Show PDF info in file list columns

[Nuno]

I work with PDF files a lot, and not all of them have the right filenames. It would be great if XYplorer was able to show the Author/Title info of PDF files (and also MP3 info, why not?) in the columns of the file list, but only for some user selected folders (so that it wouldn't slow down XYplorer or make it behave like Explorer - Aaargh!)

Another idea is to be able to add custom columns which would be populated with info extracted from custom commands. That way, one would be able to use a command like this:

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pdftk in.pdf dump_data output report.txt

...and then parse the resulting "report.txt" to get the needed info.
I know it could be very slow, but for some of my stuff it would be a great help!

[admin]

Sure, I just wondered what to do with my free time.

[Nuno]

Sure, I just wondered what to do with my free time.

As we say here in Portugal, you probably have "paciência de santo" ("the patience of a saint")!

[j_c_hallgren]

As we say here in Portugal, you probably have "paciência de santo" ("the patience of a saint")!

He really needs it, given some of the postings I've seen over the time I've been here!...And hopefully, only a handful of mine fit in that category.

[lukescammell]

Yeah Nuno, this would certainly be a useful feature for anyone doing any kind of print work as I also deal with loads of PDFs every day - there's all sorts of PDF info that would be fantastic to have shown in columns in XY...