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When u say 'minor' curt - how many photo's are we talking about?-CleverCat (September 05, 2008, 08:32 AM)
Nowadays it becomes harder and harder to keep track of the files you have stored on your computer for the sole reason that the HDD capacity has increased considerably. It is obvious that you not only need time to find what you are looking for but also a lot of patience. In this type of situations, ShellLess comes to the rescue.
This simple yet powerful application is perfect for browsing the files on your compute. With its tabbed browsing feature, you can easily switch between different common operations and keep track of multiple files.
Some of the features:
Tabbed Multi-Panel Interface
Tabbed Multi-panels that allow you to easily drag and drop files from one location to another. This feature comes in handy when you need to move files from one place to several folders. There is no limit to the number of panels you can open so all you have to do is be sure you don't get confused.
Navigation Bar
The vista-like navigation bar is very easy to control, which gives the user fast access to parent folders of current browse path. Simply click on the button to navigate to that parent folder.
MRU/MFU Folder List
ShellLess Explorer remembers the files and folders that you have visited so that you can access them again in case you have forgotten their exact location. This can prove to be useful especially if you are moving files from one location to another or if you have closed the application by mistake.
Quick File Finder/Filter
Too many files to find what you want ? Can't remember full name of the file? Just type the keyword in the folder view and get all files that matches your keywords in no time at all.
Undo List For File Operation
Have you ever done something by accident and couldn't undo it? Well, with ShellLess you will no longer have that problem. It has the ability to undo any action that you have performed and that way you can never delete or misplace files or folders by mistake. You can easily select the action you have performed and undo it. It's that simple.
To-do File Cart
At some point all of us wanted to move files from one location to another but got so lost in browsing through files. With Todo Cart this will never happen again because you can simply drag and drop files that you want to work with into the cart area and then you can use it whenever you desire, regardless of your current browsing location.
Favorite Bar
Favorite Bar allows you to add your common places to favorite bar. With Favorite Bar you'll never click by click to navigate to the deep folders.
You can add folder of the tab to Favorite Bar via Right-click Menu of the tab.
History Record
All files and folders you have recently accessed are organized by day.
With this feature you can easyly review what you had accessed a few days ago
http://www.shellless...rks.com/overview.htm
There are three main reasons why I like this program:http://www.digitalvo...cano.co.uk/dupe.html
1. Different methods: lets you search for duplicates using a number of different methods. It can look at the file content (by calculating its unique CRC value), looking at file names, file size, file date, or any combination of these (e.g. matching both file name and size).
2. Reads audio tags: the program is able to detect music file duplicates by reading audio tags.
3. Managing the results list: offers a number of excellent options for what to do with the results after they are found, including smart criteria for selecting and deleting dupes (including user-defined patterns), viewing or opening any file in the results list, exporting and importing results, the option to create hard links, etc. In fact it is the versatility of what you can do after you get your list of dupes that attracts me to this folder
What to search for: you can specify which filetypes to scan for (for example entering *.zip;*.exe will look for zip files and executables only; note that a semicolon not a comma is used in the syntax). The program provides 6 presets: image/picture files, music data, movies, text files, office documents, and "everything". You can also specify filters for minimum and maximum file sizes to take into consideration.
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Creating hard links: this is an option if you are running Windows 2000, XP, or Vista on an NTFS file system.
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Wish list:
* To specify "or" in the search criteria: currently, you can require results to meet multiple search criteria (e.g. same size and same name both); it would be nice to be able to specify "or" criteria (e.g. same size ro same name).
* To specify "excluding" in the user-defined selection assistant: e.g. select dupes in all folders except for the following. Currently, you are only able to set the path to select dupes from.
The verdict: there are a number of free programs that detect duplicate files, but they mostly seem to focus on getting reliable and/or quick results and lag behind in terms of the tools to manage results after your get them.Where I think this program really distinguishes itself is in what you can do with your duplicate results and its general ease of use and user-friendly interface. I recommend it highly.
http://www.freewareg...-up-duplicate-files/-Samer
Features:
* Find Duplicate Files by content
* Cleaner hard drives means faster performance
* Fast Scanning and accurate duplicate comparison.
