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ghisler(Author) wrote:The column sizes are stored by resolution too. So for the first time it happens, use Configuration - Options - Tabstops - Default - OK to save them. You need to do this separately for each resolution. Or adjust them manually, and then use Configuration - Save position.

[CustomFields]
AutoLoad=0
Widths1=338,48,-58,-59
Headers1=Size\nDate
Contents1=[=tc.size.bytes]\n[=tc.writedate.yMD] [=tc.writetime.hms]
Options1=-1|0
Titles=Left|Right
Widths2=216,31,-59,-27
Headers2=Size\nDate
Contents2=[=tc.size.bytes]\n[=tc.writedate.yMD]
Options2=-1|0

ghisler(Author) wrote:Sorry, custom columns are not by resolution. You could define two separate sets for each resolution, but this is of course far from optimal...

Lefteous wrote:2msrox
I do understand that more columns make sense when using a higher resolution or maybe a more widescreen display.
What I don't get is that you want to change the (column?) sizes. As far as I know the sizes are defined in DLUs and this should adapt to the display resolution quite well.

[CustomFields] 
AutoLoad=0 
Widths1=338,48,-58,-59 
Headers1=Size\nDate 
Contents1=[=tc.size.bytes]\n[=tc.writedate.yMD] [=tc.writetime.hms] 
Options1=-1|0 
Titles=Left|Right 
Widths2=216,31,-59,-27 
Headers2=Size\nDate 
Contents2=[=tc.size.bytes]\n[=tc.writedate.yMD] 
Options2=-1|0

Apparently the width of the columns are in absolute unit i.e. pixel or mm. Is there anyway to set them as pecentage of the panel width?

Lefteous wrote:2msrox

Apparently the width of the columns are in absolute unit i.e. pixel or mm. Is there anyway to set them as pecentage of the panel width?

No. This would make sense for some columns but not for all. Different kind of columns
1. Those containing a string which is has a variable width
2. Those having a more or less fixed width like date or size.

So for some columns a fixed width is fine for others it's too limited. For the name column there is a setting which takes 100% of the unused window width. This is fine but there might be other columns where more width would be meaningful.

So what I imagine is that the user starts defining width which are expected to be okay in all situations and resolutions (minimal widths). This would be the same as now. The next step would be to introduce a new feature that superseeds the existing setting to grow the name column to window width. For each columm (or preferred for all where it makes sense) the user may set a percentage (added together 100%) how much a column gets form a larger window size. The default would be the current behavior (100%) grow for the name column. Instead of percentages grow factors might be easier to handle.

It could look similar to this:
http://lefteous.totalcmd.net/tc/ideas/column_grow.png

ghisler(Author) wrote:Sorry, custom columns are not by resolution. You could define two separate sets for each resolution, but this is of course far from optimal...

Where did you get the snapshot from? Is there a version of TC to have this feature?

Lefteous wrote:2msrox

Where did you get the snapshot from? Is there a version of TC to have this feature?

No, this is just a mockup I made to illustrate the idea

Another idea adressing the 'not all columns fit on screen when using smaller resolutions' issue. Just could define a custom column view containing all required columns even if they don't fit on the screen. By arranging the less important colums more to the right they won't be shown on these smaller displays but work nicely on your larger display.
As a helper you could try custom tooltips that provide the missing information file by file.

Sorry, custom columns are not by resolution. You could define two separate sets for each resolution, but this is of course far from optimal...

Dalai wrote:2msrox
Just copy the existing set of custom columns and adjust the copy (column widths, contents and so on) to the larger screen resolution. There's even a "Copy" button in the custom columns configuration window (so it's really easy).

Regards
Dalai