[ANNOUNCE] FileBox - File manager with root access and more

[CepiPerez]

Hi everyone

This is the announce of the proper version of my first Qt app
It's another File Manager with some nice features:

- Multilanguage support (english/spanish for now)
- Full filesystem navigation
- Root access for copy/paste/cut/delete files
- Share via bluetooth and e-mail
- Bookmars
- Personalized clipboard
- Multiple files selection
- Edit files with Leafpad / PyGTKEditor (with root access too)
- Autorotation
- Create folders and empty documents
- Order by date/size/name
- Thumbnails for images
- Open files using mime
- Compress using tar, tar.gz and tar.bz


Changelog:

Version 0.7-4:
- Added Devices window

Version 0.7-3:
- Fixed open terminal in folders with spaces
- Added Russian language
- Added Chinese language

Version 0.6-8:
- Added option to apply custom icons to subfolders

Version 0.6-6:
- Added customize folders icons

Version 0.6-5:
- Fixed items textcolor

Version 0.6-4:
- Fixed landscape bookmarks button

Version 0.6-3:
- Added create symlink option
- Fixed bookmarks popup menu
- Fixed open x-term in user mode
- Added swedish translation

Version 0.6-2:
- Added custom names for bookmarks
- Added german translation

Version 0.6-1:
- Added "Paste from clipboard" and "Cut from clipboard" to tools button
- Fixed clipboard shortcuts
- Re-added sort functions

Version 0.5-8:
- Support password protection decompressing rar and zip files

Version 0.5-7:
- Support for commas in files for sharing

Version 0.5-6:
- Fixes in dependencies
- Check if zip/unzip/unrar are installed
- Current languages: English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Arabic

Version 0.5-5:
- Added open terminal in current folder
- Added autoselect files in clipboard when added
- Added fullscreen button

Version 0.5-4:
- Added symlink management problems
- Added monitoring current dir for changes outside filebox

Version 0.5-3:
- Fixed showing decompress content
- Added filter (quicksearch) bar

Version 0.5-2:
- Fixed open files using mime (docstogo supported)
- Added unrar support
- Added Notes to editors

Version 0.5-1:
- Fixes in edit files
- Added about dialog

Version 0.4-7:
- Added vi and vim editors support
- Fixed editing with Leafpad

Version 0.4-6:
- Fixed compress/decompress dependencies

Version 0.4-5
- Added decompress function for tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2 and zip
- Fixed delete dialog
- Some other unsignificant fixes

Version 0.4-4
- Possibility to share multiple files
- Added fileinfo (date and size) like stock fm
- Current languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Finnish

Version 0.4-3
- Added zip compression
- Added autocomple support in addess bar
- Swith address bar between text/button

Version 0.4-2
- Change multiselection ui
- Added nano editor support
- Added hicolor icons
- Added shortcuts


Shortcuts:
Ctrl+A = select all
Ctrl+D = unselect all
Ctrl+F = select all folders
Ctrl+G = select all files
Ctrl+C = add selected files/folders to clipboard
Ctrl+V = paste selected files/folders from clipboard
Ctrl+H = show/hide hidden files and folders
Ctrl+R = clear thumbnails cache and reload folder

Screenshots:
http://i.imgur.com/6JdX1.png

http://i.imgur.com/oH7Ej.jpg

http://imgur.com/GAX5o.png

http://i.imgur.com/yGeJK.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ylqOd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/y6PAF.jpg http://imgur.com/Fv0aB.png


NOTES:
- For edit files you need to install Leafpad or PyGTKEditor.
If there's another great text editor just tell and I'll add to the list.
- For tar.bz2 compression maybe you need bzip2 (not sure cause I have already installed it).

Download:
Version 0.7.4 from extras-devel
Version 0.7.3 from extras-testing
Version 0.7.2 from extras



PD: Sorry for my bad english, it sucks...

[Switch_]

PD: Sorry for my bad english, it sucks...

Your English is great mate, don't worry about it. Thanks for the app, I'll download it and get testing and feedback soon enough. If you could add text editor support for Nano I would appreciate it.

Thanks again

[DaSilva]

How is it possible to select multiple files at once?
Thanks for your great file manager!

[CepiPerez]

@Switch_:
Nano is for x-term, right? I'll try...

@DaSilva:
I think I should add a shortcut for this, like CTRL+A

[ivgalvez]

- For edit files you need to install Leafpad or PyGTKEditor.
If there's another great text editor just tell and I'll add to the list.


Wonderful application, just two ideas:
- Could you add support for the built-in Notes application?
- Why do you use a different icon theme (Humanity) as default? The application seems completely non integrated with the rest of the system. It's a good feature to be able to change the icon theme, but as a default it should use the same icons than the other applications.

Thanks.

[filologen]

Thanks for a great app!

It would be very nice if you could enable text editor support for vim and possibly emacs (or even better, if the user could customize the editor command himself, so that I could e.g. choose between "emacs" and "emacs -nw").

best regards

[fms]

A few comments:

1. Add builtin Notes app to the list of editors
2. Add NANO (aka PICO) to the list of editors
3. Move up-folder button to the right of the current path display, so that one could click it with his thumb while holding the device vertically in his right hand.

[dbrodie]

I suggestion I mentioned in the other thread (I believe) is to the option to have additional info . In vertical mode to the right of and in portrait mode under the file name. This info could either be the date or the size.

In addition how about when typing having it "quick-filter" like the regular file manager. So you could type and it will only show the files that match what you type. Similar also to fapman when typing in the package list.

Last, why not steal a page from the firefox design?
* Have the top bar (up | home | location) be part of the scroll area of the file list, so when you scroll down, to goes up as well (like firefox's location bar) meaning you will be able to see more files on screen.
* Have the buttons on the right be 'invisible' unless you drag/scroll the windows to the left to show them. This can be achieved by having the button in the same scroll area as the file list and making the list the size of the screen so the buttons will be offscreen unless scroll-en to.

Great app! Thanks!

[cmsjkung]

Good application... Thanks

[dscobsct]

for me the multi select is acting buggy, it seems to be only with images but i could be wrong, but with multi select activated, on entering a folder i find 10 or so files selected, i can replroduce it by just moving out of the folder and back in again, not always the same files or same amount of files.
compression seems to be working ok but i havent tested large files, will zip and rar come later?
anyway great update dude

[zylor]

NOTES:
- For edit files you need to install Leafpad or PyGTKEditor.
If there's another great text editor just tell and I'll add to the list.

try nano
apt-get install nano
That is the one i use and i love it :D

Edit:
http://maemo.org/development/tools/doc/diablo/nano/

[sacal]

for me the multi select is acting buggy, it seems to be only with images but i could be wrong, but with multi select activated, on entering a folder i find 10 or so files selected, i can replroduce it by just moving out of the folder and back in again, not always the same files or same amount of files.


I can also confirm that issue. When multiselect is active and i open a folder some files inside that folder are already selected. The expected behavior would be, in my opinion, that after opening a folder no file inside that folder should be selected.

Let me also suggest that the context menu should include the cut and paste options. Paste should be lit whenever the contents of the clipboard are not empty.
Then when holding on a folder and selecting paste the contents of the clipboard should be pasted to that folder.
According to the cut or copy previous selection so the contents of the clipboard should be cleared.
This should make file copy and moving faster and easier.

Anyway great work CepiPerez. Filebox is getting better. :)

[Berserk]

Thank you very much, CepiPerez!

The previous button also has a nice functionality, it returns to the last scrolled position, in stead of the top of the folder, which the default file manager does. Saves a lot of re-scrolling :D

[RdM]

Have noticed FileBox is showing the 8GB SD card I have on my n900

[Figa]

Thank you very much, CepiPerez! I have some idea. IMHO better position for BACK button would be above buttons on the right side, because in portrait mode you have to strech your finger over whole device. Next bonus is more space for path bar. Maybe you could move settings button to apllication menu and home button to other buttons and now we have big path bar :) I am sorry only my idea. Do you plan add extracting compressed archives? One more thank you for your best file manager for mobile device.

[puiradu]

Hi!
I wanna share you my impressions.
Good looking UI, nice features but I don't like multiselection reaction and the double click to enter to a folder or to open a file. You should try to keep the single click for all this and to add an option for multiselect by checking in a right box witch file to be sellected.
Also the keyboard shortcuts for copy,cut,paste, sellect all ... are not working!
I would love to see support for rar and zip archives and also an option to decompres the archived files(tar, zip, rar). That's will be realy needed.
In my oppinion if these issues will be fixed this FILEBOX (love the name) will be a powerful filemanager.
One more thing, the multiselection is buggy. When I enter to a folder, sometimes somefiles inside that folder are already sellected! I think if you keep the built-in file manager gesture, as I described, your application will be more friendly!
Hope you will keep in mind my oppinions!
Thank you!

[CepiPerez]

Currently I'm working on multiselection.
I've changed the buggy default for checkboxes
But I need to implement this to all functions
I already implement some shortcuts right now:
CTRL+A = select all
CTRL+D = deselect all
CTRL+F = select all folders
SHIFT+F = select all files
I will implement the rest later and see how to change the buttons interface for a better navigation in portrait mode.

