FileCommander Help
Configuration menu


General

This page configurates the general settings of FileCommander.

  • Run FileCommander on Windows start up: If selected, FileCommander will start automatically after every startup of Windows
    Attention: This settings create a registry entry if enabled.
  • Add FileCommander in Windows context menu: If selected, an entry FileCommander" is displayed in the Windows context menu. With this entry, you can quick-open any folder with FileCommander
    Attention: This settings create a registry entry if enabled.
  • Minimize to System tray: If selected, FileCommander will not be shown in the task bar, if it is minimized. A small icon will occur next to the clock.
  • Save configuration on closing: If selected, FileCommander will save the current configuration on closing the program
  • Save configuration after it has changed: If selected, FileCommander will save the configuration after you press Ok or Apply
  • Auto-open log window: can not be changed yet
  • Extended menus: If selected, every menu entry will display a short description in it.

    Note: If you are a beginner with FileCommander, you should enable this function at your first start ups
  • FC context menu (default): If selected, the FileCommander context menu will appear if you press your right mouse button. To open the Windows context menu, hold down Ctrl while pressing the right mouse button.
    Attention! The Windows context menu is not fully supported because FileCommander has its own clipboard.
  • Windows context menu: If selected, the Windows context menu will appear if you press your right mouse button. To open the FileCommander context menu, hold down Ctrl while pressing the right mouse button.
    Attention! The Windows context menu is not fully supported because FileCommander has its own clipboard.


Language

This page configurates the language of FileCommander.

  • Select the language: You can choose between different languages here. You can only select languages, whose language files are copied to [FileCommander folder]\Languages\
    Note: If you want to create your own language file or you want to translate FileCommander in any language, you are free to do it. Make a copy of any existing language file and start translating. You can send language files to me and I will include them in the next download package.
  • Author: the creator of the language file
  • Version: the version of the language file. Note: If the version is displayed red, the language file might not fit in the current version of FileCommander. Some entries might not be translated yet.
  • Website: the website of the author
  • EMail: the email address of the author
  • Language: the name of the language
  • Comment: any comment from the author


Update

This page configurates updater of FileCommander.

  • Check for new versions automatically: If selected, FileCommander will check for new versions in the interval selected below.
    Note: FileCommander will execute the check at the startup of FileCommander (after 20 sec). If a new version has been found, the Update dialog will appear.
  • Use a proxy server: If selected, FileCommander will use a proxy server for checking for new versions.
  • Proxy server IP: Enter the IP of your proxy server here (e.g. 192.168.1.240)
  • Proxy port: Enter the port of the proxy here (e.g. 4480)
  • Proxy user name: If the proxy server need authentification, enter your user name here
  • Proxy password: If the proxy server need authentification, enter your password here (passwords are saved encrypted)


File copy

This page configurates the file copy engine of FileCommander.

  • Ask before deleting files: If selected, FileCommander will ask your before deleting files (default: selected)
  • Ask before overwriting files: If selected, FileCommander will ask you before overwriting files (default: selected)
  • Apply source file date to target If selected, FileCommander will apply the file date of the source file to the target file
  • Apply source file attr to target If selected, FileCommander will apply the file attributes of the source file to the target file
  • Cancel copy on read error If selected, FileCommander will cancel the copy process of the current file, if any read error has occurred.
    Attention: This option is for testing only. It is not advised to un-check this option.
  • Close copy dialog on done: If selected, FileCommander will close the copy dialog automatically, if the copy process is done.
    Note: If any error has occurred in the current copy process, FileCommander will not close the dialog immediately. Every error increases the waiting time before closing the dialog by 10 seconds.
  • Copy buffer size: You can change the copy buffer size of each copy operation. This buffer should be between 1024 and 20480 bytes.
  • Operation on drag'n'drop You can change the copy mode if you drag and drop some files here.


Gimicks

Gimicks are not really important for the usage of FileCommander. They are like an upgrade, which can be usefull some time.
FileCommander is designed to allow the addition of several Gimicks, but I've included only two yet, the local weather and global time.

  • Enable Gimicks: select this option to activate the gimicks
  • Select Gimick: choose your gimick here.
  • Local weather

    • City name: enter your city (or the city you want to know the weather) here. You must enter the city like this example: London, England
      Attention After entering your city, you have to press Validate
      Note The weather information does not support every smallest city. If an error message occurs after pressing Valdiate, try to enter a bigger city next to your location.
    • Validate: this option is very important. Without pressing this button, you will not get the weather information you want to have. This function searches for the city and shows an error, if your city could not be found.
    • City ID: this option is not to be filled manually. This option will be filled by pressing Validate
    • Temperature type: You can choose between Fahrenheit or Celsius here.

    The local weather will update the information every 15 minutes and after pressing Apply or Ok.

    Note: The local weather needs a connection to the internet. If you have to pass a proxy for accessing the internet, please enter your Proxy settings in the Update-configuration-tab
  • Global Time

    • This gimick does not have any configurations.

    The time of each city refreshes every 10 seconds. If the time is in a new day, the date of the day is displayed, too.