Suggested feature: Show properties of the item under focus (panel and/or tooltip)

[Raindrops]

Currently we don't have a quick method to see the properties of an item.

Examples:

• Video: Duration and resolution
• Audio: length and bit rate
• Image: resolution and size

Limitations of the current design:

• The GUI does not have a panel (similar to the Preview panel) that shows properties.
• To see the Windows Properties panel, we have to right click, and select the Properties option at the bottom of the context menu.
• It is not efficient to set up columns just to see the property of an item.

Desired:
There are two possible quick methods (there may be more):
1. Display properties in extended tooltips
2. Provide a Properties panel

[void]

A Detail pane is on my TODO list.

Thank you for the suggestion.

[asamirid]

hello ..

i can see file properties tooltip when iam in thumb view mode as in the attached image

but this is not available in normal rows details mode ..

es_tip_023.jpg (222.96 KiB) Viewed 2127 times

hope that can help for now ..

[void]

but this is not available in normal rows details mode ..

The same tooltip is shown if you hover over the icon in details mode.



show_detailed_listview_tooltips

[Raindrops]

Thanks for the tip!

There are many such features that users miss. As I am actively browsing this forum, I come to know about many of them.
But in general, we need a help documentation of such features.

IMHO the tooltip should be available when we hover the mouse anywhere on the entire row (or at least on the file name).

Also, the tooltip does not contain typically needed information, which I highlighted in the earlier post.

Video: Duration and resolution
Audio: length and bit rate
Image: resolution and size

There should be a provision to define them by file type (not specific extension).

[void]

Customizing the detailed tooltip is on my TODO list.

For now, Everything will show the properties for each column you have shown in detail mode.

[asamirid]

but this is not available in normal rows details mode ..

The same tooltip is shown if you hover over the icon in details mode.



show_detailed_listview_tooltips

i used this set _

/show_detailed_listview_tooltips=2

_ and it works great for me ..

thanks void for the tip ..

[Raindrops]

I set its value to 4, but it still shows the tooltip only on the icon (neither on the Name nor on the entire row).

When I hover on the other parts of the entry, it shows the full name of the file, which ignores the width of the Name column.
But no tooltips!

[void]

To set show_detailed_listview_tooltips:

• Copy and paste the following into your Everything search box:
  /show_detailed_listview_tooltips=4
• Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
• If successful, show_detailed_listview_tooltips=4 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.
• where 4 can be one of the following:
  • Set to 0 to never show detailed tooltips.
  • Set to 1 to show detailed tooltips when hovering over the icon with the mouse cursor. (default)
  • Set to 2 to show detailed tooltips when hovering over the icon or text with the mouse cursor.
  • Set to 3 to show detailed tooltips when hovering over the name column with the mouse cursor.
  • Set to 4 to show detailed tooltips when hovering over the item with the mouse cursor.

[Raindrops]

I tried this, and it shows up in the status bar (successful).

Although I have set the value to 4, it still behaves like the value is set to 3.
In other words, if I hover over the icon or name column, the tooltip appears; but it does not appear when I hover the mouse over the other columns: Size, Path etc.

Does that happen because I have turned off Full row select option?

[void]

Does that happen because I have turned off Full row select option?

Yes.