* Deep scans music - locate duplicate mp3,wma,flac,ape,ogg formats
* Flexible search parameters
* Intelligent Selection Assistant
* Search home or networked drives
* Search multiple locations
* Export / Import results in CSV format
* View Path,Size and Date of files
* Large, resizable list window
* Image preview window
* Delete duplicate files to the Recycle bin
* Move duplicate files to a new location
* Turn duplicate files into hard links (NTFS file systems only)
* Protection for Windows and system files
* Freeware
http://www.digitalvo...cano.co.uk/dupe.html-Duplicate Cleaner
Ah yes - forgot about the Unread Messages view. IndispensibleI have it set to display my messages organized by folders...
-Darwin (September 05, 2008, 07:53 AM)
I did not have the spare time to work on Filzip as much as I wanted to for the last years. I have received a lot of emails containing requests for new features that some of you want to have, and most of the time I could not even answer the emails, not to mention implementing these requests. Filzip fell behind its competitors and bugs did not get fixed.
I've got a load of frames - just png's, will work with any programme! You can get free frames all over the net.-CleverCat (September 05, 2008, 08:45 AM)
(that I can afford)?
Nice find, Curt-Darwin (September 02, 2008, 02:44 PM)
Convert anything printable to PDF and Image: BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF and EMF!
Polestar Virtual Printer
Polestar Virtual Printer is a combination of virtual PDF printer and virtual image printer, which enables you to convert Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, AutoCAD, Photoshop and much more document types into PDF, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, or EMF with high quality, and keep the exact look and content of the original documents. It is a completely FREE software with no watermarks and no popup web ads!
Features:
* Create PDF files from any program that is able to print PDF & Image Printer Driver installs as a standard printer can be easily used for PDF creation from any Windows program printable with high quality.
* Export documents to raster image files: PNG, JPG, TIFF, GIF, BMP.
* Export documents to vector image files: EMF.
* Create Multipage TIFF Create single TIFF image file from a multipage document or from several documents.
* Custom Folder Option This gives you the option to save created PDF or image files to a specified directory.
* Automatic Output is to generate PDFs and images with unique name and specific path. These information will be kept in Windows Registry Hive.
* Resolution or dpi (dot per inch) level options in horizontal and vertical directions for both PDFs and images.
http://www.polestars...com/virtual_printer/
Explorer++ is a free multi-tab clone of Windows Explorer, featuring several enhancements and additions. Find out more here.
About Explorer++
Written by David Erceg
Explorer++ is a free file manager for Windows. Available on Windows XP and above, it features the same familiar interface as Windows Explorer, while introducing several enhancements and improvements for a much richer file browsing experience.
Feature list:
- Browse both real and virtual folders.
- Tabbed browsing for easy management of multiple folders.
- Display window shows previews of images as they are selected.
- Easy-to-remember keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation.
- Customizable user interface.
- Full drag-and-drop support with other applications, including Windows Explorer.
- Advanced file operations such as merging and splitting supported.
Development Historyhttp://www.explorerplusplus.com/download
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1'st of September 2008:
Version Alpha 2
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1/9/08:
New features:
- 'Show In Groups' now works when sorting by attributes.
- 'Show In Groups' now works when sorting by file owner.
- 'Show In Groups' now works when sorting by file creation date.
- 'Show In Groups' now works when sorting by date of last access.
- 'Show In Groups' now works when sorting by short name.
- 'Show In Groups' now works when sorting by product name.
- 'Show In Groups' now works when sorting by company name.
- 'Show In Groups' now works when sorting by file description.
- 'Show In Groups' now works when sorting by file version.
- 'Show In Groups' now works when sorting by product version.
Bug fixes:
- When closing a tab, directory monitoring would sometimes be stopped for a different tab. Fixed.
- Fixed toolbar bug that would sometimes cause the program to crash on exit.
- When the column representing the current sort mode is deselected, the sort mode is automatically changed to the first available one.
Misc:
- Drives in 'My Computer' are now sorted according to drive letter when sorting by name.
21/8/08:
New features:
- Confirmation when closing multiple tabs can now be requested when the 'Ask for confirmation before closing all tabs' option is selected.
- The main toolbar can now be customized by selecting 'Customize...' on the toolbar context menu or on the 'View|Toolbar' menu.
- Added an error message for the situation when a file cannot be renamed.
- Alt+D will now shift focus to the address bar.
- F4 will now show the drop down for the address bar.
- Ctrl+B can now be used to access the 'Organize Bookmarks' dialog.
