********************************************************************** X-Files -- The Ultimate File Organizer -- current version 1.30, dated 12.04.1997 ********************************************************************** X-Files is a graphical file management program for Unix/X-Window environment. For more info see: ------------------ 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: ----------------------------------- 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/ ====================================================================== X-Files is written in Tcl/Tk and offers e.g. the following: ----------------------------------------------------------- * 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... ========================================================================= New features: ========================================================================= 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. ====================================================================== What you need to get X-Files working: ------------------------------------- - 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. ====================================================================== In the future we have planned: ------------------------------ - 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) ====================================================================== For screenshots, on-line manual and, of course, the package [120 Kb] itself; see: -------------------------------- 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: ----------------------------------- 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/ *********************************************************************** For questions etc. mail xf_adm@pinhead.tky.hut.fi or contact the authors jforsten@cc.hut.fi mkivinie@cc.hut.fi ***********************************************************************