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FrizzleFry
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strange selection behavior

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I have recently noticed what seems to be a new selection behavior:

go into a folder
select some files and/or folders and cut
return to the parent folder and paste
the pasted items are selected as expected but the folder that we went into is also selected

this folder is selected when I return to the parent folder
then the selection seems to be cleared when I paste
but after the paste is completed the folder is selected again

is x2 purposely preserving the current selection after a paste? Is this new?
I would prefer that a paste clear the current selection and only the pasted items remain selected
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Re: strange selection behavior

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what is probably happening here is xplorer2 senses a refresh event for the folder (it changes when you move things out of it) and considers it a new addition like the rest of the new items. It is not a new behavior
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Re: strange selection behavior

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x2 does select the folder that I took files from even if I select another folder before pasting and if I copy and paste files the source folder does not get reselected.

It seems strange to me that I would not have noticed this behavior before because I find it pretty annoying to have to unselect that folder.
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Re: strange selection behavior

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in advanced settings editor search for nMarkNewFileMS and set it to 0, and see how it goes
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Re: strange selection behavior

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That does change the behavior but not the way I want.

With nMarkNewFileMS set to 0 (zero) any files or folders that were selected before pasting remain selected. The pasted files are not selected.

When setting nMarkNewFileMS to 200 and 1000 the selection is cleared when pasting but nothing is selected after.

At 2000 it does the same as originally set (4000)

Let me know if you think of something else.
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Re: strange selection behavior

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FrizzleFry wrote: 2023 Apr 17, 20:05 x2 does select the folder that I took files from even if I select another folder before pasting and if I copy and paste files the source folder does not get reselected.
This behavior is really a big problem, for me. I don't understand his interest.
If it exists, it should at least be able to have a "normal" behavior, i.e. if a folder is selected in the tree, what we see in the panel is what is in this folder.
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