Status Bar codes

[leo]

I thought I'd share my status bar codes here. If you like the way they look in the screenshots then you can paste them into Preferences / Display / Status Bar and Status Bar (Dual).

Edit -- Directory Opus 9: See lower down the page for my Opus 9 status bar. Also, other people have posted their status bars here, too, so browse the whole thread to see which you prefer. The Opus 8 status bars will work in Opus 9 so use whichever you like the best or make your own.

If you've got status bar codes that you'd like to share then please add them as replies so they're all kept together in one post.

Here is a text file with the Starus Bar codes for Single and Dual listers:
nudel-status.txt

I've put them in a text file instead of pasting them here directly because the forum strips out spaces at the ends of lines. These spaces are used in the codes to add a gap between status bar text and dividers.

A few things which aren't obvious from the screenshots:

• The count of hidden items is shown in bold red so it is hard to miss. If no items are hidden then the count isn't shown.
• If there are media files then the total playtime is shown. If you select some of the files then the selected playtime is shown as well. (You'll only see playtime information if you have some music or video files along with some columns which cause the playtime to be calculated. Description or any of the media columns such as Artist or Video Codec should trigger this.)
• The Dual version demonstrates how to get right-aligned text on both sides of a dual-pane listers while keeping each side's status under its respective file display and also keeping the lock and DUAL/Source/Dest panels in the bottom right corner.
• The status bars will span underneath their respective folder trees if turned on. (Opus gives you the option of aligning things with the trees so you can have specific information under the trees if you wish.)
• The free space bars change colour from green (lots of space) to red (no space).

[steve]

Here's my statusbar codes.

A couple of things worth mentioning:

- Hidden file/folders are shown in RED (the number only shows when there are actually hidden files in the current lister.

- The three small bar graphs (two on top, one below) are setup to show the size of selected files/folders. Each graph is set to a different maximum size, allowing me to see at a glance whether the selected files will fit on a blank CD, my USB Key (badly in need of an update - it's only 64Mb ), or a blank DVD. Once the price of media drops I plan to add a fourth bar to the cluster to show Dual/Double DVD's. Each of the graphs turns red once the selected files are too big to fit - very handy.

- The bar graph on the far right is simply an indication of space used on the current drive.

Everything else should be self-explanatory. I don't use a separate dual display status bar. I find it more intuitive to just use the single one as I change between horizontal and vertical dual displays to suit the task at hand.

Update 27th Dec 2006:

• By request, a dual-display version of this status bar has been added.
• Small change to the single-display version so that the "hidden items" panel is not shown at all if there are no hidden items.

[leo]

I've tweaked my status bar into something more compact. After playing with Steve's status bar I decided mine wasted too much space.

Edit -- Directory Opus 9: See lower down the page for my Opus 9 status bar.

I've removed words like "playtime", "folders", "files", "free". The file and folder counts are shown in blue and black (the normal file/folder colors) so it's easy to tell which is which. The other things didn't need naming, at least when I'm the user. Maybe the numbers will be cryptic to other people but after using the same statusbar for 4 years I don't need the labels anymore. I kept the word "hidden" since it makes it easier to notice when things are being hidden.

I removed the format lock icon as I'm going to try having the format lock on my toolbar instead.

I removed the lister status text as I can tell if a lister is source, destination or dual by looking at the file display border's color.

Format Lock Note: This status bar config doesn't have the Format Lock on it. (I use a menu item for it instead as I don't use it often.) If you want it back, add {fl} to the status bar definition.

[BenjaminW]

I have combined the good stuff from both status bars (nudel, tanis) and made the change that the bottom bar of the small bars doesn't use 4.5 GB but instead uses the free space in destination as the maximum value. Becomes very handy when copying files from one drive to another because you instantly see if it fits in the destination.

See attached files.

[leo]

ive just tried some of these dual codes and a common problem with them is that they dont align directly under the folder panes if a folder tree is showing. some of the info extends to under the folder tree! this is not a problem with the default code that comes installed. can they be fixed?

Here's how:

Add {wtree} (on a line by itself) to the top of both the single and dual status bars.

In the dual status bar, also add {wtree2} (on a line by itself) directly before the first right-hand-side item (in the case of my status bars, that's the line with {hiR} hidden; not sure if Steve's are the same).

Seems like waste of space to display nothing under the folder tree portion, but it's your choice.

