Make TC viewer default for test files?

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YossiD
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Make TC viewer default for test files?

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Is there a way to make the Total Commander viewer the windows default for viewing text files, so that if I double click on a text file it will open in the TC viewer?
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Re: Make TC viewer default for test files?

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Its possible but useless for an TC user.
Inside of TC there is no double click necessary as there is F3.
A command line would look like this:
C:\Tools\Wincmd\totalcmd64.exe /S=L "%1"
Last edited by Horst.Epp on 2021-08-24, 10:23 UTC, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Make TC viewer default for test files?

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Menu "Files" - "Internal Associations (Total Commander Only)..." - "Add..."

Code: Select all

Type name:       *.txt
Actions - Open:  %COMMANDER_EXE% /S=L "%1"
Change icon:     44 (then press "OK")
OK, OK
Click on a .txt file in TC...
Lister shows your textfile.

But Horst.Epp is right :oops:
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Re: Make TC viewer default for test files?

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tuska wrote: 2021-08-24, 10:18 UTC Menu "Files" - "Internal Associations (Total Commander Only)..." - "Add..."

Code: Select all

Type name:       *.txt
Actions - Open:  %COMMANDER_EXE% /S=L "%1"
Change icon:     44 (then press "OK")
OK, OK
Click on a .txt file in TC...
Lister shows your textfile.

But Horst.Epp is right :oops:
%COMMANDER_EXE% would not work in Explorer.
Windows 11 Home x64 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3374)
TC 11.03 x64 / x86
Everything 1.5.0.1371a (x64), Everything Toolbar 1.3.2, Listary Pro 6.3.0.69
QAP 11.6.3.2 x64
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Re: Make TC viewer default for test files?

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Horst.Epp wrote: 2021-08-24, 10:24 UTC %COMMANDER_EXE% would not work in Explorer.
Who is using Windows Explorer again? :roll: :D
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Re: Make TC viewer default for test files?

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tuska wrote: 2021-08-24, 10:31 UTC
Horst.Epp wrote: 2021-08-24, 10:24 UTC %COMMANDER_EXE% would not work in Explorer.
Who is using Windows Explorer again? :roll: :D
Fully agreed , but without using Explorer the whole question doesn't make sense :)
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