suggestions and questions about ui/result list
Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 4:54 am
i always use the 'display_full_path_name=1' ini-setting, so i never have the 'path' column enabled
the 'name' column displays the path and then the name (in 1 continuous line)
to me this is much more convenient and good-looking approach
but nevertheless, the horizontal space is very often not enough
and seemingly there's nothing i can do about the horizontally not fitting path-titles (in the 'name' column)
the smaller font is not a good option
i turned off all tooltips (which were removable) because i detest them
if i need to see the truncated part of a line, then i have to pretend that i'm about to rename this file
(but that's not a big deal because it's better anyway than those ugly and hampering yellow tips)
(the info in status bar should help but it does not: see the item 3 of this message)
if i had both columns visible ('name' and 'path'), then the situation (with horizontal space) would have been even worse
1) currently i have the following situation in the 'columns' bar: here's the feature request:
- a new option allowing to never display the '...' in titles of columns
- ability to user-define/rename/edit all titles of all columns
so that a possibility appeared to gain at least some more valuable horizontal space
example:
in my case the 'Extension' word probably would have been renamed to just 1 symbol: E
logically, the 'Name' word needs no renaming (but for the sake of consistency, its new title may be N)
Size > S Date Modified > M Length > L
Audio Bits Per Sample > B
Audio Sample Rate > K because we have khz here: see the item 2 of this message
Audio Channels > C
Full Path Length > P
Child Count > Child
the additional problem is: 1 of 2 vertical arrows appear when clicking on a title of the column
this arrow grabs the precious horizontal space, while giving nothing informative (well, at least to me)
this arrow may truncate the slightly more informative part of the gui (a title of the column)
i never thought that these 2 arrows are the intuitive part of the interface
and i clearly know that i'm not the only 1 who's constantly confused (concerning this 'arrow' aspect)
so i propose to add (in any case) an ini-option allowing to never display these 2 arrows in the whole column bar
while writing all this stuff, i realized that there's another brilliant way out:
do not display anything (not a single symbol or arrow) in the column bar
after all, it's always obvious (to me) if this or that column is a 'name' or 'extension' or 'size' (and so on)
moreover, there's always a chance to right-click in any place of the column bar to remind yourself about the visible/ticked columns
(and about their order: in case of additional columns like 'length' or 'audio channels' or 'full path length'...)
but personally, i'm not going to need this right-click because:
- the content of standard columns is always evident
- i have a habit to always place these 3 non-standard columns in this strict order: bits - sample rate - channels
my default sort is path ascending
when i change the sort from the default state, and when after that i need the default sort again, just 1 scroll (up or down) (above the column bar) launches a simple ahk-script which activates my default sort
2) i ask to add a possibility to define the look of any 'sample rates' and any 'sizes':
examples: 32000, 44100, 48000, 88200, 96000, 176400, 192000
i need them to be displayed exactly as: 32, 44, 48, 88, 96, 176, 192
examples: 164 bytes, 1,03 KB, 95,5 MB, 289 MB
i need them to be displayed exactly as (case sensitive): 164 b, 1,03 k, 95,5 m, 289 m
3) when a file is selected, its corresponding info is regularly displayed as truncated (in status bar)
see the screenshot above: 1 file is selected, and its complete info is not visually available in status bar
it's an old big problem. is there a way to do something about it? (i guess, the OS is to blame)
4) this is a new problem. when renaming a file, several its columns flicker substantially:
length, audio bits per sample, audio sample rate, audio channels, full path length
while the other columns do not flicker, luckily (name, extension, size, date modified). can you get rid of this flickering?
5) i cannot find a way to change the taskbar icon of the ET 1.5
previously (in ET 1.4) it was possible by copying the desired ico-file to the folder of ET
but ET 1.5 refuses to notice this manually added ico-file (ET 1.5 keeps displaying this quite unsightly new red icon)
see the screenshot above: the last 2 taskbar buttons are: ET 1.5 and ET 1.4
(i'm trying to assign the great old white icon instead of new red icon)
6) is there a way to hide the icons (of all folders and all files) in the result list?
i suppose that there's no way currently, so can it be added as an ini-option?
