Select all files inside the folder structure of this file
Select all files inside the folder structure of this file
I use "Select all files inside the folder structure of this file" all the time. It is very convenient. Often I need to go up a directory or two, so I just delete the subdirectories I don't want.
In Windows Vista and Windows 7 the address bar has clickable navigation.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... ddress-bar
I am wondering if AllDup could make the folder structure field clickable like Window's address bar?
In Windows Vista and Windows 7 the address bar has clickable navigation.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... ddress-bar
I am wondering if AllDup could make the folder structure field clickable like Window's address bar?
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Re: Select all files inside the folder structure of this fil
We will replace the current input box with a folder tree:
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I think a single line address bar is more appropriate for this since I'm right-clicking a file and starting with a path, I should only be allowed to select a parent folder--not a folder on another drive. The folder tree takes a long time to populate, so a benefit is that the single address bar is going to be much faster to display and be easier to select a parent folder. The tree requires some scrolling which slows me down further. Also, you could populate the address bar with the selected path so if a subfolder is deleted outside of AllDup, the path can still be presented allowing selection of a parent folder.
Thanks for the consideration.
Thanks for the consideration.
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I agree that the new (3.3.0.25) folder dialog is not practical. It’s a nice feature, but currently does not work well enough to make it worth while.
If there are a lot of folders, then Alldup can hang for a minute or two with 100% CPU while the folder dialog populates. The old way was slightly less convenient, but much faster.
Also, moving the mouse cursor over it flickers really badly.
I would prefer the text box, with the option of using wildcards. For example, more helpful than the folder dialog, would be to let the user enter something like this:
If there are a lot of folders, then Alldup can hang for a minute or two with 100% CPU while the folder dialog populates. The old way was slightly less convenient, but much faster.
Also, moving the mouse cursor over it flickers really badly.
I would prefer the text box, with the option of using wildcards. For example, more helpful than the folder dialog, would be to let the user enter something like this:
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?:\foobar\blah*\stuff
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This could be fixed if we turn off the tooltip feature for the node items.Also, moving the mouse cursor over it flickers really badly.
How to reproduce this problem? If i add a new source folder and populate first C: and next C:\Windows and next C:\Windows\system32. Everything populate fast and dont hang. I use here a Vista PC with a old Intel CPU Core2Duo 2,26GHz.Synetech wrote:If there are a lot of folders, then Alldup can hang for a minute or two with 100% CPU while the folder dialog populates.
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Like britd said, it happens with slow disks/discs or network folders, but having a lot of folders in a lot of folders (ie, lots of folders nested deeply) also does it.
Also, having an old, slow system certainly helps (uh, I mean hurts). I’m using a P4 1.7GHz which takes 1-2 minutes if I scan my big dump folder (where I keep all of the files I have downloaded from the Internet over the years and try to sort into subdirectories).
I’ll try to record a screenshot, but that will probably just slow it down even more.
Also, having an old, slow system certainly helps (uh, I mean hurts). I’m using a P4 1.7GHz which takes 1-2 minutes if I scan my big dump folder (where I keep all of the files I have downloaded from the Internet over the years and try to sort into subdirectories).
I’ll try to record a screenshot, but that will probably just slow it down even more.
Okay, I recorded a screenshot, but it stutters a lot (my system is too slow to record in real-time), so it ends up only ~30 second (a lot of dropped frames), but the actual time is ~1 minute.
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Sorry, the video dont run. No access or so...
I can replace the new dialog with an alternative folder dialog. I prefer to let the user choose the dialog by an option. Drop me an email if you want to test alternative dialogs at your slow pc.
I can replace the new dialog with an alternative folder dialog. I prefer to let the user choose the dialog by an option. Drop me an email if you want to test alternative dialogs at your slow pc.
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