Dialog box: Custom columns

 

Here you can define the contents of the columns in custom columns view.

 

Configure view Nr: There are 29 possible custom column views. This field shows the currently modified view.

 

Name The name of the selected view, as shown in the menu. If you leave it empty, the configuration will not be shown in the menu, but can still be reached via a button or hotkey with one of the the internal commands cm_SrcCustomView1, cm_SrcCustomView2 etc.

 

Caption The name of the column shown in the sorting header above the file window.

 

Width Width of the column, in dialog units (depending on big or small fonts mode).

 

Align Either left-aligned, e.g. for text fields, or right-aligned, e.g. for numeric fields like size.

 

Field Contents The contents of the field. A field can contain multiple values, as well as plain text. To add a field value, click the [+] button and choose a value. You can install additional content plugins from our homepage for more file details, e.g. mp3 ID tags, EXIF digital photo information etc.

The syntax is the following (similar to the multi-rename tool):

[=pluginname.fieldname.unit]

Insert field named "fieldname" from content plugin named "pluginname". "unit" may be an optional unit (if supported by that field), or a field formatter like YMD for date fields, see notes below. You can use the [+] button to insert plugin fields.

[=pluginname.fieldname.unit:4-7]

Same as above, but for partial strings (here: letters 4-7).

[="prefix"pluginname.fieldname.unit"suffix"]

The strings prefix and/or suffix will only be shown when the field "fieldname" exists and has a valid value in plugin pluginname. For example, you can use this to show a measurement unit when the field is present, and nothing when the field is not present.

 

[+] Allows the simple addition of plugin fields.

 

Up/Down arrow Allows to sort the columns manually. Place the cursor in the column which you want to move, and two small arrow buttons will appear. Now click the Up or Down arrow button multiple times to move the column.

 

Add column This button will add a new column at the end.

 

Delete selected column

Deletes the column in which the cursor is located.

 

Adjust Tabs to window width

Changes the width of the name column when you change the size of the main window, the same as in configuration - tabstops for full view.

 

Horizontal scrollbar Enable/disable a horizontal scrollbar for the case when the displayed fields need more than the available panel width.

 

Switch to this view when using this plugin

(Only shown when editing plugin custom columns.) Allows to auto-switch to a certain custom columns view when entering a file system plugin.

 

Notes:

Date, time and date/time fields can use the following field formatters instead of units:

Y 4 digit year

y 2 digit year

M 2 digit month

D 2 digit day

h 2 digit hour (24 hour format)

m 2 digit minute

s 2 digit second

a 2 digit hour (12 hour format for am/pm)

P 2 letter "am" or "pm", depending on daytime

p 1 letter "a" or "p", depending on daytime