Single Button: Click -> OPENTABS, Ctrl+Click -> APPEND

[Rob Weinstein]

I would like to configure a single button in the button bar to have two functions:

1) Click runs OPENTABS
2) Ctrl+Click (or Alt+Click) runs APPENDTABS

Is this possible?

I have several buttons that run the OPENTABS command, one for each project I'm working on. I would like to change the operation of those buttons to either perform OPENTABS or APPENDTABS. I don't want to make separate APPENDTABS buttons for each project.

Thanks,

-Rob

[Horst.Epp]

There is a tool ButtonBar eXtended from Samuel :
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=20274&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

I use a much simpler older one from him, called Toolbar.exe (AHK compiled)
Which allows CTRL, Shift or Alt-Click options for a button.
I have the AHK source of it.

[MVV]

You can use TCFS2 with TCFS2Tools and check if Ctrl or Alt is pressed in order to select desired command. Just add a line to TCFS2.ini:

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[Items]
loadtabs=if(pressedCtrl || pressedAlt, tem(`em_appendtabs `#1), tem(`em_opentabs `#1))

However you also need to add two TC usercommands in order to call OPENTABS and APPENDTABS from TCFS2: em_OpenTabs with command OPENTABS and parameter %A and em_AppendTabs with command APPENDTABS and parameter %A.

And then you can use a buttonbar button:

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Command: TCFS2.exe
Parameters: /ei loadtabs(`F:\rr.tab`)

[Rob Weinstein]

@Horst.Epp,

I tried ButtonBar eXtended and it works perfectly! Thanks for the suggestion.

@MVV,

I followed your instructions and I'm having some difficulty. When I click the new button, I get a popup containing this information:

TCFS2
Error:
Unavailable key

Items:
loadtabs

Terminate process?

[OK] [Cancel]

I tested the new em_ commands by simply typing them at the command line, i.e.,

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em_AppendTabs c:\totalcmd\rob_proj_tabs.tab

also

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em_OpenTabs c:\totalcmd\rob_proj_tabs.tab

and they both work.

Just to confirm my setup:

I added the following button:

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Command:  %COMMANDER_PATH%\downloads\TCFS2\TCFS2.exe
Parameters: /ei loadtabs(`c:\totalcmd\rob_proj_tabs.tab`)
Start path:  %COMMANDER_PATH%\downloads\TCFS2\TCFS2.exe
Icon file:  %COMMANDER_PATH%\downloads\TCFS2\
Tooltip:  TCFS2 Loadtabs

I modified the TCFS2.ini file to include this line:

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loadtabs=if(pressedCtrl || pressedAlt, tem(`em_AppendTabs `#1), tem(`em_OpenTabs `#1))

I did not install TCFS2Tools. Do I need TCFS2Tools for this?

Can you help me determine where I went wrong?

Thanks,

-Rob

[MVV]

I followed your instructions and I'm having some difficulty. When I click the new button, I get a popup containing this information:

This message states that there loadtabs item is not found in [Items] section.

I modified the TCFS2.ini file to include this line:

Have you inserted this line into [Items] section or just added it at the end of file? Best place is just before the comment containing all functions and parameters:

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<- here

; Functions and parameters:
;

Or maybe you just haven't placed TCFS2.ini near TCFS2.exe?

I did not install TCFS2Tools. Do I need TCFS2Tools for this?

TCFS2Tools is required to check for pressed keys: pressedCtrl and pressedAlt macros call its function.

[Rob Weinstein]

I got it working by fixing the following:

1. Moved TCFS2.ini into the same directory with TCFS2.exe.
2. Loaded TCFS2Tools using method described in readme file.

It works beautifully!

Now for the problem... when I restart TC and try the new button, I get a popup that says:

Total Commander

Function not implemented!
65572

[OK]

I have to go back into Configuration -> Color -> Define colors by file type... -> Add, etc. to enable the plugin again. I have to do this each time I restart TC.

