the latest bugfix + a few new features (see changes.txt)
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I personally hate pdf documents. Adobe reader seems a memory hog (or has a memory leak)
I've copied the text from the pdf and made it into a better/simpler text format. Might be useful to someone.
Menus, hotkeys and buttons
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For main screen
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Menu:File
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Browse Enter Browse folder or launch item
Clone+browse Ctrl+Enter Browse the focused item in a new window
Shft+Enter
Open a new scrap container. Add the contents of the selected folder recursively into the active scrap
pane.
Browse flat Ctrl+Shft+Enter Add the contents of the selected folder recursively into the active scrap pane. This command reuses the scrap pane that was opened last.
Send to scrap Ctrl+S
Place selection in the active pane of scrap
container that was selected last
View F3 View file contents as text
Edit F4 Edit file contents as text
Properties F12 Displays the shell properties of the selected items
Rename F2 Rename the selected item in place
Change type Ctrl+F2 Edit the name of the selected item and also
extension if it is a file.
Mass rename F2 Change selected filenames in bulk, using name templates.
Del Send selected items to the recycle bin.
Delete
Shft+Del Permanently delete the selected items (bypassing
the recycle bin)
Close Close this window (other copies of x2 will keep
running)
Exit Alt+X Quit the application (all windows of x2 will be
closed)
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Menu: Go To
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Up a level Bksp Browse one level up from the current folder (go to parent folder)
Back Alt+Left Return to the folder browsed before
Forward Alt+Right Advance to the next folder in the list
Find target Ctrl+L Find the target item pointed to by this shortcut file (resolve link)
Select drive... Alt+F1 Go to a local disk
Recent folder Alt+F2 Select amongst folders recently browsed in this pane.
Special folders>My documents Ctrl+K Go to My Document folder
Special folders>Recent items
Recent files and folders which you have opened using
any Windows application
Special folders>Recycle bin
Go to the recycle bin. Also accessible as a special
node in the tree.
Special folders>Desktop Ctrl+Bksp Go to desktop
Special folders>Root Shift+Bksp Root drive of current folder
Special folders>My computer Go to My Computer
Special folders>Network Go to the root of the connected PCs. Shows all PCs connected in your LAN (Local Area Network).
Special folders>Control panel Go to Windows Control Panel.
Special folders>Printers Go to all installed printers.
Special folders>Start menu Go to folder representing the Start button on your desktop.
Special folders>Startup Go to the folder that shows programs that start automatically at startup
Special folders>CD burning Files waiting to be written to CD (available only in Windows XP)
Special folders>Send to Targets appearing in the "send to" shell context menu
Quick bookmark Ctrl+F1 Go to the folder bookmarked earlier
Set quick-mark Ctrl+Shift+F1 Set a bookmark on the current folder.
Mirror browsing Ctrl+M If checked, the panes follow each other as you traverse the folder hierarchy
Mirror scrolling Automatically scroll the inactive pane to reveal matching items.
Same folder Ctrl+I Load the current folder in active pane in the inactive pane.
Alt+Ctrl+I Load the current folder in inactive pane in the active pane.
Swap panes Ctrl+U Mutually exchange the contents of the two panes.
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Menu: Bookmark
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Add current Add current folder to the bookmark list
Organize... Rename, delete or reorder bookmarks; assign shortcut keys to bookmarks
<List of userdefined bookmarks>
1. In the menu, each bookmark is displayed with the
user-given name.
2. The button is same for all bookmarks. Hover your
mouse over a button to see the bookmark name.
More... Select a bookmark from the complete list of bookmarks
IE Favorites Go to the folder holding Internet Explorer’s favorites
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Menu: Mark
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Button Remarks
Select All Ctrl+A Select all the items
Unselect all Alt+A Unselect all (previously selected) items
All folders Ctrl+Alt+Q Mark all items that are assumed folders
Sticky selection Alt+S
Toggles sticky selection mode (the selection is
unaffected by clicks or pressing of keys)
Select group... Gray +
Select items that match a filter. It matches the string
exactly: Remember to put * around the string;
otherwise it will return nothing!
Ctrl+Alt+Gray + Select items with same extension as focus
Unselect group... Gray - Unselect items that match a filter
Invert selection Gray * Toggles the selection status of each item (selected <->unselected)
Select range... Select a number of items below the active item
Synchronize panes F9
Select items that differ among the panes, using
Modified Date information.
Sync wizard... Ctrl+F9 Synchronize panes using tailor-made options.
Check build... Ctrl+F12
Check items according to file-transformation rules
(e.g. compilation)
Containing text... Ctrl+G Select files that contain some specified string
Matching a rule... Alt+G Select items whose properties match a specified complex rule
Selection>Store Ctrl+F11 Remember the selected items for later use
Selection>Select F11
Select all items stored earlier in the selection
clipboard; in addition to the current selection.
Selection>Unselect Alt+F11 Unselect all items stored earlier in the selection clipboard
Selection>Combine Shft+F11
Items common between the existing and saved
selections will be selected.
