marker

Marker (cross-platform)

2022.12.07

Marker for file highlighting like in Colors > File types, but "on the fly": add selected color, delete or change. So you can use this scripts for file tagging. You can use any number of colors.

Written on Lua, see Lua scripting > DLL required.

Two parts:

• marker.lua - for button(s): adding, deleting or changing color for selected files;
• markerwdx.lua - WDX-plugin.

NOTE: The scripts use os.setenv(), so for DC <= 1.0.10, use previous versions.

List of marked files is stored in a file named marker.txt near marker.lua and markerwdx.lua. This is a plain text file (UTF-8 without BOM), so you can also edit its contents manually.

About color format: You can use any format, but format RGB is more easy for color settings editing and I use it for example. Below I will use Purple as 128,0,128.

How to use

Step 1: Add buttons

How to use toolbar: Toolbar. (Menu is more useful, see note below.)

Use internal command cm_ExecuteScript and the following parameters:

Adding or changing color for selected files

path/to/marker.lua
--add
%LU
128,0,128

where

• %LU is the list of selected files, see Variables in parameters;

• 128,0,128 - color in selected format.

Deleting color for selected files

path/to/marker.lua
--del
%LU

Step 2: Add WDX-plugin part

Go to Configuration > Options... > Plugins > Plugins WDX > Add > choose markerwdx.lua, go to Colors > File types and add new:

• press Add and write Category name;

• Category mask: press buttom Templates... > Define... > go to tab Plugins;

• choose Use content plugins, combine with: and AND (all matches);

• add rule:
  plugin: markerwdx
  field: Color
  operator: =(case)
  value: 128,0,128

• press Save;

• choose template name, now Ok;

• now choose color in Category color: press button >> and write
  red: 128
  green: 0
  blue: 128

• press Apply (both).

NOTE: You must add buttons and file types (step 1 and step 3) for ALL desired colors!

Step 3: Try

NOTE: Maybe you will need to update file list (press Ctrl+R or go to the parent folder and return back).