Your readme file says:

4. Loading module on TC start

There are at least two ways to load module on TC start. First way is to register TCFS2Tools.dll as WDX plugin and to define special 'color by file type' preset (Configuration, Color, by file type, Add, Define, Plugins tab, "TCFSTools.Autorun > 0", save with any name, apply all changes) to cause TC to load TCFS2Tools automatically.

I'm concerned that I didn't "register" the plugin correctly because it's listed as TCFS2Tools.dll but I specified the 64-bit version, TCFS2Tools.dll64. I "registered" the plugin using this procedure:

1. Configuration -> Options
2. Plugins -> Configure (Content plugins .WDX)
3. Add -> Filename: c:\path\to\TCFS2Tools.dll64

It accepts this, but then the Content plugins window shows the 32-bit version: c:\path\to\TCFS2Tools.dll

The wincmd.ini looks like this:

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[ContentPlugins]
0=C:\totalcmd\downloads\TCFS2Tools\TCFS2Tools.dll
0_detect=
[ContentPlugins64]
$checksum$=2174883106
0=1

I'm using TC 8.51a 64-bit on Win 7.

How do I get the 64-bit dll to install properly?

Thanks,

-Rob

[MVV]

It works beautifully!

Nice to hear that.

Now for the problem... when I restart TC and try the new button, I get a popup that says:

It means that TCFS2Tools doesn't intercept messages (because it is not loaded on TC start).

It accepts this, but then the Content plugins window shows the 32-bit version: c:\path\to\TCFS2Tools.dll

TC uses same configuration file for both 32- and 64-bit versions so it stores paths to 32-bit modules and 64-bit version appends '64'.

How do I get the 64-bit dll to install properly?

I started clean TCx64 copy (using /i option), installed TCFS2Tools.dll64 and added 'Autorun' color template with plugin condition 'TCFSTools.Autorun > 0', and TC loads module on start. It is very important to define colors template because TC will load the module in order to get colors for files.
Here is my small working wincmd.ini (works for me with TCx64):

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[Configuration]
FirstTime=0
[ContentPlugins]
0=D:\TOTALCMD\Addons\TCFS2Tools\TCFS2Tools.dll
0_detect=
[ContentPlugins64]
$checksum$=64033457
0=1
[searches]
Autorun_SearchFor=
Autorun_SearchIn=
Autorun_SearchText=
Autorun_SearchFlags=0|002002000020|||||||||0000|
Autorun_plugin=tcfs2tools.Autorun > 0
[Colors]
ColorFilter1=>Autorun
ColorFilter1Color=255

[Rob Weinstein]

It's all working now! Thanks for your patience.

Your wincmd.ini file gave me the clue. I was missing this:

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[Colors]
ColorFilter1=>TCFS2Tools
ColorFilter1Color=0

It turns out that I didn't follow the instructions to the letter. After I defined and saved the new color selection type, TCFS2Tools.Autorun > 0, when it asked me to choose a color, I cancelled that window because I thought I didn't need to choose a color but I was wrong. Your readme file clearly says:

(Configuration, Color, by file type, Add, Define, Plugins tab, "TCFSTools.Autorun > 0", save with any name, apply all changes)

Now my wincmd.ini looks like this:

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...
[Colors]
...
ColorFilter1=>TCFS2Tools
ColorFilter1Color=0
...
[searches]
TCFS2Tools_SearchFor=
TCFS2Tools_SearchIn=
TCFS2Tools_SearchText=
TCFS2Tools_SearchFlags=0|002002000020|||||||||0000|
TCFS2Tools_plugin=tcfs2tools.Autorun > 0
[ContentPlugins]
0=C:\totalcmd\downloads\TCFS2Tools\TCFS2Tools.dll
0_detect=
[ContentPlugins64]
$checksum$=2174883106
0=1
...

The plugin loads properly when I start TC and the new buttons work exactly as I had hoped.

Thanks again,

-Rob

[MVV]

Great that it works now. I think I should notice in Readme that user have to choose any color.