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kevin said 1:09PM on 6-01-2006
ugly
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justin said 1:22PM on 6-01-2006
VERY ugly. No icon consistency, too many buttons.
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mark said 1:25PM on 6-01-2006
Exactly my thoughts kevin...
Sadly I will not install this software simply due to the fact that's it's ugly. I dunno why developers even both with brushed metal anymore at all. Apple don't so why should anyone else.
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Vincent said 1:41PM on 6-01-2006
It looks like you can run Starship Enterprise from it.
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Sir Not Appearing in this Blog said 1:42PM on 6-01-2006
I don't generally spend a lot of time in the Finder itself, so a replacement app would have to offer me some serious features I NEED as well as correct what I perceive to be flaws or bugs in the Finder. So far, there's not one that does this. I've tried using apps like PathFinder, but they just don't work well for me. I'll give this a shot, but I doubt it'll work for me either. I like the free-form approach the actual Finder takes.
As for its appearance, you could always use Uno to remove the brushed metal texture if it offends your delicate sensibilities. That's what I've done. Unified isn't quite as nice to look at as Platinum (IMO), but it's better than brushed metal.
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Extensor said 1:47PM on 6-01-2006
Ugliness aside, this reminds me of Directory Opus for the Amiga. It also came out for other systems including the PC. I like being able to access two separate directories from one window. Plus the tabbing makes it even better as you can have multiple sources.
Here is hoping they can give it a make over. :D
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Paul-Michael Bauer said 1:53PM on 6-01-2006
Ugly? Maybe.
But, the target customers for this app are dual-pane, file manager addicts/power users; we normally don't care as much about aesthetics.
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r.sesser said 2:09PM on 6-01-2006
Indeed. Reminds me of Midnight Commander (and other dual-pane file managers terminal or otherwise)... which are also ugly as sin.
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Peter Kirn said 2:18PM on 6-01-2006
Sorry, I'm still all about PathFinder. Offers a lot of what this does (and plenty it doesn't), but far, far more elegantly -- you can hide the extra buttons and keep it quite clean.
http://www.cocoatech.com/
It's not perfect, but it's a big step forward from Finder, and if you give it some time I think you'll grow to love it. (You can also disable its default brushed aluminum -- ewww.)
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Joo Carlos de Pinho said 3:43PM on 6-01-2006
Please correct the news article: there's no link to the Disk Order's URL (only to Path Finder's). Feel free to delete my post after correcting the problem.
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Marco F. said 4:01PM on 6-01-2006
why do all these finder replacements look like they've been trying to put every friggin function in one UI window? didn't they ever hear about simplicity?
I never got what is so wrong about the current finder anyway...
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Axel said 4:28PM on 6-01-2006
looks like a file manager for Windows (to many buttons)
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Lee said 4:33PM on 6-01-2006
http://filerun.info/
That is a new app called FireRun, which should be released very soon. IMO it looks so much nicer than this other thing posted here. But we'll see how it functions once it is released.
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Lee said 4:37PM on 6-01-2006
Oops, I made an error. The app is called FileRun.
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Dave Barnes said 4:53PM on 6-01-2006
1. I like the double pane. More intuitive to use than PathFinder (for me). And, I use PF a lot.
2. I don't like the truncated names in the disk icons.
3. I won't buy it because they have no support forum on their website.
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Scott F said 5:00PM on 6-01-2006
FileRun looks like the Poo! I like the iTunes-ish breadcrumbs, consolidated activities window, and the ability to restore files to their original directories.
About that last one: Why the hell did Apple remove this feature from OSX, and why the Hell haven't they put it back in? I've been able to restore files with Command-Y since at least System 6.
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tripdragon said 5:02PM on 6-01-2006
yawn.. tried it,,, need finder to be neat.. Like art app.. Dont ask.. focus on icons and fast use of fil;es
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rob said 5:04PM on 6-01-2006
"...Disk Order should have a few things to offer anyone who feels like the Finder is the ugly duckling of Mac OS X."
did you just call Finder the ugly duckling in this case?
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starwxrwx said 10:57PM on 6-01-2006
until there is a windows-explorer-like tree navigation pane, I'll stick with the Finder
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PC said 11:23PM on 6-01-2006
I cut my teeth learning Windows and Mac OSX on Norton Commander (DOS version), then I found Total Commander, a windows version. Unfortunately there isn't a product similar to Total Commander for Mac, Disk Order comes close.
I like a number of techos like the two pane panel as a file manager. I find the tree-branch structure a pain in the neck to navigate.
I guess its just what we're use to aye?!
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