Xplore 1.0 Requests Thread

Well, I have officially replaced Windows Explorer. great job man.

I'm guessing you used internet explorer as the shell rather than Explorer?

a few requests/observations to help with realism:

1. Can someone fix those masks

2. the window is 1 pixel higher than the toolbar

3. the window itself doesnt seem to skin, at all. Just the title bar.

4. Search should 'light up' with that blue haze when active.

5. remember folder views/prefs

6. ability to add shortcuts (both on the top and bottom of the toolbar)

7. Maybe a right click option on the back/forward buttons for 'history'

8. Ability to change the font that the app calls

9. an empty scroll bar on the right when the window doesnt need a regular scroll bar.

10. 'grabber' on the bottom right for resizing.

11. the file/folder info in the middle bottom rather than the left.

12. a temp 'knob' on the pane between the window and the toolbar to be ready for the resizing option.

13. CD automatcally adds to the top of the bar and also has an eject button.

14. When networking is implemented, adding a rotating arrow while it is connecting will help the realism.

otherwise, this is one great piece of working art.

thank you for all the hard work.

ATTENTION OTHER POSTERS:

Please keep your requests to Mac OS X style enhancements/realism.

Let's not start overdoing it with this thread.

this thread is for realism only...

thank you

#128551

Also, THINK first, then post.

sometimes what you ask may already be obvious to the developer.

furthermore, this is NOT a help thread, a thank you thread, nor a bug thread...take that to the appropriate thread.

#128554

I know Duckie is going for OSX realism with this project. but something that I think would make this thing amazing would be "tabbed - browsing". It would make it so much easier to move files around if I could open a couple of tabs to different folders. Just an idea.

#128562

Originally posted by smerickson@Mar 13 2004, 10:21 AM

I know Duckie is going for OSX realism with this project. but [snip]...I am going to ignore him.

:: sigh ::

idea, yes, but that is a browser option.

can we stick to realism please?

it's only a small request..ok?

besides, once the shorcuts on the toolbar are enabled, you wont NEED tabs

#128564

...One thing i noticed is that i can direct a shortcut to a url, so i'm using the app to post this news right now. The only thing that would be helpful with internet would be if the person could have a place to type the url. If you can't do the search thing it'd be cool if we could put the url into the search bar, click enter, and then the web page we typed in would pop up.

#128567

Would it be possible to skin the title bar through the app and not the theme you have currently?

#128569

Originally posted by Flarex@Mar 13 2004, 10:43 AM

Would it be possible to skin the title bar through the app and not the theme you have currently?

I must agree here, only slightly.

I use a Panther skin, but i would like a Brushed Finder...so skinning the app would be keen.

#128570

VERY INCREDIBLE WORK TiG4, THANKS!!! (Y)

My suggestions for the layout, look the screenie:

I've also tried to change the toolbar buttons, the options bitmap is 25px height, the other buttons are 23px, please fix all to 25px! (if i change only the images they come cut out!)

For the exact layout i think you can go to Apple Human Interface Guideline!

And for skin, i think is indispensable to add an option for change the toolbar buttons! (like Y'z Toolbar)

#128572

strange, all the pixels in the toolbar had a height of 25 px, which one are you using.

#128573

Personally I think this dosnt need changing that much TiG4 done a GREAT job!

I think a skinning ability would solve most people problems but as you stated thats on its way :woot:

As a request I would like to see an included scrollbar like Duckie said about a empty one but if possible include it into the app so it can be skinned with both arrows at the bottom just like a Mac.

I would also like to see the ability to 'add' buttons to the toolbar with maybe a list of system commands so we can customise.

and as for a address bar yes I agree that would be useful maybe clicking the magnifying glass would let you change its function to address bar like what we see in Firefox now

Im really intrested in this app it has the ability to become 1:1 and lets face it what else is there

anyway well done TiG4 done work too hard on all these requests the apps absolutley stunning you deserve a break

Scott

#128578

@Flarex: bitmaps details of standard buttons:

LEFT

lefta.bmp 26x23

leftd.bmp 26x23

leftdown.bmp 26x23

leftmask.bmp 26x23

RIGHT

righta.bmp 26x23

rightd.bmp 26x23

rightdown.bmp 26x23

rightmask.bmp 26x23

VIEW

viewal.bmp 78x23

viewmask 78x23

OPTIONS

options.bmp 50x25

optionsdown.bmp 50x25

optionsmask.bmp 50x25

#128611

What are you talking about with the titlebar skinning and the scrollbar's skinning? By the screenshots it looks as though they are both being skinned properly?