[RdM]

Sorry i missed a word in my former comment
i mean I am not seeing my 8GB SD card in FileBox

[CepiPerez]

What you see in /media/mmc1? Nothing?

[RdM]

Yes is OK now . See my files after a reboot.

[puiradu]

Currently I'm working on multiselection.
I've changed the buggy default for checkboxes
But I need to implement this to all functions
I already implement some shortcuts right now:
CTRL+A = select all
CTRL+D = deselect all
CTRL+F = select all folders
SHIFT+F = select all files
I will implement the rest later and see how to change the buttons interface for a better navigation in portrait mode.

awesome news!

any chance for zi and rar archiver?

what about the decompress function for all the compressed file tile types thet filebos is handeling?

thanks?

[WhiteWolf]

It's great how it has improved this software.
I found a small bug. When you try to delete a bookmark you do not, get the menu but does not perform the action.

[CepiPerez]

@WhiteWolf:
I've changed the bookmarks file for prevent loss on updates. Forget to chage it in delete function. I'll do it now. Thanks!

[puiradu]

@WhiteWolf:
I've changed the bookmarks file for prevent loss on updates. Forget to chage it in delete function. I'll do it now. Thanks!

Would you be nice to answer my questions?
Thanks!

[RdM]

The things are becoming better and better .
Please consider in your next release the native application NOTES as text editor. Have seen this request earlier.

[CepiPerez]

Added nano support
I tried but I can't pass arguments to native notes application
Tried in x-term and using dbus, but no luck
If someone knows please tell me

[WhiteWolf]

@WhiteWolf:
I've changed the bookmarks file for prevent loss on updates. Forget to chage it in delete function. I'll do it now. Thanks!

Thanks for you

[WhiteWolf]

Currently I'm working on multiselection.
I've changed the buggy default for checkboxes
But I need to implement this to all functions
I already implement some shortcuts right now:
CTRL+A = select all
CTRL+D = deselect all
CTRL+F = select all folders
SHIFT+F = select all files
I will implement the rest later and see how to change the buttons interface for a better navigation in portrait mode.

CTRL+A -> OK
CTRL+D -> Not working
CTRL+F -> Not working
SHIFT+F -> Not working

[Spotfist]

awesome app! no more having to remember folder paths or lookup Linux commands I keep forgetting ;)

[AlMehdi]

Currently I'm working on multiselection.
I've changed the buggy default for checkboxes
But I need to implement this to all functions
I already implement some shortcuts right now:
CTRL+A = select all
CTRL+D = deselect all
CTRL+F = select all folders
SHIFT+F = select all files
I will implement the rest later and see how to change the buttons interface for a better navigation in portrait mode.

And don't forget the important ctrl+h ;)

I also noticed a bug in bookmarks.. i accidentally made two from the same place and when i wanted to remove one. Both disappeared.

I support switching sides of the home and back button.

[pelago]

Added nano support
I tried but I can't pass arguments to native notes application
Tried in x-term and using dbus, but no luck
If someone knows please tell me

The native File Manager supports opening files in Notes, so I guess it should be possible, but I don't know how. Can you sniff the dbus maybe?

[pelago]

3. Move up-folder button to the right of the current path display, so that one could click it with his thumb while holding the device vertically in his right hand.
What about people who hold the phone in their left hand? Maybe this should be an option, or the button should be placed easily accessible with either hand.

[fms]

What about people who hold the phone in their left hand? Maybe this should be an option, or the button should be placed easily accessible with either hand.
Well, there is only one button, and two sides, and most people hold their phones in their right hands. Indeed, the remaining users may need to grow longer thumbs on their left hands.

[CepiPerez]

Updates:
Version 0.4-3
- Added zip compression
- Added autocomple support in addess bar
- Swith address bar between text/button

Version 0.4-2
- Change multiselection ui
- Added nano editor support
- Added hicolor icons
- Added shortcuts

Promoted to extras-testing, please vote

[filologen]

Thanks a lot. Would you consider adding support for the text editor Vim?

[2disbetter]

CepiPerez I have made this pretty much my default file browser. Nice interface, nice app icon, nice options. Great work!

2d

[Berserk]

*Bug report

Longpressing in an empty folder crashes the application.

I wanted to copy some images to a newly created folder (made in FileBox), and longpressed for 'paste', then it just closed.

EDIT: I just copied them with the side button, that copy dialog is definately eye-candy :D

[sacal]

*Bug report

Longpressing in an empty folder crashes the application.



I have also noticed that bug. Even if the folder isn't empty longpressing an empty line closes / crashes filebox



I wanted to copy some images to a newly created folder (made in FileBox), and longpressed for 'paste', then it just closed.



Can you get a paste option in the context menu? How do you do it?

[Kabouik]

Yet an another file manager, but the best I've seen so far! Thanks for this great app.

A small suggestion: it would be extremely-highly-amazingly-turbo-awsome if it supported letters with accents. It would be very useful for french people namely. This is my case and I can't open folders with accents in their names (they are not displayed and manually filling the adressbar does not solve the problem).

Yes, it's a localization job, may be it requires a lot of work, I don't know.

[dscobsct]

love the changes (as usual) on multitap, is it possible to put a tick in a selection box only by touching the actual selection box, leaving everything else one tap only?

[Berserk]

Can you get a paste option in the context menu? How do you do it?
I don't know.. the clipboard menu just worked fine :)

The clipboard contents even stay the same after reboot! great work CepiPerez!

is it possible to put a tick in a selection box only by touching the actual selection box, leaving everything else one tap only?
That would be great :D

[sacal]

I don't know.. the clipboard menu just worked fine :)

The clipboard contents even stay the same after reboot! great work CepiPerez!




Yes, the clipboard works very well.
I understood from your post that you got a paste option in the context menu (longpressing an item).
A cut and paste option together with the existing copy option in the context menu would, in my opinion, simplify file copy and moving.

love the changes (as usual) on multitap, is it possible to put a tick in a selection box only by touching the actual selection box, leaving everything else one tap only?

That would be also a great ui improvement. One touch over the selection box to select, one touch over the item line to open and a longpress to activate the context menu.

[Berserk]

I understood from your post that you got a paste option in the context menu (longpressing an item).
Sorry, that was just what I tried to accomplish, I didn't see 'paste' in the context menu.

[adhrie]

great app..

if possible could you add an option after longpress to show file details such as file size, date created or modified, etc

thank you

[puiradu]

Any support for rar archiver? What about unrar or unzip support?
Great work until now! I voted!
Thanks!

[puiradu]

I discovered something strange.Long pressing a file or folder for the menu options is working very hard, sometimes it's not working at all. Can you help me with this?
Thanks!

[WhiteWolf]

This program is improving every day.

Thanks for the effort.

Will you put the option of sharing (email, bluetooth, etc)?

[ivgalvez]

Just a request:

- When multiselection is enabled, share option doesn't appear with long presss. That would be a killer feature, to be able to send multiple files via bluetooth or attached to an email.

[Dave999]

any chance of exctrcting rar files?

[puiradu]

or zip files...

[puiradu]

take your time cepi, don't hurry to answer!

[2disbetter]

take your time cepi, don't hurry to answer!

What you didn't know the guy doesn't work for you? Cool your wheels and take a chill pill. The world doesn't revolve around your request.

2d

[CepiPerez]

Uploaded version 0.4-4:
- Possibility to share multiple files
- Added fileinfo (date and size) like stock fm
- Current languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Finnish

Download from here (http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/pool/fremantle/free/f/filebox/filebox_0.4-4_armel.deb) or enable extras-devel repository

Unzip/unrar/untar files need some work, but maybe it can be possible, give me some time.

[fms]

The "traditional" file managers (like FAR) use third-party command-line archiver utilities (zip/unzip/rar/unrar/etc) to unpack archives into a temporary directory and then present that directory to the user (under archive file's original name, of course). It may be the easiest to simply call each such directory with the name of the original archive file.

As for the command line options for each archiver, these are usually stored in an .ini file or the registry (which, I guess, means gconf for us). There is normally a command line pattern for each of these actions: list files, get file/dir, add/replace file/dir, delete file/dir.

[puiradu]

how to move a file from a location to another? there is not cut or move option?
edit: also ctrl-c, ctrl-x, ctrl-v shortucuts are not working.
any feedback about this?

[dscobsct]

for cut or move, press the sizors in the clipboard when in destination folder

[fadimck]

Thank you man, but why the menu is displayed in Arabic??

[RdM]

Uploaded version 0.4-4:
- Possibility to share multiple files
- Added fileinfo (date and size) like stock fm
- Current languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Finnish

Download from here (http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/pool/fremantle/free/f/filebox/filebox_0.4-4_armel.deb) or enable extras-devel repository

Unzip/unrar/untar files need some work, but maybe it can be possible, give me some time.


File info in not showing up do i do something wrong

[puiradu]

The info is shown under every file!

[RdM]

The info is shown under every file!

Thank you i was looking in the context menu

[simmy]

Could you make it work like symbian for navigating files? If you use the right arrow to open highlighted folder and left arrow to go one folder up then it would be like the old symbian file managers. Very fast and efficient.

[CepiPerez]

Uploaded version 0.4-5 to extras-devel
Now you can decompress tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2 and zip files using filebox

Please make some test for this.
If it works 100% I'll promote the package to extras-testing.

