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#fences #folders #launcher #rainmeter #rmskin #folderview
Published: 2019-07-23 14:37:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 222871; Favourites: 130; Downloads: 9638
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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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Comments: 78
Not without making way too many changes!
I looked into that, but it requires basically rewriting the entire package...
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Thank you for this awesome skin!
I've been looking for something like this for ages.
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Thank you, this was exactly what I was looking for! But I can't seem to get the contents to auto-update. I haven't changed the default settings for update or DefaultUpdateDivider but if I add a file to the folder (in windows, not directly into folderview) I have to manually update in order to see the new file. I'm new to Rainmeter so I'm not even sure if I should change this globally or just in this plugin.
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Right-click the Folderview skin and select "Refresh skin" to update. It does not automatically see external changes.
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just a question. in large folder view, how to add space between folders and files?
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First, try adjusting the "Scaler" variable; right-click and select "Edit folder variables". In the file that opens change the "Scaler=1" value from 1 to up to 4; this will increase the entire skin.
If you only want to adjust the width or height, edit the "LargeIcon.ini" file and change the number values in the [Variables]; 90 is default width/column separation and 100 is the default height/row separation.
[Variables]
Width=((90*#Columns#+1)*#Scaler#)
ContainerH=((100*#Rows#+73)*#Scaler#)
ContainerHOrig=#ContainerH#
DWidth=(#Width#/#Columns#)
DScaler=0.72
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thank you! it worked perfectly!
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Amazing work.
Is somehow posssible to use single click instead of doubleclick?
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You can replace all "LeftMouseDoubleClickAction=' with "LeftMouseUpAction=' but I would not recommend this because it may create unintentional actions.
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hello, amazing work by the way! though, I have no idea what I'm doing and is there a way to get multiple folder views at the same time? If there is, how do you do it?
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This is so nice.
I'm using LargeIcons, and changed all the "FollowPath" in LargeIcons.inc to "Open",
making it kind of an alternative to Fences.
Just loved your skin, congratulations.
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is it possible to use Icon instead of Folder Title Text?
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Yes, almost anything is possible.
But you cannot simply replace the "Titlebar" with an icon without making changes to the way the skin hides/shows the list. That may be a feature I add in the future, but for now you could try to do it.
Another option would be to make an icon skin that activates/deactivates the desired Folderview skin.
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Hello ! First, know that i love your skin ! I tried to make one myself but yours look way better x).
And, i tried to do some changes on it. And, yeah i have a lil bit of an issue, and since it's your original work you may be able to help me. The thing is i want to add some customized folders on top but all my attempts failed. It's possible to enlighten me please
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The skins can display any folders on your system, just navigate to them then hide the .. (previous folder).
Not sure what you mean by "custom folders"...
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Great Skin! I also wanted to ask is there a way to remove the arrows? and remove the whitish border?
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I am going to change these skins so nav arrows only appear when the mouse is over the skin. To hide them until that update (or permanently) open the skin in your text editor and scroll towards the bottom of the file to find sections [PageDown], [PageUp], and [PageTop]. Add a line 'Hidden=1' to each of those sections. Save and refresh to remove the arrows.
To change the whitish border, right-click and select 'Edit Style Variables' from the context menu to open the common variables file in your editor. Locate 'BorderColor=100,100,100,100' and change the last number to 1. Save that file and refresh the skin.
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Hello, is it possible to resize and get more than 8 icons ? For example one line with big width or one column with big height ?
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It is 'possible' but would require quite a bit of re-coding and that is something I cannot spend any time doing right now.
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Right-click the skin. Select 'Edit Style variables'. Change the value of 'Scale=1.0' to your desired scale. If it is less than 1 you need to enter 0.75
Save that file and refresh the skin.
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Thank you so much for this! ive been looking for something like this for a long time
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I tried to add "SortAcending=0", but it did not work.
Is there any other way to Sort folder to Modified first?
Also add little "find colum" would be super.
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You misspelled the term: 'SortAscending=1'...
That will work if added to the main Folderview measure [mPath].
The default sort type is 'Modified'. That is set in the [Variables] section by this variable:
SortData=Modified
The other options for SORTDATA are: Created or Accessed
No plans to add to this, what would a 'find column' do?
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Thanks for correction (my fail :D)
I meant search button for searching files and folders inside chosen folder.
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No problem, I'm the typo 'KING'! :)
No plans to add Search, perhaps some time in the future...
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Thank you so much for making this! I'll find a way to best utilize this tool in day-to-day work!
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Installer Didn't Work, Tried Installing and Wouldn't Do Anything, Is There Anything Wrong That I've Done?
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What version of Rainmeter are you using? Double-clicking the rmskin should automatically install it, if you have "standard" Rainmeter installed. NOTE: If you have Rainmeter installed as "portable", then you need to extract the files manually (rmskin is a compressed file format) and install them wherever your portable Rainmeter\Skins folder is located.
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Hi how can I change the folders to be the ones on my desktop?^^ I can only see the ones from my local disk C:
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Nabigate to: "C:\Users\{yourusername}\Documents\Desktop"
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It doesn't work for me:(( But thanks anyways^^
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Middle-click the title bar and type the path to your Desktop folder; probably something like: "C:\Users\{yourusername}\Desktop" and press "Enter" to save it.
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To download anything from DeviantArt, you have to create an account with them... then you will see a download button. That is how they want it, or look here.
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How can I make the drop down menu goes up instead of down? (so the folders are appearing over the folders name)?
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That would require changing the initial position of the menu at the height of the folderview and then modifying the action timer to expand with negative vertical values. It can be done, but is not something I intend to modify at this time. Feel free to make the changes; you can always re-install if you mess up...
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Hi how can i set different path on different Folderview ? i can only show the default one " Your Pc "
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Middle-click the title and manually type in the path, then press 'Enter' to set it,
or navigate to the folder using mouse-clicks in the skin. Then 'uncheck', 'Show Previous Folder' in the context (right-click) menu, so you can not accidentally go beyond that location.
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Is there any way to "block" the current folder by hiding the parent folder item and possibly the child folder items? Or equivalently, to set a filter so that only files and not folders are listed?
Thank you.
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You can toggle the parent folder using right-click and click 'Show previous folder'.
To only show files, you need to edit the [mPath] section and add a line ShowFolder=0
See: Hide or Show Folders.
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As of V1.2020.12.22 I added an option to toggle Show/Hide folders. It is available in the skin context menu (right-click the skin to select).
Download the updated package above.
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How can i make it when i click the foler, the windows explorer will open?
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As designed you need to right-click the folder and click 'open'... to open it in explorer.
To have this the default makes the skin useless since that would disable any navigation.
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Amazing skin, it's all I was looking for! Just one question, is there a way to change the font? Or the size of the font. Thanks!
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