlays"

Post by rbxy »

Hi,
It seems to me that if "show icon overlays" is checked, it has a small impact on performance.
So I like to keep it off, however sometimes I like to see overlay icons for a git repo (TortoiseGit icons).
I think it would be useful/helpful if there was a button in the toolbar that I could use to toggle this option,
Thanks
rb

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Re: Button to toggle "show icon overlays"

Post by klownboy »

If you are referring to icon overlays on thumbnails, this will do it. Assign it to a custom toolbar button or UDC. Try it from the address bar or run script.
thumbsconf(",,,,,!");

rbxy
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Re: Button to toggle "show icon overlays"

Post by rbxy »

No, I'm referring to the setting under General->Refresh, Icons, History->Show icon overlays

rbxy
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Re: Button to toggle "show icon overlays"

Post by rbxy »

I've been trying this script:
sendkeys '{PGUP}{r}%i{ }{ENTER}';#600;
But it doesn't do it...

rbxy
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Re: Button to toggle "show icon overlays"

Post by rbxy »

This worked:

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sendkeys '{PGUP}{r}%i{ENTER}';#600;
I found if I set a hotkey for it (Ctrl+Shift+O), then it doesn't work properly: The configuration dialog pops up, and goes to the first section (Tree and List), but does nothing further. My guess is that pressing the hotkey interferes with the execution of sendkeys..

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Re: Button to toggle "show icon overlays"

Post by admin »

The next beta allows you to toggle it via scripting:

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conf("ShowIconOverlays", 0, 1); //toggle 0/1
You can then use e.g. a custom toolbar button or a bookmark button to open it to the mouse.
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rbxy
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Re: Button to toggle "show icon overlays"

Post by rbxy »

Good news, thanks!

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