Fluxbox and a File Manager

I recently installed fluxbox, and how great it is. X11 configured very easily (better than in gentoo) and flux installed in about 5 sec.
But ...
I need (want) a file manager. I discovered that gnome-mplayer has one when I click 'File -> Open'. But I can't figure how to open it outside of gnome-mplayer.
Is that a built in file manager, or can I get at it (and configure it)?
If I need a different one (I would use Thunar), would gnome-mplayer use the new installed one, or just the built in?

PCManFM is great, but I rather use Thunar for some reason I don't know..
You could use virtually any file manager, stretching from dolphin to terminals using cd/dir/cp/rm.
Try some, and find the right one for your own needs. The average archers goes for PCManFM, as it's lightweight and easy, but still does everything it needs to do.

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Lightweight Graphical Non Gtk and Qt File Manager

I need a lightweight graphical manager that i could use with fluxbox

Worker?
http://www.boomerangsworld.de/cms/worke … ts?lang=en
"Worker is a file manager for X-Window on UNIX.
The dirs and files are shown in two independent panels (similar to Midnight Commander)"
Features:
* requires only the X11 libraries, so it's fast and runs on many platforms
* built-in configuration GUI
* support for a virtual file system to enter archives, ftp sites, ...
Archives currently supported: tar/tgz/tbz, gzip, bzip2, zip, rar, ar and more from the extfs from Midnight Commander (lha, zoo, rpm, iso9660, diff, arj, cpio, ...)
Additionally it's possible to access servers using ssh, rsh, ftp, http and webdav.
* many built-in functions like:
o copy files, move files
o rename files
o delete files
o create directory
o create/change symlinks
o chmod, chown
o text viewer
o built-in search
o and many more...
* assign any external command to buttons, hotkeys or filetypes (e.g. gimp, tar, diff, mount, ...)
* UTF8 support
Screens:
- Main Window: http://www.boomerangsworld.de/cms/worke … r01-sm.png
- copying some files: http://www.boomerangsworld.de/cms/worke … rker06.png

Plasma and Dolphin file manager

Hi,
I'm missing the Dolphin file manager for KDE Plasma 5.2 desktop environment. The one that I find is 'kdebase-dolphin', but when I try to install it, it reports a conflict 'kdebase-runtime and khelpcenter is in conflict', and I assume that 'kdebase-dolphin' is KDE 4. I don't want to erase khelpcenter to install kdebase-dolphin. Is there a dolphin file manager ready for plasma yet?
Kind regards

I use dolphin-git (from AUR) wich is build against of KF5. I haven't any problems with it.

What's a good lightweight file manager for fluxbox?

I just installed arch and it's flippin awesome. I installed fluxbox because I prefer a light window manager with lots of functionality. When I used fluxbox with ubuntu I used thunar. But this time around since I'm using arch I want to use a file manager less dependent on less libraries and other share resources. So whats a good functional and maintained file manager that would be good for fluxbox?

skottish wrote:
frp wrote:
Since I didn't see it here mentioned, why not try Tux Commander? it only depends on gtk2.
I tried both thunar and pcmanfm, uninstalled them and stick with tuxcmd. The only little problem you might come into, is to manually add the buttons to mount cds and usbs (pmount helps here), unless you put them on fstab and they automatically appear there.
Well, just give it a try
$ pacman -S tuxcmd
note: if you ever tried total commander on windows, you'll fit in this one like a glove
I just checked this out and it's pretty nice. The only thing is that it does everything by file extension and not by mime type, which is counter-intuitive for a Linux desktop IMO.
Altho you can put name+extension as 'name'(so you can see the file 'as one'), yes, you'll have to manually had the programs you want to open each file type/extension.
Thanks for spotting that out

[SOLVED]Iced Tea Fails to Launch Webmin File Manager

Last night I started receiving an exception error when trying to launch Webmin File Manager from my laptop. I googled combinations of Webmin File Manager and Java and found posts dating back to 2009, 2010 stating webmin didn't work well with Iced Tea but did work with Sun's Java. Fortunately the Arch Java wiki indicated jre existed in the AUR. So a simple,
sudo pacman -Rs icedtea-web-java7
followed by,
sudo packer -S jre
and Webmin File Manager is accessible again.
My thanks to AUR maintainer Det.
Edit: After converting to jre I was able to access webmin filemanager but unable to access webmin ssh2. I reverted back to icedtea and went to the security console. i added https://serverip:10000/ to the exceptions and now both ssh2 and filemenager work.
Last edited by czubek (2014-07-10 22:01:13)

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How do I... (1) "play" a ppt; (2) "see" my sub-folders and their files in "Docs To Go" or "File Manager"?

