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Show hidden items drop-down list
Sets the way KO Approach treats hidden files and folders. Possible values are:
- Always – overrides the value set in Folder Options by always displaying hidden files.
- Never – overrides the value set in Folder Options by never displaying hidden files.
- Use system setting – uses the value set in Folder Options control panel.
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Display dimmed icon checkbox
Specifies that hidden items will be displayed with a semi-transparent icon, as in Windows Explorer.
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Browse folders drop-down list
Designates whether KO Approach should reuse an Explorer window when you click on a folder.
Possible values are:
- In a new window – when selected, KO Approach
will always open a folder in a new window.
- In the existing window – when selected, KO Approach
will always open a folder in the same window that caused a menu to appear.
- Use system setting – when selected, KO Approach will
use the value set in the Folder Options control panel.
Note: KO Approach will only reuse an Explorer window when browsing folders from either
Folder Menus or
Titlebar Menus. When opening a folder
from Approach Items, a new
window will always be created.
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Treat shortcuts to folders as group
Specifies the way folder shortcuts are handled in KO Approach menus. Possible values are:
- Folders – specifies that KO Approach
should handle folder shortcuts as folders rather than files. When this option is
selected, a submenu arrow will appear next to a folder shortcut, similar to those
displayed next to folders. This enables you to navigate the content the target folder
at which the shortcut is pointing, as well as open files stored inside.
- Files – no submenu appears next to a ZIP archive
making its behavior similar to that of other files.
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Treat ZIP archives as group
Specifies the way ZIP archives are handled in KO Approach menus. Possible values are:
- Folders – specifies that KO Approach
should handle ZIP archives as folders rather than files. When this option is
selected, a submenu arrow will appear next to a ZIP archive, similar to those
displayed next to folders. This enables you to navigate their content, as well
as open files stored inside such archives.
- Files – no submenu arrows appears next to a ZIP archive
making its behavior similar to that of other files.
Note: On Windows 2000 ZIP archives are always treated as files regardless of the selected setting.
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Item mouse invocation drop-down list
Specifies the way menu items are activated with a mouse. Possible values are:
- Regular – files are activated by single click, folders by double click.
This is the default behavior and is similar to that of the Start menu. With this option set you can single-click
a folder to display its child menu immediately (ignoring Child menu delay).
- Single-click – files and folders are activated by a single click.
- Double click – files and folders are activated by a double click.
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Sort items alphabetically checkbox
Specifies whether items on a menu should be listed in alphabetical order.
If unchecked, the sorting is governed by the system and the correct alphabetical order is not guaranteed.
Note: Since KO Approach fully complies with the Unicode standard, the sorting order is regulated by the
Unicode character positioning. For example, Roman characters will always precede Cyrillic characters,
and Cyrillic will precede Hebrew.
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File and folder placement group
Sets the way files and folders are positioned on a menu. Possible values are:
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Folders precede files – folders on a menu
should be listed first, followed by files. This behavior is similar to how items are displayed in Windows Explorer.
When used in combination with the previous checkbox, items in each group are sorted alphabetically.
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Files precede folders – files on a menu
should be listed first, followed by folders. This results in folders appearing at the bottom of the list.
When used in combination with the previous checkbox, items in each group are sorted alphabetically.
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Do not group – folders are intermingled with files and their
relative order is undetermined.
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Icon mode group
Specifies the way KO Approach displays item icons. Possible values are:
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Display generic icons – instructs KO Approach
to display simplified icons to help identify item type: folder, file, or application. Choosing
this option speeds up item display and consumes less system resources.
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Display regular icons – instructs KO Approach
to display icons similar to those in Windows Explorer.
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Display icon overlays checkbox
Instructs KO Approach to display icon overlays together with item icons. An example
of an icon overlay is a shortcut arrow.
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Speed up icon retrieval checkbox
Instructs KO Approach to retrieve several icons simultaneously. Selecting this option
results in faster icon display (not as fast as when
Display generic icons is
selected), but slightly greater resource consumption.