WOW!!! A whole three month period for "free upgrades". Gee, I should just whip out my wallet and plop down another 45 dollars into a product I have already invested 80 bucks into just shy of a year ago. </sarcasm>Well, the new major versions aren't released that often, and there are alot of updates (and beta's) inbetween.-Josh (March 04, 2014, 06:44 AM)
For a detailed list of changes, please see the What's New page (http://www.gpsoft.com.au/DScripts/redirect.asp?page=new11).-Innuendo (March 03, 2014, 07:05 PM)
WOW!!! A whole three month period for "free upgrades". Gee, I should just whip out my wallet and plop down another 45 dollars into a product I have already invested 80 bucks into just shy of a year ago. </sarcasm>Well, the new major versions aren't released that often, and there are alot of updates (and beta's) inbetween.-Josh (March 04, 2014, 06:44 AM)
Dec 2007 I bought DO 9 (it was AUD 64 at the time, pro/light didn't exist).
Apr 2011 I upgraded to DO 10 (pro/light was introduced in the later years, everyone that had already purchased got Pro).
Mar 2014 I upgraded to DO 11 Pro.-myarmor (March 04, 2014, 09:49 AM)
Well, the new major versions aren't released that often, and there are alot of updates (and beta's) inbetween.-myarmor (March 04, 2014, 09:49 AM)
... well, can I finally shrinken the giant DO toolbars in v11?-Tuxman (March 04, 2014, 10:13 AM)
Yes, I understand that major releases do not occur often. That said, the typical period of upgrades between major revisions in the software industry is within the last year. A whopping three months for a free upgrade to V11 leaves me with a very sour taste in my mouth given that I was not privy to many of those "updates" since DO10 was put out.I have to admit I'm not exactly a fan of having only a small window of upgrade pricing, hence why I replied to that particular post (and not the one above).-Josh (March 04, 2014, 10:48 AM)
Still giant. :/-Tuxman (March 04, 2014, 11:47 AM)
We are not very impressed as hard working developers when we see stuff like this on DC…. :(
Does not give us a warm feeling towards you when this kind of untruths and garbage is published without moderation or correction.
"they have a sickening habit of reducing the upgrade discount after a short period of time. It's currently roughly a 45% reduction - last upgrade, that went down to a 10% reduction within a couple of months"
I'm still on 9. I love DO. I just can't justify the price that often. It was the same with SlickEdit.SlickEdit is still better in the sense that the user can use it on multiple computer.-wraith808 (March 04, 2014, 01:32 PM)
I'm still on 9. I love DO. I just can't justify the price that often. It was the same with SlickEdit.SlickEdit is still better in the sense that the user can use it on multiple computer.-wraith808 (March 04, 2014, 01:32 PM)-tn_dang (March 05, 2014, 10:48 AM)
Still sounds like a threat - and just a little bit 'convenient' to me.-40hz (March 05, 2014, 10:25 AM)
I, for one, am against this "be careful what you say or our discounts will go away" mentality.-Innuendo (March 05, 2014, 12:42 PM)
Just to clarify - the 40% discount for Opus 9 -> 10 was available for more than 2 years after release, and it then dropped to 30%.-JonPotter (March 05, 2014, 02:14 PM)
I'm still on 9. I love DO. I just can't justify the price that often. It was the same with SlickEdit.SlickEdit is still better in the sense that the user can use it on multiple computer.-wraith808 (March 04, 2014, 01:32 PM)-tn_dang (March 05, 2014, 10:48 AM)
You can do the same with DO. I do currently.-wraith808 (March 05, 2014, 11:21 AM)
http://www.gpsoft.com.au/order_intro.html
Directory Opus is licenced on a per-machine basis.
