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X-Files -- The Ultimate File Organizer --
current version 1.30, dated 12.04.1997
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X-Files is a graphical file management program for Unix/X-Window
environment.
For more info see:
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http://pinhead.tky.hut.fi/~xf_adm/
http://www.hut.fi/~mkivinie/xfindex.html
http://java.inf.tu-dresden.de/X-Files/
The packages are also available at:
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ftp://java.inf.tu-dresden.de/pub/unix/X-Files/
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/X11/contrib/utilities/
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/X11/contrib/utilities/
ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/sorted/file/X-Files-1.30/
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X-Files is written in Tcl/Tk and offers e.g. the following:
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* An entirely configurable set of up to 96 Actionbuttons, although basic
file operations can be performed even without any buttons!
* The actionbuttons can also be configured to launch different
applications making X-Files a nice front-end.
* Two fast mouse button binded operations can be associated for each
file type.
These are examples, configure your own combinations:
E.g. textfiles: left MB -> your favourite viewer
middle MB -> editing with your favourite editor
* Easy configuration of the previous items with built-in editors
* Editor also for X-Files resources
* Transparent access to tar- and zip-packages. Basic file operations are
supported both to and from a package. Also compressed tar is supported.
* Easy installation with our own installation script, or available as RedHat rpm-package.
* Moving within the directory hierarchy is flexible, fast and very visual.
* A pop-up menu for a quick use of the basic file operations and also
for other operations of your own choice
* Directory history of the last six directories accessed
* Safe delete with one-step undo
* A few well thought and tested shortcut keys
* Context sensitive pop-up help
* Pattern select, cool looks and much more...
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New features:
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12.04.1997 Version 1.30
* No more beta!
* Visual enhancements: Equal sized buttons and new color scheme.
Also a redesigned buttonset.
* New extensions file.
* X-Files installer now makes a copy of your old configuration files,
if you choose to overwrite them in install.
* X-Files now fully supports names and paths with whitespaces!
As a result of this, the event that sets the focus to the path-entry
is changed to Escape-key.
As a "side effect" of this, all other special characters work as well. You
only have to be careful with the backslash ('\').
* Extensions can now be longer (eg. tar.gz or real.long.extension.for.my.app)
The longest match is used (matching is now case sensitive).
* X-Files is also availavable as rpm (for RedHat Linuxers... :)
* X-Files -code is split into pieces, thus speeding up the startup.
* You can set the initial geometry and size in the resources and change
the size later on!!!
* You can set the number (1-6) of button columns and the spacing (0-n)
between buttons in the resources.
* In Help-mode right click on a button shows the command it executes.
* [VirtualTar] now supports also compressed archives and works in DEC Alphas.
* You can use [PatternSelect] in Virtual Filesystem.
* The directory listings can be sorted by the extension. In this, only
the last extension counts. Works also in Virtual Filesystem.
* Message logging to log-windows and/or -files.
* File handling with dos-partitions and links has been improved,
no more errors.
* You can copy the path from the directory entry to global clipboard by
triple clicking the entry!
* Virtual Filesystem no longer disables the ActionButtons on that side
thus allowing their usage with right mousebutton.
* Enhancements and bug-fixes in Output Window and its FileSelector, Resource
Editor and Button Editor.
* Now the file names are truncated if they do not fit in the listbox allowing
the sizes to be always visible.
* Auto updating has improved, now checks also the selections. Also keeps up
with changes made by other programs.
* The forced update (directory entry + RMB) now refreshes the view AND keeps
the selections.
* The listboxes in Extension Editor now work as they should always have worked.
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What you need to get X-Files working:
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- Unix/X-Window environment. The development has been made on Linux and
thus Linux is the only platform that supports all the features. X-Files
has been tested also on Silicon Graphics Indy, HP 700 workstation and
Digital Alpha workstation.
- X-Files is entirely written in Tcl/Tk and requires the versions
7.4/4.0 or higher. No extensions have been used so none are needed.
No compiling, ready to run.
- X-Files supports a 3-button mouse which is therefor recommended. The
program works with 2-button mouses but without the 3-button emulation
you will not get everything out of the X-Files.
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In the future we have planned:
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- Transparent FTP (Now under construction!!)
- Asynchronous file operations.
- Support for X-Files on Windows and MacOS.
- Header editor
(If you do not have an extension defined for some file, X-Files
searches the file header to determine the type)
E.g. all gifs have the string GIF8 in their header etc.)
- Hotkey manager
- Extended listboxes (different colors/fonts/styles for different types)
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For screenshots, on-line manual and, of course,
the package [120 Kb] itself; see:
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http://pinhead.tky.hut.fi/~xf_adm/
http://www.hut.fi/~mkivinie/xfindex.html
http://java.inf.tu-dresden.de/X-Files/
The packages are also available at:
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ftp://java.inf.tu-dresden.de/pub/unix/X-Files/
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/X11/contrib/utilities/
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/X11/contrib/utilities/
ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/sorted/file/X-Files-1.30/
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For questions etc. mail
xf_adm@pinhead.tky.hut.fi
or contact the authors
jforsten@cc.hut.fi
mkivinie@cc.hut.fi
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