ROX-Filer | ROX Desktop (original) (raw)
Submitted by Thomas Leonard on Thu, 2005-12-29 11:55
Summary:
the file manager at the core of the ROX desktop
Zero Install URL (drag link to AddApp to install):
Last version supporting GTK 2.0: 2.1.3
Last version supporting GTK 2.2: 2.2.0
ROX-Filer is a fast and powerful graphical file manager for the X Window System. You can use it as a small and fast filer within your current desktop...
...or get it to manage your pinboard, panels and applications (see below for more screenshots).
Downloading and installing the filer
There are many ways to get the filer:
On most systems, you can use the web installer. ROX-Filer is also available as part of the ROX-All package.
$ 0alias rox http://rox.sourceforge.net/2005/interfaces/ROX-Filer
If you don't want to use Zero Install, read the instructions on the Help Installing pages, or install from source.
Problems
Please read the FAQ before reporting problems on the Mailing Lists. Thanks.
Manual
ROX-Filer's manual is available on-line.
Features
- Fast scanning of directories (in the background),
- Uncluttered display (popup menus are used throughout),
- Background file operations (copy, move, link, delete, permissions, find),
- Powerful expression-based find feature with on-line quick reference (eg 'mtime after 2 days ago and size > 10Mb' finds files based on their modification time and size)
- Mounts and unmounts filesystems (floppies, CDs, etc),
- Supports the XDND protocol, which provides for drag-and-drop file loading, and the XDS extension which allows drag-and-drop saving,
- Fully configurable from the Options dialog box,
- User-defined key bindings for all menu entries,
- A pop-up minibuffer allows navigating the filesystem using shell-style tab completion,
- The minibuffer can also be used for quickly entering shell commands,
- Full manual provided (HTML format).
- Support for running freedesktop.org '.desktop' files.
Screenshots
See the Screenshots page for some more pictures, or ROX-Filer screenshots on Lynucs.org.
