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0001 <!-- 0002 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2000-2003 Shie Erlich <erlich@users.sourceforge.net> 0003 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2000-2003 Rafi Yanai <yanai@users.sourceforge.net> 0004 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2004-2010 Frank Schoolmeesters <codeknight@users.sourceforge.net> 0005 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2000-2022 Krusader Krew <https://krusader.org> 0006 --> 0007 <chapter id="features"> 0008 <title>Features</title> 0009 <indexterm> 0010 <primary>Features</primary> 0011 </indexterm> 0012 <note> 0013 <para>The most important features and improvements are 0014 highlighted here, it would make this list too long if we were to 0015 include <emphasis>all</emphasis> the features and improvements. 0016 You will discover even more features in this documentation and in the 0017 <ulink url="https://commits.kde.org/krusader?path=ChangeLog"><filename>ChangeLog</filename></ulink> 0018 and 0019 <ulink url="https://commits.kde.org/krusader?path=NEWS"><filename>NEWS</filename></ulink> 0020 files.</para> 0021 </note> 0022 <para> 0023 <itemizedlist> 0024 <listitem> 0025 <para> 0026 <itemizedlist> 0027 <title><ulink url="http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/index.shtml">Orthodox File Manager (OFM)</ulink> features</title> 0028 <listitem> 0029 <para>Two powerful and easy to use 0030 <link linkend="panels">OFM panels</link>.</para> 0031 </listitem> 0032 <listitem> 0033 <para><link linkend="cmdline">Command Line</link> and optional 0034 <link linkend="termemu">Terminal emulator</link> below.</para> 0035 </listitem> 0036 <listitem> 0037 <para>Strong 0038 <link linkend="keyboard-commands">keyboard</link> orientation and the ability to perform 0039 all functions without the mouse.</para> 0040 </listitem> 0041 <listitem> 0042 <para>Context-dependent invocation of scripts and 0043 programs ⪚ mouse click/&Enter; (execute or 0044 open with the associated application), <keycap>F3</keycap> (view) and <keycap>F4</keycap> 0045 (edit).</para> 0046 </listitem> 0047 <listitem> 0048 <para><link linkend="useractions">User Menu</link>, create your own 0049 customized menu.</para> 0050 </listitem> 0051 <listitem> 0052 <para>History ⪚ 0053 <link linkend="folderhistory">Folder History</link>, 0054 <link linkend="popular-urls">Popular 0055 &URL;s</link>, &etc;</para> 0056 </listitem> 0057 <listitem> 0058 <para><link linkend="vfs">Virtual file systems (VFS)</link> ⪚ for 0059 <link linkend="remote-connections">Remote Connections</link>, 0060 <link linkend="archives">archives</link>, search results, 0061 synchronizer.</para> 0062 </listitem> 0063 <listitem> 0064 <para>Powerful internal 0065 <link linkend="krviewer">viewer and editor</link> via 0066 kparts supporting almost every file format.</para> 0067 </listitem> 0068 <listitem> 0069 <para><link linkend="krusearcher">Advanced Search module</link>: 0070 searching in archives and search content on remote 0071 file systems.</para> 0072 </listitem> 0073 <listitem> 0074 <para>Several Panel view modes via the 0075 <link linkend="sidebar">Sidebar</link>.