Shift+Delete Bug?

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Shift+Delete Bug?

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xplorer2 version 1.1.0.1

On my Windows 98 SE, when I hit Shift+Delete button on the toolbar, instead of the expected delete action, another spacer is created on the toolbar. Each time I hit Shift+Delete, another spacer is created.

No big deal really because I can hit Shift+Delete on the keyboard, but anyway...

Another small question: I downloaded what I thought was the latest version the other day from the main website, but now I see that there is a version 1.1.0.2 on the mirrors.

Is this true or is it just that the wrong version is showing in Help/About?
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the current version is 1103 as you can see from a post nearby
your about box says which version you have installed

to solve your shift+delete problem, just add the Trash toolbar button (available from the customize dialog --- right-click on the toolbar)
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nikos wrote:the current version is 1103

to solve your shift+delete problem, just add the Trash toolbar button
Thanks. Can I install new versions on top of old ones or do I have to do an uninstall first?

And hey, I didn't even notice that Trash button. Cool!
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Yes, it's usually okay to install over what's there BUT ...
You may want to hold off on trying to install the preview 1103 version that nikos posted a link to yesterday on the board.

While Nikos has said that it runs fine for him on w2000; there are reported problems with it not starting on win98, nt4 & XP.  :(

You can use Help | Check for updates and get 1102 from the website.

( & in case you didn't figure out your original first question: Holding down "Shift" while clicking a Toolbar button is the intended keyboard shortcut for inserting a separator bar to the left of that button.  It is not intended to be a modifier for the button.)
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fgagnon wrote: in case you didn't figure out your original first question: Holding down "Shift" while clicking a Toolbar button is the intended keyboard shortcut for inserting a separator bar to the left of that button.  It is not intended to be a modifier for the button.)
:?:

Hmmm. Well, that may be true for some of the buttons or most of the buttons, but if I hold the mouse over the Delete button and read the Tip on the Status Line at the bottom of the Screen, lo and behold, this is what it says:
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Send selected items to the recycle bin (<Shift> for permanent deletion)
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So yes, I did figure it out. I learned that I have to use the Trash button because the Delete button doesn't behave exactly as advertised by it's Status Line Tip. :wink:

(Perhaps the Status Line is the unruly culprit here?)
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fgagnon wrote:Nikos has said that it runs fine for him on w2000; there are reported problems with it not starting on win98, nt4 & XP.
Thanks. I downloaded both 1102 and 1103 so I'll hold off on installing 1103.
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9nine9 wrote:... if I hold the mouse over the Delete button and read the Tip on the Status Line at the bottom of the Screen, lo and behold, this is what it says:

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Send selected items to the recycle bin (<Shift> for permanent deletion)
[/b]
As I recall, when this discrepancy was mentioned last spring, nikos apologised for using the same tooltip for both the menu command (where it is correct) and for the DEL button; he mentioned some kind of difficulty in separating them and indicated that folks would figure it out okay in spite of the mistip.
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it's more of a laziness issue (and a bit of size optimization, i had to cut some conrers to fit everything in 600KB)
i regret any inconvenience caused :)
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nikos wrote:it's more of a laziness issue ... i regret any inconvenience caused :)
Ah yes, laziness. I seem to have played with that dude too on the not so rare occasion. Anyway, like I said in my initial post on this topic, it's really no big deal and I appreciate you steering me towards the Trash button. I removed the big red X from the toolbar and am now content to live with the Trash.

And before I forget, what a great file manager this is. I had been using 2xExplorer for quite awhile and didn't think it could get any better than that, but alas...