Automatically move focus to target pane after drag-n-drop?

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Just a small query - wonder if anyone knows the answer.

I normally operate DO in default three-pane configuration (dual display + tree). Often I do my main work in the left Lister, and use the right Lister to display folders holding temporary files which I can drag (move or copy) across to the left.

What I notice is that after dragging a file from right to left, the focus remains in the right Lister, even though I intend to continue working in the left Lister, meaning that I have to remember to activate the left Lister each time afterwards. For example, a typical workflow might be to drag a file from right to left, then edit the name of the file in the left pane before moving on. If I don't remember to activate the left pane, pressing F2 to rename the new, copied file acts on the original file in the right pane, which is still active. This is not what I want.

Is there some option in DO to automatically switch focus to the target (left) pane immediately after dragging-and-dropping, i.e., the focus stays with the file which is moved, not its original copy? I've looked through Preferences without finding anything matching this query.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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In settings -> file types -> all files and folders you can edit the drag and drop event, which is usually
copy movewhensame. If you add Set Dest=Toggle after that line,
the focus will be toggled to the destination window.

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Thanks abr, that's exactly what I was looking for!

To anyone else reading this, I would like to emphasize that abr's command must be typed on a fresh line, i.e., the final edit field should look like this:

copy movewhensame set dest=toggle

If you try putting it all on one line it will display an error message "Can't find 'Set'".

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You can also rename files as you copy them, using the Copy As item in the Copy Files menu, which removes the need to copy and then separately rename the new file.