7) i ask very much to add a special radical ini-option that removes any kinds of unnecessary/distracting/stupid/useless visual effects
i'm speaking about all types of 'push' effects, 'click' effects, 'hover' effects, 'blink' effects... (programmers know what i mean)
i don't care if those effects are long-time standards (at the same time, they are hideous and bring nothing good, come to think of it)
8) there's a new 'mix files and folders' option. it seems to be working but i expected it to behave differently: here in the screenshot i have the situation where this option does nothing
while i thought that the 'mix files and folders' option really allows to mix them. like this:
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) (Original Release)
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) (Original Release)\1.cue
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) (Original Release)\1.wav
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Joy-Ride
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Joy-Ride\1.cue
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Joy-Ride\1.wav
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Spending My Time (Original Release)
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Spending My Time (Original Release)\1.cue
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Spending My Time (Original Release)\1.wav
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - The Big Love
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - The Big Love\1.cue
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - The Big Love\1.wav
is it possible to add such an alternative 'end-to-end/real mix files and folders' option?
9) this item is largely related to the above-mentioned ini-setting: display_full_path_name=1
this item refers to a huge problem that needs increased attention
if using that ini-setting, the ET 1.4 just doesn't allow to rename anything in the 'name' column (except the name of a file, of course)
i mean, a manual change of any symbol (in the path of a file) is impossible. it's not good but it's safely at a minimum
ET 1.4 says: Error Renaming File or Folder ... Cannot rename ... You cannot specify a different folder or disk when you rename a file or folder
but a possibility (to perform such extended renamings) is very needed
and ET 1.5 allows to do it (or it tries, at least)
the issue is that the ET 1.5 tries to do it very dangerously and in not acceptable way at all
it's very hard to describe it properly and tersely. i'll try to do it by memory somehow (i don't have a big wish to repeat this experiment now):
ET 1.5 creates some folder somewhere (at least 1 folder), ET 1.5 moves or copies some files there
(maybe it creates some copies of the objects that were supposed to be moved, not copied)
(i'm not sure, maybe it keeps the original folder, while creating its copy with a new name and in a new place)
while ET 1.5 was not allowed/told to do all these things
and iirc, the initial desired renaming is not performed by ET 1.5 anyway
if i'm not mistaken, instead of real renaming (like if it was a file, not a file's path), the ET 1.5 may just copy something someplace
(while simultaneously creating some unnecessary folder/folders/file/files or even maybe creating some folder structure)
i suspect that it's some kind of a defect which should be seriously examined and fixed
we certainly need some other reports (from other people) concerning this problem (it's possible that i mixed up some subtleties)
the 'name' column displays the path and then the name (in 1 continuous line)
to me this is much more convenient and good-looking approach
but nevertheless, the horizontal space is very often not enough
and seemingly there's nothing i can do about the horizontally not fitting path-titles (in the 'name' column)
the smaller font is not a good option
i turned off all tooltips (which were removable) because i detest them
if i need to see the truncated part of a line, then i have to pretend that i'm about to rename this file
(but that's not a big deal because it's better anyway than those ugly and hampering yellow tips)
(the info in status bar should help but it does not: see the item 3 of this message)
if i had both columns visible ('name' and 'path'), then the situation (with horizontal space) would have been even worse
1) currently i have the following situation in the 'columns' bar: here's the feature request:
- a new option allowing to never display the '...' in titles of columns
- ability to user-define/rename/edit all titles of all columns
so that a possibility appeared to gain at least some more valuable horizontal space
example:
in my case the 'Extension' word probably would have been renamed to just 1 symbol: E
logically, the 'Name' word needs no renaming (but for the sake of consistency, its new title may be N)
Size > S Date Modified > M Length > L
Audio Bits Per Sample > B
Audio Sample Rate > K because we have khz here: see the item 2 of this message
Audio Channels > C
Full Path Length > P
Child Count > Child
the additional problem is: 1 of 2 vertical arrows appear when clicking on a title of the column
this arrow grabs the precious horizontal space, while giving nothing informative (well, at least to me)
this arrow may truncate the slightly more informative part of the gui (a title of the column)
i never thought that these 2 arrows are the intuitive part of the interface
and i clearly know that i'm not the only 1 who's constantly confused (concerning this 'arrow' aspect)
so i propose to add (in any case) an ini-option allowing to never display these 2 arrows in the whole column bar
while writing all this stuff, i realized that there's another brilliant way out:
do not display anything (not a single symbol or arrow) in the column bar
after all, it's always obvious (to me) if this or that column is a 'name' or 'extension' or 'size' (and so on)
moreover, there's always a chance to right-click in any place of the column bar to remind yourself about the visible/ticked columns
(and about their order: in case of additional columns like 'length' or 'audio channels' or 'full path length'...)