I'm still on 9. I love DO. I just can't justify the price that often. It was the same with SlickEdit.SlickEdit is still better in the sense that the user can use it on multiple computer.-wraith808 (March 04, 2014, 01:32 PM)-tn_dang (March 05, 2014, 10:48 AM)
You can do the same with DO. I do currently.-wraith808 (March 05, 2014, 11:21 AM)http://www.gpsoft.com.au/order_intro.html
Directory Opus is licenced on a per-machine basis.-tn_dang (March 05, 2014, 02:52 PM)
Directory Opus Pro Single - Single machine licence plus one personal laptop
Directory Opus Pro Dual - Two machine licence plus one personal laptop
Directory Opus Pro Five - Five machine licence plus one personal laptop
I'm in 2 minds about this upgrade. It's hard to see what killer improvement is there, especially when it costs AUS$50 for the upgrade.-katykaty (March 05, 2014, 01:21 PM)
SlickEdit is still better in the sense that the user can use it on multiple computer.When I bought DOpus 8, I bought a dual license so that I could use DOpus on two computers (probably my laptop and my desktop). When I upgraded to version 9, I was pleased to see that the single-user license now covered a laptop in addition to the desktop, so I was able to save some money. This policy continued in version 10 and, I hope and assume, in version 11 as well (I haven't yet upgraded). Here's a statement of the policy in the User's Manual for version 10: The standard license is a single-installation license which allows the installation of the SOFTWARE on one physical machine only, for exclusive use on that machine only, plus one personal laptop owned by and in exclusive use by the registered purchaser.-tn_dang (March 05, 2014, 10:48 AM)
SlickEdit is still better in the sense that the user can use it on multiple computer.When I bought DOpus 8, I bought a dual license so that I could use DOpus on two computers (probably my laptop and my desktop). When I upgraded to version 9, I was pleased to see that the single-user license now covered a laptop in addition to the desktop, so I was able to save some money. This policy continued in version 10 and, I hope and assume, in version 11 as well (I haven't yet upgraded). Here's a statement of the policy in the User's Manual for version 10: The standard license is a single-installation license which allows the installation of the SOFTWARE on one physical machine only, for exclusive use on that machine only, plus one personal laptop owned by and in exclusive use by the registered purchaser.-tn_dang (March 05, 2014, 10:48 AM)-cyberdiva (March 05, 2014, 04:01 PM)
It's still the same- I quoted the relevant version from the pricing page above.Oops. I'm not sure how I missed that. :-[-wraith808 (March 05, 2014, 04:04 PM)
Right... but I bought a two machine license.-wraith808 (March 05, 2014, 03:35 PM)
We aren't really upset or anything, but please look at it from our point of view - we get an email from DonationCoder saying "hey, can we have a discount please!", so we come to DonationCoder to see what people are saying, and find a thread where mostly what they're saying is what horribly nasty thieves we are.-JonPotter (March 05, 2014, 02:14 PM)
Right... but I bought a two machine license.-wraith808 (March 05, 2014, 03:35 PM)
Ah, so it's a bit like Windows, which you can install on up to five machines? (assuming you buy five licenses of course)
;D-Jibz (March 05, 2014, 04:13 PM)
We aren't really upset or anything, but please look at it from our point of view - we get an email from DonationCoder saying "hey, can we have a discount please!", so we come to DonationCoder to see what people are saying, and find a thread where mostly what they're saying is what horribly nasty thieves we are.-JonPotter (March 05, 2014, 02:14 PM)
With all due respect, when I look at the entire thread, there was one person who took issue with the upgrade window (as he understood it), one person agreeing that (if that were in fact true) it left a bad taste, and a few others commenting it seemed a somewhat expensive upgrade.
I'd hardly characterize that as anybody calling anyone a horribly nasty thief. Or that the thread was hostile or derogatory towards DO.
Apparently there are differences in individual perception. So be it. It happens.
So I'd like to suggest, going forward, thicker skins and softer words. And as Cliff Stoll so aptly suggested, many years ago, when online discussion forums were just starting to take off:
Lets:
1) Try not to offend.
2) Try not to be so easily offended.
