Directories

• Directories Menu
• Expanding/Collapsing Directories
  • Collapsing All Trees
• Directory Window Controls
  • Files Window Toggle
  • Last Directory Pushbutton
  • Parent Directory
• Changing Directories
  • Last Used Directories
• Multiple Directory Views
• Directory Operations
  • Copy/Move Directories
  • Zip Directory
  • Directory Attributes
  • Directory Filter
  • Directory Sychronization

For help with the FS/2 application window, see General Overview.

The Directories Window

The Directories window contains the directory tree(s) for the currently logged drive(s). The directory tree associated with the active Files window is displayed. Activating the recessive Files window displays the directory tree associated with that window.

The title bar displays the drive letter and volume name for the drive currently displayed in the active Files window. In the example below, the window has multiple trees (3) in it and is color coded to indicate it is associated with the blue File window.

Directories Window

Reading or Refreshing a Directory

The use of single or double LMB clicks to read or refresh a directory is optional. The default setting is to use a single click. This mode overrides the standard WPS action which is a single click selects a directory and a double click initiates the action. The option is set in page 2_2 of the Settings notebook.

• Single click enabled

  • A LMB single click, or keyboard Enter, reads or refreshes the selected directory.

  • A Ctrl+LMB single click, or keyboard cursor Up/Down, selects a directory without causing a directory change. This allows directories other than the current directory to be selected for various menu selections.
  
  Single click disabled

  • A LMB double click, or keyboard Enter, reads or refreshes the selected directory.

  • A LMB single click, or keyboard cursor Up/Down, selects a directory without causing a directory change.

  The context popup or action bar menu selections are applicable to the selected directory - which may be different from the current directory displayed in the active file window.

  Control Buttons

  Located at the bottom of the Directories window are three pushbuttons:

  • Change Active Files Window - Toggles the active Files window between A or B.

  • Last Directory - Shows the number of directories currently read into the active tree. When LMB clicked, it toggles to the last used directory. When RMB clicked, it displays the Window Options context menu.

  • Change To Parent Directory - Changes the directory to the parent of the current directory.

  Directories Menu

  A RMB click anywhere in the tree will pop up the context menu and is the recommended way to make menu selections. Additionally, a RMB click on a directory will both select the directory and pop up the context menu.

  The pulldown and popup context menus are identical.

  Directories Menu

  Moving and Sizing the Window

  The Directories window cannot be moved, but may be resized in the up, down and right directions.

  Double clicking the left mouse button in the title bar will expand the window to the horizontal size of the FS/2 Window minus the width of the Drives window. Another double click will restore it to normal. The window may be expanded and restored only. The window will not minimize.

  The left side of the Directories window is fixed adjacent to the Drives window. It moves only when the font in the Drives window is changed. The right side is always set at the default window width. The default window width is initially set at a 28% ratio of the space between the right edge of the Drives window and the right edge of the FS/2 client window. The user may drag adjust the position of the right edge and optionally change the default ratio. The default ratio is maintained when resizing the FS/2 main window.

  Use the Setup->Lock Windows option to lock or unlock drag sizing of the internal windows. Locking the windows prevents the user from accidentally resizing a window.

  Expanding/Collapsing the Directories

  The directory tree is not fully expanded by default. Expandable directories are indicated with if collapsed and if expanded. A single mouse click on any or will expand/collapse that directory. When a directory is expanded, that branch is fully re-scannedandthetreeisupdatedifnecessary .

  Current Directory View

  The directory tree for a drive may be displayed in either full tree or current directory views. Full tree view is the default view and shows all first level directories on the drive. To enable and use the current directory view, either mouse chord a directory or enable the Current Dir View in the Drives menu. The mouse chord sets the mode to current dir view until the next drive read. Setting the option in the menu retains the option until it's disabled.

  When in Current Dir View, there is a submenu option, Show 1st Level Dirs, that controls the moding:

  • Show 1st Level Dirs Enabled - The current directory and all of its first level subdirectories are displayed. The parent of the current directory will be the root directory.

    Current Directory View - Showing First Level Dirs
    

  • Show 1st Level Dirs Disabled - Only the current directory and its subdirectories are displayed. The parent of the current directory will be the top level directory.

    Current Directory View - Not Showing First Level Dirs
    

  In either case, to change directories up or down the tree, either click the parent directory or a subdirectory. Using the Current Directory View without showing first level directories is much like using the File Dialog.

  The Current Directory View option is set for the selected drive only. Drive X: may be set to show the full tree view while drive Y: is set to current directory view. It is recommended that the Current Directory View be used for drives with slow response times such as those with FTP file system drivers (NetDrive, FTPIFS).

  Title Bar Mouse Clicks

  Mouse clicks in the title bar result in the following actions:

  • Any Click - Activates the window if not activated. 
    Double Click - Maximizes the window.
    
    LMB Click - Scrolls to current directory if not in view.
    
    RMB Click - Toggles the current directory between showing files or directories in the Files window.
    
    Mouse Chord - Refreshes the current drive tree.

    Changing Directories

    Upon startup, FS/2 displays the contents of the directories passed as command line or program object parameters. If there are none, it will read in the last used directories of the last session.

    Directories are normally changed by single (if enabled) or double clicking the LMB with the mouse pointer on the desired directory. Other methods include:

    • Use the Change Directory dialog to change directories using the keyboard. Use the '\' or F3 keys to activate the dialog. The directory tree is searched as you type a directory name in the Change To entry field. Any matching directory is shown in the Match field.

    • Highlight a directory and select Refresh from the Directories menu.

    • Press F6 to activate the Directories window and then use the keyboard scroll keys to highlight a directory and press the Enter key.

    • Quickly move up the directory tree from subdirectory to parent by clicking with the left mouse button on the parent directory button (double dots) located at the bottom right of either Files window or the Directories window.

    • Quickly select the last directory used in a window (assuming there has been one in the current session) by clicking the Last Directory pushbutton at the bottom of the Directories window.

    • Select any of the last twenty (20) directories used in both windows by accessing the Last Used Directories context menu by mouse chording in the Files windows.

    • Select a directory from a user generated and maintained list of twenty (20) frequent use directories by accessing the Frequent Use Directories context menu.

    • Use the DirMarks window to single click select any directory in the user defined tree.
    See Directory Navigation for more information.

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