How to save 2 or 3 different Window Position?

Axxy · Post by *Axxy » 2016-02-02, 20:19 UTC

Is there anyway possible to Save Position and have 2 or 3 different Window configurations to choose between instead of re-sizing every time, depending on what I'm doing at the time?

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2016-02-02, 20:50 UTC

Well, with just TC - no. But you can use some scripting tools like TCFS2 or AHK/PPro/etc.

bobputnam · Post by *bobputnam » 2016-02-02, 23:22 UTC

There's this:
http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Command_line_parameters

or you can (multiple) install TC in 3 different folders, each with its own configuration files.

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2016-02-03, 07:07 UTC

bobputnam,
Separate INI files is not a best option when only window positions should differ.

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2016-02-04, 10:45 UTC

Total Commander 9 will support %COMMANDER_INSTANCE% to allow this via redirected ini sections. Currently you can do it via separate ini files, or try to set an environment variable before starting TC, and then redirect the correct section for the current resolution, e.g.:
[1280x1024 (8x16)]
RedirectSection=c:\totalcmd\wincmd%instance%.ini

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2016-02-04, 20:42 UTC

ghisler,
And will there be any command line switch to start specific instance? Or will they work like now (with accepting minimum unused number)?

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2016-02-04, 21:55 UTC

I don't quite understand how %COMMANDER_INSTANCE% will work. It seems the idea is to load a certain INI file for a certain ini file section. But what is the value behind the instance

Can someone explain?

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2016-02-05, 11:11 UTC

I think it is just a number of TC instance which TC displays in the title, so I don't see how one can start TC with specific settings using it.

batchman61 · Post by *batchman61 » 2016-02-05, 11:12 UTC

Hi,

I'm currently using environment variables set in a launcher PortableTotalCommander.cmd and make use of them in wincmd.ini like

[Configuration]
AlternateUserIni=%PORTABLE_SESSION_DIR%\%PORTABLE_SESSION%.ini

thus very interrested in all information about %COMMANDER_INSTANCE% !

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2016-02-05, 13:47 UTC

I guess the 'instance' must be defined in a command-line parameter. Would that make sense?

batchman61 · Post by *batchman61 » 2016-02-05, 16:47 UTC

yes, an 'instance name' would be a perfect fit from my point of view.
Can be displayed in the window title instead of ['n'] then.

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2016-02-08, 10:28 UTC

%COMMANDER_INSTANCE% will contain the number shown in the title bar, or 1 if no number is shown there.

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2016-02-08, 10:40 UTC

2ghisler(Author)

%COMMANDER_INSTANCE% will contain the number shown in the title bar, or 1 if no number is shown there.

Your solution would mean I would have to start a certain number of TC instances in a certain order in order to get a certain configuration. Sounds really weird - or did I miss something?

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2016-02-08, 10:42 UTC

That's correct. He asked whether he could get different positions for different instances, and that's exactly where this would help: First started TC would show up at position 1, second at position 2 etc.

Lefteous · Post by *Lefteous » 2016-02-08, 10:47 UTC

2ghisler(Author)

He asked whether he could get different positions for different instances, and that's exactly where this would help: First started TC would show up at position 1, second at position 2 etc.

I can't find the word instance in his post.
Anyway I guess the way to solve the problem is to have 'Views' which can be saved and loaded. I guess this is already implemented for TC 9.

Having a general solution for different configurations for certain settings is a different story. Having the instance variable shouldn't be the only way. Having a parameter would be one way but there might be other like a overruling settings file.