[dscobsct]

is there any chance of auto closing the confirmation boxes after copying a file has finished rather than having to press close, have been using filebox for some intense modding and it is quite annoying after a while.

[SavageD]

By far one of the best file manager. Much faster to browse my file system now. :D

I have just two requests, can there be an 'open with' feature: should save the problem of having to manually add text editors and stuff.

Also can there be an option to enable 'marking' faster. For example you touch an icon on the side (like where 'settings' icon is located) it enables marking, touch again, it disables marking. Should make browsing much faster than double tapping.

And again thanks for such an awesome filemanager!

[sacal]

CepiPerez

Thanks again for your work.

I must have something missing.

I can only compress and decompress tar files.

I can create tar and tar.gz files. However when i try to decompress tar.gz no files are listed in the extract files screen and the size is 0bytes.

tar.bz2 and zip files i can't either compress or decompress.
For instance when i try to create a zip file the compressing screen says finished the progress bar is at 0% and no zip file is crested.

I have bzip2 installed.

[CepiPerez]

sacal:
open x-term an type:

- compress a folder:
tar -czvf test.tar.gz any_folder_here (this will create a tar.gz file)
tar -cjvf test.tar.bz2 any_folder_here (this will create a tar.bz2 file)
zip test.zip any_folder_here (this will create a zip file)

- decompress:
tar -xvf test.tar.gz
tar Fxf test.tar.bz2
unzip -o test.zip

tell me how those commands work.

FileBox uses the same commands with differents arguments maybe, but not uses own compressors/decompressors.
If they work then tell me what are you trying to compress or decompress

[adhrie]

installed the latest update & getting the same problem as sacal

trying to decompress in x term using

tar -xvf thefiles.tar.gz

and get the following response

tar: invalid tar magic

it works if i use

tar -xzvf thefiles.tar.gz

[CepiPerez]

mine does'n need z for tar.gz when decompress
seems the problem is the tar binary
what's the tar version?
tar --version

[sacal]

sacal:
open x-term an type:

- compress a folder:
tar -czvf test.tar.gz any_folder_here (this will create a tar.gz file)
tar -cjvf test.tar.bz2 any_folder_here (this will create a tar.bz2 file)
zip test.zip any_folder_here (this will create a zip file)

- decompress:
tar -xvf test.tar.gz
tar Fxf test.tar.bz2
unzip -o test.zip

tell me how those commands work.

FileBox uses the same commands with differents arguments maybe, but not uses own compressors/decompressors.
If they work then tell me what are you trying to compress or decompress

Thanks CepiPerez for your support and fast reply

As you suggest i executed from xterm:

~ $ tar -czvf /home/user/MyDocs/test.tar /home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/
tar: removing leading '/' from member names
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/GUID-013B5D9B-4AB8-4938-93FE-472A64BE7E63.html
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/GUID-0D871393-7384-422F-B798-5BB17133C30B.html
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/GUID-0DF214DC-A7E6-4930-AD35-0AD4F373290A.html
~ $ tar -czvf /home/user/MyDocs/test.tar.gz /home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/
tar: removing leading '/' from member names
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/GUID-013B5D9B-4AB8-4938-93FE-472A64BE7E63.html
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/GUID-0D871393-7384-422F-B798-5BB17133C30B.html
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/GUID-0DF214DC-A7E6-4930-AD35-0AD4F373290A.html
~ $ tar -czvf /home/user/MyDocs/test.tar.bz2 /home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/
tar: removing leading '/' from member names
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/GUID-013B5D9B-4AB8-4938-93FE-472A64BE7E63.html
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/GUID-0D871393-7384-422F-B798-5BB17133C30B.html
home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/GUID-0DF214DC-A7E6-4930-AD35-0AD4F373290A.html
~ $


and 3 files test.tar, test.tar.gz and test.tar.bz2 where created in MyDocs folder.

Then i tried to create a zip archive but i got:

~ $ zip /home/user/MyDocs/test.zip /home/user/MyDocs/Comptest/
-sh: zip: not found

In fact i don't remember to have any zip file compressor installed.

Finally i tried to decompress the archive files just created and i got:

~ $ tar -xvf /home/user/MyDocs/test.tar.gz
tar: invalid tar magic
~ $
~ $ tar Fxf /home/user/MyDocs/test.tar.bz2
tar: invalid option -- F
BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2.legal-1osso30+0m5) multi-call binary

Usage: tar -[czxtvO] [-X FILE] [-f TARFILE] [-C DIR] [FILE(s)]...

~ $

The tar version i am using is:

~ $ tar --version
tar: unrecognized option `--version'
BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2.legal-1osso30+0m5) multi-call binary

Usage: tar -[czxtvO] [-X FILE] [-f TARFILE] [-C DIR] [FILE(s)]...

~ $

I hope this can help you diagnose the problem

[adhrie]

getting the same output as sacal for
tar --version

[fms]

mine does'n need z for tar.gz when decompress seems the problem is the tar binary
"-z" is the standard option for handing .gz files with tar. Even if your version does not require it, it should accept this option.

PS: there is also -j ;)

[puiradu]

so, for ziping unziping files you need installed those packages:
zip 2.32-1maemo2 and unzip 6.0-1maemo1. Those can be installed downloading zip and un-zip addon for file manager from extras devel.

tar.gz - the archive is created but when i try to open is empty

tar.bz2 - it's showing me that the archive is created but i can't find it in the place where i created...

please help witth last two!

a suggestion (question): it is possible to include in the deb file all the needed packages for handeling archives. if no then create dependencies of those files.

thanks!

[CepiPerez]

@sacal, adhrie:
I found the problem. You are using busybox tar
I have installed tar-gnu, zip and unzip (dependencies from xarchiver)
Open x-tarm and type:

sudo gainroot
apt-get install tar-gnu zip unzip

This should resolve the problem
I'll add those packages to filebox dependencies in next version

[puiradu]

i also installed tar-gnu but this don't seems to solve the problem of tar.gz and tar.bz2 archives...
should i perform a restart after installing the tar-gnu utility?

[CepiPerez]

check tar --version to see if you are using new version

[puiradu]

~ $ tar --version
tar: unrecognized option `--version'
BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2.legal-1osso30+0m5) multi-call binary

Usage: tar -[czxtvO] [-X FILE] [-f TARFILE] [-C DIR] [FILE(s)]...

~ $


any idea? plus... i have installed using apt-get install tar-gnu
this should install the lasest version.

looking in app manager i see installed tar-gnu 1.22-2maemo5 ... but ar.gz and tar.bz2 are not working for me.
tar.gz crdeates an empy archive and tar.bz2 creates an arhive who can't be found anywhere.

you can create tar.gz and tar.bz2 after installing tar-gnu package?
another solution please?

[sacal]

@sacal, adhrie:
I found the problem. You are using busybox tar
I have installed tar-gnu, zip and unzip (dependencies from xarchiver)
Open x-tarm and type:

sudo gainroot
apt-get install tar-gnu zip unzip

This should resolve the problem
I'll add those packages to filebox dependencies in next version

Thanks

I will install and let you know the results

[puiradu]

Thanks

I will install and let you know the results

please give a feedback here.
i wanna know if you can do tar.gz and tar.bz2 archives and extract them after installing tar-gnu.
tks!

[CepiPerez]

Please wait, the new tar needs to replace the stock one
I've uploaded version 0.4-6
Should appear in a few minutes (all dependencies fixed, I think)

[puiradu]

now all is working like it should.
my question is is how this package will be ever promotet to extras when depends on packages who are still in extras devel?

can you add rar unrar support? it will be perfect!

[puiradu]

offtopic: looking for bzip2 I found that is located in Maemo 5 device SSU repository (PR1.2) http://maemo.org/packages/repository/list/fremantle_ssu_pr1-2_armel/
what is this repository?

[Dave999]

also looking for unrar support if its possible. seems impossible to install unrar today ;)

[puiradu]

I wanna take a look at this issues:
-if i try to open a doc, docx, xls, xlsx... the documentstogo app is open but show me the message unknown error
-if you make a new folder named doc,xls,mp4...or any other name similar to an extension than that folder does't have any icon assigned
-i'm using leafpad. if i create a new document, ex. test.txt, the document is created but when i long-press it and choose edit nothing happens. anyway this happens with all the documents that leafpad normaly is editing. (short version: edit with leafpad is not working)
-trying to access file/folder options takes too long. the time for the pop-up menu can be shorter?

that's will be all for now. i will post more if i found new bugs.

[CepiPerez]

piradu:
Should wait to those packages get the extras repository
there's no a free rar compressor

[puiradu]

piradu:
Should wait to those packages get the extras repository
there's no a free rar compressor

rar is not so interesting but unrar is mostly needed (and unrar is in extras-testing, you only have to build dependencies and add the command lines).

what about the bugs i wrote previously. can you confirm? can be solved?

[goetz]

Thanks a lot. Would you consider adding support for the text editor Vim?

I second this request.

FileBox has now become my default file manager and it would be nice to also view and edit text files from it. My default editor is vim, and I don't have any of the editors in the selection list installed.

