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FAR Manager. Macros and whatnot.

Last post by UrsBucher « Tue 05 Nov, 2019 12:33
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by Acerbic » Tue 23 Apr, 2013 22:53

Revision 1.1
Gather round, boys and girls, for I am about to tell you a story.

Macro in your FAR Manager? It's more likely than you think.
The...

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Last post by UrsBucher
Tue 05 Nov, 2019 12:33
Run macro at startup but before opening panels

Last post by buniak_a_h « Fri 01 Nov, 2019 19:31
Replies: 5
by nnobody » Mon 15 May, 2017 17:20

Is it possible to run a macro at Far startup, but before panel folders will be opened?
The problem: check saved panel path and change it if...

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Last post by buniak_a_h
Fri 01 Nov, 2019 19:31
Compare files names only, without extension and prefix

Last post by Xerox « Thu 31 Oct, 2019 18:15
Replies: 18
by KlepetoX » Mon 01 Dec, 2014 19:06
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I need macro that compares files on both panels without extensions and prefix (after first space in filename) - filenames only. Example:

The same...
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Last post by Xerox
Thu 31 Oct, 2019 18:15
Better way to issue shell command programmatically?

Last post by Xerox « Tue 22 Oct, 2019 17:23
Replies: 3
by rattle » Fri 16 Mar, 2018 01:33

Let's say I want to use the commandline capabilities of FAR to navigate to a file/folder using the goto: command, but from inside a macro. Currently,...

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Last post by Xerox
Tue 22 Oct, 2019 17:23
Navigate Far with vim-like keys

Last post by HaRT « Fri 16 Aug, 2019 11:57
Replies: 1
by ImBringingTaxicab » Fri 16 Aug, 2019 11:17

I've written some simple macros to move around Far with familiar vim keys like hjkl and Ctrl-N, Ctrl-P.
Is this the right place to share them? I...

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Last post by HaRT
Fri 16 Aug, 2019 11:57
ShellExecute inserts newline in Far interface

Last post by rattle « Wed 11 Oct, 2017 17:27
Replies: 2
by rattle » Wed 11 Oct, 2017 11:21

Hey all, I created the following command shortcut:

CommandLine {
prefixes = vsc ;
action = function(prefix, filename)
win.ShellExecute(nil,...

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Last post by rattle
Wed 11 Oct, 2017 17:27
Forward key to FAR before Macro lookup

Last post by rattle « Thu 05 Oct, 2017 17:37
Replies: 2
by rattle » Thu 05 Oct, 2017 15:10

Dear all,
with the command

Keys( AKey )

I can send the key to FAR that started the macro, but the key will be sent directly and will not trigger...

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Last post by rattle
Thu 05 Oct, 2017 17:37
Command to enter PE Executables like Directories

Last post by rattle « Sat 02 Sep, 2017 20:52
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by rattle » Sat 02 Sep, 2017 19:20

Hey everyone!

Far has great plugins to navigate Zip Archives, JSON Files, SQLite databases, and even PE Files. When something.zip is the file under...

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Last post by rattle
Sat 02 Sep, 2017 20:52
How to call mf.usermenu from Disks menu

Last post by galaxy_far_FAR_away « Fri 04 Aug, 2017 08:01
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by galaxy_far_FAR_away » Thu 03 Aug, 2017 21:13

I Like to make a Disks MenuItem which calls a user-menu ( Network.ini ) - see attachment.

If I call mf.usermenu from a keyboard macro then user-menu...

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Last post by galaxy_far_FAR_away
Fri 04 Aug, 2017 08:01
Change "TAB" behaviour only when the command line is not empty

Last post by gene.pavlovsky « Wed 27 Apr, 2016 00:05
Replies: 16
by mrfyx » Tue 16 Feb, 2016 14:59
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Hi, I want to change TAB behavior in the bottom prompt.
I am used to TAB in command line for the auto-completion. I want the same behavoir in Far...
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Last post by gene.pavlovsky
Wed 27 Apr, 2016 00:05
win.system() - call app with more than 1 quotation mark pairs

Last post by galaxy_far_FAR_away « Fri 12 Feb, 2016 18:58
Replies: 6
by galaxy_far_FAR_away » Fri 12 Feb, 2016 09:57

These works (either part of the command-line is quoted):

lua:win.system( \ C:\\Program Files\\Windows NT\\Accessories\\wordpad.exe\...

