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    • Support for Zstandard .zst/.zstd archives

      Z

      It would be nice to be able to at least extract Zstandard archives.

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    • Highlighting files and folders in Add modes

      PA_Fan

      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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    • .BH in Windows 11 Context Menu

      C

      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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    • paq9a support

      R

      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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    • Windows Store Delivery (and ideally updates)

      TheAndyMac

      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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    • What features do you want in new format?

      spwolf

      Tell us what features you want from new format…

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    • Windows 11 Context menu support

      BigMike

      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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    • OneDrive for Business support

      Z

      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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    • Better handling for protected archives

      BigMike

      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:
      Tell me, that the password was wrong and give me the chance to enter the correct password to decrypt the archive.

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    • ZIPX: Add support for packing JPEG with specialized algorithm

      A

      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?
      Thanks!

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    • Better archive type handling with drag & drop

      BigMike

      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.

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    • Elevation of UAC in Mounting Images

      F

      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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    • Bulkzip Nanozip (.nz) file format

      D

      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.

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    Display graphics as thumbnails

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      PAPA last edited by

      Windows XP Explorer can display graphics as thumbnails. It would be very helpful if PA could also offer this view mode! There are some other archivers which can do this.

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        klumy last edited by

        good idea

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          Serhiy @klumy last edited by

          I support this wish too…

          But I think it will work very slow…
          because PA will have to extract images before showing them as thumbnails…

          anyway, good idea!

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            TBGBe @Serhiy last edited by

            @NTFS:

            But I think it will work very slow…
            because PA will have to extract images before showing them as thumbnails…

            Yes, that is the problem, might as well display the “full” picture or at least ‘fit to window’.
            Very slow is an understatement when you consider solid archive formats !
            Would be quicker to extract everything and use a real image viewer.

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              PAPA @Serhiy last edited by

              @NTFS:

              I support this wish too…

              But I think it will work very slow…
              because PA will have to extract images before showing them as thumbnails…

              anyway, good idea!

              Windows XP uses kind of index files for this purpose: Thumbs.db. When the user activates the Miniature View the first time then Windows Explorer creates a special invisible file Thumbs.db in this directory (if there are any graphic files in this folder at all) and stores the thumbnails for these graphics inside the Thumbs.db file. So if the user activates the Miniature View an other time Windows Explorer doesn’t have to create the thumbnails anymore but looks in the Thumbs.db file.

              PA archiver could use a similar concept to speed up the display of thumbnails.

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                TBGBe @PAPA last edited by

                @PAPA:

                PA archiver could use a similar concept to speed up the display of thumbnails.

                But where is this “PAthumbs.db” file to be stored? If inside the archive, then PA has to add-to/re-create every archive file!? If not, then PA has to recreate it every time the archive is accessed.
                Why bother, just include the Windows thumbs.db file when you create the archive in the first place.

                Besides, most graphics file formats (Jpeg, Gif, PNG etc) are already “compressed” and storing these in an archive (Zip, CAB, 7z etc) is actually wasteful. It makes more sense to archive graphics in a simple TAR file (or sometimes BlakHole) so including windows thumbs.db would be quicker.

                Remember, PowerArchiver is not a replacement for Windows Explorer, it is for working with Archives.

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                  PAPA @TBGBe last edited by

                  @TBGBe:

                  Remember, PowerArchiver is not a replacement for Windows Explorer, it is for working with Archives.

                  However, packing a set of images into an archive often is the only way to distribute them together (e.g. if they are related to each other) on the Internet. And yes, the thumbs file could be created inside the archive.

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                    By-Tor @TBGBe last edited by

                    @TBGBe:

                    But where is this “PAthumbs.db” file to be stored? If inside the archive, then PA has to add-to/re-create every archive file!? If not, then PA has to recreate it every time the archive is accessed.
                    Why bother, just include the Windows thumbs.db file when you create the archive in the first place.

                    Besides, most graphics file formats (Jpeg, Gif, PNG etc) are already “compressed” and storing these in an archive (Zip, CAB, 7z etc) is actually wasteful. It makes more sense to archive graphics in a simple TAR file (or sometimes BlakHole) so including windows thumbs.db would be quicker.

                    Remember, PowerArchiver is not a replacement for Windows Explorer, it is for working with Archives.

                    I totally agree. It comes down to unneeded bloat. PA is not an image viewer. A lot of image viewers support viewing images in archives already, so why add this to PA?

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                      Serhiy @PAPA last edited by

                      @PAPA:

                      However, packing a set of images into an archive often is the only way to distribute them together (e.g. if they are related to each other) on the Internet. And yes, the thumbs file could be created inside the archive.

                      I think you have to contact ZIP-format developers…

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                        PAPA @Serhiy last edited by

                        @NTFS:

                        I think you have to contact ZIP-format developers…

                        Why?
                        1. Create thumbs.db outside archive in %temp%
                        2. ADD thumbs.db to archive

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                          PAPA @By-Tor last edited by

                          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)

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                            Serhiy @PAPA last edited by

                            @PAPA:

                            Why?
                            1. Create thumbs.db outside archive in %temp%
                            2. ADD thumbs.db to archive

                            OK, but this archive can be viewed only by PA…

                            you wrote:

                            However, packing a set of images into an archive often is the only way to distribute
                            them together (e.g. if they are related to each other) on the Internet. And yes, the
                            thumbs file could be created inside the archive.

                            Do you think that all users on the internet use PowerArchiver?

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                              TBGBe @PAPA last edited by

                              @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.

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