CepiPerez, could you please add vim to the editor selection as well? Vim for editing a file with full file name "path_to_file_and_filename" the following command can be used (including the Xterm needed for vi):
osso-xterm "vim filename"

It would also be nice to include "vi" in the editor list, as it comes pre-installed on the N900 -- just replace "vim" by "vi" in the above command for vi.

Would be great to see vim in the FileBox editor list. :) Thanks for the development of this fine program!

[CepiPerez]

Version 0.4-7 uploaded:

- Fixed leafpad editing (I hope)
- Added vi and vim editors support
- Fixed icons for folders with same name as filetypes (doc, xls, etc)

I will try to make popup menu faster and try to add unrar support in the next days.

[CepiPerez]

Uploaded version 0.4-8

I made a mistake in 0.4-7, sorry

[puiradu]

Version 0.4-7 uploaded:

- Fixed leafpad editing (I hope)
- Added vi and vim editors support
- Fixed icons for folders with same name as filetypes (doc, xls, etc)

I will try to make popup menu faster and try to add unrar support in the next days.

feedback :
-leafpad is set as editor but when i try to edit a file both leafpad and xterm is opening!
-trying to open doc,docx,xls,xlsx files opens documentstogo but gives me unknown error!
-the folders named with filenames extension now are having proper icons.
-is just me or you removed the support for the oldest supported text editors?

thanks for the updatel!
please try to solve the first two points.

[puiradu]

thanks for adding the opption to ise the current theme icons. i use black plastic theme. now filebox fits perfectly!
thanks!

[CepiPerez]

no old text editors supported removed
if you don't have them, then you don't see them on the list
seems I made a mistake too, I'll fix it soon
can you open office files with default filemanager?

[sacal]

Lots of activity in last few hours. :)

Compress and decompress are working just fine after upgrading from 0.4.5 to 0.4.8.

CepiPerez: you should also include an about item in tools or settings with
Filebox version and your most deserved credits.

Thanks

[CepiPerez]

All right
Uploaded version 0.5-1
- Fixed edit file
- Added about dialog

sacal:
tomorrow I'll install docstogo and try to find the problem

[fms]

BTW, I just checked and I cannot properly open emulator files (*.rom, *.sna, *.z80, *.gba, etc) with the FileBox. When I click on one of these files, the appropriate emulator starts and presents me with the file selection dialog. The standard Maemo5 file manager opens them just fine.

[CasTTeLLo]

why i can't add it to desktop shortcut???

[AlMehdi]

I think the best option for archiver support would be p7zip-full as it will handle zip, rar and 7z archives.

"-z" is the prefix for all *.gz to my knowledge. The "-j" might work in the gnu-tar. Have not tried. For a tar without .gz the xvf would work.

[puiradu]

All right
Uploaded version 0.5-1
- Fixed edit file
- Added about dialog

sacal:
tomorrow I'll install docstogo and try to find the problem

Edit is now working properly with leafpad, about is in his place :).

I'm really look forward to see docstogo shortcut fixed and unrar added to dependencies.

Great job! Thanks!

[manavs]

Great app, good job! Adding compress/uncompress support has made this my default file manager. The new version seems really fast.

[matts76]

This has now become my default file manager too,
for my use its way ahead of the competition.
Keep up the great work.
Tfhanks.

Matt

[roondar]

Would you want some help to translate this app in French ?

[puiradu]

Assuming that I have both file managers opened and I browse in the same "x" folder in both. If I delete a "y" file from "x" dir in filemanager then I switch to filebox the "y" file is still shown in the "x" directory. that means that filebox doesn't auto-refresh like filemanager!

This can be fixed?

[WhiteWolf]

I love this implementation. It is an excellent job.

I think there's a small mistake with the screen showing the files in the interior of the tablets. Do not display their names correctly.

It is a good thing that the windows that open when you select an option is seen with the same orientation. In my case if I'm working on Portraid and choose to see the clipboard it opens in landscape position, and with all options.

Thank you very much for this work.

[puiradu]

Assuming that you are in a "x" folder in filebox and you let the application in background. when you download a file from internet in that folder, after the downoad is finished the file is not shown in filebox. this doesn't happen with the default file manager in the ame conditions.

i think is the same auto-refresh issue.

can this be solved?

[puiradu]

another one.

when you try to extract an archive, marking the Keep existing files is not working. it will overwrite the files with similar names.

[CepiPerez]

are you shure? mine is working fine (although the file is shown in the progress dialog)

[puiradu]

are you shure? mine is working fine (although the file is shown in the progress dialog)

auto-refreshing folder content: to reproduce let the browser to finish download than recall the filebox from background. but first make sure that you are in that folder in filebox.

[puiradu]

another one.

when you try to extract an archive, marking the Keep existing files is not working. it will overwrite the files with similar names.

even if the "keep existing files" is marked the output is the same! to reproduce extract the same archive in the same place, marking and unmarking the option. no diference!

[puiradu]

tomorrow I'll install docstogo and try to find the problem

hi!
i hope to take your time and solve this problem. also please don't forget about auto-refreshing issues that i described!
thanks for your support!

[GaRy delaMEr]

Hello

i've a quick request:

Deleting folder with file, it's impossible. Could you please add this possiblity, perhaps with confirmation dialog.

Thx for your very good file manager

[adeel-shahzad]

hi everybody, i m very new to maemo 5. i would like to know the default password of root. please help me out???

[adeel-shahzad]

hi everybody, i am very new to maemo 5. i would like to know the default root password. please help me out???

[ivgalvez]

hi everybody, i m very new to maemo 5. i would like to know the default password of root. please help me out???

If you want to access as 'root' you should install the package rootsh from Extras:

http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/rootsh/

[CasTTeLLo]

no one answer my question?? still cant add shortcut to desktop...cant find the app...

[puiradu]

no one answer my question?? still cant add shortcut to desktop...cant find the app...

dude!mine is there!
try to reinstall!

[CepiPerez]

New version... again...
v0.5-2
- Fixed opening files with DocsToGo
- Added stock Notes application to editors
- Added unrar support

Also I made some fixes in clipboard, let me know if you find bugs.

[puiradu]

I will try to make popup menu faster.
Hi !
Great progress until now. I hope that you will find time to fix the quoted issue.
Also I hope that you will investigate the folders auto-refreshing problems described in my previous posts!
Thanks!

[dscobsct]

have tested zip and rar extraction, they work fine but with rars it doesnt show the contents of the compressed file, it just says 0 bytes, with zips it shows the files within.

[puiradu]

confirming. still I think that are unrar, unzip issues.

there are also zip files who are not showing content and by the other side there are rar files showing the content. with all that they are extracted just fine! another good thing is that all content of the archives created with filebox is shown!

[puiradu]

Brainstorm: It is possible to add all dependencies of Filebox in a single deb installer? This will allow a quick instalation and easy way to be promoted in Extras. Plus, I am a software collector. :D

[fms]

Brainstorm: It is possible to add all dependencies of Filebox in a single deb installer?
No. The package dependencies are invented specifically to avoid having to do this.

This will allow a quick instalation and easy way to be promoted in Extras.
Using Hildon App Manager or FapMan allows quick installation of the current version of FileBox. Any problems you are having are yours alone.

[puiradu]

Any problems you are having are yours alone.

I didn't say that this is a problem for me. My problems are deeper than the dependencies of a software.
I told that will be nice. Skiping with this one, I always loved independency. It's so strange to depend on something or someone!
In many cases Independence=Power!(but not in all instances)
One about he other this software is an entire teamwork.
Congratulations and thanks to all the team players!

[sacal]

New version... again...
v0.5-2

And Filebox is getting better again :)

"- Fixed opening files with DocsToGo" - working fine now
"- Added stock Notes application to editors" - works ok
"- Added unrar support" - no rar contents display but working

"Also I made some fixes in clipboard, let me know if you find bugs."

I found no bugs but if i may insist i would prefer a cut and paste option in the context menu.

Thanks

[CepiPerez]

For those who has problems with showing rar/zip content:
Can you send me some files (not too big) to my PM Box?

[DreamLand]

Hi CepiPerez

This is great application. I have one question: is there a Move option available? I can't see it. Please let me know if I am missing some settings.
It is available in default File Manager application. I wanted to Move some files from a folder and then I ended up using File Manager which I don't like that much!
Thanks for great work!!

[CepiPerez]

the scissors icon is for cut
so you can add your files to clipboard and use this function for move them

[DreamLand]

Oh I see, never thought about it! Thanks for quick response.

[skalogre]

Another question about the clipboard. i did not see it mentioned in the thread, unless I missed it somehow, but how do I a) clear the clipboard of files and b) select all files in the clipboard?

[RdM]

@CepiPerez
thank you for adding notes as a editor.

[sacal]

For those who has problems with showing rar/zip content:
Can you send me some files (not too big) to my PM Box?

Hi CepiPerez

I think i may have found the problem with unrar not showing the file list.

The same rar file but with two different names:

test.rar - works ok and show file list

test test.rar - works ok but doesn't show file list

So perhaps this is the problem.

[CepiPerez]

Uploaded version 0.5-3 to extras-devel
Should fix the problems showing compressed files content
Also I've added a filter bar (quicksearch)

[sacal]

The problems i had showing compressed files content are now fixed. ;)

Thanks

[CasTTeLLo]

how to move files?? i cant find move option..

