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Hi there,

is there a way to select multiple files and send them to an extern editor?
I think at the moment this is only possible with an automation script...
But with Crtl-Shift-F3 or Crtl-Shift-F4 for selecting a (alternative) viewer/editor it would be more than great!!!

Thanks a lot!
Eva~

PS: I'm asking for this new feature, because I'm looking for a comfortable way to e.g. compare 2 files with WinMerge. The WinMerge (only 32bit version available) context menu won't be displayed under a 64bit system in Altap Salamander Window.

You are looking for User Menu advanced parameters such as $(FileToCompareLeft).
See http://www.altap.cz/salamander/help/sal ... ize_usrmn/

Thank you very much Jan!

Great work!!!

But nevertheless, these features would be very nice to have:

1) The mentioned environment variables (from user menu) also in the editor and alternative viewer settings (e.g. selected files in Crtl-Shift-F3/F4).
2) The same context menu as in windows Explorer.

Thx a lot!
Eva~

Eva Eden wrote:is there a way to select multiple files and send them to an extern editor?

You can start the editor, select the files and drag'n'drop them into the editor. Most editors support this way to open files.

OK, ok... Thx

But it's the task of a file manager to handle the file operations. I want to select the files and open them with an alternative editor/viewer. And this is exact the Ctrl-Shift-F3/F4 feature of Salamander.

Well, sometimes it's nice to be able to edit just the one focused file when there are others selected, so I definitely wouldn't like Salamander to this behavior by default without the option to disable it.

Being able to use the variable $(ListOfSelectedFullNames) in <Configuration->Viewer and Editors->Editors->Arguments> will suffice. This will allow the user to choose which behavior he/she wants. Currently, this variable is not allowed in the editors panel.