shortcut for active address bar in total commander

Question

I use Total Commander as file manager tools and I'm beginner in it. I have a problem: When I want change current directory and enter custom address in address bar, I must click at address bar by mouse then enter my address. I want know there is any shortcut for active address bar without mouse or what define it?

Answer 1

In total commander you can assign a shortcut to almost any possible action.

To create a shortcut for an action

Go to

Configuration > Options > Misc > Redefine Hotkeys

Select a key combination and (to answer your question) assign it following command:

cm_EditPath

If you want to find other command click on the magnifying glass and then you can filter commands: for example: here are all commands that contain the word 'path'

For info, I remapped,

• left key to cm_GoToParent
• right key to cm_GoToDir

this makes navigation really fast

Other usefull shortcuts:

• ALT+F1 : change left pane directory
• AlT+F2 : change right pane directory

if you change left directory to same drive as right, it will go automatically to the same folder.

Last tip, I use the quick search all the time to go quickly to a folder just by typing it's first letters.