When will "Find Files" window stop being modal?

[asmodeus]

Or whatever it calls. Sometimes search takes time and user (me wants to use TC. Right now, it's impossible to perform search and use other TC's functions. So why can't we? What's the reason for search window to be like it is?

[fenix_productions]

2asmodeus
Maybe this will answer your question:
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=7956

[Balderstrom]

When searching for files, as opposed to inside files or inside archives - then something like Everything search engine is probably your best bet.

Everythng.ini settings:

open_folder_path_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\TotalCMD\TotalCMD.exe" /O /T /L="%1")
open_file_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\AutoHotKey\AutoHotKey.exe" "c:\Scripts\AutoHotKey\TCSelectFile.ahk" "%1")
open_folder_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\TotalCMD\TotalCMD.exe" /O /T /L="%1")

AHK TCSelectFile.ahk

fullpath = %1%
SplitPath, fullpath, gotoFile, gotoPath
Clipboard :=
Clipboard := gotoFile
ClipWait, 1
Run, "C:\Program Files\TotalCMD\TotalCMD.exe" /O /T /L="%gotoPath%"
WinWait, ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD
PostMessage, 0x433, 0x7F1 ;; equivalent: send command #2033, i.e ReSelectFileFromClip
PostMessage, 0x433, 0x805 ;; equivalent: send command #2053, ie GotoSelectedFile

Which will, when selecting a found file from Everything, Select that file in TC in the Left panel.

[asmodeus]

When searching for files, as opposed to inside files or inside archives - then something like Everything search engine is probably your best bet.

Everythng.ini settings:

open_folder_path_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\TotalCMD\TotalCMD.exe" /O /T /L="%1")
open_file_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\AutoHotKey\AutoHotKey.exe" "c:\Scripts\AutoHotKey\TCSelectFile.ahk" "%1")
open_folder_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\TotalCMD\TotalCMD.exe" /O /T /L="%1")

AHK TCSelectFile.ahk

fullpath = %1%
SplitPath, fullpath, gotoFile, gotoPath
Clipboard :=
Clipboard := gotoFile
ClipWait, 1
Run, "C:\Program Files\TotalCMD\TotalCMD.exe" /O /T /L="%gotoPath%"
WinWait, ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD
PostMessage, 0x433, 0x7F1 ;; equivalent: send command #2033, i.e ReSelectFileFromClip
PostMessage, 0x433, 0x805 ;; equivalent: send command #2053, ie GotoSelectedFile

Which will, when selecting a found file from Everything, Select that file in TC in the Left panel.

Well, this seems like a lot of work for a workaround (not even fix!) and requires to have AHK running at all times. Kinda hoped to accomplish everything with TC

[asmodeus]

2asmodeus
Maybe this will answer your question:
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=7956

Yes, they say NO there

[Balderstrom]

That's not running AHK at all times. that is a non-persistent script. Launches when it is called, and then ends. And yes it is a small workaround.

Everything Search Engine is Faster, it finds things basically as fast as you can type, as it indexes your drives. Except the index is incredibly small.

Though your response has taught me one thing, stop offering "workarounds". Everytime the response is one of the following:

1. I want an internal Solution,
   And I'd rather do without until an internal solution is provided.
2. I don't want to use AHK
3. That is too much hassle.

And with #3, it would probably take less time to download and install AHK+Everything and TRY it than it did for me to write the post detailing its use.

Guess you are going with Door#1. And since the original request is 4 years old, I guess you'll be waiting a while.

[Boofo]

2asmodeus,

This would also work if you didn't want to use AHK:

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open_folder_path_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O /T /L="%1")
open_file_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O /T /L="%1")
open_folder_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O /T /L="%1")

[asmodeus]

That's not running AHK at all times. that is a non-persistent script. Launches when it is called, and then ends. And yes it is a small workaround.

Everything Search Engine is Faster, it finds things basically as fast as you can type, as it indexes your drives. Except the index is incredibly small.

Though your response has taught me one thing, stop offering "workarounds". Everytime the response is one of the following:

1. I want an internal Solution,
   And I'd rather do without until an internal solution is provided.
2. I don't want to use AHK
3. That is too much hassle.

And with #3, it would probably take less time to download and install AHK+Everything and TRY it than it did for me to write the post detailing its use.

Guess you are going with Door#1. And since the original request is 4 years old, I guess you'll be waiting a while.

I don't want to seem ungrateful or anything - I do appreciate your responses and advices, really It's just that it would be soooooooo much better to have this functionality built-in (response #1

Also, is it possible to feed results into listbox with Everything? You know, for Multi-rename tool.

I tried Everything, by the way. It didn't work for some reason with my TC Keeps saying "Windows cannot find 'D:\Program Files (x86'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again." I run Windows 7 x64 and keep my program files on D:. And the path is correct, with quotes and everything - "D:\Program Files (x86)\Total Commander\TOTALCMD.EXE"

It's fast, otherwise

[asmodeus]

Ah, there's one more thing that I'm not sure if should create another thread: sometimes when copying/moving files from certain locations or archives there's no Background button, so the progress window is modal. Why is that?

[MVV]

Ah, there's one more thing that I'm not sure if should create another thread: sometimes when copying/moving files from certain locations or archives there's no Background button, so the progress window is modal. Why is that?

Because of packer plugins probably. Christian (and TC) doesn't know if plugin may work in multi-threaded mode. So, background operations currently may be performed only for zip archives, because TC has full internal zip support (and code is multi-thread-safe).

[Phred]

2asmodeus,
This would also work if you didn't want to use AHK:

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open_folder_path_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O /T /L="%1")
open_file_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O /T /L="%1")
open_folder_command=$exec("C:\Program Files\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE" /O /T /L="%1")

Boofo, could you explain that, please?
I suspect it's code attached to a button, but how?
Could you explain the code?

[MVV]

Phred, theese are the lines of Everything's INI.

[Phred]

Ah ha. Thanks.