XYplorer Beta Club

requested features:
1. ability to drag to desktop as a link instead of the original file.
2. some type of alias system for functions such as control-g (goto)
instead of typing: c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
to get to etc dir. maybe an alias can be defined: ~drivers for
c:\windows\system32\drivers, then getting to etc I just need to type:
~drivers\etc in the window.
3. moveto and copyto dialog window include a button to move/copy to opposite
panel. right now I use a script to do this but I think it could be made
more accessable in the moveto/copyto dialog box. just include a quick
button for this task.

wc96 wrote:requested features:3. moveto and copyto dialog window include a button to move/copy to opposite
panel. right now I use a script to do this but I think it could be made
more accessable in the moveto/copyto dialog box. just include a quick
button for this task.

You know that within the "Panes" menu there are two options to do this? Yes, it's not the most convenient and that has been discussed before, but it's another way to do it that exists now.

I think having it also within the File>Move/Copy>Move menu tree would be useful as a new user (and some of us old users) would think that would be where it can be located.

j_c_hallgren wrote:

wc96 wrote:requested features:3. moveto and copyto dialog window include a button to move/copy to opposite
panel. right now I use a script to do this but I think it could be made
more accessable in the moveto/copyto dialog box. just include a quick
button for this task.

You know that within the "Panes" menu there are two options to do this? Yes, it's not the most convenient and that has been discussed before, but it's another way to do it that exists now.

I think having it also within the File>Move/Copy>Move menu tree would be useful as a new user (and some of us old users) would think that would be where it can be located.

yes, you are right! I missed them. but still I think the moveto/copyto dialog also need a button for opposite panes, wouldn't hurt.

wc96 wrote:2. some type of alias system for functions such as control-g (goto)
instead of typing: c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
to get to etc dir. maybe an alias can be defined: ~drivers for
c:\windows\system32\drivers, then getting to etc I just need to type:
~drivers\etc in the window.

Aliases (or nicknames) are not available yet within XYplorer. However, since i'm also a great fan of this function in other applications, i created a script that provides this function in XY:

http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3058

Maybe it's what you are looking for...

Pagat wrote:

wc96 wrote:2. some type of alias system for functions such as control-g (goto)
instead of typing: c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
to get to etc dir. maybe an alias can be defined: ~drivers for
c:\windows\system32\drivers, then getting to etc I just need to type:
~drivers\etc in the window.

Aliases (or nicknames) are not available yet within XYplorer. However, since i'm also a great fan of this function in other applications, i created a script that provides this function in XY:

http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3058

Maybe it's what you are looking for...

There's also environmental variables.
In particular XYplorer adds %winsysdir% to point to the system32 directory, so you could just type "%winsysdir%\drivers\etc".
Or you could add your own environmental variable such as "%etc%" which would take you directly to "c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc".