How to suppress *.url and *.lnk file name extensions in DetailsView?

[pstein]

Currently all extensions are shown in DetailsView.
This is ok in general.

But for 2 extension .url and .lnk it should be suppress.

How can I achieve this?

[highend]

Currently all extensions are shown in DetailsView.

Where, in the extension column? If yes, use a custom column with a script instead

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$ext = gpc(<cc_item>, "ext");
    if (regexmatches($ext, "(url|lnk)")) { return ""; }
    return $ext;

If inside the Name column? Either use a custom column as well or: forget it, you can't modify that

[jupe]

It is possible, if you set this tweak:

ListHideExtShortcutsOnly=1

and then enable this:

Tools | Customize List | Hide Extensions

Additionally if you only want them hidden in details view, you'll need to also set this tweak:

ListHideExtInDetailsOnly=1

follow these instructions exactly on how to tweak: https://www.xyplorer.com/faq-topic.php?id=tweak

[pstein]

It is possible, if you set this tweak:

ListHideExtShortcutsOnly=1

and then enable this:

Tools | Customize List | Hide Extensions

Additionally if you only want them hidden in details view, you'll need to also set this tweak:

ListHideExtInDetailsOnly=1

follow these instructions exactly on how to tweak: https://www.xyplorer.com/faq-topic.php?id=tweak

Ok, thank you - But this works only partially.
*.url shortcut extensions seem to be hidden. Good!
*.png.lnk shortcut extensions seem to be hidden. Good!

But if I place a shortcut to a *. pdf somewhere else on the partition then the shortcut file name show still

foobar.pdf.lnk

Curiosly Shortcuts to some but not all *.pdf.lnk hide really the *.lnk part.
But other *.pdf.lnk do not work

Any other idea?

[jupe]

Have you set this setting globally:

Tools | Customize List | Hide Extensions

by default it is per tab.

[pstein]

Have you set this setting globally:

Tools | Customize List | Hide Extensions

by default it is per tab.

I set it in the tab where .pdf.lnk is still shown.

How do I set it globally?

[jupe]

Curiosly Shortcuts to some but not all *.pdf.lnk hide really the *.lnk part.

Just noticed your edit where you said this, I would try renaming the file slightly, maybe it had a double lnk extention?. Anyway it sounds like it is mostly working properly for you, and that is the best you can achieve currently.

[pstein]

It works now (after Restart)
thank you

[mikeshick]

Sorry, where do I add that tweak?

[highend]

follow these instructions exactly on how to tweak: https://www.xyplorer.com/faq-topic.php?id=tweak

[mikeshick]

very kind, thank you.

[kiwichick]

Is it possible to remove the original file extension from shortcuts?

This: filename.lnk
Instead of this: filename.ext.lnk

[jupe]

Ummm... rename the lnk file?

[kiwichick]

Ummm... rename the lnk file?

Seriously? Of course I can do that and that is what I do. But, in a forum about an app that includes a scripting language, don't you think I'm asking if it can be done with a script?

[jupe]

Don't you think you should have stated that? It doesn't requires a script to achieve that, so why would anyone automatically assume you meant that, especially in a topic that has nothing to do with scripting, it's about hiding exts, and you used the word remove not rename.