Add Columns : Shortcut Target variants & a normal path variant

[meteorquake]

Along with the column "Shortcut Target" that can be added, it would be very handy to have readily available -

Shortcut Target (File Name) - just the final file name (which may be a folder) - e.g. Underwater Basket Weaving for Mermaids.pdf

Shortcut Target (Parent Name & File Name) - e.g. Atlantis\Underwater Basket Weaving for Mermaids.pdf

Shortcut Target (Parent) - e.g. Atlantis\

I think there's a need for Parent Name & File Name for the ordinary path too.

Hopefully the utility of these should be obvious

Many thanks! David

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Shortcut Target (File Name):

*.lnk addcolumn:a a-label:"Shortcut Target (File Name)" a:=BASENAME($shortcut-target:)

Shortcut Target (Parent Name & File Name):

*.lnk addcolumn:a a-label:"Shortcut Target (Parent & File Name)" a:=BASENAME(PATH_PART($shortcut-target:)).."\"..BASENAME($shortcut-target:)

Shortcut Target (Parent) - e.g. Atlantis\

*.lnk addcolumn:a a-label:"Shortcut Target (Parent)" a:=BASENAME(PATH_PART($shortcut-target:)).."\"

Formulas

[meteorquake]

It can be calculated with a bit of thought (I'll use what you just gave!)

I'm thinking it will be useful generally to users to have it available to add. One of the problems everywhere with paths is that they are left-aligned and long and the critical part is often the right-hand end.

Perhaps another solution to all these path problems is to provide right-align ability, so you click a column title and choose a menu "Right-Align".

David

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I will consider various built-in shortcut-target properties.
Thank you for the suggestion.



To right align custom columns, include the following in your search:

a-align:right

[meteorquake]

a-align:right
I see has a critical shortcoming in that when the column width is too small, it truncates with ... on the right but for text items to be useful I would want it to truncated on the left, so that it can be used to always see the end of a name or path.

* Is there a way of doing left-truncation (to column width, that may be resized)?

Many thanks D

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* Is there a way of doing left-truncation (to column width, that may be resized)?

Currently, no.

I will consider such an option.
Thank you for the suggestion.