Paste a full file path into address field to launch a file

[haddy]

Hello,

In Windows Explorer (Windows 7) I can paste a full file-path to a file in the WinExplorer address bar and then the file would launch in it's associated program.

for example address-field Pasting this;
C:\MikeGlazier\private\2012-12-29_232338.png

...Will launch the file in my associated image viewer app.

I would like to see this small addition added to XYPlorer too OR maybe it already exists in XYplorer that I can't find. Such a small but nifty feature

thanks for reading.

[eil]

currently if you past full path it opens its location and focuses on that file, so you have to push Enter once more to open it. the downside = all happens in tab where you are.

[admin]

Note that you can right-click the icon in the address bar and open the file from the shell context menu (without changing the tab content).

[haddy]

Note that you can right-click the icon in the address bar and open the file from the shell context menu (without changing the tab content).

I know

But I still think you should add the feature which would seamlessly replicate the way WinExplorer does it. Also tab/folder would not change in anyway. WinExplorer opens files from address field in this way of like a shortcut file does.

[admin]

Note that you can right-click the icon in the address bar and open the file from the shell context menu (without changing the tab content).

I know

But I still think you should add the feature which would seamlessly replicate the way WinExplorer does it. Also tab/folder would not change in anyway. WinExplorer opens files from address field in this way of like a shortcut file does.

Yes, maybe I should.

But note that I also have the Open... dialog under menu File.

[admin]

BTW, why paste into address bar? Wouldn't it be simpler to simply open whatever is in the clipboard? A new command "Open item in clipboard".

You can do this already now by this script:

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open <clipboard>;

[haddy]

currently if you past full path it opens its location and focuses on that file, so you have to push Enter once more to open it. the downside = all happens in tab where you are.

Yes this existing behavior of navigating to the folder and with the file auto-selected must be preserved

However I have another idea for this....

....Don, would you agree on adding a setting named: "Navigate to folder on clipboard filepath" <--- this setting would ideally go as a tickbox under Configuration>File operations . Then un-selecting this proposed option would get me where I want. Btw, also when un-selected it would mean that No 16x16 file icon would get displayed in the address field so that pasting just opens the file immediately.

Does this sound ok for you admin?

[admin]

Added in next beta: Configuration | Controls and More | Miscellaneous | Open files from Address Bar