- The tab button can now be used to switch between the main item pane, the folders pane and the address bar.
- Gridlines in details view can now be toggled on or off via the 'Show gridlines in details view' option within the 'Options' dialog.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed 'Remove' button within the 'Destroy Files' dialog.
- Fixed 'Remove' button within the 'Merge Files' dialog.
- Fixed bug when moving columns up/down in column selection dialog.
- Fixed several other small bugs within column selection dialog.
- The 'Auto Arrange', 'Show In Groups' and 'Sort Ascending' default options are now saved and loaded.
Misc:
- Default output file when merging is now 'output.txt'.
- Menu mnemonic characters are now underlined on the main menu after the alt key is used to select the menu.
- Description of column items are now shown in the 'Select Columns' dialog.
10/8/08:
New features:
- The right click context menu is now owner drawn.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed bug that would cause the 'Sort By' submenu to be drawn incorrectly.
- Fixed position of the 'hide folders pane' button.
- Fixed bug relating to the 'Address Bar' item on the toolbars menu.
20/7/08
New features:
- Files can now be merged using 'Actions|Merge Files...'.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed 'Go' button bug.
- The paste button on the main toolbar is now enabled automatically when there are files on the clipboard, and disabled automatically when there are none.
13/7/08
New features:
- Added 'Autosize Columns' to the 'View' menu, which will resize listview columns to fit in the text of all items.
- Files can now be dragged and dropped between tabs.
- Added a main toolbar context menu.
- The main menus as well as the main toolbar context menu are now owner drawn. Various items on the main menus now have pictures shown along side the menu text.
- More main toolbar buttons added.
Bug fixes:
- Improvements made to drag and drop handling.
Misc:
- Aesthetic changes made to the About dialog.
- Build date/time is now shown in the About dialog.
7/7/08
New features:
- Menu help strings are now shown for items on the shell context menus.
- Added 'Bookmark Folder...' and 'Copy Folder Path' to right click context menu.
- When browsing into a folder, the path of the folder been loaded is now shown in the status bar (i.e. if browsing into the 'C:\' folder, the text in the status bar will read 'Loading C:\...').
- Added 'Duplicate Tab' to right click menu for tabs, which will open a duplicate of the specified tab in a new tab.
- Added 'Lock Tab' to right click menu for tabs to prevent a tab been closed.
- Tabs can now be bookmarked using the keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl + D'.
- Files can now be split using 'Actions|Split File...'.
- Files can now be permanently deleted using 'Actions|Destroy Files...'.
- If 'Show Folder Sizes' is activated in the 'Tools|Options' dialog, folder sizes will now be shown in the display window when a folder is selected.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed 'Refresh Tab' on tab right click menu so that it refreshes the specified tab instead of the one that currently has focus.
- Thumbnail images are now shown in the correct position when items are sorted in groups.
- Small bug fixed relating to showing items in groups when sorting by name.
- Menu help now shows for items on the context menu for individual tabs.
3/7/08
New features:
- Thumbnails view can now be set as the default view in the 'Default Settings' page of the 'Tools|Options' dialog.
Bug fixes:
- Bookmarks can now be rearranged and have their properties (name, location, description) changed.
- Tabs now update when relevant settings in the 'Tools|Options' dialog have been applied.
- Fixed treeview sorting bug.
- Folders created are now inserted into their correct position in the treeview automatically.
- Some improvements made to 'Tools|Show Drive Information'.
Misc:
- New tabs can be opened with middle click even if the listview window does not have focus.
1/7/08
New features:
- Thumbnails view has been added to the 'View' menu. As this is the first implementation of thumbnails view, it may still contain some bugs.
- Added 'File|Copy Column Text', which will copy the currently selected items' column text to the clipboard.
- 'File|Copy Paths' can now copy the full paths of multiple items.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed tab swapping bug.
- Fixed column sorting bug.
- Fixed file size bug that arose when files in a directory were deleted then created.
29/6/08
New features:
- Virtual folders can now be opened from the command line simply by suppyling their name:
e.g. explorer++.exe "control panel"
will open the Control Panel.
Bug fixes:
- Improvements made to sorting by column.
- Fixed bug relating to directories opened via the command line.
- Fixed bug relating to columns not showing up for the printers folder.
- Folder specific columns added for the 'My Network Places' folder.
