Had a little idea this morning, kind of a Virtual Folder spin-off. It's not a polished feature yet, but it seems to work alright, and I did not even have to work a lot for it.
Joker Tabs are tabs that have no own location, but inherit the location the list is pointing to in the moment you select the Joker Tab. So you can use Joker Tabs to get a different perspective on the same data. Different list views, different columns, different sort order, etc.
How to make a Joker Tab (you can have as many as you want):
- create a new tab and lock it
- for looks rename it to eg "Joker" and give it some funny icon, eg:
Joker|Smiley.ico
- now select a different tab, so that the Joker Tab is now in the background
- relocate the backgrounded Joker Tab to * (asterisk), using Relocate Tab... from the the tab's right-click menu
Now this tab will always show the current location, but in the way you configure this tab.
Could be the next killer feature. Play with it and tell me what you think.
PS: ATM, to make sense, this has to be ticked Configuration | Colors and Styles | Styles | Remember list settings per tab so that the Joker Tabs retain their specific settings.