This is written for the Playbook blog writer in the hope that he will see it here and post a blog answer. However, a reply from anyone would be appreciated. Thanks.
[2 questions about PPBB OS 2.0+]
Hi. Thanks for your very informative blog. I would appreciate it if you would consider writing blog tips to answer the following:
1) Why can't I organize my files in "Documents" or "File Manager" to "see" them in their sub-folders?
BBPB allows me to create SUB folders in the Documents folder, through my pc's access to the "Documents" folder in the Playbook. However, then I cannot "see" these created sub-folders on my BBPB after I disconnect my BBPB from my PC.
All the files I downloaded into these "sub" folders end up all together in the file list in "DOCS TO GO", either in "Documents" or "Music" or "Video" or "Pictures" ---- but these files are NOT separated into the sub-folders I created. The same thing happens in "FILE MANAGER" i.e. all files on the Playbook are in ONE place only.
Is the Playbook OS ever going to allow one to view sub-folders and what is in them, other than using the pc to do it? For example, it would be desirable to put all my ppt files into one folder.
2) How do I "play" a PPT file in the BBPB?
The BBPB "User Guide" says that I can "view, edit, or play" Powerpoint Presentations. However, although it describes how to "view" or "edit" individual slides, it does not say how to "play" ("run") a slideshow. How do you "play" a self-running slideshow?
For example, in Windows, you can click "play.bat" (in a saved "presentation cd" folder on a cd or USB stick) to run the ppt with sound and pictures saved in that folder (you don't need the Powerpoint program itself for this, since you are using the "pptview.exe" file in the same folder to "play" it). However, after downloading all the files in this "presentation cd" folder to the Playbook, I could only see one of them, the ppt file itself ---- and there is no icon in the Playbook to "play" the slideshow, it seems. Help?!
Thank you.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

First, I use an app called "File Browser" to view those subfolders.
As for running a powerpoint, I can open a ppt file and it runs in Documents to go. Next to the "Close" button there are three icons. The third one runs the ppt file as a slideshow.
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Is there any downside to using a reference type library if I use Time Capsule and will do file management only from within Aperture?

Have done a lot of reading to get prepared to convert to Aperture 3 and have this question regarding setting up my library type.
I'm not a professional -just a heavy user hobbyist.
It appears that the major factors in using reference style is to backup the images with Time Capsule and always do moves or deletes from within the Aperture application.
If my architecture matters here's what I have that may be involved in photo management and editing:
iMac (latest 27" high power version with lots of memory)
Internal 2TB HD where the library is stored
External (FireWire) 2TB HD where the images are stored
External (FireWire) 6TB HD backup drive
In the future an iPad for remote work on images (when/if available) and a Mac laptop (for same remote use)
I see major downside issues to letting the library manage my files - such as inaccessibility (or awkward accessibility) to the images for other programs, and performance issues when the library gets large (thousands of images or 100+ gb in size)
The chief complaints I've seen regarding using a reference mode is the broken link issues created if file management is done outside of Aperture (adds, deletes, moves of files) and the inability to use the Vault function for backup.
One feature that I imagine I'd like to have is maximum integration with Final Cut Pro X and that's one area I haven't seen much on and would be interested to hear about if that integration is affected with the choice of managed vs referenced library types. (I like to produce film clips that are combinations of pics and video and want to be set up so that is done in the easiest fashion when working in FCP X)
I'm sure I've not seen all sides of this issue and would like to see some discussion around this question.
Thanks to everyone contributing!
Craig

