When I focus the cursorbar on a folder to open it, and then close it again, then the folder keeps holding focus. Even when I go north or south with te cursorbar.
I want to have the focus to be where my cursorbar is over.
How can I get the focus to the file/folder that my cursor bar is over?
Right now I have to click on the file/folder first, to set focus.
Is it possible to have focus on file/folder where my cursorbar is navigating over, without having to click on it first?
btw. I use reply because I dont see an option to Edit my post.
If you're using the mouse, why do you care which item has the focus? What are you aiming to do with an item that involves giving it the focus but not selecting it as well? There may be a better way.
Well, I am coming from 25 years TC/WC/NC and am used to whatever my cursorbar is over is having focus. So that I can open it with just an Enter.
It is confusing to see the cursorbar moving and nothing happening when Entering. Or whatever is selected is getting openend.
If I need to select it first to open it, then I would like to have selected whatever my cursorbar is over. If that is possible.
Try turning on Preferences / File Displays / Mouse / Single click to open an item (point to select - does not apply to Power mode).
Thx Leo, I forgot to say that I dont use a mouse. I use my cursorkeys, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, Tab, Enter . Its a laptop I work on.
And I can navigate normally very fast between/in/out of folders/files that way. That is because I am used to dual window file managers.
So, navigating that way and then having to click with mouspad first to select first is at least different from what I am used to.
If nothing is selected it works fine. But as soon as I go up a folder and come back out then the focus stays on that folder. And not on my cursorbar anymore.
If you're using the keyboard, then just using the normal cursor keys should already work the way you want, unless you are in Power Mode with an unusual configuration.
Normally, pushing up or down on the cursor keys will move both the focus and selection.
[quote="leo"]If you're using the keyboard, then just using the normal cursor keys should already work the way you want, unless you are in Power Mode with an unusual configuration.
Normally, pushing up or down on the cursor keys will move both the focus and selection.[/quote]
Yes I am in Powermode. Thought I needed that.
Can you in short say what my settings need to be for it to work that way?
Easiest way: Just use Details mode instead of Power Mode.
If you don't want non-standard mouse/keyboard behaviour then there is no reason to use Power Mode.
On the other hand, if you do want non-standard mouse/keyboard behaviour, then the settings to use will depend on what you actually want. They options are described in detail here and here.
[quote="leo"]Easiest way: Just use Details mode instead of Power Mode.
If you don't want non-standard mouse/keyboard behaviour then there is no reason to use Power Mode.
On the other hand, if you do want non-standard mouse/keyboard behaviour, then the settings to use will depend on what you actually want. They options are described in detail here and here.[/quote]
Gonna try it out.
Thanks for your help so far!