[inkblob]

I really appreciate everyone posting their toolbars, and have always tinkered with snippets from various toolbars posted. for what it's worth here is my latest mod:

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<#666666>o)){h!} <#ff0000>hid : {hi} </#>{h!}<#666666><b> [dir]</b> s-<#0033FF> {sd}/{td}<#666666> -t :: <b>[ file]</b> s- <#0033FF>{sf}/{tf}<#666666> -t ::[[  s- <#009900><b>{sba}</b><#666666>  / <b><#009900>{tba}</b><#666666> -t{h!} :: <#009900><i>{sbda} <#666666> in folder(s)</i>{h!} <#666666> ]]:: ((o
{bg+v=sb/250m,c=#00CC00,c3=#FF0000, w=24, f=2,l=0}{bg+v=sb/4.5g,c=#993399,c3=#FF0000, w=24, f=2,l=1}{bg+v=sb/80m,c=#FF9900,c3=#FF0000, w=25, f=2,l=1}{bg+v=sb/700m,c=#0099CC,c3=#FF0000, w=25, f=2,l=0} <#666666>: <#FF9900>au.cd <#666666>:<#00CC00> usb <#666666>: <#0099CC>cd <#666666>: <#993399>dvd <#666666>: {rpad}
<#666666>o)) <#0033FF>{df} free {bg+f=2,w=50,g=0,c=#55aa55,b=#f0f0f0,c2=#f06840,g=0}<#666666> ((o


it's not dual status as I never use that, and feel free to tidy or tinker with it how you may. I like using text/ascii graphics and use them where appropriate to distinguish different values ( harkens back to teknap scripting days )

I actually display all hidden items, so that's added for anyone who dosn't, and I found that when selecting mix files and folders, having a rough idea of the amount which is in the folders was useful, it's hidden by default and displayed in italics if appropriate (found out by calculate folder size button, or hover over folder to determine size if that's switched on )
the bar graphs are *not* mine, I borrowed them directly nudel and tanis and made some cosmetic changes. thanks again for your expertise and info on these matters!

[leo]

Opus 9 lets you use icons in the status bar. Attached below are the status bar codes that I'm currently using.

(26 June 2008: Updated the Dual version as I noticed the left file icon only had one space after it instead of two like the other icons. Oh the humanity!)

Edit: See lower down for a version that works a bit better with glass status bars.

Format Lock Note: This status bar config doesn't have the Format Lock on it. (I use a menu item for it instead as I don't use it often.) If you want it back, add {fl} to the status bar definition.

[leo]

How to show percent of selected files and folder / distension free space?

THX

Using the Codes button/menu I looked up the two codes required:

• {sb} shows the selected bytes in the source.
  
• {dfDb} shows the number of bytes free in the destination.

On their own they'll just show some numbers. Now to combine them into a bar graph:

{bg+v=sb/dfDb,w=50,f=2,b=#f0f0f0,c1=#68f040,c2=#f06840,g=0}

That creates a bar graph showing how much, as a percentage, the selected items will fill up the destination's free space.

The important part is v=sb/dfDb , the rest is just there to define the width, heigh and colours of the graph.

[leo]

Can i show thes graph in source only(when i open dual lister)?

I don't think you can do that. You can hide empty sections of the status bar, but I don't think this example qualifies. You can set the left and right sides to each show how much their selections will fill up the opposite side, though.

[inkblob]

I updated my toolbar with the new icon and some other tweaks after getting a better grasp on the bar graphs. as before it's not configured for dual display and I show hidden items by default. The 'drive' icon is lifted out of shell32.dll and saved as a seperate icon in the Opus directory. This is a snap of selecting some video clips for cobbling together onto dvds. The selected/total duration for media files would be hidden if not applicable. All of this is modified goodness from what's been shared here, thanks again.

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<#666666>o)){h!} <#ff0000>hid : {hi} </#>{h!}<#666666><b> {i:dir}</b> <#0033FF> {sd}/{td}<#666666> :: <b>{i:.txt}</b>  <#0033FF>{sf}/{tf}<#666666> ::[[  <#009900><b>{sba}</b><#666666>  / <b><#009900>{tba}</b><#666666>{h!} :: <#009900><i>{sbda}<#666666> in folder(s)</i>{h!} <#666666>{h!}:: {i:.avi} <#9900FF>{smp3} / {tmp3}{h!}<#666666> ]]:: ((o{rpad}
<#666666>::{i:C:\Bin\Shell\Opus\drive.ico} {dlet} / <#999999>{dlab}<#666666> ::
:: {bg+v=sb/80m,c1=#FF9900,c2=#FFCC33,c3=#FF0000, w=24, f=2,l=0}{bg+v=sb/250m,c1=#00CC00,c2=#FFCC33,c3=#FF0000, w=24, f=2,l=1}{bg+v=sb/700m,c1=#0099CC,c2=#FFCC33, c3=#FF0000, w=24, f=2,l=0}{bg+v=sb/4.2g,c1=#993399,c2=#FFCC33,c3=#FF0000, w=24, f=2,l=1} <#666666>: <#FF9900>au.cd <#666666>:<#00CC00> usb <#666666>: <#0099CC>cd <#666666>: <#993399>dvd <#666666>::
<#666666>o)) <#0033FF>{df} free {bg+f=2,w=50,c1=#55aa55,b=#ffffff,c2=#f06840,g=2}<#666666> ((o


