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TwinExplorer
It is intended for replacement of standard Explorer Windows for viewing and
manipulation with objects of file system.
There are trees at the left and at the right that display structure
of disks and catalogues of file system. The active tree (or current)
has white color of the background, and the passive has a gray one. At a click by mouse on
the tree, it becomes current and is painted in the appropriate color. On the tags of the
central panel the objects of the active tree are displayed every has each own.
The tab View displays the contents of the current directory of the current tree as the list.
If the panel of the tree is in focus - the current directory will be allocated, otherwise the thin red frame
will be outlined around of it. Files and directories can be moved between trees, nodes of trees and the tab,
after the object will be reset on the target object, the window of synchronization will open and you will see
the list of relocatable objects and once again can modify it and start on execution.
From above there is a panel of navigation and the window of way - where the current way is
displayed. To transfer it to the exchange buffer of Windows once only you need to click on
the window with the mouse - and you should not mark, press at first one, then the other button of the mouse,
as you usually do.
The panel of navigation
- Remembers your moving along the catalog tree and allows to move forward, backward and to
the beginning of your current way or to clear the list of steps by the button
.
The panel of navigation is duplicated from above and from below so that you could
avoid superfluous movements by the mouse, crossing the whole window if you work with
files at the top or bottom edge of the list.
The button
-allows to freshen the list, to read objects from the disk again.
The button
-allows to include filling of click-list, all your clicks on units of the tree or
items of the list will be listed so that to make certain collective actions with these
objects, for example, to delete everything at once. It is convenient, if objects are in
different places and they cannot be marked simultaneously, therefore it is necessary to mark
each object separately to start process of deleting or moving, to pass to the following
object etc. Now you can collect them all in one place, to be convinced, that nothing have
been overlooked and to start one process of processing.
The button
- allows to open the toolbar for adjustment of the list appearance :
The Button
- allows to show or hide a grid of the list.
The button
-allows to change a mode of the list display - to hide or show details - date, time, the size of file.
The button
- allows to switch over a mode of reaction of the list to the left button pressing of the mouse - to
open folders by single cliques or by double. It is required for allocation of several folders and their
location into the ClickList. Opening of folders by single click allows to move under catalogues but if
you need to allocate some folders at once, not opening them you should take an advantage of this button.
The button
- allows to switch over the list of files into the mode of icons display, registered in
operational system, it slows down the work, but sometimes it is necessary.
The button
-allows to switch color allocation of lines of the list depending on extension of the file -
colors are adjusted in window Customize.
The tab ClickList displays the list of the chosen files or directories
From above there is the list of objects which you have clicked in the trees or on the previous tab,
their number is shown on label of tab.
Columns of the list have the following icons:
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Specifies sorting on descending.
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Specifies sorting on ascending.
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Specifies absence of sorting.
Columns of the list of objects:
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Name displays full names of objects.
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Size displays the size of object as well as an icon
- if the object exists.
Or an icon
- if the object is not found on the disk.
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Date displays date by default for directories, it is the date of creation,
and for files - the date of last change but if to change the appropriate filter,
it is possible to see dates of creation and the last access to files - it will not affect directories.
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Time displays time by analogy with the previous column.
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Num is a serial number in the filtered list by default the filtered
list coincides with the general list of top.
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Action displays an action which will be applied to object after pressing
the button
.
If action assumes not only the name, but also the name of the target
directory or the file, then after the selection in the appropriate dialogue window -
the name is replaced with line of the target directory or the file. If such selection is
not made, this task will be ignored at the start on execution.
Action by default it is simply a display in the list. If you click by name of the object with the
left button of the mouse the cyclic search of possible actions will begin with display of appropriate icons.
If you click with the right button - at once it will be possible to choose action for the allocated
object in the contextual menu - without consecutive searching.
The ClickList toolbar has the following buttons:
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Starts the process of deleting or moving of objects of the list.
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Allows to delete all objects from the list.
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Allows to delete the allocated objects.
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Allows to update the information on availability of files on the disk - that is shown
by an icon
, if the file exists or by an icon
, if not.
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Allows to write selected objects into ClickList.
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Allows to assign the action Move To Recycle to all objects allocated
in the list - moving to Recycle bin of Windows.