</para> 0076 </listitem> 0077 </itemizedlist> 0078 </para> 0079 </listitem> 0080 <listitem> 0081 <para> 0082 <itemizedlist> 0083 <title>&krusader; tools</title> 0084 <listitem> 0085 <para><link linkend="remote-connections">Remote Connections</link>: 0086 &FTP;/SAMBA with SFTP/SCP support via 0087 KIO Slaves</para> 0088 </listitem> 0089 <listitem> 0090 <para><link linkend="locate">Locate</link> &GUI; frontend</para> 0091 </listitem> 0092 <listitem> 0093 <para><link linkend="synchronizer">Synchronize Folders</link></para> 0094 </listitem> 0095 <listitem> 0096 <para> 0097 <link linkend="mount-man">Mount-Manager</link> 0098 </para> 0099 </listitem> 0100 <listitem> 0101 <para><link linkend="diskusage">Disk Usage</link></para> 0102 </listitem> 0103 <listitem> 0104 <para><link linkend="root-mode">Root mode</link></para> 0105 </listitem> 0106 </itemizedlist> 0107 </para> 0108 </listitem> 0109 <listitem> 0110 <para> 0111 <itemizedlist> 0112 <title>&krusader; features</title> 0113 <listitem> 0114 <para>Archive Handling: browsing, unpack, pack, 0115 testing. Supported <link linkend="archives">archives</link>: ace, 0116 arj, bzip2, deb, gzip, iso, lha, rar, rpm, tar, zip and 0117 7-zip.</para> 0118 </listitem> 0119 <listitem> 0120 <para> 0121 <link linkend="checksum">Checksum 0122 Creation and Verification</link> mechanism that supports 0123 md5, sha1, sha256, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512, 0124 tiger, whirlpool, cfv, and crc.</para> 0125 </listitem> 0126 <listitem> 0127 <para> 0128 <link linkend="calculate">Calculate occupied 0129 space</link> of files and folders, archives and remote 0130 filesystems.</para> 0131 </listitem> 0132 <listitem> 0133 <para> 0134 <link linkend="compare-dir">Directory 0135 comparison</link> and 0136 <link linkend="view-menu">filtering</link>.</para> 0137 </listitem> 0138 <listitem> 0139 <para> 0140 <link linkend="compare-content">Compare files by 0141 content</link> via external diff programs like 0142 &kompare;, <ulink url="https://www.kde.org/applications/development/kdiff3/"><application>KDiff3</application></ulink> or 0143 <ulink url="http://furius.ca/xxdiff/"><application>xxdiff</application></ulink>.</para> 0144 </listitem> 0145 <listitem> 0146 <para> 0147 <link linkend="multi_rename">Rename</link> files and 0148 folders via <ulink url="https://www.kde.org/applications/utilities/krename/"><application>KRename</application></ulink></para> 0149 </listitem> 0150 <listitem> 0151 <para>Completely supports drag'n'drop: drag from 0152 &konqueror; straight into a <literal role="extension">.tar.gz</literal> file, 0153 from &krusader;'s panel into the trash bin, 0154 the desktop or into &konqueror;</para> 0155 </listitem> 0156 <listitem> 0157 <para> 0158 <link linkend="konfig-advanced">Preserve date</link> for 0159 local targets at copy/move operations.</para> 0160 </listitem> 0161 <listitem> 0162 <para><keycap>F9</keycap> opens a 0163 <link linkend="tools-menu">Terminal Window</link> in the 0164 current folder.</para> 0165 </listitem> 0166 <listitem> 0167 <para>Easy editing of 0168 <link linkend="file-menu">file permissions</link> and 0169 ownership and 0170 <link linkend="konfig-panel-view">Numeric 0171 Permissions</link>.</para> 0172 </listitem> 0173 <listitem> 0174 <para> 0175 <link linkend="krusearcher">Selection 0176 filters</link> used in ⪚ Synchronizer and 0177 KruSearcher.</para> 0178 </listitem> 0179 <listitem> 0180 <para> 0181 <link linkend="jump_back">Jump-Back</link> 0182 </para> 0183 </listitem> 0184 <listitem> 0185 <para> 0186 <link linkend="konfig-general"> 0187 &MIME; type-aware</link>.</para> 0188 </listitem> 0189 <listitem> 0190 <para> 0191 <link linkend="folder-tabs">Tabbed panels</link> and 0192 <link linkend="krviewer">Tabbed 0193 Editor/Viewer</link>.</para> 0194 </listitem> 0195 <listitem> 0196 <para><link linkend="quicksearch">Quick search, select and filter</link></para> 0197 </listitem> 0198 <listitem> 0199 <para> 0200 <link linkend="splitter">File splitter</link> 0201 </para> 0202 </listitem> 0203 <listitem> 0204 <para> 0205 Mouse Gestures 0206 </para> 0207 </listitem> 0208 <listitem> 0209 <para> 0210 <link linkend="list_panel">Quick Navigation</link> in 0211 the Location Toolbar.