Total Commander

Request to minor resource text change:

Please make Total Commander exit sequence responding to Alt F, X. Menu File > Exit is today's way to close most of standard larger applications (Office apps, Firefox, Visual Studio, etc.).

If there is a valid reason to keep File > Quit, then OK, but it looks to me to be simply a left-over from early ages (Windows Commander 2.X) when exiting of Windows applications had no broader standards.

Edit: topic title changed to more clear

Sorry, no need for any other Exit sequence.
Why should I want to exit TC at all ?
For restarting TC I have an entry in the start menu.
Also you can change the main menu and assign whatever you like.

Sorry for not being clear, you apparently misunderstood my post. No new exit sequence needs to be introduced.

Just change menu item

File > Quit

to

File > Exit.

The latter one is a standard today.

Is there any reason for keeping incompatible File > Quit?

Hello, miroslav.vrlik.

I Basically agree qith your request.
Currently Total Commander seems to be somewhat inconsistent when it comes to using the word "Exit" vs "Quit" in the "File" menu:

In my localized German Total Commander the way is "Dateien" => "Exit", shortcut: <Alt>d x
In the English Total Commander the way is "Files" => "Quit", shortcut: <Alt>f q

I assume it would be all right for native English speakers to have "Files" => "Exit", shortcut: <Alt>f x, too.

But as can be seen by comparing German and English only, it will still be <Alt>f for "Files" vs . <Alt>d for "Dateien". So the shortcut to open the "Files" menu will be different in each localized T.C. version. I am not quite sure that the word "Exit" can be used in all languages.

With respect to the English version, I cannot imagine that there is something wrong with changing it to "Files" => "Exit", shortcut: <alt>f x. Means I did not spot any other other accelerator key "x" in the English main menu.

Cheers,
Karl

Hello Karlchen,

I admit I forgot to note that I meant only the English version.

Most applications in English currently use File > Exit and therefore menu item Files > Exit is my suggestion for English Total Commander, too.

For other languages keep using what's the best standard in their languages. For example Dateien > Exit in the German version.

Menu File > Exit is today's way to close most of standard larger applications (Office apps, Firefox

Not my FireFox - it is Menu Filer > Afslut - but off course it is in Danish

2miroslav.vrlik
Until your requst is honoured (if ever) you can do the following:

1. find the file WCMD_ENG.MNU in Total Commanders Language subdirectory.
2. Edit line 26 in that file from:
MENUITEM "&Quit\tAlt+F4", 24340
to
MENUITEM "E&xit\tAlt+F4", 24340
3. In TC, open "Configuration" -> "Options..." -> "Language"
4: Click ">>" to the right of the field "Main menu file:" and select the file WCMD_ENG.MNU

You might consider write-protecting WCMD_ENG.MNU to avoid having it overwritten with future releases of TC - but you should check future WCMD_ENG.MNU files for other changes.

Anyway why don't you just use Alt+F4? - that's universal (unless you have redifined hotkeys manually), not language specific, and one keystroke less!

2 petermad

Sure, I know I can change it in resource file.

But why keep incompatible English phrase on this menu item?

Please, please, please, make this consistent with all other English software...

I can perform Alt+F, X (File > Exit) to exit all web browsers, all Office apps, all development environments. Make the Total Commander consistent with the standard, it is easy for you.