QuickSwitch and JumpToFolder AHK scripts

[AntonyD]

Either we are talking about a little different things, or something in the translation has lost its essence and is now interpreted in the wrong way...

I don't have to go to the folder. I need to get a copy of the search results in Everything in the panel (of my choice) in a new tab
in the form of a virtual list with search results, which Total can do itself if you use its search tool and then display the results in the panel.

BUT the script should be sharpened to work with Everything at a good level. For example, if I add my own column or change their sequence,
the script still has to do its job. It should not be tied to some static constants .

Well, I would like to call it from the context menu in Everything.

[Horst.Epp]

Either we are talking about a little different things, or something in the translation has lost its essence and is now interpreted in the wrong way...

I don't have to go to the folder. I need to get a copy of the search results in Everything in the panel (of my choice) in a new tab
in the form of a virtual list with search results, which Total can do itself if you use its search tool and then display the results in the panel.

BUT the script should be sharpened to work with Everything at a good level. For example, if I add my own column or change their sequence,
the script still has to do its job. It should not be tied to some static constants .

Well, I would like to call it from the context menu in Everything.

This job is done by the AHK script "Open Everything GUI results" with TC.
https://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=75439
You can use any search functions and columns in Everything to get a result.
The final result is feed with Loadlist to a TC panel.

Feel free to make a better one, we had a lot of work to get it.

[Rafaello]

Everything shows results from different locations, TotalCmd may not have an API to display such a list as native (but Xyplorer does ). In this case, it is logical to ask the question: what prevents you from pinning the Everything window to the screen using AltSnap and opening the results in your favorite file manager?

[Rafaello]

Feel free to make a better one, we had a lot of work to get it.

I'll save it to the task list as source. Thanks

[AntonyD]

2Horst.Epp

Feel free to make a better one, we had a lot of work to get it.

If only the scripting language used was at least a little more logical.
Because I really can't wrap my head around all these lines of code in this language.
Therefore, I will definitely not rewrite it on my own.
Well, the current version of this code contains those very very constant conditions for its functioning...
like

EverythingColumnPositions (Default: 2,1)
- The columns 'Name' and 'Path' (must be visible in the Everything GUI)
- The first value is the position of the 'Path' column
- The second value is the position of the 'Name' column

2Rafaello
TC has only one ability to load from external resources a file list: LOADLIST input parameter of cmdline
hh.exe %COMMANDER_PATH%\TOTALCMD.CHM::/commandlineparameters.htm

[Horst.Epp]

2Horst.Epp
Well, the current version of this code contains those very very constant conditions for its functioning...
like

EverythingColumnPositions (Default: 2,1)
- The columns 'Name' and 'Path' (must be visible in the Everything GUI)
- The first value is the position of the 'Path' column
- The second value is the position of the 'Name' column

What are the problems with this "Restrictions" ?
If you don't see these 2 columns on the GUI, makes the results almost useless.

[AntonyD]

At a minimum, the script should check for these columns. And keep in mind that their names have already been translated!
That is, you cannot open the program in France to search for the name of the column in English.
If the columns are not found, you need to report it! Visually!
If I can shuffle the columns - put them in a different order - this should not confuse the script code,
it should find these columns ITSELF, and not force me to strictly follow the order [2,1]

And so the script clearly needs to be smarter and more predictable than what is currently in that code.

[tuska]

[OT]

EverythingColumnPositions (Default: 2,1) ...

... And keep in mind that their names have already been translated!
That is, you cannot open the program in France to search for the name of the column in English.
If the columns are not found, you need to report it! Visually!

I think I'm missing something about translations.
1. Everything 1.5a - A complete translation will only be available up from Everything 1.5 Beta
2. Everything 1.4 - Everything.lng.zip can also be used for Everything 1.5a
3. In my opinion, the translations do not play a role when transferring Everything search results to Total Commander.
    Example: Everything 1.5.0.1391a (x64) - Language: French, Total Commander 11.51 (x64) - Language: German
 
    Everything search query (example on my pc): Open Everything GUI results with TC LOADLIST
    The transferred file and folder names are located in my “%COMMANDER_PATH%\EV-Results\EV-Results.txt” file
    and on the automatically created separate tab “Search result:” in Total Commander as example (depends on the settings in the AHK script).

Perhaps you could give a specific example of what you meant exactly (so that I can understand it too)?
Have you managed to transfer the search results from Everything to Total Commander yet?
 

EverythingColumnPositions (Default: 2,1) ...

At a minimum, the script should check for these columns.

If I can shuffle the columns - put them in a different order - this should not confuse the script code,
it should find these columns ITSELF, and not force me to strictly follow the order [2,1]

And so the script clearly needs to be smarter and more predictable than what is currently in that code.

In Everything 1.5.0.1391a (x64), the “Name” and “Path” columns can be swapped as desired,
with EverythingColumnPositions (default: 2,1), e.g. to “Path”, “Name, etc.(!)” WITHOUT affecting the transfer result!

You can question “works as designed”, apply it, or just leave it alone.

Just as an aside (“works as designed”):
This also applies, for example, to the reordering of columns in Customn column views
with regard to the “Name” and “Ext” columns.

I think this topic is off topic here, so I suggest continuing this discussion in the main thread:
Open Everything GUI results with TC LOADLIST

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EDIT:
The discussion continued here.

