Sunflower file manager

[timkb4cq]

I have a working build of the latest sunflower now in the MX-19 Test repository.
The mirrors won't have updated yet, so here's a direct link to the deb for those in a hurry
http://mxrepo.com/mx/testrepo/pool/test ... 19_all.deb

If you are already using the deb from the author, please purge it before installing this one. His build system & debian's pybuild put a package's local libraries in different places which can cause issues.

Let me know how it works.

[Gabriel_M]

It works very well, thank you very much !!!!.

I started with Norton Commander, so I always used dual screen file managers.

It is a shame that Alexander Schwinn, contrary to the MX Linux developers, excellent and very friendly distribution, does not accept suggestions such as incorporating dual screen to Thunar.

[asqwerth]

It's now in the Test Repo.

Most things work, except the fast media preview.

In Manjaro, the version installed from AUR has the fast media preview function working fine.

See screenshot below. Usually the first time you select an item in a folder the preview won't show up. If you click the same item again, it will.




https://imgur.com/AsHsIlZ


For the package in Test Repo, I clicked once, twice, etc. No preview appears. Is some dependency or package is missing from the version packaged for Test Repo?

Dependencies listed in AUR page at https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sunflower/

gtk3 (gtk3-donnatella, gtk3-cosy, gtk3-adwaita-3-32-git, gtk3-ubuntu, gtk3-mushrooms, gtk3-typeahead, gtk3-git, gtk3-classic, gtk3-patched-filechooser-icon-view, gtk3-cloudproviders)
librsvg (librsvg-git)
python-chardet
python-gobject (python-gobject-git)
vte3 (vte3-ng-emoji-terminix-zsh-notify, vte3-ng-fullwidth-emoji, vte3-git, vte3-tilix, vte3-ng, vte3-notification, vte3-kinetic)
libnotify (libnotify-gtk2, libnotify-id-git, libnotify-id) (make)
gvfs (gvfs-nosystemd, gvfs-git) (optional) – mount-management
libnotify (libnotify-gtk2, libnotify-id-git, libnotify-id) (optional)
python-mutagen (optional) – audio-metadata support

[asqwerth]

Just an update - I tried to compare the dependencies in the AUR list with what's in our stable repos. Not many with exactly the same name. I tried installing a few packages that had similar names, but the image preview function still doesn't work on the sunflower package in Test Repo.

[OKie]

I'd like to add my thanks for the package. It's version 0.5, which is later than available on the gitlab site. Also, image preview seems to work fine.

[asqwerth]

I've found the new gtk3 version in test repo does not mount my synology Nas drive. I used to be able to do it in gtk2 version, compare files and copy over new stuff from data drive to my NAS. now the Nas is unmountable even using its IP location on network. I tried ftp,smb.

Happens with the AUR version in arch/manjaro as well. I made a bug report there but it didn't appear to have been resolved yet. So on mx I'm reverting to and sticking with gtk2 for now.

[Real]

I use thunar first to login to my nas folders, then I open double commander and the folders are mounted. Double commander's method of logging into a network folder is too dissimilar for me to figure out, and I've tried. I also tried spacefm and sunflower and any otherr probable dual pane file manager and none of them do it for me even if I had no nas. I think I actually had that same problem too. Afterwards where now your nas is unreachable? I had to reconfigure my nas adapters and finally got it working again. Weird but I may have a better simpler config now on the nas. Thunar works so well with MX and I find it frustrating that all other file managers just don't have the same level of cohesiveness that thunar does when just trying to do stuff. Double commander is 'bout perfect for me.

[asqwerth]

I do mount on thunar first. But the gtk3 version didn't show the mounted Nas in their list of mounted devices.

Maybe I'll check again with the latest sunflower in test repo.

[Real]

That's just it. We want dual pane which thunar doesn't have yet having to use thunar first is something I'd like to not have to do. Not a big deal really. Main thing is being able to move files without using tabs or 2 separate windows. I ran the test sunflower one maybe a couple 3 weeks ago. Did not care for it.

[OKie]

I use thunar first to login to my nas folders, then I open double commander and the folders are mounted. Double commander's method of logging into a network folder is too dissimilar for me to figure out, and I've tried. I also tried spacefm and sunflower and any otherr probable dual pane file manager and none of them do it for me even if I had no nas. I think I actually had that same problem too. Afterwards where now your nas is unreachable? I had to reconfigure my nas adapters and finally got it working again. Weird but I may have a better simpler config now on the nas. Thunar works so well with MX and I find it frustrating that all other file managers just don't have the same level of cohesiveness that thunar does when just trying to do stuff. Double commander is 'bout perfect for me.

Can you say more about your NAS. I don't use one, and I'd like to hear about the details? Is this for a company or university? Also, why are you doing this instead of using a local drive?