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• Send name of Recent File instead of Open

  tbfaulk > 2023-01-25 12:46

  I'm looking for a way to more quickly attach to an email a recently used file. When I click "attach" in Gmail, I get the usual "Open" file explorer. I know that QAP can make use of the Recent Folder's feature to quickly navigate to a folder, but I'm curious if it would be possible to go a step further and actually point Gmail to the specific file. It's not a big deal to simply navigate to the Recent Folder and then find the file of interest, but it would be nice if I could instead just select the file from the Recent Files list.
  
  
  If I try to use the Recent Files features, QAP attempts to open the file in it's native program rather than pass the directory name to the "Open" file explorer.
  
  Does anyone have an idea if this can be done?

• RE: Send name of Recent File instead of Open

  Jean Lalonde > 2023-01-25 16:13

  I understand what you would like to do not it is not the way QAP works.
  
  I try to imaging how this would work. Normally, if you select a folder in the QAP menu when you are in a file open dialog box, QAP enters the path of this folder in the text field of the dialog box and clicks the "Open" button for you. This refresh the file list in the dialog box. And normally, if you select anything other that a folder in a file open dialog box, it simply launches the favorite (document, link, etc.). Now, how would QAP know that in this specific situation you wanted to enter the path of the file in the text field and click "Open" button (instead of opening the document)? Food for thought...
  
  But did you know that you can do something similar yourself using the Alternative menu feature "Copy Favorite path" (https://www.quickaccesspopup.com/what-ar...-features/). For example, in the file open dialog box (assuming you kept the default menu buttons config):
  
  

  1. Click Shift+Middle Mouse -> this opens the Alternative menu
     
  2. Select "Copy Favorite Path..." -> this opens your QAP menu
     
  3. In the QAP Recent files, select the file you want to attach -> This copy its path to the Clipboard
     
  4. Paste it in the file open dialog box and click Open.
     

  This can be shortened to 2 steps using the Alternative menu shortcut:
  
  

  1. In the QAP Recent files, select the file you want to attach WHILE holding the Left Control key pressed -> This copy its path to the Clipboard
     
  2. Paste it in the file open dialog box and click Open.
     

  Is this faster than selecting the file in one of the Recent folders?

• RE: Send name of Recent File instead of Open

  tbfaulk > 2023-01-25 16:21

  (2023-01-25 16:13)Jean Lalonde Wrote: I understand what you would like to do not it is not the way QAP works.
  
  I try to imaging how this would work. Normally, if you select a folder in the QAP menu when you are in a file open dialog box, QAP enters the path of this folder in the text field of the dialog box and clicks the "Open" button for you. This refresh the file list in the dialog box. And normally, if you select anything other that a folder in a file open dialog box, it simply launches the favorite (document, link, etc.). Now, how would QAP know that in this specific situation you wanted to enter the path of the file in the text field and click "Open" button (instead of opening the document)? Food for thought...
  
  But did you know that you can do something similar yourself using the Alternative menu feature "Copy Favorite path" (https://www.quickaccesspopup.com/what-ar...-features/). For example, in the file open dialog box (assuming you kept the default menu buttons config):
  
  

  1. Click Shift+Middle Mouse -> this opens the Alternative menu
     
  2. Select "Copy Favorite Path..." -> this opens your QAP menu
     
  3. In the QAP Recent files, select the file you want to attach -> This copy its path to the Clipboard
     
  4. Paste it in the file open dialog box and click Open.
     

  This can be shortened to 2 steps using the Alternative menu shortcut:
  
  

  1. In the QAP Recent files, select the file you want to attach WHILE holding the Left Control key pressed -> This copy its path to the Clipboard
     
  2. Paste it in the file open dialog box and click Open.
     

  Is this faster than selecting the file in one of the Recent folders?

  
  Ah, the two step method you proposed would definitely help. I was not aware that ctrl+left click on file in the Recent File's list would copy it's path to the clipboard. Very good to know!
  
  If there were a way for QAP to know that the current explorer window is a "Open" dialog and behave differently in that situation, it could be helpful, but I realize that may not be a simple request and could create more confusion than it is worth. The way it works now is definitely okay - I can live with an extra step (especially since QAP is saving me from a few clicks in the first place).
  
  Thank you for the assist!
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