Creating Folders

There are two ways to create a new folder using Opus. The first way is the same as in Explorer - right-click on the background of the file display (or on a folder in the tree) and choose New / Folder.

The second way is to use the Create Folder dialog, which as well as letting you make a new folder also offers some additional functionality:

• You can make multiple folders simultaneously
• You can make a whole sub-tree of folders at once (so a folder, a sub-folder, a sub-sub-folder, and so on, all with the one command)
• You can automatically navigate to the newly created folder or folders

To create a folder using this method, click the New Folder button on the toolbar and enter the name of the folder to create. You can create a whole tree of sub-folders at once by entering the folder names separated by slashes. For example:
 
This would create a folder called One in the current location, then a sub-folder in One called Two, a sub-folder in Two called Three, and so on, all in the one operation.

The other options this dialog provides are:

• Create multiple folders: Select this option if you want to be able to create more than one folder at once in the current location. If this is turned on the name field changes to a multi-line text box that lets you enter as many names as you like (one per line):
  
  
  
  The folders will all be created in the same location.
  
  In this mode, the Return key moves to a new line in the text box, but you can still quickly OK the dialog by pushing Return twice on the last line, or by pushing Shift+Return on any line. Since double-tapping Return at the end is only one extra keystroke, even when only creating a single folder, you may find it convenient to leave the dialog in this mode all the time.
  
  
• Read new folder automatically: If this is selected the file display will automatically navigate into the new folder once it is created.
• Open in dual display: The new folder will be opened in the other file display (the Lister will be put into dual-display mode if needed). If you are creating multiple folders, only the first folder will be read.
• Open in new Folder Tab: The new folder will be opened in a new folder tab. If you are creating multiple folder a new tab will be created for each new one. You can combine this option with the Open in dual display option to have the new tabs created in the other file display.
  
  The Open in new Folder Tab option is a "tri-state" checkbox - it can be checked, unchecked, or in the "indeterminate" state. Normally when this option creates a new tab (or multiple tabs) the first new tab will be set to active automatically, but setting this option to the "indeterminate" state has the effect of not making the newly created tab active.

The two numbers displayed in the bottom-left corner of the dialog (as shown above) indicate the length of the name you have entered and the total length of the path once the folder is created. This can be useful to ensure that your path length doesn't grow beyond the normal maximum of 259 characters - although Opus has no problems dealing with longer paths than that, many other programs (including Explorer) will fail.