</para> 0212 </listitem> 0213 <listitem> 0214 <para>WhatsThis Help function in favour 0215 of tooltips where reasonable.</para> 0216 </listitem> 0217 <listitem> 0218 <para><link linkend="panel_toolbar">Sync-browsing</link></para> 0219 </listitem> 0220 </itemizedlist> 0221 </para> 0222 </listitem> 0223 <listitem> 0224 <para> 0225 <itemizedlist> 0226 <title>Customize &krusader; to your own 0227 needs</title> 0228 <listitem> 0229 <para> 0230 <link linkend="konfig-startup"> 0231 Konfigurator</link> &krusader;'s 0232 configuration center.</para> 0233 </listitem> 0234 <listitem> 0235 <para><link linkend="mainwindow">Main Toolbar</link>, 0236 <link linkend="actions_toolbar">Actions 0237 Toolbar</link> for user actions and bookmarks.</para> 0238 </listitem> 0239 <listitem> 0240 <para> 0241 <link linkend="key_bindings">Key-bindings</link> 0242 </para> 0243 </listitem> 0244 <listitem> 0245 <para> 0246 <link linkend="konfig-color">Colors</link> 0247 </para> 0248 </listitem> 0249 <listitem> 0250 <para><link linkend="panel_profiles">Panel profiles</link></para> 0251 </listitem> 0252 <listitem> 0253 <para><link linkend="bookman">Bookmark-Manager</link></para> 0254 </listitem> 0255 <listitem> 0256 <para><link linkend="selection_modes">Selection Modes</link></para> 0257 </listitem> 0258 <listitem> 0259 <para>Many more features can be 0260 <link linkend="konfig-startup">configured</link> the way you 0261 like.</para> 0262 </listitem> 0263 </itemizedlist> 0264 </para> 0265 </listitem> 0266 <listitem> 0267 <para> 0268 <itemizedlist> 0269 <title>&krusader; Extensions</title> 0270 <listitem> 0271 <para><link linkend="useractions">UserActions</link></para> 0272 </listitem> 0273 <listitem> 0274 <para><link linkend="konfig-color">Color Profiles</link></para> 0275 </listitem> 0276 <listitem> 0277 <para><link linkend="configure-shortcuts">Key-binding Profiles</link></para> 0278 </listitem> 0279 </itemizedlist> 0280 Download and upload your favourite &krusader; extensions at 0281 <ulink url="https://store.kde.org/">store.kde.org</ulink>. 0282 </para> 0283 </listitem> 0284 </itemizedlist> 0285 </para> 0286 <para> 0287 <itemizedlist> 0288 <title>New features in the &krusader;-1.80.0 <quote>Final 3rd Stone</quote> 0289 release</title> 0290 <listitem> 0291 <para>Archive improvements 0292 <itemizedlist> 0293 <listitem> 0294 <para> 0295 <link linkend="archives">Password support</link> for: arj, 0296 ace, rar and zip. Passwords can be stored in 0297 <application>Kwallet</application></para> 0298 </listitem> 0299 <listitem> 0300 <para> 0301 <link linkend="archives">7-zip support</link>, by 0302 external applications <application>7z</application> and 0303 <application>7za</application>.</para> 0304 </listitem> 0305 <listitem> 0306 <para> 0307 <link linkend="archives">Auto-detection support</link>, 0308 allowing you to open <quote>hidden archives</quote> (⪚ 0309 <trademark class="registered">OpenOffice</trademark> documents).</para> 0310 </listitem> 0311 <listitem> 0312 <para>Packing/unpacking is now in the background.</para> 0313 </listitem> 0314 </itemizedlist></para> 0315 </listitem> 0316 <listitem> 0317 <para><link linkend="list_panel">Brief View</link></para> 0318 </listitem> 0319 <listitem> 0320 <para>Many improvements of the <link linkend="useractions">UserActions</link> system.</para> 0321 </listitem> 0322 <listitem> 0323 <para>Countless usability enhancements, especially in Konfigurator and the heavily reordered menubar.