but personally, i'm not going to need this right-click because:
- the content of standard columns is always evident
- i have a habit to always place these 3 non-standard columns in this strict order: bits - sample rate - channels
my default sort is path ascending
when i change the sort from the default state, and when after that i need the default sort again, just 1 scroll (up or down) (above the column bar) launches a simple ahk-script which activates my default sort
2) i ask to add a possibility to define the look of any 'sample rates' and any 'sizes':
examples: 32000, 44100, 48000, 88200, 96000, 176400, 192000
i need them to be displayed exactly as: 32, 44, 48, 88, 96, 176, 192
examples: 164 bytes, 1,03 KB, 95,5 MB, 289 MB
i need them to be displayed exactly as (case sensitive): 164 b, 1,03 k, 95,5 m, 289 m
3) when a file is selected, its corresponding info is regularly displayed as truncated (in status bar)
see the screenshot above: 1 file is selected, and its complete info is not visually available in status bar
it's an old big problem. is there a way to do something about it? (i guess, the OS is to blame)
4) this is a new problem. when renaming a file, several its columns flicker substantially:
length, audio bits per sample, audio sample rate, audio channels, full path length
while the other columns do not flicker, luckily (name, extension, size, date modified). can you get rid of this flickering?
5) i cannot find a way to change the taskbar icon of the ET 1.5
previously (in ET 1.4) it was possible by copying the desired ico-file to the folder of ET
but ET 1.5 refuses to notice this manually added ico-file (ET 1.5 keeps displaying this quite unsightly new red icon)
see the screenshot above: the last 2 taskbar buttons are: ET 1.5 and ET 1.4
(i'm trying to assign the great old white icon instead of new red icon)
6) is there a way to hide the icons (of all folders and all files) in the result list?
i suppose that there's no way currently, so can it be added as an ini-option?
7) i ask very much to add a special radical ini-option that removes any kinds of unnecessary/distracting/stupid/useless visual effects
i'm speaking about all types of 'push' effects, 'click' effects, 'hover' effects, 'blink' effects... (programmers know what i mean)
i don't care if those effects are long-time standards (at the same time, they are hideous and bring nothing good, come to think of it)
8) there's a new 'mix files and folders' option. it seems to be working but i expected it to behave differently: here in the screenshot i have the situation where this option does nothing
while i thought that the 'mix files and folders' option really allows to mix them. like this:
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) (Original Release)
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) (Original Release)\1.cue
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) (Original Release)\1.wav
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Joy-Ride
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Joy-Ride\1.cue
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Joy-Ride\1.wav
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Spending My Time (Original Release)
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Spending My Time (Original Release)\1.cue
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - Spending My Time (Original Release)\1.wav
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - The Big Love
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - The Big Love\1.cue
G:\PO\R\Roxette\Single - 1991 - The Big Love\1.wav
is it possible to add such an alternative 'end-to-end/real mix files and folders' option?
9) this item is largely related to the above-mentioned ini-setting: display_full_path_name=1
this item refers to a huge problem that needs increased attention
if using that ini-setting, the ET 1.4 just doesn't allow to rename anything in the 'name' column (except the name of a file, of course)
i mean, a manual change of any symbol (in the path of a file) is impossible. it's not good but it's safely at a minimum
ET 1.4 says: Error Renaming File or Folder ... Cannot rename ... You cannot specify a different folder or disk when you rename a file or folder
but a possibility (to perform such extended renamings) is very needed
and ET 1.5 allows to do it (or it tries, at least)
the issue is that the ET 1.5 tries to do it very dangerously and in not acceptable way at all
it's very hard to describe it properly and tersely. i'll try to do it by memory somehow (i don't have a big wish to repeat this experiment now):
ET 1.5 creates some folder somewhere (at least 1 folder), ET 1.5 moves or copies some files there
(maybe it creates some copies of the objects that were supposed to be moved, not copied)
(i'm not sure, maybe it keeps the original folder, while creating its copy with a new name and in a new place)
while ET 1.5 was not allowed/told to do all these things
and iirc, the initial desired renaming is not performed by ET 1.5 anyway
if i'm not mistaken, instead of real renaming (like if it was a file, not a file's path), the ET 1.5 may just copy something someplace
(while simultaneously creating some unnecessary folder/folders/file/files or even maybe creating some folder structure)
i suspect that it's some kind of a defect which should be seriously examined and fixed
we certainly need some other reports (from other people) concerning this problem (it's possible that i mixed up some subtleties)