[bipinbn]

Is it possible to add an "open with option for files.??.This is one thing badly needed..."

Thank you for the awesome applcation. i feel it is now the best File Manger now for N900..

[ZogG]

how to move files?? i cant find move option..

just 5 posts before someone asked the same question and got answer, try to read before writting next time.
(the scissors icon for cut, and than you paste the place you want - it's like move)

[ZogG]

i think it's already the best file manager that we have for maemo and it has everything we need, but there are always ways to improve. i would like to ask for preview options (kinda pop-up for pictures and playback for music files with no controls but still), like in some DE or file managers for desktop.

[simmy]

The arrow keys open the quicksearch bar now instead of scrolling. Still hoping for left arrow one folder up and right arrow open selected folder/file. Loving the program thanx!

[puiradu]

I think that the dependencies are not defined like it shoud! Trying to uninstall filebox only unzip, unrar and bzip2 package are removed and not all the packages installed with it: zip, unzip, unrar, bzip2 and tar-gnu.

Thanks!

[wildt]

New Filebox user here.. great work - easily the best filemanager!

[puiradu]

Is just me or this latest version unloked some folders?

/ # ls -a
. boot floppy media root syspart
.. cdrom home mnt sbin tmp
.dev dev initrd opt srv usr
bin etc lib proc sys var


I didn't remember to see sys and syspart until now.

[jd4200]

this is a really nice app, thanks, simple yet powerful.
if it could integrate browsing s/ftp mounts that would just be awesome.

[puiradu]

Hi!
Using the last version seams that sending multiple files via e-mail is not working. I selected 5 pictures and tap send via email option but nothing happened.
Also I encountered problem trying to send files via bluetooth. How to reproduce: Open filebox, choose a file and tipe sending via bluetooth. The bluetooth is activated and the window of available device is shown. After the seending is complete try to send another file to same device. Nothing happens. The pop up with the devices available is not shown.
Please investigate those two cases.
Thanks!

[fms]

Current FileBox processes compressed files before it tries to recognize their MIME type and act on it. For example, if you have a *.rom.gz file, which has a valid MIME type "application/x-msxrom" (installed by fMSX), FileBox will try to show archive contents rather than load this file info fMSX.

Somewhat related to the above problem, FileBox will show empty contents for single GZIPped files (i.e. *.gz but not *.tar.gz).

[jerryfreak]

lol @ OP's english apology. its better than most americans!

[d-iivil]

Just noticed that when you're copying files or folders with FileBox, it ignores to copy symlinks / symlinked filed and folders. Can this be fixed?

[2disbetter]

A problem I've been having with Filebox, is the copy paste feature. I copy files, but when I go to the location for them to be pasted too, filebox always closes when trying to activate the menu to select paste from.

Anybody else having this problem?

2d

[optimistprime]

A problem I've been having with Filebox, is the copy paste feature. I copy files, but when I go to the location for them to be pasted too, filebox always closes when trying to activate the menu to select paste from.

Anybody else having this problem?

2d


Are you just trying to copy and paste or copy and overwrite something? like for a icon or something?

[DreamLand]

the scissors icon is for cut
so you can add your files to clipboard and use this function for move them

Hi CepiPerez,
I tried scissors but it didn't work, it was disabled and also to go to scissors icon I have to first click on clipboard, which in my opinion too many clicks. Am I doing something wrong? Also why can't we have a "Move" or "Cut" option in menu like we have other options?

Regards

[sacal]

A problem I've been having with Filebox, is the copy paste feature. I copy files, but when I go to the location for them to be pasted too, filebox always closes when trying to activate the menu to select paste from.

Anybody else having this problem?

2d

Copy paste works fine in my system. Are you using the latest version of filebox?

Also after selecting the files and the copy option in the context menu go to the target folder, select the clipboard icon and then the paste or cut ( to move files) option.

I also think that it would be easier and faster to have a cut and paste option in the context menu. It could bypass the need to select from the clipboard.

[CepiPerez]

All right, new version 0.5-4 uploaded

Assuming that I have both file managers opened and I browse in the same "x" folder in both. If I delete a "y" file from "x" dir in filemanager then I switch to filebox the "y" file is still shown in the "x" directory. that means that filebox doesn't auto-refresh like filemanager!

This can be fixed?
Now filebox watch the current dir and refresh on changes.

The arrow keys open the quicksearch bar now instead of scrolling. Still hoping for left arrow one folder up and right arrow open selected folder/file. Loving the program thanx!
Fixed up/down arrows.

Hi!
Using the last version seams that sending multiple files via e-mail is not working. I selected 5 pictures and tap send via email option but nothing happened.
Also I encountered problem trying to send files via bluetooth. How to reproduce: Open filebox, choose a file and tipe sending via bluetooth. The bluetooth is activated and the window of available device is shown. After the seending is complete try to send another file to same device. Nothing happens. The pop up with the devices available is not shown.
Please investigate those two cases.
Thanks!
Send via e-mail sometimes does nothing.
I don't understand why, cause filebox uses dbus for this.
I will keep checking this.
Send via bluetooth works always for me, let me check sending another phones from some other friends.

Current FileBox processes compressed files before it tries to recognize their MIME type and act on it. For example, if you have a *.rom.gz file, which has a valid MIME type "application/x-msxrom" (installed by fMSX), FileBox will try to show archive contents rather than load this file info fMSX.

Somewhat related to the above problem, FileBox will show empty contents for single GZIPped files (i.e. *.gz but not *.tar.gz).
Fixed, I think, please check.

Just noticed that when you're copying files or folders with FileBox, it ignores to copy symlinks / symlinked filed and folders. Can this be fixed?
Yes it copies, but the problem is when the copied symlink is broken (symlink copied not linking to the full path of the source).
Anyways, I'll add this. If the symlink is broken you'll see it now. Also you'll see a little arrow for all symlinks.

Copy paste works fine in my system. Are you using the latest version of filebox?

Also after selecting the files and the copy option in the context menu go to the target folder, select the clipboard icon and then the paste or cut ( to move files) option.

I also think that it would be easier and faster to have a cut and paste option in the context menu. It could bypass the need to select from the clipboard.
You have CTRL+V to paste selected files in clipboard.
In this version I've added CTRL+X to cut.

[puiradu]

All the reported problems are solved! Thanks!
I think you should update in About the version of the program.
There will be one more thing but I will tell you later!
Thanks!

[techie]

A simple request.
Could a button be added that would open xterm and automatically cd to whatever directory I am in the file manager.And if root access option is selected then open xterm with root access as well:) I know the path can be copied and then pasted in terminal but it would be nice to have this feature.
You know like how in windows you could modify the registry so wherever you are in explorer ,right click and you get "Open cmd here";)

[GaRy delaMEr]

Hi

Very nice the arrow for symlinks. When i click in symlink for folder, the adress bar dont' show the destination.

Eg: in /usr, games it 's a symlink to /opt/usr/games

In the adresse bar i show:
games
/usr

It would be perfect if i can show
games
/opt/usr

Thx


Sorry fort my bad english.

[dscobsct]

awsome improvements and fixes, no bugs foud, great work as usual
little request, could another arrow for folder up be placed on the other side if the address bar? i can pretty much do everything with my right hand in landscape mode except move up a folder. it would speed up my navigation of the filesystem. thank you

[flexxxv]

Great software. now I have to think about what is faster:
FileBox or xterm :D

I have a feature request:
Make the file and folder permission changable (of cause not working on fat partition)

[fms]

Tested the last version. MIME types fully work now, even the *.gz ones.

[sacal]

All right, new version 0.5-4 uploaded


........


You have CTRL+V to paste selected files in clipboard.
In this version I've added CTRL+X to cut.

Yes. Thanks again. It works as expected.

However it is still necessary to open the clipboard to select the items to paste / cut.
It is a handy feature but imho i think that after selecting copy in the context menu the files in the clipboard should be all automatically selected so that just pressing CTRL+X or CTRL+V would be needed to copy / move the selected files.
This way the user would still have the option to change the selected files in the clipboard before copy / move. If the user doesn't need to change the selected files then there would be no need to open the clipboard.

Note that this is just my opinion / contribution to make the user experience using Filebox even better.
I am very happy with the current version of Filebox and all credits and thanks go to CepiPerez and his great work. ;)

[puiradu]

Yes. Thanks again. It works as expected.

However it is still necessary to open the clipboard to select the items to paste / cut.
It is a handy feature but imho i think that after selecting copy in the context menu the files in the clipboard should be all automatically selected so that just pressing CTRL+X or CTRL+V would be needed to copy / move the selected files.
This way the user would still have the option to change the selected files in the clipboard before copy / move. If the user doesn't need to change the selected files then there would be no need to open the clipboard.

Note that this is just my opinion / contribution to make the user experience using Filebox even better.
I am very happy with the current version of Filebox and all credits and thanks go to CepiPerez and his great work. ;)

I subscribe! I could not agree more! But I'd like to ask also for a Ctrl-C command. This should be implemented before Ctrl-V and Ctrl-X.

Also, and this is my oppinion, the pop-up menu is still a little bit slow. Can be improved?

This latest version made Filebox my default file manager. ;)
Thanks!

[puiradu]

Feature request:

It will be nice if Filebox will have an option to open in the last used folder. This can be configurable in settings, checking or unchecking a box: Remember the last position.