[Birba]

My Status Bar

Directory Opus 9 Status Bar Single

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{h!} <b><#FF0000>{hi} Nascosti</#></b> {h!}
{i:dir} Selezionate {sd} Di {td} Cartelle
Selezionati {sf} Di {tf} Files
{sba} / {tba}
{bg+v=sb/695m,c=#8eb2e4,c3=#FF0000,w=50,f=2,l=0}{bg+v=sb/4438.6m,c=#8eb2e4,c3=#FF0000,w=75,f=2,l=1} 
{rpad}
{h!} {du} Occupati / {df} Liberi  {bg+w=100,f=2,b=#f0f0f0,c1=#00ff00,c2=#ff0000,g=2} {h!}
{fl}
{ls}

Directory Opus 9 Status Bar Dual

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{h!L} <b><#FF0000>{hiL} Nascosti</#></b> {h!L}
{i:dir} Selezionate {sdL} Di {tdL} Cartelle
Selezionati {sfL} Di {tfL} Files
{sbaL} / {tbaL}
{h!L} {duL} Occupati / {dfL} Liberi {bg+v=puL/100,f=2,b=#f0f0f0,c1=#00ff00,c2=#ff0000,w=100,g=2} {h!L}{rleft-}
{h!R} <b><#FF0000>{hiR} Nascosti</#></b> {h!R}
{i:dir} Selezionate {sdR} Di {tdR} Cartelle
Selezionati {sfR} Di {tfR} Files
{sbaR} / {tbaR} {rpad}
{h!R} {duR} Occupati / {dfR} Liberi {bg+v=puR/100,f=2,b=#f0f0f0,c1=#00ff00,c2=#ff0000,w=100,g=2} {h!R}

[leo]

I've tweaked my status bars yet again. This time the changes are to make them look a bit nicer with the Vista-glass status bars in Opus 9.1.1.0.

These status bars configs are like the ones in my previous post but have had some things moved around or re-coloured. For example, the folder/file counts and icons always come first now, with hidden, media playtime, etc. coming afterwards. The free space graphs have transparent backgrounds.

They work great with non-glass status bars as well.

Windows XP users: You'll probably want to change all of the {i:file} codes into {i:.txt} so that the text file icon is used instead of the generic file icon.

Format Lock Note: This status bar config doesn't have the Format Lock on it. (I use a menu item for it instead as I don't use it often.) If you want it back, add {fl} to the status bar definition.

[nate_dawg]

Wow, all these status bar codes! I posted a question to find out how to get icons in the staus bar, but I didn't know you could have percentage bars and music time play etc as well. So where do I start? How do you save these to use? There is an option to use different samples in the Preferences. How do you save each code as a sample?

right-click on your status bar and choose the [edit status bar] option. A Preferences window will open up. Then copy-paste the contents of the .txt files on the forum into the Preferences window.

[Littlex]

Hey i created a status bar "theme" based on leo's code.

The displayed information are the same but they are only shown when present, that keeps the sb clean but also informative in certain situations. Also i added icons for the size and playtime (please note that your zip and mp3 file icons are used) and adjusted the view style.

The upper bar on the screenshot shows the singel view. You can see the number of subfolders, files and total size. No selection is made.

The lower bar shows the dual view. On the left you can see an active filter that hiddes 7 out of 9 files in the left-hand display. Note as the display contains no subfolders, no folder information are shown.
The right area displays info about the right-hand display. It shows the appropriate file size and playtime for one selected mp3 file out of 14 and of course the total number of files, size and playtime.



Hope you like it.

[leo]

As a general note, if you have questions about status bar codes, please post them in the general Help & Support forum.

We'd like to keep this thread so that people can go through it and find status bar examples to use without having to skip over interwoven discussions.