Windows File Explorer is the best in terms of features, most Linux File managers lack basic functionality.

If someone dares to point that on redit they get “Then go use windows” (Linux is not a religion). or it’s opensource go do it yourself.

Is there a File Manager project that would like to implement features, there are many projects that allow feature request but don’t act on it.

I got many ideas.

  • Soot [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’m a bit confused. I use Nautilus/GNOME Files, and I quite honestly can’t think of anything it’s missing that I want. Can you be more specific about this missing basic functionality? Or is it just non-Nautilus file managers?

    If anything, I’m frustrated that Windows File Manager doesn’t have all the features I use on Nautilus. Here’s eight that just come to mind off the top of my head.

    • Fully customisable quick link menu,
    • Easy permission management,
    • One-click drive mount/eject,
    • inbuilt 7z, xz, tar, gz etc. support,
    • Operation tracking (eg extraction, compression, copying) all inbuilt into the same window with a nice progress chart
    • “open in terminal” option on right-click (I know windows 10 will do this with… some combination of buttons)
    • One-click to swap between the views I want
    • Actually functional search
    • CCRhode@lemmy.ml
      3·
      2 days ago

      One-click to swap between the views I want

      Yeahbutt the view you choose for a given folder does not persist from session to session. It used to… Nowadays, I use pcmanfm as a nautilus alternative, which features this retro feature. Persistence is important to me. I guess I can’t see why it isn’t to you…

      I really want an Android-style (grid-view, spatial paradigm, or whatever) application launcher, but all I can find are so-called semantic launchers, which follow a series of key strokes. Well, nuts to that! Unless I write one with considerable personal effort, I am still stuck with a plethora of file managers of various types (orthodox and navigational), many of which are forks of older packages that try to subvert trends in user-interface design toward touch-friendly devices.

      • Soot [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Fair enough about persistence, I can see why one might want it, but I genuinely haven’t even thought about it in 10 years of use, and the overhead of one-click on occasion is pretty small. I probably click it less than once a month. So I can see why it’s not implemented.

        Interestingly it does persist other things like list sort order, so you’d have thought they’d offer the option. One wonders if they wouldn’t happily accept a PR to add such a thing?

        What is an android-style application launcher. You mean like as a default ‘Open With’ dialog? That feels like a niche want, but I mean fair enough to want it. Something like Junction not do it for you? Then just have file types you want to do that open via that instead.

        Either way, it would be cool if Nautilus was extensible like GNOME shell. I don’t deny this. I’m largely just confused by OPs claims.

        • CCRhode@lemmy.ml
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          1 day ago

          I can see why it’s not implemented.

          … but it WAS implemented in nautilus before nautilus was dumbed down!

          What is an android-style application launcher?

          I mean the “App Switcher” for want of a better term. Generally, you swipe up to get to it. I think it used to be called the “App Grid” or “App Tray” when there was a middle physical button (or emulated target) for it. These days, I use Nova Launcher because (Guess what!) I wanted to add icons for my own scripts and a few O/S entry points that aren’t strictly apps on their own. … so my involvement with Gnome and Android launchers is a little out of date. I’ve moved on.

        • CCRhode@lemmy.ml
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          1 day ago

          Is the GNOME app grid not a grid-view application launcher?

          It’s pretty big to fit on one screen. It takes two MOUSE CLICKS to get to it. Is there a HOT KEY? Can you add icons for your own scripts? Gnome always had nautilus, but they wanted something completely different.