Does Directory Opus Have A Session Manager?

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1

Is there a way to restore tabs in Directory Opus after it has been shut down?

I know that it will do it automatically if you leave it open before restarting Windows, but what if I need to close Directory Opus, then want to re-open it with all the tabs I had open previously?

2

This should be it: Preferences > Launching Opus > Default Lister > Update Default Lister automatically when closing a Lister.

3

Good tip, jsys...
But, I don't want to change the default lister.

4

Changing the default lister is how it's done.

You can always make other actions open a particular layout if you want them to always open a fixed thing which is not affected by changes to the default lister, and then that layout will only change when you explicitly modify it.

5

[quote="Protocol"]Is there a way to restore tabs in Directory Opus after it has been shut down?

I know that it will do it automatically if you leave it open before restarting Windows, but what if I need to close Directory Opus, then want to re-open it with all the tabs I had open previously?[/quote]

Make Opus appear in the tray, then right click the icon and exit dopus. When you start Dopus again, all windows and tabs will reappear :thumbsup:

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That would be good if it worked skribb, but it didn't work for me unfortunately. :frowning:

7

Okay, when you start dopus again, do it from a shortcut that points to this:

"C:\Program Files\Directory Opus\dopus.exe" NOAUTOLISTER STARTUP

That's the Windows startup "method" and I just tried it myself.

  1. I right clicked the tray icon and clicked "exit directory opus"
  2. I started Dopus from the shortcut I mentioned above
  3. All my Lister windows were restored (but I don't use tabs, maybe it can't restore tabs but only lister windows?)
8

Yeah, that works. Thanks.

The ability is already there.
I am sure that the developers could implement it better for the user.

9

We have already.

[ul][li]Save a layout of how you want your "fixed default" to look.[/li]
[li]Set any actions which you want to open your fixed default to open that layout (and not the default lister).[/li][/ul]

[ul][li]Set the default lister to update automatically update when you close a window.[/li]
[li]Set any actions which you want to "re-open the last window" to use the default lister.[/li][/ul]

Together, that should give you what you're asking for.