[TCA 3.40b4] Bug in creating TC Editor Widget

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[TCA 3.40b4] Bug in creating TC Editor Widget

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Samsung Galaxy S20 5G - Android 13, One-UI 5.0
TCA 3.40b4

When I try to create a Widget fot Totalcmd-Editor via the phones Widget editor it fails - see videos:

https://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/TCAndroidEditorWidgetCreationByTapError.mp4
https://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/TCAndroidEditorWidgetCreationByDragError.mp4

I can though make a shortcut to the Editor on the Startscreen from TC by long-press on a filename, choose "Create link on the desktop", tap on >> in the "Command" field and then choose "Totalcmd-Editor"
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Re: [TCA 3.40b4] Bug in creating TC Editor Widget

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It's actually not a widget, it's a desktop link. I don't know why this fails on some devices, it works fine here.
You can instead long tap on the Total Commander icon and then drag the editor icon to a place on your launcher.
I can though make a shortcut to the Editor on the Startscreen from TC by long-press on a filename, choose "Create link on the desktop", tap on >> in the "Command" field and then choose "Totalcmd-Editor"
That's not the same, you need to create a Total Commander link "widget" for that. The editor widget only creates a link to an empty editor.
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Re: [TCA 3.40b4] Bug in creating TC Editor Widget

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You can instead long tap on the Total Commander icon and then drag the editor icon to a place on your launcher.
Yes, that worked on my phone.
That's not the same, you need to create a Total Commander link "widget" for that. The editor widget only creates a link to an empty editor.
Hmm, they are closely related then. If I make a link to a file to be opened the Editor as I described (1), and I also have an icon to the Editor, made the way you describe (2), and I tap on the link to the file (1), and I thereafter tab on the Editor icon (2), then the already opened Editor with the file is shown, not a new empty Editor.
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Re: [TCA 3.40b4] Bug in creating TC Editor Widget

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The issue still remains in TCA 3.40 final on Samsung Galaxy S20 Android 13.

It works OK on my HTC One Android 6, but here the Editor is seen as a shortcut and not a widget, as it is on the Samsung phone. The Samsung phone apparantly lists widgets and shortcuts together for each app.
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Re: [TCA 3.40b4] Bug in creating TC Editor Widget

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Sorry, I don't have a solution to this problem.
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Re: [TCA 3.40b4] Bug in creating TC Editor Widget

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Same problem here on Samsung Galaxy A53, SM-A536B/DS
Christian's 2022-11-25, 16:05 UTC answer solved it.

Thank you Christian :D :mrgreen:
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