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Configure appearance of Explorer Window
On my Windows 2000 machine, every Windows Explorer window (directory
listing) by default contains a "status bar" at the bottom of the window. This "status" bar displays: 1) if no items are selected, the number of items displayed (the number of items/objects shown in the window) and the total size of the files in the window (bytes to be transferred if the entire contents are copied or moved) 2) if one or more items are selected, the number of items selected and the total size of the selected files. (It doesn't extend to the size of the contents of selected folders, unfortunately.) This status bar at the bottom of Explorer windows is missing on my XP machine(s) by default, even though I have selected / enabled the "classic" Windows user interface for the machine. How do I enable this status bar? Is it available in XP? I find it very useful in Win2K and it is one of the reasons I stick with Win2K for my "production" machine. TIA Fred Holmes |
Configure appearance of Explorer Window
Open Windows Explorer View menu place a checkmark next to Status Bar.
--- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Fred Holmes wrote: On my Windows 2000 machine, every Windows Explorer window (directory listing) by default contains a "status bar" at the bottom of the window. This "status" bar displays: 1) if no items are selected, the number of items displayed (the number of items/objects shown in the window) and the total size of the files in the window (bytes to be transferred if the entire contents are copied or moved) 2) if one or more items are selected, the number of items selected and the total size of the selected files. (It doesn't extend to the size of the contents of selected folders, unfortunately.) This status bar at the bottom of Explorer windows is missing on my XP machine(s) by default, even though I have selected / enabled the "classic" Windows user interface for the machine. How do I enable this status bar? Is it available in XP? I find it very useful in Win2K and it is one of the reasons I stick with Win2K for my "production" machine. TIA Fred Holmes |
Configure appearance of Explorer Window
Open Windows Explorer View menu place a checkmark next to Status Bar.
--- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Fred Holmes wrote: On my Windows 2000 machine, every Windows Explorer window (directory listing) by default contains a "status bar" at the bottom of the window. This "status" bar displays: 1) if no items are selected, the number of items displayed (the number of items/objects shown in the window) and the total size of the files in the window (bytes to be transferred if the entire contents are copied or moved) 2) if one or more items are selected, the number of items selected and the total size of the selected files. (It doesn't extend to the size of the contents of selected folders, unfortunately.) This status bar at the bottom of Explorer windows is missing on my XP machine(s) by default, even though I have selected / enabled the "classic" Windows user interface for the machine. How do I enable this status bar? Is it available in XP? I find it very useful in Win2K and it is one of the reasons I stick with Win2K for my "production" machine. TIA Fred Holmes |
Configure appearance of Explorer Window
In message , Leonard Grey
writes: Open Windows Explorer View menu place a checkmark next to Status Bar. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Just in case you're _not_ doing a DOH (perhaps the menu bar isn't visible - I'm not sure if that can happen under XP), it's Alt-V downarrow enter .. Fred Holmes wrote: On my Windows 2000 machine, every Windows Explorer window (directory listing) by default contains a "status bar" at the bottom of the window. This "status" bar displays: 1) if no items are selected, the number of items displayed (the number of items/objects shown in the window) and the total size of the files in the window (bytes to be transferred if the entire contents are copied or moved) (Excluding subdirectories, as you observe below. More ...) 2) if one or more items are selected, the number of items selected and the total size of the selected files. (It doesn't extend to the size of the contents of selected folders, unfortunately.) This status bar at the bottom of Explorer windows is missing on my XP machine(s) by default, even though I have selected / enabled the "classic" Windows user interface for the machine. How do I enable this status bar? Is it available in XP? I find it very useful in Win2K and it is one of the reasons I stick with Win2K for my "production" machine. TIA Fred Holmes Indeed, I wouldn't like to live without it! Incidentally, under XP, it _sometimes_ shows other things (I'm not sure if this is configurable): for example, if an mp3 file is highlighted, it shows the contents of (some of?) the data tags, such as artist and album title. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** One death from beef on the bone might be expected every 20 years at the current rate, but 40,000 people will die falling downstairs in that time. Should we make bungalows compulsory? ("Equinox" on Risk, April 1999, paraphrased by Polly Toynbee in Radio Times) |
Configure appearance of Explorer Window
In message , Leonard Grey
