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Multi Commander => Support and Feedback => Topic started by: fortuinw on October 15, 2013, 21:33:13
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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
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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.
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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.
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All I want is ability to stop the creation of a new tab when you traverse upwards from the locked path. Is that possible?
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No.. Then the tab is not locked.. Then lock it at a higher level. eg the Root
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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.