Easy selection

[Woolf]

Hello,
is it possible to create a shortcut that will select only files, but after pressing it second time it would also add folders to the selection? I had this in another file manager and it was very convenient.

I can only see commands to select files/folders/both which would need to be set as separate (different) shortcuts.

[Horst.Epp]

Can only be made with a script.
I use a Autohotkey script from Stefan2 which toggles show files only.
https://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=408256#p408256

[petermad]

2Woolf
not by clicking twice, but by holding down Shift (or not) with this button:

Code: Select all

TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
SELECTFILESS
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wcmicons.dll,39
Select all files. Hold down shift to also select directories


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To make the button:
1. Mark the text in the box here above (click SELECT ALL).
2. Copy it to the ClipBoard (press Ctrl+C).
3. Right click on TC's buttonbar and choose "Paste".

[Usher]

2Woolf
If you have numeric pad on your keyboard, just use Ctrl+NumPlus to select all files and Ctrl+Shift+NumPlus to select all files and folders. You can use then Ctrl+Shift+NumMinus to have only folders selected.

[petermad]

just use Ctrl+NumPlus to select all files and Ctrl+Shift+NumPlus to select all files and folders.

That only works that way if "Configuration" -> "Options..." -> "Operation" -> "Selection with Num+" -> "Select files only" is enabled. If "Also select directories" is enabled those two shortcuts works the opposite way.

Ctrl+NumPlus and Ctrl+Shift+NumPlus uses the command:
cm_SelectAll = Select all (files or both, as configured)

But there are commands that works regardless of this setting:
cm_SelectAllBoth = Select both files+folders
cm_SelectAllFiles = Select all files
cm_SelectAllFolders = Select all folders

[Woolf]

Thank you for you replies.
It is not what I wanted but I set some hotkeys that work for me.

CTRL+A - select only files
SHIFT+A - select only folders
CTRL+SHIFT+A - select everything
A - unselect everything

[petermad]

2Woolf
You should now that if you use "A - unselect everything", you should make sure the seting for "Configuration" -> "Options..." -> "Quick Search" is not set to "Letter only" - otherwise searching for files with "a" in the name will deselect your selection.

Also you cannot start typing in the command line with A and Shift+A unless you click on the command line first.

[Woolf]

Thanks, I know all of this
My quick search is ALT+letters and when I want to use command line I just press right arrow.
I use single letter keys for many things e.g. 'D' for 'cd Desktop' - it makes navigation super fast.