Subfolder size (CTRL-D)

tutils · Post by **tutils** » 2005 Jan 26, 08:34

Two issues about this feature:

1. If I stand on a directory and press CTRL-D, it calculates the size of all the directories visible in the panel, regardless of the selected ones. This is an annoyance, because some directories may contain a lot of files and subdirectories, and this operation might be lengthy.

2. While the Subfolder size feature is calculating, I noticed that I can press ESC to abort. This is great. However, if I close the window while it is calculating, the thread that is calculating in the background does not stop, and keeps running in the background! The only way to stop it is to either wait for it to finish, or to end the task from the Task Manager.

Post by **nikos** » 2005 Jan 26, 09:01

you can't restrict folder size calculation to your selection but you can work around it as such:

* ctrl+alt+J to restrict visibility to selected items (View | visual filter)
* ctrl+D to calculate subfolder size
* View | show all

coming to the 2nd problem, x2 has a single "helper" background thread. Once it is busy, all the auxiliary information (e.g. slow columns) is temporarily suspended. But this doesn't stop you using the program and managing folders.

If you want to resume full functionality without waiting for the helper to finish, just clone a fresh window (File or Window menu)

narayan · Post by **narayan** » 2005 Jan 27, 05:02

@issue-1:
Nikos- If the visibility is turned off for some large folders, will x2 stop processing them for size?

Tutlis, there is another way- Select the files and folders and press CTRL+S. This will transfer them into a scrap pane. Now press CTRL+D to see the sizes. The rest of the folders are not involved.

Post by **nikos** » 2005 Jan 27, 08:40

If the visibility is turned off for some large folders, will x2 stop processing them for size

most likely not, since the request has been sent out already
the only way to cancel pending items from background processing is to get out of the folder

narayan · Post by **narayan** » 2005 Jan 27, 08:58

most likely not, since the request has been sent out already

I didn't mean that I'll issue CTRL+D and then ALT+J. I wanted to know if the CTRL+D command skips the folders that are hidden beforehand.

If not, then it is better to take some items to a scrap pane first and then check their sizes, as I suggested.

tutils · Post by **tutils** » 2005 Jan 28, 13:54

Isn't there a way to stop the thread when the main window is closed? I'm pretty sure it's possible programmatically.

Post by **nikos** » 2005 Jan 28, 14:00

if you close the window everything goes back to lapland

i though you were looking for a "soft" way to stop it

tutils · Post by **tutils** » 2005 Jan 28, 14:10

nikos wrote:if you close the window everything goes back to lapland
i though you were looking for a "soft" way to stop it

That's exactly what I was saying in my first post (issue #2)... The thread keeps running even though the main window is closed.

Post by **nikos** » 2005 Jan 28, 14:21

it must be in the middle of the request then
only when the current action is finished will the thread abort, cancelling all other pending requests