I am in the trial version of opus, and am seriously liking it. I do run into some problems that I'm not sure how to handle.
An example of this is Nexus Font, a freeware font viewer. While inside NexusFont, I select a folder which opens up another session of Opus, but does not return to Opus after selecting the folder of fonts that I want to view.
I tried using the code for mp3Tag as an example to try to make NexusFont open to the folder that I am currently viewing in Opus. It didn't work.
The /fp: argument is part of MP3Tag; it's not part of Opus or NexusFont, unless there's some documentation for NexusFont which says it uses the same command-line argumetns as MP3Tag (possible, but unlikely).
I had a look at NexusFont and it does not seem to have a command-line interface at all, or if it does have one it is not documented. Passing it the name of a directory on the command-line by itself is usuall enough for programs that allow you to run them with a directory, but that doesn't do anything.
I suspect NexusFont does not have a way to do what you want, but you would have to ask its author. If its author can tell you the correct command-line, we can tell you how to turn it into an Opus button.
Thanks for the quick reply. I found this is the NexusFont forum.
Posted at 2010-09-14 23:41:08 by arthurb
This is a fine piece of software - thank you. One small improvement could help me - could you allow the input of a directory (i.e. path) via the 'command line'. This would allow different shortcuts on the desktop for different data (i.e. in the shortcut definition 'Target', allow this: "C:\ ... \NexusFile.exe" "C:\Mydir\Mysubdir"). The addition of one or two switches would be useful too - for example: /s - single-pane view at startup, /d - dual-pane view at startup. These fairly simple additions could help us to customise your excellent file viewer.
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I have been using an old version of Directory Opus, but it is too complex and now far, far too expensive. I really like Nexus File.
in current version, you can use /dir:"c:\mydir" or /dir1:"c:\windows" /dir2:"d:\mydir"
I'll add start-up mode switch.
Thanks
I understand the concept now - how to link a program. It doesn't work, but it tries.
Thanks for your assistance. I will look for another font viewer that works with Opus, because this program is working for me and how I use my computer. It's about priorities.
Again, thanks so much for your assistance.
Yea, I saw that. I want a temporary install of a font, thus the additional program. Windows 7 doesn't appear to allow me to open a font file and use it in a program without installation. I'll eventually find something that works, I'm sure. In the mean time, I'm enjoying a fabulous file manager that has met all my other needs.
Can you please tell me how? I've tried multiple programs and none of them are showing up. I just upgraded to Windows 7 last weekend, so I haven't played around with it too much, but I have some.
You don't need to install a font to view it in Opus (just select the font file and turn on the viewer pane), but you will need to install the font to use it in most programs (Opus can do that, there's an install font command).
I don't understand what you mean by temporary fon't installation. Can you elaborate?
My last operating system was Windows XP and a program that I use a lot is Paint Shop Pro. The next biggest program that I use is Word. Instead of installing hundreds of fonts so that I can use them with PSP, I would collect my used fonts in a folder and then before opening up my file in PSP, I would select that folder in a font viewer and it would temporarily make them available when I worked in PSP.
When I work in Word, I don't necessarily want to scroll through those hundreds of fonts. And it's just become a habit learned a long time ago when someone told me that too many fonts will slow down the Windows operating system. Here's a quick article about it
