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With this page you select the icon size for Total Commander. The selected icon size is saved for each screen resolution separately, which is very practical when working with different resolutions.
 
Field Description
 
Show icons to the left of the filename
All associated+EXE/LNK (slow)
This option extracts an icon for each EXE and LNK file. If this is too slow on your machine, try the next option, where only icons for associated files are shown.
All For all files which are associated with a program, the icon of that program is shown to the left of the file. Archives have a parcel as a symbol. Directories appear as a folder. Programs look like a window. Non-associated files have a white sheet, hidden and system files have in addition an exclamation-mark as their symbol.
Only standard icons All files have a white symbol, associations are not shown. This option is especially useful for slow computers (and hard disks).
No icons No symbols are shown (for icon-haters and NC-purists)
EXE/LNK not on floppy If this option is checked, icons from EXE and LNK files will not be extracted from files on a floppy disk (drive a: or b:). The reason: The extraction slows down floppy disk access quite a lot.
EXE/LNK not on net As above, but for files on network drives and in Network Neighborhood. Useful for slow networks, e.g. when connecting via a modem or mobile phone to the company network.
Show icons for special folders: Normal file system
Show icons for local virtual folders, like the icon of the recycle bin
Show icons for special folders: Virtual folders (e.g. Network)
Show icons for virtual folders, like servers in Network Neighborhood
Show default folder/file icons from Explorer
Show the same icons as the Explorer for files with no association and folders with no special icon.
Show overlay icons, e.g. for links
If checked, Total Commander will show overlay icons like the small arrow for LNK files. There are also some Explorer extensions which use overlay icons, like some file version systems.
Show '!' on hidden/system
Hidden and System files will be marked with an exclamation mark on the icon
Dimmed hidden files
Hidden files will be shown with a brighter icon than normal files, as in the Explorer
 
Icon size Choose a size for the symbols to the left of the file name. If symbols are not shown, this size determines the height of one file entry. Only 16x16 and 32x32 is offered, but other sizes can be typed by hand. However it's not recommended because the new folder icons do not scale well.
Extra space: Horizontal:
Sum of the extra space (in pixels) to the left and right of the icon. Example: Set this to 2 to add one pixel to the left and one to the right.
Vertical: Sum of the extra space (in pixels) above and below the icon. Note: If the file name font is higher than the icon, this will be added to the font height.
 
Icons in main menu
Show icons for commands in the main menu
Show icons from wcmicons.dll for internal commands in the main menu. The size can be chosen between 16x16 and 48x48 pixels in fixed steps.
Show 3d frame around icon
Symbols are shown like buttons (without XP theming)
Show checked items as pressed buttons instead of checkmarks
If this option is chosen, active menu items like the sort order are symbolized by a pressed button. If not, then a checkmark or bullet is shown to the left of the icon.
 
Show drive icons from Explorer
Shows drive icons from the Explorer in the drive panel, drive dropdown combobox, and folder tabs.
Extra drive space: H: Sum of the extra space (in pixels) to the left and right of the drive icon in the drive button bar. Will only be shown when the drive button bar is enabled via Layout page. Example: Set this to 2 to add one pixel to the left and one to the right.
V: Sum of the extra space (in pixels) above and below the icon. Note: If the file name font is higher than the icon, this will be added to the font height.
Set default icon library
If multiple icon libraries for main menu and button bar are installed, the default library can be chosen here. All buttons defined with the library wcmicons.dll (no path!) will use the library chosen here instead.