[mase]

Hi!
Filebox crashes reproducable, when holding the pen into
the empty zone under the filelist. The first time I thought,
that this is the way to paste copied content into the
current folder, like some other filemanagers do. Then I found
out, that I have to go over the clipboard page.

An option "open with" to choose the program to open with
would be great!

Overall a great program, and the filemanager of my first choice

[geneven]

A simple request.
Could a button be added that would open xterm and automatically cd to whatever directory I am in the file manager.And if root access option is selected then open xterm with root access as well:) I know the path can be copied and then pasted in terminal but it would be nice to have this feature.
You know like how in windows you could modify the registry so wherever you are in explorer ,right click and you get "Open cmd here";)

I have often wished for this feature also, to exit to the directory I'm looking at.

[puiradu]

Hi!
Filebox crashes reproducable, when holding the pen into
the empty zone under the filelist.

Confirming! Hmm! I hoped that there aren't no more bugs!
Please fix this!

[El Amir]

I have often wished for this feature also, to exit to the directory I'm looking at.

Definitely a "+1" from me on this request. Would be great! :)

[puiradu]

SHARE VIA EMAIL is still not working! I just want to send tree pictures made my camera, after renaming and resizeing them. I opened Filebox and I selected them but when I choose send via email NOTHING happened.
I think I will return to the default file manager. I never had suck of problems with it!
Maybe you will fix this sometimes.

[puiradu]

One more thing. Multiselection is very buggy with this latest version.
Select one file then longpress on it for the pop-up. The pop up with options is not opening always.
One step forward two steps back! :( :( :(

[WhiteWolf]

One more thing. Multiselection is very buggy with this latest version.
Select one file then longpress on it for the pop-up. The pop up with options is not opening always.
One step forward two steps back! :( :( :(

I confirm that to me the same thing happens

[sacal]

Hi!
Filebox crashes reproducable, when holding the pen into
the empty zone under the filelist.
......


In fact this happens if there are just a few files inside a folder and there is at least one empty line. Holding over any of the empty lines exits Filebox.
However if the folder is empty the above behavior doesn't happen.

SHARE VIA EMAIL is still not working! I just want to send tree pictures made my camera, after renaming and resizeing them. I opened Filebox and I selected them but when I choose send via email NOTHING happened.
.....


In my system i noticed that if the name of the file to send via bluetooth has spaces (for instance "new test.txt") the share option doesn't work. If i rename that file to newtest.txt it works.
So perhaps this is the same problem when trying to send by email multiple files and at least one of the files name has spaces.


One more thing. Multiselection is very buggy with this latest version.
Select one file then longpress on it for the pop-up. The pop up with options is not opening always.
.......

I tried but wasn't able to reproduce this problem with multiselection. In what specific situations it happens?
Note that the file must be previously selected for the context menu to open. I think this is an intentional behavior.

[zeltak]

Hi

Awesome app..thx so much for making it.

I have one request. would it be possible to add a "virtual" 2nd panel (like in total commander for wince, or activefile manager for Symbian etc..) which would make filebox a dual pane file manager..that is you can select some files in the main pane..press a button/key to switch to the second pane (each pane takes the whole screen and appears seperatly) and then do your file manipulations (copy, cut, paste etc..)

what do you think?

thx again

Zeltak

[puiradu]

I tried but wasn't able to reproduce this problem with multiselection. In what specific situations it happens?
Note that the file must be previously selected for the context menu to open. I think this is an intentional behavior.

Sure! But firrst select the file then on the second touch the pop-up should appear. Unfortunately is not shown every time!

[CepiPerez]

New update in extras-devels:

- Fixed crashes when try to open popup menu in blank list
- Fixed share files with space in name.
- Added autoselect file when added to clipboard
- Added "open terminal here"
- Added fullscreen mode

[WhiteWolf]

Are great!

[dagee04]

Hey men. Great app. It's now my default file manager. Now I don't know if this has been mentioned but is there a way to move items instead of having to copy and paste? I couldn't find anyway to do this and it was a pain having to copy and paste and then go back to the previous folder to delete the other one. Thanks.

[d-iivil]

Hey men. Great app. It's now my default file manager. Now I don't know if this has been mentioned but is there a way to move items instead of having to copy and paste? I couldn't find anyway to do this and it was a pain having to copy and paste and then go back to the previous folder to delete the other one. Thanks.

CTRL+X & CTRL+V

Or then use the scissor icon when pasting via clipboard -window.

[sacal]

New update in extras-devels:

Great work again CepiPerez. Fast and effective ;)

After testing this new version in my system:

- Fixed crashes when try to open popup menu in blank list - OK fixed
- Fixed share files with space in name. - OK fixed
- Added autoselect file when added to clipboard - works OK - nice new feature
- Added "open terminal here" - works OK - nice new feature
- Added fullscreen mode - works OK - nice new feature

Almost perfect. In my opinion it just needs a little addition: cut and paste in the context menu with the same functionality as CTRL-X and CTRL-V.

Thanks

[WhiteWolf]

I still regard being had to the problem of being in portrait mode and when I choose an option and open the window, gets back in landscape mode, the N900 is still upright.

[puiradu]

I don't want to disapoin you but Share via email is not working with all the files. I renamed a pictures made with my camera in "Radu Sebastian Capitanu, Vascar Dacia, Iasi, Nescafe.jpg" then I resized the image to 50% and save it over the default image. Then i opened filebox, selected the picture and choose share via email.
The email app opens but it doesn't have any file attached!

I tried with the default camera pictures(those who wasn't renamed) and it works.
I think you miss something with this feature. Please take a closer look. Maybe renaming a picture like I did help you to find the problem!
Thanks!

[sacal]

I don't want to disapoin you but Share via email is not working with all the files. I renamed a pictures made with my camera in "Radu Sebastian Capitanu, Vascar Dacia, Iasi, Nescafe.jpg" then .......

My guess is that the comas "," aren't yet supported. Try it without the comas to see if it works.

I tried to send via bluetooth a file with the same name but without comas and it worked.

[puiradu]

I puted the comas in the post! The filename is that inside the comas! And is not working! Try for yourself please!

[sacal]

New version of Filebox (0.5-7) in extras-devel.

CepiPerez please post changes log.

Thanks

[CepiPerez]

Some updates:

version 0.5-7:
- Support for commas in files for sharing

version 0.5-6:
- Fixes in dependencies
- Check if zip/unzip/unrar are installed
- Updated languages: English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Arabic

[sacal]

I puted the comas in the post! The filename is that inside the comas! And is not working! Try for yourself please!

I don't know if i understood everything but this is what i did:

I created 4 files with the following names:
lasi.txt
Nescafe.txt
Radu Sebastian Capitanu.txt
Vascar Dacia.txt

then i selected all of them and sent to my email and also via bluetooth.

The files where all sent. No problem. :confused:

Then i renamed "Vascar Dacia.txt" to "Vascar, Dacia.txt" and sent this file via bluetooth. The file was sent but the name in the destination was changed to "Vascar_Dacia.txt"

With the standard FileManager the above behavior is the same and the file name is also changed.

This tests where done with the latest Filebox version 0.5-7

[bertolt]

tried extracting a rar file. shows 'extracting...' but does nothing. is it because the file is passworded?

[CepiPerez]

yes, there's no suppor for password yet (i forgot about that)
let me see if i can make it work

[fms]

Any possibility of making various gnome-fs drivers work? I can think of at least a few very useful ones:

* Bluetooth
* SCP
* FTP

Also, as someone already mentioned, a button to start XTerm in the currently displayed directory might be a good idea.

[sacal]

........
Also, as someone already mentioned, a button to start XTerm in the currently displayed directory might be a good idea.

Already done.
Goto the directory of you choice and press the right top icon. There is a option to "open terminal here"

[goetz]

The "open terminal in current directory" feature works fine. However, I don't like that it opens a root console. I'm running FileBox without root access enabled.

My proposal: When the program is running as root, then also open the xterm as root. Otherwise, open it as normal user.

[puiradu]

me...again...
Autoselect in clipboard is not working as it should!
To reproduce: select a file then press Ctrl-c then browse in another folder and press Ctrl-v. On the first command the file is added to clipboard but on paste a message appear to select the file from clipboard.

[SavageD]

I know I asked this already, but can having the option to mark be made simpler by having an icon (like the one for settings). It's a pain having to constantly go through the menu to enable and disable marking.

Also, could there be an option to remember last folder path on exit?

[sacal]

me...again...
Autoselect in clipboard is not working as it should!
To reproduce: select a file then press Ctrl-c then browse in another folder and press Ctrl-v. On the first command the file is added to clipboard but on paste a message appear to select the file from clipboard.

Yes, you are wright.
Autoselect doesn't work with CTRL-C. It only works selecting copy from the context menu.
Tested with Filebox 0.5-8

[Dany-69]

Cepiperez... Only one thing ... you're great.
Amazing job :)

[zeltak]

Hi Sacal

any thoughts on my suggestion (http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=801870&postcount=167)?

would be interested to hear your thoughts

thx again for this truly incredible software

zeltak

[sacal]

Hi Zeltak

I am just a user of filebox that tries to help the author - CepiPerez - testing the program and reporting back.