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Menu: Edit
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Cut Ctrl+X Cut the selection and put it on the Clipboard
Copy Ctrl+C Copy the selection and put it on the Clipboard
F5 Copy selection to opposite pane
Copy to... Ctrl+F5 Copy the selection to last target
F6 Move selection to opposite pane (press CTRL to transfer to last target)
Move to... Ctrl+F6 Move the selection to last target
Paste Ctrl+V Insert Clipboard contents
Paste Link Create shortcuts to the items held in clipboard
Paste special>Hard link Ctrl+Alt+H Create hard links for the items held in the clipboard
(NTFS only)
Paste special>Folder structure Paste this folder with all subfolders, without any files
they contain.
Paste special>Structured scrap clips
Paste items (sourced from a scrap pane) recreating the
structure of the original subfolders.
Copy names Alt+C Copy the full names of the selected items to the
clipboard.
Alt+Shft+ C Copy the names of the selected items in 8.3 format
(also called "DOS names") to the clipboard.
Copy preview Copy the item’s preview image as bitmap.
Copy columns Ctrl+P Copy the selected items’ column text (as it appears in
the folder pane) to the clipboard.
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Menu: View
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Dual pane Ctrl+O Toggles between single& dual pane modes
Quick viewer Ctrl+Q Toggles the Quick Previewer pane On/Off.
Toolbar>Address Bar
Toggles the Address bar On/Off
Toolbar>Toolbar
Toggles the toolbar On/Off
Toolbar>All toolbars
Show or hide (toggle) the container of all toolbars
Toolbar>Status bar
Toggles the status bar On/Off
Pane style>Large icons
Displays items using large icons
Pane style>Small icons
Displays items using small icons
Pane style>List
Displays items in a list
Pane style>Details
Displays detailed information for each item
Pane style>Thumbnails
Displays thumbnails of each item
Select columns... Alt+K
Select which columns are to be displayed in the
folder pane; and decide the order of their appearance.
Arrange by>Name Ctrl+Alt+N Sort by name.
Arrange by>Size Ctrl+Alt+S Sort by size
Arrange by>Date Ctrl+Alt+D Sort by modified date.
Arrange by>Type Ctrl+Alt+T Sort by type (not by extension)
Arrange by>Other Sort by a non-standard column.
Arrange by>Unsorted Ctrl+Alt+U Do not sort; show the items in the order they are
read from the disk.
Arrange by>Ascending Ctrl+Alt+A
Toggles the sort order (ascending/descending) Autosize columns (to fit items)
Ctrl+Gray + Adjust column width to all items
Autosize columns
(to fit headers)
Ctrl+Shft+ Gray+ Adjust column width to all headers
Refresh Ctrl+R Refresh the contents of the active pane
Hold autorefresh Ctrl+Alt+R Temporarily suspend the active folder’s autorefresh
feature
Raw contents Browse a virtual folder exactly as it is (bypass
explorer)
Refresh Ctrl+R Refresh pane contents
Show Tree Ctrl+T Toggles the Tree Pane On/Off
Locate in tree Alt+T Locate the browsed folder in the folder hierarchy, in the tree pane.
Visual filter>Wildcard
Ctrl+H Hide the items that do not match the wildcard filter
criteria
Visual filter>Rule-based Alt+H
Show only those items whose properties match a
defined set of complex rules.
Visual filter...>Toggle filter Ctrl+J Toggle the wildcard filter On/Off.
Visual filter...>Hide folders Alt+J Hide all folders from the active pane (toggle)
Visual filter...>Selected only Ctrl+Alt+J Hide all items that are not selected.
Visual filter...>Same filter Ctrl+Alt+M Force the same visual filter(s) to the inactive pane.
(Note: This command applies only the Wildcard
and Rule-based filters to the inactive pane.
The Hide folders and Selected only filters
are not applied with this command.)
Show all Cancel all visual filter modes.
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Menu: Actions
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
New file F7 Create a new (empty) file (remember to enter an extension)
New Folder F8 Create a new folder
Set comment Alt + Z Enter (or edit) comments attached to an item.
Change attributes Shft+F12
Pops up a dialog box to change the item’s DOS
attribute(s) and created/modified dates
(Also see the File |Properties… menu option) (F12)
Sync-Touch Match modification dates of items from active pane to inactive pane.
Split file Split the selected file into smaller chunks.
Merge files Combine the selected items into a single file (in the order displayed in the pane)
Shred Total annihilation of the selected items. Once these
items are shredded, they cannot be recovered.
Save settings now Immediately saves all the current settings
Folder settings>Save
Save all settings for this folder; including pane style,
columns and sorting order
Folder settings>Clear
Clear all settings for this folder (revert to the default
settings)
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Menu: Tools
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Run command Start any Windows (GUI) program
DOS command F10
Run a command that requires the DOS interpreter
(dir, ren, etc)
Run History... Ctrl+F10 Select a command from the history list
Repeat command Alt+F10 Quick-repeat of the last command executed
Command script... Ctrl+B
Creates a script (batch file), applying a command
template on each selected item.
