Hi, The only feature i'm really missing before I can switch to Xfce is support for Split view/window support (F3) like Nautilus had before version 3.6. I find this feature very useful and it makes me able to replace my ftp client to transfer/move files.
Well its not going to happen.
(In reply to Nick Schermer from comment #1) > Well its not going to happen. Any reason why? This would be a useful feature for many people.
Thunar is by design meant to be simple and easy to use. No ui clutter. There are other filemanagers that provide split planes and what not, use those. It not a competition to have it all. So we/I have to draw a line somewhere.
Created attachment 5738 A patch to add split view feature in thunar. I have implemented the split pane view in Thunar in 188 lines of code (including blanks) in thunar-window.c file. I think it is a needed feature even in a lightweight file manager so I have implemented it for me and I share it with everyone here xD Anyway I have been using this patch for about 1 week everyday so this patch needs debugging and enhance performance.
Created attachment 5751 A patch to add split view feature in thunar.
(In reply to rgmf from comment #5) > Created attachment 5751 > A patch to add split view feature in thunar. > A patch to add split view feature in thunar. > > I have implemented the split pane view in Thunar in 188 lines of code > including blanks) in thunar-window.c file. > > I think it is a needed feature even in a lightweight file manager so I have > implemented it for me and I share it with everyone here xD > > Anyway I have been using this patch for about 1 week everyday so this patch > needs debugging and enhance performance. I've been using it for last couple of days with no problems whatsoever. Also, no observed slowdowns or increased memory/CPU usage, runs as fast as always. Many thanks for making and sharing the patch! :)
(In reply to Filip from comment #6) > (In reply to rgmf from comment #5) > > Created attachment 5751 > > A patch to add split view feature in thunar. > > > A patch to add split view feature in thunar. > > > > I have implemented the split pane view in Thunar in 188 lines of code > > including blanks) in thunar-window.c file. > > > > I think it is a needed feature even in a lightweight file manager so I have > > implemented it for me and I share it with everyone here xD > > > > Anyway I have been using this patch for about 1 week everyday so this patch > > needs debugging and enhance performance. > > I've been using it for last couple of days with no problems whatsoever. > Also, no observed slowdowns or increased memory/CPU usage, runs as fast as > always. > > Many thanks for making and sharing the patch! :) This is just awesome. It's a shame one of developers thinks like this. I love Thunar not because its simple or lightweight, but because it's powerful and complete and do it with efficiently on resources. A split view is something longtime awaited for a lot of users. Probably the most wanted feature. Thank you.