Changeset 2043

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02/18/10 23:12:03 (5 months ago)
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tpgww
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describe dirline history operation

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    6868Pane1 bar and pane2 bar typically have the same items in them, in mirrored order (more or less). Commands initiated by the items in those bars apply to the respective pane. Task bar items mostly relate to the active pane. (By default it includes a 'refresh' button which updates both panes.) Command bar items relate to the output pane, or other miscellaneous commands. 
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    70 Both pane1 bar and pane2 bar typically have a combo box where the user can enter or select a directory to be shown in the corresponding pane (referred to a a "directory line"). Double-clicking in a 'focused' directory line has the same effect as pressing <Enter>. In addition to normal choice, pressing <Ctrl>Tab while a directory line is focused, or clicking the middle mouse button in a directory line at the same time as <Ctrl> is pressed, will open a directory-selection dialog. 
     70Both pane1 bar and pane2 bar typically have a combo box where the user can enter or select a directory to be shown in the corresponding pane (referred to a a "directory line"). Double-clicking in a 'focused' directory line has the same effect as pressing <Enter>. In addition to normal choice, pressing <Ctrl>Tab while a directory line is focused, or clicking the middle mouse button in a directory line at the same time as <Ctrl> is pressed, will open a directory-selection dialog. The dropdown histories for these comboboxes function as semi-permanent bookmarks. Directories are added to a history only when the respective entry is manually activated (by <Enter> press or pointer-device double-click). Directories can be removed from a history by pressing <Alt><Delete> when the relevant directory is shown in the entry. As a visual cue, the entries show their path in coloured text (using the 'positive color' recorded in configuration data) if the directory is in the history. 
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     72By default, the pane toolbars include go-forward and go-back buttons. In addition to their regular use, they 
     73can show respective menus of directories present in the forward/backward history. Such menus can be popped up 
     74by a <Ctrl>left-click or right-click on the button, or by hovering the pointer over the button for about half a second. A menu of all such directories (i.e. not partitioned into forward and backward) is available in the 
     75default context menu for each filelist. 
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    7277A "navigation" window for the active pane can be displayed, and used to select the directory to show in the corresponding file pane. By default, <Shift>F9 will open this window. Activating (by mouse double-click or <Enter> keypress) any of the listed directories will cause that directory to be opened. Directories which cannot be accessed are shown in the 'negative' text color (typically, red). Note that the content of such windows is not refreshed dynamically. A context-menu includes capability to manually refresh, among other things.