Introduction

File Descriptions is content plugin for Total Commander, which allows to display file descriptions: It also allows to use additional plugins, which show descriptions of the following file types:

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

  1. 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).

  2. Go to Configuration -> Options -> Custom columns;
    create new view named "Descriptions" and add new column to it;
    press "+" and select field from FileDesc list.

  3. Turn on custom view:
    Show -> Custom columns mode -> Descriptions.

How to use WhereIsIt plugins

  1. First, you need to download them. Go to http://www.whereisit-soft.com and download the following modules:

  2. Unpack modules archives to Plugins subfolder of main plugin folder.

  3. 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

  1. 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:

  2. Unpack plugin archives to Plugins subfolder of main plugin folder.

  3. 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

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