How to get Explorer's metadata columns?

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-14, 13:28 UTC

How can I get TC to display Explorer's metadata columns? e.g. Artists, Title, Bitrate etc.

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2014-03-14, 13:34 UTC

http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/shelldetails.html

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-14, 13:48 UTC

Thanks but "not supported on Windows Vista and Windows 7." EDIT: Correction: "Shell extensions are currently not supported on Windows Vista and Windows 7."

Ovg · Post by *Ovg » 2014-03-14, 14:41 UTC

2CHRISJJ
It working very well on Win7 x64

Horst.Epp · Post by *Horst.Epp » 2014-03-14, 14:43 UTC

CHRISJJ wrote:Thanks but "not supported on Windows Vista and Windows 7."

No problem here under Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Using TC 8.51 b3 x64

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-14, 15:28 UTC

Thanks, but still here under Win7 with ShellDetails installed I see no additional columns. This forum prevents me posting an image to show this.

Horst.Epp · Post by *Horst.Epp » 2014-03-14, 15:34 UTC

CHRISJJ wrote:Thanks, but still here under Win7 with ShellDetails installed I see no additional columns. This forum prevents me posting an image to show this.

You will of course not see any additional colums in the normal view.
Create a custom columns view and use the columns provided by the plugin.

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-14, 15:52 UTC

Horst.Epp wrote:
CHRISJJ wrote:You will of course not see any additional colums in the normal view.

Um, why so? What I'm hoping for is the additional columns Explorer shows in its normal view.

Ovg · Post by *Ovg » 2014-03-14, 16:04 UTC

2CHRISJJ
After you will configure custom columns view with fields from this plugin, you'll see additional columns in normal view. Did you read documentation from plugin's pack or at http://lefteous.totalcmd.net/tc/docs/shelldetails/readme.htm and TC's help?

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-14, 16:37 UTC

Thanks. I read and followed the instructions in the plugin's docs. They says "ShellDetails displays all Windows Explorer fields in Total Commander." yet I see no more columns than I did before. The say nothing about having to "configure custom columns view".

Horst.Epp · Post by *Horst.Epp » 2014-03-14, 16:45 UTC

CHRISJJ wrote:Thanks. I read and followed the instructions in the plugin's docs. They says "ShellDetails displays all Windows Explorer fields in Total Commander." yet I see no more columns than I did before. The say nothing about having to "configure custom columns view".

What about the following from the readme ?
3. Use
ShellDetail is a content plug-in. Alle plug-ins of this type can be used in the same way. An overview on how to use content plug-ins can be found in the Total Commander Wiki.

It looks like it doesn't make sense trying to help you

Ovg · Post by *Ovg » 2014-03-14, 16:55 UTC

2CHRISJJ
read TC help
http://ge.tt/21ejIGQ1/v/0?c

excuse me, but we have our heads for thinking not for eating into them!!!

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-14, 17:13 UTC

Horst.Epp wrote:What about the following from the readme ?
3. Use
ShellDetail is a content plug-in. Alle plug-ins of this type can be used in the same way. An overview on how to use content plug-ins can be found in the Total Commander Wiki.

Yup, I read that. It too says nothing about configuring a view.

Horst.Epp wrote:It looks like it doesn't make sense trying to help you

I think you're right. Thanks anyway for the attempt. I'll have another look when TC column support has attained the level Windows Explorer first had ten years ago.

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2014-03-14, 18:38 UTC

2CHRISJJ
Well as far as I know you actually have to add columns in Explorer in order to see them, right? The same is true in TC as well. It works a bit different in TC. You have to create a new custom column view which is a new set of columns. It makes displaying additional columns more powerful but also more complicated.

Just right-click on the column header and the rest should be obvious.

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-15, 22:03 UTC

Lefteous wrote:2CHRISJJ
Well as far as I know you actually have to add columns in Explorer in order to see them, right? The same is true in TC as well. It works a bit different in TC. You have to create a new custom column view which is a new set of columns. It makes displaying additional columns more powerful but also more complicated.

Just right-click on the column header and the rest should be obvious.

Thanks. Now I find why I could not "configure custom columns view". That command is no doubt on your screen but not mine - it is absent until after one configures custom columns view using the different command "Configure custom columns".

And now I succeed, I find the column list is buried under one menu and two dialogue boxes compared to the single right-click of Explorer.

Thanks for your help, but this program is to difficult for me.