Gpsoftware heeft enkele dagen geleden zijn bestandsmanager Directory Opus van een update naar versie 9.1.1.6 voorzien. Het programma is vergelijkbaar met Total Commander, maar dan veel uitgebreider. Directory Opus kent zijn oorsprong op de Commodore Amiga, waar het in het begin van de jaren negentig ongekend populair was. In 1994 is ontwikkelaar Jonathan Potter samen gaan werken met Greg Perry en wordt het programma sindsdien door Gpsoftware uitgegeven.
Directory Opus is veelzijdig en extreem configureerbaar, en daarin zit hem meteen ook het probleem, want het programma kan zeker voor beginnende gebruikers complex overkomen. Directory Opus werkt op Windows 2000, XP en Vista en is beschikbaar in een 32bits- en 64bits-versie. Het programma kan maar liefst 60 dagen worden getest, daarna zal een licentie van omgerekend 51 euro moeten worden aangeschaft. Meer informatie over Directory Opus 9 kan in deze semi-officiële handleiding worden gevonden. Het changelog van deze release laat de volgende veranderingen en verbeteringen zien:
Bugs fixed / minor changes:[break]De volgende downloads zijn beschikbaar:
- Fixed problem multiple-line functions that modify the file selection (e.g. by calling the Select command) – it was possible in some cases for the first file to be processed twice.
- The Compatibility Files feature now supports the Program Files (x86) folder in Vista/XP x64.
- The Go SWITCHPATH command now supports aliases. The SWITCHPATH argument now supports more than one alternative path, to enable cycling through as many paths as desired. E.g. Go C:\ SWITCHPATH D:\ E:\ F:\ would cycle through the C, D, E and F drives.
- Shift+F10 now correctly brings up the context menu in the Folder Tree
- Fixed a problem where some images converted from TIFF to JPG would not be recognised in Photoshop
- Fixed several problems with Drag & Drop in terms of the feedback cursor and behaviour on drop – the cursor you see should now correctly indicate the drop action in all cases.
- Drag & Drop from SmartFTP to Opus now works.
- Drag & Drop in List Mode now lets you scroll the list to the left or right by hovering at the edge of the window.
- Fixed a problem with the Viewer Plugin SDK where paletted images provided to Opus did not correctly respect their transparency settings.
- The Keep On Top function in the Lister window menu did not work correctly – fixed.
- In thumbnails mode, selecting a file by pressing the space bar now updates the viewer pane correctly.
- The Copy EXTRACT HERE command now works correctly on folders as well as archives.
- Fixed a problem whereby input focus could be lost after deleting a folder if there was a text file viewed in the viewer pane.
- The Copy MOVEWHENSAME function did not work correctly between sub-directories under junction points.
- The command sequence {sourcepath|..|nopath} now correctly gives the name of the parent folder rather than the current folder.
- External commands run through the FAYT field (by typing >) now have their current directory set correctly.
- Ctrl+Home/End now works correctly in Power/Details mode.
- Fixed a problem with File Descriptions when used with files in a junction folder on a network drive.
- The Flat View setting in Lister Styles now works correctly.
- Fixed a problem where activating a style could create duplicate folder tabs in some cases.
- The Author and Keywords columns now work correctly with recent Office documents.
- Icon Sets stored in /dopusglobaldata are now correctly exported to USB.
- Icon mode range-selection points are now correctly updated when files are added or removed from the list.
- Fixed a crash that could occur if you dragged the Control Panel icon to a File Collection.
- If a folder is open in a Lister and that folder is moved, the Lister now automatically updates to show the new location.
- Button icon definitions now support environment variables.
- ActiveX plugin: Fix for SWF (etc.) files not displaying if viewed directly from UNC paths
- Added support for Photoshop (PSD) CMYK and 8-bit indexed images
- Fixed several minor cosmetic bugs.
Directory Opus 9.1.1.6 (32bit)
Directory Opus 9.1.1.6 (64bit)