The Default Lister

The Default Lister is a special saved layout that consists of a single Lister. It is generally used whenever a "new" Lister is opened and a specific saved layout is not specified. The default Lister exists automatically - you do not need to create it yourself - and by default, it is updated automatically whenever you close a Lister.

There are many different ways that a new Lister can be opened, and whether the default Lister is used or not depends on the method you open the Lister and any settings that may affect that particular method.

• Opening a new Lister by double-clicking on the Directory Opus program shortcut, or clicking its icon on the Windows 7 taskbar, will generally use the default Lister if Opus was already running. If Opus was not currently in memory, the options on the Launching Opus / Startup Preferences page control whether the default Lister is used or not.
• If double-click on the desktop is enabled, the default Lister will be used if the Open the Default Lister option is enabled on the Launching Opus / From the Desktop Preferences page.
• If Explorer Replacement mode is enabled, the default Lister will be used whenever a new Lister is opened due to Explorer Replacement (e.g. double-clicking on a shortcut to a folder on the desktop, or pressing Windows+E).
• Double-clicking on the Opus taskbar notification icon will open the default Lister if the appropriate option is enabled on the Launching Opus / From the Taskbar icon Preferences page.
• A lister opened using the raw Go NEW command will generally use the default Lister.

The default Lister is not used whenever a saved Lister layout is opened - either by manually opening the layout, or by triggering an action (like double-click on the desktop) that is configured to open a layout.

The Launching Opus / Default Lister Preferences page contains options that control how the default Lister is used. Two options worth mentioning here:

• Because the default Lister is actually a saved layout, it stores within it the folder format that was in use when the layout was saved or updated. If the Ignore folder format of Default Lister option is turned on, the folder format stored within the default Lister is not used - instead, the normal folder format for the path being displayed in the new Lister is used.
• If the Update Default Lister automatically when closing a Lister option is turned off, you can update the default Lister settings manually using the Set As Default Lister command in the Settings menu.