File Window Variables

[axel.hennig]

Related to this post: Variable for "Total files in File Window" available?

This is a suggestion to create two new Variables ->  File Window Variables:

• Index of the selected file in the current File Window (x)
• Total number of files in the current File Window (n)

With those Variables one could create a Layout Template showing something like:

• This is file x of n
• x of n
• x / n

One could also think of additional File Window Variables, for example:

• Number of currently selected files
• Number of stacked files
• Number of files hidden by a stack
• Number of protected files

[sinus]

I think, like Mario pointed out somewhere, this ist doable.

My wish for variables for categories (https://www.photools.com/community/index.php/topic,13137.0.html) would give a lot more work, I guess, hence I support simply your FR. 

[Mario]

I have thought about this and the implementation was quite straightforward.
The File Window already maintains a var context, because this is needed for custom templates in File Window Layouts.
I've augmented that context with a new kind of variables with the prefix {FW.}.

So far I have created {FW.Index}, {FW.FileCount} and {FW.FileSize}.
These variables are based on the filtered and stacked content of the File Window, reflecting the numbers you see in the File Window Caption.

Like zis:

[axel.hennig]

That was quick. Thanks.