Lister: Alt+Shift+F3 view by default for certain types

[DrShark]

I suggest to add a parameter in wincmd.ini to define only certain extensions for which TC should use no-plugins view by default (F3 key). Maybe file headers or file size can be also be added as criteria to force no-plugins view by default.

Personally I will prefer it for html files because usually I need a quick look/work with just the text without images and formatting. This mode will be helpful also for other files showed by slow plugins.

[Hacker]

DrShark,
A workaround could be created using AutoHotkey.

Roman

[MVV]

It would be really useful to specify some WLX plugins order for specific file types and let user (not plugins) decide which plugin should be used.
Mostly I face this problem when I press F3 on e.g. AVI file and wait wait wait until lister shows me a video but I don't want to watch videos in lister at all, I just need raw contents.

[ghisler(Author)]

So something like this?
[lister]
noplugins=*.txt *.html *.xml

[MVV]

Looks like this would be enough.

[DrShark]

So something like this?
[lister]
noplugins=*.txt *.html *.xml

Like this, but with Lister plugin-like syntax to define file types:

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[lister]
noplugins="EXT="DB"&[0]="Р"&[1]="П"

This way it will be possible to define files also by content. Would be nice to define also file size there for each type in some way like EXT="DB"&size>50000000 to force Lister no-plugins view for all e.g. DB files larger than 50 mb.

[MVV]

Perhaps size filter may be added directly to WLX API detection string, it won't hurt there (user will be able to disable some plugin for large files).

[ghisler(Author)]

2DrShark
You don't need an extra configuration for this. Just add the filter to all the plugins in [listerplugins] section.

[DrShark]

Just add the filter to all the plugins in [listerplugins] section.

I understand that the approach to use WLX syntax for possible "noplugins" parameter looks like a complicated solution for simple issue, because in fact this way we're adding a virtual lister plugin which has top priority. However, adding "the filter to all the plugins" will be a lot of manual work, and may be less reliable due to plugins removing/updating. It will also be easier to transfer (copy) one configured "noplugins" parameter to different wincmd.ini configurations with different set of plugins.

[MVV]

BTW there are plugins that does really nothing, e.g. a nice one called NoDirQuickView - it just shows directory path when you press F3 instead of performing calculations. Perhaps such plugin may be placed first and its detection string may be improved...