View menu

The View menu of AB Commander offers the following commands that you can use to control the appearance of AB Commander:

Tabs - Open in New Tab

Opens the selected folder in a new tab.

Tabs - Close Current Tab

Closes the current tab.

Tabs - Switch to Next Tab

Switches to the next tab.

Tabs - Switch to Previous Tab

Switches to the previous tab.

Tabs - Always Show Tabs

If this option is checked, then the tabs will always be visible, even if there is only one tab. If this option is cleared, then AB Commander will hide the tabs if only one tab exists, and automatically show the tabs when more than one tab exists.

Tabs - Disable/Enable Tabs

Disables the tabs if they are currently enabled, or enables them if they are currently disabled.

Toolbar - Show

Toggles (shows or hides) the main toolbar.

Toolbar - Customize

Opens the Customize Toolbar window for the main toolbar.

Drive bar - Show

Toggles the Drive bar.

Drive bar - Reset

Resets the Drive bar. Use this command after adding or removing the logical drives, if the Drive bar does not update itself automatically.

Status bar - Show

Toggles the main status bar, that contains the command prompt and the indicators.

Status bar - Indicators

Opens the Status bar Indicators window.

Font - System

Switches to the system font to display file names.

Font - Custom

Selects a custom font to display file names.

Text Color - System

Switches to the system color to display file names.

Text Color - Custom

Selects a custom color to display file names.

Background Color - System

Switches to the system background color to display file names.

Background Color - Custom

Selects a custom background color to display file names.

Options

Opens the Options for AB Commander window.

Full Screen

Switches the view to/from the full-screen mode.

Maximize/Restore

Switches the main window to/from the maximized mode. This command has the same effect as the Maximize/Restore button in the title bar.

Iconize

Hides the main window and displays an icon in the taskbar notification area. You can then click on the icon with the mouse to restore the main window in its original position.

Refresh All

Updates the main window and both panels.