Find files... Ctrl+F Look for files and folders that match a filter
Free space Ctrl+Alt+Space
Check the free space in the disc(s) being browsed;
refresh views if necessary
Subfolder size Ctrl+D
Calculate total size occupied by folders and their
subfolders
Folder statistics Alt+D Display statistics for this folder and its subfolders
Options Set program options and this window
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Menu: Window
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Scrap container Launch a new scrap container
List... Ctrl+W
List all windows controlled by x2; and optionally
switch amongst them.
Clone Ctrl+N Open another explorer window like this one
Save layout Store the present window layout and its history settings
Organize Delete window layouts or assign shortcut keys
More layouts Choose a window from another saved layout
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Menu: Customize
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Toolbars>Add new Add an extra toolbar
Toolbars>Organize Rename or delete additional toolbars (will not affect the default toolbar)
Column sets>Add current
Add the current column set to the list
Column sets>Organize Rename, delete or reorder column sets; or assign shortcut keys
Column sets>More Pick a column set from a complete list
User commands>Add new
Add a command template to the user menu
User commands>Organize
Rename, delete or reorder user commands; or assign shortcut keys
User commands>More
Pick a user command from a complete list
Keyboard use... View the assigned and available keyboard shortcuts
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Menu: Help
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Quick start Shows the help file in your browser. Launches your browser if necessary.
Contents F1 Launches the User Manual (the x2 pdf file).
Tip of the day Launches the Tip of the day window. The window
has a built-in setting if you don’t want this window to
pop up every time you start x2.
Register program Upgrade and/or obtain a license to use the "Pro" version without restrictions
Check for updates
Launches web browser if required and loads the home
page of the x2 website. You have to manually find out
if there is an update available there.
Online support Get connected to the online customer support center
Last error A pop window describes the last error in the current
session of x2 and also provides interpretation.
About xplorer²...
Display program information, version number and copyright
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For Scrap Containers
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Scrap Container Menu: File
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Open Enter
Opens the selected file (If the selected item is a
folder, x2 opens it in a pop-up explorer window)
Browse Ctrl+Enter Load the item in the active folder pane.
View F3 View file contents as text
Edit F4 Edit file contents as text
Properties F12
Displays the shell properties of the selected items
(Also see Actions | Change attributes menu option)(SHFT+F12)
Rename F2 Rename the selected item in place
Change type Ctrl+F2
Edit the name of the selected item and also extension
if it is a file.
Mass rename F2 Change selected filenames in bulk, using name
templates.
Remove Del
Remove the selected items from this pane (the real
items are not affected)
Ctrl+Del Send selected items to the recycle bin)
Delete Shft+Ctrl+Del Delete selection permanently (bypass recycle bin)
Close Close this window (other copies of x2 will keep running)
Exit Alt+X Quit the application (all windows of x2 will be closed)
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Scrap Container Menu: Mark
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Select All Ctrl+A Select all the items
Unselect all Alt+A Unselect all (previously selected) items
All folders Ctrl+Alt+Q Mark all items that are assumed folders
Sticky selection Alt+S
Toggles sticky selection mode (the selection is
unaffected by clicks or pressing of keys)
Select group... Gray + Select items that match a filter
Unselect group... Gray - Unselect items that match a filter
Invert selection Gray * Toggles the selection status of each item (selected <->unselected)
Select range... Select a number of items below the active item
Synchronize panes F9
Select items that differ among the panes, using
Modified Date information.
Sync wizard... Ctrl+F9 Synchronize panes using tailor-made options.
Containing text... Ctrl+G
Select files that contain some specified string
Matching a rule... Alt+G Select items whose properties match a specified complex rule
Selection>Store Ctrl+F11 Remember the selected items for later use
Selection>Select F11 Select all items stored earlier in the selection
clipboard; in addition to the current selection.
Selection>Unselect Alt+F11 Unselect all items stored earlier in the selection clipboard
Selection>Combine Shft+F11 Items common between the existing and saved
selections will be selected.
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Scrap Container Menu: Edit
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Cut Ctrl+X Cut the selection and put it on the Clipboard
Copy Ctrl+C Copy the selection and put it on the Clipboard
F5 Copy the selection to another folder
Copy to... Ctrl+F5 Copy the selection to the last target
F6 Move selection to another folder
Move to... Ctrl+F6 Move the selection to the last target
Paste Ctrl+V Insert Clipboard contents
Sync-o-paste Enforce deep-synchronization results, copying
selected items to their respective target folders
Alt+C Copy the full names of the selected items to the
clipboard. Copy names
Alt+Shft+ C Copy the names of the selected items in 8.3 format
(also called "DOS names") to the clipboard.
Copy preview Copy the item’s preview image as bitmap.
Copy columns Ctrl+P Copy the selected items’ column text (as it appears in the folder pane) to the clipboard.
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Scrap Container Menu: view
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Dual pane Ctrl+O Toggles between single& dual pane modes
Quick viewer Ctrl+Q Toggles the Quick Reviewer pane On/Off.
Toolbar>Address Bar
Toggles the Address bar On/Off
Toolbar>Toolbar
Toggles the toolbar On/Off
Toolbar>All toolbars
Show or hide (toggle) the container of all toolbars
Toolbar>Status bar Toggles the status bar On/Off
Pane style>Large icons Displays items using large icons
Pane style>Small icons Displays items using small icons
Pane style>List Displays items in a list
Pane style>Details Displays detailed information for each item
Pane style>Thumbnails Displays thumbnails of each item
Select columns... Alt+K
Select which columns are to be displayed in the folder pane; and decide the order of their appearance.
