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When I start up SS I would love to have my two folder windows default to a specific location or drive.

Now I can accomplish this by turning off save settings on exit and manually saving my settings with the folders on the drives/folders I want and it will load them up the next time I start SS.

The problem with doing this is that alot of other things don't get automatically saved that are very handy.

Is there a better solution to this?

-R

Asking for features in the request area please.

I would like this feature as well. Check the configuration in winzip.

start-up folder
* system default
* last open archive
* folder [textbox]

But for 2 different folder windows in this case. I guess this is what runamonk wants the 3rd option. For SS the system default option can be left out.

runamonk wrote:Is there a better solution to this?

I believe there is one way

Find your Servant Salamander home directory (for example Program Files\Servant Salamander 2.5 beta 10), create a file config.reg using the Files > Edit New File command (Shift+F4).

Copy and paste the following text to config.reg:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altap\Servant Salamander 2.5 beta 10]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altap\Servant Salamander 2.5 beta 10\Left Panel]
"Path"="C:"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altap\Servant Salamander 2.5 beta 10\Right Panel]
"Path"="C:"


Config.reg is imported to the Windows Registry every time Servant Salamander is started.

Optional: You can change paths for left and right panel, force view mode, etc. Use the Options > Export Configuration command to export full configuration and strip it down.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Altap\Servant Salamander 2.5 beta 10 should be updated for a new version of Servant Salamander...

runamonk wrote:When I start up SS I would love to have my two folder windows default to a specific location or drive.

You can do this be using command line switches, for example mine is:

D:\Apps\Salamander-B10\SALAMAND.exe -L "G:\Download" -R "E:\Proj"

i just tried using -L "C:\" -R "D:\" didn't work. If i removed that part i can start SS using the windows run command

Thanks Jan that'll work for now.

omega wrote:i just tried using -L "C:" -R "D:" didn't work. If i removed that part i can start SS using the windows run command

Strange. Servant Salamander switches:

SALAMAND.EXE [-L left_panel_path] [-R right_panel_path] [-C configuration_file]
[X] means that parameter X is optional

This approach is definitely faster since config.reg is imported using Windows Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) and there will be some overhead.

Jan Rysavy wrote:

omega wrote:i just tried using -L "C:" -R "D:" didn't work. If i removed that part i can start SS using the windows run command

Strange. Servant Salamander switches:

SALAMAND.EXE [-L left_panel_path] [-R right_panel_path] [-C configuration_file]
[X] means that parameter X is optional

This approach is definitely faster since config.reg is imported using Windows Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) and there will be some overhead.

This also works great Jan.