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Last post by galaxy_far_FAR_away
Fri 12 Feb, 2016 18:58
Distinct capitals for macros (or testing Shift key)

Last post by Shmuel « Sun 07 Feb, 2016 00:21
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by galaxy_far_FAR_away » Sat 06 Feb, 2016 12:11

I want to use Fast Find function (which is mapped to Alt+Key by default) by pressing Shift+Key. I tried Macro { key= A ; ... but that is activated by...

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Last post by Shmuel
Sun 07 Feb, 2016 00:21
New ConEmu tab process from macro

Last post by ahrvoje « Mon 25 Jan, 2016 08:18

by ahrvoje » Mon 25 Jan, 2016 08:18

Is it possible to start new detached ConEmu background tab from Far3 macro? I manage to start new background tab, but Far stays locked until the...

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Last post by ahrvoje
Mon 25 Jan, 2016 08:18
Correct 'swap panels' with LUA (solved)

Last post by galaxy_far_FAR_away « Thu 15 Oct, 2015 05:30
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by galaxy_far_FAR_away » Wed 14 Oct, 2015 19:08

1.) Ctrl-U swaps panels well even if they contains plugin content. But it swaps whole panels with their _dimensions_ too (width, height) which is not...

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Last post by galaxy_far_FAR_away
Thu 15 Oct, 2015 05:30
WinMerge Macro

Last post by gene.pavlovsky « Mon 17 Aug, 2015 14:11
Replies: 5
by gene.pavlovsky » Wed 12 Aug, 2015 18:12

Provides two shortcuts for WinMerge:
- Compare the selected files or the current folders (1 items selected on each panel - compare those, 2 items...

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Last post by gene.pavlovsky
Mon 17 Aug, 2015 14:11
FAR3: Macros for plugins converted to LUA

Last post by Mauro72 « Fri 23 Jan, 2015 20:26
Replies: 6
by cyberwolf » Wed 17 Apr, 2013 08:55

I've converted a few macros for plugins from fml/fmlua into the new lua scripting and thought I'd share them with you, maybe some other people might...

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Last post by Mauro72
Fri 23 Jan, 2015 20:26
How to use "Groups of file masks" in lua script

Last post by farman « Tue 06 Jan, 2015 20:15
Replies: 4
by farman » Tue 06 Jan, 2015 18:50

I have several Groups of file masks defined which I like to use in a lua script. But I don't know how. Can someone please give me a hint?

Examples:...

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Last post by farman
Tue 06 Jan, 2015 20:15
Run lua script (with Hotkey definition) from Command Line

Last post by farman « Tue 06 Jan, 2015 19:07
Replies: 2
by farman » Tue 06 Jan, 2015 18:45

To run a Lua script from command line there is lua: @ .

But I like to execute a script with a defined hotkey (i.e. the simplified script below) from...

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Last post by farman
Tue 06 Jan, 2015 19:07
How to get arguments of lua:@myscript.lua 1,"two",3 ?

Last post by galaxy_far_FAR_away « Thu 24 Jul, 2014 11:55
Replies: 3
by galaxy_far_FAR_away » Thu 24 Jul, 2014 10:59

Hi everybody!

I'm such a noob in LUA/FAR macro system :Yahoo!:

So.

I like to call a LUA script-file myscript.lua from commandline (for example),...

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Last post by galaxy_far_FAR_away
Thu 24 Jul, 2014 11:55
Macro for substring file search

Last post by John Doe « Thu 20 Feb, 2014 13:15
Replies: 5
by KlepetoX » Thu 20 Feb, 2014 11:01

I was inspired by this topic: and tried to write a macro with mask for searching files with mask _ANYWHERE_ in the filename instead of from the...

