Configuring ZTree

Configuring ZTree (Alt+F10)

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Introduction
I messed up my settings! What now?

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Introduction I messed up my settings! What now?

Introduction

ZTree operational settings and user preferences are accessed via the Alt+F10 keystroke. This important data is stored in a small binary file, ZTW.INI. The possibilities are numerous and often require a deep understanding how ZTree operates.

Fortunately, the default values are well chosen so that most users usually forget about using Alt+F10 once they have chosen their editor, colors, date and time formats and similar basic preferences.

However, you should review the available settings at least once, to get a feeling of what is available. One good way to start is to print this page and read it at your leisure. Note that some settings are biased towards legacy XTree Gold users and will make you much less productive if you don't change them! An example is File and Directory Window Restoration on Page 3. Please consider setting all options (from H to L) from No to Yes. You will be glad you did!

It is not rare that new feature requests from casual ZTree users are answered by: "Hit Alt+F10, it's already there..."
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I messed up my settings! What now?

If you lose track of the original "factory" settings, it is easy to re-create them. Copy the following ZTree base files into an empty directory:

ZTW.EXE ZTW.KEY ZTWIN.BAT ZTW_CFG.EXE

Then go to that directory and run the ZTW.EXE you just copied. This will generate a new ZTW.INI file with the default values for that particular version of ZTree, v1.50 in the example below. You can now move this new ZTW.INI file to your standard ZTree directory, or use it as a reference to correct the problems in the original one. (More...)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZTreeWin - Configuration - v1.50 Page 1 of 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support Programs A Editor: EDIT.COM START C:\1\Notepad++\notepad++.exe B Alt-Editor: START EDIT.COM START C:\1\NoteTab\NoteTab.exe C Viewer: (Internal) D Alt-Viewer: (Internal) START C:\1\Notepad++\notepad++.exe E JFC Compare: TFC.BAT F Alt-JFC Compare: TFC.BAT International J Numeric format 1,234,567 K Date format mm-dd-yy yyyy-mm-dd L Time format 23:14 Disk and Directory Logging & Refreshing P Disk logging method Root Only Q Log files in disk root Yes No R Automatically refresh directories Always S Refresh directory when file window entered No T Refresh directory when file window exited No U Swap Log and Ctrl-Log key assignments No Yes

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZTreeWin - Configuration - v1.50 Page 2 of 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Display Format A Number of characters wide 80 MAX B Number of rows high 25 60 C Scroll bars Ś D Disable file colorization in ZCOLORS.INI No E Kilobytes displayed as multiples of 1024 1000 Directory Window Format and Control H Condensed tree width No Yes I Highlight bar Scrolling J Hide System/Hidden directories No File Window Format and Control N File display Name Name, Size, Attr, Date O Display lines between filenames No P File window paging like directory window No Q Access to file windows with no matches No R Access to empty file windows No (dependent on above) Execute Window Format U Brief eXecute command headings No

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZTreeWin - Configuration - v1.50 Page 3 of 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- File Sorting A Initial Sort method Name Date B Initial Sort order Ascending C Initial Sort character set OEM D Skip Alt-Copy/Move sorting by path No File and Directory Window Restoration H Maintain file position in each directory No Yes I Maintain last file view for each drive No Yes J Restore file position on Alt-Sort No Yes K Restore file position after Ctrl-function No Yes L Restore file position after F3 refresh No Yes Enter Key Assignments in Specific Windows P Directory - Bypasses small file window Yes Q File - Invokes view No R eXecute - Closes window after executing No S F9 Menu - Closes menu after executing No

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZTreeWin - Configuration - v1.50 Page 4 of 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Confirmation and Prompts A Quit confirmation Yes Yes B Prune confirmation PRUNE Y C Ctrl-Copy/Move - Prompt for empty target Yes No D Rename protection (Confirm/Attributes) Confirm Filespec Definitions H Treat leading "." as "*." No I Treat trailing "*" & no "." as "*.*" No Yes J "<" & ">" include specified date/size No Tagging Operations N Invert current file tag with space key No Yes O Partial untag only successful operations No Yes P File window Ctrl/Alt-Up/Down to tag/untag No Yes Input Line Options T Highlight and default input values No Yes U Rename function - Tab case mode Name & Extension Name only V Enable F2 and F11 on non-destination input No

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZTreeWin - Configuration - v1.50 Page 5 of 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Viewer A Search skip movement Page B Disable display mode detection No Yes C Ctrl-View - start viewing at current file No D Display archive list output for View Editor H Show Edit command prompt No I Prevent edit command on read-only files No History and Bookmark Lists N History wraps at ends No Yes O Bookmarks wrap at ends No P Leading '@' omits command from history No Yes Q History saves one character entries No Yes File Comparing U Ignore 2 second timestamp difference No V Ignore 1 hour timestamp difference No Alt-Copy, Move and Mirror X Default path mode Full Y Alt-Copy Relative after Alt-Compare No

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZTreeWin - Configuration - v1.50 Page 6 of 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attributes A Override attributes (F2 Default) No +RSH B Rename/new-date set +A attribute Yes C Copy/Move "R" attribute (F5 default) =R D Copy/Move "A" attribute (F6 default) +A Open Mode Spell Searching H File/directory name spell search No Yes I Reassign + - and * for spell searching No J Reassign < > and ? for spell searching No Yes K Reassign [ and ] for spell searching No Yes Printing P Headers printed by default Off Recycle Bin R Use Recycle Bin by default for Delete & Prune None

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