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3.2. Selection management and command running



3.2.1. Selection management


Note : the blue files are selected

There are three ways to select files :

To remove the selection, you just have to click in the file list outside an item or to select the Selection/Unselect all menu entry.

You can also use the following commands in the Selection menu :


3.2.2. Running commands

3.2.2.1. Commands & selection

Generally, the commands available in menus need a selection of files. To run a command : make your selection and select the command's entry in the menu hierarchy.

The selected files will be used as command parameters. There are three types of commands :

  1. commands that use all the files of the selection


  2. commands that only use the first file of the selection


  3. commands that don't need a selection :

The selection also dictates the files involved in a drag and drop event (see section 3.3) and the contextual menu to be used (section 3.4).


3.2.2.2. The command processing dialog


Depending of the type of the command (built-in or user-defined), the command processing dialog is the only useable element while the processing of the command. You can abord a command using the "Abort" button.

NOTE : The abort action is just a wish, you cannot be sure the command didn't begin. That just ensure following files of the selection won't be treated.

If a command returns an error, the corresponding message is shown and the OK button is actived. You have to activate this button to aknowledge the error.


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