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6. Local and remote browsers, file list, folder tree, file operations

Program features two browsers: local and remote. Each browser consists of two main components: left folder tree and file list. Folder tree may be visible or hidden.

• All file / folder operations (such as renaming, deleting, transferring, etc) are performed on the items of the file list only.
• Folder tree is used as a quick navigational tool and as a destination for drag&drop operations: transfers and moving items locally from one folder to other.
• File / folder operations can be done via the menu items (Local or Remote submenu of the main menu or a context menu available with right mouse button click) or browser's local set of buttons.
• There is a busy / ready indicator in the lower left corner of the local or remote browser.

  Busy    Ready

  You can't perform any operation while it's busy.
• Folders are deleted recursively.
• You can move objects inside local or remote system by dragging & dropping them either to folder nodes in the file list or the folder tree.
• Files in the file list can be filtered, use Filter tool for that. Note, folders are not filtered and all are visible.
• To sort the items in the file list, click the according column heading. The second click on the same column changes ascending / descending sorting option.
• You can rearrange the columns of the file list by dragging & dropping them. You can also enable / disable columns by clicking with a right mouse button on the columns headings. You can also resize the width of any column.

See also User interface .

6.1. Local system specifics

• Icon, file type (description) of any item is taken from Windows.
• You can call Windows Context Shortcut Menu for files or folders which is the same that you can see in the Windows Explorer and it allows you to do everything with the file: "Open", "Edit", "Open With", "Send To", etc; everything that is defined for this type of file or folder. Thus the local browser can be used as a full featured Explorer.
• You can open files. It works this way: if "open" verb is defined for the file type in the system settings, then according command is executed, if it is not, then the default system shell shortcut menu item for the file is executed.
• Clipboard file operations with cut / copy / paste are available. When you click Paste and if some folder item is selected in the list, then the files will be pasted into that folder. If nothing is selected or file item[s] is selected in the list, then files are pasted into the current working folder.
• Items can be deleted either to the system recycle bin or irreversibly. It is set in Tools > Options > Files.

6.2. UNIX / Linux specifics

• User can change both icons and descriptions of any item. Use Tools > Options > Files.
• There are already preset CGI and Apache related file types.
• On upload an automatic chmod can be performed. You can change this in Tools > Options > Files. FTP server must support SITE CHMOD command for this.
• Executable files have a small blue exe overlay icon in the lower left corner of the main item's icon.
• Soft links are resolved using the cached folders. If it is resolved, then the icon is inherited from the item that the link points to and a small lower left corner red arrow icon is overlaid over it.
• You can freely download not resolved soft links. At the moment of download it will be detected if it is a folder or a file.

See also Server compatibility,  Site manager .

6.3. File Filter

Every time the folder is refreshed (by changing to other directory, or because changes to the items in the current directory are made) file filter is applied, and only those files that pass through the filter are showed. File filter settings also are applied when you transfer folders. Note that folders are not evaluated against the file filter. You can turn the filter on and off. When file filter is turned on, the filter button in the toolbar changes, so you can have a visual feedback that the filter is applied.

Filter is off    Filter is on

See also Synchronize Folders, Quick Compare Directories, User interface .

6.3.1. Difference between "File Filter" and "Select files by name mask" tool

File Filter is more powerful and more important than "Select files by name mask". Files that can be highlighted via "Select files by name mask" can be selected just among those files that are already passed through the filter. However "Select files by name mask" allows to select folders by the mask, while filter is applicable only to files.