Power Mode

This page contains options that control the appearance and behavior of File Displays when they are set to Power mode. Power mode is like Details mode except that you have far more control over the behavior of the file display in this mode.

• Activate Keyboard Mode when a partial filename is typed: Power mode file displays are not in "keyboard" mode by default - the cursor keys scroll the list rather than moving the focus from one item to another. If this option is turned on, typing into the file display to activate the Find-As-You-Type field will also place the file display in keyboard mode. When in keyboard mode, the cursor keys behave as they do in a Details mode file display.
• Always in Keyboard Mode: When this option is on, power mode file displays are always in keyboard mode - the cursor keys act like they do in a details mode file display.
• Automatically select first file in folder: When navigating to a new folder, this option causes the first item in the list to be selected automatically.
• Display grid lines: Lets you configure the display of horizontal gridlines. There are a number of different line patterns available, as well as a solid fill which gives the effect of alternating solid lines behind the text. You can set the color and opacity of the gridlines (the opacity setting determines how solid the lines appear, and how much they are blended with the background color or image). If the Grid lines only in source file display option is enabled, the gridlines (or fill) will only be displayed when a file display is set as source.
• Display icons: Lets you turn off the display of file icons in Power mode.
  • Hide icons when thumbnail column is visible: If the Thumbnail column is displayed, you may not want to show file icons as well - turning this option on will hide the icons automatically when the Thumbnail column is present.
• Enter key opens all selected files: When the Power mode file display isn't in keyboard mode, the Enter key normally does nothing - with this option on, any selected files will be opened when Enter is pressed. When the file display is in keyboard mode, this option controls whether all selected files are opened when Enter is pressed, or only the file that currently has input focus.
• Extra line spacing: Lets you add additional spacing between each line.
• File selection / highlighting style: Lets you control both how selected files are displayed and which areas of the line respond to mouse clicks for selecting files.
  • Filename only:
    
    Only the filename is active - clicking anywhere to the left or right of the filename will not select the item
  • Full width of the Name column:
    
    The entire Name column is active - clicking anywhere to the left or right of that column will not select the item
  • Full row:
    
    The entire row is active - you can click anywhere on the item, in any column, to activate it.
  • Always highlight full row: Normally the option above controls both the active area for selection and the width of the highlight that is displayed for selected items. If this option is on, the full row will be highlighted when an item is selected, irrespective of which option is selected for the active area.
• Range selection: Normally the way you select a range of files in power mode is by clicking and dragging with the mouse. With this option on, you can perform range selection similar to Details mode by holding down the specified qualifier key (e.g., if set to Shift, you could click on the first file, then hold down the Shift key and click on the last file to select the range).
• Sort-field specific key scrolling: Normally, when you type in the file display (and the Find-As-You-Type field comes up in Find mode), Opus will search for items by name and scroll to show them. If this option is on, the current sort field can affect this behavior - for example, if the list is sorted by the Type column, the FAYT field will search for items by file type rather than by name.
• Thumbnail column aspect ratio: This option controls the aspect ratio of the Thumbnail column. The width of the Thumbnail column is set like the width of any other column - by resizing the column header using the mouse (or using the Default width option on the Fields page). The aspect ratio you specify controls the row height. For example, setting the aspect ratio to 1:1 would mean the row height of each line would be the same as the width of the column.
• Show thumbnail borders: This option lets you choose whether thumbnails in the Thumbnail column have a border displayed for them, and if so, what color the frame is filled with.