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Allows to assign the action Delete to all objects allocated in the list -
deleting from the disk without possibility to restore.
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Allows to assign the action Copy to all objects allocated in the list -
copying to the selected directory.
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Allows to assign the action Move to all objects allocated in the list -
moving to the selected directory.
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Allows to assign the action Rename to all objects allocated in the list -
renaming if there are several objects, they will get the same names but
with indexes, starting with one.
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Allows to assign the action Empty To Recycle to all objects allocated
in the list - moving the content of the directory to the recycle bin of Windows.
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Allows to assign the action Empty to all objects allocated in the list -
Empty of the whole content of the directory without possibility to restore.
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Allows to assign the action Move Content to all objects allocated in the list -
moving of the whole content of the directory to the selected directory.
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Allows to assign the action Compare to all objects allocated in the list - comparison.
You can use Drag and Drop - just dropping a objects to the buttons of actions.
After performance of actions with the file system objects, without any errors,
the objects disappear, but do not disappear absolutely - they can be seen, if to choose the
appropriate filter on the panel of the filtration. To make the filtration panel seen, just press the button
.
The Not Executed filter is established by default, and consequently all executed tasks
disappear. Exception is made only if at performance there was an error, then in front a sign is added to the file icon
or the directory and the system message about the error character is added in column Action.
Contents of this column may be latent by the right edge of the window, but it is shown on the emerging help (Hint) -
if to detain the mouse cursor above it, and also it is displayed in the first section of the status line when you
will guide the mouse cursor upon the object in the first column.
For fast viewing the latent objects of the list there are the stipulated buttons including
predetermined filters below on the main toolbar:
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- The filter by default.
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- The processed objects.
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- The raw objects.
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- All objects.
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- Existing objects.
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- Non-existing objects
The tab Commands displays the list of short commands which you may assign
to any frequently carried out actions, for example transitions in the working
directories or starting of frequently used programs.
Commands may consist of any number of alphanumeric symbols, all symbols are automatically
transmitted to the top register.
For example "aa" - space or "zz" -space may mean transition into the directory
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Samples". Such format is chosen so that there
were no conflicts with existing combinations of fast keys and for speed, to press two or
three times one key, and then space key is faster than to move a finger between the keys,
to spread the palm wide by keeping one to reach another and the third one.
When TwinExplorer is an active window, total input from the keyboard is
filtered and displayed in the window Command String on the main toolbar. Alphabetically - digital
symbols are displayed only.
The window of the command line is cleared by pressing of key Enter.
Pressing the Space key one starts the search and execution of the command.
Conformity of the command name in column Name with contents of the Command String,
if concurrence is found the command is carried out.
The field of editing Name displays the command name - new or allocated in the list.
The dropdown list Action gives a choice of actions which the command may make.
The editing field Path or Command String gives a way or a command line.
Each tree of directories - left and right - has the list of commands which is stored
automatically in process of creation and change. The list of an active tree is displayed.
The tab Systems displays the list of the deleted systems which can be started
by pressing the button
- then dialogue of adjustment of network connection will open.
Or to delete by pressing the button .
If network connection is adjusted correctly after
you will specify the check box next to the name of the system, from the appropriate side the
additional tag will appear with the objects tree with which one can work as well as with local
system. (This tab is on the stage of completion)
The Toolbar:
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- For addition, or change after pressing this button a new event will be
added in the list, if you preliminary have not allocated one of already existing,
otherwise the properties of the allocated event will change.
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- For deleting of the marked event.
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- For testing action.
The main toolbar:
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The input window of Command String intercepts and displays all pressings
of alphanumeric keys in the period when TwinExplorer is an active window.
The panel of navigation
allows to move under the list of the filtered objects
(by default the list of the filtered objects coincides with the full list).
Serial numbers are specified in the column Num.
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Allows to invert selection.
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Allows to make visible the list of objects, to move along it with the help
of scrolling strip, but in case of a plenty of objects it may take a lot of
time and operative memory. So, the way accepted by default is more universal.
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Shows or hides the window Filter .
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Establishes filters by default.
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Closes the window TwinExplorer.
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Allows to load from the file a history of operations with the files, displayed on the tab ClickList .
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Allows to save in the file a history of operations. By default this history is saved
in the catalogue of the program according to adjustments of the window Customize.
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