I'm a long time user of DirOpus (currently on 12) and find it invaluable. I also have an additional product (Qdir) that is configurable to 4 panes, each with it's own environment. Would it be possible for Diropus to provide a 4 pane window as this product does and keep the options that exist in Diropus now?.
You can open multiple top-level windows, and save them all into a Lister Layout so that you can re-create them all at any time.
Within a single top-level window, you can have one or two visible folders, side-by-side, and an unlimited number of folders in tabs on either side.
You can't have 4 folders visible at once in a single top-level window, but can have two windows next to each other (two folders in each) if you want 4 folders.
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I found a way, but works if all other listers are closed (otherwise it tiles more than 4 listers).
Prepare new global key shortcut:
Go NEW=nodual
Go NEW=nodual
Go NEW=nodual
Go NEW=nodual
Set LISTERCMD=TileH
In case you prefer button - decrease number of opened listers to 3 (you have one opened already).
Note that dual view doesn't gives you separate environment for every directory like you want, so first set default view to single (if you want to four-pane activated from button).
You could do that (as well as more complex things using scripting), but why not just use a layout?
I'm not sure that layouts works good on different computers (for example - if I run Opus from USB stick) if monitors have different screen resolutions. Also - is easier to made it by button imo (as example at least) - works immediately.
I have several of my lister layouts invoked by a button. You can even make an icon that will "open" Directory Opus with a specific layout...which could be handy on a USB install.