Goody, Goody, you hit a few of my favorite subjects! Herewith some comments, with the usual caveats - true to the best of my knowledge and experience, others may have different results, YMMV, and I could be wrong.
I run Aperture on two machines:
-- 2007 Mac Pro with 2x2.66 GHz Xeon, 21 GB of RAM, a 5770 GPU, and multiple HD. I have about 11,000 images, taking up 150 GB. (Many are 100 MB TIFF, scanned slides)
-- 2006 Mac Book Pro with 1 2.0 GHz Core Duo, 2 GB of RAM and a 240 GB SSD.
Two very different machines.
-- Aperture Libraries are all the same - Managed or Referenced. If Managed, then the Master image files are inside the Package, if Referenced, they are outside, and you can have any combination you want. Managed is easier, but Referenced is not hard if you are the least bit careful.
-- While the sheer size of an Aperture Library is not a big issue, the location on disk of the different components can have a tremendous impact on performance.
-- Solid State Drives (SSD) read and write faster than regular Hard Disks (HD) and, what is more important, empty HD read and write much faster than full HD.
-- Aperture speed requires a combination of RAM, CPU, graphics processing unit (GPU) speed, and disk speed. The more RAM you have, the less paging you will see. With enough RAM, the next bottle neck is CPU (speed and cores) and GPU speed. But even then you will still have to fetch an image (longer if you pull the full resolution Master, read and rewrite the Version file, and update the Preview and Thumbs.
So what works?
-- RAM, RAM, and more RAM. 4 GB will work, but you will page a bit. 8 GB is much faster. On my old MacPro the sweet spot was about 16 GB of RAM.
-- Keep your Library on your fastest (usually internal) drive. Keep that disk as unloaded as possible. How do you keep it unloaded? Either buy BIG, 1 TB+ or move your Masters off onto another disk. The good news here is that as Master files are written only once and never rewritten, speed of this disk, as opposed to the disk that holds the Library, is not important. There is a one second pause as the Master is read into memory and, if you have enough RAM, that is it - the Master will never be paged out. If, on the other hand, you do not have enough RAM, and you do a lot of adjusting at full resolution, then the speed of the disk that holds your Masters will become very important due to paging.
-- I found that I picked up a tiny bit of speed by keeping the Masters on a dedicated disk. Thus, in your configuration, if you can dedicate that 2 TB FW HD to your Masters, you should see very nice performance.
Final notes on backups and archives:
-- One conventional wisdom is that you should make an archive copy of every image file before or as you load them into your system. (Aperture in this case.) This archive is then never touched or deleted.
-- An alternative approach is that you do not keep such an archive, but only the images that you have in your Aperture Library. And when you delete from the Library, you no longer keep a copy anywhere.
I do the following:
-- Card to Aperture. Card is then kept at least 24 hours until all of my backups have run. (I use three - Time Machine, Clone, and off site.)
-- I do not keep archive copies. If I decide to delete a file, my only recourse is to recover it from Time Machine during the six month cycle of my Time Machine backups. Thereafter, it is lost.
There are merits to both approaches.
Hope this is clear, correct, and responsive to your needs.
DiploStrat

Has anyone had a problem with TapMedia File Manage on iPhone 5. I reported a WIFI functionality problem to the developer and asked for support. Instead they have been very unprofessional by name calling me instead of logically evaluate and troubleshoot th

Has anyone had a problem with TapMedia File Manage installed on iPhone 5? I reported a WIFI functionality problem to the developer and asked for support. Instead the company has been very unprofessional by name calling me instead of logically evaluate and troubleshoot the problem

Hi AKE1919,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The following information should help you with this:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBookstore purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933?viewlocale=en_US
Cheers,
Judy

