Permanent Startup Path Opens New Tab

[TestMeister]

XY 19.10.0100

I have 3 tabs defined from left to right:

• (1) Home is set to C:\, set as Default
  (2) Home set to C:\Docs, Location locked
  (3) Home set to C:\Utility, Location locked

Configuration\ General\Startup & Exit

• Permanent Startup Path= C:
  Startup pane= First Pane
  Save Settings on Exit- enabled
  Include most recently used lists on save- enabled

If XY is closed with (1) NOT positioned at C:\

• an additional tab (4) is created to the right of (3), positioned at C:\

If XY is closed with (1) NOT positioned at C:\ and If "Permanent Startup Path" is not defined

• no additional tab is created

Since (1) is not locked, I would expect "Permanent Startup Path" to reposition (1) rather than open an additional tab.
Is this correct?

Thanks!

[klownboy]

Do you have the Configuration | Tab setting, "Reuse existing tabs when changing the location" checked? It shouldn't matter for your situation, but I assume you would also have the Configuration | Startup and Exit" setting of "Open command line start path in new tab" unchecked. Again, I'm not sure if it should make a difference, but is your Permanent Startup path designated as C: as you posted or C:\ ?

[TestMeister]

Thanks for your reply...

I have tried "Permanent Startup path" as both C: and C:\ with same result
"Reuse existing tabs when changing the location" tried both checked and unchecked with same result
"Open command line start path in new tab" is unchecked

[klownboy]

It does seem a bit odd. I have a similar setup, but with more tabs with C:\ as my Permanent startup path. XY always starts for me on my C:\ tab no matter what status I've left it. I have another drive D:\ set as my default path. I call it my Roaming tab. My C:\ Tab I keep Locked Location as well as Locked Home Zone.

[jupe]

What you have posted could be a bug/quirk, I haven't thoroughly tested it, but if you are interested in a temporary workaround until the developer gets a chance to take a look at it, and if I understand correctly, you always want to start with only 3 tabs open?, 1st tab c:, then changing your XY windows shortcut to something like this might work, regardless of the above mentioned settings:

XYplorer.exe /feed="::tab('close',,4); seltab; goto 'c:\';"

[klownboy]

I think the issue may have something to do with the fact that you're saving settings on Exit (in my own scenario I mentioned, I don't save settings on Exit) along with the fact that that your C:\ (1) tab being set as the default and not locked. So when settings are saved and tab (1) is not on the C:\ location, when XY opens it's making a new tab at that location since you saved with tab (1) at some other location. I suppose it could be considered a bug, but maybe not.

[TestMeister]

Thanks klownboy

(1) is not locked and I can change its path without another tab being created which is expected behavior; so the config option to set it to C:\ upon launch should not result in a new tab

If I first create (1) positioned at C:\ and do not save settings on exit, then I would not need a permanent startup path as it would always launch at C:\

Thanks Jupe, for now I just stopped setting "Permanent Startup path"

[klownboy]

I'm curious, have you tried to lock C:\ and also set it as Home? It will still act as a default floating tab when you go to any un-tabbed locations, but it will allow you to double click on the tab whenever you want to send it back home to C:\. As I mentioned previously, I do that for a different folder, but it's a nice feature to be able to have that tab as the default roaming tab as well as being able to send it home.

[admin]

Since (1) is not locked, I would expect "Permanent Startup Path" to reposition (1) rather than open an additional tab.
Is this correct?

I agree that this should NOT open a new tab. Fixed in next beta.

[TestMeister]

Thanks Don, you're on top of things as usual