This is an Opus Beta release only. If you aren't comfortable running the very latest version of Opus then you may like to wait for the next stable/public release.
To download the new beta version, visit the Directory Opus 9.5.3.1 thread.
Bugs fixed / minor changes:
- Fixed a problem that could cause a crash when editing the defined filter in the Print Folder dialog.
- Fixed a problem that caused the Folder Tree to fail to expand the Desktop branch with a particular combination of settings.
- The FILTER argument for the Print FOLDER command now works correctly.
- If two or more single file-display Listers were open, the Go DUALPATH command used to cause the folder in the destination Lister to change, instead of setting the source Lister into dual-display mode.
- Improved support for the Recorded TV start menu link in Windows 7
- The Rename command could not move files when the source folder was a file collection.
- If a rename script fails, the rename operation is now aborted.
- Added support for transparent (alpha-channel) TIFF images.
(I usually forget to post things like this to the blog, so apologies for that.)
I've written a new post in the Opus Rename Scripting forum which demonstrates a few things that may be useful. (The actual button in the post is unlikely to be useful to you as-is but the techniques it uses could come in handy.)
The main/new thing is moving some files (based on their MP3 tags, in this case) and then using a little VBScript to feed their new path into other commands (to make Opus show their new location, in this case). It's fairly advanced stuff, as Opus scripting goes, so don't worry if you can't understand it. Hope some people find it useful.
The Interactive list of Opus Plugins & Media Capabilities has been updated so that it is easier to find out if and how Opus can be used to view different types of files.
The list is now split into more categories and now includes several preview handlers and ActiveX controls which work within Opus, in addition to all the native Opus plugins and built-in features.
(The screenshot above is of the old version, just for illustration.)
Programmers who wish to view source code with syntax colouring should check out this preview handler:
http://www.smartftp.com/client/addons/sourcepreview
(This discovery is thanks to spiralx at the Opus forums.)
The preview handler was written for SmartFTP and Windows Explorer but it works great in Directory Opus as well. Just install it and you're done.
It works with both 32-bit and 64-bit, unlike the old Source Code Viewer Plugin.
Supported extensions/types:
- ActionScript (.as, .mx)
- ASP (.asp)
- ASPX (.aspx)
- AutoIt (.au3)
- Bash (.sh, .bsh)
- Batch (.bat, .cmd)
- Caml (.ml, .mli, .sml, .thy)
- C (.c)
- C++ (.cpp, .cxx, .cc, .h, .hxx, .rgs)
- C# (.cs)
- CSS (.css)
- Diff (.diff, .patch)
- Fortran (.f, .for, .f90, .f95, .f2k)
- Ini (.ini, .inf, .reg, .url)
- Inno Setup (.iss)
- Java (.java)
- JavaScript (.js)
- Lisp (.lsp, .lisp)
- Makefile (.mak)
- Matlab (.m)
- NFO (.nfo)
- NSIS (.nsi, .nsh)
- Pascal (.pas, .inc)
- Perl (.pl, .pm, .plx)
- PHP (.php, .php3, .phtml)
- Python (.py, .pyw)
- Resource (.rc)
- Smalltalk (.st)
- TeX (.tex)
- SQL (.sql)
- VB (.vb)
- VBScript (.vbs)
- XML (.xml, .xsd, .xsml, xsl, .kml)
(Not all of the types above are assigned to it by default. To change them in Opus, use go to Settings -> Preferences / Plugins / Viewers: ActiveX + Preview + Office + Web and click Configure, then find Source in the list of preview handlers and modify the list of extensions.)
Directory Opus version 9.5.3.0 - March 17th 2010
A free update for all registered Directory Opus 9 users is now available for download from GP Software.
Bugs fixed / minor changes:
- Fixed a problem that could cause the folder tree to refresh unnecessarily and which sometimes caused folder changes in the file display.
- Fixed a problem with the Automatically calculate folder sizes option not working if the relative size on disk column was also enabled. Also fixed errors in calculating relative size on disk bar graph in some situations.
- Fixed a problem that could prevent a search from completing when searching certain malformed UTF-8 files.
- Improved support for the Folder Sharing context menu on Windows 7.
- Fixed a problem with SFTP where connecting to one site when already connected to another site could try to login with the wrong password.
- Fix for crash when using the Set as Desktop Wallpaper context menu item in Windows 7.
- Fix for crash when using the Rename command with "%20" in the command parameters.
- Fixed problem with using the file display border Open this folder in the other side button when used with a folder tab called "root".
- Fixed problem with identifying FTP sites that support Resume.
- When Opus writes filenames to a DOS batch file (via a DOS batch-mode button), it now uses the codepage specified by the @codepage directive (if any) rather than the ANSI codepage.
- The Delete command with the NORECYCLE and QUIET arguments no longer skips any remaining sub-folder contents if a file is unable to be deleted; it will continue and delete any files within the sub-folder that it can.
- Fixed a problem that could occasionally prevent the folder tree from expanding to display the source folder when a lister is first opened.
This is an Opus Beta release only. If you aren't comfortable running the very latest version of Opus then you may like to wait for the next stable/public release.
To download the new beta version, visit the Directory Opus 9.5.2.5 thread.
Bugs fixed / minor changes:
- Fixed a problem that could cause the tree to refresh unnecessarily, which occasionally would cause a folder change in the Lister.
- Fixed a problem with the Automatically calculate folder sizes option not working if the relative size on disk column was also enabled. Also fixed errors in calculating relative size on disk bar graph in some situations.
- Fixed a problem that could prevent a search from completing when searching certain malformed UTF-8 files.
- Improved support for the Folder Sharing context menu on Windows 7.
- Fixed a problem with SFTP where connecting to one site when already connected to another site could try to login with the wrong password.
- Fix for crash when using the Set as Desktop Wallpaper context menu item in Windows 7.
- Fix for crash when using the Rename command with "%20" in the command parameters.
- Fixed problem with using the file display border Open this folder in the other side button when used with a folder tab called "root".
A new FAQ has been posted at the Resource Centre.
Summary
If you have UAC enabled then it is not a good idea to run Directory Opus as administrator (i.e. "elevated") in Vista / Windows 7. You should run it at the standard level and instead use Opus's UAC support to elevate as required.
(If you have UAC turned off then this is not an issue. Opus works fine running as administrator if the rest of your desktop is also running as administrator, as is the case with UAC turned off and on earlier versions of Windows. Opus works just as well with UAC as without it. Problems will occur if Opus is running at a higher elevation level than the rest of your desktop.)
Detail
...Continue reading the full FAQ.
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