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Frequently asked questions about Worker

How can I change the context menu?

The context menu shows all actions defined for the current file. Modify the list of actions for the corresponding file type to add additional entries in the context menu. Read on for a detailed description.

I'm used to CLI: How do I enable tab completion?

Tab completion is currently not supported.

Can I delete files that haven't been selected but are highlighted?

Change the behaviour of the delete button:

How can I set up a double click command for a file type .xyz?

Go to the file type configuration (Config → Filetypes) and create a new type by clicking on New type.

A complete description of all available options can be found in the file type configuration documentation.

How does Worker decide which files to use in external programs?

Short answer: If you click on a button or press a hotkey, all selected entries are considered, if you double click an item only this entry is available for flag replacement.

Long answer: You can read more about it in workflow description.

How can I quickly start a program?

You can press Ctrl-x twice to start the “start prog” command. In the dialog you can enter the program name and its arguments. The currently active file name is already inserted, remove it if you don't need it. Pressing Enter will start the program right away.

Image mode/Xli won't work! What can I do?

You might need to specify the absolute path to the xli or ImageMagick binaries, read about it in the image mode documentation.

Some characters in UTF8 encoded file names are not shown correctly.

If you use a non-latin encoded environment it is possible that some characters are not shown correctly with the default font. You might need to select a different font. Take a look at the font configuration page.

How can I connect to ftp servers?

There is a button FTP in the default configuration (on button bank 4) which execute the FTP connection command. This command will ask for the host name, the user name and the password and will open the ftp directory in the current panel. read-only ???

How can I stop mouse clicks from selecting files?

The flag {a} doesn't work as expected. What's wrong?

In Worker version older than 2.19.0, for context menus the flag replacement mechanism was limited to the clicked file and not all files. In newer version, this restrictions has been removed.

How do I make vfs unpack multiple RAR archives (.RAR, .R00 .R01 etc.) instead of only the selected one?

How do I make a button using unrar that unrars the contents to the file listing on the other side?

I would like to use a fixed width font or a TTF font in the internal text viewer. Is this possible?

Yes, in Worker 2.17.9 the font can be changed.