GPSoftware heeft versie 12 van zijn bestandsmanager Directory Opus uitgebracht. Dit programma is in zekere zin vergelijkbaar met Total Commander, maar dan met uitgebreidere mogelijkheden over welke informatie precies moet worden weergegeven en op welke manier. Het programma nestelt zich diep in Windows en is dan ook meer bedoeld als vervanger van Windows Verkenner.
Directory Opus is veelzijdig en extreem configureerbaar, zowel wat functionaliteit als wat uiterlijk betreft. Dat is meteen ook het grootste probleem, want het programma kan zeker op beginnende gebruikers complex overkomen. Directory Opus werkt op Windows XP en hoger, en is beschikbaar in een 32bit- en een 64bit-versie. Het programma kan 30 dagen worden getest; daarna moet een licentie van 89 Australische dollar worden aangeschaft, wat neerkomt op net geen 65 euro. Sinds versie 10.2 is er ook een minder uitgebreide versie, voor ongeveer 35 euro. De belangrijkste verbeteringen in versie 12 zijn hieronder voor je samengevat:
Summary of major new features:The full changelog can be found on this page.
- Full support for high-DPI (e.g. 4K and 5K) monitors.
- Redesigned Rename dialog, with new features like:
- A unique macro recorder, which lets you perform complex batch renames without regular expressions.
- Enhanced scripting capabilities.
- Better handling of recursive renames and filename clashing.
- An Apply button which lets you perform multiple renames without closing the dialog.
- Improvements to the Image Viewer including:
- Configurable toolbar and hotkeys, including the ability to run arbitrary commands on the current image file.
- A new image marking system which makes it much easier to sort through a folder of photos to identify the ones you want to keep, print, share, etc.
- A read-ahead cache for faster image loading.
- An integrated metadata panel which lets you edit EXIF and other metadata from within the viewer.
- Enhanced file and folder labels including:
- The ability to assign more than one label at once (label attributes are combined).
- Label categories (lets you organise your labels into groups).
- Adjustable label priority (for when more than one wildcard or filter label applies to a file)
- A new status icon system that lets you assign one or more status icons to each files (e.g. to track which files are ‘done’, ‘watched’, ‘urgent’ or ‘to-do’).
- A manual sorting mode that lets you sort your files and folders exactly how you want.
- An integrated dialog editor that lets scripts create their own complex user interfaces.
- File display enhancements including:
- Vertical folder tabs (displayed down the left or right side of the file display).
- You can assign your own tab colors for specific folders.
- Optional vertical as well as horizontal gridlines.
- Relative size and age graphs displayed as the background of size and date fields (rather than requiring their own column).
- A new “show everything” mode to quickly disable all filters.
- Improvements to Folder Options including:
- Configure column widths to expand and fill the usable space in the file display.
- A column filter makes it easier to find and add the columns you want.
- File and folder name filters can be configured using regular expressions if desired.
- File copy improvements including a transfer speed graph in the progress dialog.
- Toolbar enhancements including scrollbars and distinct labels in drop-down menus.
- Lister layouts can now be arranged into folders and sub-folders.
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