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Make as default FM

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Mathias (Author):

--- Quote from: sl23 on March 15, 2015, 19:33:13 ---Mc has some great features and really easy to configure for the most part, so I've tried to persevere with it. Auto update, file types, color filters, and some other stuff all very well implemented and easy to use. I applaud you on the way it's done, but I do find it strange how some simple things have been excluded?

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Not sure what thing you referee to are excluded. But since MC is not a FM like Explore, maybe those thing is not needed or does not fit into MC since MC is normally used in different way then Explorer.


--- Quote from: sl23 on March 15, 2015, 19:33:13 ---but don't you want Mc to reach a large audience? What about long term, do you plan on selling a pro version?  You should do, but for both these you'd need to add more customisation options.  Perhaps it's far too early for all that anyway?! 

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Don't care how many uses it. And one program can not fit the needs for ALL users. MC comes from my own needs and what I want to have added first. And if time allows user requests.
Selling? no there is no serious money to make with this. There is so many free FMs. And when start selling the demands for support/other stuff goes WAY up. And I do not have that time to administrate that. I have a day job as a software developer. and selling MC will not give so much so I can quit.
More customization ? really... There so so much customization already that I get complain that there is too much.


--- Quote from: sl23 on March 15, 2015, 19:33:13 ---You seem rather 'closed' when it comes to requests. Do you have your own 'plan' for Mc regardless of users?

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No. I add lots of request all the time. But if request does not fit into what MC is, Then they can't be added.
Or sometimes request are very complex and would require very much work to add. And since time is limited. I can choose to add 1 very complex feature or 10 smaller ?
And it depends on how useful it is and. Something that are useful for some user might might not be so for many other. I have to decide if it is worth adding something give benefits to very few users or something that many users find useful.
Often there is requests for something that can already be done. But in a different way. that they person who did the request did not know about.

sl23:
I am curious, you keep stating that File Explorers and Commanders are different, would you mind telling me what ways they differ please?

Mathias (Author):
It is mostly changes that make using keyboard very efficient. Mouse some second.
And how it works are often the same in all commander styled apps on all platform (Win, Dos, Linux, OSX)
(There is some unofficial standard called OFM, not everybody follows it to 100%, depends on platform.)

Dual panel is core in commander styles, The active panel is always the source the "other" site is always the default target.
Main navigation is with keyboard..  Tab switch active panel,  arrow key up/down.. Insert key will select and move to next.
F2 refresh, F3 View , F4 Edit. F5 Copy , F6 Move , F7 Makedir, F8 Delete.  Alt+F1,ALT-F2 Change device Left/Right side.
Command line field where command like Cd, mkdir, and other command work that integrates into the app.

On platform that uses mouse it is often configured different.  Right click will toggle selection. right click and drag is a quick way of selection ranges. (Context menu are usually moved to right button and hold or rbutton dbl click)

and many many other small things that make using navigation and copy using keyboard fast.

Command styled key setup
http://multicommander.com/docs/keyboard-shortcuts/CommanderStyle

sl23:
I see, thanks for the description. Keyboard is not really my favourite peripheral, perhaps I should try a different app after all then...

Thank you for your time Mathias

Mathias (Author):
You should try..  When you get used to it you will not go back :)

But unlike many other commander styled FM.. MC also has a WinExplorer Mode. That I suspect you been using. And that will not go away.
And it is improved on for each release.. But if there is a conflict between commander style setup and Explorer Style.. Commander styled win. But there is not many of those conflicts.

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