Question about tab naming...

[DerellLicht]

I suspect I've asked about this before, but I can't find any notes on it.

I would like the tab to contain the current "path leaf" name (%D), except if I explicitly named the tab (usually via specific tab definitions in settings:tabs )

I am currently using:
?U([%D] ):(%D)
which gives me the current leaf directory name on each tab, regardless of what I specified settings:tabs:main

I then tried:
?t(%t):(?U([%D] ):(%D))
but that gives me... I don't know what... but not what I wanted.

Is there some way to do this??

[cbucher]

The syntax is explained in help file (see Using ConsoleZ/Text formatting).
?t(%t):(?U([%D] ):(%D)) displays the tab title if tab title is not empty; otherwise the current leaf directory.

Edit: (discussion has continued in #274)

Actually, using %d or %D is not recommended in tabs, because directory changement is not signaled. You must wait for another signal or select another tab to see the tab text refreshed with correct directory. I will check if there is a performance impact by adding this enhancement.

I think that modifying title from the shell is the best option (and workaround should be considered only in last resort). This is how most emulators work.
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I installed tcc/le, read its manual and made some tests.

The easiest way is:

SET TITLEPROMPT=%%@FILENAME[%%@CWD[%%_disk:]]

And for more complex job, like displaying something different when I'm in a specific (sub)directory, you can also call a script:

SET TITLEPROMPT=%%@EXECSTR[c:\temp\test.bat]

And now you just have to configure tab title format like this:
?s(%s):(%t)

[DerellLicht]

Thank you! I actually looked at that "Text formatting" page quite a bit, but admittedly did not understand how to make this work...

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