Toolbars/Address Bar |
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For general information about Explorer++'s toolbars, ie. moving, resizing, customizing, etc., see the toolbars Overview.
The Address Bar serves 3 general purposes:
This area displays any folder icon associated with a particular folder; the default is usually as shown in the image. Most special folders on the Go menu have distinct icons associated with them and will display those icons here.
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Tip: Dragging and dropping the Address Bar's icon to a folder (in the Folders or Files pane) - or to another tab - creates a Windows shortcut (ie. a LNK file) in that folder. The shortcut points to the original location. |
Address display
If a location for the active tab is selected, by any valid means, the address/text field of the Address Bar displays the current address. If the address is too long to fit in the space allotted (ie. the Explorer++ window has been resized, and the Address Bar is now too small to display the full address, or the address is deeply nested in subfolders), the text in the address/text field can be scrolled by placing the cursor in the field, then moving the curser (left/right arrow, Ctrl+left/right arrow, etc.).
Text in the address/text field may be selected and manipulated (eg. copied to the clipboard), by using Windows hotkeys (eg. Ctrl+C for copy), or through the use of a small context (ie. right-click) menu. The Copy Folder Path operation copies the entire address to the clipboard.
Address entry
You may enter an address in the address/text field and jump to that address by pressing Enter or clicking the Go button. The address must one of either
- a fully qualified path, ie. <drive letter>:\<folder>\<folder>\... etc. An example might be:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers
Note that fully qualified paths should not end in the backslash ( \ ) character.
Tip: Every time you enter backslash ( \ ) character, Explorer++ opens a special (resizable) window and displays a list of the contents (files and folders both) of the path as typed so far (if valid). You may select a folder from this list; Explorer++ will jump to that folder. Selecting a file will attempt to open it in any registered application, the same as if you tried to open the file using a double-click (or single-click, with an option set). A refresh will restore the true address. the name of a subfolder in the current location. The folder must already exist. This is the only time Explorer++ will accept less than a fully qualified path, except for special locations (following).
- the name of a special location. Explorer++ recognizes the following locations in the Address Bar as special:
Special location Target Desktop <drive>:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Desktop Documents <drive>:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents Pictures <drive>:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents\My Pictures Music <drive>:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents\My Music Videos <drive>:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents\My Videos Entering one of the above locations (case-insensitive) in the address/text field and clicking the Go button (or pressing Enter) jumps to the target location. Explorer++ also recognizes several virtual folders, as shown on the Go menu, namely
- My Computer
- Recycle Bin
- Control Panel
- Printers and Faxes (opens in Windows Explorer)
- My Network Places
although, it is likely easier just to use the Go menu for these locations.
Address drop-down |
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The drop-down list for the Address Bar shows all subfolders (folders only - no files) in the current location. You may click on any folder in the list to put its name in the address/text field; pressing Enter or clicking the Go button will take you there.
The Go button, when clicked, set the address for the current tab to the address shown in the address/text field of the Address Bar. Pressing Enter is the same as clicking the Go button when the Address Bar has the focus. The Go button has a context (ie. right-click) menu identical to the Toolbars menu.
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Info: The Tab, Shift+Tab, F6 and Shift+F6 keys cycle the focus in Explorer++ between the Address Bar, Folders pane and the Files pane. |