New user with questions

[2wheelrider]

Hi All.  I saw Multi Commander mentioned in another forum and am impressed so far.  I am working on trying to configure it to startup ready for my use and have these questions:

1.  Is there any advantages to starting it with a Tab Session vs. using command line parameters to specify the path for the L and R panels (I won't use tabs in panels)?
2.  When I start Multi Commander using command line parameters, how can I get it to start with the folder tree showing in each pane.
3.  On startup, is there a way to make a specific Explorer Panel always have focus?
4.  I will want to frequently synch panels.  Is there a mouse-click option for any of the panel synch keyboard combinations?  I stack my panels (vertical) so the Ctrl+period (go to same path as target) will likely be the one I would use most (the Ctrl+> and Ctrl+< are not intuitive to me with vertical panels).

TIA!

[Matthias515566]

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Start "Arbeitsplattform" /min "C:\Program Files\MultiCommander\MultiCommander.exe" -TABSESSION="Arbeitsplattform" -T="1 Arbeitsplattform"2. This is configurable via the settings, not via the command line.
3. I guess when you save a tab session, the focus will also be saved.

[Jungle]

3.  On startup, is there a way to make a specific Explorer Panel always have focus?

You may create a User Defined Command and pass it to MC via command line.

[Mathias (Author)]

1. Advantage is that you can control a lot more and open many many more tabs then from command line
2. Settings for what default configuration new tab should have.
3. I think the panel you specifiy last will be in focus. but use TabSession if you want more control
4. Ctrl+. as you say will sync current path to the other panel. so both are showing same. You can reconfigure that to other key. or creata user defined command so you can access it from a button or what ever.
Use MultiScript you can probably create any other variant you want

[2wheelrider]

Thank you all for your responses and suggestions.  I will see what I can do from here.

[2wheelrider]

Regarding my question about how to control which panel has focus on startup @Mathias (Author)  wrote:
 

3. I think the panel you specifiy last will be in focus. but use TabSession if you want more control

No joy with either of these suggestions. 
I created two Tab Sessions, each with a different panel having focus but the Right Folder Tree panel always has focus regardless which Tab Session I load.
I then did some tests using the -L and -R command line parameters.  These tests were closes and opens of Multi Commander with different panes active at close.  The Right panel always has focus on startup.  I tested switching the order of the -L and -R parameters but no joy. 

Also, I remain unable to figure out how to have Folder Trees open on startup when using the -L and -R command line parameters.  Please point me to where the configuration option is to enable this.

MY ultimate goal, if possible, is to have Multi Commander always open to the specified paths, with a Folder Tree pane open for each, and with the left Explorer Pane having focus.

FWIW, I am using Windows Explorer compatibility look'n feel.