Arrange by>Name Ctrl+Alt+N Sort by name.
Arrange by>Size Ctrl+Alt+S Sort by size
Arrange by>Date Ctrl+Alt+D Sort by modified date.
Arrange by>Type Ctrl+Alt+T Sort by type (not by extension)
Arrange by>Path Sort by path of the parent folder of the items.
Arrange by>Other Sort by a non-standard column.
Arrange by>Unsorted Ctrl+Alt+U Do not sort; show the items in the order they are read from the disk.
Arrange by>Ascending Ctrl+Alt+A
Toggles the sort order (ascending/descending)
Autosize columns (to fit items)
CTRL+Gray + Adjust column width to all items
Autosize columns (to fit headers)
Ctrl+Shft+ Gray+ Adjust column width to all headers
Refresh Ctrl+R Refresh pane contents
Hold autorefresh Ctrl+Alt+R Temporarily suspend the active folder’s autorefresh feature
Visual filter>Wildcard Ctrl+H Hide the items that do not match the wildcard filter criteria
Visual filter>Rule-based Alt+H
Show only those items whose properties match a defined set of complex rules.
Visual filter...>Toggle filter Ctrl+J Toggle the wildcard filter On/Off.
Visual filter...>Hide folders Alt+J Hide all folders from the active pane (toggle)
Visual filter...>Selected onlyCtrl+Alt+J Hide all items that are not selected.
Visual filter>Same filter Ctrl+Alt+M
Force the same visual filter(s) to the inactive pane.
(Note: This command applies only the Wildcard
and Rule-based filters to the inactive pane.
The Hide folders and Selected only filters
are not applied with this command.)
Show all Cancel all visual filter modes.
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Scrap Container Menu: Actions
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Flatten path Extract the contents of a folder and all its subfolders here (or, open a cida file)
Change attributes
Pops up a dialog box to change the item’s DOS
attribute(s) and created/modified dates
Set comment Alt + Z Enter (or edit) comments attached to an item.
Split file Split the selected file into smaller chunks.
Merge files
Combine the selected items into a single file (in the order displayed in the pane)
Shred Total annihilation of the selected items. Once these
items are shredded, they cannot be recovered.
Load contents Open a content file saved earlier
Write contents Ctrl+S
Save the contents of the current pane into a file (for later retrieval)
Import clipboard
Insert items in scrap pane from the Clipboard (only
paths accepted; there must be one path per line not a
comma-separated list.)
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Scrap Container Menu: Tools
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Run command Start any Windows (GUI) program
DOS command F10
Run a command that requires the DOS interpreter
(dir, ren, etc)
Run History... Ctrl+F10 Select a command from the history list
Repeat command Alt+F10 Quick-repeat of the last command executed
Command script... Ctrl+B
Creates a script (batch file), applying a command
template on each selected item
Subfolder size Ctrl+D
Calculate total size occupied by folders and their subfolders
Find target(s) Ctrl+L Find target item pointed to by this shortcut file (i.e., resolve this link)
Find files... Ctrl+F Look for files and folders that match a filter
Search status View the log of an ongoing or a past find files command.
Check duplicates Examine contained items for possible duplicates
(hides unique items and regroups the duplicates)
Reveal unique Reveal items hidden as a result of a duplicate check
Options Set options for the program and this window
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Scrap Container Menu: Window
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
New Scrap Container
Launch a new scrap container
List... Ctrl+W
List all windows controlled by x2; and optionally switch amongst them.
Mirror scrolling Ctrl+M Automatically scroll the inactive pane to reveal matching items.
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Scrap Container Menu: Customize
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Toolbars>Add new Add an extra toolbar
Toolbars>Organize Rename or delete additional toolbars (will not affect the default toolbar)
Column sets>Add current Add the current column set to the list
Column sets>Organize Rename, delete or reorder column sets; or assign shortcut keys
Column sets>More Pick a column set from a complete list
User commands>Add new Add a command template to the user menu
User commands>Organize Rename, delete or reorder user commands; or assign shortcut keys
User commands>More... Pick a user command from a complete list
Keyboard use View the assigned and available keyboard shortcuts
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Scrap Container Menu: Help
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Quick start Shows the help file in your browser. Launches your browser if necessary.
Contents... F1 Shows the help file (the x2 help pdf file).
Tip of the day... Launches the "Tip of the day" window. The window
has a built-in setting if you don’t want this window to pop up every time you start x2.
Register program Upgrade and/or obtain a license to use the "Pro" version without restrictions
Check for updates
Launches web browser if required and loads the home
page of the x2 website. You have to manually find out
if there is an update available there.
Online support Get connected to the online customer support center
Last error A pop window describes the last error in the current session of x2 and also provides interpretation.
About xplorer²... Display program information, version number and copyright
I've copied the text from the pdf and made it into a better/simpler text format. Might be useful to someone.
