The internal file lister (F3)
The integrated file lister allows you to view files of almost any size (up to 2^63 bytes = 8192 petabytes) in text, Unicode, HTML, binary or hex format, bitmap graphics (bmp, jpg, gif, png), multimedia files, and also RTF files. It keeps only a small part of the file in memory (except for bitmaps), the rest is automatically loaded when scrolling through the text.
Note: WMF images have been disabled in Lister+Thumbnails for security reasons (security hole in Windows). They can be re-enabled via
wincmd.ini [Configuration] WmfAllowed=3
If you open the viewer with multiple files, (see
Configuration - Edit / View), you can switch from one file to the next/previous using the keys
n (next) and
p (previous file). Alternatively you can use
Alt+Arrow Left and
Alt+Arrow Right to switch through the files, or click on the << and >> menu bar items..
Text mode:
With Ctrl+A you can select the whole text. You can use the cursor keys and Home, End, PgUp and PgDn or SPACE (or the mouse) to scroll through the text. The text cursor can be turned on/off with F6. With the text cursor you can select text with Shift+Arrow keys, and copy with Ctrl+C to the clipboard. Ctrl+Arrow Left/Right jumps to the previous/next word. When the cursor is hidden, these keys will scroll the text sideways.
When showing Unicode (UTF-16 or UTF-8) Text, or plain text with Arabic or Hebrew encoding, you can switch to right-aligned text with Ctrl+Right Shift. Switch back to left-aligned text with Ctrl+Left Shift.
The right-click context menu can be used to copy the selection as text or hexadecimal characters, or to search for the highlighted text using Google. Further options can be configured via wincmd.ini. Example:
wincmd.ini [Lister] Contextmenu1=Title|https://address?variable=%s with %s the highlighted text.
Touch screen support:
1. If no text is selected, you can scroll through the text by moving a finger across the screen.
2. The automatic scrolling function is activated by a fast vertical 'fling' movement. This can be stopped by touching the screen again.
3. When text is selected (e.g., by double-tapping a word), text can be marked with a finger. Remove the selection by tapping behind the text.
Image mode:
Images can be zoomed in or out using the +/- keys on the numeric keypad or Ctrl+mouse wheel.The current zoom factor in percent is shown on the right side of the menu bar. With F images are adapted to the window size, with L only if they are larger than the window.
Media player mode:
The built-in media player uses the installed Windows media codecs to play music and video. It shows the track and artist name in the title bar when they are available, and also the album cover image.
When viewing multimedia files or listening to music, Lister will switch at the end of a file automatically to the next file (playlist function).
The media player supports the following hotkeys:
E=Single step
C=Show/hide cover image
M=Mute
Arrow up/down=change volume in 1% steps
Ctrl/Shift+up/down=change volume in 10% steps
You can open as many file viewers as you want (and your memory can hold). All file viewers are closed when Total Commander terminates. Press F2 to refresh the content of a file.
Description of lister's menu: