How to Set Dual Pane Location for Each Pane

[iwk941m45]

Hi:

It's a simple question. How do I configure the dual pane to open to a certain location each time I select dual pane?

For example.
Lets say I want the first pane (left) to open to C: and the second pane (right) to open to D:
How to I configure XYplorer so that it always opens to those locations when I select dual pane?

If the answer is in the help manual, could you show me where it is at? I couldn't find it. If not in the help manual, could you include it?

Thanks

[highend]

Mh, just navigate to each desired folder / drive on both panes and then save your settings?

Or do you want something that overrides theses paths to a specific value regardless in which folder you've been before (on each pane)?
In that case there would be several solutions, e.g. locked tabs or scripting...

[klownboy]

You could use the SC "DUAL". I believe it's undocumented in help though I may be wrong, but the syntax is discussed in the Beta notes. A couple of examples:

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DUAL:1.C:\Windows>>3,-65536,1335||C:\Program Files>>2,-32766,1335
DUAL:2.C:\>>3||D:\>>2
goto "DUAL:1.D:\PDFs and Books>>0||G:\Pictures>>6";loadlayout ("dual stuff");setcolumns("+:d-Run.28,+Name.175",2);focus P1;#814;#813;

Change the folders to suit. You would use it in the AB as is, but in a script use goto before it.

[iwk941m45]

Thanks for your response.

Let me clarify. I start with single pane, set to C:

Then when I want dual pane, I select dual pane from the Menu and want it to always open with first pane (left) C: and the second pane (right) D:

When I'm finished with XYplorer, I exit it and when I restart it, I want it to be back at single pane C:

[highend]

As long as you would set Configuration - General - Startup & Exit - [ ] Save settings on exit
to "not checked" it would work like I described in my first post.

If that's not possible you need to use a script (which requires you to use a button / user defined command to invoke the dual pane feature).

The same page in the config has the setting for the permanent startup path where you can select your C: drive...

[klownboy]

If you don't want to so as highend suggested, why don't you set up a Customized Toolbar Button (CTB) and in the On Left click edit box enter:

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goto "DUAL:1.C:\>>3||D:\>>2";

In the "Name" box put: Dual C: & D: and for an icon use :dp It's as highend says as far as starting XY.

Edit: See the beta notes here http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 043#p88043 for syntax help and plenty of examples (e.g., for different view modes, etc).

[iwk941m45]

I appreciate both your responses. As I'm not familiar with scripting yet, I think I can give it a try with your examples and info links.

But before I do, I'm trying to understand something that I think is simple but not sure how it happened.

XYplorer always opens single pane to default C: This I understand since I configured it Tools, Configuration, Startup. But I don't remember how I got right pane in dual pane to always open to D:

When I need a dual pane, I select dual pane from the Menus, and it opens left pane to C: and right pane D: I don't remember how I configured it to open left pane C: and right pane D: each time I select dual pane from the Menu.

There has to be a simple method of getting XYplorer to remember the dual pane location, even when XYplorer is configured to start with a single pane.

[highend]

There has to be a simple method of getting XYplorer to remember the dual pane location, even when XYplorer is configured to start with a single pane

By just opening dual pane mode once, select the path for the tab in the second pane and then saving the settings. XY saves tabs with their paths for panes in the <xydata>\Panes\1/2\t\Pane.ini file then...

[admin]

FYI, this DUAL prefix is not scripting. Proof: it even works in the freeware edition (which has no scripting).

The basic format is just
DUAL:[pane 1 location]||[pane 2 location]

Example:
DUAL:C:\||D:\

[iwk941m45]

I can change the dual pane location and save them so that XYplorer starts each time in dual pane at the desired locations, that's easy.

But I start XYplorer in single pane mode and occasionally switch into dual pane mode. If I save the settings for dual pane, I cannot start in single pane mode, it will start in dual pane mode. I don't want to start in dual pane mode, only to switch into it when I need it and at the specific folder location I have already set for it.

So, I'm trying to understand how I set the specific dual pane folder locations to open at the same location each time I switch into dual pane, even though I'm starting XYplorer in single pane mode.

[highend]

You just need to switch to dual pane mode, set both folders accordingly, activate the left pane, switch to single pane, save settings. Done

[iwk941m45]

OK, thanks that worked. Easy.

Follow-up. When I need to configure the dual pane folder location to open in different folder locations than the the single pane startup folder location, how can that be done? Is it just as easy?

For example, if the single pane location is C: and the dual pane is left C:Windows and right D:, how can the dual pane be set to those locations as easy as you said in your previous post while leaving the startup single pane to C:

Or, would I need to follow the earlier post and customize a toolbar button?

Thanks

[PeterH]

Maybe something to say for understanding: you should distinguish between dual pane mode and dual pane view. In this sense dual pane mode is always on. You only switch between single and dual pane view. That is:
- the contents of the second pane is always there - you just don't see it
- you even can switch in single pane view between display of the first or the second pane.

In this sense: you don't switch betwewen single and dual pane mode - you only select what to display of the two panes: first, second, or both.

I hope this explains it a bit more.

[iwk941m45]

OK, dual pane view

Is there a way to configure XYplorer easily (without customizing buttons) so that it starts in single pane view at C: (I understand how to do this) and when dual pane view is selected from the menu, the left pane opens to C:Windows and right pane D: (I'm looking for help with this)

Any ideas?

Perhaps this is a suggestion for an improvement in XYplorer.

[PeterH]

OK, dual pane view

Is there a way to configure XYplorer easily (without customizing buttons) so that it starts in single pane view at C: (I understand how to do this) and when dual pane view is selected from the menu, the left pane opens to C:Windows and right pane D: (I'm looking for help with this)

Any ideas?

Perhaps this is a suggestion for an improvement in XYplorer.

I think from my previous explanation you can imagine that it's not possible as you describe it. The first pane is the first pane, no matter weather you look at the second or not. (And I'd say: it's good that way )
(Imagine you have 2 TVs, only one switched on. Switching on the second wil not change the program for the first.)

So *you* would have to combine these functions for your special request - and that's what scripting and/or User Buttons is made for.