Fixing the Folder Directory Menu for Once and for All

[JohnTC]

I use the pop-up directory menu all the time. Years ago I made a WCMD_ENG.lng file that blocks the add/remove/configure keystrokes. Works great. Or, rather, worked great. For some reason, it doesn't work any more. This seems to happen over and over. I move computers or upgrade TC and my custom configurations disappear.

I have been working on a way to have my TC configuration never get lost again. I now have a folder away from the TC program folder that contains icl, ini, lng, and mnu files. I thought this was working, but now I see that the custom commands in the directory menu are no longer there.

Can someone tell me:

1) How to customize the directory menu so that I have control over the accelerator keys for add/remove/configure

2) How to save my configuration so that I can upgrade TC or copy the config to another computer easily

Thanks.

TC rocks. Satisfied user since some time last century.



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WCMD_ENG.lng
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English (custom)

1146="+ Add current dir"
1147="× Remove current dir"
1148="» Configure..."
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[MVV]

Works for me (non-breaking space Alt+0192 is a shortcut character):

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1147="Remove current dir\t& "

Also you can add an entry with same shortcut as unwanted menu item and this shortcut won't execute its item immediately (shortcut will switch between all its items).

BTW you can name your LNG as you want, e.g. WCMD_JohnTC_ENG.lng, and also rename your menu file to WCMD_JohnTC_ENG.mnu. Every time you update TC it overwrites all default files (including WCMD_ENG.mnu).

Main configuration files to backup are wincmd.ini, wcxftp.ini, usercmd.ini, maybe *.ini in language dir, bar files, *plugin.ini.

[petermad]

2JohnTC
In stead of using a customized language file called WCMD_ENG.lng - you should name it something like WCMD_JTC_ENG.lng and use that - then there is no risk that your customized language file will get overwritten.

TC does not install, hence overwrite WCMD_ENG.lng, but some add-ons might overwrite the file - maybe this is what is happening to you.