@guinness: honestly I don't remember if I removed it, maybe it was in conflict with support to multiple monitors.. your new function works fine, so I'll keep it..

@dragonmage: I don't like the idea of remove the progress bar, I prefer (maybe guinness can help me) to solve the focus problem of that window, to avoid that its focus is restored during process.. while about your associations, a problem could be that the rule doesn't contain asterisks..

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I thought it might be a bit too much work but I had to ask.

I have another request that might be tricky also. I would love to have on demand "profiles" similar to monitored folders but only executed from command line.

I don't understand your request. Process a folder with the defined profile from command line is already possible, isn't it your request?

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Oh it is? I have to re-read the docs.

Yes, I think that should work. Sorry about that.

I've searched and can't seem to find any reference to a feature I'm looking for. I'd like a manual rename, as in a dialog pops up for me to enter the new name in. I see this being done with a new variable %userinput%. This could probably be useful in other situations but I'm using it in my Rainmeter skin packer to rename Template.zip to skinname.rmskin. Is this already possible?

Currently it is not supported, but it could be added.. maybe in next beta release..

In the past days I made some improvements and added the core of "Change Properties" action (that supports the main BulkFileChanger features). Now my doubt is how to integrate it as an action, because it doesn't need a destination field. My idea is to add a button like for Create List (to open configuration window) and a disabled input field next to it. What do you think about it?

I have another question for you: the number of special abbreviations is growing and their window contains several tabs now, so I'm considering if redesign it. What do you propose?

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That sounds reasonable. I am however developing an idea to completely change setting up associations, that may help with the multiple actions on one drop request that keeps popping up. I'll make a post about it when i have it fully thought out.




I think a tree view would be handy. Collapsible categories with variable names inside, and descriptions on hover. I'd also like to have the [EnvironmentVariables] section from the settings.ini available there. If possible two input fields and a button at the bottom of the dialog for adding new EnvironmentVariables on the fly would be nice.

Now a possible bug (or I just don't know what I'm doing).

%SKINSPATH%**$1=%CURRENTPATH%rmskin_template\Template\Skins|Skins|>KB;>;>;>|Enabled|

Should that association copy any folder with all contents, files and folders to the new location? What is happening is it copies only the first subfolder alphabetically, recursively and only the files for the deepest folder in that pattern.

FolderA
>>>FolderB
>>>>>>FolderA
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>>>>FolderB
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>FolderC
>>>>>>FolderA
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>>>>FolderB
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>FolderD
>>>>>>FolderA
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>>>>FolderB
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>>>>>>>File

Results in a copy with only

FolderA
>>>FolderB
>>>>>>FolderA
>>>>>>>>>File
>>>>>>>>>File

Is my rule not correct?


P.S. I am using NirCmd for now to get the input dialog for the rename command.

Let me know about the new idea, after version 4.5 under development we could consider to widely redesign DropIt for next releases..

I like the idea of add support to create custom abbreviations from the GUI.. while I'm not sure about the tree view because items in collapsed menus are hidden and need an additional click to be shown..

Finally about the bug report, I'm not sure to have understand it, but it could be a problem of recursive folder processing: currently DropIt processes items on-the-fly and so doesn't correctly work if a file is moved where it will be processed again (like a subfolder not scanned yet). In future the plan is to load all files at the beginning of the process, to solve this kind of problems and support new features (like show the list of processed files into Sorting window).

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Tabs require another click as well. There is really no way to show them all at once without a huge dialog. With tree view however if it remembers the state then users could choose to leave them all expanded and just scroll the list, or if they use one category extensively they can leave only that one expanded. Just something to think about.



That could be it. I'm dropping a Subfolder of Skins\ and sending it into another Subfolder\Subfolder\Subfolder\Subfolder of Skins\. This kinda halts the little project I'm working on.

Can i have dropit monitor a folder/some folders, but have it execute the rules i assigned whenever i choose?and not automatically?
in other words, i want it to execute not at a predefined time interval, but manually, when i want to
(Maybe have an option when you right-click the DROPIT icon, like "Perform action now"?)

Why monitor folder(s) in this case? Wouldn't it easier to just run DropIt with a given profile when you feel so?

can you please explain that? i've just begun messing around with it today. the impression i've got, is that -in order to make it work when i want it too- i have to manually "drop" me files to the icon. correct?

Actually what I'm talking about is a definite bug. If I drop a folder only the first item inside of that folder is processed. It appears to have started in the 4.0 betas, 3.9 works correctly.

@the_watcher: currently you can process files with direct drag&drop, monitoring folders at a time interval, from SendTo menu, with command line.. I could consider to implement your request in future, but I'd like to understand its possible usages..

@dragonmage: it seems a bug, I'll check it tomorrow.. thanks

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DropIt: application to process your files with a drop.
ArcThemALL!: application to multi-archive your files and folders.