Comments

[Meester]

Where do comments get saved?

When you add the collumn "Comments" and then right click and add a comment for some file. The file doesn't get updated, where are these comments being saved? And can I share these with other users?

[SkyFrontier]

They are saved at the <xydata>\tag.dat file.
Here you can have more info on such kind of stuff.
And here, the latest news on multi-user tags and comments.

[ilya]

Why comments have multi-line capabilities? When in Details view mode, comments shown in one line with special character instead of new line. In Details with Thumbnails view mode, where potentialy present place for multi-line comments, comments shown the same way. Maybe in Details with Thumbnails view mode will be good to show true multi-line comments?

[admin]

Why comments have multi-line capabilities? When in Details view mode, comments shown in one line with special character instead of new line. In Details with Thumbnails view mode, where potentialy present place for multi-line comments, comments shown the same way. Maybe in Details with Thumbnails view mode will be good to show true multi-line comments?

Good idea, I just added a tweak to do this.

[ilya]

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v9.90.0012 - 2011-01-14 11:20
    + Tweak to show tags and comments in view Thumbnails with Details in 
      multiline format:
        CommentMultiline=1

Cool! But sorry, where exactly I need to place this string?

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v9.90.0012 - 2011-01-14 11:20
   * List: Autosize columns now increases the Tags and Comment columns 
      width to maximally 200 pixels. Since tags and comments can have any 
      length, some arbitrary limit has to be enforced here.

Oh no! Please give us tweak or option in settings to set this value or to switch it off.

[admin]

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v9.90.0012 - 2011-01-14 11:20
    + Tweak to show tags and comments in view Thumbnails with Details in 
      multiline format:
        CommentMultiline=1

Cool! But sorry, where exactly I need to place this string?

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v9.90.0012 - 2011-01-14 11:20
   * List: Autosize columns now increases the Tags and Comment columns 
      width to maximally 200 pixels. Since tags and comments can have any 
      length, some arbitrary limit has to be enforced here.

Oh no! Please give us tweak or option in settings to set this value or to switch it off.

1. http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3543
2. why, too small?

[ilya]

Yes, too small. But idea is good after some tweaking
But now I not need this limitation, becouse I have not Tags or Comment line wich is too long. Auto-size of this columns in my situation is feature I very love.

[ilya]

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CommentMultiline=1

Wow! Looks great, thanks!

[admin]

Yes, too small. But idea is good after some tweaking
But now I not need this limitation, becouse I have not Tags or Comment line wich is too long. Auto-size of this columns in my situation is feature I very love.

But if you don't need it, then you don't feel it. You should note no difference.

However, with real multiline comments the width calculation is currently wrong (it is still calculated as if it is one line). Maybe that is your problem?

[ilya]

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CommentMultiline=1

Wow! Looks great, thanks!

But to be honest, in details view mode symbol of new line looks terrible Maybe it could somehow be improved?

[admin]

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CommentMultiline=1

Wow! Looks great, thanks!

But to be honest, in details view mode symbol of new line looks terrible Maybe it could somehow be improved?

If you have an idea...

[ilya]

But if you don't need it, then you don't feel it.

Now I have comments a little longer then 200px. And this is terrible looks on my big screen with only one panel in XYplorer.
But this idea is good if we can tweak it at its discretion.

[ilya]

But to be honest, in details view mode symbol of new line looks terrible Maybe it could somehow be improved?

If you have an idea...

Personally, I think it's better to display only the first line and then put some unobtrusive symbol with a different color than the color of the font (like in screenshot). When cursor hovered on comment then show tooltip with entire text of the commen in a multiline format.

[admin]

But if you don't need it, then you don't feel it.

Now I have comments a little longer then 200px. And this is terrible looks on my big screen with only one panel in XYplorer.
But this idea is good if we can tweak it at its discretion.

Agreed, done.

[admin]

But to be honest, in details view mode symbol of new line looks terrible Maybe it could somehow be improved?

If you have an idea...

Personally, I think it's better to display only the first line and then put some unobtrusive symbol with a different color than the color of the font (like in screenshot). When cursor hovered on comment then show tooltip with entire text of the commen in a multiline format.

This is a touch too complex for me. Simpler idea:
- Display only the first line, plus ... (dots)