Change the size of a file display in dual display mode?

Hi,

All my listers are in dual display mode : sometimes i'd like to maximize the size of a specific file display.

Is it possible to change the width of a file display (in dual display mode) with a raw command ? (to be able to increase the size of the left or right file list)

If i switch to single display mode, and comes back in dual display, i lose all the tabs i had on my second file list : can i avoid that ? this way i could switch from dual to single display without losing the directory stored in the second file list

Thanks

Sorry sorry sorry, i'm just getting used to the very big Set and Go raw commands..

Set Dual=Toggle, Remember

Seems to do exactly what i was asking .. :slight_smile:

Does using that resolve both your questions or do you still want a way to maximize one half of the lister without actually closing the other?

You're the best Leo !

Yes i'd be happy to know how to maximize size (or set a fixed size) without closing the second display .. even if i will probably use the Toggle, Remember, it would be nice to have the command for changing size

And while i'm playing with the Toggle, Remember. Here is another small problem :

I'm using a button with Set DUAL=Toggle, Remember
Is it possible that when this command toggles to Single Display, it would be followed by a Set AUTOSIZECOLUMNS ? how can i make a command conditioned by the result of a Toggle ?

Thanks

I think you'd have to use a Style or a Layout to resize one of the file displays as I've had a look and I can't see a command to do it. (Seems like a reasonable feature request though. There are commands to set stuff like the Viewer Pane size and the entire lister's size but not, as far as I can see, the individual file display sizes.)

For the AUTOSIZECOLUMNS thing, there's no way to make the second Set command only run based on a condition so I think you'd need to use two separate buttons (or the left and right click actions of a three-button).

I had found how to resize a lister but not a file display .. i'll make a feature request, even if it's not quite important

Thanks

Did anything come of this ?. I use dual display and most of the time 50 50 display is fine but when I open some of my tabs it's nice to have 70 30 without having to manually adjust and then adjust back when I go back. Thanks.

A Set DUALSIZE command exists these days, if you want to automate moving the splitter between dual file displays:

(Using a Style or Layout is still an option, too.)

Thanks for the help. I've made a button which works fine, I don't suppose it can work automatically when I open a tab that I want a certain display size rather than having to click a button each time.

You could do that by opening the tab via a Style.

If you want it to happen automatically when you open that folder via any method, you could do that via scripting.

Thanks for the quick reply. I'm afraid what you have suggested is a bit beyond me, I was very pleased with myself creating a button and getting it to work. I will try to find out how to open a tab via a Style but my scripting is very basic so I may stick with a button.