AppLoader 0.9.6.3
Description
Applications loaderThis plugin allows you to open chosen files using the associated applications in cases where it is possible to use the internal viewer (Lister).
The main feature of this plugin is that you can open the file in any application of these modal windows Total Commander as «Find Files» and «Synchronize directories» as well as in the Overwrite dialog, which can not be done by any other means.
No less pleasing is provided feature to run associated application by means hotkey for an already opened file in the Lister.
Also plugin can work with selected files, has a flexible configuration of execute conditions, and feature to disable using the Scroll Lock key.
Examples of convenient use
• Use in modal windows.
You no longer need to run another copy of Total Commander, if the need arises, for example, open a document in Microsoft Word or play video with the handy player in «Find Files», «Synchronize directories» or Overwrite dialog. Just configure associations for convenient applications.
• Use to open files from FTP-servers and WFX-plugins.
You no longer need to pre-copy file on the local disk to view or extract the contents. Just configure associations for convenient archiver.
• Working with selected files.
You need to open a group of files in separate tabs of text editor or print them in one motion? Just select the appropriate application and correctly configure the associations and command line parameters.
• Association application with folders.
Want to open in a player the entire season of your favorite series? Make sure that your player is able to work with folders and set associations.
• Launching applications for already opened file in Lister.
You have viewed the file in Lister and realized that you need to edit it? Just assign hotkey to launch the associated application and do not forget to use it :)
• Copy searched text to clipboard.
You already have appreciated all plugin features and use it to the full in «Find Files» dialog? Then this function is for you. If you're searched for files with option «Find text» plugin will automatically copy the search text to the clipboard, and you can paste it later in the search dialog of associated application.
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What’s new
[0.9.6.3] [12 Jan 2014]
Added: Support plugin executing when starts Lister, dialogs “Find Files” and “Synchronize directories” without Total Commander main window (ie from command line with parameters /S=L, /S=F or /S=S).
Added: Key [Options], ListerDirectly=0: Controls plugin executing when starts Lister without Total Commander main window.
[0.9.5.2] [07 Oct 2013]
Added: 64-bit plugin version.
Changed: When searching for the Total Commander interface elements uses a range of values plus/minus 5 pixels from the values specified in the keys of section [TCPos].
[0.9.6.1b] [22 Oct 2012]
Fixed: Association of application with empty extension did not always work.
Fixed: With ReadOptionsEveryTime=0 did not work disabling of plugin with ScrollLock key in all cases except the first execution.
Fixed: At the first execution of plugin some applications have not been moved to the foreground.
[0.9.6.1a] [23 Sep 2012]
Fixed: Problems with applications whose names contain the point.
[0.9.6.1] [15 Sep 2012]
Added: Key [Options], DefaultEditor_params: Specifies command line parameters for default application, used if IfIsExtOnly=0 and ParamsMode=0.
Added: Support of environment variables like %COMMANDER_PATH% also in command line parameters.
Fixed: Hot keys did not work to start the application from Lister when used more than one modifier.
Fixed: Keys [Options], ScrollLockControl and ModalOnly: Default values did not match to the description in the help file.
[0.9.6.0] [07 Sep 2012]
Added: Unicode support: File names, clipboard.
Added: Section [Editor]: Special extension ":dir" to allow to associate folders with the application.
Added: Key [Options], ReadOptionsEveryTime: If the value is 0 (by default) options will be read only when the plugin is loaded into memory, otherwise – for each access to the plugin.
Changed/Fixed: Improved work with files that are loaded from the archives, FTP-servers and WFX-plugins.
Changed: When ListerState=1 Lister window will be hidden only if the file is opened from the archive, FTP-server or WFX-plugin (i.e. placed into a temporary directory of Total Commander), otherwise the window will simply close.
Changed/Fixed: Getting a list of selected files is performed taking into account the key of Total Commander 8.0 configuration file – [Configuration], GetTextMode. For previous versions of Total Commander plugin will not work with the selected files.
Changed/Fixed: Dialog «Find Files»: Copy to clipboard of the search text is now working (in the dialog has changed class name of the text field).
Changed: Dialog «Find Files»: Copy to clipboard the search text is not performed if the string is empty or it could not be obtained.
Changed: The path of active panel to work with the selected files obtained by means of WM_COPYDATA message.
Changed: File AppLoaderState.ini is no longer used.
[0.9.5.0] [21 Jun 2009]
Changed: If value of key [Options], ListerState=1 Lister window now not just minimizes, it completely hides.
Fixed: Fixed bugs with memory when load several copies of Lister.
