QuickView descript.ion viewer (QVD)

'Faux' Total Commander Lister plugin to view file comments stored in descript.ion files.
(mimicking QuickView by overlaying edit control on the target panel)

It can be used in combination with QuickView: when QuickView is activated, the bottom half the panel is reserved for QVD.
This can can be disabled (setting QuickViewOff)

Start

Setup a button, start menu or usercmd entry (allows you to assign a shortcut) in TC to start the script while TC is running.
Alternatively setup a #IfWinActive AutoHotkey hotkey to start QVD.

If the TC source directory does not contain a descript.ion file, QVD will display a warning and exit.

Exit

QVD exits when:

TAB or Esc are pressed
Switching directories
Tray menu: Right click, Exit

Settings

Starting QVD for the first time will create a settings file (qvd.ini) in the Scripts directory.
Edit manually (in notepad.exe or preferred text editor) to change settings.

Keys:

; Only set if it is not the TC ^q (ctrl+q)
; ^ = ctrl, + = shift, ! = alt, # = winkey.
QuickViewHotkey=
; QuickViewOff: to disable QuickView + half size set to 1 
QuickViewOff=

; name of font e.g. Segui, Arial, MS sans serif
Font=
; size in points e.g. 12
FontSize=

; color values in HTML RGB format or one of the available keywords:
; Aqua, Black, Blue, Fuchsia, Gray, Green, Lime, Maroon
; Navy, Olive, Purple, Red, Silver, Teal, White, Yellow
; (default black and white)
ForegroundColor=
BackgroundColor=

Notes

Does not take into account:

Custom panel widths in combination with QuickView - overlay will have incorrect dimensions in such cases
Moving TC window once QVD is activated (GUI remains at start position)
Update file comments if edited while QVD is active (restart required)
TC's QuickView being active BEFORE starting QVD - it won't be able to set the view to half the height of the panel.

Screenshots:

Multiline file comment: https://github.com/hi5/_resources/blob/master/qvdmultilline.png
Multiline file comment with QuickView: https://github.com/hi5/_resources/blob/master/qvdmultilline_qv.png

Descript.ion Viewer (DV) - standalone

A standalone descript.ion files viewer using two panels (file list (left), file comment (right)).

To view a descript.ion file, start script and:

Drag & Drop a folder on the GUI
Drag & Drop a file on the GUI - it doesn't have to be a descript.ion file as it will look for a descript.ion file in the folder of the dropped file.
or start with a folder as argument:

description_viewer.ahk c:\path\to\folder\

If a descript.ion file can not be found or read, QVD will display a warning message.

It will show all files listed in the descript.ion file. Use "File(s) Exist" checkbox to check which file(s) actually exist.
An asterisk * infront of the file name indicates it is not present.

Use the mouse or Up and Down keys to browse the file list (left). Esc to close.

Screenshot:

descript.ion Viewer (standalone): https://github.com/hi5/_resources/blob/master/description_viewer.png

Credits

Class_CtlColors.ahk by just me
ListboxActions.ahk by Crash&Burn

hi5 / qvd