Comments on: Notes (week 31) – Ubuntu in use http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/ Software for all walks of life Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:41 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Xyquas http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-231 Xyquas Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:13:13 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-231 I like Ubuntu a lot too and also noticed there is a good file manager missing. Although I have to admit that I haven't used CE since I switched to Vista because of the multiple special folders, I'd suggest you try Java for cross platform programming. It has a great out of the box library and the whole approach is platform independent. The withdraw is you have to plan carefully first, but you wrote more than once that this is something you're educating yourself in ;-) Another benefit in using Java would be the possibility to integrate a database into CE (I used H2 within a Java program very successfully) where you could store more than just bookmarks and options - only an idea to think about =) Anyway, I contine advertising CE as I still think it is hell of a program! Keep up the good work *thumbsup* I like Ubuntu a lot too and also noticed there is a good file manager missing. Although I have to admit that I haven’t used CE since I switched to Vista because of the multiple special folders, I’d suggest you try Java for cross platform programming. It has a great out of the box library and the whole approach is platform independent. The withdraw is you have to plan carefully first, but you wrote more than once that this is something you’re educating yourself in ;-)
Another benefit in using Java would be the possibility to integrate a database into CE (I used H2 within a Java program very successfully) where you could store more than just bookmarks and options – only an idea to think about =)
Anyway, I contine advertising CE as I still think it is hell of a program! Keep up the good work *thumbsup*

]]> By: Marko http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-230 Marko Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:51:41 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-230 PCman looks pretty good. Very basic but that's all I need at the moment. Only if it would have tree based bookmark panel. PCman looks pretty good. Very basic but that’s all I need at the moment. Only if it would have tree based bookmark panel.

]]> By: Donn http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-229 Donn Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:57:34 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-229 That's great to hear that you have plans afoot to do a cross platform version of CE. I've been using Ubuntu on and off for a while and have never found any file manager that comes even close to CE's functionality. I always found Nautilus to be quite sluggish, Pcman has tabs but not a lot else from what I remember and there weren't any others I found that had much extra to them then the standard features. I did install CE in wine at some stage which seemed to run fine there but it would be great to have something specifically built to run on Linux too. That’s great to hear that you have plans afoot to do a cross platform version of CE. I’ve been using Ubuntu on and off for a while and have never found any file manager that comes even close to CE’s functionality. I always found Nautilus to be quite sluggish, Pcman has tabs but not a lot else from what I remember and there weren’t any others I found that had much extra to them then the standard features.

I did install CE in wine at some stage which seemed to run fine there but it would be great to have something specifically built to run on Linux too.

]]> By: Marko http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-225 Marko Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:06:49 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-225 Yep, in few hours. You can see all scheduled build releases in the Calendar: http://www.cubicreality.com/calendar/ Yep, in few hours. You can see all scheduled build releases in the Calendar:
http://www.cubicreality.com/calendar/

]]> By: Barta http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-224 Barta Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:53:13 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-224 new snapshot for the weekend? new snapshot for the weekend?

]]> By: Marko http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-228 Marko Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:50:49 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-228 <strong>@Chris</strong> Thanks for the tip. I'll look into it. <strong>@Conure</strong> Yeah, network bookmarks can be slow sometimes. I need to do some changes to them. @Chris
Thanks for the tip. I’ll look into it.

@Conure
Yeah, network bookmarks can be slow sometimes. I need to do some changes to them.

]]> By: Conure http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-227 Conure Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:28:46 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-227 I now think the delay (in my last post) was caused by a bookmarked network share, which happens to be on an Hamachi VPN. Sorry about that. I now think the delay (in my last post) was caused by a bookmarked network share, which happens to be on an Hamachi VPN.

Sorry about that.

