Feature Request: Command Window Here

[Thracx]

It's rather easy to add a rightClick context menu item to folders that spawns a command window. This window would then already have the current directory of that folder. I find this very useful, but it is annoying to be working in a folder, need a cmd window there, and have to back out of the folder so that I can access the rightClick menu.

My suggestion for xplorer2 would be to add such an option to the rightClick menu for the empty white space of a folder. It would be along-side the New File, New Folder, Copy, Paste, Shell New, etc, options. This way, whenever you are working in xplorer2 and you want to run something from the command line from that folder, you have it in just two clicks! Ideally this could be enabled and disabled by the users request, of course.

Opinions?

[dpupello]

Good idea, I'll second it.

Dennis

[nikos]

you can already do that
just get into the addressbar <shift+tab> and type a single $ followed by <enter>

or you can keep a console2 open all the time
this is as good as cmd and also follows the active folder automatically

[BRX]

you can already do that
just get into the addressbar <shift+tab> and type a single $ followed by <enter>

F10 + Enter is doing the same. I use it all the time.

BRX

[chp]

4 Mouse only:

0) User command "$" + Toolbar button

1) Tools/DOS

2) Browse to C:\Documents and Settings\YOURNAME\SendTo.  Create shortcut to CMD.exe (F7 "cmd.lnk", F12 Target: CMD, Change Icon if needed :) Right click any file and SentTo/CMD

4) Use a tool like
http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/jad ... /index.htm

[dpupello]

Click up at the Customize menu, User Commands, and create one called Command Prompt Here.

Name: Command Prompt Here
Description:  $ cd $S

Go back in to Customize, User Commands, Organize.  Obviously highlight and edit the one called "Command Prompt Here."

Assign a shortcut key -- I use Alt-6.

Schwing.

I originally used $ cd $P but that would only work if you were already inside the folder you wanted to have a DOS prompt at.  $S will work whether you're already inside a folder, or even when you have a subfolder highlighted.

(The only annoying thing about using $S is if you have a file highlighted at the time you press your shortcut key, you'll get a message about "The directory name is invalid."  However, it works fine anyway).

Dennis

[nikos]

however this assumes you are not using console2
(disabled from tools | options)
otherwise the CD command will be executed within x2's console