TiG4

#128645

Originally posted by TiG4@Mar 13 2004, 01:12 PM

What are you talking about with the titlebar skinning and the scrollbar's skinning? By the screenshots it looks as though they are both being skinned properly? 

TiG4

no, sorry

the title bar and scrolls are skinned with the current theme, however, the window below it is only colored by the themes color scheme

#128650

Whatd would yall rather have it?

#128654

Question: In OS X when the window is resized and the left toolbar links are hidden, what does it do? create a scrollbar or not?

Thnx,

TiG4

#128656

Originally posted by Duckie@Mar 13 2004, 02:44 PM

I must agree here, only slightly. 

I use a Panther skin, but i would like a Brushed Finder...so skinning the app would be keen.

then use the per applications option in wb!! I realy dont want to see the titlebar be skinned by the app, just wb, maby just the toolbar bk!! this is the best finder app I have ever seen, keep it up!

#128659

TiG4,

Everything Duckie said in the first post is practically the most complete suggestion list you could have. Also altoprofilo, has some valid points in his post.

I completely encorage you to go for realizm first, all the way untill you get things fully achieved. Once thats done and honestly you're NOT far at all, you could add extra "windowish" features, as many windows users here want (a minority i'd say).

But regardless, I wouldnt add those "good enough" ****ty features. I want a mac on my pc, and I guess thats what youre aiming towards.

Please STICK TO REALIZM, dont get too much distracted - this is Aqua-Soft, not a windows wannabe mac users

I hope this isnt going to end up like Mr Aqua that got stressed out to do windows functions mixed with the mac like ones.

my requests - Please add more HD's to the left panel or make it addable kinda like a mini-dock so you can drag and drop or delete (with a poof).

your app is insanely shocking!

#128660

Originally posted by TiG4@Mar 13 2004, 01:41 PM

Question: In OS X when the window is resized and the left toolbar links are hidden, what does it do? create a scrollbar or not?

Thnx,

TiG4

it goes away

#128670

Originally posted by Goku@Mar 13 2004, 05:46 PM

my requests - Please add more HD's to the left panel or make it addable kinda like a mini-dock so you can drag and drop or delete (with a poof).

your app is insanely shocking!

yeah Please Drag and Drop !!! that`s one of the most important features in any app clone

Btw, if you do so, i`ll give you my sister as a reward !!!

#128672

Working on it as we speak. But only one limitation. You will have to create your own images for them as an item. (It is impossible to read the icon and display it in the way that I am coding this) Sorry, so I will have it set to a generic folder icon or music icon or something depending on filetype but it is up to you to select the custom icon.

Again SOrry

TiG4

#128678

I'd kind of change the buttons like altoprofilo did, HERE if you want them.

(save link to disk)

#128692

Originally posted by TiG4@Mar 13 2004, 02:30 PM

Working on it as we speak. But only one limitation. You will have to create your own images for them as an item. (It is impossible to read the icon and display it in the way that I am coding this) Sorry, so I will have it set to a generic folder icon or music icon or something depending on filetype but it is up to you to select the custom icon.

Again SOrry

TiG4

choose the default folder icon for now

thanks

#128693

Euh don't know if I'll ask a stupid request but anyway... I try :6

I saw on apple site that mouse with buttons were supported, so is that possible with your app ?????

#128699

maybe you can have a default folder icon like in object dock and then the ability to change the icon through an options menu? (so there would be a default icon, right click the icon, go to options, and then we could have a folder within the apps install that would have the default icon and any other icons we put in that folder...so we could choose an icon from there...does anyone understand this? lol)

great great work so far. thank you very much!

#128700

I understand totally, but Like I said b4, there is no way to integrate actual icon files, you would have to make them like they are in the images folder.

BTW, thanks for the fixed images, I used them in the app if thats ok with you

#128704