I do like filemanagers with two panes. I use them all the time in my desktops.
In my last N97 phone i have also used active file manger, indeed a very good two pane filemanager. However my favorite was xplore that worked very similar to filebox.
I think that the small screen size of the N900 implies that a permanent two pane filemanager must use small fonts to display the necessary information. As an example we have midnightcommander, a very powerful and complete filemanager.
There is also "case" a nice permanent two pane filemanger but with just basic functionality.

Imho the addition of a virtual 2nd pane to filebox would be welcome.
I have no idea how difficult it would be to code it. Perhaps CepiPerez may say something about it.

In the mean time you may try the bookmarks. They can work almost like virtual 2nd, 3rd ... panes.
Just bookmark the 1st and 2nd pane directories and then you can switch between them with just 2 touches.

[Dany-69]

Quote... 2 panels would make FileBox the DEFITIVE file manager.
It's a lot faster to copy/move/paste files with two panels *w*

[fms]

Quote... 2 panels would make FileBox the DEFITIVE file manager.
It's a lot faster to copy/move/paste files with two panels *w*
Except that two panels won't fit to the N900 screen properly. Just check emelfm - it has got two barely usable panes all right.

[Dany-69]

Except that two panels won't fit to the N900 screen properly. Just check emelfm - it has got two barely usable panes all right.

I didn't know elefm .. yes, infact it isn't much usable ... but case is a bit better .
By the way ... even a panel that disappears laterally... or, saying better ... two panels that alternate (one on left and one on right), and when you open one (tapping on some icon), the other automatically slide laterally, disappearing.

PS: excuse me for my disgusting english :(

[fms]

I didn't know elefm .. yes, infact it isn't much usable ... but case is a bit better .
Not really better, just got fewer buttons. But, my guess is, you have not seen Midnight Commander either. It is a two-paneled Norton Commander clone and it is actually usable, as long as you are ok with tiny fonts.

[Dany-69]

Not really better, just got fewer buttons. But, my guess is, you have not seen Midnight Commander either. It is a two-paneled Norton Commander clone and it is actually usable, as long as you are ok with tiny fonts.

I know it ;) it's good .. but i don't appreciate a lot its graphic.. and ofter i've problem with the zoom ... zooming in and out causes some sorts of graphic bugs in the visualization .. :/
And the scrolling isn't the most comfortable thing of this world (it's a venture to stop the scrolling in the right place -.- ) ..

Then Filebox show image's preview (and this is a very useful thing when you fight with the icon packs)... and allows to select multiple files very quickly..
And at least... it's cooler :cool: :D

[paai]

I am getting more and more enthousiastic about filebox. So what I am writing is absolutely no critique on the program.

1: I only found out about longpress in this thread, while I have the N900 from december 2009!!! This proves the importance of a concise manual that can be consulted on a website or so.

2: threads about a popular application like this one soon grow unwieldy and difficult to search. Again a good reason to collect knowledge in one spot.

Paai

[WhiteWolf]

What happened with the options of ordering? I only get "cending" and "down". What happens to sort by name, size, etc?

[sacal]

What happened with the options of ordering? I only get "cending" and "down". What happens to sort by name, size, etc?

Seams like new version of filebox 0.6-1 has all the requested sort functions.

Also cut and paste options in tools. I can't wait to test them :D

CepiPerez: thanks for this new version. ;)
Please post the change log.

[CepiPerez]

Latest changes:

Version 0.6-1:
- Added "Paste from clipboard" and "Cut from clipboard" to tools button
- Fixed clipboard shortcuts
- Re-added sort functions

Version 0.5-8:
- Support password protection decompressing rar and zip files


Please let me know if you find bugs.
If everything is Ok I'll promote the package to extras-testing

[sacal]

Latest changes:

Version 0.6-1:
- Added "Paste from clipboard" and "Cut from clipboard" to tools button
- Fixed clipboard shortcuts
- Re-added sort functions

Version 0.5-8:
- Support password protection decompressing rar and zip files


Please let me know if you find bugs.
If everything is Ok I'll promote the package to extras-testing

Thanks for this new version. After a few tests this is what i got:

- Added "Paste from clipboard" and "Cut from clipboard" to tools button

This options worked as expected and i found no bugs.

- Fixed clipboard shortcuts

The keyboard CTRL+C now works OK when auto select is active.

- Re-added sort functions

All sort functions worked OK.

- Support password protection decompressing rar and zip files

I could only test password protected zip files and they where decompressed OK.
There was only one zip file that didn't decompress but the reason was that the zip extension of the file name was "ZIP". After changing that to "zip" it worked OK. Sorry, my fault.

I have some ideas / suggestions for future improvements of this great file manager but for now, and excluding the password protected rar files that i couldn't test, i think you should proceed with filebox's promotion.

[NightShift79]

I made a german translation for FileBox.

Here's the german.ts file.
//EDIT: improved translation added:
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=807237&postcount=205

Hope to see it in a next version.
Thanks for your work. Keep it up.

btw
Do I need to wait for a new compile or is there a way I can test my created ts file on the device, somehow?

//EDIT:
Okay, I found out how to test out the Translation.
Just copied the german.ts and german.qm to /opt/filebox/lang
As simple as that :)

[WhiteWolf]

Thanks for the changes.

[puiradu]

Thanks for the improvements! You can promote this package so all the people who are not using extras-devel to acces his great features.

There are still some dependencies problems meaning that uninstalling the aplication only bzip2 is removed. I think you can fix this. Also the autorotation is not responding every time and I will like to see a faster pop-up menu if this is possible!

[NightShift79]

Here more improved, corrected and final german translation files:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ajmekqfxot72ggr

[sacal]

As i said in my last post here are some ideas / suggestions for future improvements of filebox.

Note that this is only my opinion and of course CepiPerez will be free to consider it or not. I am most thankful for his work and a very happy filebox user.

In my opinion longpress context menus are not user friendly. We have to wait for the list to appear and after that the finger normally hides the options. Perhaps it is my fault but i usually end up selecting an unwanted option in the context menu. To solve this i would:

- remove the settings icon from the right side toolbar and create a settings option in the tools menu.

- create a new menu icon in the right side toolbar with the options of the context menu. Pressing that menu icon a list of options similar to the actual context menu should be displayed.

and also

- the cut and paste options should be moved and placed together with the copy and delete options

- there should be a properties option to display file / dir complete name size, date and attributes.

- a new attributes function to edit file / dir attributes

- the possibility to create password protected compressed files

- when deleting multiple files / dirs the confirmation dialog should show the number of files ready for deletion.

- A switch pane icon ( perhaps to the right of the home icon) to enable virtual two pane operations

- the possibility to connect to ftp, ssh and windows shares.

and

OMG this list is already too long .... :D

I also would be glad if i could donate to the development of this project. Please provide a way to do it.

[RdM]

Is it still possible to put in the context menu the "open with...." possibility .

Thank you for this great application.

[WhiteWolf]

The first is to acknowledge the effort you do:

I have some suggestions, some overlap with other forum members.

1) The context menu is heavy because the finger must remain on the screen to exit the list. This could be solved as does the Opera browser. Alerts with an animation, take off your finger and leave contrextual menu. This is not obscured by the finger and is easier to choose the desired option.

2) Add the "Open with ...".

3) Allow custom sort in favorites, also for convenience to rename Tag: / home / user / MyDocs / private -> personal things. "

4) Allow multitasking when working with files, etc. Copy can say 20 files and allow the work to be in the background. This would continue using the FileBox for other jobs. Should be difficult to implement it possible to open more than one FileBox.

5) Allow to change file permissions from FileBox.

6) Allow to mount network drives from FileBox in the style of Wizard-Mounter.

7) Allow shared folders Tiny SAMBA style GUI.

I am also interested in contributing, please give us a way to let you go.

[puiradu]

the fies begining with "." can not be deleted.

[CepiPerez]

New version 0.6-2
- Added custom name (or tag or whatever) to bookmarks
- Added german translation

(forgot to change the version in about dialog, but who cares)

As always, new features comes with new bugs...
please test bookmars and comment.


@piradu:
I can delete everything
Please try again, when it gets fixed I'll promote the package

[WhiteWolf]

Testing... new version.

[sacal]

New version 0.6-2

- Added bookmarks rename - works OK

- Added german translation - (sorry no German language knowledge)

(forgot to change the version in about dialog, but who cares)
We all care :)

As always, new features comes with new bugs...
Not always. You did add many features without bugs.

I can also create and delete files beginning with "." :confused:

Thanks CepiPerez

Edit: (still testing)
Can someone check if opening a ".deb" file with filebox results in an "operation failed" error. I get this error with filebox but it works ok if i do the same thing with file manager.
Edit:
Found the reason (probably) - the name of the directory containing the ".deb" file is "#Temp". After some tests i found that if a file has the "#" character in its name or path name then the above error occurs. The same thing happens with a ".txt" file. There is an "Unable to open" error although in this case the file is opened in Notes.
So it seams that filebox has some trouble with the "#" character and probably with other unusual ones. However i tested other unusual and some accentuated chars without any problem.