Menus, hotkeys and buttons
_______________________________________________________________________________
For main screen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
===============================================================================
Menu:File
===============================================================================
Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Browse Enter Browse folder or launch item
Clone+browse Ctrl+Enter Browse the focused item in a new window
Shft+Enter
Open a new scrap container. Add the contents of the selected folder recursively into the active scrap
pane.
Browse flat Ctrl+Shft+Enter Add the contents of the selected folder recursively into the active scrap pane. This command reuses the scrap pane that was opened last.
Send to scrap Ctrl+S
Place selection in the active pane of scrap
container that was selected last
View F3 View file contents as text
Edit F4 Edit file contents as text
Properties F12 Displays the shell properties of the selected items
Rename F2 Rename the selected item in place
Change type Ctrl+F2 Edit the name of the selected item and also
extension if it is a file.
Mass rename F2 Change selected filenames in bulk, using name templates.
Del Send selected items to the recycle bin.
Delete
Shft+Del Permanently delete the selected items (bypassing
the recycle bin)
Close Close this window (other copies of x2 will keep
running)
Exit Alt+X Quit the application (all windows of x2 will be
closed)
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Menu: Go To
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Up a level Bksp Browse one level up from the current folder (go to parent folder)
Back Alt+Left Return to the folder browsed before
Forward Alt+Right Advance to the next folder in the list
Find target Ctrl+L Find the target item pointed to by this shortcut file (resolve link)
Select drive... Alt+F1 Go to a local disk
Recent folder Alt+F2 Select amongst folders recently browsed in this pane.
Special folders>My documents Ctrl+K Go to My Document folder
Special folders>Recent items
Recent files and folders which you have opened using
any Windows application
Special folders>Recycle bin
Go to the recycle bin. Also accessible as a special
node in the tree.
Special folders>Desktop Ctrl+Bksp Go to desktop
Special folders>Root Shift+Bksp Root drive of current folder
Special folders>My computer Go to My Computer
Special folders>Network Go to the root of the connected PCs. Shows all PCs connected in your LAN (Local Area Network).
Special folders>Control panel Go to Windows Control Panel.
Special folders>Printers Go to all installed printers.
Special folders>Start menu Go to folder representing the Start button on your desktop.
Special folders>Startup Go to the folder that shows programs that start automatically at startup
Special folders>CD burning Files waiting to be written to CD (available only in Windows XP)
Special folders>Send to Targets appearing in the "send to" shell context menu
Quick bookmark Ctrl+F1 Go to the folder bookmarked earlier
Set quick-mark Ctrl+Shift+F1 Set a bookmark on the current folder.
Mirror browsing Ctrl+M If checked, the panes follow each other as you traverse the folder hierarchy
Mirror scrolling Automatically scroll the inactive pane to reveal matching items.
Same folder Ctrl+I Load the current folder in active pane in the inactive pane.
Alt+Ctrl+I Load the current folder in inactive pane in the active pane.
Swap panes Ctrl+U Mutually exchange the contents of the two panes.
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Menu: Bookmark
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Add current Add current folder to the bookmark list
Organize... Rename, delete or reorder bookmarks; assign shortcut keys to bookmarks
<List of userdefined bookmarks>
1. In the menu, each bookmark is displayed with the
user-given name.
2. The button is same for all bookmarks. Hover your
mouse over a button to see the bookmark name.
More... Select a bookmark from the complete list of bookmarks
IE Favorites Go to the folder holding Internet Explorer’s favorites
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Menu: Mark
===============================================================================
Menu Item | Shortcut | Button Remarks
Select All Ctrl+A Select all the items
Unselect all Alt+A Unselect all (previously selected) items
All folders Ctrl+Alt+Q Mark all items that are assumed folders
Sticky selection Alt+S
Toggles sticky selection mode (the selection is
unaffected by clicks or pressing of keys)
Select group... Gray +
Select items that match a filter. It matches the string
exactly: Remember to put * around the string;
otherwise it will return nothing!
Ctrl+Alt+Gray + Select items with same extension as focus
Unselect group... Gray - Unselect items that match a filter
Invert selection Gray * Toggles the selection status of each item (selected <->unselected)
Select range... Select a number of items below the active item
Synchronize panes F9
Select items that differ among the panes, using
Modified Date information.
Sync wizard... Ctrl+F9 Synchronize panes using tailor-made options.
Check build... Ctrl+F12
Check items according to file-transformation rules
(e.g. compilation)
Containing text... Ctrl+G Select files that contain some specified string
Matching a rule... Alt+G Select items whose properties match a specified complex rule
Selection>Store Ctrl+F11 Remember the selected items for later use
Selection>Select F11
Select all items stored earlier in the selection
clipboard; in addition to the current selection.
Selection>Unselect Alt+F11 Unselect all items stored earlier in the selection clipboard
Selection>Combine Shft+F11
Items common between the existing and saved
selections will be selected.
