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I think the best concept for file management ever invented is the one used by the orthodox file managers (Double Commander, Midnight Commander, FAR etc. etc).
by FpUser 7y ago
I think the best concept for file management ever invented is the one used by the orthodox file managers (Double Commander, Midnight Commander, FAR etc. etc).
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoWhat do you mean?
- cerberusss 7y agoMeaning, the screen is always split in two. On both sides, there's a directory shown. All commands (copy, move, etc.) now instantly have a target (namely, the other side).
- bestnameever 6y agoI used Solid Explorer when I was on Android and that's exactly how it was set up. I really can't think of a better design pattern for a file manager on a mobile device.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y agoAh, right, that seems on now you point it out. I use Q-Dir at work because I’m constantly managing files on four networked devices. No affiliation, just a satisfied user. http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/Q-Dir/Screenshots http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/Q-Dir/Screenshots
- ben509 7y agoThis appears to be aiming at mobile, so maybe a split screen wouldn't work, but I'd at least argue that directories should be at the top. There are cases where a file is associated with directory, e.g. you export a web page and its contents are saved within a dedicated directory, and some languages will allow module.foo and module/submodules. But those are odd cases and the insight that the file managers had was that folder navigation and file manipulation are two separate things. If you need to move a file, you always want to move it to another folder. All the files just get in the way. If you want to find a file, it's in a folder, it's not "between" two files. Putting everything together is plainly nuts.
- cryo 7y agoOn Android Total Commander offers two panes by swiping between them.