Quick video: Scripting Opus 11 to be a music launcher

The new scripting capabilities in Directory Opus 11 open up lots of new possibilities, and there are already a few scripts at the forum from people who are trying the public beta.

One of the scripts you can find there is my one to turn Opus into a better music launcher (for people who still listen to albums :)).

To help explain this script, and as a quick demonstration of something you can do with scripting in Opus 11, I made this short video:



The forum post about the script has more details.

Here are some other Opus 11 scripts at the forum:

• "Smart" front end for Beyond Compare
• Script to toggle automatic folder size calculation
• Open calc.exe in a specific mode via menu or arg
• Dynamic SWITCHPATH v2.1

You'll also find more scripting examples in various Help & Support threads, often to solve esoteric problems (which scripting is great at!) but which don't always seem worth showcasing in the separate scripting area.

Directory Opus 10.5.4.1 (Beta)

Directory Opus 10.5.4.1 beta is now available for all Opus 10 users.

32-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch    简化字
64-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch    简化字

This is a preliminary, beta release. Translations may not be fully up-to-date and some English text may appear in non-English versions.

The following is a guide to the changes in the Directory Opus 10.5.4.1 beta:

Bug fixes

• Fixed a crash when selecting a drive from the dropdown drives list in a floating toolbar.
• In a button with a Go command followed by a Select command, the Select command did not work properly if the "Automatically select first file in folder" Preferences option was turned on.
• Fixed issue with path completion when clicking on a folder in the popup list if the cursor was not already at the end of the line.
• FTP root folder in the file display did not handle double-clicking on an addressbook sub-folder if it had high-bit characters in the name.
• The tooltip of a Go {destpath} or Go DESTPATH button is now correct.
• Favorites shown in the breadcrumbs dropdown now have ampersands stripped to match the favorites menu.

Directory Opus 11 Public Beta

GP Software are proud to announce that a public Beta of Directory Opus 11 is now available for all interested Opus 10 users.

We are still several months away from finishing Opus 11 and this is very much pre-release software, with lots of untested changes. The release date and pricing (beyond what's mentioned below) are yet to be decided.

Before installing the Beta please note the following conditions:

• This is a preliminary, beta release. Translations may not be fully up-to-date and some English text may appear in non-English versions. Use at your own risk!
• Other than the change notes, the help file/manual has not yet been updated; this will be done progressively over the Beta period. Feel free to ask on the forum for help with any particular features. A basic reference for the new scripting interface is available here.
• You should make a backup of your Opus 10 configuration before installing the Beta.
• A time-limited certificate will be issued free of charge for the duration of the Beta period; however, when the certificate expires you will need to purchase the Opus 11 upgrade or revert to Opus 10.
• Opus 11 will be a paid upgrade (free if you purchased Opus 10 on or after December 1, 2013).

Registered and evaluation users of Opus 10 can obtain their certificate for the Beta here.

Please report any problems you encounter with the Beta (or other feedback) on the forum as usual.

Download:

• 32-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch
• 64-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch

Get your Beta certificate here.

What's new:

• Please see the Directory Opus 11 Beta announcement on the forum for the huge list of new features.

Directory Opus 10.5.4.0

Directory Opus 10.5.4.0 is now available as a free update for all Directory Opus 10 users.

Download:

• 32-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch    简化字
• 64-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch    简化字

What's new:

The 10.5.4.0 update includes everything from the 10.5.3.x beta versions:

(The help file contains a summary of all these changes in one place and will be displayed the first time you run the new version.)

• 10.5.3.1 (7 changes)
• 10.5.3.2 (12 changes)
• 10.5.3.3 (11 changes)

Directory Opus 10.5.3.3 (Beta)

Directory Opus 10.5.3.3 beta is now available for all Opus 10 users.

32-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch    简化字
64-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch    简化字

This is a preliminary, beta release. Translations may not be fully up-to-date and some English text may appear in non-English versions.

The following is a guide to the changes in the Directory Opus 10.5.3.3 beta:

Enhancements

• Added a new option - Preferences / Miscellaneous / Advanced: show_release_history - which allows you to prevent the release history from appearing the first time you use a new version.