[0.9.0.0] [03 Apr 2008]
Added: Key [Options], ListerState: Minimizing of Lister window in order to load file by application directly from archive/FTP-server/WFX-plugin (key [Options], CloseLister now is not used).
Changed: Key [Options], WorkWithSelFiles now is not used; instead analyzing key [Configuration], Viewertype of Total Commander configuration file.
Changed: To accelerate work the settings are read only when plugin loading to memory, rather than at each access to it.
[0.8.0.0] [15 Mar 2007]
Added: Feature to specify where to insert file(s) name(s) in application command line parameters with key %1.
[0.7.5.0] [06 Mar 2007]
Added: Section [HotKeys]: Feature to start associated in OS application with hot key for file which is opened in the Lister.
Fixed: Fixed bugs with hot keys.
Fixed: Solved conflict of files/applications when opened several copies of Lister.
[0.7.0.0] [28 Dec 2006]
Added: Section [Editor], keys [Options], ParamsMode and ParamsByExtMode: Rich setting for parameters of application command lines.
Added: Section [Editor]: Feature to specify extensions separated by commas in the same string.
Added: Key [Options], WorkWithSelFiles: Enables working with selected files.
Added: Key [Options], OverWrite: Controls executing from Overwrite dialog.
Added: Section [TCPos]: Position to locate Total Commander interface elements for using with option CopySearchTextToClip.
Added: Section [HotKeys]: Feature to start associated application with hot key for file which is opened in the Lister.
[0.6.0.0] [16 Oct 2006]
Added: Key [Options], CopySearchTextToClip: Possibility copy to clipboard text from field «Find text» when executing in «Find Files» dialog.
Added: Support for relative paths in file names.
Fixed: Key [Options], CloseLister=1 now works for quick view.
Fixed: Now Lister close if CloseLister=1 and IfIsExtOnly=1.
Changed: Changed plugin name to «AppLoader».
[0.5.0.0] [03 Oct 2006]
Added: Support of environment variables like %COMMANDER_PATH%.
Added: Key [Options], UseTCExtensions: Using section Extensions from Total Commander configuration file.
Changed: Now using key [Options], DefaultEditor instead key [Editor], Path.
[0.4.0.0] [20 Aug 2006]
Added: Key [Options], ScrollLockControl.
Added: Keys group in section [Options] for defining of execute conditions: FindFiles, SyncDirs, TCWindow, QuickView, Lister4.
Added: Keys description inside configuration file.
Fixed: Fixed bug when crush if execute with quick view.
Fixed: Fixed bug when application receive file name with not right extension.
[0.3.0.0] [04 Aug 2006]
Added: Key [Options], IfIsExtOnly.
Changed: Using CreateProcess instead WinExec to run application.
Fixed: Endless loop if CloseLister=0, NextPlugin=1 and file can't to be open in other plugin.
[0.2.0.0] [02 Aug 2006]
Added: Key [Options], ModalOnly.
Added: Key [Options], CloseLister.
Added: Key [Options], NextPlugin.
Added: Association application by file extension.
Added: DetectString "MULTIMEDIA".
[0.1.0.0]
First version.
Added: Support plugin executing when starts Lister, dialogs “Find Files” and “Synchronize directories” without Total Commander main window (ie from command line with parameters /S=L, /S=F or /S=S).
Added: Key [Options], ListerDirectly=0: Controls plugin executing when starts Lister without Total Commander main window.
[0.9.5.2] [07 Oct 2013]
Added: 64-bit plugin version.
Changed: When searching for the Total Commander interface elements uses a range of values plus/minus 5 pixels from the values specified in the keys of section [TCPos].
[0.9.6.1b] [22 Oct 2012]
Fixed: Association of application with empty extension did not always work.
Fixed: With ReadOptionsEveryTime=0 did not work disabling of plugin with ScrollLock key in all cases except the first execution.
Fixed: At the first execution of plugin some applications have not been moved to the foreground.
[0.9.6.1a] [23 Sep 2012]
Fixed: Problems with applications whose names contain the point.
[0.9.6.1] [15 Sep 2012]
Added: Key [Options], DefaultEditor_params: Specifies command line parameters for default application, used if IfIsExtOnly=0 and ParamsMode=0.
Added: Support of environment variables like %COMMANDER_PATH% also in command line parameters.
Fixed: Hot keys did not work to start the application from Lister when used more than one modifier.
Fixed: Keys [Options], ScrollLockControl and ModalOnly: Default values did not match to the description in the help file.