===============================================================================
Menu: Edit
===============================================================================
Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Cut Ctrl+X Cut the selection and put it on the Clipboard
Copy Ctrl+C Copy the selection and put it on the Clipboard
F5 Copy selection to opposite pane
Copy to... Ctrl+F5 Copy the selection to last target
F6 Move selection to opposite pane (press CTRL to transfer to last target)
Move to... Ctrl+F6 Move the selection to last target
Paste Ctrl+V Insert Clipboard contents
Paste Link Create shortcuts to the items held in clipboard
Paste special>Hard link Ctrl+Alt+H Create hard links for the items held in the clipboard
(NTFS only)
Paste special>Folder structure Paste this folder with all subfolders, without any files
they contain.
Paste special>Structured scrap clips
Paste items (sourced from a scrap pane) recreating the
structure of the original subfolders.
Copy names Alt+C Copy the full names of the selected items to the
clipboard.
Alt+Shft+ C Copy the names of the selected items in 8.3 format
(also called "DOS names") to the clipboard.
Copy preview Copy the item’s preview image as bitmap.
Copy columns Ctrl+P Copy the selected items’ column text (as it appears in
the folder pane) to the clipboard.
===============================================================================
Menu: View
===============================================================================
Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Dual pane Ctrl+O Toggles between single& dual pane modes
Quick viewer Ctrl+Q Toggles the Quick Previewer pane On/Off.
Toolbar>Address Bar
Toggles the Address bar On/Off
Toolbar>Toolbar
Toggles the toolbar On/Off
Toolbar>All toolbars
Show or hide (toggle) the container of all toolbars
Toolbar>Status bar
Toggles the status bar On/Off
Pane style>Large icons
Displays items using large icons
Pane style>Small icons
Displays items using small icons
Pane style>List
Displays items in a list
Pane style>Details
Displays detailed information for each item
Pane style>Thumbnails
Displays thumbnails of each item
Select columns... Alt+K
Select which columns are to be displayed in the
folder pane; and decide the order of their appearance.
Arrange by>Name Ctrl+Alt+N Sort by name.
Arrange by>Size Ctrl+Alt+S Sort by size
Arrange by>Date Ctrl+Alt+D Sort by modified date.
Arrange by>Type Ctrl+Alt+T Sort by type (not by extension)
Arrange by>Other Sort by a non-standard column.
Arrange by>Unsorted Ctrl+Alt+U Do not sort; show the items in the order they are
read from the disk.
Arrange by>Ascending Ctrl+Alt+A
Toggles the sort order (ascending/descending) Autosize columns (to fit items)
Ctrl+Gray + Adjust column width to all items
Autosize columns
(to fit headers)
Ctrl+Shft+ Gray+ Adjust column width to all headers
Refresh Ctrl+R Refresh the contents of the active pane
Hold autorefresh Ctrl+Alt+R Temporarily suspend the active folder’s autorefresh
feature
Raw contents Browse a virtual folder exactly as it is (bypass
explorer)
Refresh Ctrl+R Refresh pane contents
Show Tree Ctrl+T Toggles the Tree Pane On/Off
Locate in tree Alt+T Locate the browsed folder in the folder hierarchy, in the tree pane.
Visual filter>Wildcard
Ctrl+H Hide the items that do not match the wildcard filter
criteria
Visual filter>Rule-based Alt+H
Show only those items whose properties match a
defined set of complex rules.
Visual filter...>Toggle filter Ctrl+J Toggle the wildcard filter On/Off.
Visual filter...>Hide folders Alt+J Hide all folders from the active pane (toggle)
Visual filter...>Selected only Ctrl+Alt+J Hide all items that are not selected.
Visual filter...>Same filter Ctrl+Alt+M Force the same visual filter(s) to the inactive pane.
(Note: This command applies only the Wildcard
and Rule-based filters to the inactive pane.
The Hide folders and Selected only filters
are not applied with this command.)
Show all Cancel all visual filter modes.
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Menu: Actions
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
New file F7 Create a new (empty) file (remember to enter an extension)
New Folder F8 Create a new folder
Set comment Alt + Z Enter (or edit) comments attached to an item.
Change attributes Shft+F12
Pops up a dialog box to change the item’s DOS
attribute(s) and created/modified dates
(Also see the File |Properties… menu option) (F12)
Sync-Touch Match modification dates of items from active pane to inactive pane.
Split file Split the selected file into smaller chunks.
Merge files Combine the selected items into a single file (in the order displayed in the pane)
Shred Total annihilation of the selected items. Once these
items are shredded, they cannot be recovered.
Save settings now Immediately saves all the current settings
Folder settings>Save
Save all settings for this folder; including pane style,
columns and sorting order
Folder settings>Clear
Clear all settings for this folder (revert to the default
settings)
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Menu: Tools
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Run command Start any Windows (GUI) program
DOS command F10
Run a command that requires the DOS interpreter
(dir, ren, etc)
Run History... Ctrl+F10 Select a command from the history list
Repeat command Alt+F10 Quick-repeat of the last command executed
Command script... Ctrl+B
Creates a script (batch file), applying a command
template on each selected item.
Find files... Ctrl+F Look for files and folders that match a filter
Free space Ctrl+Alt+Space
Check the free space in the disc(s) being browsed;
refresh views if necessary
Subfolder size Ctrl+D
Calculate total size occupied by folders and their
subfolders
Folder statistics Alt+D Display statistics for this folder and its subfolders
Options Set program options and this window
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Menu: Window
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Scrap container Launch a new scrap container
List... Ctrl+W
List all windows controlled by x2; and optionally
switch amongst them.
