Open a folder in the opposite window pane

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Open a folder in the opposite window pane

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Hello all,
I have an easy question, and sure it was asked and answered before, but I dont find any about it. It is next:
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How can I open a folder which appears in one window pane in the opposite window pane?.

Normally, when you d-click a folder, the folder is open in the same window. Sometimes I want to open a folder, but still having the root directory in the original pane, so I could open another folder from the same root directory
Thanks, and sorry if the answer was already written before
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Post by fgagnon »

I haven't seen this Q before,
but you could try a two-step procedure starting with Ctrl+I to bring inactive pane to same place as active pane, then separately d-click the subfolders of interest (one in each pane).
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Post by narayan »

Press ALT and double-click on the folder. (If you have activated the single-click mode, just a single click is required).

The folder will be opened in the opposite pane.

** If you don't want to use mouse, select the folder using arrow keys and press ENTER while you keep the ALT key pressed.
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Post by fgagnon »

I just knew I count on you for a neater way to do it with less keystrokes & clicks, narayan. ;)
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Post by narayan »

:D

kike-Ast, in general, the ALT key redirects the output to the inactive pane. Try this-

** Press ALT while you click in folder tree pane, or
** Enter an path in the Address Bar and press ALT+ENTER

In a logically related way-
** ALT+CTRL+I loads the inactive pane into active pane (reverse of CTRL+I)

ALT key won't work in this way with menu commands or toolbar buttons, though.
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Post by kike_ast »

Superb, Narayan !!!
It is just what I needed, and more... Thanks, this will help me a lot navigating from some server directories.
Rebards,
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Post by nikos »

errata: actually alt does work with toolbar buttons (e.g. bookmarks placed there), except for back/forward
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