Why not just use the browser reload hotkey (F5) like every other file manager I've tried in the last half decade.
On 11/04/11 08:25 AM, Klaus Knopper wrote: > On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 01:09:59PM +0200, Joost van der Hoff wrote: >> How about adding a reload entry to the menubar? This adds the >> functionality for those who need it without cluttering the toolbar. >> >> 2noob2banoob. > > Or a hotkey like Control-R. Just anything that could trigger a > refresh/readdir() action. Even just closing and reopening the directory > tab would probably be acceptable in schools where they use homedirs on > NFS, but pcmanfm currently seems to maintain its own directory cache and > ignores server-side changes on NFS, until you first kill all instances, > including the --desktop one, and then restarting pcmanfm. > > Regards > -Klaus > >> On 08/04/11 20:11, PCMan wrote: >>> Actually I have this in my internal core libfm API, but supporting >>> this needs some changes to the GUI. The problem with the UI is, there >>> are already too many buttons. >>> So I'm still thinking about how to make it cleaner while adding more >>> features. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Klaus Knopper<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have a small feature request, if there is still time for it, it should >>>> be rather easy to implement. >>>> >>>> pcmanfm does not readdir() a directory again if there is no change >>>> notification event. This is usually OK and effective, but in case you >>>> change a file directly on a NFS server, the NFS client will not see the >>>> change in PCManfm, and even leaving and re-entering the directory won't >>>> make pcmanfm show the changes. >>>> >>>> Rather than changing pcmanfms behaviour in general, I request a "Reload" >>>> button that enforces re-reading the currently displayed directory, >>>> discarding the internal cache first. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> -Klaus >>>> >>>> On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 05:34:38PM +0800, PCMan wrote: >>>>> OK, it’s time to tell the world what we’re doing to the file manager >>>>> Here is a status report for PCManFM. >>>>> >>>>> Several bugs are fixed, and others are not. I’m currently working on >>>>> fixing them. >>>>> 1.Directory tree will be available from side pane again in next >>>>> release. I have finished 50% of the feature and hope that I can make >>>>> it in the following weeks >>>>> 2.Tabs now takes less space when showing filenames that are too long. >>>>> 3.The location bar is re-written. Now auto-completion for directory >>>>> paths works more correctly. >>>>> 4.I have implemented a simple button-style path bar recently, but to >>>>> add it to PCManFM, some changes to the UI are needed so this might not >>>>> be available yet in the next release. >>>>> 5.Integration with lxshortcut is planned. So you can create new >>>>> application shortcut on the desktop easier, but this is not yet >>>>> implemented. >>>>> 6.Status messages are now more correct and human readable. >>>>> 7.Some code cleanup was done to make the source code more readable to >>>>> future contributors. >>>>> 8. While fixing bugs of PCManFM, I found a severe bug in udisks >>>>> regarding to CD-ROM polling. This bug leaves the filesystem on CD-ROM >>>>> mounted even after the media has been removed via pressing physical >>>>> eject button on the device. I made a patch for it, but upstream >>>>> authors did not accept the patch. They came up with a new solution >>>>> utilizing the latest in-kernel polling provided by Linux kernel and >>>>> did some fixes themselves. So in the near future, this bug will be >>>>> resolved anyways. >>>>> >>>>> So these are basically what I’m doing on the file manager recently. >>>>> Please help if you can. Thanks a lot. >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> Xperia(TM) PLAY >>>>> It's a major breakthrough. An authentic gaming >>>>> smartphone on the nation's most reliable network. >>>>> And it wants your games. >>>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-sfdev >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Xperia(TM) PLAY >>> It's a major breakthrough. 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