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LesFerch / WinSetView

Globally Set Explorer Folder Views
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Custom settings for Search view #10

Closed SumatraPeter closed 3 years ago

SumatraPeter commented 3 years ago

Is it possible to have custom settings for Search view as opposed to normal folder view? For example a column like Folder Path would be very useful in Search view to indicate the exact location of each result, but I don't want it showing up and wasting space in normal Details view while browsing through a folder.

LesFerch commented 3 years ago

Yes, this is something I've been actively looking into and will add to the feature request list. I'm pretty certain there's no technical barrier. It's going to be a major challenge to work it into the interface, but I do see the benefit, so I will try.

SumatraPeter commented 3 years ago

Thanks, look forward to it being implemented.

LesFerch commented 3 years ago

I've made some progress. I hope to have something ready to test in a day or two.

LesFerch commented 3 years ago

I decided to do a new interface that will allow setting views for all major folder types, select any column, set column widths, and set primary and secondary sort columns and order. So, it's going to be a bit longer to get this issue resolved. Maybe another week or two. In the meantime, I updated WinSetView to only add Path columns to search results views.

LesFerch commented 3 years ago

I just posted WinSetView 1.5. This version applies any selected path columns to search results only. So, if you select, for example "Folder path", that column will not appear when browsing, but will appear when you do a search. Version 1.5 also fixes an issue with incorrect columns being displayed in Library views.

LesFerch commented 3 years ago

@SumatraPeter Have you tried version 1.50 yet?

FromTheOtherSide commented 3 years ago

It's great, thanks for creating this and sharing it with us, I've learned quite a bit figuring out how it works. I am still somewhat dumbstruck that MS made this so difficult, who would have thought that it was such short leap from UI designer to forensic investigator?

LesFerch commented 3 years ago

Indeed. Today I spent some time trying to figure out some of the odder Explorer column headings, such as "Categories", "Link Status", and three different headings named "Status". And then there's the weird FileItemAPIs FolderType and the ColumnList items in the registry that start with "2" that appear to do nothing.

LesFerch commented 3 years ago

WinSetView v2 is now posted. It includes many new features, including custom settings for search views.