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Last post by John Doe
Thu 20 Feb, 2014 13:15
Macro to start new FAR window with the same panels

Last post by 2useven10 « Mon 25 Nov, 2013 11:41
Replies: 8
by KlepetoX » Wed 20 Feb, 2013 19:38

I'm trying create macro to start new FAR window with the same panels as actual FAR. My macro is:

macro:post print( start %farhome%\\far ) Keys( Ctrl...

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Last post by 2useven10
Mon 25 Nov, 2013 11:41
FAR3: Rh_Macros - examples of scripts and macros

Last post by Mauro72 « Thu 24 Oct, 2013 16:22
Replies: 3
by Aidar » Tue 15 Oct, 2013 14:01

A package of scripts and macros for FAR Manager.

Current version: PlugRing .
Links:
GitHub , tags , zipball , master.zip .

There are examples of...

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Last post by Mauro72
Thu 24 Oct, 2013 16:22
FAR3: Macro "Align Block Special" for Editor

Last post by Shmuel « Wed 08 May, 2013 06:58
Replies: 3
by farman » Tue 07 May, 2013 09:56

So here's another version of an Align Block macro for Editor, dedicated to the masters of Macros SimSU, Aidar and Shmuel. Most of the code is stolen...

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Last post by Shmuel
Wed 08 May, 2013 06:58
FAR3: Simple LUA macros by me

Last post by cyberwolf « Wed 17 Apr, 2013 15:35
Replies: 5
by cyberwolf » Wed 17 Apr, 2013 09:08

Here are a few LUA macros i use, they might be useful to others (I'll add more if i manage to make any other :) )

1. This macro will start the...

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Last post by cyberwolf
Wed 17 Apr, 2013 15:35
FAR3: Macro to show hotkeys and macros in current area

Last post by farman « Mon 15 Apr, 2013 07:31

by farman » Mon 15 Apr, 2013 07:31

This is a very simple macro but it helps me a lot in the last days. So maybe it may be useful for you too.
If you do have a lot of macros and...

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Last post by farman
Mon 15 Apr, 2013 07:31
Far3: Macro to select same/similar file on other panel

Last post by farman « Mon 15 Apr, 2013 07:23
Replies: 4
by farman » Tue 05 Mar, 2013 15:43

Hi,
while playing around with lua I tried to write a more accurate macro to select same/similar file on other panel. And then I got in a lot of...

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Last post by farman
Mon 15 Apr, 2013 07:23
Help with macros for editor

Last post by John Doe « Fri 29 Mar, 2013 19:27
Replies: 4
by KlepetoX » Fri 29 Mar, 2013 14:27

Hi, I am writing set of macros for editor and I have these questions:

1) How can I go (set position) to the start and end of selection (with...

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Last post by John Doe
Fri 29 Mar, 2013 19:27
Solved: What is panel.setpos in LUA?

Last post by jonib « Tue 26 Feb, 2013 21:30
Replies: 4
by jonib » Tue 26 Feb, 2013 19:13

I'm trying to convert a macro from Far2 to the new Far3 Lua.

What is panel.setpos in Lua? I need to jump to a file based on it's name in the panel....

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Last post by jonib
Tue 26 Feb, 2013 21:30
'Esc' -> CtrlO in shell

Last post by zsoltszalay « Wed 20 Feb, 2013 18:45
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by zsoltszalay » Wed 20 Feb, 2013 14:59

Hi,

In FAR 1.71 I used the ESC key to toggle panels on/off. Now I installed FAR 3.0 3156 x64 on Win7 and I am unable to get this behavior.

I tried...

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Last post by zsoltszalay
Wed 20 Feb, 2013 18:45
SimSU.Editor.MouseSelect.lua - ignore 1st line in editor

Last post by KlepetoX « Tue 19 Feb, 2013 08:56
Replies: 2
by KlepetoX » Mon 18 Feb, 2013 19:18

SimSU.Editor.MouseSelect.lua from SimSU_Macros_20130127.7z - doesn't mark block dragging mouse from first line in editor.

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Last post by KlepetoX
Tue 19 Feb, 2013 08:56
Macros have been moved from macros.db to files

Last post by anormal « Fri 11 Jan, 2013 09:32
Replies: 9
by Shmuel » Thu 13 Dec, 2012 10:19

Starting from build 3001 macros are kept as files in the %FARPROFILE%\Macros\scripts directory and its subdirectories.
Lua-modules are kept in...