(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=37444.msg350638#msg350638)) Pax! :)-40hz (March 05, 2014, 04:16 PM)
It's not about payola. It's about realizing that one hasty word can make those conversations a lot more difficult, so we need to be cautious about realizing that there are definitely ramifications about saying things that may or may not be true. And it's not about being bought and paid for- we still tell the truth.-wraith808 (March 05, 2014, 01:20 PM)
But then again, it's DO. Got to have DO. Can't not have DO :)-katykaty (March 05, 2014, 01:21 PM)
And that's why I apologised straight away - not just that I hadn't checked the details - but that I realised I had said it in such an obnoxious way that it was pretty unreasonable, and understandable if it got a knee-jerk response.-tomos (March 05, 2014, 05:31 PM)
As for the features added, it's true that there are no 'killer' features added, but I think it's a lot of nice additions that improve the experience as a whole.Well, maybe not 'killer' features, but I really appreciate that now you can use jscript/vbscript/whatever for more than-Innuendo (March 05, 2014, 08:05 PM)
That said, the typical period of upgrades between major revisions in the software industry is within the last year.-Josh (March 04, 2014, 10:48 AM)
No. If you read the post above, you see that for my two licenses, I get three machines. So not quite.-wraith808 (March 05, 2014, 04:37 PM)
As for the features added, it's true that there are no 'killer' features added, but I think it's a lot of nice additions that improve the experience as a whole.Well, maybe not 'killer' features, but I really appreciate that now you can use jscript/vbscript/whatever for more than-Innuendo (March 05, 2014, 08:05 PM)
renaming (without "abusing" rename scripting). It also exposes many parts to those hosts (which it didn't in earlier versions).
The file display bar was also nice. No need for a border + location bar, now they're the same, and can be customized just like any toolbar.-myarmor (March 06, 2014, 12:22 AM)
I'm just genuinely trying to make an economic calculation for myself, and I haven't been able to find sufficient articulation of the benefits to be able to make that calculation. BTW, I own two v. 10 PRO licenses at the moment and using Dopus on 3 machines (2 PCs, 1 netbook).I'm just going to leave this link here: What's new (http://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus11/index.html#!Documents/Directory_Opus_11.htm)-dr_andus (March 06, 2014, 04:41 AM)
I'm just genuinely trying to make an economic calculation for myself, and I haven't been able to find sufficient articulation of the benefits to be able to make that calculation. BTW, I own two v. 10 PRO licenses at the moment and using Dopus on 3 machines (2 PCs, 1 netbook).I'm just going to leave this link here: What's new (http://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus11/index.html#!Documents/Directory_Opus_11.htm)-dr_andus (March 06, 2014, 04:41 AM)-myarmor (March 06, 2014, 04:54 AM)
That's the two PCs and a laptop deal. (The single licence is one PC and a laptop.) The upgrade price for "ordinary" customers on that deal is AUS$74. I paid AUS$71 for the previous version on 30th April 2011. So it works out at about AUS$8 per PC per year. My how extortionate!-michaelkenward (March 06, 2014, 04:31 AM)
Yes, but those are features, not benefits. It's a traditional marketing pitfall to present the customer with features but not explain the benefits of those features, which is what I'd need to understand better to make the purchase decision. I was just hoping maybe someone here who understands the product more can articulate those a bit further.-dr_andus (March 06, 2014, 05:40 AM)
Without that, there's a couple of other benefits that appeal to me (a semi-casual user):
File Display Toolbars (http://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus11/index.html#!Documents/Opus11/File_Display_Toolbars.htm)
Streamlined Copy Progress Display (http://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus11/index.html#!Documents/Opus11/streamlinedcopyprogressdisplayjobsbar.htm) - might make it so I don't have to use teracopy, I have to try it.
Breadcrumbs, Status Bar, and FAYT changes (http://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus11/index.html#!Documents/Opus11/breadcrumbsstatusbarandfaytchanges.htm) - these address some of my major complaints. Especially the FAYT part, as I had to use wildcards before.
Folder Tree Changes (http://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus11/index.html#!Documents/Opus11/breadcrumbsstatusbarandfaytchanges.htm) - especially remembering the root branches. Another major complaint of mine.
File and Folder Labels Improvements (http://www.gpsoft.com.au/help/opus11/index.html#!Documents/Opus11/File_and_Folder_Labels_Improvements.htm) - Auto filters on folders? That's just plain cool.-wraith808 (March 06, 2014, 08:21 AM)
I really don't feel that, in my case, the "three year payment" holds water. I purchased this product 10 months ago. I only received two update notifications from the program stating that an update was available. Now, less than a year later, I am being told I have to pay again to move to the current version, and oh by the way the cost is just above half of what I paid originally.