File Manager and Synchronization

Thought I would bring this to wider attention (so reposting part of another post, apologies for that if you read it twice): the new File Manager app (by Acaras, I believe) seems to work just fine and is well worth 5 dollars. Great to see that holes in the Playbook experience are gradually being filled. I can click and open any file listed here, from word and excel to mp4, and even photos show up in small but view-able icons.
This takes care of a huge issue for the Playbook being able to justify a claim to being a business tablet. Now we can organize many documents (word, excel, powerpoint, pdf) into folders or categories, browse by those categories and open them accordingly. Once a document is in a folder, when you work on it and save it, it remains in that folder. I tried opening a new document, however, and there is no apparent way to control where it saves into. *I hope that will be another function added soon by RIM and partners.
Another big issue was regarding synchronization, there didn't seem to be a way to synchronize documents between Playbook and the computer. DataViz (which is now owned by RIM) invented this type of function in the days of Palm, so a mystery why it wasn't developed for Playbook. *Is this feature going to be added, RIM? However, I have found that I can synchronize using an application on the computer, I have used GoodSync to synch between laptop and desktop for several years. So this application detects whatever changes you have made to a document on Playbook and updates the same document on your computer.
The only problem I can see here is that you can't easily list a number of documents on your computer to synch to your Playbook (the way Documents to Go would do on my Palm), or if you really wanted to do that with GoodSync it seems quite cumbersom. Instead, I have to set up a few folders (eg. Playbook Working Folder, Current Reading) where I place current documents that I know I may be using on the Playbook. I tried using a shortcut instead of the original document to place in that folder, but it doesn't work. Anyway, this solution is still pretty helpful. It's not a bad thing to be forced to go back and finalize a working document and store it carefully when you're finished your active work with it. In the past I tended to leave different versions and when I went back, I had to check which was the last version.
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also, still no support for mpeg video huh? brutal.
also, still no support for eye-fi cards or the fabled andoid player. brutal.
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File management workflow - in and out of PS CS

I am getting used to using LR in my workflow and find it great for a simple shoot where I sort/cull, process and export. However I am getting into a bit of a muddle on the file management side
1) Moving files in and out of PS
I often create complex manipulated images - here I edit in photoshop and tend to create many versions. I save a version whenever I feel I have got somewhere with the file. However if I use 'save as' the file doesn't appear in Lightroom - I would have to go and re-import them. I've noticed that lightroom does create a new edit each time I close and reopen the edit, but this is time consuming and I don't want to do this.
My process in PS CS would be to flag relevant raw files, open in PS and save to a Work in Progress folder. Here I would store the various versions. Then once the images had been finalised I would save to a Final folder.
At present with LR - I am importing into LR, sorting/culling, using Develop for basic edits, opening in PS for manipulation and then getting into a muddle with files and versions.
How do other people deal with the interlink between LR and CS?
2) Creating a final portfolio
I tend to export any final images as Tiffs in to a Final subfolder, as I am slightly wary of leaving them as Raw with an attached xmp in case things get messed around when I archive them to a separate HD.
What is the best way of creating a "portfolio" library, versus a working library? Re-importing the Tiffs and keywording/rating for portfolio? Or creating a separate LR Library where only final files are deposited?
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Thanks
Emm
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> ) Creating a final portfolio
 I tend to export any final images as Tiffs in to a Final subfolder, as I am slightly wary of leaving them as Raw with an attached xmp in case things get messed around when I archive them to a separate HD.
 
 One way around the latter is to convert to DNG as a final step. When i do this, I know the file is pretty complete. By using "Edit in PS" my work gets linked with the original RAW or DNG file, has ratings, key words, etc. But I've not done a lot in that area, and not sure how I'd handle multiple versions of photoshopped images from one RAW file. I might be inclined to save snapshots within PS or layer comps.
 
 

 color="#600000" size="2">~~ John McWilliams
 
 
 
 MacBookPro 2 Ghz Intel Core Duo, G-5 Dual 1.8; Canon DSLRs

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I'm worried about 6 months down the road when my back end is bloated because my clientele can not delete nonsense pictures they loaded and I have no way, nor the time, to clean up the files that are littering my host space. They need to be able to navigate the file system without it overwhelming them. Overwhelmed clients are clients that leave you.
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This is really strange. I tried editing the drop down menus this morning, and it didn't work, so I posted this question.
I went back this afternoon to try the suggestion above, and I can edit the drop down pages by clicking on the drop down menus.
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Yosemite is awful- unable to empty trash, volume options are haywire, error codes on file management, and files won't replace when moved. What are my options at this point?

