Clickable tree same as in windows explorer

yaronnir · Post by **yaronnir** » 2005 Mar 02, 08:11

I notice that when i click the tree in explorer2, it doesn't expand the subitems automatically (same as in windows explorer) this is realyl annoying especially when one would want to browse items easily via that tree....

feature?

Post by **nikos** » 2005 Mar 02, 08:16

when you click on a tree folder, it is assumed that you want to browse that folder; its subfolders will be seen in the content pane

if you want to expand the branch click on the + or use alt+right to expand all branches

yaronnir · Post by **yaronnir** » 2005 Mar 02, 08:19

ok

thank you both 8)

yaronnir · Post by **yaronnir** » 2005 Mar 02, 14:31

an other issue:

when i use windows explorer, if i use the context menu
to create a zip archive of selected files, the focus after the operation complete is on the new created archive zip file.

in xplorer2, the focus remains on the last file i have selected???

also the same issue is for overwriting cut/copy/paste, the focus (selection)
will not be on the new pasted item???

Post by **nikos** » 2005 Mar 02, 15:01

that's how 2xexplorer used to do it but x2 doesn't
it can't tell whether some new file is a result of local program actions or due to something else, so ...

narayan · Post by **narayan** » 2005 Mar 03, 04:44

In any case this is not a major issue:

Why would a user want to focus on the resultant zip? To move it? But then he should have created the zip in the destination folder directly, with the correct conext menu option.

On the other hand, he may delete the original files after zipping them; although this is not so likely either. It is most likely that the source files remain as they are.

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This happens with merging also: after merging split parts, the focus remains on the split parts. You can use this fact to your advantage: simply delete the split files as they are no more useful.

yaronnir · Post by **yaronnir** » 2005 Mar 03, 07:50

Why would a user want to focus on the resultant zip? To move it? But then he should have created the zip in the destination folder directly, with the correct conext menu option.

The explorer2, suppose to be extensive explorer right? meaning it should mimic the basic actions of explorer plus more....

focus on resultant zip, is basic explorer action, therefore is expected in exploere2. why should I have a focus on the resultant zip, well I often use 'Sent To-->Mail recipient' and it is more convenient for me to stay focus on the resultant zip.

This happens with merging also: after merging split parts, the focus remains on the split parts. You can use this fact to your advantage: simply delete the split files as they are no more useful.

agree! can't we enjoy both worlds

heheheh

narayan · Post by **narayan** » 2005 Mar 03, 08:14

meaning it should mimic the basic actions of explorer plus more....

No quite often it does a smarter thing. (And then some other explorer replacements follow!)

Take the history chain for example: x2's history chain behaves quite differently-- it has three major advantages compared to explorer. Refer to User Manual for details...