Does anyone program in C++ [Solved]

[hasmak]

The reason I am asking: XFE is a light weight, fast, desktop independent file manager for X; developed using C++; It has the bones of a good file manager, but is lacking some serious features
The developer is not interested in working on it any further (see open ticket)
https://sourceforge.net/p/xfe/feature-requests/254/
see last response by the developer
It is licensed GNU General Public License version 2.0 and is open source; and hosted on sourceforge
https://sourceforge.net/projects/xfe/
I am not a C++ programmer, but hoping to find someone who would be interested in having a look at it, and perhaps help develop it to its full potential
Thanks

[lars_the_bear]

Aren't there enough file managers already?

My understanding is that Thunar works without Xfce4, although it probably has some Xfce4 dependencies. I use it on Gnome, and it works fine. You could certainly make a file manager lighter than Thunar, but I wonder what features you'd have to give up? What makes XFE interesting in particular?

BR, Lars.

[hasmak]

Aren't there enough file managers already? .

There are dozens of file managers, each with its own merits, but also, each leaves me with the question; if only it could do...
For me (and I believe for many users) the file manager and the internet browser are the most commonly used apps in every day life.
I tried many FMs to find a perfect fit for me, but always there is the nag "if only it could..."
I tried XFE, and I liked many of its features, but it's incomplete, the developer had it since 2002, and in 22 years he had many requests for the missing features, yet he did nothing, and when I opened a ticket, he ended up by saying he is not going to do anything (you can read the thread from the link)
So, that brings me to my original question and what I am hoping for; I am hoping to find someone who can share my vision of building a Best In Class file manager for Linux, using what I believe to be an existing solid foundation
I am not a programmer, but I am a good project manager, and I hope I can find someone to partner with me on this project.
Hope this clarifies things
Cheers

[AVLinux]

Aren't there enough file managers already?

My understanding is that Thunar works without Xfce4, although it probably has some Xfce4 dependencies. I use it on Gnome, and it works fine. You could certainly make a file manager lighter than Thunar, but I wonder what features you'd have to give up? What makes XFE interesting in particular?

BR, Lars.

Indeed, I use Thunar with Enlightenment and it is quite self-contained and basically pulls in itself and it's volume management features. This is/was a very wise move by it's developers. On the little-known minimal front is zzzFM which is like SpaceFM on steroids, it is pretty popular with antiX folks and is very light and extensible. If it did network shares more easily I would probably only use it but Thunar is both light and does network and mtp sharing effortlessly.

I believe zzzFM is in the MX Repos if you've never tried it... I think your expectations for XFE are going to remain unfulfilled..

[hasmak]

I believe zzzFM is in the MX Repos if you've never tried it... I think your expectations for XFE are going to remain unfulfilled..

zzzFM is not in the repo anymore
I searched for it and found older version here
https://mxlinux.ipacct.com/MX-Packages/ ... n/z/zzzfm/
There is a bunch of files there, don't know which on to use
Back to your comments, I understand from what you said that zzzFM suffers from problems with network shares, which is the major problem with XFE
As for my expectations, I know It's wishful thinking, but I'll keep the fingers crossed
Cheers

[AVLinux]

I believe zzzFM is in the MX Repos if you've never tried it... I think your expectations for XFE are going to remain unfulfilled..

zzzFM is not in the repo anymore
I searched for it and found older version here
https://mxlinux.ipacct.com/MX-Packages/ ... n/z/zzzfm/
There is a bunch of files there, don't know which on to use
Back to your comments, I understand from what you said that zzzFM suffers from problems with network shares, which is the major problem with XFE
As for my expectations, I know It's wishful thinking, but I'll keep the fingers crossed
Cheers

To be honest zzzFM allows you to script a lot of things and I think probably network shares are possible but I never went that far. It also has great built in docs. If you wanted to try it from that archive you would want (assuming you use 64bit):

https://mxlinux.ipacct.com/MX-Packages/ ... _amd64.deb
https://mxlinux.ipacct.com/MX-Packages/ ... _amd64.deb
https://mxlinux.ipacct.com/MX-Packages/ ... +1_all.deb

Maybe a post in the antiX forums would answer that question more definitively..

[MadMax]

I used XFE for some time in the past before I switched to Double Commander. In my opinion its biggest strength is that it's very fast and responsive unlike any other GUI file manager. It lacks a bit in features, though, and yes it seems like the developer abandoned it some time ago. I would be great if someone picked it up and would make it new and shiny again. At the same time it's based on X and I don't know how well it would fit into the Wayland ecosystem (XWayland maybe?).

[AK-47]

I used to use Xfe a lot, I particularly liked how easy it was to make it look like the old Windows theme because of its use of the Fox toolkit, but now a days I just use whatever comes with the desktop environment. It may have a place with the likes of IceWM which I don't believe comes with its own file manager though.

But, multiple remarks like this (in the ticket) are not helpful:

"This request has bee opened by other users since 2021, no action was taken"
"Several similar requests have been asked since 2004 ???"
"What baffles me is the fact that these requests have been repeated since 2004, yet you have not tried to do anything about it, only the same response about fstab"

I haven't seen the previous requests (and can't be bothered searching) but presumably the dev responded to them. You are not his boss, it is his own personal project and he works on it in his spare time.

You also haven't mentioned here what constitutes a "Best in Class" file manager, what features, etc. Requirements? When I used Xfe about 10 years ago, I thought it was OK as a file manager. Could have used some ability to mount drives but wasn't a deal breaker for me at the time.

[Adrian]

I write programs too in my free time, if somebody would pester me with this kind of attitude I would respond "Sure, how much are you willing to pay me for this feature?"

[hasmak]

To be honest zzzFM allows you to script a lot of things and I think probably network shares are possible but I never went that far. It also has great built in docs. If you wanted to try it from that archive you would want (assuming you use 64bit):

https://mxlinux.ipacct.com/MX-Packages/ ... _amd64.deb
https://mxlinux.ipacct.com/MX-Packages/ ... _amd64.deb
https://mxlinux.ipacct.com/MX-Packages/ ... +1_all.deb

Maybe a post in the antiX forums would answer that question more definitively..

It also depends on mx-pkexec_21.03.02_all.deb
I installed it, and to be honest, was not impressed at all

You also haven't mentioned here what constitutes a "Best in Class" file manager, what features, etc. Requirements? When I used Xfe about 10 years ago, I thought it was OK as a file manager. Could have used some ability to mount drives but wasn't a deal breaker for me at the time.

The class is Light weight desktop independent file managers
The list of features, functions, requirements to be best in class is quit long, but simply put, it would be the first choice for the majority of users
I am not saying XFE is best in class (it is still as it was 10 years ago, just OK) but I am saying that a developer with the right skills and attitude can make it so; Where to find that developer is the million dollar question
Thanks again to everyone
Cheers