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Last post by anormal
Fri 11 Jan, 2013 09:32
Convert macros to/from FML

Last post by John Doe « Wed 26 Dec, 2012 16:42
Replies: 2
by KlepetoX » Tue 31 Jan, 2012 09:16

Is there any possibility to convert all macros from macros.db to FML format?

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Last post by John Doe
Wed 26 Dec, 2012 16:42
Open browser from editor

Last post by Geth « Fri 21 Sep, 2012 02:52
Replies: 3
by Geth » Sat 15 Sep, 2012 21:45

Hi,

I've switched recently to FAR3 from FAR1. I've used this plugin to open URLs from the editor. Since it's not maintained anymore, I decided to...

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Last post by Geth
Fri 21 Sep, 2012 02:52
MBlockEditor and Far3

Last post by Maximus5 « Tue 14 Aug, 2012 16:37
Replies: 5
by pandronic » Sat 12 May, 2012 09:59

I'm having trouble getting the Tab,ShiftTab,Ctrl/ and CtrlShift/ shortcuts to work in Far3. Here's what I've done:

I've installed Macrolib
I've...

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Last post by Maximus5
Tue 14 Aug, 2012 16:37
Need shortcut for sorting entries in Screens dialog

Last post by techie « Fri 25 Mar, 2011 18:10
Replies: 2
by techie » Fri 25 Mar, 2011 17:23

It seems it is impossible to sort entries in Screens dialog (editor F12). Is it possible to add some shortcut like CtrlUp/CtrlDown for this...

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Last post by techie
Fri 25 Mar, 2011 18:10
Enter to view file/folder in internal viewer

Last post by senpost « Mon 27 Dec, 2010 18:02
Replies: 2
by senpost » Sun 26 Dec, 2010 06:06

I want to view files in internal viewer if I press Enter. I created a macro that sends F3 when I press Enter on a file. But this macro doesnt work on...

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Last post by senpost
Mon 27 Dec, 2010 18:02
Unrecognized keyword '$IClip'

Last post by John Doe « Sat 28 Aug, 2010 12:39
Replies: 1
by przemoc » Sat 28 Aug, 2010 12:34

Hi,

I recently moved from Far 2 build 1420 to current stable, i.e. build 1661. I have a macro with $IClip, to switch usage of standard Windows...

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Last post by John Doe
Sat 28 Aug, 2010 12:39
Left and Right keys to enter folder

Last post by Игорь Юдинцев « Mon 26 Jul, 2010 06:43
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by michaelang » Mon 26 Jul, 2010 06:29

I sort of like Gnome-Commander using Left or Right key to get into folders, so I set my Macros as below, hope it is useful to someone.

Sequence =...

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Last post by Игорь Юдинцев
Mon 26 Jul, 2010 06:43
Collect different descriptions for one file - FAR2 problem

Last post by farman « Tue 22 Sep, 2009 13:40
Replies: 2
by farman » Tue 22 Sep, 2009 11:12

This is a macro which i use to collect different descriptions/informations to one file in several indexed description files.
1. Macro tries to create...

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Last post by farman
Tue 22 Sep, 2009 13:40
Alternative F5, F6, F8

Last post by Andrey Budko « Mon 27 Jul, 2009 15:59
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by Joco1114 » Mon 27 Jul, 2009 14:50

I would like to switch the build-in F5, F6 and F8 to Background Copy commands. (F11-b-1, 2 and 3)
The problem: I would like to use these macros only...

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Last post by Andrey Budko
Mon 27 Jul, 2009 15:59
Macros AltPgUp and AltPgDn

Last post by NightRoman « Fri 12 Jun, 2009 17:32
Replies: 2
by richli » Fri 12 Jun, 2009 16:08

Hello,

First, Far is one of the best OFMs I've ever used. It will be the best if it uses Windows PowerShell as default shell. So far, I am happy...

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Last post by NightRoman
Fri 12 Jun, 2009 17:32

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