Right now it is possible to open different instances of the same folder in one panel.
As it doesnt make things clearer it would be nice if there is an option to toggle that or just repress it.
You mean, in different tabs? Why shouldn´t that be possible? You can arrange different tabs, with Go NEWTAB FINDEXISTING you can even avoid to have same tabs in one lister,
For example:
Go fromsel NewTAB=findexisting
would not reopen a selected folder, when it´s already open.
[quote="abr"]For example:
Go fromsel NewTAB=findexisting
would not reopen a selected folder, when it´s already open.[/quote]
This is very nice indeed, but this command is activated by a button isnt it?
If for example I navigate my folderlist and press Enter on an already tabbed open folder, then it will still open in another tab, and not open the already existing folder-tab.
Or if I click a drive-button, then it will open in a new tab also.
I think this Tabbed Group command: Locked (reuse unlocked tab) is made for it.
So I use this function for the left panel
Go DRIVEBUTTONS=fixed OPENINLEFT NEWTAB=findexisting TABLOCK=lockreuse
But still when I click a drive and a folder inside, it opens in new tabs.
Not sure what I do wrong.
Have you redefined the Enter key or the double-click event for folders?
Selecting a folder in the tree shouldn't normally open a new tab, it should just change the current tab's folder (unless that tab is locked).
For double-clicks within the file display you may be able to get what you want by ignoring tab locking and instead changing the folder double-click event (via Settings -> File Types) to run this:
Go FROMSEL NEWTAB=findexisting
Not sure if that's exactly what you want to do but hopefully it's along the right lines.
[quote="leo"]
For double-clicks within the file display you may be able to get what you want by ignoring tab locking and instead changing the folder double-click event (via Settings -> File Types) to run this:
Go FROMSEL NEWTAB=findexisting
Not sure if that's exactly what you want to do but hopefully it's along the right lines.[/quote]
This indeed helps me on my way alot...Thx!
[quote="leo"]
For double-clicks within the file display you may be able to get what you want by ignoring tab locking and instead changing the folder double-click event (via Settings -> File Types) to run this:
Go FROMSEL NEWTAB=findexisting
Not sure if that's exactly what you want to do but hopefully it's along the right lines.[/quote]
Hi there, this is my first post. Excellent program indeed.
I am looking for some clarification - I would like to be able to open new new folders normally, but if a tab with the same folder exists, to move to that instead. (rather than create new tab)
If i follow your suggestion quoted above, i get this desired behaviour, HOWEVER, new tabs are also created for every folder i open (AS IF i had locked that tab).
is it possible to preserve normal behaviour? i tried modifying code above to Go=findexisting, but that doesn't work
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I don't know of a way to do that.
(Assuming I've understood correctly: You want double-clicks on a folder to change the current tab -- whatever it is -- to that folder, if that folder isn't already open in another tab, and to change to the other tab if it is.)
Yes thats right. Never mind!