<10 Dec 1997, version 1.42>
X-Files is a graphical file management program for Unix/X-Window environment. It was inspired by the excellent Amiga program DirWork.
The basic idea with our concept is that you have two different directory listings where you see the names and sizes of objects (no icons), and two different sets of buttons. You can independently select files in each of the listings and use the buttons in each side to manipulate the selected files on that side. The buttons are entirely configurable and mainly use normal external Unix-commands. The basic file operations are made in a way that e.g. "copy" copies the selected files on that side to the directory on the other side. We do not support "drag and drop".
X-Files is written in Tcl/Tk and offers e.g. the following:
- An entirely configurable set of up to 96 Actionbuttons, although basic file operations can be performed even without any buttons! Also complex operations such as uuencoding a file and then sending it to someone via e-mail can be done with one single press of a button.
- The actionbuttons can also be configured to launch different applications making X-Files a nice front-end.
- Two fast mouse button binded operations can be associated for each file type. These are examples, configure your own combinations:
E.g. textfiles:
left MB -> viewing with our own or your favourite viewer
middle MB -> editing with your favourite editor
- Easy configuration of the previous items with built-in editors
- Transparent access to tar- and zip-packages. Basic file operations are supported both to and from a package.
- Moving within the directory hierarchy is flexible, fast and very visual.
- A pop-up menu for a quick use of the basic file operations and also for a few other operations of your own choice
- Directory history of the last six directories accessed
- Safe delete with one-step undo
- A few well thought and tested shortcut keys
- Context sensitive pop-up help
- Pattern select, cool looks and much more...
Many thanks go to Janne,
Jukka and
Petri for testing X-Files while still
under development. Also thanks to
Jenni for helping us with
the documentation.
Many many many thanks to
Konrad Neitzel and
Pasi Nieminen for providing
web-space for us.
For more information look at
The X-Files Homepage
or
X-Files Homepage - Mirror
or
X-Files Homepage - Mirror II
or email the authors at:
X-Files Adm