- Additional virtual folders (Recycle Bin, Printers, Network Connections and My Network Places) now have their active columns saved and loaded.
- Fixed bug where program would sometimes stop responding after the columns for a folder had been changed.
Misc:
- 'My Network Places' on the 'Go' menu has been changed to read 'Network' on Windows Vista.
- The items shown on the 'Sort By' menu for a particular tab now depend on the columns that are active for that tab.
- Menu help messages added for items on the 'Sort By' menu.
Version Alpha 1
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26/6/08
New features:
- The display window font can now be changed (via 'View|Change Display Colours').
- 'Open in New Tab' added to right click menu for treeview items.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed combobox keyboard input bug.
- Image previews in the display window now adjust their width (to maintain the correct aspect ratio) as the display window is vertically resized.
25/6/08
New features:
- Additional settings added to default options dialog (auto arrange, show in groups and sort ascending).
- The program can now be launched from the command line with a set of directory arguments:
explorer++.exe dir1 dir2 ... dirN
where dir1 to dirN are the directories to open. Each directory will be opened in its own tab.
Bug fixes:
- Newline characters which are embedded in comments for an item in details view have been replaced with a space.
- Virtual folders now have their friendly name shown in the title bar when the program is configured to show full directory paths.
- Fixed drag selection bug.
Misc:
- The display window can no longer be resized to zero height.
16/6/08
Bug fixes:
- Minor internal bugs fixed.
10/6/08
Bug fixes:
- Greater amount of internal error checking added.
Misc:
- New tabs opened with the middle mouse button are no longer switched to automatically.
8/6/08
New features:
- Tabs can now be closed with the middle mouse click button.
- Folders can now be opened in a new tab by clicking on them with the middle mouse button.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed slight bug with tab selection when a tab is closed.
- Sometimes when a folder was created, it would be inserted into the treeview twice. Fixed.
- Fixed slight problem involved with swapping tabs.
Misc:
- Changed main window title from 'Explorer++ - Current directory' to 'Current directory - Explorer++'.
- Display window can now be vertically resized.
6/6/08
Bug fixes:
- Greater amount of error checking added to treeview control.
- Minor treeview collapse selection bug fixed.
- Bug associated with setting column data in details view fixed.
- In options dialog, in the default settings tab, setting the details radio button had no effect on the state of the apply button. Fixed.
- Fixed small bug where program could crash as a tab is closed (would only happen under very specific circumstances).
5/6/08
Bug fixes:
- Display window now redraws its gradient background as the main window is resized.
- For items in the my computer folder which have no comment, no comment text is shown in details view (previously a random series of characters was shown for an item with no comment).
4/6/08
Bug fixes:
- Fixed treeview updating bug relating to folder renaming.
- Minor sorting bug fixed.
- Fixed bug relating to the collapse state of treeview items when a folder is deleted.
- Slight alteration made so that the copying files dialog is now shown during a paste files operation.
- Changed copy and cut on context menu so that they are handled internally, rather than by the shell.
3/6/08
New features:
- Added 'Open in New Tab' to right click menu for folders.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed bug where delete file permanently on File menu was only sending files to recycle bin.
- Preview images were only been shown for images with a lower case extension. Fixed to be case insensitive.
- Fixed thread synchronization bug, which would sometimes cause the program to hang.
2/6/08
Bug fixes:
- Fixed small bug relating to directory monitoring/updating.
- Fixed problem with options not been applied in 'Tools' > 'Options' general tab.
- Slight modification made to 'Tools' > 'Show drive information' meaning it may no longer crash. Information shown may be incorrect though.
1/6/2008
* INITIAL RELEASE *
NovaPDF's editing capabilities (or lack thereof). Hope this is added in the future - it's a great feature!We know it's a great feature, if only it wouldn't be that difficult to implement.-Darwin (September 01, 2008, 01:38 AM)-Softland (September 01, 2008, 01:54 AM)
... Also, some people can be uncomfortable when talking using a videocam, in the sense that they can be in pajamas at home, in underwear, or doing those little things everyone does at home, and it's embarrassing for them to let others see them like that.-Lashiec (August 28, 2008, 06:34 PM)
LangPad is similar, but does not allow customization at all. Character sets must be purchased individually. I don't even think it does Unicode. http://www.langpad.com/-garbanzo (August 28, 2008, 02:54 AM)