And yes, I saw the comparison about MS office. The difference there is, I have received 7 licenses to Office (2007-2013) that have cost me LESS than a single license of DOpus. Just because "retail" is expensive, doesn't mean there aren't promotions and/or other ways to obtain office in a legitimate fashion.
That said, I am not trying to be negative. In my case, however, I feel a tad upset about being asked to pay for a product I just paid for 10 months ago. I DID NOT receive the number of updates being mentioned here. I purchased the product in a state where those updates had already occurred.-Josh (March 06, 2014, 12:38 PM)
I really think that the key is flexibility. If I were to release an application, and a user contacted me in that situation, I would be willing to make exceptions on a case-by-case basis. That said, based on the email reply, I feel that my request would be met with deaf ears based on how they replied to the discount.If you're close to a year in, I don't really see how they'd do that. It would probably apply to too many customers among other things.-Josh (March 06, 2014, 12:58 PM)
Well, you don't have to make it a policy that is published. But if a user contacts you and inquires about it, I would be more in the mindset of "keep them happy" and provide the upgrade only upon request if you are < 1 year in.-Josh (March 06, 2014, 01:30 PM)
"I purchased the product in a state where those updates had already occurred."Peter, please use the standard quote mechanism of the forum, your use of actual quotes around the quote makes it nearly unrecognizable as a quote :o-peter.s (March 06, 2014, 03:11 PM)
| Product | Initial Price | Upgrade Price | Lifetime Option | License Covers |
| Directory Opus | $80 (http://www.gpsoft.com.au/order_intro.html) | $45 /~3y | N/A | 1 PC + 1 laptop (http://www.gpsoft.com.au/order_intro.html) |
| Total Commander | $44 | N/A | No promises, but free upgrades since v1.0 (http://www.ghisler.com/efaqorder.htm#upd) | Any number of computers used by one person at a time (http://www.ghisler.com/efaqorder.htm#numlic) |
| xplorer2 (ultimate) | $50 | $33 /1y (http://zabkat.com/u_info.htm) | $70 addon purchace (http://zabkat.com/x2up.htm) | Single user on many computers or many users on a single PC (http://zabkat.com/x2buy.htm) |
| XYplorer | $30 | $24 /1y (http://xyplorer.com/purchase.php) | $80 initial price | All computers you use (http://xyplorer.com/faq.php) |
An interesting comparison, but are all these prices in the same currency? I know that DOpus's prices are in Australian dollars, but I don't know about the others. For an accurate comparison, they should all be in (or converted to) the same currency.-cyberdiva (March 07, 2014, 09:06 AM)
An interesting comparison, but are all these prices in the same currency? I know that DOpus's prices are in Australian dollars, but I don't know about the others. For an accurate comparison, they should all be in (or converted to) the same currency.-cyberdiva (March 07, 2014, 09:06 AM)
Agreed. And I really don't think you can compare one SW package to another solely on pricing- the benefit for you really weighs into the decision to buy at any price for a lot of people.-wraith808 (March 07, 2014, 09:52 AM)
I was looking at the Upgrade price, since I upgraded a day or so ago, and the upgrade price ($50 AUD) converted to ~$44 USD. I just looked again today, and apparently it's now up to ~45 USD, but that's still not $48 USD.An interesting comparison, but are all these prices in the same currency? I know that DOpus's prices are in Australian dollars, but I don't know about the others. For an accurate comparison, they should all be in (or converted to) the same currency.-cyberdiva (March 07, 2014, 09:06 AM)
I converted the price for DO from Australian dollar to US, so all the prices listed in the table are in US dollars.-Jibz (March 07, 2014, 10:30 AM)
I was looking at the Upgrade price, since I upgraded a day or so ago, and the upgrade price ($50 AUD) converted to ~$44 USD. I just looked again today, and apparently it's now up to ~45 USD, but that's still not $48 USD.-cyberdiva (March 07, 2014, 11:46 AM)
Also, if you can't compare a file manager to other file managers, what is the point then?-Jibz (March 07, 2014, 10:30 AM)
I haven't updated my DO since version 9, so I took the information in this thread, that the upgrade price was 40% off. 89 AUD * 0.6 = 53.4, which converted to USD is $48.4. But if you say the upgrade price is $50 AUD, I'll hapilly update the table (it doesn't change any of the conclusions). Thanks :Thmbsup:.Hi, Jibz. Yes, I can confirm that I bought the upgrade for $50 AUD.-Jibz (March 07, 2014, 11:59 AM)
