Wrong pack dialog suggestion string

[DrShark]

Usually when you try to pack one file with, the dialog box will suggest archive name from file name:
Press Alt+F5 on c:\totalcmd\tcignore.HLP, dialog will suggset name like zip:G:\something\tcignore.ZIP
However sometimes this dialog somewhy suggsets the file name from it's parent dir: zip:G:\something\totalcmd.ZIP.
Well, you won't reproduce it with tcignore.hlp... It was not easy to catch directory tree to reproduce such behaviour at least on two systems (Vista HP and XP SP2 Pro).
To create tree, put bat file with next content to root of any drive and execute it:

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md \temp\rytoryka\aac\Rytoryka_Lection_19_09_2008\
cd \temp\rytoryka\aac\
echo > Rytoryka_audio_Lection_19_09_2008.rar
echo > Rytoryka_Lections_multipage.tif
echo > Rytoryka_Lections_multipage.rar

Then open temp\rytoryka\aac\ in total commander panel and press Alt+F5 on any file.
Dialog will suggest something like zip:C:\path\aac.zip.
Reproduced using Total Commander 7.04 & 7.04a.

[sqa_wizard]

This behavior is by design and follows the rule:

Single file to pack => use filename as template
Multiple file to pack => use parent folder as template

[DrShark]

Multiple file to pack => use parent folder as template

This case breaks that rule:

... and press Alt+F5 on any file.

it means any one file. You even don't have to select it, just mark it with cursor and press alt+f5 or call pack dialog from file menu.

[Henrie]

DrShark, i have different results (using Total Commander 7.04a).

The .rar-archives get a suggested name with name of dir (zip:G:\aac.zip)
The .tiff fille and the folder get a suggested name that is their own name. (zip:G:\Rytoryka_Lections_multipage.zip and zip:G:\Rytoryka_Lection_19_09_2008.zip)

Greetings,
Henrie

[sqa_wizard]

it means any one file.

No ... if you select a RAR item you do not select a file, but a directory !

Why ?

Open your main menu:
Configuration - Options - Packer

The very top item says "Treat archives like directories" and I bet it is checked

If you disable this option, you will get the file behavior back, but who wants this ...

[DrShark]

The .tiff fille and the folder get a suggested name that is their own name. (zip:G:\Rytoryka_Lections_multipage.zip and zip:G:\Rytoryka_Lection_19_09_2008.zip)

You're right.

The very top item says "Treat archives like directories" and I bet it is checked

If you disable this option, you will get the file behavior back, but who wants this ...

I disabled it, but for *.rar alt+F5 on these rars still suggests parent directory.
Anyway, for selected directory Alt+F5 suggests selected directory name, not parent. So looks like something wrong with extensions, associated with internal/external packers or wcx plugins.
Maybe TC force name parentdir.arc instead of filename.arc because otherwise it will create archives like filename.rar.zip etc... But I think, if it's true, this should be optional.