I installed the 900 build just now.
I ran the executable without uninstalling the older (880) version first.
In my old version, I had disabled the "whole row selection" option.
So I could click on any column except the Name column, and start drawing a rectangle with the mouse to select multiple items.
Only the Name column responded to a click, and items could not be launched from any other column.
But now I cannot draw a rectangle to select the files/folders in the folder panel. [BUG]
Instead, all columns are active now (even if I click on any column, the item gets launched.)
How can I get back my old settings?
My settings are as follows:
The folder panels are set to Vertical mode.
Details view
Single-click activation for files and folders.
Reporting for Win 11 Home.
Select by drawing rectangle does not work anymore: All columns are active
Re: Select by drawing rectangle does not work anymore: All columns are active
It's not a bug, Full row select option was removed for other issues.
It should be available in the ini file:
Change it to 0 while FC is not running, but it can cause other issues.
Workarounds: mouse shortcuts (e.g. middle click icon to select item), toggle select, select files with same extension.
It's still possible to use a rectangle, just need to start from free space, right part of the item.
It should be available in the ini file:
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FileListRowSelect=1
Workarounds: mouse shortcuts (e.g. middle click icon to select item), toggle select, select files with same extension.
It's still possible to use a rectangle, just need to start from free space, right part of the item.
Re: Select by drawing rectangle does not work anymore: All columns are active
But earlier there was an option to select items:
1. Select only when the rectangle touches the text in the Name column,
2. Select when the rectangle passes over the blank space on the right in the Name column.
I had selected the second option, so that I would not miss the short file names during rectangle selection.
IINW, this setting is not available anymore. (?)
So how do I select these options again, and what issues are expected if I do?
Both these options never gave me any problems.
Unless the design has changed in the new version, they may not occur in my workflow.
But I need to know what issues to expect and decide.
1. Select only when the rectangle touches the text in the Name column,
2. Select when the rectangle passes over the blank space on the right in the Name column.
I had selected the second option, so that I would not miss the short file names during rectangle selection.
IINW, this setting is not available anymore. (?)
So how do I select these options again, and what issues are expected if I do?
Both these options never gave me any problems.
Unless the design has changed in the new version, they may not occur in my workflow.
But I need to know what issues to expect and decide.
Last edited by Raindrops on 28.12.2023, 06:32, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Select by drawing rectangle does not work anymore: All columns are active
BTW I found the FreeCommander.ini file here:
C:\Users\<userName>\AppData\Local\FreeCommanderXE\Settings\Bkp_Settings_2023-12-13 07-59-23
Is that the correct file?
I am asking this because I could not find the FileListRowSelect=0 parameter listed there.
I experimentally added the FileListRowSelect=1 line at the top of the file, but it has not changed anything.
(I made sure that FC is closed before editing the ini file, and save the change.)
Now I can start the rectangle from empty space at the bottom of the folder panel.
But I cannot start the selection rectangle from the other columns (e.g. size, created date, modified date, etc.)
All the columns are active (if I hover the mouse on them, my mouse point changes to "hand", and entry gets underlined.)
(I am using the folder pane in Details mode, with single-click activation.)
C:\Users\<userName>\AppData\Local\FreeCommanderXE\Settings\Bkp_Settings_2023-12-13 07-59-23
Is that the correct file?
I am asking this because I could not find the FileListRowSelect=0 parameter listed there.
I experimentally added the FileListRowSelect=1 line at the top of the file, but it has not changed anything.
(I made sure that FC is closed before editing the ini file, and save the change.)
Now I can start the rectangle from empty space at the bottom of the folder panel.
But I cannot start the selection rectangle from the other columns (e.g. size, created date, modified date, etc.)
All the columns are active (if I hover the mouse on them, my mouse point changes to "hand", and entry gets underlined.)
(I am using the folder pane in Details mode, with single-click activation.)
Re: Select by drawing rectangle does not work anymore: All columns are active
No, it is backup only.C:\Users\<userName>\AppData\Local\FreeCommanderXE\Settings\Bkp_Settings_2023-12-13 07-59-23
Is that the correct file?
FAQ: Where are the setting files placed?
Re: Select by drawing rectangle does not work anymore: All columns are active
Use the FAQ from previous post to find the correct FreeCommander.ini file, close FC, open the .ini file in Notepad, Ctrl+F, type:
Press Enter, replace 1 with 0, press Ctrl+S to save file, close Notepad, open FC.
There was some graphical issues if that option was disabled, active border could have 2 colors, not 1, e.g. dark grey and light grey, perhaps more issues, but you can change that option back anytime, the same way, just change 1 with 0 in the .ini file.
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FileListRowSelect=1
There was some graphical issues if that option was disabled, active border could have 2 colors, not 1, e.g. dark grey and light grey, perhaps more issues, but you can change that option back anytime, the same way, just change 1 with 0 in the .ini file.
Re: Select by drawing rectangle does not work anymore: All columns are active
Yes, this worked.
Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot!
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