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[imschmeg]

I'm a retired software engineer, and I have forked a few projects (none were file managers) just to add some behavior I was after. This is a common practice. However, I have used xfe in the past and didn't like it vs. other file managers that are more actively maintained. But I haven't tried it in several years.

Why do you prefer xfe over the set of GUI FMs that MXPI offers (Dolphin, Nemo, Thunar, PCManFM, ROX, SpaceFM, Sunflower)?

[AVLinux]

There are some rare Angels..

Several years ago the Cinelerra-CV Video editor was starting to bit rot and seeing one or two git commits per month in about 4 divided forks, stability was a huge issue... A retired software engineer and his wife from Colorado took it on as a retirement project and in a few short years the software was transformed from barely useable to extremely Stable and feature-packed. Tragically the main developer was killed in a bicycle accident but his wife and a few new volunteers continue to work on it albeit at a significantly slowed pace. I've never seen anything like what happened with Cinelerra due to the completely altruistic efforts of Bill and Phyllis.

[uncle mark]

There are some rare Angels..

Several years ago the Cinelerra-CV Video editor was starting to bit rot and seeing one or two git commits per month in about 4 divided forks, stability was a huge issue... A retired software engineer and his wife from Colorado took it on as a retirement project and in a few short years the software was transformed from barely useable to extremely Stable and feature-packed. Tragically the main developer was killed in a bicycle accident but his wife and a few new volunteers continue to work on it albeit at a significantly slowed pace. I've never seen anything like what happened with Cinelerra due to the completely altruistic efforts of Bill and Phyllis.

What Jerry and anti and the crew they put together did with antiX and Mepis has been pretty extraordinary, if you ask me.

[CharlesV]

There are some rare Angels..

Several years ago the Cinelerra-CV Video editor was starting to bit rot and seeing one or two git commits per month in about 4 divided forks, stability was a huge issue... A retired software engineer and his wife from Colorado took it on as a retirement project and in a few short years the software was transformed from barely useable to extremely Stable and feature-packed. Tragically the main developer was killed in a bicycle accident but his wife and a few new volunteers continue to work on it albeit at a significantly slowed pace. I've never seen anything like what happened with Cinelerra due to the completely altruistic efforts of Bill and Phyllis.

What Jerry and anti and the crew they put together did with antiX and Mepis has been pretty extraordinary, if you ask me.

Second that!

[AVLinux]

There are some rare Angels..

Several years ago the Cinelerra-CV Video editor was starting to bit rot and seeing one or two git commits per month in about 4 divided forks, stability was a huge issue... A retired software engineer and his wife from Colorado took it on as a retirement project and in a few short years the software was transformed from barely useable to extremely Stable and feature-packed. Tragically the main developer was killed in a bicycle accident but his wife and a few new volunteers continue to work on it albeit at a significantly slowed pace. I've never seen anything like what happened with Cinelerra due to the completely altruistic efforts of Bill and Phyllis.

What Jerry and anti and the crew they put together did with antiX and Mepis has been pretty extraordinary, if you ask me.

Absolutely! Couldn't agree more! I was simply talking about it in context of a single project that had languished like the OP was talking about.

[davidy]

I tried every file manager in MX I coud get my hands on. Thunar mounts drives and network shares easily and is the only reason I haven't uninstalled it, can't is more accurate. I don't care for it's interface. DoubleComm is my favorite and has been since windows but it won't easily do what thunar does so I have to keep both which is kind of annoying. zzzFM? Not a chance will I ever use that again. Nice gui but that's all.

[hasmak]

I'm a retired software engineer, and I have forked a few projects (none were file managers) just to add some behavior I was after. This is a common practice. However, I have used xfe in the past and didn't like it vs. other file managers that are more actively maintained. But I haven't tried it in several years.

Why do you prefer xfe over the set of GUI FMs that MXPI offers (Dolphin, Nemo, Thunar, PCManFM, ROX, SpaceFM, Sunflower)?

Thanks for the reply
Let me explain the situation;
I have recently migrated from windows, on windows the one and only file manager I used was Q-Dir http://www.q-dir.com/
Q-Dir is a multi panel, multi tab, highly customizable and extremely user friendly
Ever since I moved to linux, I always compared whatever file manger I was using (and I tried all the above and more) to Q-Dir
Most of the file managers I tried on linux are quit good, and each has its merits, and eventually did the job; but on the whole everyone of them fell short of Q-Dir.
This led me to think, What is the difference? and I think it's the amount of effort and thought the developer has put into simplicity and ease of use, what would take 3 clicks to do on Thunar, required only 1 click on Q-dir; and what needed 7 seconds can be done in 3 seconds on Q-dir. This is done so intuitively and effortlessly that the user doesn't think about it.
To appreciate Q-Dir, you have to use it for a while, not just look at casually.
Of Topic: That leads me to a question for all the developers and programmers who generously gave their time for this topic, on windows, left-click-drag performs the default action (copy or move) and right-click-drag would open a context menu with alternative actions. Right-click-drag is not available in any of the file managers I tried !!!; is this tradition or is it an inherent limitation of linux
Back to topic: Why XFE?
The first time I used XFE, the look and feel reminded me of Q-Dir (Nostalgia) and I liked the developers approach to customization, and because the development was stalled I naively thought that maybe the base code can be used to improve and extend its functionality and usability, and I must admit that it was short sighted and impulsive.
So, here we are; and unless someone with more knowledge and experience, finds it in his good heart, has the time and is willing to have a look at the code, and advice me whether this is doable and how to do it, I guess I am going no where
Thanks again to everyone and all the best

[AK-47]

That was derogatory and uncalled for

No it was not.

Back to topic: Why XFE?
The first time I used XFE, the look and feel reminded me of Q-Dir (Nostalgia) and I liked the developers approach to customization, and because the development was stalled I naively thought that maybe the base code can be used to improve and extend its functionality and usability, and I must admit that it was short sighted and impulsive.
So, here we are; and unless someone with more knowledge and experience, finds it in his good heart, has the time and is willing to have a look at the code, and advice me whether this is doable and how to do it, I guess I am going no where
Thanks again to everyone and all the best

There are plenty of file managers (such as ones included with desktop environments) that do right-click operations (usually a menu). A lot has changed in the last 10 years in the Linux world, I wouldn't have even considered Linux as a serious alternative to Windows that long ago.

[hasmak]

No it was not.

Yes it was
Perhaps you can ask the poster what his intention was

There are plenty of file managers (such as ones included with desktop environments) that do right-click operations (usually a menu). A lot has changed in the last 10 years in the Linux world, I wouldn't have even considered Linux as a serious alternative to Windows that long ago.

I think you misunderstood my question; it is not about right-click actions; it is about right-click ==> hold the button ==> drag to another place ==> release the button ==> trigger context menu for operations in that other place
If you know a file manger that has this function, let me know which one

[MadMax]

Well, one has to start somewhere. But if you have zero experience I would recommend starting with non-gui programs, i.e. terminal applications. Maybe even bash scripting and effectively using the GNU coreutils to accomplish things. Diving into an existing codebase of a (quasi) abandoned GUI project that uses some niche toolkit is huge mountain to climb.

But all that said, it's FOSS. You can create a git repo, fork the code and give it a go. If you need a small and just very specific feature (maybe a custom sorting algorithm in the file manager), there's a chance you might be successful.