DOpus does not open in the foreground when opening an external folder from Flow Launcher

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I'm using Flow Launcher to quickly search for folders (using Everything) and open them in Directory Opus. I've set Flow Launcher to use Opus as the default file manager and adapted the command as follows:
/cmd Go "%d" NEWTAB=deflister,findexisting,tofront

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  • NEWTAB: Opens the folder in a new tab in the current lister.
  • deflister: Opens the default lister if none is open.
  • findexisting: Prevents opening the same folder in multiple tabs.

While deflister and findexisting aren't critical for me (since I usually don't open folders externally before launching Opus or open the same folder twice), I keep them as a safeguard for those rare occasions.

This setup works well except when the folder I'm trying to open is already open in Opus, and the lister is minimized. In that case, when I search for the folder in Flow Launcher and open it, the lister stays minimized. It looks like nothing happens but the lister switches to the correct tab, only it remains minimized.

Ideally, I'd like the lister to come to the foreground and take me to the correct tab, even if the folder is already open in Opus but it seems I'm missing something.
I'd appreciate any direction or advice.

Thank you

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EXISTINGLISTER

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There's also a TOFRONT argument to the Go command, which you may want to use here. (Not to be confused with NEWTAB=tofront which is related but affects whether the tab is brought to the front.)

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Thanks.
Using EXISTINGLISTER works. I've added it to the command as follows:
/cmd Go "%d" EXISTINGLISTER NEWTAB=deflister,findexisting

I wasn't able to get it to work with TOFRONT.
I started with: /cmd Go "%d" TOFRONT NEWTAB=deflister,findexisting. When that failed, went looking for a reference to ensure I got the syntax right, found this post, moved TOFRONT to the end: /cmd Go "%d" NEWTAB=deflister,findexisting TOFRONT but it still doesn't work. The lister remains minimized if the folder is already open in a tab.