@PAPA: The Explorer bar in PA should support Drag&Drop To Windows Explorer: Dragging a sub-folder from there to Windows Explorer should extract exactly this sub-folder. And dragging the archive root from there should extract the whole archive (without the need to have to select all the files in the list before dragging them to Windows Explorer). yes, i’d like to support this idea! hope it will be implemented in the next release.

Hi anyone looked at the stuffit sdk? http://www.stuffit.com/win/sdk/index.html Doesn’t show pricing but might be worth investigating. BH ;)

I’m quite happy with that as long as it’s an option. I prefer seeing just the file name. On a similar vain, I wish the grey bar below the toolbar would shorten the path when using a system folder, so: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Stephen\Eigene Dateien\Archive.zip becomes: Eigene Dateien\Archive.zip

just want to bring up this idea. PA already has a bar which shows the current directory. This bar could be used perfectly as Explorer navigation bar.

Additionally, the Explorer bar tree icons should show some informations about their content: If the folder contains only files: TreeIconColor1 If the folder contains only subfolders: TreeIconColor2 If the folder contains files and subfolders: TreeIconColor3 If the folder contains nothing: TreeIconColor4

The PA Explorer bar actually does not show the tree of nested archives (e.g. zip inside zip). It should display instead: +Parent Archive.zip ….Child Archive 1.zip …Child Archive 2.zip etc.

@PAPA: So why not implement the option to launch an external image viewer (which can read images from inside the archive) from PA. PseudoCode: if ThisArchive.ContainsImages then …ButtonOnToolbarForExternalImageViewer.Enable ButtonOnToolbarForExternalImageViewer.OnClick …ExecuteExternalImageViewer(ThisArchive.Path) Or even … CheckOut {open group folder } then use your external viewer or even Explorer? Sorry, but I just don’t see a “general benefit” for this thumbs view suggestion.

I would like to see the main PowerArchiver icon colors to get changed slightly. Problem is that in Windows XP explorer uses the same yellow color as PowerArchiver. I can hardly see the difference between the taskbar buttons for a PowerArchiver window and a Windows Explorer window. Here’s a screenshot: [image: taskbar.png] Problem is worse on TFT display. The vertical viewing range is limited so details fade out a bit. I think more users have problems with it.

Great tip! I would like this feature as soon as possible

Recently I tried the explorer view again (you see dir-tree on the left). However it’s pretty useless because you can’t select directories or even right-click on them. I would like to see options to select multiple subdir’s, view the properties, select them for extraction, test or virusscan the files within those subdir’s, etc…

Hi, I would like to see the Find Archive section to get updated to search for files within archives on your computer or given directory. The Find Archive method as implemented now in PowerArchiver is now just as useful as the Windows Search. Remember WinRar has this already.

I know about that programs, I think that remembering the last search is still a convenient feature though; I don’t see disadvantages apart from privacy, which you can easily solve making a blank search or simply with “Clear History”.

One of the features I use a lot in PA is the renaming of individual files inside the package. Unfortunately this action does not have a key command set for it, which I would like to request for the next version. Note: I do /not/ mean the rename archive (F2) function, but the rename function for individual files which is hidden in the actions menu or file context menu.

I’m well aware of what RPMs are for, but they are basically specialized archives which also contain file based instructions for the RPM software to use when installing the program. They can also be accessed just as a regular archive. Several Windows-based archivers already support viewing/extracting RPMS including: (no links to other zip software please - admin - thank you) Edit: Just proving my point; several other archivers do support this (including freeware), it’s not some mystical technology.

I support your wish

Already requested (compress per email message). see http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=688

C:\>echo “This is the unnamed stream” > TestFile C:\>echo “This is a stream called Stream1 in the same file” > TestFile:Stream1 C:\>echo “This is a stream called Stream2 in the same file” > TestFile:Stream2 C:\>dir TestFile Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 504D-8531 Directory of C:\ 08/02/99 01:12a 31 TestFile 1 File(s) 31 bytes 0 Dir(s) 1,078,935,552 bytes free C:\>more < TestFile “This is the unnamed stream” C:\>more < TestFile:Stream1 “This is a stream called Stream1 in the same file” C:\>more < TestFile:Stream2 “This is a stream called Stream2 in the same file” When i compress a file that has additional streams attached to it, and decompress it, those named streams seem to be lost :/ PS: ADS = Alternate Data Streams http://support.microsoft.com/kb/105763

Yes, it would be nice… :rolleyes:

Yeah but thats not good its not always as efficient as it would be if its native linux prog