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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.

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I made a german translation for FileBox.

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

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

Thanks for the changes.

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

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!

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Here more improved, corrected and final german translation files:

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

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

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.

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

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

Thank you for this great application.

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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.

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

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

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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

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Testing... new version.

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- Added bookmarks rename - works OK

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

We all care :)

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.

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Bookmarks rename. works fine

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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 ...;/

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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.

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

Hi,

will you promote your version 0.4-3 from Extras-testing to Extras?

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

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?

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Yes. I also confirm the above behavior

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.

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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.

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

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

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

Is there a full FileBox Source anywhere?
the one from http://repository.maemo.org/extras-d...rce/f/filebox/

doesn't like my editting.

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

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 :)

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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.

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).

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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

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

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 ;)

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

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

You are a god ! :D

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

I love you. XDDDD

Excellent

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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

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

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

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

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

What do you guys think?

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Yeeeeesssssss!!!!!!!

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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

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

Wow !!! That was fast. :D

Add bookmarks issue fixed.

And Yes - go ahead with promotion.

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

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

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

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

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@mkkyah:
Fixed in 0.6-5.

Package promoted to extras-testing
Pleas vote here.

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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.

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

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

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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.