kefs Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 A good Open Containing Folder enhancement would be the inclusion of the /select,/e switches for explorer.exe.For example, instead of shelling out to: "explorer.exe x:\folder\", you should shell to "explorer.exe /e,/select, x:\folder\".This allows for both a folder tree display, and the automatic selection/opening of the folder requested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 It's already there in the beta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 And the folder tree was disabled because it's irritating as hell (it was in one of the betas), so it's not gonna go back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 good thing it got removed, i hate every app that opens the folder tree instead they're gonna ask for it to be optional thou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kefs Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Would be a mighty fine option.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Won't be, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjard Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 heh.. i asked this question 3 days ago.. infact i even thought it was my thread cause the subject text was nearly the same.. thumbs up to the latest beta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kefs Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Hey Firon.. Annoying to some, but obviously useful to others... why won't this be an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 cauze everyone wants everything to be an option :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kefs Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Yep.. and as long as it doesn't bloat your software, there's nothing wrong with accomodating them. It's either, or allow for plugins/extensions/modifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjard Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 if people want it to be an option, why dont they just press the FOLDERS button on the window that opens.. holy cow! it looks like the folder list! i did think about making an exe called explorer.exe and putting it alongside utorrent, and having that exe parse and alter the arguments - it would have given the option for folders mode on, but it seems that windows is protected in this manner - nothing i tried would make ut start my version of explorer rather than the legit one. maybe ludde does it through api call rather than shelling to an exe, or maybe for virus reasons its impossible to shell to any other exe than explorer even with a modified pathso guys, if you want the folders list, either click the folders button or tap the following keys in order: alt, v, e, o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kefs Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 cjard.. this used to be how it was in a previous version.. i know it's possible to give command line arguments/switches when shelling out to any app, including explorer.exe. It's a simple option .. Open Containing Folder or Explore Containing Folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Banninated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjard Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 cjard.. this used to be how it was in a previous version.. i know it's possible to give command line arguments/switches when shelling out to any app, including explorer.exe. It's a simple option .. Open Containing Folder or Explore Containing Folder.indeed.. an my thread about it had a link to microsoft who were reasonably in-depth about the options /select vs /explorei personally prefer the select route, rather than the explore route, though toggling between them is quite easy, dont you think? I wonder if there is an option in windows to make any explorer window hat opens, show a folder list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kefs Posted May 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 hehe.. i wondered that as well.. and after searching for a bit, i couldn't find any info on it.. if you happen to come across it, lemme know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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