open catalog in same tab

[lanel]

Hi there, i know this might seem like a "duh" question but I can't seem to find this setting anywhere (if it exists) . No luck searching the forums either

When opening a folder *via the catalog*, it will always open in a new tab (unless it already exists, of course). The result is that after a while I've got 10 tabs open. Is there a way to open the folder in the currently active tab instead of a new one?

[admin]

Hmm... this is not possible.

Do you always lock your tabs? Do you always hold Shift when clicking a Catalog item?

[graham]

If you set in config the max number of tabs then I think it should work as you want - not tried this myself but if the max is set to 3 then new tabs should replace an existing one.

[lanel]

Ah, I did some more digging and found something interesting

It works fine when opening a "normal" catalog item... but when you have a sub-item that points to a folder, that always opens in a new tab!

That's actually the only way I use the catalog (sub-items) :-)

[admin]

Ah, I did some more digging and found something interesting

It works fine when opening a "normal" catalog item... but when you have a sub-item that points to a folder, that always opens in a new tab!

That's actually the only way I use the catalog (sub-items) :-)

Can you provide a screenshot or so? I never knew that the Catalog supports sub-items... There's some misunderstanding here somewhere...

[lanel]

Sure, here you go... there's also a similar example in the "sample" catalog that is loaded when you first install XYPlorer, I actually used that as a template for mine.

[admin]

Ah, so you are calling an item with a script resource. Now I have to see that script to tell what's going on.

[lanel]

Glad it makes sense now

Very basic:

"January"
open "Documents\Reports\January"
"February"
open "Documents\Reports\February"

etc....

Is there something I can add to the script so that it opens in the current tab?

[admin]

Glad it makes sense now

Very basic:

"January"
open "Documents\Reports\January"
"February"
open "Documents\Reports\February"

etc....

Is there something I can add to the script so that it opens in the current tab?

Yes, use goto instead of open!

That "open" works at all is only possible if you edit your registry to make XY the default file manager, which you apparently did, right?

[lanel]

yep, correct!

goto does exactly what I want, thanks for the help!

Have an awesome Christmas and New Years all!

[admin]

yep, correct!

goto does exactly what I want, thanks for the help!

Have an awesome Christmas and New Years all!

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