Dot in Extensions column

[Scorpius]

Is there a way to hide the dot in the extensions column? It's pretty redundant and I think it shouldn't show the dot.

What I mean is instead of showing ".txt" it should show "txt".

[joby_toss]

There is this setting in the FreeCommander.ini file, but doesn't seem to do anything or I don't understand how it should work; if you change the value to 0, nothing happens:

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ShowExtensionWithDot=1

[Scorpius]

True. I tried it and I don't see any difference at all

I wonder what it is for.

[Marek]

Works only with the option "Right align extension for detail and list view" (Settings->File/folder list).

[joby_toss]

It still doesn't work for me.

[Marek]

For "Right align extension for detail and list view" you must use own colors (deactivate "Use Windows colors").

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[joby_toss]

And it works for you even in Details view? For me it works in List but not in Details view. In fact there is a bug (?) when there are files with "." in their names; the name gets "split" at the dot:



The file is named "TEST.tst.txt".

It works fine if there is no "Extension" column, though, with "Show extension in name column" option:



Not a deal breaker until you need to sort files by extension...

[Scorpius]

I'm amazed at how people use the file manager.

I always thought most people use file manager like I do: ALWAYS detailed list, and ALWAYS sorting by extension. I think it's the default of a file manager use.

Aligning the extension in the name column to the right is not what we want. I thought most people sorted by extension in a separate column...

Anyway it's not a deal breaker but it would be just nice that the extension column doesn't have the dot. In my opinion, it's redundant.

[Timon]

@Scorpius

You are wrong about extension alignement and dots in extensions.

As for me - ALWAYS use ONLY List view, right align extension and don't show dot. In such a way it was in Total Commander (which was used by me for a long time before FC XE). It is very convenient.

[ralfso]

I think nobody is wrong or right, it's a matter of personal taste.
I allways prefer deteils view with extra extension-column.

Since release of FCXE public there were a lot of taste related topics here in forum and only a few related to functionality.

I think most people here are waiting for FTP and Layouts and not for unvisible dots in extensions column.

[Scorpius]

True about FTP most important than anything.

Anyway since you said this is just a matter of personal taste, here is how a real File Manager should look

[joby_toss]

Fixed in beta 654. Thanks!