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It would be nice to be able to at least extract Zstandard archives.
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I prefer to use light themes, and when, for example, I have set up my main archive screen to be Classic Toolbar with Blizzard Blue, files in the archive are highlighted (no checkboxes, full row select) with white text on grey background. They are easy to see .
However, in the Add screens, the files and folders are black type upon a pale blue background, which is not so readily visible, especially when highlighting separate files in lists with Ctrl/Click for addition. It would be ideal if the backgrounds to files in these screens could be set to mimic the highlighting of those in the main archive window.
I have tried experimenting with different themes and settings for skins, toolbars and so forth, but, unless I’ve missed something, none seem to give me the effect I want.
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Re: Windows 11 Context menu support
It would really make me happy if you put .BH in the Windows 11 context menu. I know it’s in the “More Options” section, but this would make it more convenient. Don’t know why the option to add it to the menu isn’t there in the first place. P-L-E-A-S-E ??? :) Thanks You!
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Any chance of including this format in a future release?
https://github.com/FS-make-simple/paq9a
Exceptional compression levels.
Thanks.
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Now that the Windows Store is making support for non-UWP apps mainstream, including those with their own update delivery process, it would be nice to see PowerArchiver in the Windows Store going forwards - at least as a channel for the product to be available.
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Tell us what features you want from new format…
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In Windows 11 a new explorer context menu is introduced.
The “old” context menu may still be accessed through an additional mouse click, to reach the PowerArchiver context menu functions, but this isn’t comfortable at all.Could you add PowerArchiver items to the first level (and ideally disable the Windows native ZIP entry)
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I’m surprised that OneDrive for Business isn’t supported. I can’t link my company’s OneDrive account, but a personal (free) account works fine.
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Hi,
I’d like to propose an improvement for password protected archives.
Actual behavior is:
If I open an archive, which is password protected and make a typo in the password dialog, I’ll get the message, that the password was wrong and I end up with an empty window. I need to reopen the archive to be able to enter the password again.Improved behavior:
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Hello!
I know I have been asking for this feature some time ago, but as nothing has changed let me ask again:
The ZIPX-format offers an algorithm, that compresses JPEG-files by about 20-30%. Please add compression (packing) support for this in ZIPX-archives to Powerarchiver. Extraction of JPEGs packed into ZIPX by this algorithm is already supported by Powerarchiver for a long time, so it should not be difficult? Or is it a licensing problem?
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Hi,
I’d like to suggest, that the correct archive type is (always) selected, when adding files by drag & drop to an archive.
This is already happening if the archive has the correct extension. For example, if I’m adding files to test.zip, zip will be selected. If I’m adding files to test.7z, 7z will be selected as format in “Add dialog”.
But this won’t be working, if the archive has not the “right” extension.
So XPI files (Firefox addons) for example are ZIP files. PowerArchiver opens them without any problems, but if I try to add file by drag & drop, PowerArchiver won’t auto select “ZIP”, but use the last selected archive format, while PowerArchiver already knows, that I’m trying to add files to a ZIP. -
I love this, only there is one problem. The UAC elevation feature does not extend to Mount Image option in the add-on software PA provided. It is most annoying whenever I am on highest UAC settings and I mount an ISO, every time I open and create a virtual drive UAC appears. I also do not want to completely disable UAC.
Is adding UAC elevation for mount image feature possible?
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The now defunct Bulkzip had Nanozip (nz) as an option this would be great to have for compatibility with my .nz files, so I don’t have to install Bulkzip separately.
RAR File Creation
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Hi,
Was just wondering if PowerArchiver team are planning on adding support for the creation of .RAR files in any of the future releases.
Thanks.
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Unfortunately this is not possible right now.
It’s not because the programming would be hard but because of legal issues.The makers of the RAR format (ACE is in the same boat) allow free extraction but do not allow anyone to make other programs that can create RAR (and ACE) files.
It’s been requested a lot but it’s not up to the makers of PA. RAR is patented and there is no legal way around that. When or IF the makers of RAR decide to freely allow the creation and extraction I am sure it will be done.
(Please go bug the makers of RAR. I am being serious :) The more we bug them the closer they get to caving in :D )
Mame
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that is not totally true they do allow people to licese there format for creation purposes. However this would make pa more expensive unless they and winrar do it as a plugin and sold the plugin for money so that pa could do it.
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This is news to me. Can you please provide a link to any program that is able to do this other than winrar?
I’m not talking about GUI’s made to work with the command line versions liek winzip works with LHA etc.Thanks
Mame
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This is not the place to talk about pa’s substandard competitor comprexx
this is a program that has rar compression But it doesn’t do that good a job. But it has it.
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Thanks I was not aware other programs did that.
Mame
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we are an US company, so US laws apply to us. There are some programs from Europe that have rar compression but there are no software patent laws in Europe.
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If you require a europe based site i can setone up for you.
If you had it as a plugin and could only download it from a europen server like bt it would get round the us law.
Just a thought.
As i Have done that with some other software in the past
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we are an US company, so US laws apply to us. There are some programs from Europe that have rar compression but there are no software patent laws in Europe.
SPWolf,
I am from the UK, and I am DEFINITE, that UK and the rest of Europe DO have Software Patent laws.
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its true to a certain extent software patents are the same as normal patents. If you have a payent just for the usa then people in the usa can not copy your code. However if you don’t have a europe patent people in europe can copy your code. Best solution if you are going to sell all round the world is to apply for a worldwide paten but this cost loads.
Winrar probably only has a usa patent as it thinks noone would bother copying its rar format.
get what i mean.
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Winrar probably only has a usa patent as it thinks noone would bother copying its rar format.
There is no Winrar patent, neither in Europe nor in US.
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There is no Winrar patent, neither in Europe nor in US.
correct. I very much doubt that they have patented actual format.
however that is still possible, and changes nothing.
