13 - Minimal: My Dark Opus Setup

DISCLAIMER: I am a file management hobbyist. Managing files of any type is NOT my profession. I discovered Directory Opus in 2006 and have used it ever since. It meets 98% of my file management needs. On those few occasions I need something DOpus doesn't provide, I turn to OneCommander or Nemo Documents.

Thanks to many people for their time, contributions, and support over the years, including @Jon, @Leo, @lxp, @Steve, @tbone, @errante, @wowbagger, @David, and many others.

That said...

Following up on some recent questions regarding my prior set up here, I thought I would post my latest set up. It takes advantage of several v13 features including the toolbar in the title bar, evaluator buttons, and @hideif functionality

TOOLBAR BREAKDOWN

  1. Title Bar Toolbar: Used in all my layouts. Provides continuous access to all key functions and apps, and serves as a mini Status Bar. This is a real space saver!

  2. Operations Toolbar: Heavily customized to save space while providing access to key operational functions depending on the folder format and files in work

  3. Tabs: Have scripts that track both item counts in each tab and identify if the tab contains certain file types. Works well with the mini Status Bar indicator in the Title Bar Toolbar

  4. File Display Toolbar: Customized to provide access to key folders, quickly select first/last items, and toggle relative graphs

  5. Taskbar Toolbar: This is located at the bottom of the lister just above the Status Bar. It has categorized application menus, as well as buttons to particular support applications. I have it set on minimized unless needed, then can be toggled to show the full toolbar as needed.

  6. Floating Apps Toolbar: This is located at the top of my 43" 4K monitor (my main monitor), set to autohide, and mostly mimics the Taskbar Toolbar. It also includes quick access to DOpus info, help, tutorials, and support.

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You could make a great video by demonstrating this setup and explaining how it works!

I would have to learn that skill first... I'll think on it, thanks!

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Interesting, I did not know you can put a toolbar in the title bar. Not that I would do that, but some features obviously fly by without me noticing, even though I read most change logs! o))

So, nice demonstration! o)