How to prevent activate auto-refresh globally?

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-14, 13:30 UTC

How can I prevent ALL activation auto-refresh? Refresh is too slow for me to stand on activating a window with >10,000 files.

milo1012 · Post by *milo1012 » 2014-03-14, 15:30 UTC

Configuration -> Refresh -> Auto-refresh when the file system changes

There are several other refresh options there.
You can also use the command cm_SwitchWatchDirs to temporary switch auto refresh.

If you also want to disable refresh when you switch away from TC to another program and back,
fill your drive letter(s) in Auto-Refresh when activating the program.

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-14, 15:38 UTC

milo1012 wrote:Auto-refresh when the file system changes

Thanks, but it's on Activation I want, not FS change.

milo1012 wrote:If you also want to disable refresh when you switch away from TC to another program and back, fill your drive letter(s) in Auto-Refresh when activating the program.

So... for global disable I have to put every possible drive letter in there?

milo1012 · Post by *milo1012 » 2014-03-14, 15:48 UTC

CHRISJJ wrote:So... for global disable I have to put every possible drive letter in there?

Indeed, you could put sth. like:
"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
in there for disabling it globally.

But be careful with that option since you're not getting
any feedback for renamed/deleted files that way. Best to use it temporary only.

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-14, 15:54 UTC

OK, thanks.

milo1012 wrote:
CHRISJJ wrote:But be careful with that option since you're not getting any feedback for renamed/deleted files that way.
Will I get feedback from all renamed/deleted done in TC?

milo1012 · Post by *milo1012 » 2014-03-14, 16:03 UTC

CHRISJJ wrote:Will I get feedback from all renamed/deleted done in TC?

Yes, operations done in TC itself will still update the file list.

But if you would change or delete files external (Explorer or similar),
TC won't show it until you refresh manually (F2, or the green Buttonbar-Arrow).

CHRISJJ · Post by *CHRISJJ » 2014-03-14, 16:23 UTC

Surely putting the drive letters in only "Auto-Refresh when activating the program" leaving "[x] Auto-Refresh when the file system changes" clear will ensure auto-refresh on external rename/delete?

milo1012 · Post by *milo1012 » 2014-03-14, 16:48 UTC

CHRISJJ wrote:Surely putting the drive letters in only "Auto-Refresh when activating the program" leaving "[x] Auto-Refresh when the file system changes" clear will ensure auto-refresh on external rename/delete?

No.
If you disabled refresh globally, auto-refresh will be triggered only in a few situations, but still not for external change from what I can see.
The only situation I'm aware of is Shift+F4 for creating a new file and opening it with default editor the same time.
Globally disabled and auto-refresh off: file created but not shown in list until manual refresh.
Globally disabled and auto-refresh on: file created and shown in list immediate.

Maybe someone else can answer the specific behavior for this.

Post by *petermad » 2014-03-14, 17:09 UTC

The only situation I'm aware of is Alt+F4 for creating a new file and opening it with default editor the same time.

Don't you mean Shift+F4 ?

milo1012 · Post by *milo1012 » 2014-03-14, 17:14 UTC

petermad wrote:Don't you mean Sshift+F4 ?

Yes, my mistake.

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

OK! Thanks for your help.