Queue - auto-add option

[Dreamer]

Marek, thank you again for this important new feature, it works good, but I'm using "auto-minimize when starting operation" option for copy/move operations and I had to disable this option, since I can't use queue feature if enabled.

I suggest the option "automatically add any operation to queue", similar to "auto-minimize when starting operation" option, if possible...

...if not, then perhaps the separate options "copy (auto-add to queue)", "move (auto-add to queue)", and "delete (auto-add to queue)".

Advantages of this option(s) are:

- queue bar visible if any operation is in progress (useful if using auto-min. option and auto-hide taskbar)
- less clicking, single keyboard shortcut or button to add to queue and start operation
- no need to think before operation, if the queue is needed *

* for example, when you start one operation without queue - copying of large file, then you start another operation - even if you add this operation to queue, the copying is started immediately, so 2 operations are active.

[Dreamer]

Or just a workaround, as ini or GUI option:

Make the Queue button active - focused, instead of "Run" button, so we could just press F5 and Enter.

Another workaround option, move the mouse cursor to Queue button, this way we could use the Copy button and then just click again to add to queue and start copying.

[Marek]

Make the Queue button active - focused, instead of "Run" button, so we could just press F5 and Enter.

I think, it is the good solution - as option of course.

[Dreamer]

OK, that would be nice, if you would add that option and I'd enabled option "auto-minimize when starting operation" - then queue operation should be used, or not?

The queue button already has two actions - "add operation to queue" and "start the operation", so if the queue would be default option, then it might work with a single click.

[alf5000]

Make the Queue button active - focused, instead of "Run" button, so we could just press F5 and Enter.

I second that!
F5, then Enter --> Queue

And I have an additional suggestion:
F5, then F5 again --> normal copy

[Dreamer]

Yes, F5+F5 is good too, just the problem is that it would be confusing with F6/move.

Of course, the best would be, if we could use auto-minimize option and press F5 just once, to add to queue and start copying.

[Timon]

Of course, the best would be, if we could use auto-minimize option and press F5 just once, to add to queue and start copying.

Don't think it's a good idea. Of course, I'm sorry, but Total Commander was the first file manager (I'm talking about popular file managers), that introduced that option. And 'old school' users atomatically start queue with F5 and then F2 (so it happened in TC). If you install TC, and open queue dialog, you can easilly pause processes, add/remove tasks from queue, limit speed (all could be done more easilly, hen in FC - sorry Marek). But I should say, that Marek (many thanks to him) made a lot more options, available through queue (Copy/Move/Pack/Unpack/Download/Upload/Delete/Set attributes/MD5 sum/...). TC allows only copy/move operations through queue.

[Dreamer]

Perhaps it's a misunderstanding, but I meant auto-add to queue for all operations, just don't wait for clicking the "queue" button, as I said, similar to option "auto-minimize when starting operation".

[alf5000]

Yes, F5+F5 is good too, just the problem is that it would be confusing with F6/move.

F5+F5 --> copy
F6+F6 --> move
(Alt+F5)+F5 --> pack
and so on.
this logic works astonishingly well, just in case you know Faststone Image Viewer you can try "C+C"-->copy or "M+M"-->move.

@Timon
for "old school" TMC users I'd suggest to also keep F2.
would it do any harm - am I overlooking something?
F5+F5 --> copy
F5+F2 --> copy

F6+F6 --> move
F6+F2 --> move
and so on


and of course leave the old behavior as it is:
F5+Enter --> normal copy
F6+Enter --> normal move

[Dreamer]

F5+F5 --> copy
F6+F6 --> move

I'm just not sure if this is possible to implement easily, it's the same action- add operation to queue.

For me, the best option would be, if we could use the same way, with the queue, as before, without the queue - since I used auto-min. option, used just F5 to start copying and auto-minimize the copy dialog, I'd like to do the same with the queue, as option.