Network Neighborhood: categorization for File system plugins

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Network Neighborhood: categorization for File system plugins

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Currently all the installed WFX plugins shown in a root of Network Neighborhood location (cm_OpenNetwork or "\" button on drive button bar).
They are sorted by name, and if there are many plugins listed in Network Neighborhood, it's takes time to find and open to desired one.

To make finding desired plugin easier, I suggest to add categorization possibility for Network Neighborhood.
It can be achieved with following:
1. Creation of new plugin categories with F7 key. New category created this way will look like folder in Network Neighborhood.
2. Plugins listed Network Neighborhood could be "copied" or "moved" to such category folders.
"Move" action will hide plugin from root of Network Neighborhood.
When accessed from category folder, e.g. by entering "WFXPluginName" after opening
\\Network Neighborhood\CategoryName\
will open the usual path
\\\WFXPluginName\
in current directory bar.

There may be a separate "Hide" menu item in context menu of each plugin in Network Neighborhood, as well as "Show hidden" item which will open a submenu with list of hidden plugins which user wants to show Network Neighborhood again. Will be useful for a case if user just wants to hide plugin from root of Network Neighborhood without moving it to any subcategory.
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Re: Network Neighborhood: categorization for File system plugins

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2DrShark
You can choose Unsorted view, then the plugins are shown in the order they appear in the [FileSystemPlugins] section of wincmd.ini - so just sort that section the way you like - no categories of course.

You can make a View Mode for \\Network and make an Auto Switch Mode to change the sort order when you enter Network Neighborhood and when you leave it again.

Hint: Shift+Click on the active sorting column header will make it unsorted or use Ctrl+F7 if not remapped.
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