having a quick switch file explorer tool feature

[Michael REMY]

hi,

even you love very very very very much TC, sometimes you have tasks to do in windows explorer tool.

so it will be very useful if we can switch to a folder where you in TC, to the same folder under Windows explorer.

And also the opposite behaviour :
when you are in a sub sub sub sub sub sub deep folder with windows explorer, it will be pleased to have a contextual menu to go directly into TC in this same sub sub.. folder.

Today i have to open myself TC, and go into the sub, then into the sub, and again and a again...


A quick option into contectual menu will be very useful to go to/switch explorer tools between TC and windows explorer.


have a good day

[Vochomurka]

First feature is implemented already: type . (period) in the command line and press enter.

[Michael REMY]

First feature is implemented already: type . (period) in the command line and press enter.

great ! it runs !

can we ad it in the button bar ? i search for "period" in commands, but it was not in.

and the other way (switching from windows explorer to TC in the same folder) is not a feature ?

[Ambaquista]

Amazing!
15 years of dayly use of WC/TC and is new for me.
But no reference in the help (chm) Keyboard layout or Command line: keys
brgds

[Horst.Epp]

First feature is implemented already: type . (period) in the command line and press enter.

great ! it runs !

can we ad it in the button bar ? i search for "period" in commands, but it was not in.

and the other way (switching from windows explorer to TC in the same folder) is not a feature ?

I have "Open in Total Commander" in the context menu for directories in Windows Explorer. So no problem here to get into that deep structure.
TC 8.50 b15 x64 under Windows 7 Ultimate.
You can also make a button in TC which invokes Explorer including the current dir of TC as parameter.

[MVV]

Anyway you can copy path from Explorer (click on free space of Explorer's breadcrumb bar to make it editable and copy path) and use cd command in TC to enter that folder, it is much faster than to enter it manually.

BTW dot in TC command line opens dir in Explorer because Explorer is associated with folders and you try to execute directory path (dot means current directory).

More correct TC button for opening dir in Explorer would contain explorer.exe as command and "%P" as parameter.

[white]

First feature is implemented already: type . (period) in the command line and press enter.

great ! it runs !

can we ad it in the button bar ? i search for "period" in commands, but it was not in.

Yes you can. You can use it anywhere where you can run a Windows command. So also as button command, directory hotlist command, Windows Run command, at the Windows command prompt (cmd.exe) with the start command. Like MVV explained:

BTW dot in TC command line opens dir in Explorer because Explorer is associated with folders and you try to execute directory path (dot means current directory).

And alike folders, you can execute files that are associated with a program.

You will not find it in the help because it is basic Windows knowledge..

[petermad]

2Horst.Epp

I have "Open in Total Commander" in the context menu for directories in Windows Explorer.

You must have made changes to Windows Registry yourself - this it not standard behaviour.


2Michael REMY

so it will be very useful if we can switch to a folder where you in TC, to the same folder under Windows explorer.

In TC you can right click on a folder and then click Open... to have that folder opened in Explorer or you can right click [..] and click on the folder name (in bold in the first line) to open the current folder in Explorer.

Under Windows XP there even is an "Explorer" item in TC's right click menu (but not under Windows 7 or 8 )