"Save selection" from "Edit" destroys relative paths
Posted: 05.09.2017, 19:58
I don't know if FreeCommander is committed to support relative paths in settings, but I use them as much as possible.
The idea is to have a completely portable environment, so I use relative paths whenever possible in FreeCommander: when I define a button in a favorite toolbar, when I define a default program, editor or viewer in "Settings" -> "Programs", etc...
Unfortunately, different versions mess up these relative paths constantly...in apparently random situations...
The last situation I encountered is when I "Save selection" (from "Edit" menu) from a folder, FreeCommander adds the folder where I save the ".sel" file in the relative path I defined in settings:
for example, if I define a default editor "..\editor.exe" and I save a selection file in "D:\" drive, then the editor path become "D:\editor.exe", even if the FreeCommander is put on "C:\"...
Version used: at least from 752...
It would be really nice if the developer will pay attention to the "portability" of the settings.
It's really nice to put all your portable programs in a folder and create a portable working environment via FreeCommander. After that, you just copy a folder and you have everything settled...
The idea is to have a completely portable environment, so I use relative paths whenever possible in FreeCommander: when I define a button in a favorite toolbar, when I define a default program, editor or viewer in "Settings" -> "Programs", etc...
Unfortunately, different versions mess up these relative paths constantly...in apparently random situations...
The last situation I encountered is when I "Save selection" (from "Edit" menu) from a folder, FreeCommander adds the folder where I save the ".sel" file in the relative path I defined in settings:
for example, if I define a default editor "..\editor.exe" and I save a selection file in "D:\" drive, then the editor path become "D:\editor.exe", even if the FreeCommander is put on "C:\"...
Version used: at least from 752...
It would be really nice if the developer will pay attention to the "portability" of the settings.
It's really nice to put all your portable programs in a folder and create a portable working environment via FreeCommander. After that, you just copy a folder and you have everything settled...