Re: a good file manager - any suggestions?

[Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com>]

Sandip P Deshmukh wrote:
> 
> Glyn Millington wrote:
> > Sandip P Deshmukh <deshmukh@escortsmumbai.com> writes:
> >
> >
> >>>The Midnight Commander can be set up to look like that ;-)  It's
> >>>good!
> >>>Glyn
> >>
> >>
> >>well, i tried and could not. am i too dumb?
> >
> >
> > Highly unlikely!
> >
> >
> >>or just new to linux?
> >
> >
> > maybe  - welcome!
> >
> >
> > Fire up mc
> > With your mouse click on the tab at the top that says "Left"
> > Click on "Tree"     That should get you the setup you want.
> > Click on "Options"
> > Click on SaveSetup   That will make it work every time.
> >
> > That's how it works here ;-)
> >
> >
> >>and is there a X equivalent?
> >
> >
> > Start an xterm/aterm/rxvt whatever and type mc at the prompt.
> >
> >
> >
> > Glyn
> 
> tried it. works - somewhat!
> 
> 1. save setup doenst help! it starts in the same old two pane formar!
> 
> 2. in left pane,i have 2 click a directory to make it appear in right pane!!
> 
> wish it were 'automatic'!
> 
> last - come on - a console application in an xterm is not an X
> application! (i know linux this much)

  but it works:-)

  there is a gnome version of mc which as far as I remember sucks...

	erik