Options - Misc page

This page is displayed when you select the Misc tab on the Options window. You can use this page to the miscellaneous options of AB Commander. This page contains the following areas:

Show active folder in the title bar

If checked, this option causes AB Commander to display the path to the folder currently listed in the active panel on the title bar of its main window.

Show UNC path for the network drives in the title bar

If checked, this option causes AB Commander to display the UNC path (in the format \\server\share\path) in its title bar when displaying folders located on the network drives. If this option is cleared, the appropriate DOS path (in the format D:\path) is displayed. NOTE: This option is enabled and takes effect only if the Show active folder in the title bar option is checked.

Add AB Commander submenu to the context menu

If checked, this option causes AB Commander to add its file operation commands (such as Copy, Move, etc.) to the Windows shortcut menu (that is, the menu that Windows displays when you right-click on a file or folder with the mouse). The commands are grouped together into a separate submenu, which is added as the very first item of the shortcut menu. Note that if the panel is displaying a virtual folder, or if there are no objects currently selected in the panel, the commands of AB Commander are not added to the shortcut menu. Note also that only the shortcut menus displayed in the AB Commander's panels are affected by this option; if you right-click on a file within a regular Explorer window, the AB Commander commands will NOT be added in such a case.

Use Norton Commander Keys

If checked, this option causes AB Commander to recognize the keyboard shortcuts used by Norton Commander.

Add keyboard shortcuts to the History and Favorites menus

If checked, this option causes AB Commander to add the keyboard shortcuts to the commands displayed on the History and Favorites menus of AB Commander.

Show descriptions of commands on the Status bar

If checked, this option causes AB Commander to display brief descriptions of commands, as you select them, on the status bar.

Show Zip folders in Folder bars

If checked, this option causes AB Commander to display Zip folders in its Folder bars. You may want to clear this option if you often browse folders that contain a large number of zip files and that causes AB Commander to become slow. Read more...

Show hidden symbolic links

If checked, this option causes AB Commander to display the hidden symbolic links (such as My Documents, My Pictures, etc.) that Windows Vista and 7 create for compatibility with the older programs, but which don't actually serve any useful purpose (clicking on them results in the Access Denied message). You may want to clear this option to hide such symbolic links and stop them from cluttering the file listings. Note that this option only has effect if you have enabled the Windows Folders option to display the hidden files in the file listings.

Clear folder history on exit

If checked, this option causes AB Commander to delete the contents of its folder history lists when exiting.

Confirm Exit

If checked, this option causes a confirmation prompt to be displayed before exiting AB Commander.

Drag and Drop options

Press this button to open the Drag and Drop options window of AB Commander.