New User Questions: Focused vs Selected (+ color question)

[badams007]

I am functioning pretty well with my XY...feeling almost like a pro...Ok, LOL, but then...and yes, I have read and read but I am kinda pooped and just need a hand to hold: I come across terms I don't get:

Focused and Selected. (as in rows)

To me, they would be exactly the same. I am wrong.

Would this be correct: Selected is 'clicked upon once' (as in, you want to sit on it ...for some silly reason ...maybe to see it's preview, I'll have to see it that works.......but are undecided about opening it), and focused is 'double clicked' (as in, you've been very decisive and want to actually OPEN it?) I have a feeling that I just answered my own question. <thinking out loud sure helps. thanks>

One other thing: Color I am getting really good at. But one color setting evades me: Focused color, I guess it is. I can't seem to change that. Maybe I will go back and look one more time.... <I am feeling very confident>

How did that man garble his file names in that screenshot? I am scratching my head wondering what secrets he withholds....and might need to do the same.

[jacky]

Focused and Selected. (as in rows)

To me, they would be exactly the same. I am wrong.

Yes, they are really not the same!!
And clicking an item will both select it and give it focus. Basically, Selected means item(s)/row(s) you selected, usually they get highlighted, can be one or more ; Focused means it has the (keyboard) focus, will have a dotted line box around it, and there can only be one. Actually there is always one. Can be highlighted is other ways too with options such as Highlight Focused Row, you can read more about this here: http://88.191.26.34/XYwiki/index.php/Selected

One other thing: Color I am getting really good at. But one color setting evades me: Focused color, I guess it is. I can't seem to change that. Maybe I will go back and look one more time.... <I am feeling very confident>

hmm.. well, it's one of the colors you have on the Config/Colors: Focused Row.
Note that to be used you must have option View/List Style/Highlight Focused Row enabled!

Just FYI: there's one color you cannot change: the highlight color used for all selected item(s). This one (usually dark blue-ish, used as background and the item's names gets written in white) is a system color and is not configurable.

[badams007]

Just FYI: there's one color you cannot change: the highlight color used for all selected item(s). This one (usually dark blue-ish, used as background and the item's names gets written in white) is a system color and is not configurable.

AHA! That's the one! That's the one I couldn't change. Thanks for explaining it so well, Jacky. (And the other answsers, too. Going to go read those again. Makes sense, we highlight several rows often...but we only FOCUS on one, I guess... I think I see. Will go read wiki link.)

Thanks lots.