]]> By: Conure http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-226 Conure Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:39:38 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-226 Updated to this release and everything ran well till I started using a couple of USB drives. Now when I open a session of CE, I get a blank window for about 20 seconds. If I click the window, the title changes to "Not Responding". It responds a few seconds later and CE appears to be OK, but it still takes 5 or10 seconds for it to respond to mouse clicks. Running Win XP Pro SP3 Thanks! Updated to this release and everything ran well till I started using a couple of USB drives. Now when I open a session of CE, I get a blank window for about 20 seconds. If I click the window, the title changes to “Not Responding”. It responds a few seconds later and CE appears to be OK, but it still takes 5 or10 seconds for it to respond to mouse clicks.

Running Win XP Pro SP3

Thanks!

]]> By: Chris http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-221 Chris Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:31:32 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-221 Awesome news! I use Ubuntu as my main OS and can't wait to see what you can do for an improved file manager. I recommend using Ultimate++ (C++ cross-platform library). It has great Gui system. great library of utilities, a very active community, and a killer IDE. I write all my cross-platform software with it (and python). http://www.ultimatepp.org Awesome news! I use Ubuntu as my main OS and can’t wait to see what you can do for an improved file manager.

I recommend using Ultimate++ (C++ cross-platform library). It has great Gui system. great library of utilities, a very active community, and a killer IDE. I write all my cross-platform software with it (and python).
http://www.ultimatepp.org

]]> By: Marko http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-222 Marko Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:24:52 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-222 Yeah, the backend is really cool. I love the fact that FTP and SSH work out of the box. I'm using WebDrive with CE in windows. I also like the tree implementation in file view. I've been thinking about adding something similar to CE. I can use the folder tree component to do that so it's not that big job necessarily ;) . The things I'm missing are tabs and bookmark tree. Having used CE for years, it's really awkward and slow to do things without them. Yeah, the backend is really cool. I love the fact that FTP and SSH work out of the box. I’m using WebDrive with CE in windows. I also like the tree implementation in file view. I’ve been thinking about adding something similar to CE. I can use the folder tree component to do that so it’s not that big job necessarily ;) .

The things I’m missing are tabs and bookmark tree. Having used CE for years, it’s really awkward and slow to do things without them.

]]> By: Dan http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-223 Dan Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:34:38 +0000 http://www.cubicreality.com/2008/08/01/notes-week-31-ubuntu-in-use/#comment-223 Personally I think the Gnome file manager, Nautilus (I assume that's the one you're talking about) is pretty good, better than Windows Explorer at least. Same with KDE's file manager. They have some features they blew me away (thanks to a flexible backend provided by Linux). For example, you can browse FTP and SSH and SFTP just like any other filesystem by using them as protocols: ssh://username@hostname/ etc. Windows Explorer can only do FTP, and it isn't as integrated (IIRC you can't do everything on FTP that you can on a normal filesystem that you really should be able to do) as Nautilus is. KDE's file manager also has three options for viewing inline PDFs in the window (a bit overkill, but once you pick one it's nice). I haven't tried to see if Nautilus has anything like that. And I love the combination TreeView/ListView browsing method. FYI as a side note that would be nice to see in a certain Windows file manager... ;) It would require a custom control though which may make it a pain to code. :( Personally I think the Gnome file manager, Nautilus (I assume that’s the one you’re talking about) is pretty good, better than Windows Explorer at least. Same with KDE’s file manager. They have some features they blew me away (thanks to a flexible backend provided by Linux).

For example, you can browse FTP and SSH and SFTP just like any other filesystem by using them as protocols: ssh://username@hostname/ etc.

Windows Explorer can only do FTP, and it isn’t as integrated (IIRC you can’t do everything on FTP that you can on a normal filesystem that you really should be able to do) as Nautilus is.

KDE’s file manager also has three options for viewing inline PDFs in the window (a bit overkill, but once you pick one it’s nice). I haven’t tried to see if Nautilus has anything like that.

And I love the combination TreeView/ListView browsing method. FYI as a side note that would be nice to see in a certain Windows file manager… ;) It would require a custom control though which may make it a pain to code. :(

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