Clone Ctrl+N Open another explorer window like this one
Save layout Store the present window layout and its history settings
Organize Delete window layouts or assign shortcut keys
More layouts Choose a window from another saved layout
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Menu: Customize
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Toolbars>Add new Add an extra toolbar
Toolbars>Organize Rename or delete additional toolbars (will not affect the default toolbar)
Column sets>Add current
Add the current column set to the list
Column sets>Organize Rename, delete or reorder column sets; or assign shortcut keys
Column sets>More Pick a column set from a complete list
User commands>Add new
Add a command template to the user menu
User commands>Organize
Rename, delete or reorder user commands; or assign shortcut keys
User commands>More
Pick a user command from a complete list
Keyboard use... View the assigned and available keyboard shortcuts
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Menu: Help
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Quick start Shows the help file in your browser. Launches your browser if necessary.
Contents F1 Launches the User Manual (the x2 pdf file).
Tip of the day Launches the Tip of the day window. The window
has a built-in setting if you don’t want this window to
pop up every time you start x2.
Register program Upgrade and/or obtain a license to use the "Pro" version without restrictions
Check for updates
Launches web browser if required and loads the home
page of the x2 website. You have to manually find out
if there is an update available there.
Online support Get connected to the online customer support center
Last error A pop window describes the last error in the current
session of x2 and also provides interpretation.
About xplorer²...
Display program information, version number and copyright
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Scrap Container Menu: File
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Open Enter
Opens the selected file (If the selected item is a
folder, x2 opens it in a pop-up explorer window)
Browse Ctrl+Enter Load the item in the active folder pane.
View F3 View file contents as text
Edit F4 Edit file contents as text
Properties F12
Displays the shell properties of the selected items
(Also see Actions | Change attributes menu option)(SHFT+F12)
Rename F2 Rename the selected item in place
Change type Ctrl+F2
Edit the name of the selected item and also extension
if it is a file.
Mass rename F2 Change selected filenames in bulk, using name
templates.
Remove Del
Remove the selected items from this pane (the real
items are not affected)
Ctrl+Del Send selected items to the recycle bin)
Delete Shft+Ctrl+Del Delete selection permanently (bypass recycle bin)
Close Close this window (other copies of x2 will keep running)
Exit Alt+X Quit the application (all windows of x2 will be closed)
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Scrap Container Menu: Mark
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Select All Ctrl+A Select all the items
Unselect all Alt+A Unselect all (previously selected) items
All folders Ctrl+Alt+Q Mark all items that are assumed folders
Sticky selection Alt+S
Toggles sticky selection mode (the selection is
unaffected by clicks or pressing of keys)
Select group... Gray + Select items that match a filter
Unselect group... Gray - Unselect items that match a filter
Invert selection Gray * Toggles the selection status of each item (selected <->unselected)
Select range... Select a number of items below the active item
Synchronize panes F9
Select items that differ among the panes, using
Modified Date information.
Sync wizard... Ctrl+F9 Synchronize panes using tailor-made options.
Containing text... Ctrl+G
Select files that contain some specified string
Matching a rule... Alt+G Select items whose properties match a specified complex rule
Selection>Store Ctrl+F11 Remember the selected items for later use
Selection>Select F11 Select all items stored earlier in the selection
clipboard; in addition to the current selection.
Selection>Unselect Alt+F11 Unselect all items stored earlier in the selection clipboard
Selection>Combine Shft+F11 Items common between the existing and saved
selections will be selected.
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Scrap Container Menu: Edit
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Cut Ctrl+X Cut the selection and put it on the Clipboard
Copy Ctrl+C Copy the selection and put it on the Clipboard
F5 Copy the selection to another folder
Copy to... Ctrl+F5 Copy the selection to the last target
F6 Move selection to another folder
Move to... Ctrl+F6 Move the selection to the last target
Paste Ctrl+V Insert Clipboard contents
Sync-o-paste Enforce deep-synchronization results, copying
selected items to their respective target folders
Alt+C Copy the full names of the selected items to the
clipboard. Copy names
Alt+Shft+ C Copy the names of the selected items in 8.3 format
(also called "DOS names") to the clipboard.
Copy preview Copy the item’s preview image as bitmap.
Copy columns Ctrl+P Copy the selected items’ column text (as it appears in the folder pane) to the clipboard.
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Scrap Container Menu: view
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Dual pane Ctrl+O Toggles between single& dual pane modes
Quick viewer Ctrl+Q Toggles the Quick Reviewer pane On/Off.
Toolbar>Address Bar
Toggles the Address bar On/Off
Toolbar>Toolbar
Toggles the toolbar On/Off
Toolbar>All toolbars
Show or hide (toggle) the container of all toolbars
Toolbar>Status bar Toggles the status bar On/Off
Pane style>Large icons Displays items using large icons
Pane style>Small icons Displays items using small icons
Pane style>List Displays items in a list
Pane style>Details Displays detailed information for each item
Pane style>Thumbnails Displays thumbnails of each item
Select columns... Alt+K
Select which columns are to be displayed in the folder pane; and decide the order of their appearance.
