Add ability to apply converters after files loaded

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jdan
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Add ability to apply converters after files loaded

Post by jdan »

I have added the converters that are on your web site, but I left the file patterns mostly empty.

I do not always want to have the files matching that pattern converted before loading. But once I have the files loaded, I may want to "switch" the files to a different "view" of the files that the converters would display. I would like to be able to bring up the list of converters, and then "apply" those converters to the current open files, so I can view a comparison based on the output of the converter.

For example, usually I want to view INI files in their native format, but sometimes I may want to use the INIsort.exe converter, to view the file comparisons on the output of the INIsort.exe converter.

So I would like to load the INI files with no converter applied, then apply the converter later to view the files as the converter displays them.

I may also want to view TXT files in their native format first, and then later switch to a comparison of the output from the uniqline.exe converter tool.

So I would like a menu item where I could pop up a list of the converters, and then pick one to "apply" to the current files. And then pop up the list, and switch back to the original file contents.

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Post by grigsoft »

In fact you already have such system - to disable automatic conversion, clear checkbox from converter in list. You can apply it later from View>ViewAs menu.

jdan
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Post by jdan »

Perfect.

I spent some time looking through the help file, and the menus, but I did not notice this.

Thanks for thinking ahead.

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