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Is there a way to show the Modified or Creation date of a file in status bar when a file is selected? This would be more expeditious than Info Panel.

If it cannot be done please consider it a suggestion. The file manager I just abandoned could do so and the feature is sorely missed.

I dont think status bar shows created or modified dates and right now I can think of atleast 3 ways of seeing them:

1. Column
2. Info panel > Properties
3. File info tip (enable it from config> File info tip)

As stated in the original post - IMO - Info Panel is not an efficacious method to get the date and maintain it would useful to have it on the status bar.

However, using "file info tip" works well. Being new to the program that tack had thus far escaped my notice.

There was some discussion in another thread some time ago about having ability to customize somewhat the contents on status bar, but I don't think having dates there was part of it...
However, given that the rightmost area (which contains file name on selected files) typically has (at least here) a fair amount of space unused as filenames tend not to be that long, having at least one date displayed there might have some potential.

Whether it could thus be edited/modified might be another issue, so that would likely need to remain where it is.

aurumdigitus wrote:As stated in the original post - IMO - Info Panel is not an efficacious method to get the date and maintain it would useful to have it on the status bar.

However, using "file info tip" works well. Being new to the program that tack had thus far escaped my notice.

Why don't you simply use the "Created" list column??

My guess (after thinking about it based on OP) is that having to move the spot that one's eyes are focused on from IP up to list and back again may be part of reason for this request...if I've got IP on Raw View, and IP at std minimal size, and selected file is at top of screen, I'm looking at just the IP so having date close by could be an advantage, and since that area of status bar tends to be empty most of the time (except for those really loooooooong names), it could be a good use of space.

j_c_hallgren wrote:My guess (after thinking about it based on OP) is that having to move the spot that one's eyes are focused on from IP up to list and back again may be part of reason for this request...if I've got IP on Raw View, and IP at std minimal size, and selected file is at top of screen, I'm looking at just the IP so having date close by could be an advantage, and since that area of status bar tends to be empty most of the time (except for those really loooooooong names), it could be a good use of space.

Okay, there might come the day when you can customize the statusbar a bit... this could be part of it.

aurumdigitus wrote:Is there a way to show the Modified or Creation date of a file in status bar when a file is selected? This would be more expeditious than Info Panel.

If it cannot be done please consider it a suggestion. The file manager I just abandoned could do so and the feature is sorely missed.

I thought about it a 2nd time and changed my mind: yes, good idea! I tend to forget that other users may not use the Details View (as I do all the imte), so there is no date columns for them. So I added a way (still a Tweak) to freely configure the statusbar section #3.

Does tweak mean it will be implemented in the next beta version? "Inquiring minds want to know."

aurumdigitus wrote:Does tweak mean it will be implemented in the next beta version? "Inquiring minds want to know."

Next beta? Where have you been? The tweak is now 2 vers in the past! It was done in 7.20.10 and now we're on 7.20.13! Gotta keep up with things around here! It's not like your usual software that makes beta vers once a week/month!

aurumdigitus wrote:Does tweak mean it will be implemented in the next beta version? "Inquiring minds want to know."

1) open XYplorer.ini
2) find key StatusBar3OnFile
3) set to: StatusBar3OnFile="<curname><curver|, v*>, mod <datem>"
4) save XYplorer.ini
5) in XYplorer do menu File / Restart without Saving (to avoid overwriting your manual edits).

Or if you have quick scripting enabled enter the following into the address bar (or use another scripting method):

TheQwerty wrote:Or if you have quick scripting enabled enter the following into the address bar (or use another scripting method):

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::#182;#601;Msg("Press OK after you have changed and saved the configuration.");#190;

Hey, beautiful!

I seem to have a problem with this.

Have used the exact example you gave using datem but it only ever displays the time never the date -

code used: What am I doing wrong?

graham wrote:I seem to have a problem with this.

Have used the exact example you gave using datem but it only ever displays the time never the date -

code used:

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; Tweak: E.g. <curname><curver , v*>, mod <datem>
StatusBar3OnFile="<curname><curver , v*>, mod <datem>"

What am I doing wrong?

Don't know.
When you run this through the address bar:
::msg <date>
You also see the time only?