Do not natively support .app bundles, .AppDir and .AppImage formats |
Natively supports .app bundles, .AppDir and .AppImage formats |
DONE |
Do not show the correct icons for Windows applications |
Shows the correct icons for Windows applications |
DONE using icoextract (must be installed) |
Use XDG standards that have prevented *nix desktops from working well for all too long |
Engineered from first principles to be a great desktop file manager |
WIP |
Assume applications are at fixed locations, e.g., in /usr/bin |
Assumes applications can be anywhere including external disks and file shares, and can be freely moved around |
WIP based on launch "database" |
Show icons for files based on their MIME type |
Show icons for files based on the application that opens them |
DONE based on launch "database" |
Do not allow individual files of the same MIME type to be opened with different applications |
Allows individual files of the same MIME type to be opened with different applications (using the can-open extended attribute) |
DONE by launch |
Do not persist window location and size for each window |
Persists window location and size for each window |
DONE |
Do not persist the view type for each window |
Persists the view type for each window |
DONE |
Do not persist icon coordinates in windows |
Persists icon coordinates in windows |
TODO |
Do not persist the size of each icon |
Persists the size of each icon |
For consideration |
Cannot use copy and pasted icons for documents and folders |
Can use copy and pasted icons for documents and folders |
TODO |
Open files with whatever application if there is more than one that can handle a file |
Asks the user which application to use if there is more than one that can handle a file |
DONE by launch |
Do not know which application created a file |
Knows which application created a file and by default opens it with that application |
TODO; how? Using DTrace or similar? |
Do not allow drag-and-drop of files onto applications |
Allows drag-and-drop of files onto applications |
DONE |
No animation when applications, documents, or folders are opened |
Animation when applications, documents, or folders are opened |
DONE (using QTimeLine Property Animation) |
Opened applications, documents, and folders are not shown as open |
Opened applications, documents, and folders are shown as open |
DONE for folders, TODO for the other types |
Use technical jargon like "executables", "files", "directories", "properties", "wallpaper" |
Uses familiar desktop terminology like "applications", "documents", "folders", "info", "desktop picture" |
DONE |
Do not show volumes (disks) on the desktop |
Shows volumes (disks) on the desktop |
DONE |
Cannot eject disks by dragging them to the Trash |
Ejects disks by dragging them to the Trash |
DONE |
Use controls designed for mobile devices like |
Only uses controls designed for the desktop (e.g., real checkboxes like |
DONE |
When you double click an application and it fails to run, nothing happens because the error goes to /dev/stderr , which is invisible |
When you double click an application and it fails to run, the error is shown in a dialog on the screen |
DONE via launch |
Are not optimized for managing and launching applications |
Is optimized for managing and launching applications |
DONE |
Cannot rename disks |
Can rename disks |
DONE via renamedisk helper command line tool |
Do not have spring-loaded folders |
Has spring-loaded folders |
DONE |
Use Gtk-centric dependencies like Glib, Gdk, Gio, polkit |
Does not use Gtk-centric dependencies |
DONE |