Configuration: Layout Back
This page allows you to turn on and off selected parts of the main Total Commander window.
Field Description
Screen layout
Show button bar Shows the button bar, which can be configured in Configuration -
Change button bar
Show button bar 2 (vertical)
Shows the second, vertical button bar, which can be configured in dialog box
Change button bar
Show drive buttons Shows a bar with buttons for all drives
Show two drive button bars (fixed width, above file windows)
For each file list, a separate drive button bar is shown. Both have the same width and aren't adapted to the file list width.
Flat icons Use flat style for drive button bar.
Show drive combobox Shows a dropdown box for drive selection
Show folder tabs Shows tabstop headers for directories. By default, the headers will be hidden if there is only one tab (configurable).
Show current directory Window header containing the current path. This header also indicates the active window
Show clickable path parts ('breadcrumb bar')
Shows a little triangle to the left of the path, and underlines path parts when hovering with the mouse over the current directory. Allows you to jump directly to a clicked path when clicked on the underlined directory, or opens a submenu when clicking on the arrow button below the directory (configurable, see next option).
Auto-open when moving mouse over it
If set, the submenu opens directly (with a standard delay of 250 ms) instead of displaying an arrow button when the mouse hovers over the path.
Show buttons for history list and hotlist
Behind the current directory, two buttons can be shown, an asterisk and a triangle. The asterisk opens a list of often used directories (hotlist=bookmarks). The triangle opens a list of the last visited directories.
Show tabstop header The tabstop header allows you to move the tabstops in full view, and resort the file list
Show status bar Shows the total number of files, and the number of selected files, and calculates the space they occupy.
Show command line Shows a command line to start DOS and Windows programs. If the command line is hidden it will be shown as soon as you type a letter on the keyboard.
Run command line only when focused
When pressing ENTER, the command line will only be executed when it has the input focus, not when the focus is in one of the file panels.
Show function key buttons
The function key buttons allow to view, edit, copy, rename, move and delete files, create a directory and exit the program.
Flat user interface Show all user interface elements (except for the button bar and drive bar, configured separately) in flat style. If unchecked, Total Commander is displayed with a 3d look.
Windows XP theme background (menu+all bars)
Show themed background under the main menu, button bar, drive bar and ftp toolbar on Windows XP. Can be turned off in case of problems with alternate themes.