Text
Text will be checked when the text section of the file list window is shown.
To show the Text section, click Text. To hide it click Text again.
Key Shift+Ctrl+Alt+T will also show or hide the Text section.
When first shown, the text section will always be shown with the same size as last used.
See also Toggle Text Section.
Tree
Tree will be checked when the directory tree section of the file list window is shown.
To show the Directory Tree section, click Tree. To hide it click Tree again.
Key Shift+Ctrl+Alt+R will also show or hide the Tree section.
When first shown, the tree section will always be shown with the same size as last used.
See also Toggle Tree Section.
| Sort Ascending - Sort by Size |
Sort Ascending - Sort by Size
Click any one of the Sort By options to sort the file list.
If a file list is displayed it will be sorted immediately.
If no file list has yet been read, the sort sequence will be used after the next refresh.
When the file list is sorted, the sort sequence can be seen by looking at the column headers. They will be marked * + - : . . . to show 1st sort column, 2nd sort column, 3rd sort column (etc.) respectively. See Also Show Sort Sequence
When the file list is sorted by one of the Standard Sort Sequences, that menu item will be shown checked on the View menu.
When the file list is sorted by a non standard sort sequence, "Other Sort Sequence" will be shown checked on the View menu.
When the file list is not sorted, "No Sort" will be shown checked on the View menu.
See also options: Make File List B. Refresh behaviour for info on whether sort will be done after F5/refresh.
Standard Sort Sequences are:
| Sort By Path | * FilePath / + FileName |
| Sort By FileName | * FileName |
| Sort By FileType | * Type / + FileName |
| Sort By Size | * Size |
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| Sort By Date/Time | * Date / + Time (Date Last Modified and Time Last Modified) |
| Sort By Path/FileType | * FilePath / + Type |
| Sort By Path/Size | * FilePath / + Size |
| Sort By Path/Date | * FilePath / + Date / - Time (Last Modified) |
| Sort By FileType/Size | * Type / + Size |
On the Sort By menu, an item will also be added for each extra column selected.
Example: Sort By Path.
This will sort all entries in the file list in alphabetic order of FilePath column.
Within the part of the list with entries that have the same path, lines will be sorted in order of the filename column.
This sort is described in standard sort sequences above as * FilePath / + FileName.
The FilePath column header will show on the file list as *FilePath.
The FileName column will show on the file list as +FileName.
A non standard sort sequence can also be specified using the mouse to double click column headers or the Sort file list key [X].
Sort sequence can be changed and the file list re-sorted immediately:
To sort by a single column
To add a column to the current sort order and re-sort
Or a new sort order can be defined using the mouse or the Sort file list key [X].
To select columns for a new sort order but not sort
To select the last column of the new sort order AND sort
To sort by a single column, double click the header of that column.
ALTERNATIVE: Use left/right keys to select only cells in that column in GREEN and press X.
NB If you press X (or Ctrl+X or [Ctrl+]double click) on a column that is included in the current sort sequence, the sort sequence will not be changed. However, the Sort Ascending option will be switched and the order of the file list will be reversed.
To add a column to the current sort order and re-sort, keep the Ctrl key pressed and double click the header of that column.
ALTERNATIVE: Use left/right keys to select only cells in that column and press Ctrl+X.
To select columns for a new sort order but not sort, keep the Alt key pressed and double click the header of that column.
ALTERNATIVE: Use left/right keys to select only cells in that column and press Alt+X.
The New sort order defined so far will be shown in the List of Results on the status bar.
It can also be viewed using Show Sort Sequence.
To select the last column of the new sort order AND sort, keep the Alt and Ctrl keys pressed and double click the header of that column.
ALTERNATIVE: Use left/right keys to select only cells in that column and press Alt+Ctrl+X.
NB Alt+X will allow addition of the same column several times in the new sort order. When Alt+Ctrl+X is used to sort using the new sort order, each column will only be used once.
If a column appears for a second time in the sort order, it would in any case have no effect on the order in which lines in the file list are listed.
If all columns required are already included in the new sort order, select any column from the sort order and press Alt+Ctrl+X.
No Sort
No sort can be clicked to indicate that no sort need be done when the file list is next refreshed using F5.
When No Sort is checked, the current file list will not be changed.
Both the checked item on the view menu and the sort sequence shown using Show Sort Sequence will say No Sort to indicate that the file list will not be sorted when F5 is pressed.
The actual sort order displayed will still be according to the last sort. It be seen by looking at the column headers for columns prefixed * + - : . . .
I.e. After no sort has been checked:
- Show Sort Sequence will say "File list is not sorted"
- the View menu will show No Sort as checked.
- Column headers will still be marked * + - : . to show the sort order.
If the current file list is sorted again after No Sort is clicked, the No Sort option will no longer apply at the next refresh.
The new sort order of the file list will be used.
See also options: Make File List B. Refresh behaviour for info on whether sort will be done after F5/refresh.
Other Sort Sequence
No action will be taken if you click this option except that a message will be displayed.
When the file list is sorted by one of the Standard Sort Sequences, that menu item will be shown checked on the View menu.
When the file list is sorted by a non standard sort sequence, "Other Sort Sequence" will be shown checked on the View menu.
When the file list is not sorted, "No Sort" will be shown checked on the View menu.
See info on non standard sort sequence and Standard Sort Sequences in Sort By.
Show Sort Sequence
This option is used to display the list of columns included in the current sort sequence.
If a new sort order is being defined using Alt+X, the columns that have been selected for the new sort order will also be shown.
See a new sort order can be defined using the mouse or the Sort file list key [X]
The sort sequence can also be seen by looking at the column headers of the file list.
The header of the first sort column will be prefixed *
The header of the second sort column will be prefixed +
The header of the third sort column will be prefixed -
The header of the fourth sort column will be prefixed :
The header of the fifth and all subsequent sort columns will be prefixed .
When there are more than five sort columns, the exact sort order of the fifth and all subsequent sort columns can only be seen using Show Sort Sequence.
A second sort column is added to a sort order to specify in which order lines should be listed when they have the same value for the first sort column.
A third sort column is added to a sort order to specify in which order lines should be listed when they have the same value for the first and second sort columns.
Etc.
Example: Sort By Path.
This will sort all entries in the file list in alphabetic order of FilePath column.
Within the part of the list with entries that have the same path, lines will be sorted in order of the filename column.
This sort is described in standard sort sequences above as * FilePath / + FileName.
The FilePath column header will show on the file list as *FilePath.
The FileName column will show on the file list as +FileName.
Sort Ascending
Sort Ascending determines whether the list is sorted in alphabetical order or reverse alphabetical order.
When sort ascending is checked, files will be sorted in the sequence a, b, c, ... x, y, z.
When sort ascending is UNchecked, files will be sorted in the sequence z, y, x, ... c, b, a.
To check / uncheck the sort ascending option, Click Sort Ascending.
When Sort Ascending is clicked the file list will be re-sorted with the reversed order if the file list is sorted.
The file list will not be changed if "No Sort" is checked.
Renumber Files
Click Renumber to replace all data in the Sequence Number (No.) column with sequence numbers 1,2,3, ...
The order of the sequence number column will no longer be 1,2,3,...
- After using keys to move files Up/Down [U/W] in the list.
- After sort unless option "Renumber after sort" is checked.
- After refresh if option "File List - Dirs at top ..." is checked. Except if option set to renumber automatically after refresh or after sort.
See Options : Make File List which determine whether a renumber is done automatically after refresh and/or sort.
TIP:
If you have achieved a sequence in the list using Up/Down keys [U/W] which you want to return to after sorting the same list in some other order:
1. Use renumber to make the Sequence number correspond to the current order.
2. Ensure that option "Renumber after sort" is not checked (see Options : Make File List).
3. Use Sort key [X] to sort the list and check what is required.
4. Select the No. column with left/right keys (GREEN selection) and use the Sort key [X] to sort the list in the original order.