Reply to: Windows 11 File Explorer right click

[jmo21]

What does ftw do?

I assume that's a joke as we are on the internet?

[WTFH]

Come to think of it, I wonder what the difference is between "Copy as path", which I haven't seen before, and bog-standard vanilla "Copy"

Hopefully it's copying the directory path to get to the file, very useful if you create shortcuts to network locations, e.g. you might have a file called "CV.docx" in a folder, which you have called "OwlHoot1" in the link, or as a shortcut Y:\OwlHoot1.
But the actual path is \\Tawny1\root\Barn\LongEared\OwlPorn\MyDocs\CV.doc x

Copying the path is giving the actual location and not just the file, or the shortcut name you gave the location.

[Gibbon]

They also appear as image links at the top of the floating menu (for me anyway).
Cut, copy, rename, share, delete (presumably the most common options)

But anyway, ctrl-x, ctrl-c, ctrl-v ftw!

What does ftw do?

[d000hg]

Come to think of it, I wonder what the difference is between "Copy as path", which I haven't seen before, and bog-standard vanilla "Copy"

If only someone here was running W11 and could test that...

[OwlHoot]

Come to think of it, I wonder what the difference is between "Copy as path", which I haven't seen before, and bog-standard vanilla "Copy"

[jmo21]

Anyone noticed that when right-clicking in Windows 11 File Explorer, most of the file-related options are now tucked away in a "Show more options". So to copy and paste and rename files, one has to do two clicks every time!

They also appear as image links at the top of the floating menu (for me anyway).
Cut, copy, rename, share, delete (presumably the most common options)

But anyway, ctrl-x, ctrl-c, ctrl-v ftw!

[woohoo]

Sounds promising, but what are you referring to?

Sorry to sound tiresome, but before tinkering with the registry I'd like to be sure I know what I'm changing!

edit: Ah, I did a quick search and found https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/g...nu-windows-11/

Many thanks woohoo!

No problemo

[OwlHoot]

reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve

should fix it for you.

Sounds promising, but what are you referring to?

Sorry to sound tiresome, but before tinkering with the registry I'd like to be sure I know what I'm changing!

edit: Ah, I did a quick search and found https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/g...nu-windows-11/

Many thanks woohoo!

[Paddy]

Real men use vi, slightly more limited ones use VIM and (L)users like winword.exe.

OMG, I remember that.

[vetran]

I'll see your vim rubbish, and raise you .. emacs!

i EMACS is a pile of fetid dingo kidneys! esc :wq

[woohoo]

reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve

should fix it for you.

[OwlHoot]

Real men use vi, slightly more limited ones use VIM and (L)users like winword.exe.

I'll see your vim rubbish, and raise you .. emacs!

[vetran]

"Brief" ftw! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_(text_editor)

Real men use vi, slightly more limited ones use VIM and (L)users like winword.exe.

[Zigenare]

+ 1 for Notepad++

"Brief" ftw! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_(text_editor)

[vetran]

I also use Notepad++. But it has one or two extremely irritating features, such as an instatiable urge to change ones highlighted search string!

I really do wish there was a config option "never ever change search string to highlighted string, or string that happens to be somewhere near the cursor"

That and ssms both. flaming annoying.