Address bars (editable) in commander view

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jenkins
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Address bars (editable) in commander view

I enjoy WinSCP's commander interface except for one omission, which is the lack of an editable address bar like the one which appears in the explorer interface.

I know I can use the Open dialog (Ctrl+O) but it's not the same as having an editable address bar at the top of each pane.

Please can you add an option to add editable address bars to the panes in commander interface?

These would appear in addition to the existing read-only breadcrumb directory paths.

Thank you.

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Re: Address bars (editable) in commander view

Thanks for your suggestion.
What advantage would editable path have over the Open directory dialog?

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Simply speed – being able to quickly copy/paste/edit the current dir path.

Making the breadcrumbs editable on focus like Windows 10 Explorer address bar could also be a good approach.

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Re: Address bars (editable) in commander view

But how is that faster? Imo it involves the same amount of actions as using the Open directory dialog.

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Re: Address bars (editable) in commander view

In some cases, yes, it would be the same number of keystrokes (Ctrl+O vs. Ctrl+L or whatever a "normal" URL bar shortcut).

But I think my frustration lies in the fact that I can *see* the directory path but not interact with it. It's right there, but I can't edit it. So for example if I want to modify part of it (replacing one dir name with another somewhere in the path, for example) I can't just double-click the dir name like I can in (e.g.) Firefox's URL bar to change part of the URL.

I also think there's something (ergonomically/psychologically?) easier about being able to "edit in place", without having to open a separate dialog which takes you away from the main working area of the interface. It feels like better UX to follow the standard address bar paradigm IMO.

I guess I just feel like a read-only path is a bit of a weird/non-standard limitation and I don't really understand why it's implemented differently in the Explorer vs. Commander interfaces.

BTW if it helps you understand where I'm coming from, I do a lot of repetitive tasks on multiple servers using WinSCP. So basically changing directories, copy/pasting stuff etc. over
10 identical servers at a time. So points of friction like this become really noticeable.

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