</para> 0324 </listitem> 0325 <listitem> 0326 <para> 0327 <link linkend="media_button">Media button</link> 0328 </para> 0329 </listitem> 0330 <listitem> 0331 <para>Copy/Move: 0332 <link linkend="copying">preserve all attributes</link> (time, 0333 owner, group).</para> 0334 </listitem> 0335 <listitem> 0336 <para> 0337 <link linkend="konfig-color">Dim the colors of the inactive 0338 panel</link>.</para> 0339 </listitem> 0340 <listitem> 0341 <para>Renaming a filename without extension, single instance 0342 mode, start to system tray, check this out in 0343 <link linkend="konfigurator">Konfigurator</link></para> 0344 </listitem> 0345 <listitem> 0346 <para>Configurable 0347 <link linkend="list_panel">Atomic extensions</link>, 0348 so that extensions like <literal role="extension">.tar.gz</literal> are shown as one part in the <guilabel>Ext Column</guilabel>. 0349 </para> 0350 </listitem> 0351 <listitem> 0352 <para>Context menu for bookmarks and enable/disable special 0353 bookmarks.</para> 0354 </listitem> 0355 <listitem> 0356 <para>Restyled 0357 <link linkend="menu-commands">MenuBar</link></para> 0358 </listitem> 0359 <listitem> 0360 <para><link linkend="termemu">Terminal emulator</link> enhancements bringing new functions, new usages and new look.</para> 0361 </listitem> 0362 <listitem> 0363 <para><link linkend="synchronizer">Synchronizer</link> enhancements and parallel threads for slow 0364 &FTP; servers.</para> 0365 </listitem> 0366 <listitem> 0367 <para> 0368 <link linkend="konfig-startup">Single instance mode</link>, 0369 <link linkend="konfig-startup">start to system 0370 tray</link></para> 0371 </listitem> 0372 <listitem> 0373 <para> 0374 <link linkend="context-menu">Context menu for permanent 0375 bookmarks.</link> 0376 </para> 0377 </listitem> 0378 <listitem> 0379 <para>Full support for 0380 <link linkend="acl">ACL permissions</link>, like properties, preserve attributes, synchronizer and other.</para> 0381 </listitem> 0382 <listitem> 0383 <para>Searcher-results, Locate-results, Synchronizer-results: support for dragging items and copy to clipboard (<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo>).</para> 0384 </listitem> 0385 <listitem> 0386 <para>Many bug fixes.</para> 0387 </listitem> 0388 </itemizedlist> 0389 </para> 0390 0391 <para> 0392 <itemizedlist> 0393 <title>New features in the &krusader;-1.90.0 <quote>Power Stone</quote> 0394 release</title> 0395 <listitem> 0396 <para>Last release for &kde; 3.x with a big collection of Useractions. 0397 </para> 0398 </listitem> 0399 </itemizedlist> 0400 </para> 0401 0402 <para> 0403 <itemizedlist> 0404 <title>New features in the &krusader;-2.0.0 <quote>Mars Pathfinder</quote> 0405 release</title> 0406 <listitem> 0407 <para>The first release for the &kde; 4.x series 0408 </para> 0409 </listitem> 0410 <listitem> 0411 <para>&krusader; works on &Windows;! (But not so useful and powerful yet as under &Linux;) 0412 </para> 0413 </listitem> 0414 <listitem> 0415 <para><link linkend="queue">Queue manager!</link> 0416 </para> 0417 </listitem> 0418 <listitem> 0419 <para><link linkend="konfig-panel">Five methods in the panel!</link> 0420 </para> 0421 </listitem> 0422 </itemizedlist> 0423 </para> 0424 0425 <para> 0426 <itemizedlist> 0427 <title>New features in the &krusader;-2.1.0-beta1 <quote>Rusty Clutch</quote> 0428 release</title> 0429 <listitem> 0430 <para>Fast text/hex viewer for huge filesizes. 0431 </para> 0432 </listitem> 0433 <listitem> 0434 <para>Locked tabs. 0435 </para> 0436 </listitem> 0437 <listitem> 0438 <para>Queued packing / unpacking. 