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When searching for files, it doesn't seem possible to open multiple files at once from the search results window.

Steps to reproduce:

Create a folder with multiple .txt files
Do a search on the folder for *.txt files
Select all files from the search results
Press 'F4' key to open the files ...

It works for me right all the time. Simply set the option "Quick search field auto close time" to 1
That doesn't really solve the problem though. I don't always type exactly what I want in 1 second. There are many times where I type part of a file name and will continue to refine it until I get to ...

alf5000 wrote: is it a bug? I'm not sure.

It is a bug, because this functionality did work before I upgraded to 730 (not sure exactly which build broke it, but I see it still working in build 675 that I have on another PC).

Explanation that is far better than the confusing title:
When I start typing a file's name to select it (if I have a bunch of files and I type "foo" to select "foo.txt") I try to edit the file by pressing F4 key (also tried F3) but nothing happens. If I click on the file and press F4 it opens in the ...

When trying to show the windows context menu for a favourite folder (right-click favourite folder -> Context menu...), FreeCommander shows an error box that says "The directory name is invalid". This is in build 724 32-bit.

EDIT: after restarting FC, I cannot reproduce the issue.

I think this bug is being misunderstood by some. Here is the actual problem:
1. Create folder foo
2. Under folder foo, create file bar.txt
3. Navigate into folder foo
4. Right-click in empty space of folder

Expected result:
Standard windows context menu for folder foo is shown

Actual result ...

Brilliant, just donated. Can't wait to try the beta.

I've just switched over from CubicExplorer, and I must say that I'm very pleased to have made the change. There is one feature of CE that I would like to see added to FC, however. In CE there was an option to use the system pop-up when right-clicking objects in the bookmarks pane. I liked this ...