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FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 12.11.2017, 07:05
by sjbildermann
Current Version 762
Win 10 1709

I use freeCommander in several different ways with a combination of different layouts and settings. Switching layouts is easy but changing settings is not.
I keep several different settings files and I would like to simply double click on the one I want to use and have freeCommander swirch to those settings
OR have a menu choice of settings in freeCommander as like layouts.

Thank you for a program that I cannot use my system without.

Re: FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 12.11.2017, 10:36
by afh
I suppose you could do this as workaround (but I am not sure):

1. Rename your ini FC settings file using a unique prefix: for example "myuniqueprefix_"

2. in Settings -> Programs -> Default Action associate for "myuniqueprefix_*.ini" a bat file that would contain something like this:

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taskkill /IM freecommander.exe
freecommander.exe /Ini=%1
Everytime you double click on your special ini files, the bat file will first kill freecommander then restart with setting from that ini file.

I don't know it this works. It is just an idea.

Re: FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 12.11.2017, 18:28
by Marek
I use freeCommander in several different ways with a combination of different layouts and settings. Switching layouts is easy but changing settings is not.
For what reason do you have to switch the settings? Is something missing in layouts?

Re: FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 13.11.2017, 04:23
by sjbildermann
I keep different favorite folders lists for different machines and other specific settings that layouts does not have.

Re: FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 13.11.2017, 06:07
by ralfso
You can use 2 or more portable freecommander program folders with different settings.

Re: FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 13.11.2017, 07:36
by sjbildermann
Thanks but as I said it's a feature request. Not looking for a workaround.

Re: FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 08.04.2018, 22:35
by sjbildermann
Quick change settings
Five month BUMP on this feature request :!:

Re: FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 15.04.2018, 18:48
by Karol
You can simply use "Tools - Restore all settings".

Re: FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 15.04.2018, 22:55
by sjbildermann
Karol: Please read my post regarding this feature request. I *already* know how to restore settings DA

Re: FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 28.11.2018, 16:41
by sjbildermann
Quick change settings
One FULL year BUMP on this feature request :!:
Any chance we get some movement request on this next year.

Re: FEATURE REQUEST- Quick change settings

Posted: 27.11.2019, 19:45
by sjbildermann
Quick change settings
TWO FULL year!! BUMP on this feature request :!:

Any chance we get some movement on this soon......