Re: Mc Digest, Vol 4, Issue 3

["arbonne5 gmx net" <arbonne5 gmx net>]

Hello,

> > >    Is there a way to have only ONE panel in MC?  I
> > > searched but couldn't seem to find this option, and I am
> > > unable to specify Options->Layout->Panel Split to fully
> > > hide one of the panels?  I find that when viewing
> > > directories with many files I would prefer to see as many
> > > files as possible.  Perhaps then toggling to another view
> > > with two panels when copying and such.
> >
> > Just press <ESC> T, and you have your one panel. But that is
> > propably not exactly what you want. I don't think there's a
> > multi-column one-panel mode in mc-4.6. You may fill out a
> > bug report on this, but I guess it won't get a priority too
> > high. ;) I like the idea.
>
> I must agree that it'd be very nice to have a single-pane mode
> with a wide name field and the usual size and mtime fields far
> right. I do quite often deal with file names longer than 37
> chars, being an avid reader of fanfic.

You can customize the panel view to fit your needs. You can find 
the settings in the Menu: "Left->Listing mode ..." and 
"Right->Listing mode ..., respectively  (e.g. user defined: full 
type,name,|,size). Then you can switch the mode in the usual 
manner with <ALT> T.

Bye
Christian