Auto refresh issue

i tried searching through the forums, and i didn't seem to see anyone else with quite this same issue, so i figured i would ask.

the problem is that when i rename a file, its not auto refreshing the window. i have tried slow clicking a file to rename it and also hitting F2 but the items aren't resorted to the correct order. in addition, if i rename a file and make the name longer than any other file, its also not expanding the rows to where you see the whole name.

i am using DO in XP sp2 and my listers are viewed as a List and sorted by Type. also, i do have both "Automatically sort new and modified files" and "Detect external file changes on network drive" checked.

Does the filename itself update?

Sounds like it does if you've got an issue with columns not auto-sizing (turn on auto-sizing columns in Folder Formats to solve that). But it also sounds like it doesn't from other things you mentioned, so I'm not sure if we're talking about that, or just the auto-sized columns and sort order. (i.e. Do we have three issues or two?)

When you see the problem, which folder are you looking at? If it's supplied by Explorer (e.g. Desktop) then it won't follow Opus's rules like a normal folder (e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\Leo\Desktop).

ok, lets see, i created a Lister Style that consists of dual vertical panes, no trees and they both start in a folder i made on my C drive called "C:\Master Archive". the view mode is set to List. on both the Left File Display and the Right File display, i have Format checked, and when you click "Edit..." i have Veiw checked, View as: List, then "Auto-size columns in Details and Power modes" is checked, Sorting is checked, Sort by: type, and "Numeric order filename sorting" is checked.

i have DO set to start with Windows, but not load any Listers and no tray icon. its also set so that i just double click on the desktop it loads the saved layout described above.

here is an example of what is happening, i start with this list of files:

abc.bmp
def.bmp
ghi.bmp
jkl.bmp
mno.bmp

i want to change the third one down to 123456789.bmp. it should change, and then automatically sort itself to the top of the list since numbers come before letters, instead i get this:

abc.bmp
def.bmp
1234...
jkl.bmp
mno.bmp

as soon as i hit refresh (F5) or if i leave the folder and comeback, everything is as it should be, like this:

123456789.bmp
abc.bmp
def.bmp
jkl.bmp
mno.bmp

i hope that explains everything.

Ah, List mode.

Sorting

When I rename a file in List mode it is moved to the correct place in the list so I'm not sure why that isn't happening for you. As far as I know the only option that affects this, when viewing normal folders, is "Automatically sort new and modified files" which you've already checked is on.

Column Resizing

I see the same thing as you here. The option is called "Auto-size columns in Details and Power modes" so maybe column resizing isn't meant to happen in List mode.

This may be on purpose. Since List mode has multiple columns of filenames, if Opus auto-resized them then the list of files would jump all over the place unexpectedly if another program was renaming or creating files in a folder you were trying to work on.

Maybe Opus should trigger a List-mode column resize after the user performs an action on the file list. That could be hard to do because I think Opus usually does those actions on a separate thread and the GUI doesn't always know what caused the changes it is seeing and reacting to.

i think i have come up with a work around. i have added the line "Go REFRESH=all" to several commands like Move, Back, Copy and Create Folder. that way, whenever i run those commands by hitting the buttons or their hotkeys, it refreshes everything when finished. the only one that it doesnt seem to be working with is the Inline Rename. it doesnt matter if i slow click a file or use F2, i still have to manually refresh afterwards.

I normally don't use List mode, or the "Automatically sort new and modified files" option. But I just enabled both and my files auto-sort upon completion of an in-line rename.

You might try disabling that option, saving your preferences and re-enabling the option to force Opus to change the corresponding registry value.