![]() ![]() Also check "Launch Directory Opus automatically on system startup". ⇒"Startup": as above, except that there is no "close" option. ⇒"From the Desktop": select "Open a saved lister layout", select "My Lister" (or whatever you've called your lister), and check the "Close existing listers" box so your listers don't start breeding like rabbits. ⇒"Default Lister": uncheck "Update Default Lister Automatically when closing a lister" ✱ Settings / Preferences / Launching Opus: If you want your lister to work with the Happy Place button, you need to give the lister this exact name. ✱ Settings / Lister Layouts / Save this Lister. At the moment, select Settings / Save as Default Lister. ✱ You're still using the standard menu toolbar, so until we install the new menus, I'll give you the commands you need from that toolbar. The main thing now is to save a layout called "My Lister", which we're about to do. For now, don't worry about getting it perfect as we will customize your display at a later stage. Normally, that would mean choosing which tabs you want, setting up the columns you want to see, and so on. ![]() ✱ Take some first steps to set up the layout that you'd like to load by default. I've never managed to make the Opus "default lister" open by default in all possible launch conditions, so this is how I set mine up. Opus has its own idea of what "default" means.īut before we do that, we need to set up what I call the "real default lister", or the Happy Place to which you can always escape by pressing the Happy Place button, or its shortcut Shift + F5. In the section just below, I will give you all the icons and toolbars. Setting up the real Default Lister-the Happy Place ![]() ✽ Highlight the Path to the Current Folder ✽ While Customizing Opus, Save your Layout Changes-Often ✽ Turn on Alt-Clicking!!! (Editing the Toolbar 101) ![]() Updating is easy! To read how to update and how to get notified when updates are released, read this section.įor easy navigation, here are some jumping points to the features on the page: Once in a while, I update the toolbars to take advantage of new features or new ideas. It includes icons and menus that should install in a flash-and can be turned on or off in an instant if you're not sure you like them. If you take care of the selection problem the BV problem is solved automatically.This page gives you everything you need in order to set up the Dear Opus interface I've shown you in the tour of the Opus interface. OK, if you plan to offer this option it should be checked by default because that would be the normal usage.īut my opinion would be to take care of the way folders are selected on opening them (Don't select anything, select first item or select items previously selected items aka "history retains selection") rather than to have the option "Branch View all selected folders" because you are not sure if XY may or may not select items when opening folders. It's a hassle to remove any selections before you are able to turn off BV. Very often one folder is auto-selected, e.g. I can't remember why you made this change, was this discussed somewhere? You get BV for whatever folders you select, be it one or many. May be keep it simple and just remove the change you made in v. What about an extra command "Branch View all selected folders" in the TB button's context menu that will even do so if only one folder is selected? I don't think another option will improve it. Admin wrote:I agree it's a bit tricky to get this more intuitive and usuable. ![]()
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