FileBrowser

.Net File Browser. Aimed at being stable, responsive, functional and customisable.

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Get the latest version here, and the latest build from commit here (note that these builds are built for the Debug config and so are not optimised)

Compile requirements

See CompileInstructions.md

Roadmap

See #1

Info

Context Menu File & Argument format

• Environment Variables are expanded
• If the format is empty, the Full Path is returned for File, and Empty for Argument.
• {path}: Full path to the item
• {directory}: Parent directory of the item
• {name}: Full name of the item
• {namenoext}: Name of the file excluding the extension. Empty string on directories.
• {fileext}: Extension of the file. Empty string on directories.
• {openwith}: "OpenWith" program path
• {target}: Target path for a symlink, or target path for a shortcut (.lnk)
• {walkmanutils}: Currently installed WalkmanUtils path

Context Menu Icon format

• Environment Variables are expanded
• Resource icon paths are allowed, e.g. %SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,306
• {instdir} is expanded to the path FileBrowser.exe is located

Context Menu File Filter format

• Filter items are separated with ;.
• Filters are applied with the VB Like keyword. This accepts most regex, e.g. *.jpg;*.png;*.png

Shift alternative functions

• Create File & Create Folder: Hold Shift to use a SaveFileDialog to enter the new file/folder path instead of an InputBox
• Copy Path (toolbar item only): Hold Shift to copy path with surrounding double-quotes (")
• Send to Recycle bin: Hold Shift to delete permanently
• Delete Permanently: Hold Shift to send to recycle bin
• Copy To & Move To: Hold Shift to use an InputBox to enter the target instead of a Select Dialog
• Cut & Copy: Hold Shift to add to clipboard instead of replace