[0.9.6.0] [07 Sep 2012]
Added: Unicode support: File names, clipboard.
Added: Section [Editor]: Special extension ":dir" to allow to associate folders with the application.
Added: Key [Options], ReadOptionsEveryTime: If the value is 0 (by default) options will be read only when the plugin is loaded into memory, otherwise – for each access to the plugin.
Changed/Fixed: Improved work with files that are loaded from the archives, FTP-servers and WFX-plugins.
Changed: When ListerState=1 Lister window will be hidden only if the file is opened from the archive, FTP-server or WFX-plugin (i.e. placed into a temporary directory of Total Commander), otherwise the window will simply close.
Changed/Fixed: Getting a list of selected files is performed taking into account the key of Total Commander 8.0 configuration file – [Configuration], GetTextMode. For previous versions of Total Commander plugin will not work with the selected files.
Changed/Fixed: Dialog «Find Files»: Copy to clipboard of the search text is now working (in the dialog has changed class name of the text field).
Changed: Dialog «Find Files»: Copy to clipboard the search text is not performed if the string is empty or it could not be obtained.
Changed: The path of active panel to work with the selected files obtained by means of WM_COPYDATA message.
Changed: File AppLoaderState.ini is no longer used.
[0.9.5.0] [21 Jun 2009]
Changed: If value of key [Options], ListerState=1 Lister window now not just minimizes, it completely hides.
Fixed: Fixed bugs with memory when load several copies of Lister.
[0.9.0.0] [03 Apr 2008]
Added: Key [Options], ListerState: Minimizing of Lister window in order to load file by application directly from archive/FTP-server/WFX-plugin (key [Options], CloseLister now is not used).
Changed: Key [Options], WorkWithSelFiles now is not used; instead analyzing key [Configuration], Viewertype of Total Commander configuration file.
Changed: To accelerate work the settings are read only when plugin loading to memory, rather than at each access to it.
[0.8.0.0] [15 Mar 2007]
Added: Feature to specify where to insert file(s) name(s) in application command line parameters with key %1.
[0.7.5.0] [06 Mar 2007]
Added: Section [HotKeys]: Feature to start associated in OS application with hot key for file which is opened in the Lister.
Fixed: Fixed bugs with hot keys.
Fixed: Solved conflict of files/applications when opened several copies of Lister.
[0.7.0.0] [28 Dec 2006]
Added: Section [Editor], keys [Options], ParamsMode and ParamsByExtMode: Rich setting for parameters of application command lines.
Added: Section [Editor]: Feature to specify extensions separated by commas in the same string.
Added: Key [Options], WorkWithSelFiles: Enables working with selected files.
Added: Key [Options], OverWrite: Controls executing from Overwrite dialog.
Added: Section [TCPos]: Position to locate Total Commander interface elements for using with option CopySearchTextToClip.
Added: Section [HotKeys]: Feature to start associated application with hot key for file which is opened in the Lister.
[0.6.0.0] [16 Oct 2006]
Added: Key [Options], CopySearchTextToClip: Possibility copy to clipboard text from field «Find text» when executing in «Find Files» dialog.
Added: Support for relative paths in file names.
Fixed: Key [Options], CloseLister=1 now works for quick view.
Fixed: Now Lister close if CloseLister=1 and IfIsExtOnly=1.
Changed: Changed plugin name to «AppLoader».
[0.5.0.0] [03 Oct 2006]
Added: Support of environment variables like %COMMANDER_PATH%.
Added: Key [Options], UseTCExtensions: Using section Extensions from Total Commander configuration file.
Changed: Now using key [Options], DefaultEditor instead key [Editor], Path.
[0.4.0.0] [20 Aug 2006]
Added: Key [Options], ScrollLockControl.
Added: Keys group in section [Options] for defining of execute conditions: FindFiles, SyncDirs, TCWindow, QuickView, Lister4.
Added: Keys description inside configuration file.
Fixed: Fixed bug when crush if execute with quick view.
Fixed: Fixed bug when application receive file name with not right extension.
[0.3.0.0] [04 Aug 2006]
Added: Key [Options], IfIsExtOnly.
Changed: Using CreateProcess instead WinExec to run application.
Fixed: Endless loop if CloseLister=0, NextPlugin=1 and file can't to be open in other plugin.
[0.2.0.0] [02 Aug 2006]
Added: Key [Options], ModalOnly.
Added: Key [Options], CloseLister.
Added: Key [Options], NextPlugin.
Added: Association application by file extension.
Added: DetectString "MULTIMEDIA".
[0.1.0.0]
First version.
