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Directory Opus 13 - Detailed release notes

Default Toolbars & Menus

  • General:
    • The Customize dialog's Default Toolbars tab (discussed above) provides a way to highlight new commands. (See Customize.)
    • If you have custom toolbars and don't want to reset them, you can drag individual items out of the Default Toolbars tab.
  • Middle-click to open in a new tab:
    • Most buttons which go to folders now support middle-click to open in a new tab.
    • If a tab for the folder already exists, it will be activated instead of opening a new tab, unless it is already the active tab, in which case a second tab for it will open.
    • Similarly, right-click opens a context menu for the target folder.
    • This functionality automatically applies to any simple button which runs (or generates) a command to go to a specific path.
    • Includes the Up (Parent), Back and Forward buttons.
    • Includes Favorites, Recent, Drive Buttons, and menus generated via "Go FOLDERCONTENTS".
    • Does not include commands that use conflicting arguments like MULTIFUNC, NEW, NEWTAB, etc.
    • Does not include "three-Buttons", which have explicit middle-click or right-click actions.
  • "Menu" toolbar:
    • Edit > Copy Other > Checksums – Now a submenu, and includes the BLAKE3 algorithm.
    • Edit > Calculate BLAKE3 Checksums – Calculates and shows BLAKE3 hashes in the file display.
    • Edit > Select Other > Select Empty Folders.
    • Edit > Select Other > Select Zero-Byte Folders.
    • Edit > Select Other > Select Expanded Folder Items – After expanding one or more folders, use this to select everything below them. (See Expandable Folders under File Display.)
    • Edit > Select Other > Select Duplicates – The same as the Duplicate Files "Select" button. Useful if the panel is hidden.
    • Tools > Find Presets – A list of your Find presets, plus commands to find empty folders in or below the current directory.
    • Tools > Convert Images > Save As – Now includes any defined image conversion presets.
    • Settings > Toolbars > Choose Location Bar Toolbars – Shortcut to the corresponding Preferences page.
    • Settings > Scripts – Opens dialog for managing scripts. The new Script IDE can be opened from there.
    • Settings > Install Script – Easier way to install scripts (e.g. from the forum).
    • Settings > Set Lister Defaults – New name for "Set Default Lister", with extended functionality. (Old command still works.)
    • Settings > Dark Mode – Toggles between dark and light modes.
    • View > Details + Thumbnails (and similar top-level icon):
      • Now disabled in Shell folders where it won't work.
      • Default button code updated to scale thumbnail size with DPI.
    • Folder > Folder Format – Used to be named "Folder Options".
    • Folder > Expandable Folders – Toggles the ability to use Expandable Folders. Turning them off saves a little space.
    • Folder > Expand/Collapse All Folders – Expands all folders immediately below the current directory. Collapses them if they're all already expanded.
    • Folder > Friendly Dates – Allows you to turn friendly dates ("Today", "Monday", etc.) on and off without opening Preferences.
    • Folder > Full-Row Selection – Now toggles between full-row and full-width-of-name-column selection modes.
    • Lister > Favorites Bar – Toggles the new Favorites Bar. Ctrl+Shift+B hotkey.
    • Viewer Pane – Button now has a right-click action which opens a Lister-Linked viewer. (See Viewer.)
  • "Operations" toolbar:
    • Copy Files > Duplicate to Dated Names – Similar to "Duplicate", but automatically appends the current date and time to the new copies, without prompting.
    • Copy Files > Copy Settings – Shortcut to the corresponding Preferences page.
    • New Folder > Move to New Folder – Prompts for a name and moves all selected items into a new sub-folder.
    • New Folder > Move to Dated Folder – Moves all selected items into a new sub-folder with YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS name for natural sorting. (Not technically new, but in a new place.)
    • Delete > Empty Recycle Bin – Empties the Recycle Bin.
    • Delete > Secure Empty Recycle Bin – Does a multi-pass "secure" erase of the Recycle Bin.
    • Delete > Enable Recycle Bin – Toggles whether the Recycle Bin is used within Opus.
    • Delete > Enable Recycle Confirmation – Toggles confirmation prompts when deleting to the Recycle Bin.
    • Delete > Delete Settings – Shortcut to the corresponding Preferences page.
    • Slideshow > Open Linked Viewer – Alternative way to open a Lister-Linked viewer.
    • Help > Video Tutorials – Links to the Directory Opus YouTube channel.
    • Help > Submit Crash Logs – Lets you send crash logs for problem reports.
  • "Favorites Bar" toolbar:
    • Entirely new toolbar listing favorites, similar to the Bookmarks Bar in most web browsers.
    • Folders can be dragged to the toolbar, without having to enter Customize mode first.
    • Sub-menus for other favorites and Quick Access locations, including drive letters and special folders like Recycle Bin.
  • "File Display" toolbar:
    • When the Favorites Bar is on, the File Display toolbar's Favorites icon/menu is hidden. It will reappear automatically if the Favorites Bar is then turned off.
    • Home button (see Location Bar for details).
  • "Images" toolbar:
    • Convert – Button-menu now includes any defined image conversion presets.
  • "Viewer" toolbar:
    • File > Link to Lister Selection – Toggles the viewer's Lister-Linked state. (See Viewer.)
    • File > Locate Image – Menu of online GPS mapping services.
    • View > Background Color – Menu for changing the viewer's background. Useful for images with transparency.
    • View > Picture Frame – Toggle the viewer's picture frame, without going to Preferences.
    • View > Previous Monitor – Move the viewer to the previous display.
    • View > Next Monitor – Move the viewer to the next display.
    • The top-level Next and Previous buttons have updated commands which mark the current picture first if pushed with Ctrl.
    • There are also new top-level buttons to toggle Lister-Linked, and (if fullscreen) move to other monitors.
  • Context menus:
    • Context menus that contain "Open Containing Folder" now include a second "…in New Tab" option. (Removed unnecessary "open container in tabs" setting.)
    • The "Column Header" context menu has several changes to support new grouping and column-freezing functionality. We recommend resetting your copy to the defaults if they are missing.
    • "Folder Tabs" context menu is new. This used to be a hardcoded menu and can now be edited.

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