[WhiteWolf]

Bookmarks rename. works fine

[Dany-69]

ehmmm ... i think i got a bug ... long tapping the screen in the empty bookmark page ... (all black with only the written bookmarks) makes me appear the popup menu to rename and delete .. but this shouldn't happen without any bookmark, i suppose o.o ... and tapping on this rename or delete options the app crash ...;/

[WhiteWolf]

What I dislike is the display of bookmarks leave the check boxes. I recommend that your order can be changed at the discretion of the user.

[hschmitt]

Hi,

will you promote your version 0.4-3 (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/filebox/0.4-3/) from Extras-testing to Extras?

[fms]

Noticed a bug in the latest FileBox versions:
When going to Settings or Archive Content, FileBox always switches into the Landscape mode now. When these windows are closed, FileBox continues in the Landscape mode, even although it has been set to Automatic.

Is there anything wrong with these two windows in the Portrait mode?

[sacal]

ehmmm ... i think i got a bug ... long tapping the screen in the empty bookmark page ... (all black with only the written bookmarks) makes me appear the popup menu to rename and delete .. but this shouldn't happen without any bookmark, i suppose o.o ... and tapping on this rename or delete options the app crash ...;/

Yes. I also confirm the above behavior

Noticed a bug in the latest FileBox versions:
When going to Settings or Archive Content, FileBox always switches into the Landscape mode now. When these windows are closed, FileBox continues in the Landscape mode, even although it has been set to Automatic.
....


Sorry but I can't reproduce that.
In my device, either with orientation settings to automatic or portrait, when in portrait mode i can select settings or view an archive content and the display always remains in portrait.
What exactly steps have you done ? Maybe you have some particular conditions / software.

[fms]

In my device, either with orientation settings to automatic or portrait, when in portrait mode i can select settings or view an archive content and the display always remains in portrait.
What exactly steps have you done ? Maybe you have some particular conditions / software.
No special conditions or software at all, except maybe for the latest hildon-desktop, helpfully compiled by MohammedAG. I retested just now and, to my shame, I cannot recreate the problem. Weird. Will be keeping an eye on it.

[CepiPerez]

The portrait/landscape thing happens when you have another application opened, like conversations or x-term
I've tried to fix it, but no luck yet

[NightShift79]

Is there a full FileBox Source anywhere?
the one from http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/pool/fremantle/free/source/f/filebox/

doesn't like my editting.

[Berserk]

I noticed a small bug:

When the orientation is set to portrait, the screen doesn't go to landscape when renaming with hardware keyboard.

It does go to landscape when renaming with onscreen keyboard.
When orientation is set to automatic, it also goes to landscape when renaming :)

[sacal]

I noticed a small bug:

When the orientation is set to portrait, the screen doesn't go to landscape when renaming with hardware keyboard.

It does go to landscape when renaming with onscreen keyboard.
When orientation is set to automatic, it also goes to landscape when renaming :)

You are right.
However i wouldn't call it a bug but an operating system limitation as there is no default onscreen portrait full qwerty keyboard.
After closing the onscreen keyboard filebox returns to portrait.

The portrait/landscape thing happens when you have another application opened, like conversations or x-term
I've tried to fix it, but no luck yet

Yes i got it now.
In my device it only happens when the orientation setting is automatic. If the setting is portrait it works ok.
What is strange when this happens (filebox changes to landscape) is that if you press the desktop menu / dashboard button filebox returns to portrait.
The normal behavior should be opening the dashboard as there are other applications running (xterm and filebox in my test).

[WhiteWolf]

The application every day is better.

There's something missing and done I thought about it. I have a clear need to create links to files and folders, would better organize the content to suit the tastes of users.

I have a clear need to create links to files and folders, would better organize the content to suit the tastes of users.

Combining this with work in the background would be an indispensable jewel in the N900

[Berserk]

This portrait mode is really neat, makes me wonder why the standard File Manager doesn't support it. Scrolling 3 or 4 lines of files at a time is a bit pointless at times..

So thanks very much for portrait mode in FileBox ;)

[CepiPerez]

New version 0.6-3:
* Added create symlink option
* Fixed bookmarks popup menu
* Fixed open x-term in user mode
* Added swedish translation

[Dany-69]

You are a god ! :D

[WhiteWolf]

New version 0.6-3:
* Added create symlink option
* Fixed bookmarks popup menu
* Fixed open x-term in user mode
* Added swedish translation

I love you. XDDDD

Excellent

[sacal]

New version 0.6-3

Thanks again CepiPerez

* Added create symlink option - works OK
Creates symlink of files, compressed files and folders. Of course it is not possible to create a symlink in a FAT partition. So don't expect to create a symlink inside MyDocs.

* Fixed bookmarks popup menu - Done and works OK

* Fixed open x-term in user mode - Done - now if user setting enable root access isn't checked xterm opens in user mode

* Added swedish translation - ? ? sorry no swedish here

Have you changed the way Add to Bookmarks works ?
In this new version i can't add any new bookmark

[WhiteWolf]

Add to Bookmarks -> fail
The symlinks work. Why can not on Fat? The desktop linux can.

[CepiPerez]

Have you changed the way Add to Bookmarks works ?
In this new version i can't add any new bookmark

Sorry, my fault.
Building 0.6-4 to fix this.
I think now I can promote to extras-testing.

What do you guys think?

[WhiteWolf]

Yeeeeesssssss!!!!!!!

[CepiPerez]

Add to Bookmarks -> fail
The symlinks work. Why can not on Fat? The desktop linux can.
I've mounted my sdcard on Ubuntu and I can't do this.
Are you shure you are making symlinks on vfat partition?
Maybe it's a ntfs partition.
Anyways, you can't do this in your phone

[sacal]

Sorry, my fault.
Building 0.6-4 to fix this.
I think now I can promote to extras-testing.

What do you guys think?

Wow !!! That was fast. :D

Add bookmarks issue fixed.

And Yes - go ahead with promotion.

[adhrie]

please promote it to extras-testing

the way this apps evolved & your response to bug reports deserve this app to be promoted even to extras

[mkkyah]

Thank you for the great application. I have uninstalled all the alternatives, which were only usefull for a few things but not for complete needs.
My only problem is, that I cannot change font color. I use Nuvofre theme and file names are white on almost white background. Is there any chance that fonts are changing with theme, or that they are changable manually?
thanks again

[CepiPerez]

@mkkyah:
Fixed in 0.6-5.

Package promoted to extras-testing
Pleas vote here (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/filebox/0.6-5/).

[WhiteWolf]

I have tried to "CLI" and actually does not create symlink in FAT. But my Gnome desktop does.
I checked and saw that creates a text file that references the URL and the browser interprets the file.
Could it be something?
I am pondering for ntfs format to MyDocs.

Can you add to favoritor personally ordering?

Thanks for the efforts.

[zerocool2k]

Minor rotation bug: When in fullscreen, portrait mode, go to settings, then click on the back arrow, it flips to landscape mode.

[sacal]

Minor rotation bug: When in fullscreen, portrait mode, go to settings, then click on the back arrow, it flips to landscape mode.

Does it happen always or only when there are other applications like xterm or conversations running in background and orientation settings are automatic?
Please see posts 220 and 223.

[zerocool2k]

Does it happen always or only when there are other applications like xterm or conversations running in background and orientation settings are automatic?
Please see posts 220 and 223.

You're right. It only happens when there are other apps running in the background that do not have portrait mode. e.g. you can have a bunch of webs open in the background and the "bug" won't happen (if microB is set to auto rotate).

[fifthelement89]

When i install this app and when i run it, the icons of the application don't appear! :/ what could i do?

[CepiPerez]

What do you guys think about customize folders icons?

http://imgur.com/OV5xm.png

It's already done.
Should I update the version before promote to extras?

[sacal]

What do you guys think about customize folders icons?

.....

It's already done.
Should I update the version before promote to extras?

It's a very nice idea. :D

As to the update perhaps you should wait some more time (and some more features i hope) before promoting again.

I would like to ask you to check the "#" char problem in post 212.

[fifthelement89]

can please someone tell me why the icons dont appear when i install the app? i just get all black squares with no icons :S

[HtheB]

How can I contribute for the Dutch and Turkish translations? :p

[CepiPerez]

@sacal:
Sorry, I forgot to check the # character. I'll do it for tomorrow for sure.

@fifthelement89:
Let me try it tomorrow. I let the source in my work.
BTW: Did you have rootsh installed?

@HtheB:
Open one of the .ts files in /opt/filebox/lang folder and edit it. It looks like an xml file. Send the files to me and I'll make the .qm file (the real lang file needed). Or you can download QtLinguist to make it.

[fifthelement89]

@sacal:
Sorry, I forgot to check the # character. I'll do it for tomorrow for sure.

@fifthelement89:
Let me try it tomorrow. I let the source in my work.
BTW: Did you have rootsh installed?

@HtheB:
Open one of the .ts files in /opt/filebox/lang folder and edit it. It looks like an xml file. Send the files to me and I'll make the .qm file (the real lang file needed). Or you can download QtLinguist to make it.

Yes i have everything installed.

[CepiPerez]

I've uploaded a new version to extras-testing with full source code and removed rootsh dependencies
Please test and vote here (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-testing_free_armel/filebox/0.6-9/).

[sacal]

That was some hard work CepiPerez !
I thank you for your patience with some security obsessed people. :)