Get multiple objects properties

Hi,

I think Dopus is lacking a feature that Windows Explorer has.

When you search for some files/folders in Explorer, you can select multiple objects in the result list and get their properties, but you can't do that in Dopus search result nor in flatview mode.

Is there a trick to do this or is this already planned for a futur release ?

Thx :wink:

+1

yesterday, i search for "read only" files with filter to delete this attribut... but not possible... :cry:

As far as anyone can tell Windows doesn't have a documented API for displaying the Properties dialog for files that come from multiple folders. Explorer does it but nobody knows quite how.

(The only way anyone has worked out to do it is by asking the Shell to build the context menu, which means you would lose all of the context menu customisation abilities in Opus.)

AlbatorIV, if you want to remove the Read Only attribute from multiple files then you should use Opus's own Set Attributes command (which is in File->File Commands by default). It's better than the Properties dialog anyway.

EDIT: i find something to delete attributs. i just save my search result to collection, create button to delete attributs and it's work.
but i think i have found a little bug. in single mode, with attribut field display in my collection, if i right clic one file and delete/add manually attributs, attribut field is not refreshed. in dual mode, with target file that i'll modified open, if i modify/add attributs by properties, field is refreshed.

[quote="AlbatorIV"]EDIT: i find something to delete attributs. i just save my search result to collection, create button to delete attributs and it's work.
but i think i have found a little bug. in single mode, with attribut field display in my collection, if i right clic one file and delete/add manually attributs, attribut field is not refreshed. in dual mode, with target file that i'll modified open, if i modify/add attributs by properties, field is refreshed.[/quote]
There must be more to it than dual vs single mode. e.g. What type of drive are the files on, and so on? Also try the FAQ on change notification problems to see if any changes are being reported.

If you find any information please start a new thread, or add it to one of the existing threads about change notification problems. Let's keep this thread about displaying the properties dialog (or alternatives) for multiple files.

If we can't reproduce the command, is it possible to call only the "properties" item from the windows context menu ? or maybe add the windows context menu as a sub item under the Dopus context menu ?

I've never looked into it in any depth myself; only know about this stuff from reading things other people have written about it and from talking to Jon @ GPSoft.

What do you want the Properties dialog for? Perhaps there's another way to do what you're after.

it's mainly to check or modify NTFS securities to multiple folders at once.

I had to fallback to Windows Explorer to do this, that's why I'm sad :stuck_out_tongue:

Ah okay, there's no alternative method for that at the moment at least.

There must be at least a way to add the windows context menu under the Dopus context menu.

Don't you think ?

As far as I know there isn't a way in the current version of Opus.

OK :wink:

thanks for the information.

FWIW, in ACDSee, when you right click a picture, you get the ACDSee context menu plus an entry called System, under wich you find the standard Windows context menu.