Create New Folder and not lose focus of current folder

[m48tx]

Please. Please. Could we have the ability to create one or more new folders in some other folder without losing focus of current folder?

Or, does this ability exist currently?

Cheers,
Gary

[highend]

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The new folder needs a name (which is normally not "New Folder") so it's normal that the focus changes.

Just use a script?

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    $curItem = "<curitem>";
    new(input("Enter folder name...", , "New folder", , , 200, 150), "dir");
    selectitems $curItem;

[m48tx]

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The new folder needs a name (which is normally not "New Folder") so it's normal that the focus changes.

Just use a script?

Code: Select all

    $curItem = "<curitem>";
    new(input("Enter folder name...", , "New folder", , , 200, 150), "dir");
    selectitems $curItem;

OK. I did not explain my request well. I have an existing folder open so its content is displayed in the List area. I want to move some of the files to a new folder that needs to be created. I would like to right click on the parent folder in the Tree to create the new folder without losing the position in the List area. So, the new folder is created and I still have focus on the files in the List. Directory Opus does this and I find it very useful. XYP creates the new folder and then selects the new folder so I lose focus on the current List files.

I created your script but it accomplishes exactly the same thing XYP does by default. Am I missing something?

[highend]

"without losing focus of current folder?"
That's why the script set the selection back to the last selected item.

And no, this is not what XY does by default (at least not, when a single new folder is created).

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    $selItems = "<selitems |>";
    new(input("Enter folder name...", , "New folder", , , 200, 150), "dir");
    selectitems $selItems;

[m48tx]

Thank you very much for your response and the script.

[highend]

You could have used #243; instead as well (allows the creation of multiple folders at once without removing the current selection) but instead of just hitting ENTER to confirm that dialog you'd need to use Ctrl + Enter instead.

[m48tx]

Please forgive my lack of knowledge. What is "#243;"?

Update: Oops, found it. Command ID. Thanks!

[Luigi]

Admin can you add a flag for "don't change focus of selected items" (e.g. selitem, selitems, curitem) for new()?