Another interesting point is the licensing. DO is the only one that limits the number of computers you can use the software on.-Jibz (March 07, 2014, 03:13 AM)
As a matter of principle, I decided some years ago that I would avoid software that places arbitrary restrictions on how I can use it on my own computer(s).[/quote]-xtabber (March 07, 2014, 06:30 PM)
It doesn't deal with machine footprints and calling home, which is the part I hate.-wraith808 (March 07, 2014, 07:27 PM)
While DOpus does phone home you can block it in your firewall from doing so & DOpus will keep functioning normally with no complaints last I checked which means you could even use DOpus on a computer with no internet connection and suffer no ill effects.If "check for news and product updates" is enabled it "phones home" to check that once a week (or whatever your setting says).-Innuendo (March 08, 2014, 09:07 AM)
If "check for news and product updates" is enabled it "phones home" to check that once a week (or whatever your setting says).
You can disable it if you want to.-myarmor (March 08, 2014, 10:03 AM)
If "check for news and product updates" is enabled it "phones home" to check that once a week (or whatever your setting says).
You can disable it if you want to.-myarmor (March 08, 2014, 10:03 AM)
Right. I don't call that "phoning home". I call that "checking for news and product updates". Especially since you can easily disable it.-wraith808 (March 08, 2014, 11:04 AM)
Right. I don't call that "phoning home". I call that "checking for news and product updates". Especially since you can easily disable it.-wraith808 (March 08, 2014, 11:04 AM)
Right. I don't call that "phoning home". I call that "checking for news and product updates". Especially since you can easily disable it.-wraith808 (March 08, 2014, 11:04 AM)
I know the difference between checking for updates and phoning home and I'm here to tell you that the program indeed does phone home. Yes, if you have "checking for news and and product updates" enabled, it will happily check a server located at si-sv2378.com which is a is registered to a company called Server Intellect. They are a webhosting company and where DOpus downloads news & updates from. Turn off the setting in preferences and this server will not be contacted again.
However, regardless whether or not you have that setting enabled, every so often Directory Opus will reach out to a server located at cbf02m01-in-fl121.1e100.net. It appears e100.net is registered to a company called MarkMonitor.com. Browsing there it seems to be a company devoted to brand protection and fighting piracy. Directory Opus phones home there to check for blacklisted serials and such and if relevant information is found then appropriate action is taken.
So I will say again, Directory Opus does phone home regardless of what the user has set in preferences. This behavior may have changed since the release of v11, but this was what occurred with v10.
I would not have stated-Innuendo (March 08, 2014, 02:18 PM)
If you block it from accessing the website with your firewall, or disable the relevant process's access to the web via a policy, does DO stop working?-40hz (March 08, 2014, 03:38 PM)
I meant no offense. I've not noticed the same behaviour. I have version 9, so perhaps there's a difference in versions. But I run all of my requests through OpenDNS, and searched through my logs and see no mention of that particular domain.-wraith808 (March 08, 2014, 03:57 PM)
Let me just leave this here.
https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/174717?hl=en-Josh (March 08, 2014, 04:05 PM)
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2021-05-02T21:00:00-0700
Registrar: MarkMonitor, Inc.
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Registrant Street: One Microsoft Way,
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Registrant Phone: +1.4258828080
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.4259367329
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]-Microsoft.com whois information
This behavior may have changed since the release of v11, ...-Innuendo (March 08, 2014, 02:18 PM)
NetRange 173.194.0.0 - 173.194.255.255
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C:\Program Files (x86)\FindAndRunRobot>whois 173.194.72.121
Whois v1.11 - Domain information lookup utility
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
Copyright (C) 2005-2012 Mark Russinovich
Connecting to NET.whois-servers.net...
