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new beta
Posted: 2004 Oct 09, 15:04
by nikos
I've been adding some nice new features to xplorer2:
* folder tabs
* better file copy
The following link will give you access to the betas:
See the included README.txt file for details on installing and running
www.ps.ic.ac.uk/~umeca74/dbmon.zip (2.3MB)
thanks for your feedback!
I like new tabs!
Posted: 2004 Oct 09, 15:46
by devic
very nice idea with tabs! I will use it instead of normal xplorer2
Posted: 2004 Oct 09, 17:29
by yan_00_s
Tabs. Yet another reason to get addicted to xplorer² ...
Great new feature.
Posted: 2004 Oct 09, 18:35
by longfellow
Is it possible to move among the tabs using the keyboard, or are we stuck with the mouse for now?
Posted: 2004 Oct 09, 18:52
by nikos
ctrl+alt+arrows
there's a tip about this
if you diff the old and new help and tips file you'll discover some goodies!
Posted: 2004 Oct 09, 21:56
by longfellow
OK, thanks! Goodies, indeed!
xplorer2 in now truly Quadratic!
Posted: 2004 Oct 11, 04:51
by pmike
With tabs, x2 in now
truly Quadratic!
Good work, Nikos.
P.S.
My only dislike of scrap frames is that they open a new window.
Could a future x2 have scrap frames launch in tabs instead?
Posted: 2004 Oct 11, 07:12
by bloomfield
Great job!
I was expecting impatiently those features for some time
. Now x2 can realy aim to the best file explorer title.
PS: Just an idea: Put numbers in front of tab names like "1: Test @ D:\" and put shortcuts ALT + 1, ALT + 2 to switch directly to the tab (this is how SciTE does).
Posted: 2004 Oct 11, 07:33
by nikos
scraps in tabs is a good idea but difficult to implement
Posted: 2004 Oct 11, 10:26
by rulle
Thanks for the tabs, they're great. A method used for creating new tabs which I find very convenient is by double-clicking in the empty space next to a tab (examples are Opera browser and foobar player). Would it be possible to implement this in x2?
Posted: 2004 Oct 11, 10:49
by nikos
this is easy but not consistent
to start with there are no tabs showing so there's nowhere to click!
Posted: 2004 Oct 11, 11:49
by rulle
Maybe if there was an "Always show tabs" option it would be consistent enough?
Posted: 2004 Oct 11, 12:42
by nikos
isn't that a waste of space though?
Posted: 2004 Oct 11, 18:38
by joeking
just an observation
if you start the 1.0.03 version then try to start the beta version you don't get the folders groups option in the customize menu.
Posted: 2004 Oct 11, 19:01
by nikos
you can't run 2 versions in parallel, unless you use the /P command line switch. otherwise the 2nd copy will run as a new window in the first process