Launch does not remember lister layout names

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I want each open lister to have it's own name in the title, and keep track of the tabs/Layout/Style, so they can be opened just like they were when they were closed.

  • "Name in the title" like the current Layout/Style name can be displayed: (Layout1) C:\Windows
  • If I have lister (1),(2), and (4) open, then reboot, these 3 listers should open again, just like they were, with (1), (2), and (4) in their respective titles.
  • If I then open lister (3), it should look just like it did when I closed it last.

Part of this can be done by using Styles which specific Tab Groups, but the Tab Groups don't have an auto-update feature.

The way Dopus is setup now, on reboot, previous session windows open, but with the Layout name "openListers" in the title. If I open the Layout by name, it does not have the tabs opened last.

Also: Why no save-Layout? Can't save the current layout as the current Layout...? How does this make sense?

2

We have plans to make the original layout name be remembered across restarts, but at the moment it'll always be replaced by "openlisters" (as that's technically the layout that is re-opening all those windows).

5

Great....

  1. Remembering across restarts: Could a simple script do it?
    a. First tab is named to match [Layout/Style/Tabgroup]
    b. On-load ...
    c. Get first open tab top/left TG...
    d. If match L/S/T else check bottom/right TG
    e. Load L/S/T

  2. Save open tabs automatically... Can this be done with a simple script?
    a. On Tab [ChangePath / NewTab / TabRemoved]
    b. If is named [Layout/Style/Tabgroup]
    c. If L/S/T name starts with +
    d. Save L/S/T

  3. Dopus is incredibly thorough, complex, yet stable; Is there really no simple save Layout/TabGroup command?

These features could boost the productivity of Dopus astronomically.

6

I think doing that particular thing via scripting would be more complex than it would be worth. I guess the script could put the layout name into window variables and then pull them out after the restart, but I think it would be quite fiddly.

Yes, there are events for when windows close, or the program exits, as well as when folder tabs are opened or closed. A script could respond to one of those and re-save the folder tab group.

There are commands for both.

Simple versions of them are in the menus, e.g. Settings > Lister Layouts > Save, or the right-click menu on the folder tab bar.

Both will use the name of the last loaded layout/tab group by default.