Furthermore, a sample solution on this topic was announced here on May 9, 2025:
AutoHotkey version 1.1 script, Everything 1.5a and Total Commander SETTINGS, buttons, etc.(!)
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Windows 11 Pro (x64) Version 24H2 (OS build 26100.3915) - 2025-04-25
TC 11.51 x64/x86 | 'Everything' 1.5.0.1391a (x64)
Search queries: Total Commander <=> 'Everything' <= Windows Search (English)
Open Everything GUI results with TC LOADLIST - AutoHotkey (.AHK) SCRIPT and GUIDANCE, discussions
Transfer 'Everything' GUI results to Total Commander - STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE, summary

[Rafaello]

Menu may not be displayed if the target app with file dialog is launched as an administrator. To fix these problem, you should run QuickSwitch as admin or restart the target application without admin permission. This is also true for file managers. The details are explained here and here.

I won't add additional checks: is the QuickSwitch, file dialog or any file manager is running as administrator? I also won't add a check to see if the path is valid or virtual. The check must be performed anew each time for each application that QuickSwitch interacts with. It kills performance. If you know a fast algorithm without adding hwnds to the array of checked windows, please open the PR or "code review" issue.

[Rafaello]

QuickSwitch 1.5 was updated

Fixed

• Opening multiple Explorer windows caused a system error.
• The menu only displayed one path if "Auto Switch" was enabled.

βeta 1.5.3

QuickSwitch now displays “persmission error” if it's not launched as administrator and can't get paths from file managers or can't change file dialog path. The error appears once and will not spam you with notifications.

In this case, it is better to restart QuickSwitch as admin or restart other applications with reduced permissions. The error will tell you when this is really necessary.

Changelog

Refactored

• The TotalCmd configuration is no longer recreated if TotalCmd is “elevated”.
• Now any file manager is checked for “elevated” status and paths from it aren't requested if the status is “true”.
• Applications are not checked for elevated if QuickSwitch is running as an administrator. In this case, any errors are always displayed. However, in this case, no errors usually occur.
• Reduced code size.
• Improved comments.
• Improved errors logging.
• Improved file dialog type detection. Errors now interrupt app execution.
• Removed redundant ByRefs.

Fixed

• The tray icon didn't reset after pressing “Reset”.
• Entered empty string values in the settings were not saved.
• IsProccessElevated() and sending messages syntax errors.
• Menu residue display and Menu re-linking to non-file-dialog (#88,#94)
• Selecting paths no longer shows an error if the file dialog owner application has an “elevated” status.

[Rafaello]

QuickSwitch v1.6

Changelog
Features

• Enforce Menu: now you can enforce the Menu in any application using the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+0.
  • You can use this feature to test whether QuickSwitch is working correctly in the (target) app in which Menu appears. If it really works, click "Settings > Debug > Export" to export the app info file. Open a suggestion to add this app to QuickSwitch, attach exported file.
  • You can use this feature to try changing the path in any app, but it probably won't work if there are no visible input field (e.g. Filename, Edit) or the target application is running as an administrator. If it works, see the paragraph above.

• Better error display: QuickSwitch now shows significantly fewer notifications if it's not launched as administrator and can't get paths from file managers or can't change file dialog path. The "permission error" appears once and will not spam you with notifications.
  
  • In this case, it is better to restart QuickSwitch as admin or restart other applications with reduced permissions. You can see their names in the notification or find all their names in Errors.log. The error will tell you when this is really necessary. Otherwise, you don't have to worry about it.

Refactored

• The TotalCmd configuration is no longer recreated if TotalCmd is elevated.
• Now any file manager is checked for "elevated" status and paths from it aren't requested if the status is "true".
• Apps aren't checked for elevated if QuickSwitch is running as an administrator. In this case, any errors are always displayed. However, in this case, no errors usually occur.
• Reduced code size.
• Improved comments.
• Improved errors logging.
• Improved file dialog type detection. Errors now interrupt app execution.
• Removed redundant ByRefs.

Fixed

• Various syntax errors pop-ups.
• Opening multiple Explorer windows caused a system error.
• The tray icon did not reset after pressing "Reset".
• Entered empty string values in the settings were not saved.
• Menu residue display and Menu re-linking to non-file-dialog (#88, #94).
• The menu only displayed one path if "Auto Switch" was enabled.
• Selecting paths no longer shows an error if the file dialog owner application has an "elevated" status.

[Horst.Epp]

Version 1.6 doesn't work in TC.
It shows the open tabs, but the selection from it doesn't change the dir in the Dialog.
No errors are repotted in the log.

[Rafaello]

But the selection from it doesn't change the dir in the Dialog.

In which dialogs does the Menu not work? If you open "Menu settings" do they appear in the center of the screen?

[Horst.Epp]

But the selection from it doesn't change the dir in the Dialog.

In which dialogs does the Menu not work? If you open "Menu settings" do they appear in the center of the screen?

It's in the Open file dialog of my Editor (PSPad).
The settings menu is displayed inside the Dialog windows.

[Rafaello]

QuickSwitch 1.6 was updated
Enforce Menu: now you can enforce the Menu in any application using the updated keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Win+0. Details about this feature are described here.

Fixed

• If "Auto switch" was enabled, the file dialog closed immediately (#77).
• Broken option "Show menu after leaving settings" (#101).
• Internal key Ctrl+Shift+Win+0 errors.
• Alt key freezing in file dialog.
• Rare issue of missing paths from XYplorer.

In which dialogs does the Menu not work?

It's in the Open file dialog of my Editor (PSPad).

Fixed.