Open a new lister with dual view

I was wondering if it is possible to open a dual pane lister "cold start". Such as having a desktop shortcut that would open a dual view in Dopus with specified folders in the left and right pane.

Right now I'm using an AHK script that opens a folder X in Dopus, waits a few milliseconds, then emulates a hotkey that I have assigned in Dopus which opens folder Y in OPENINRIGHT

Yes, there are even several ways to achieve that. You can find more information on this in the online manual:

http://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus11/index.html#!Documents/Prefs/Run_On_Startup.htm

Do you want this to be your default whenever you open Opus?

Or do you want it only when using a special shortcut/icon/hotkey/etc. without changing the default that everything else uses?

Exactly, just a special shortcut.

Having it as the default lister might be a workaround i'd settle for tho, altho i'd prefer not to :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

One way is to use layouts:

  • Create a lister layout, then drag it from the Preferences window to the desktop. You'll get an icon which opens that layout.

  • If you want to create a hotkey instead of an icon, use Settings > Customize Toolbars > Keys to create a new System-Wide Hotkey and set it to run a command like Prefs LAYOUT="Your Layout Name" (including the quotes).

You can also do it without using a layout, using commands to do the whole thing:

  • Go X:\ DUALPATH Y:\ NEW

Works great, thank you