Connecting to whois.markmonitor.com...
Domain ID:
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
Updated Date: 2013-10-29T11:31:53-0700
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Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-09-24T22:40:03-0700
Registrar: MarkMonitor, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 292
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2083895740
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: DNS Admin
Registrant Organization: Google Inc.
Registrant Street: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Registrant City: Mountain View
Registrant State/Province: CA
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Registrant Phone: +1.6502530000
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.6506188571
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: DNS Admin
Admin Organization: Google Inc.
Admin Street: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Admin City: Mountain View
Admin State/Province: CA
Admin Postal Code: 94043
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone: +1.6502530000
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +1.6506188571
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: DNS Admin
Tech Organization: Google Inc.
Tech Street: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Tech City: Mountain View
Tech State/Province: CA
Tech Postal Code: 94043
Tech Country: US
Tech Phone: +1.6502530000
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +1.6506188571
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: ns4.google.com
Name Server: ns2.google.com
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URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/-Whois 173.194.72.121
Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222.222
Name: tf-in-f121.1e100.net
Address: 173.194.72.121-nslookup 173.194.72.121
MarkMonitor is the REGISTRAR not the OWNER. Google is the REGISTRANT (Owner)-Josh (March 08, 2014, 08:25 PM)
- ...
- When verifying the integrity of the program.
This last item involves the various methods Opus uses to protect against viruses and illegal use of the software (DRM). You can block these using a firewall if you wish - Opus does not attempt to "evade" or "get around" your firewall in any way. Legitimate users have no reason to be concerned by this activity, and none of your personal information is ever transmitted in this way.
Personally, I don't really mind the occasional registration check as long as the developers are open about it. I found it more interesting to see how they handle customer support in that thread.-Jibz (March 09, 2014, 03:02 AM)
I wonder when they added that. As I said, I have 9, don't have it blocked from the internet, and don't see any access like this. Unless it's so infrequent that I just missed it.-wraith808 (March 09, 2014, 11:57 AM)
omg...this Andy guy (the dearopus) is awesome! His customized setup is beautiful.I'm in 2 minds about this upgrade. It's hard to see what killer improvement is there, especially when it costs AUS$50 for the upgrade.-katykaty (March 05, 2014, 01:21 PM)
I was wondering about the same thing. I'm having a hard time finding the killer feature for me. I consider myself a basic user of Dopus (I don't even customise it myself, just use Andy's setup (http://www.dearopus.com/opus-interface-setup.html)), but the new features seem to be targeting the super-sophisticated user that can write their own scripts and customise the hell out of the interface.-dr_andus (March 05, 2014, 03:53 PM)
In the past, when I'd download a file with Firefox, the downloaded file would show up immediately in the download folder when open in Dopus. With v. 11 however I thought something was wrong because I was looking all over the place in the folder for the latest downloaded file and couldn't find it. It was only after some considerable time that the file eventually showed up.
Has anyone else had that experience?-dr_andus (December 14, 2014, 06:40 PM)
No, I haven't had that experience. Check this thread for troubleshooting tips:
http://resource.dopus.com/viewtopic.php?t=1873-Innuendo (December 14, 2014, 08:06 PM)
In the past, when I'd download a file with Firefox, the downloaded file would show up immediately in the download folder when open in Dopus. With v. 11 however I thought something was wrong because I was looking all over the place in the folder for the latest downloaded file and couldn't find it. It was only after some considerable time that the file eventually showed up.
Has anyone else had that experience?-dr_andus (December 14, 2014, 06:40 PM)
Yes, but it's always been some retarded AV that was the cause - the download would sit in Firefox/Pale Moon/etc at %100 for up to 15 seconds before the AV program would finally decide it's OK.