writes: Open Windows Explorer View menu place a checkmark next to Status Bar. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Just in case you're _not_ doing a DOH (perhaps the menu bar isn't visible - I'm not sure if that can happen under XP), it's Alt-V downarrow enter .. Fred Holmes wrote: On my Windows 2000 machine, every Windows Explorer window (directory listing) by default contains a "status bar" at the bottom of the window. This "status" bar displays: 1) if no items are selected, the number of items displayed (the number of items/objects shown in the window) and the total size of the files in the window (bytes to be transferred if the entire contents are copied or moved) (Excluding subdirectories, as you observe below. More ...) 2) if one or more items are selected, the number of items selected and the total size of the selected files. (It doesn't extend to the size of the contents of selected folders, unfortunately.) This status bar at the bottom of Explorer windows is missing on my XP machine(s) by default, even though I have selected / enabled the "classic" Windows user interface for the machine. How do I enable this status bar? Is it available in XP? I find it very useful in Win2K and it is one of the reasons I stick with Win2K for my "production" machine. TIA Fred Holmes Indeed, I wouldn't like to live without it! Incidentally, under XP, it _sometimes_ shows other things (I'm not sure if this is configurable): for example, if an mp3 file is highlighted, it shows the contents of (some of?) the data tags, such as artist and album title. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** One death from beef on the bone might be expected every 20 years at the current rate, but 40,000 people will die falling downstairs in that time. Should we make bungalows compulsory? ("Equinox" on Risk, April 1999, paraphrased by Polly Toynbee in Radio Times) |
Configure appearance of Explorer Window
Fred Holmes wrote:
... Windows Explorer window (directory listing) by default contains a "status bar" at the bottom ... This "status" bar displays: ... J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: ... under XP, it _sometimes_ shows other things (I'm not sure if this is configurable): for example, if an mp3 file is highlighted, it shows the contents of (some of?) the data tags, such as artist and album title. John, If an object in the right-pane of Explorer is selected, the status bar shows the details in the 'Infotip' for that object. This is configurable in Regedit. For example, for all audio files: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio InfoTip REG_SZ prop:Size;Name;Attributes;Type;Artist;Album;Year;T rack;Duration;Bitrate;Create;Write Specifically for mp3 files: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mp3file Infotip REG_SZ ... |
Configure appearance of Explorer Window
Fred Holmes wrote:
... Windows Explorer window (directory listing) by default contains a "status bar" at the bottom ... This "status" bar displays: ... J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: ... under XP, it _sometimes_ shows other things (I'm not sure if this is configurable): for example, if an mp3 file is highlighted, it shows the contents of (some of?) the data tags, such as artist and album title. John, If an object in the right-pane of Explorer is selected, the status bar shows the details in the 'Infotip' for that object. This is configurable in Regedit. For example, for all audio files: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio InfoTip REG_SZ prop:Size;Name;Attributes;Type;Artist;Album;Year;T rack;Duration;Bitrate;Create;Write Specifically for mp3 files: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mp3file Infotip REG_SZ ... |
Configure appearance of Explorer Window
In message , Al Falfa
writes: Fred Holmes wrote: ... Windows Explorer window (directory listing) by default contains a "status bar" at the bottom ... This "status" bar displays: ... J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: ... under XP, it _sometimes_ shows other things (I'm not sure if this is configurable): for example, if an mp3 file is highlighted, it shows the contents of (some of?) the data tags, such as artist and album title. John, If an object in the right-pane of Explorer is selected, the status bar shows the details in the 'Infotip' for that object. This is configurable in Regedit. For example, for all audio files: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio InfoTip REG_SZ prop:Size;Name;Attributes;Type;Artist;Album;Year; Track;Duration;Bitrate; Create;Write Specifically for mp3 files: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mp3file Infotip REG_SZ ... Thanks for that information. Does TweakUI (or some other utility) have an (easier) way of changing these? -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** Veni Vidi Vacuum [I came, I saw, It sucked] - , 1998 |
Configure appearance of Explorer Window
In message , Al Falfa
writes: Fred Holmes wrote: ... Windows Explorer window (directory listing) by default contains a "status bar" at the bottom ... This "status" bar displays: ... J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: ... under XP, it _sometimes_ shows other things (I'm not sure if this is configurable): for example, if an mp3 file is highlighted, it shows the contents of (some of?) the data tags, such as artist and album title. John, If an object in the right-pane of Explorer is selected, the status bar shows the details in the 'Infotip' for that object. This is configurable in Regedit. For example, for all audio files: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio InfoTip REG_SZ prop:Size;Name;Attributes;Type;Artist;Album;Year; Track;Duration;Bitrate; Create;Write Specifically for mp3 files: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mp3file Infotip REG_SZ ... Thanks for that information. Does TweakUI (or some other utility) have an (easier) way of changing these? -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** Veni Vidi Vacuum [I came, I saw, It sucked] - , 1998 |
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