Auto Focus Active List Tab After Selecting Folder in Tree
Posted: 28 Oct 2020 10:26
Summary: I would like a configuration option to make XYplorer automatically (re)focus on the last active list tab after selecting a folder in the tree. This would make my use of the Live Filter feature more efficient by eliminating some unnecessary mouse clicks and unexpected/unintended behavior.
Use Case: I open a new tab and select a target folder in the tree using my mouse. Focus automatically returns to the new tab. (Perhaps the first item in the list is selected or the most-recently-selected item is selected.) I let go of the mouse and immediately begin typing a file/folder name. Live Filter locates the file in the list. I press enter, and I'm off and running.
Current Operation: Currently, when I select a folder in the tree using my mouse, focus stays in the tree. If I start typing, XYplorer searches the tree and selects a new folder, changing what is loaded in the list tab to a folder I did not want. In order to Live Filter the list, I must click to select a folder in the tree and then return the mouse to the last active tab and click somewhere in the list. Only then can I Live Filter the list.
Expected Efficiency: I want to cut out that extra mouse movement and click needed to return focus to the list so I can begin filtering the list immediately with no delay. Finding files buried in an overflowing directory is exactly what I need Live Filter for. I frequently select a folder in the tree and start typing expecting to filter the contents in the list but, instead, end up navigating to some other drive or directory. Then, I have to go back to my mouse to fix everything.
Thanks for everything. This program really is awesome!
Use Case: I open a new tab and select a target folder in the tree using my mouse. Focus automatically returns to the new tab. (Perhaps the first item in the list is selected or the most-recently-selected item is selected.) I let go of the mouse and immediately begin typing a file/folder name. Live Filter locates the file in the list. I press enter, and I'm off and running.
Current Operation: Currently, when I select a folder in the tree using my mouse, focus stays in the tree. If I start typing, XYplorer searches the tree and selects a new folder, changing what is loaded in the list tab to a folder I did not want. In order to Live Filter the list, I must click to select a folder in the tree and then return the mouse to the last active tab and click somewhere in the list. Only then can I Live Filter the list.
Expected Efficiency: I want to cut out that extra mouse movement and click needed to return focus to the list so I can begin filtering the list immediately with no delay. Finding files buried in an overflowing directory is exactly what I need Live Filter for. I frequently select a folder in the tree and start typing expecting to filter the contents in the list but, instead, end up navigating to some other drive or directory. Then, I have to go back to my mouse to fix everything.
Thanks for everything. This program really is awesome!