After clicking a bookmark set focus to file window

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After clicking a bookmark set focus to file window

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With bookmarks you can quickly change to a specific folder.
If you click a bookmark in order to switch to that folder, you most likely want to browse the files in that folder.
Therefore, I suggest to switch the focus to the window part with the files instead of leaving the focus on the bookmark part.

I would like to do this:
- click on a bookmark (folder changes to the chosen one and first picture is automatically selected and shown in preview window)
- press cursor down to go trough the files in the open folder

What I need to do right now:
- click on a bookmark
- click in folder/file pane
- press cursor down key to go trough the files in the open folder


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the problem is if you use keyboard to navigate to bookmark, focus will be changed too
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Re: After clicking a bookmark set focus to file window

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I would think that this behaviour is wishful for both mouse activated or by keyboard.
Because I think one opens a bookmark in ordner to get to that folder, and then no navigate within that folder, no?
(Or I wish an option for that, in my case I use bookmarks a lot, but I often forget to click again in the folder pane - I am used that the focus switches on itself from old ACDSee 3.1.)
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ok, i can add an option by not by default
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Great. Thanks!
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xnview wrote: Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:10 pm ok, i can add an option by not by default
In the new versions I cannot find the new option, yet. Is it still on your agenda, please?
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not yet added
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I would still like to see this option.
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See issue for current status and some details.
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This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.4.3. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.
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I installed v1.4.3, but it is not fixed/working.
I click on the bookmark/favorite, then I try to move cursor with keyboard arrows, but as the focus is not in the main window with the files, nothing happens, I cannot go through the files after clicking a bookmark, I still need a further click in the main window.
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Re: After clicking a bookmark set focus to file window

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MHX wrote: Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:04 am I installed v1.4.3, but it is not fixed/working.
I click on the bookmark/favorite, then I try to move cursor with keyboard arrows, but as the focus is not in the main window with the files, nothing happens, I cannot go through the files after clicking a bookmark, I still need a further click in the main window.
Do you have changed in xnview.ini, favSetFocus in [Browser]
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xnview wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:22 am
MHX wrote: Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:04 am I installed v1.4.3, but it is not fixed/working.
I click on the bookmark/favorite, then I try to move cursor with keyboard arrows, but as the focus is not in the main window with the files, nothing happens, I cannot go through the files after clicking a bookmark, I still need a further click in the main window.
Do you have changed in xnview.ini, favSetFocus in [Browser]
favSetFocus=true works really well!
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Re: After clicking a bookmark set focus to file window

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xnview wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:22 am Do you have changed in xnview.ini, favSetFocus in [Browser]
I had not, as I was not aware about the actual setting to put in the ini file.
I looked in the Settings in all tabs and couldn't find the option, so I assumed that you made it default instead of an option.

I edited xnview.ini and added favSetFocus=true, now it works. Thanks.
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