0439 </para> 0440 </listitem> 0441 <listitem> 0442 <para>Better trash integration. 0443 </para> 0444 </listitem> 0445 <listitem> 0446 <para>The quick search, select and filter bar supports regular expressions for matching files. 0447 </para> 0448 </listitem> 0449 </itemizedlist> 0450 </para> 0451 0452 <para> 0453 <itemizedlist> 0454 <title>New features in the &krusader;-2.5.0 <quote>Clear Skies</quote> 0455 release</title> 0456 <listitem> 0457 <para>Ported to &kf5-full;. 0458 </para> 0459 </listitem> 0460 <listitem> 0461 <para>The new <link linkend="quickfilter">Quickfilter</link> bar with three different modes to operate: select, search and filter. 0462 </para> 0463 </listitem> 0464 <listitem> 0465 <para>Reworked Queue Manager (JobMan) and the new <link linkend="job_toolbar">Job Toolbar</link>. 0466 </para> 0467 </listitem> 0468 </itemizedlist> 0469 </para> 0470 0471 <para> 0472 <itemizedlist> 0473 <title>New features in the &krusader;-2.7.0 <quote>Peace of Mind</quote> 0474 release</title> 0475 <listitem> 0476 <para>Quick Search in Bookmark menu. 0477 </para> 0478 </listitem> 0479 <listitem> 0480 <para><link linkend="folder-tabs">Pinned tabs</link>. 0481 </para> 0482 </listitem> 0483 <listitem> 0484 <para>Tooltip with file information when you hover a file name. 0485 </para> 0486 </listitem> 0487 <listitem> 0488 <para>Extended options for Tree Panel at the <link linkend="sidebar">Side Bar</link>. 0489 </para> 0490 </listitem> 0491 </itemizedlist> 0492 </para> 0493 0494 <para> 0495 <itemizedlist> 0496 <title>New features in the &krusader;-2.8.0 <quote>A New Day</quote> 0497 release</title> 0498 <listitem> 0499 <para>Duplicating tabs with double click. 0500 </para> 0501 </listitem> 0502 <listitem> 0503 <para>Closing tabs with &Ctrl;+&LMB; or &Alt;+&LMB; (configurable). 0504 </para> 0505 </listitem> 0506 <listitem> 0507 <para>Undoing the closed tabs while the app is running. 0508 </para> 0509 </listitem> 0510 <listitem> 0511 <para>Dynamically sized tabs. 0512 </para> 0513 </listitem> 0514 <listitem> 0515 <para>Configuration options for new tab position, tab button visibility and New Tab Button behavior. 0516 </para> 0517 </listitem> 0518 <listitem> 0519 <para>History and suggestions in New Folder dialog. 0520 </para> 0521 </listitem> 0522 <listitem> 0523 <para>Cycling through full name, file name and extension selections with Rename shortcut (<keycap>F2</keycap> by default). 0524 </para> 0525 </listitem> 0526 <listitem> 0527 <para><keycombo>&Shift;<keycap>Del</keycap></keycombo> removes undesired entries from the history in various dialogs. 0528 </para> 0529 </listitem> 0530 <listitem> 0531 <para>Improved sync between the panel and embedded terminal. 0532 </para> 0533 </listitem> 0534 <listitem> 0535 <para>Improved color configuration. 0536 </para> 0537 </listitem> 0538 </itemizedlist> 0539 </para> 0540 0541 <para><note><para> 0542 If you are using a development or &git; version, it is possible that the latest 0543 new features are not yet in the <quote>The &krusader; Handbook</quote>. 0544 Please read the 0545 <ulink url="https://commits.kde.org/krusader?path=ChangeLog">Changelog</ulink> 0546 file online or in the &krusader; sources to find out more about the new features. 0547 For a brief description, please read the 0548 <ulink url="https://commits.kde.org/krusader?path=NEWS">NEWS</ulink> 0549 file online or in the &krusader; sources. 0550 <link linkend="faqg_wish">User feedback</link> and 0551 <link linkend="faqg_bug_report">Bug reports</link> are always welcome! 0552 </para></note></para> 0553 </chapter>