Automatic Extension Detection

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username1114
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Joined: 11.08.2012, 08:08

Automatic Extension Detection

#1 Post by username1114 » 16.08.2012, 06:18

please allow the quick filter to automatically detect the extensions
in a list and show the number of files with those extensions...
it will also display option to show folders only or files only...

for example, if you press the down arrow in the quick filter bar..it will
display something like this

show folders only (10)
show files only (12)
.exe (10)
.iso (2)

then..if you press show folders only..only the folders will be displayed, if you press
.exe..only the files with .exe extension will be displayed...the numbers on the right
of each option refers to the number of items with such type...

hope to see this in next the release......FC really is great!

inglorious
Posts: 277
Joined: 01.09.2011, 00:10

Re: Automatic Extension Detection

#2 Post by inglorious » 17.08.2012, 16:32

and what happens if a folder contains let's say +50 different files types? which one would you display then?
Win7x64

Scott_Y
Posts: 504
Joined: 02.10.2009, 04:46
Location: Colorado, USA

Re: Automatic Extension Detection

#3 Post by Scott_Y » 18.08.2012, 02:26

What would be the advantage of having the extensions preloaded in a list? Or what problem would it solve?

It seems to me that it would be faster to just type the extension you want in the Quick Filter box than to scan a list and then click it -- the progressive filtering means you often need to type only a period followed by a letter or two. And if you have entered the extension previously, it will be in the dropdown history list anyway.
Last edited by Scott_Y on 20.08.2012, 17:07, edited 1 time in total.

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