Introduction
File Descriptions is content plugin for Total Commander,
which allows to display file descriptions:
- descriptions from Descript.ion/Files.bbs
- for text files: file contents
- for executables/dlls: version information
- for HTML files: contents of Title/Meta tags
It also allows to use additional plugins, which show descriptions
of the following file types:
- AVI/QuickTime Movies (*.AVI,*.MOV)
- MPEG Movies (*.MPG,*.MPEG,*.MPE,*.M1V,*.M2V,*.VOB)
- Images (*.BMP,*.JPG,*.GIF,*.TGA,*.PNG,*.PSD,*.TIFF,*.PCX)
- Streamed Music (*.MP3,*.MP2,*.MP1,*.OGG,*.WMA,*.WAV,*.VQF,*.AAC,*.APE,*.MPC,*.FLAC,*.CDA)
- Tracked Music (*.MOD,*.XM,*.IT,*.S3M,*.MT2,*.STM,*.MTM,*.UMX)
- MS Office Documents (*.DOC,*.DOT,*.XL?,*.PPT,*.PPS,*.POT,*.OBD,*.WPD,*.SDA,*.FPX,*.MIX)
- OpenOffice.org Documents (*.OD?,*.OT?,*.SX?,*.ST?)
- Linux RPM Files (*.RPM)
- Drive Image Files (*.PQI)
Important note
For support of all listed file types 2nd-level plugins are required.
Supported 2nd-level plugins types are:
Situation with WhereIsIt plugins.
You may download these plugins from official site
http://www.whereisit-soft.com,
but note that in the license of DescPlugin.dll, DescGraphics.dll and CDDAPlugin.dll
it's written:
"Using or distributing these
librarires for any purpose other than running them as a part of WhereIsIt
is prohibited and in violation of copyright laws".
So, due to copyright reasons, File Descriptions plugin
prohibites loading of these three DLL modules.
Of course, now it's impossible to show descriptions for file types supported
by these modules, but as the author of File Descriptions plugin,
I don't want to violate copyrights of WhereIsIt author.
Situation with Disk Explorer Pro plugins is more good - author allowed
to use his plugins freely, except pictview.dfp plugin, which uses some commercial
library. So, useful Disk Explorer Pro plugins are included in this package.
Content plugins for Total Commander are distributed freely - you may
download them from unofficial database http://totalcmd.net.
Installation
- With TC 6.50+, just open archive and TC will install plugin automatically.
After plugins list opens, put plugin to the top of the list (assign to it
high priority).
- Go to Configuration -> Options -> Custom columns;
create new view named "Descriptions" and add new column to it;
press "+" and select field from FileDesc list.
- Turn on custom view:
Show -> Custom columns mode -> Descriptions.
How to use WhereIsIt plugins
- First, you need to download them. Go to http://www.whereisit-soft.com
and download the following modules:
- Unpack modules archives to Plugins subfolder of main plugin folder.
- Open FileDesc.ini file and make sure the following lines are uncommented:
[Plugins]
10=DescMovies.dll
11=MusicModule.dll
12=RPMPlugIn.dll
13=pqidesc.dll
14=GeosPlugin.dll
15=GhostImagePlugin.dll
That's all - now you need to restart Total Commander.
To configure plugins, use Config.exe program.
How to use TC content plugins
- First, you need to download them. Go to site
http://www.totalcmd.net,
open "Content Plugins" page and download needed plugins.
Some of the useful plugins are:
- Unpack plugin archives to Plugins subfolder of main plugin folder.
- Open FileDesc.ini file and for every plugin add lines:
NN=Path\Plugin.wdx
NN_detect=*.EXT1,*.EXT2,*.EXT3
NN_format=["Prefix1"Field1"Suffix1"] ["Prefix2"Field2"Suffix2"]
Where NN is plugin ID (number from 40 to 100),
"Path\Plugin.wdx" specifies path to plugin (absolute or relative to Plugins folder),
NN_detect specifies supported extentsions list,
NN_format specifies format string. Format string contains list of fileds with
optional prefix and suffix, prefix+value+suffix are displayed only when feild is not empty.
Step 3 can be performed also by using Config.exe program:
1. Press Install new button and browse for plugin,
2. Select plugin at the bottom of the list, press Configure button and set plugin parameters.
To test how plugins are plugged, use Config.exe.
If you configured FileDesc.ini file properly, program will show plugins in the list
and will allow to configure them.
To apply new plugins configuration, you need to restart Total Commander.
Versions history
- 2.6.2 (16.11.07):
- added Spanish translation, updated Readme.
- 2.6.1 (16.12.05):
- for WDX plugins it's allowed to define several columns;
- in format lines it's allowed to use characters between fields definitions;
- added description for URL files;
- Config.exe: window made resizable
- 2.6.0 (09.12.05):
- added possibility to use Total Commander content plugins (two of them are included in this package);
- Config.exe: added possibility to install/uninstall plugins
- 2.5.0 (02.12.05):
- added possibility to use Disk Explorer Pro plugins
(they are included in this package), so more file types are supported now;
- added Config.exe program that configures all used plugins
- 2.0.0 (19.11.05):
- internal name changed to FileDesc - you need to reconfigure columns;
- total redesign: plugin now uses 2nd-level description plugins,
which format is compatible with WhereIsIt program
- ...
- 1.0.0 (25.10.04):
Copyrights
File Descriptions (FileDesc.wdx) © Alexey Torgashin
http://atorg.net.ru
http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/FileDiz.html
Total Commander © Christian Ghisler
http://www.ghisler.com
WhereIsIt, DescPlugin.dll, DescGraphics.dll, CDDAPlugin.dll © Robert Galle
http://www.whereisit-soft.com
Disk Explorer Professional, .DFP Filters © Tomas Jelinek
http://www.diskexplorerpro.com
Image Info (Images.wdx) © WhiteWind
http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/wdx_image_info.html