Install and Configure
Download “Ghisler Total Commander 7.0” from ghisler.com
%COMMANDER_PATH% - Path where you have installed “Total Commander”.
Use %COMMANDER_PATH% inside “Total Commander” options instead of “C:\Program Files\TotalCmd”
Download JocysComTotalCmdVistaTheme.zip
Extract ZIP to %COMMANDER_PATH%\Themes folder
Download Notepad2 from flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html
Extract ZIP to %COMMANDER_PATH%\Tools\Notepad2 folder
Open Configuration > Options and set these options:
Layout:
Check all checkboxes here...
Display:
[x] Show hidden/system files
[ ] Show square brackets [] around directories
[x] Show parent dir also in root of drive
Icons:
[x] Show overlay icons, e.g. for links
Font:
Change all fonts to Microsoft Sans Serif, Regular, 8
For Vista change all fonts to Segoe UI, Regular, 9
Color:
Background 2: RGB = 248, 248, 248
Mark Color: RGB = 236, 0, 0
Cursor Color: RGB = 192, 232, 252
Cursos Font: RGB = 0, 0, 0
[x] Use inverted cursor
Tabstops:
Show file Extensions:
(*) directly after filename
Custom Columns:
Press [New] button and fill fields:
Name: NameExtSizeDateAttr_SegoeUI_9
Columns:
Name: 148
Ext: 12
Size: 48 -> [=tc.size.bytes]
Date: 64 <- [=tc.writedate.Y-M-D h:m:s]
Attr: 16 <- [=tc.attributestr]
[x] Adjust Tabs to window width
Operation:
[x] Allow only 1 copy of Total Commanded at a time
[x] Move icon to system tray when minimized
(*) Left mouse button (Windows standard)
Edit/View:
Editor: %COMMANDER_PATH%\Tools\Notepad2\Notepad2.exe
Copy/Delete:
[x] Copy date/time of directories
Quick Search:
(*) Letter only
Press [OK] button and restart “Total Commander”
Now we need to set some options manualy inside INI file:
Go to %COMMANDER_PATH% folder and open wincmd.ini file with F4
Add these options or change their values to these:
[Configuration]
UseIniInProgramDir=7
SpaceMovesDown=1
IconLib=%COMMANDER_PATH%\Themes\Vista\TotalCmd.icl
DriveLib=%COMMANDER_PATH%\Themes\Vista\Drives.dll
[Buttonbar]
Buttonbar=%COMMANDER_PATH%\Themes\Vista\Main.bar
Restart “Total Commander”
Go to: Configuration > Buttons Bar... and uncheck:
[ ] Small Icons
Done. Now your “Total Commanded” must look awesome :).
Remove
from [Size] collumn
Create file %COMMANDER_PATH%\LANGUAGE\WCMD_ENG.LNG with content...
English
677=""
678=""
...and set value:
677=""
Then go to Configuration > Options... Language and change Language to:
English (WCMD_ENG.LNG)