a few bugfixes
if anyone sees any virus warnings please let me know because virustotal seems not responding
* [P] drag-drop FROM deep (long pathname) folders into normal folders works (for left mouse dragging only)
* [Ult] fast desktop search works in removable USB drives, as long as you have them added in the search index (through control panel's indexing options)
* [Ult] programmable column STR() function works on numbers returned by FBYTES function, effectively extracting actual text from files (instead of hexadecimal data). This is meant for plain text files only.
* $D token for mass rename command always translates to a real date, regardless of any "friendly dates" setting. The lowercase $d version inserts date without time.
Humble requests, O benevolent provider of power-user widgets-n-things, for the wonderful and amazing Programmable column dialog ...
- fix the Tab-order so that the formula field comes after the Function dropdown and before the Save+Predefined pair.
- consider swapping Predefined to the left with Save to the right; a common use case is "Save new formula definition" where you enter the formula-definition name, and then click Save; this activity should flow left to right.
- Pleeease make the dialog sizable vertically so we can see more formula without scrolling.
- Make the three dropdowns taller when dropped-down, so we can see all, or at least more, options without scrolling. Basically, scrolling should be required only when the dropped-down list is too tall for the screen, or at least for the parent dialog box.
- The Property dropdown is going to need some usability improvements, maybe like the Available columns filter in the Column customization dialog.
- How does one delete or rename a Predefined+Saved formula?
- Preserve CaseIng of strings returned by the formula.
The Column customization dialog is another one that could be sizable vertically.
do you know that you can just type the formulas without using the helper drop-down boxes? It also supports autocompletion, so type $na and wait a bit and you will see possible completions (${name} etc)
In general it pays to keep the formulas simple, else they get time consuming to calculate, especially if you use non-stock properties
do delete a saved formula, empty the definition and click SAVE
sorry at present everything is converted to lowercase to simplify string comparisons
[T]o delete a saved formula, empty the definition and click SAVE
Oh, you mean:
1 - Select a Predefined formula
2 - Blank out the formula-content field
3 - Click Save. Confirmation prompt is "Are you sure you want to delete this filter from the list?"
Got it, thx.
In general it pays to keep the formulas simple, else they get time consuming to calculate, especially if you use non-stock properties
Well of course, and that's okay. The whole point of this column is to let the program do things that would otherwise have to be done manually, or with a script in some other tool. Those alternatives are much more time consuming than a calculation. Complex cpu-bound formulas will be quicker to re-use than wetware-bound processing. Why discourage anyone from using the Programmable column's main strength?
