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FolderView
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Published: 2019-07-23 14:37:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 221473; Favourites: 130; Downloads: 9632
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Description

FolderView


Folder/File Display Launcher


Multiple ways to view and organize items on your desktop


THREE VIEW OPTIONS:

Grid pattern

- row/column grid large icon pattern

- up to 100 viewable items at a time per page

- unlimited number of item pages


Text List w/ small icons

- number of viewable items per page is restricted only by your screen's vertical height

- unlimited number of item pages


Test List only

- number of viewable items per page is restricted only by your screen's vertical height

- unlimited number of item pages



FIVE DISPLAY OPTIONS:

Stationary view

Collapsed - Expands Down

Collapsed - Expands Up

Collapsed - Expands to the Left

Collapsed - Expands to the Right



FOUR DEFAULT COLOR SCHEMES:

Light Theme w/ Dark text

Dark Theme w/ Light Text

Clear Theme w/ Dark Text

Clear Theme w/ Light Text

- All colors are customizable



ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Views are scalable for any screen resolution

Middle Click to minimize to any desired screen position "" New ""

Supports Drag'n Drop to display folders

- Drag and Drop folders on skin to set up


Directory Sort Options


Auto-Raise Window on Mouse Over


Optional Bottom Folder Sta6us Detail Bar


Full Path or Folder Name Title Bar


Folder Navigation Buttons:

- Arrows to page up/down

- Scroll will move a single row up/down

- Middle-click Title Bar to manually enter your folder path

- Middle-click outside of the Title Bar to minimize

- Double-Left-click Title Bar to open current folder in Explorer (Why not?)

- Double-Left-click items to open/launch

- Double-Left-click '..' item to navigate to previous folder


Right-click Title Bar or open folder area to access skin features context menu

Right-click items for Windows Explorer Context Menu


History

V 2.2025.04.19

Unified Style Appearance

Corrected Collapsed Position on the Expand Left Style

Expanded context menu options

V 2.2024.08.25

Added "Minimize" option via middle click

- Only the 'Title' will show, and can be positioned anywhere on your screen

V 2.2024.06.23

Corrected Expand Up variant for intermittent control access

Corrected control positions to remove any overlap


V 2.2024.06.19

Added new expanding variants to current expand down to now also expand up, expand left, or expand right

Large Icon grids expansion will resizes based on rows/columns settings

V 2.2022.12.30
Added missing Drag'nDrop plugin

V 2.2022.11.19
Moved control icons to the title bar
Modified controls to only show when the mouse is over the skin
Unified variables for easier customizing

V 2.2022.09.30
Added Drag'n Drop Support
Added Grid/List patterns up to 100 items (Set Collums and Rows in Variables)
Added sorting options

V 1.2022.01.08
Corrected Title display when using Current Folder name (Thanks user Spud!)
Removed custom title; shows either full path or current folder
Added context option to edit appearance variables (scale, colors, etc.)
Added SortDir variable option in folder variables (1=ascending / 0=descending)
Updated metadata help

V 1.2020.12.22
Added option to hide/show folders to the right-click context menu

Added variable to select sort data type by: Modified, Created, or Accessed ('Edit Folder Variables')



V 1.2020.10.31
Custom Context Menu set as default right-click, click 'More actions >' in that menu for normal skin context menu

Added status indicators for Custom Context Menu options based on user selection



V 1.2020.10.16
Added options to context menu: "Toggle Extensions" and "Edit Variables"
Added a variable "SortBy"; use "Edit Variables" to set the value to sort the display by 'Name', 'Size', 'Type', or 'Date'


V 1.2020.05.11

Corrected manually setting file path action


V 1.2019.07.11

Initial release

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