It's why I always try to use an AV where I can set at what point a file gets scanned, and writing it isn't one of them.-4wd (December 14, 2014, 08:21 PM)
A variation on the problem is that I have deleted a file from a folder but it was still there. When some 15 sec later I wanted to delete it again, it would give me an error message (i.e. it was already deleted but it wasn't cleared from view). I had to navigate to another folder and then back to "refresh" the folder and get rid of the 'nonexistent' file.-dr_andus (December 15, 2014, 08:54 AM)
You are persuading me to stick with 9 LOL :)-wraith808 (December 15, 2014, 09:55 AM)
My first impression is that it is running quite a bit slower (or is a bit more resource hungry), at least concerning the following operation. In the past, when I'd download a file with Firefox, the downloaded file would show up immediately in the download folder when open in Dopus. With v. 11 however I thought something was wrong because I was looking all over the place in the folder for the latest downloaded file and couldn't find it. It was only after some considerable time that the file eventually showed up.
Has anyone else had that experience?-dr_andus (December 14, 2014, 06:40 PM)
EDIT// (in case version 12 is relelased soonish:)This posting may answer that question, at least for a couple more weeks:
I dont know what their upgrade pricing is when upgrading from an older version (e.g. for 11, version 9 or older; etc.)-tomos (December 16, 2014, 08:34 AM)
(in case version 12 is relelased soonish:)Quote from greg (http://resource.dopus.com/viewtopic.php?p=127475#p127475) in the DO forums earlier today:-tomos (December 16, 2014, 08:34 AM)
Quote from greg (http://resource.dopus.com/viewtopic.php?p=127475#p127475) in the DO forums earlier today:I see he also says:Be not afraid! :) While we never comment on release dates nor plans for new major versions, these are traditionally every 2-3 years.
Opus 11 was only released this year so Opus 12 is a long way off yet.-myarmor (December 16, 2014, 01:54 PM)
As some may remember, earlier this year, to avoid confusion, we dropped the 4th numeral in the traditional version scheme so the current versioning is now only X,y,z or more correctly V.S.B - for Version, Sub-version, Beta release. This current version system means that Opus 11 does not finish at 11.9 and may go to 11.666 yet.:):D
I havent found DO11 to be more resource hungry (but that's with i5+8GB ram)-tomos (December 16, 2014, 08:34 AM)
maybe it's not about the specs but something else.-dr_andus (December 22, 2014, 03:12 PM)
I'm a Dopus 10 user. I'm tempted by the latest upgrade offer (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=39822.0), so I've been trying out v. 11.
My first impression is that it is running quite a bit slower (or is a bit more resource hungry), at least concerning the following operation. In the past, when I'd download a file with Firefox, the downloaded file would show up immediately in the download folder when open in Dopus. With v. 11 however I thought something was wrong because I was looking all over the place in the folder for the latest downloaded file and couldn't find it. It was only after some considerable time that the file eventually showed up.
Has anyone else had that experience?-dr_andus (December 14, 2014, 06:40 PM)
Still too pricey for the features.A bargain if you own the earlier version.-Tuxman (September 06, 2016, 02:08 AM)
Directory Opus 12 is now available
Still too pricey for the features.-Tuxman (September 06, 2016, 02:08 AM)
Lazarus doesn't change functionality. However, I made the experience that freeware file managers - except FAR, of course - are notably worse than their commercial pendants, usability-wise.-Tuxman (September 06, 2016, 11:23 AM)
That's not Lazarus's fault, though. Delphi doesn't really make a difference.-Tuxman (September 06, 2016, 01:48 PM)
That's not Lazarus's fault, though. Delphi doesn't really make a difference.-Tuxman (September 06, 2016, 01:48 PM)
I meant that the bad quality of the Lazarus fC is not caused by Lazarus.-Tuxman (September 06, 2016, 02:28 PM)
- Fix for crash which could occur when refreshing the folder display, opening new tabs, or renaming files in some cases.
- Fixed crash which could sometimes occur with certain command sequences in a button. (e.g. CreateFolder, then open the folder in the dual display.)
- The Filter Bar now automatically disables partial matching when a file type group is being matched. For example, grp:Archives will no longer match example.rar.jpg, even if partial matching is enabled.
- Fixed minor problem displaying some licence counts in the licence manager.