Locked Tab

[fortuinw]

Hi Guys

Is there a way to stop the functionality where a new tab is opened when your traverse upwards from a path in a locked tab? Should allow the locked tab to change the path upwards?

Kind Regards
Wayne

[GrantSP]

What would you suggest?

The whole idea of locking tabs is to stop movement up the tree from that location.
The only options I can see is to either unlock that tab (defeats the purpose of locking it in the first place) or giving some sort of error message.

I would have to question why you would need that though. The notion of locking tabs isn't a security one, anyone with access to your computer can easily get to any folder outside the "locked" tab. Really it is just a nice UI addition to have the folders you always want on the tabs.

[Mathias (Author)]

Hi Guys

Is there a way to stop the functionality where a new tab is opened when your traverse upwards from a path in a locked tab? Should allow the locked tab to change the path upwards?

Kind Regards
Wayne

No that is a bit backwards.. What do you really want to do?  lock a tab to a drive? Then go to the root and lock it there and also enable "Allow subpath change"
Then you can browse around the entire C:\ drive but if you select a another drive a new tabs opens.

[fortuinw]

All I want is ability to stop the creation of a new tab when you traverse upwards from the locked path. Is that possible?

[Mathias (Author)]

No.. Then the tab is not locked..  Then lock it at a higher level. eg the Root

[Crash+Burn]

Depends on what the use-case of a locked tab is:
In a web-browser, generally a locked tab is just prevented from closing.

In a file-manager there are a number of different use-cases:

Locked, Directory changes allowed:
1) Do or Do NOT Return to locked folder when a locked tab is activated.
2) Have a command to GoTo Root, where Root is the initial locked path.
+ Allow directory changes within a locked tab, utilizing option 1 or 2.
+ Disallow directory changes within a locked tab, opening a new tab when descending into the file structure.

Opening a new tab, when you attempt to browse above the lock-level to some, seems counter intuitive --- another tab you just have to close.
It is in effect duplicating the tab, at a level above the lock, and only saves a single click compared to just duplicating the tab and going up a level afterwards.

Multi-commander supports some of the options above.