[Solved] Q: Focus list on tab select

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FluxTorpedoe
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[Solved] Q: Focus list on tab select

Post by FluxTorpedoe »

Hi'
I suspect a tweak for it already exists somewhere but I can't find it:

:arrow: I'd like the list to always be focused when I click on a tab - even when coming from tree view.

Case (Brutal!) :
- In List, select items
- (*)
- In Tree, select the current opened folder
- Above the List, select the current tab to "focus" it
- Click on the Delete or Nuke button [Nope, don't do it! :naughty: ]
>> the whole folder is deleted, not the selected items.

Visually, it's normal: the items do have their "Selected List Items" color, and not their (WinXP) grey "really selected" color, so I should have known that they were, well... selected, but not selected and focused.

(*) What I did in between, I don't remember...But it kinda made sense, and I know it already happened to me a few (rare) times.
Edit: I remember! After having selected the items to delete, I right-clicked on their parent folder in the tree to view the properties and size of their whole folder. I then clicked on the tab thinking it would refocus it, before deleting...

PS: And like others here it seems, Shift+Del or Nuke is a reflex - so my recycle bin is not green nor ganga. :P It's... empty :biggrin:
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Re: Q: Focus list on tab select

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+1
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Re: Q: Focus list on tab select

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:shock: Wow, pretty fascinating. I would have betted this is standard behavior. I really think it should be. It's shocking that it is not. What could be the use of not focusing the list when selecting a tab?

Well, scream if I overlooked something but I will hard-code this wish now!

FluxTorpedoe
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Re: [Solved] Q: Focus list on tab select

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In space, no one can hear you scream....... :twisted:

Thanks! :D

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Re: [Solved] Q: Focus list on tab select

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just for my interest: i use 12.30.209 and i always had focus on last used item when i select any tab.. where is the mafic?! :|
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Re: [Solved] Q: Focus list on tab select

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eil wrote:just for my interest: i use 12.30.209 and i always had focus on last used item when i select any tab.. where is the mafic?! :|
Focus Tree, then click tab. See the difference?

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Re: [Solved] Q: Focus list on tab select

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admin wrote:
eil wrote:just for my interest: i use 12.30.209 and i always had focus on last used item when i select any tab.. where is the mafic?! :|
Focus Tree, then click tab. See the difference?
i see. never made it this way. :roll:
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