There do be something I miss since I moved from MS-windows to linux -
the file manager. (But I mean the old style one instead of the web-style.)
Its features:
. A directory tree at left side - very easy to trace down a branch
. A listing of directory content at right side, while
- A list of sorted folders come first
- A list of sorted files follow.
. You can click any title (Name, Ext, Size, Date...) to sort them
- But folders and files are always put separated - that's a good
practice
And the pop-up dialog for file selection is pretty convenient:
. A 'back' button allows you to go up one level of directory
. A 'new' button allows you to create new directory
. A file (or folder) name template - copy the file name you select so
that you can edit it.
Now let's see linux (for me, Mandrake 8.1):
1. The file manager Konqueror is not mature (crash so oftern)
2. The 'ls' don't group directories/files into two part.
- If you code something to achieve it, you lose the COLORs.
*3. Mutt's file browser - also mix up directories and files, which hurts
eyes.
- We also want an option to IGNORE the cases of file/folder names in
sorting.
-> any patch can help?
File system is everything. If we can not deal with it smoothly, life is
tough.
best regards,
charlie
