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Tools - Settings - View - Column profiles/Automatic views - Automatic views |
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Under the tab "Auto selectable views" in the menu item "Tools → Settings → View → Column profiles/Automatic views" different automatic views can be defined. Each time a folder is changed the topmost automatic view whose conditions are met is opened, if the option "Switch view mode automatically on folder change" is checked.
If no automatic view exists (the list of views is empty), FreeCommander automatically creates one called "default view". For this view no conditions or content conditions can be defined. All other options are offered.
Switch view mode automatically on folder change
If the option "Switch view mode automatically on folder change" is checked, each time a folder is changed the topmost automatic view whose conditions are met is opened.
If the option is not checked, no automatic view is activated.
The list of auto selectable views can be processed by the following functions:
Clicking the 
button creates a new row with an edit field in the column "View name". After entering the name of the new automatic view, activate the "ENTER" key for further editing.
Clicking the 
button opens an edit field in the column "View name". After renaming the profile, activate the "ENTER" key for further editing.
Clicking the 
button deletes the highlighted view.
Clicking the 
button moves the highlighted view up one row.
Clicking the 
button moves the highlighted view down one row.
Each time the displayed folder changes, the list of automatic views is checked from the top down to see if any apply to the open folder. The first view whose conditions are met is activated.
After clicking the 
button, the condition for automatically activating the highlighted automatic view can be defined. The following condition types are offered in a popup menu:
No condition
The topmost view with the assigned type "No condition" is activated if no profiles with other condition types apply.
All subfolders <sub>
After clicking the condition type "All subfolders <sub>", a dialog is opened where one or more folders (or folder masks) can be entered or chosen. If e.g. "*\music*;*\pictures*" is entered, the view assigned to that condition is activated automatically if a folder is opened whose name or anything in its path begins with "music" or "pictures". The folder mask is applied to the whole path.
Folder name <mask>
The condition type "Folder name <mask>" is different from the type "All subfolders <sub>" because it does not apply to subfolders of the folders defined in the edit field. The folder masks are applied only to the current folder's name.
Examples:
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Folder |
All subfolders <sub> |
Folder name <mask> |
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d:\john\ |
not active |
not active |
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d:\john\pictures_holiday |
active |
active |
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d:\john\pictures_holiday\2012 |
active |
not active |
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c:\fred\pictures |
active |
active |
Plain view <plain>
The topmost profile with the assigned condition type "Plain view <plain>" is activated automatically when a "plain view" is opened.
File container <cart>
The topmost profile with the assigned condition type "File container <cart>" is activated automatically when a file container is opened.
Archive file <arc>
The topmost profile with the assigned condition type "Archive file <arc>" is activated automatically when an archive file is opened.
New tab <newtab>
The topmost profile with the assigned condition type "New tab <newtab>" is activated automatically when a new tab is opened.
Settings of the highlighted automatic view
The following settings of the highlighted view can be defined here:
Content condition type
If the folder is changed and content condition type and content condition filter are fulfilled, the highlighted automatic view is activated.
- At least one file (in the folder to be opened) matches the content condition filter
- All files (in the folder to be opened) match the content condition filter
- No file (in the folder to be opened) matches the content condition filter
- At least half of the files (in the folder to be opened) match the content condition filter
Content condition filter
If the folder is changed and content condition type and content condition filter are fulfilled, the highlighted automatic view is activated. This edit field allows to define the filter. Example: *.png;*.jpg
View type
If the the highlighted view is activated, the view type can be changed. Offered view types:
- List
- Details
- Thumbnails
Column profile
If the the highlighted view is activated and the view type "Details" is selected, the column profile to be opened can be selected here.
Sort on
One of the following columns can be selected for sorting the automatic view on its activation:
- Name
- Extension
- Type
- Date modified
- Size
If the button "
" is highlighted, the views are sorted in ascending order by the selected column.
If the button "
"is highlighted, the views are sorted in descending order by the selected column.
Show size of folders
If the the highlighted automatic view is activated, it can be selected what happens to the folder sizes:
- <No change>
Continuing without changes, like set in the menu item "Folder → Size of folders" or the shortcut "Alt+F9". - Inactive
The folder sizes are not determined and displayed, deactivates the setting in "Folder → Size of folders" or "Alt+F9". - Active
The folder sizes are determined and displayed, activates setting in "Folder → Size of folders" or "Alt+F9".