search via Pop-up Directory Tree by ANY PART of folder name

[leopoldus]

Hi

In Total Commander configuration one can choose for Quick search option, that it has to compare for matching not only filename beginnings, but the whole filenames.

Is there any way to get such option for search in Pop-up Directory Tree dialog (Alt+F10) as well in order to search for any part of folder name? If it is not possible with TC regular options, may be there is some plugin on external utility?

Thanks!

[HolgerK]

Start your search with an asterisk:
*partname

HTH
Holger

[leopoldus]

2HolgerK

Thank you, but I already use this trick.

The matter is, that I use this dialog a lot and the most of my search requires just demands this asterisk prefix. So now it's quite bothering, specially at a notebook keyboard without natural asterisk key.
I'd be happy to make it to search by any part of folder name by default.

[Horst.Epp]

Hi

In Total Commander configuration one can choose for Quick search option, that it has to compare for matching not only filename beginnings, but the whole filenames.

Is there any way to get such option for search in Pop-up Directory Tree dialog (Alt+F10) as well in order to search for any part of folder name? If it is not possible with TC regular options, may be there is some plugin on external utility?

Thanks!

Try Quick Search Extended
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=22592

[nsp]

The matter is, that I use this dialog a lot and the most of my search requires just demands this asterisk prefix. So now it's quite bothering, specially at a notebook keyboard without natural asterisk key.
I'd be happy to make it to search by any part of folder name by default.

What you can do is using an automation tool with hotkey or button inside TC that
1) send Alt+F10 wait and send * to tree window
2) remap a key to * for this window only (But normally all keybord have * key as key combination)

You can use AutoHotkey, PowerPro, AutoIt....

[romulous]

XCD plugin with the 'Always add *-wildcards to the search expression' option enabled.
http://mitglied.multimania.de/matbal/ (webpage in German, program in both German and English)

Edit: Looks like the website is down for me - hopefully it is only a temporary thing. If you want the plugin uploaded somewhere, let me know. I have the last published version, which was version 29/05/2012.

[leopoldus]

2Horst.Epp

Try Quick Search Extended

I'm not sure, what do you mean. I already use this great plugin, but don't see any option to apply it for searching among folders.


2nsp

What you can do is using an automation tool with hotkey or button inside TC that
1) send Alt+F10 wait and send * to tree window

Is there any ready script for this purpose? I'm afraid, that my skills are not enough to write it myself.

2romulous

Looks like the website is down for me - hopefully it is only a temporary thing. If you want the plugin uploaded somewhere, let me know.

Yes, it is currently down. I'll try again some days late and let you know, if I will not be able to get anything from there.

[romulous]

No problem, I will check back here in a few days. Here is the Total Commander wiki page for it in the meantime:
http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/XCD

The page may be a bit out of date - it mentions TC v6.03 - but hopefully it should give you an idea of how it works. For me, I simply have XCD mapped to a hotkey (I left Alt+F10 alone and chose another one - that way, if I want to update the treeinfo.wc files, I simply use TC's hotkey to do it).

I hit the hotkey I defined for XCD, type in the folder name I want (or part of), XCD searches the treeinfo.wc files, and then lists the potential matches. Use cursor keys (or mouse) to move to the correct match, hit Enter, and TC opens that folder.

XCD is the one add-on to TC I could not do without - there is no other way to navigate folder structures as quickly, in any file manager (TC included). Hopefully the page will be back up! At least I suppose the author updated XCD to work with the new wm_copydata api in TC v8 - the old version of XCD did not work well with TC v8 at all (old version continues to work fine with TC 7.x though).

[Horst.Epp]

Hi

In Total Commander configuration one can choose for Quick search option, that it has to compare for matching not only filename beginnings, but the whole filenames.

Is there any way to get such option for search in Pop-up Directory Tree dialog (Alt+F10) as well in order to search for any part of folder name? If it is not possible with TC regular options, may be there is some plugin on external utility?

Thanks!

What about using Everything or VTfind ?
Both require NTFS volumes but find folders or files fast and can be integrated with TC.

[nsp]

Is there any ready script for this purpose? I'm afraid, that my skills are not enough to write it myself.

This is a quick solution for you:
1) [url=http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html]download nircmd[/nircmd]
2) unpack it to %COMMANDER_PATH%\tools\nircmd (or anywhere else)
3) create a script in this folder like (TreeStar.ncmd)

Code: Select all

sendkeyPress alt+F10
wait 150
sendkeypress multiply

4) create a user command em_treestar (cm_CommandBrowser on category usercmd.ini )

Code: Select all

command:%COMMANDER_PATH%\tools\nircmd\nircmd.exe
parameters: script treestar.ncmd
startpath:%COMMANDER_PATH%\tools\nircmd
icon:
tooltip:

adapt if you need !
You can after create a button or a hotkey inside TC using em_treestar

[edit---------]
This solution is not very polished but works with minimal footprint.

XCD is a very nice tool but it is not giving you a tree navigation. The website is down since two month.

[leopoldus]

2romulous

At least I suppose the author updated XCD to work with the new wm_copydata api in TC v8 - the old version of XCD did not work well with TC v8 at all (old version continues to work fine with TC 7.x though).

Excuse me, do you mean, that this plugin does not work with TC newer versions 8.0+ ? I use now 8.01 and it would be quite complex to hold separate older version 7.56a extra for this plugin

2Horst.Epp

What about using Everything or VTfind ?

As you have noticed yourself, Everything works for NTFS partitions only, but I have many Fat32 volumes.
Regarding VTFind, I did not know about it. Now I've looked at the home page and seems, that it is some search engine to be integrated into end-user applications, but it is not a user application itself. Am I right?

2nsp

This solution is not very polished but works with minimal footprint.

Thank you very much! I'll try to clarify this matter today evening.

XCD is a very nice tool but it is not giving you a tree navigation.

Hm... From romulous posts above I've concluded, that this plugin does support search in Pop-up Diretory Treer. What do you mean under "tree navigation"?

The website is down since two month.

Well, the matter is clear now. Would anybody be so nice to upload somewhere the last version on this software? Thanks in advance!

[nsp]

Well, the matter is clear now. Would anybody be so nice to upload somewhere the last version on this software? Thanks in advance!

-- download on http://matbal.drivehq.com/--
Give a look to the xcd.html file to understand what it does.
As said, this is not a plugin, it is an external tool that use treeinfo.wc file to point you to searched folders. it works with version 8 even 64bit !

[edit]-- redirect to author website and removed from mirror --

[HolgerK]

Would anybody be so nice to upload somewhere the last version on this software?

http://matbal.drivehq.com/

Regards
Holger
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[leopoldus]

2nsp
2HolgerK
Thanks! I've plaid a bit with this tool. The first impression is: VERY interesting. So little and so clever. I think, that it should be a must-have add-on as, say, Quick Search Extended and some others.

[leopoldus]

2nsp
Reviewing now our previous discussion, I've noticed, that missed one your interesting remark.

2) remap a key to * for this window only (But normally all keybord have * key as key combination)

Which automation tool has an option to remap a keyboard key for a certain application only and not for the hole system?