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• Manage dynamically hidden or system subfolders or files of Live Folders

  LaurentG > 2020-09-16 12:31

  When we create a "Live folder" entry, we can set (or not...) two check boxes in order to display (or not...)  subfolders (and/or files)
  - that are "hidden"
  - and that have "system" attribute.
  
  As far as I can see with my tests, when creating the new "Live Folder" entry, these two check-boxes are pre-set according to current Windows parameters for the user :
  - display (or not) hidden files and folders  (HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Hidden)
  - display (or not) system files and folders.  (HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden)
  
  "current" parameters meaning as they are defined at the time the new "Live folder" entry is created.
  
  This is good (or at least not so bad)... but it would be A LOT better if we were able to ask to have "Live folder" populated with their content, including (or not) "hidden" content, including (or not) "system" content based on windows parameterization dynamically evaluated at every "Live folder" refresh time (and not "statically" as it used to be at "Live folder" entry definition time).
  
  Of course, to have "butter and money of butter" (as we say in french, is-it clear also in english ?) is a "plus", and to be sure to not disturb some users, the best is to be able to choose
  - always hidden / never hidden / dynamically evaluated hidden
  - always system / never system / dynamically evaluated system
  
  Thanks in advance, dear Jean, if you choose to implement this evolution !
  
  Regards
  Laurent
  
  Nota : Actually, I'm not so sure that initialization of the checkboxes (in current version of QAP) is correctly done for "Hidden" (that seems to be always initialized "checked") but it's clearly the case for "System" for which box presetting is always inline with current Windows parameterization, but this is another topic... and even if there is there a slight bug (not really annoying since it is "only" pre-setting), I'd prefer to have my suggestion implemented rather than to have the bug fixed....

• RE: Manage dynamically hidden or system subfolders or files of Live Folders

  Jean Lalonde > 2020-09-16 13:45

  Hi Laurent,
  
  Good idea. As always. Added:
  https://forum.quickaccesspopup.com/showt...p?tid=1196
  
  This could also apply to "Hide Icons" and "Hide File Extension". FYI:
  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\HideIcons
  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\HideFileExt
  
  > Actually, I'm not so sure that initialization of the checkboxes (in current version of QAP) is correctly done for "Hidden" (that seems to be always initialized "checked") but it's clearly the case for "System" for which box presetting is always inline with current Windows parameterization
  
  I checked quickly the code and the behaviour should be exactly the same for both Hidden and System attributes. This would need more testing.
  
  > Of course, to have "butter and money of butter" (as we say in french, is-it clear also in english ?) is a "plus"
  
  I'm not the one who could help you on this. Désolé... ;-)
  
  Jean
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