xplorer2 build 3501 released

[nikos]

a small bugfix for xplorer2, use HELP > CHECK FOR UPDATES menu command to get yours

this also includes a new editor2 version 2940 that supports macro commands. Some of you use autohotkey or similar to do more advanced things with programs, but the macro language (that will eventually go in xplorer2) is much simpler and I would appreciate any kind of feedback you have. Is it simpler, and what kind of improvements would you like to see? For example finding which command to execute is dead easy, give the menu name instead of finding the command number.

start the new editor and press F9 key (autotext menu)
for more information on macros see http://zabkat.com/deskrule/help.htm#macros

[nikos]

the sound of silence

anyway here's another idea that just occured to me. A customer wanted to sort the contents of the recently accessed documents folder by their original type (DOC, XLS etc) but all items in this folder are shortcuts .LNK, so sorting by type doesn't give the desired results.

You can work around this problem putting all items in a scrap window and do a fuzzy group on NAME [S] property (not full name) and this regular expression:

Code: Select all

\..*

You will see that files are grouped by their original extension
So this weird newly added fuzzy group command using regular expressions is quite nifty!

[ScottWall]

I took a quick poke at this and noticed that the following keyboard shortcuts don't work in Editor2:
- alt-E (edit menu)
- alt-T (auto-text menu)
Workaround is to use Alt-S to pull up the search menu and then left or right arrow to select the menu of choice. Opening the macro editor is under the Auto-Text menu, making this bug relevant to this thread.

Macros are an interesting concept which I will eventually explore.

[nikos]

you found a little bug, because these alt shortcuts are eaten by command accelerators. The workaround is to press F10 then E or T (or with alt+s as you say)

[ScottWall]

I did not know about the F10 shortcut. It seems to work on most applications.
Thank you! You have made my day.