Like the topic - "Yosemite is awful- unable to empty trash, volume options are haywire, error codes on file management, and files won't replace when moved. What are my options at this point?"
I installed this OS, and it looks nice, but it's terrible to use. I randomly have the volume controls get disabled, and sometimes the volume menu in the system tray does nothing when adjusted which I've never seen in an OS before. The trash won't empty. When I try to drag and drop newer files over existing ones, nothing happens. The old ones just stay there. I have to delete the old ones and then move the new ones. And when I go into the protected files to manage audio plugins (I make music), the first thing I hit are error codes galore, and password prompts that either don't popup when they should, or don't execute the command after I provide my password.
What can I do now that I installed the flames of **** onto my computer?

Back up all data before proceeding.
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Triple-click anywhere in the following line on this page to select it:
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☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
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You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The command may take several minutes to run, depending on how many files you have. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.
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Version Document Info Record and File Management

Hi all!
want to edit DMS document info records (as in cv04n - add, del files) without deleting original DIR -> Version management of DIRs.
I use the following BAPI scenario:
- BAPI_DOCUMENT_GETACTVERSION (get the highest version of a DIR)
- BAPI_DOCUMENT_GETDETAIL2 (to get the object links of the DIR)
- BAPI_DOCUMENT_CREATENEWVRS2 (create a new version of the DIR, copyoriginals = X, object links are copied as well)
- again BAPI_DOCUMENT_GETACTVERSION (get this new version number)
- again BAPI_DOCUMENT_GETDETAIL2 to get the files of the new version DIR)
- to delete single files, i change the file record of the files table ( set deletevalue = X).
- then BAPI_DOCUMENT_CHANGE2 as suggested in a nother thread of mine by 2 community members.
the latest step runs for version = 00, but when having a version gt 00, the bapi_document_change2 returns : "original is already checked in and stored".
also i checked the ph_objid and lo_objid (the ids are the same for Version n and n+1), which might be the reason for the error mentioned above.
i can't find any solution.
thanks for replies in advance,
Christoph

Hi all!
got the solution: - finally !!!
Problem:
you want to edit Document info records - using a new version of this DIR. in the new version it is possible to add and delete files.
Solution:
- CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_DOCUMENT_GETACTVERSION'
and get the actual hightest version of the DIR
- ls_objtype-OBJECTTYPE = '*'.
append ls_objtype to myobjectlinks. to be able to copy all the objectlinks of the DIR.
- lv_dokvr_new = lv_dokvr_ref + 1. - increment the DIR version number
- CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_DOCUMENT_CREATENEWVRS2 to create a new version of the DIR.
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CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_DOCUMENT_GETACTVERSION'
- * get files of the new version
CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_DOCUMENT_GETDETAIL2'
- * set the delete flag for those you want to delete in the table documentfiles.
- CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_DOCUMENT_CHANGE2'
IMPORTANT ***
!!! transfer O N L Y the files you want to delete O R transfer all files but C L E A R the STORAGE_CATEGORY field !!!
any questions? feel free to ask...

Using file manager and phone browser without email...

I have nokia 6021, PC suite version 6.5.12 and windows xp home SP2 and I connect the phone to PC via bluetooth.
I just want to be able to view my phone "contacts" (just names and phone numbers) on my PC, edit my "contacts" on the PC and then load them back to the phone, but I do not want to synch with my email program because that is full of other contacts stuff that I do not want to clutter the phone memory with.
The bluetooth connection seems to work fine, but......
When I set up PC suite it wanted me to synch with an email program, but I just by-passed that. However, I cannot see my contacts files on the PC using file manager and phone browser. Is the only way to do this to actually synch with another email program that I use purely for the phone contacts?

ok guys, problem solved.
I just do a firmware update on my phone, though the firmware version was the same one, yet it's now able to back it up..

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I am trying to save a file and I keep getting a message :While attempting to access "-TemporarySaveFile-" the File Manager reported an error.
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