Bug fixes

• Fixed inline rename oddity where pressing Shift+Home would leave the caret selection at the end of the selection range rather than the beginning.
• Fixed the SmartFavorites list showing the same path more than once.
• Fixed the SmartFavorites list showing multiple entries for virtual folders like Desktop.
• SmartFavorites now ignores MTP and FTP paths, as well as virtual folders which would not be suitable for creating a shortcut.
• Fixed SmartFavorites not checking existence of library and collection paths at startup when configured to.
• Fixed "Save As" from the viewer not working (potentially even crashing) for images on MTP devices.
• You can now use the Go command's EXISTINGLISTER argument with other arguments which generate a list of drives or folders, e.g. Go DRIVEBUTTONS EXISTINGLISTER.
• Fixed tab lock (if set) being inherited from the default Lister when a new window opens for a double-clicked folder and Opus is configured to just open a tab for the folder without the default Lister's other tab(s).
• Fixed file display becoming unusable if a locked folder tab showed a directory which was then deleted.
• Fixed bug that stopped dimensions being shown for images in thumbnails mode if their thumbnails came from the cache.

Directory Opus 10.5.3.2 (Beta)

Directory Opus 10.5.3.2 beta is now available for all Opus 10 users.

32-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch    简化字
64-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch    简化字

This is a preliminary, beta release. Translations may not be fully up-to-date and some English text may appear in non-English versions.

The following is a guide to the changes in the Directory Opus 10.5.3.2 beta:

Enhancements

• If a file or folder has been copied to the clipboard, you can now paste this into the location field (or any field in Opus that supports path completion) to paste the item's path into the field.
• Slightly improved image scaling quality in some places.

Bug fixes

• Fixed things like portable hard drives from showing up incorrectly in the MTP namespace (and in drive buttons) in Windows 8.1.
• Fixed right-click dragging files on to zip archives, then clicking outside of the menu, being treated as Copy rather than Cancel.
• Fixed missing context menu icons from WebRoot antivirus, and possibly other shell extensions which supply icons in a similar (slightly invalid) format.
• Windows 8.1 broke the replacement of certain Windows-key hotkeys, fixed.
• Fixed recent change which meant thumbnails did not rotate in the Lister if you changed their EXIF rotation tag in the metadata panel, when the metadata panel was configured to preserve existing file dates.
• Fix for crash when generating thumbnails for GIF images with unusual dimensions.
• Implemented a solution to desktop double-click being broken by DisplayFusion (also requires the latest DF beta).
• Fixed problem with "dopusrt /info paths" failing if any open tabs contained a virtual folder like My Computer.
• Fixed problem with space for close button being left behind in folder tabs when closing dual-horizontal file display.
• When switching into list mode an autosize of the column width is now triggered to compensate for any bold labeled files (the same thing was already done in details mode).

Directory Opus 10.5.3.1 (Beta)

Directory Opus 10.5.3.1 beta is now available for all Opus 10 users.

32-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch    简化字
64-bit version:    Universal    Deutsch    简化字

This is a preliminary, beta release. Translations may not be fully up-to-date and some English text may appear in non-English versions.

The following is a guide to the changes in the Directory Opus 10.5.3.1 beta:

Enhancements

• The data returned by the dopusrt /info paths command now includes information on which side of a dual lister each tab was found (side="1" for left, side="2" for right, and side="0" for a single display lister).
• The Go TABCLOSE command can now close a tab by window handle (which can be obtained using the above mentioned /info command). For example, Go 0x80834 TABCLOSE

Bug fixes

• The Set COLUMNSSET command now allows the name column to be positioned in a location other than the first column.
• Selecting the Open With context menu command on a file in a library would result in an unnecessary temporary copy of the file being made.
• Increased ImageShack maximum upload size to 5MB.
• File displays showing the root of a library (e.g. lib://Documents) did not update to show ghosted icons when files/folders were cut to the clipboard.
• Fixed a problem that would cause the file display to not resort correctly after a GetSizes command (or automatic folder size calculation) had finished, if the calculation was completed within 250ms.