Selecting Files by Spacebar, customise Function Key

[Sudip]

Presently the space bar toggles on a file name selected/unselected. Can it be set not as a toggle but select and move to next file.
To make my topic more clear let me give an example. Say I have 500 files in a directory and my cursor is on the first file. If I keep space bar pressed, current file would be selected then next then next, until i release space bar.
Is there a way to set like this.

Another, can F2 is assigned to 'Reload Source Window'. Can it be changed to 'Rename File"

Thanks.

[MVV]

You may use Insert key if you need to select file and move focus to next file. Also you may hold Shift and move cursor.

Also you may use Num * to invert selection, or Num + to add mask to selection, or Ctrl+Num + to add all files to selection (etc). I recommend to read corresponding help topic (TOTALCMD.chm, 3d. File operations, Selecting files) and file Keyboard.txt in TC folder.

Also, there is an option to set Space to move after selecting, you need to add parameter SpaceMovesDown=1 to [Configuration] section of your wincmd.ini. But I think there is enough other keys that allow to select files w/o this option.

[Sudip]

You may use Insert key if you need to select file and move focus to next file. Also you may hold Shift and move cursor.

Also you may use Num * to invert selection, or Num + to add mask to selection, or Ctrl+Num + to add all files to selection (etc). I recommend to read corresponding help topic (TOTALCMD.chm, 3d. File operations, Selecting files) and file Keyboard.txt in TC folder.

Also, there is an option to set Space to move after selecting, you need to add parameter SpaceMovesDown=1 to [Configuration] section of your wincmd.ini. But I think there is enough other keys that allow to select files w/o this option.

Total Commander is strong and wonderful software, but more wonderful is this team of coordinators like you MVV, who help end users like us in such a simple yet truly effective and precise manner.

I got more than I asked for and i am happy to have found way not only to select files very easily I also retained another option of toggle selection by space bar select/deselect (default). This is amazing.

I am very sure I am not going to tweak configuration but just for academics knowledge I wish to know where exactly should I add this line ]SpaceMovesDown=1" into concerned file.

Another, please also guide me a simpler shortcut to rename files, if any. System default is a bit complicated.

Once again, Thanks MVV. Best of luck.

[MVV]

Glad to help you.

You may open menu item "Configuration\Change Settings Files Directly..." in order to edit wincmd.ini. Then you should find [Configuration] section (usually it is the first one). You may add line SpaceMovesDown=1 in any place within it (i.e. between line [Configuration] and next line defining section name in brackets). You should check if such option already exists and modify existing one in that case. Restart TC after saving changes to file. Also, you may make a backup before this operation. You may also modify wincmd.ini using Ultra TC Editors.

Another, please also guide me a simpler shortcut to rename files, if any. System default is a bit complicated.

Shift+F6 is a default shortcut for renaming files. As I said, you may read Keyboard.txt file to know standard shortcuts. And, you may assign your own shortcut if you want (Configuration dialog, Misc. page).