How to increase quickly temporarily the 1st pane ?

[Kristof]

Hi,
Is there a way to quickly temporarily display the 1st pane (the one with pictures in my screenshot) larger (like almost fullscreen) in order to see more images are once to manage them? Regards
Image: https://i.imgur.com/nZF84U1.png

[petermad]

Well, the obvious thing would be to maximize TC's program window. If that is not enough you can move both the divider between the Separate Tree and the Left File Panel and the divider bwtween the two File Panels with the mouse.

You can also decrease the size of the thumbnails by Ctrl+WhellDown

[Fla$her]

2Kristof
With TCFS2 and TCFS2Tools, you can switch between a full-screen panel and a standart view.

[hi5]

You could create a button or assign a shortcut to a "cm_100Percent 90" command (or 70 or 80) so can press a button/shortcut. Double click on the divider bar to reset back to 50/50 - or create another shorcut/button with cm_50Percent. You can chain multiple commands so you could even turn on/off the tree to create more space (unless you need the tree of course).

[petermad]

You can chain multiple commands so you could even turn on/off the tree to create more space (unless you need the tree of course).

You can also chain the commands cm_Maximize and cm_Restore to maximize/restore the program window.

For example these two buttons for the button bar:

Code: Select all

TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cm_SeparateTreeOff,cm_Maximize,cm_100Percent 70

wcmicons.dll,26
Maximum left panel, Separate tree off

Code: Select all

TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cm_SeparateTree1,cm_Restore,cm_50Percent

wcmicons.dll,26
Normal left panel, Separate tree on

1. Mark the text in the box here above (click SELECT ALL).
2. Copy it to the ClipBoard (press Ctrl+C).
3. Right click on TC's buttonbar and choose "Paste".[/quote]

[Stefan2]

There is a one-button-only version with own ini-file, written in AutoHotkey,
and some other related info
>> viewtopic.php?p=358039#p358039




 

[Kristof]

Wow, lots of possibilities I can see. As I am still new to Total Commander (for example I do not know where to use TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA script) and no not yet have AutoHotKey, what would be the best option ?
Maybe installing the addons. Is https://totalcmd.net/plugring/tcfs2tools.html enough ? or should I also install https://totalcmd.net/plugring/tcfs2.html ?

[Stefan2]

(for example I do not know where to use TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA script)

Read the description beneath of the code. Now?

That are internal commands, written to an button, and that text is the exchangeable button-code. Just copy&paste.

and no not yet have AutoHotKey, what would be the best option ?

Use petermad's two buttons for a first step and see how it works out.


Also you can download and extract the AutoHotkey-archive and place the
AutoHotkex.exe into you TC-folder, as that can help you often with the work with TC.

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[Fla$her]

Maybe installing the addons. Is https://totalcmd.net/plugring/tcfs2tools.html enough ? or should I also install https://totalcmd.net/plugring/tcfs2.html ?

I wrote that both are needed if you want to achieve a real full-screen view, where only one window border remains.
TCFS2Tools is just a helper module, which, among other things, adds the ability to hide the main menu.
FS in the name of the utility is FullScreen, i.e. the program was originally created for these needs, and only after that it acquired other usefulnesses.
Due to its small size and speed, it's the most optimal tool for such tasks.

You have to formulate the condition you want to see after pressing the switch-hotkey. For example:

1. Hide everything except the active panel. / Restore the original view.
2. Hide everything except the active panel and tabs, as they are not restored if they have not been saved. / Restore the original view.
3. Hide everything except the title bar, the main menu and the active panel. / Restore the original view.
4. Hide everything except the title bar and file panels with the desired width of the active one. / Restore the original view.
   etc.