Arrange by>Name Ctrl+Alt+N Sort by name.
Arrange by>Size Ctrl+Alt+S Sort by size
Arrange by>Date Ctrl+Alt+D Sort by modified date.
Arrange by>Type Ctrl+Alt+T Sort by type (not by extension)
Arrange by>Path Sort by path of the parent folder of the items.
Arrange by>Other Sort by a non-standard column.
Arrange by>Unsorted Ctrl+Alt+U Do not sort; show the items in the order they are read from the disk.
Arrange by>Ascending Ctrl+Alt+A
Toggles the sort order (ascending/descending)
Autosize columns (to fit items)
CTRL+Gray + Adjust column width to all items
Autosize columns (to fit headers)
Ctrl+Shft+ Gray+ Adjust column width to all headers
Refresh Ctrl+R Refresh pane contents
Hold autorefresh Ctrl+Alt+R Temporarily suspend the active folder’s autorefresh feature
Visual filter>Wildcard Ctrl+H Hide the items that do not match the wildcard filter criteria
Visual filter>Rule-based Alt+H
Show only those items whose properties match a defined set of complex rules.
Visual filter...>Toggle filter Ctrl+J Toggle the wildcard filter On/Off.
Visual filter...>Hide folders Alt+J Hide all folders from the active pane (toggle)
Visual filter...>Selected onlyCtrl+Alt+J Hide all items that are not selected.
Visual filter>Same filter Ctrl+Alt+M
Force the same visual filter(s) to the inactive pane.
(Note: This command applies only the Wildcard
and Rule-based filters to the inactive pane.
The Hide folders and Selected only filters
are not applied with this command.)
Show all Cancel all visual filter modes.
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Scrap Container Menu: Actions
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Flatten path Extract the contents of a folder and all its subfolders here (or, open a cida file)
Change attributes
Pops up a dialog box to change the item’s DOS
attribute(s) and created/modified dates
Set comment Alt + Z Enter (or edit) comments attached to an item.
Split file Split the selected file into smaller chunks.
Merge files
Combine the selected items into a single file (in the order displayed in the pane)
Shred Total annihilation of the selected items. Once these
items are shredded, they cannot be recovered.
Load contents Open a content file saved earlier
Write contents Ctrl+S
Save the contents of the current pane into a file (for later retrieval)
Import clipboard
Insert items in scrap pane from the Clipboard (only
paths accepted; there must be one path per line not a
comma-separated list.)
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Scrap Container Menu: Tools
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Run command Start any Windows (GUI) program
DOS command F10
Run a command that requires the DOS interpreter
(dir, ren, etc)
Run History... Ctrl+F10 Select a command from the history list
Repeat command Alt+F10 Quick-repeat of the last command executed
Command script... Ctrl+B
Creates a script (batch file), applying a command
template on each selected item
Subfolder size Ctrl+D
Calculate total size occupied by folders and their subfolders
Find target(s) Ctrl+L Find target item pointed to by this shortcut file (i.e., resolve this link)
Find files... Ctrl+F Look for files and folders that match a filter
Search status View the log of an ongoing or a past find files command.
Check duplicates Examine contained items for possible duplicates
(hides unique items and regroups the duplicates)
Reveal unique Reveal items hidden as a result of a duplicate check
Options Set options for the program and this window
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Scrap Container Menu: Window
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
New Scrap Container
Launch a new scrap container
List... Ctrl+W
List all windows controlled by x2; and optionally switch amongst them.
Mirror scrolling Ctrl+M Automatically scroll the inactive pane to reveal matching items.
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Scrap Container Menu: Customize
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Toolbars>Add new Add an extra toolbar
Toolbars>Organize Rename or delete additional toolbars (will not affect the default toolbar)
Column sets>Add current Add the current column set to the list
Column sets>Organize Rename, delete or reorder column sets; or assign shortcut keys
Column sets>More Pick a column set from a complete list
User commands>Add new Add a command template to the user menu
User commands>Organize Rename, delete or reorder user commands; or assign shortcut keys
User commands>More... Pick a user command from a complete list
Keyboard use View the assigned and available keyboard shortcuts
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Scrap Container Menu: Help
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Menu Item | Shortcut | Remarks
Quick start Shows the help file in your browser. Launches your browser if necessary.
Contents... F1 Shows the help file (the x2 help pdf file).
Tip of the day... Launches the "Tip of the day" window. The window
has a built-in setting if you don’t want this window to pop up every time you start x2.
Register program Upgrade and/or obtain a license to use the "Pro" version without restrictions
Check for updates
Launches web browser if required and loads the home
page of the x2 website. You have to manually find out
if there is an update available there.
Online support Get connected to the online customer support center
Last error A pop window describes the last error in the current session of x2 and also provides interpretation.
About xplorer²... Display program information, version number and copyright
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BRX
- Silver Member
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- Joined: 2002 Feb 08, 12:12
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which I've configured for my quick-and-dirty PDF Viewer. Standalone (no install), small footprint, displays most PDFs correctly. No extensive extra functions but excactly what I need to quickly view PDFs. Nice free program.
BRX