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Multi Commander => Feature Requests and Suggestions => Topic started by: jackuars on June 01, 2013, 08:47:13

Title: Icons View?
Post by: jackuars on June 01, 2013, 08:47:13

Are there plans to support icons view?

Title: Re: Icons View?
Post by: Mathias (Author) on June 02, 2013, 11:27:09

Icons view ?

Thumbnail view is almost the same. except it give you an icon of the images for pictures.

Title: Re: Icons View?
Post by: jackuars on June 02, 2013, 11:41:55

Nope, this is what I mean

http://i.imgur.com/3s5ADU2.png

This is the Icons View in UltraExplorer. FreeCommander XE also has this.

Title: Re: Icons View?
Post by: Mathias (Author) on June 02, 2013, 11:44:35

Thumbnail view with thumbnail size to 48x48 will almost get that.

Title: Re: Icons View?
Post by: jackuars on June 02, 2013, 12:54:50

That'll limit the usability as we'll have to change the view all the time and there is a big difference between the two views. Moreover it's not going to be easy for beginner users, as they care a lot for usability.

If you look at this screenshot these are the view modes available in FC and UE. The View modes can be easily changed.

http://i.imgur.com/QHu9CZz.png

The lack of different view modes in MC is only one of the few gripes I have.

Title: Re: Icons View?
Post by: Mathias (Author) on June 02, 2013, 13:54:39

I don't really see that there a big difference. But then I always run in either thumbnail or detailed mode. Icon mode hides to much information.

Anyway..  I add it to the request list. But since it something that will require a lot of time to add it will not be there in the next couple of versions.
It is easier for file explorer that is using the built in Shell explorer. But MC is not doing that since it is to slow and to limited.