Default Lister Settings

This page contains options that affect the way the Default Lister settings are used. The Default Lister is the set of settings that define the Lister that is opened whenever you open a new Lister in Opus without specifying a layout. The Default Lister is configured by taking an existing Lister and setting it as the default using the Set As Default Lister command in the Settings menu. Please see the page on this concept for more details.

• Ignore folder format of Default Lister: When you set a Lister as the default, the folder format currently used by its file displays is also saved. If you turn this option on, the saved format will be ignored when a new Lister is opened. Instead the format will be set by the usual process of the Folder Formats system for the folder being displayed in the new Lister.
• Update Default Lister automatically when closing a Lister: If this option is turned on then whenever you close a Lister, its settings will be saved as the new default. If you open a Lister, modify it in some way and close it again, the Default Lister settings will be updated automatically. You will then get those new default settings back when you open a new Lister.
• Default Lister positioning: This controls where new Listers appear on-screen when they are opened using the Default Lister settings. Listers opened via a saved layout are not affected by these options. If your Default Lister is maximized then new Listers will also be maximized and the positioning options mainly just determine which monitor will be used.
  • In a fixed position relative to the monitor the mouse is on: The position of the new Lister is based on the Default Lister's position when it was saved. If you have more than one monitor then the new Lister will open on whichever monitor the mouse is over at the time, with its position relative to that monitor. For example, if you save the Default Lister in the bottom-left corner of your primary monitor, then move your mouse to your secondary monitor and open a new Lister, the new Lister will open in the bottom-left corner of your secondary monitor. The new Lister's position will be adjusted to ensure it does not go off the edge of the monitor it opens on.
  • Always in the same position: The new Lister always opens in the exact position, and on the same monitor, where the Default Lister was saved. The mouse pointer's position does not affect where the new Lister opens. If the Default Lister's position is partially off-screen or between two monitors, the new Lister will be the same.
  • Always over the mouse pointer: The new Lister always opens underneath the mouse pointer. For example, if you have two monitors and the mouse is in the top-right corner of your second monitor then the new Lister will open in the same corner, regardless of where the Default Lister was saved. The new Lister's position will be adjusted to ensure it does not go off the edge of the monitor it opens on.