Corova Pioneer (Beta 1)
README
Since this program handles file management, the use of this program in
current BETA form is USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Although it may be natural for new users, I find it rather irritating to
be wade through overlapping, screen-hogging folder windows.
I prefer the dual-pane model of the Windows Explorer. So, I've tried to
adopt Explorer features while using the conventions of the BeOS Tracker.
Current features
- Dual-pane
On the left-side of the window you have a list of folders & volumes
anchored by the Desktop folder. On the right-side, you'll find the
list of files & folders available in the folder selected on the left.
The separator in the middle is draggable so both panes can be resized.
- Multihreaded
Both the tree-view and file-view are on separate threads from the
main window. This means you can expand multiple folders at the
same time with no significant delays. In addition, independent threads
are used for all copy and move operations.
- Cut, Copy, Paste, Paste Link
I've always preferred the method of copying or moving files in two
steps to drag-and-drop. Pioneer uses the standard key-combinations
for shortcuts.
- File progress windows
Windows are displayed to indicate the progress of any file cut, copy
or paste operation. These windows do not prevent the user to continue
using the parent instance of Pioneer.
- Property windows
File properties such as date, time & size are displayed in a format
similar to the Tracker 'Get info' window.
- File launching
Double-click on a file and the associated application will be launched.
- Live view (node monitored)
Any file operations performed in other applications or using Tracker
will update views in Pioneer.
Future features
- Support for drag & drop
- Folder size calculation and security settings
in the Properties window
- A status bar
- Verbose error-handling
- Support for extended attributes
- A true object-model
- Anything else I can think of...