Hamster Filer 0.6 has arrived. It's not as fast as a hamster spinning on a wheel, but there are some speed-ups and a few features too.

• Added a configurable limiter for the number of active operations.
• Added a confirmation when deleting files through the clipboard window.
• Added keyboard shortcuts for confirmation dialogs.
• Added an option to sort files in a few different ways.
• Added new file details to select from: nothing, permissions.
• Directory listing happens in a separate thread, so GUI is more responsive.
• Improved startup time.
• Invoking file menu selects the current item, so it is easier to use with multi-select.
• Disabled selection for ".." items.
• Changed icons for clipboard and multi-select.
• Fixed the failure to start as root with no arguments.
• Fixed the crash caused by double-clicking a bookmark.

File details will be messed up after updating, so visit the settings window and readjust them to your needs.



I was considering to work on FileBox, but ultimately decided that it will be easier to start from scratch. That also gives me a chance to have a fresh (perhaps better) look at things and provides more freedom to implement various ideas, without worrying that people can accuse me of destroying their favorite file manager with too much innovation.