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Texrat 2009-11-30 18:55
Re: [N900] File manager only sees MyDocs. Is there a better file manager?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sjgadsby (Post 401188)
The discussion had little to do with DialCentral, is of general concern, and will find more eyeballs out here on its own.

That done, I was never here. *whoosh*
I don't disagree with the motive, O Furtive One. Just remember payback is usually hell (oblique reference to Thanks on my 8000 posts post)

:p

zerojay 2009-11-30 19:01
Re: [N900] File manager only sees MyDocs. Is there a better file manager?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by christexaport (Post 400950)
I just realized the file browser sucks. I had to use the GPE file manager for that. is there a way to make the default browser see all files, or what browser is recommended? I found GPE to hide everything too. had to type in the location. Is this a joke?? On a computer?
Welcome to Linux. Most users don't have access to files outside of their home directory anyways, so it doesn't realy make sense to give them a default file manager that can see all that stuff since they will just be given permission denied errors constantly.

TA-t3 2009-11-30 19:02
Re: [N900] File manager only sees MyDocs. Is there a better file manager?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qwerty12 (Post 401183)
You edit the MYDOCSDIR variable. Doing so, however, is not only stupid but may cause problems. Anyway, since the File Manager runs as "user", how do you propose to manipulate files outside of /home/user?
You don't have to manipulate (as in 'edit/modify'), you may just want to find and inspect. Most root-owned files are visible to the user. And in any case, isn't it looking in /home/user/.documents, not in /home/user proper? There will be lots of user files outside of /home/user/MyDocs/, if appliacations on the earlier releases are anything to go by.

EDIT: Corrected .documents to MyDocs, .documents would be inside MyDocs.

GeneralAntilles 2009-11-30 19:05
Re: [N900] File manager only sees MyDocs. Is there a better file manager?
 
I didn't get an answer in the other thread, so I'll re-ask here.

What, exactly, is it that you need access to?

epage 2009-11-30 19:09
Re: [N900] File manager only sees MyDocs. Is there a better file manager?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles (Post 401236)
I didn't get an answer in the other thread, so I'll re-ask here.

What, exactly, is it that you need access to?
This originated in me asking him to post "/home/user/.dialcentral/gv_cookies.txt" so not the typical file an end-user would be grabbing but in this case he was helping me debug a program in Extras-Testing.

TA-t3 2009-11-30 19:09
Re: [N900] File manager only sees MyDocs. Is there a better file manager?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by zerojay (Post 401216)
Welcome to Linux. Most users don't have access to files outside of their home directory anyways, so it doesn't realy make sense to give them a default file manager that can see all that stuff since they will just be given permission denied errors constantly.
But most files on Linux (see e.g. /usr/share/) _are_ accessible to users, as in read only. The file manager isn't normally used for editing files, most people would use it to find and inspect files. There are lots of files on the system that would be easier to find with a file manager, for most people.

Then again most of the files outside /home/user will only be confusing to many people. But it's not really true that you would get permission denied errors just by looking at them - there are quite few of those. In any case the file manager should allow access outside of /home/user/MyDocs/.

Laughing Man 2009-11-30 19:10
Re: [N900] File manager only sees MyDocs. Is there a better file manager?
 
The default windows manager hides system files and extensions, you have to go through options to enable them. The later ones in Vista and 7 use breadcrumbs though you can switch it to addresses.

I prefer xyplorer on windows myself.

debernardis 2009-11-30 19:18
Re: [N900] File manager only sees MyDocs. Is there a better file manager?
 
Still having emelfm2 or midnight commander is useful. Anybody with the device can test if one or both are able to run from diablo repos? Or recompile? Thanks :)

joppu 2009-11-30 19:20
Re: [N900] File manager only sees MyDocs. Is there a better file manager?
 
ls = list directory contents
cd = change directory
cd .. = one directory up
mv = move
cp = copy
mkdir = make a directory
rm = delete

zerojay 2009-11-30 19:38
Re: [N900] File manager only sees MyDocs. Is there a better file manager?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by TA-t3 (Post 401246)
But most files on Linux (see e.g. /usr/share/) _are_ accessible to users, as in read only. The file manager isn't normally used for editing files, most people would use it to find and inspect files. There are lots of files on the system that would be easier to find with a file manager, for most people.

Then again most of the files outside /home/user will only be confusing to many people. But it's not really true that you would get permission denied errors just by looking at them - there are quite few of those. In any case the file manager should allow access outside of /home/user/MyDocs/.
I never stated that you would get permission denied errors for looking at files. I'm talking about doing stuff with them (saving, moving, deleting, etc...)


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