Start TC with "Default tabs"

[kodepr]

Hi,

Is there a way I can make TC always start with a set of "Default tabs" in both the left and right pane?
I remember having read a thread about something like that, but I can't find it anymore.

If I remember correctly, it said that first you had to save the "Default tabs" to a .tab file, and then you had to make TC "trigger" a "Load tabs from file, replace tabs" on startup.

Anyone know/remember how this could be done?

[hi5]

Edit: it is possible to load a .tab file and it is documented, see command line Drive:\Directory section

I don't think it is possible yet to load a tab file yet via the cmdline options, but you could create a batch file that simply launches TC and create the tabs you want (save as "tcstart.cmd" for example; adjust paths of course)

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Start c:\totalcmd\totalcmd.exe /O /T /L=c:\totalcmd
rem to give TC some time to start we use timeout
TimeOut /T 1 
Start c:\totalcmd\totalcmd.exe /O /T /L=c:\windows

There is an old request/suggestion here viewtopic.php?t=21897

/L= Set path in left window
/R= Set path right window
/O If Total Commander is already running, activate it and pass the path(s) in the command line to that instance
/T Opens the passed dir(s) in new tab(s).

See "Command line parameters" in the help for more options

[Fla$her]

Anyone know/remember how this could be done?

Yes, this is done simply using Autorun (installation). autorun.cfg must contain the string:

CommandExec em_OPENTABS '%COMMANDER_PATH%\Tabs\Default.tab'

, where em_OPENTABS consists of OPENTABS and %A for the first and second fields.
Tabs are easiest to save by executing SAVETABS2L "%COMMANDER_PATH%\Tabs\Default.tab".

[petermad]

2kodepr
Set up the tabs you want to start with.
in the Menu choose "Configuration" -> "Save setings".
in the Menu choose "Configuration" -> "Options..." -> "Operation" -> "Save on exit" DISABLE "Directories" - then TC will always start with the same Folder Tabs, with the same directories in them.

[Fla$her]

2petermad
Curiously. I have never used disabling this option unnecessarily. It turns out that even after using OPENTABS, the old tabs are returned.

[petermad]

2kodepr

If you don't want to disable saving of directories at exit, you can also instead save your preferred Folder tabs by right-clicking on a tab and choose "Save tabs on both sides to file" - for example to starttabs.tab

You can then start TC with the tab file as parameter:

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drive:\path\totalcmd64.exe /S drive:\path\starttabs.tab

But the effect will be the same as disabling saving directories on exit.

/S makes sure that the tabs are placed in the correct sides if the command is run from inside TC with focus on the right panel.