HamsterFiler

HamsterFiler
HamsterFiler is file manager for Fremantle. Discussion here: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=87152

Manual
Todo.

List of tasks
Known bugs and feature requests.

Bugs
FileBox is using replace("#","%2523"); Another special characters causing issues?
 * missing manual/website
 * about missing
 * help missing (list of shortcuts)
 * if path of mp3-file (filename or directory) contains #, it can't be opened with mediaplayer.

Usability

 * backspace be mapped to previous folde


 * (consistency) Some buttons on the right opens new layer on the window stack (there are that back-button), some opens dialogs. New stacked window-layers can't be fullscreen, so maybe everything could be dialogs?


 * "open terminal here" -button (not inside menu 'open with')


 * Text "Run as root" -> "Run as root (needs restart)"


 * Text "Starting location" -> "make current directory to the starting location"


 * Text "create object" -> "Create file or folder"


 * PopUpMenu is hard when multiple files selected (there would be space on right for this menu.

Translations

 * Needed

Feature requests and missing functionalities

 * integrate browsing s/ftp mounts. scp or sftp support (Something like fish:/ in konqueror or dolphin file manager (in kde))


 * see files from bluetooth FTP server


 * show width and height of images


 * show memory usage of partitions


 * to show the original directory of symlinked item


 * configurable keyboard shortcuts


 * Searching capability


 * The power to explore the DLNA server such as native file browser would be fine.


 * option to edit file associations


 * "Share to service" functionality

True multiple instances (=they do not share clipboard) can be achieved by terminal.
 * multiple instances


 * Recursive set permissions on all files/folders in a folder

-With password protection
 * BuildIn support for creating compressed archives.

-With password
 * BuildIn support for opening zip,tgz,rar,7z...


 * Option to "always open that type of file with this app"

E.g for CLI osso-xterm -e \"nano %s\"
 * More preinstalled examples for applications