'Faux' Total Commander Lister plugin to view file comments stored in descript.ion files.
(mimicking QuickView by overlaying edit control on the target panel)
It can be used in combination with QuickView: when QuickView is activated, the bottom half the panel is reserved for QVD.
This can can be disabled (setting QuickViewOff)
Setup a button,
start menu or usercmd entry (allows you to assign a shortcut)
in TC to start the script while TC is running.
Alternatively setup a #IfWinActive AutoHotkey hotkey to start QVD.
If the TC source directory does not contain a descript.ion file, QVD will display a warning and exit.
QVD exits when:
- TAB or Esc are pressed
- Switching directories
- Tray menu: Right click, Exit
Starting QVD for the first time will create a settings file (qvd.ini) in the Scripts directory.
Edit manually (in notepad.exe or preferred text editor) to change settings.
Keys:
; Only set if it is not the TC ^q (ctrl+q)
; ^ = ctrl, + = shift, ! = alt, # = winkey.
QuickViewHotkey=
; QuickViewOff: to disable QuickView + half size set to 1
QuickViewOff=
; name of font e.g. Segui, Arial, MS sans serif
Font=
; size in points e.g. 12
FontSize=
; color values in HTML RGB format or one of the available keywords:
; Aqua, Black, Blue, Fuchsia, Gray, Green, Lime, Maroon
; Navy, Olive, Purple, Red, Silver, Teal, White, Yellow
; (default black and white)
ForegroundColor=
BackgroundColor=Does not take into account:
- Custom panel widths in combination with QuickView - overlay will have incorrect dimensions in such cases
- Moving TC window once QVD is activated (GUI remains at start position)
- Update file comments if edited while QVD is active (restart required)
- TC's QuickView being active BEFORE starting QVD - it won't be able to set the view to half the height of the panel.
- Multiline file comment: https://github.com/hi5/_resources/blob/master/qvdmultilline.png
- Multiline file comment with QuickView: https://github.com/hi5/_resources/blob/master/qvdmultilline_qv.png
A standalone descript.ion files viewer using two panels (file list (left), file comment (right)).
To view a descript.ion file, start script and:
- Drag & Drop a folder on the GUI
- Drag & Drop a file on the GUI - it doesn't have to be a descript.ion file as it will look for a descript.ion file in the folder of the dropped file.
- or start with a folder as argument:
description_viewer.ahk c:\path\to\folder\
If a descript.ion file can not be found or read, QVD will display a warning message.
It will show all files listed in the descript.ion file. Use "File(s) Exist" checkbox to check which file(s) actually exist.
An asterisk * infront of the file name indicates it is not present.
Use the mouse or Up and Down keys to browse the file list (left). Esc to close.
- descript.ion Viewer (standalone): https://github.com/hi5/_resources/blob/master/description_viewer.png
- Class_CtlColors.ahk by just me
- ListboxActions.ahk by Crash&Burn
MIT License - Copyright (c) https://github.com/hi5