File type icon in the status bar or return of Modified & Creation Date

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This request is regarding the custom status bar template setting (Config > Templates > Status Bar > Use status bar template).

In the older versions of XYplorer, you were able see the selected file's icon along with the modified & creation date. With the introduction of the status bar template feature, when it's turned off, you still see the file type icon, but the modified & creation date is missing. With the feature status bar template on, you lose the file type icon. Would it be possible to add back the modified and creation date when the status bar is off, or have the option to use the file icon instead of the orange circle with an "i" in the middle? The file type icon is a lot more informative, especially when going through a lot of files in List view. It's nice to have an additional confirmation of the file type by the file icon when browsing in List view and looking at the status bar for the modified/creation date.

[admin]

The selected file's icon along with the modified & creation date? Really? I don't think so. Maybe that was a tweak?

And the file type icon is shown here. Something is wrong with your setup. Try a fresh instance.

[Norn]

This is a fresh instance and doesn't show the file icon.

[admin]

Ah, *with* the template. My mistake. Yes, you might be right. The idea of this icon was to clearly show that a template is active. What do others think? File icon or generic "info" icon?

[highend]

Add a checkmark item under the "Use status bar template"

"Show template icon". Default off. In that case, show the file icon

Best of both worlds...

[admin]

Which would you prefer if there wasn't an option?

[highend]

If "Use a status bar template" is ticked: A status bar template icon, otherwise the file icon

[admin]

Which is the status quo.

[jupe]

I actually also prefer filetype icon, so don't use CSBI because of the lack of it, maybe you could make it optional where something like a special template prefix makes filetype icon active or vice versa, instead of additional ini entry. Since on this subject do you know offhand what that icon reference is, something like :csbi?

[admin]

Good idea, I'll go that way (either vice or versa ).

Icon is :infowood.

[admin]

Other idea: Always show the file icon, but when there is SB template info then use this color for the text: Configuration | Colors and Styles | Colors | Marked Text 1

UPDATE: made it like this:

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    + Custom Status Bar Info: Now you can prefix various switches to the template, 
      separated by ||, to modify the appearance of the info. The order of the switches is 
      irrelevant.
        i = use file icon (instead of the generic "i" icon)
        c = use marked color (Configuration | Colors and Styles | Colors | Marked Text 1)
      Examples:
        i||<s:dimension> <s:duration>
        c||<s:dimension> <s:duration>
        ic||<s:dimension> <s:duration>

[jupe]

Just tested this out, nice. I did notice that multi lasso selection returns the ? icon instead though.

[admin]

Ah. I guess when more than one are selected, it has to be the "i" icon always.