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Re: Explorer-type file manager



hi ya bill

On Mon, 17 Feb 2003, Bill Moseley wrote:

> Trying to ease the transition to Linux for the family, I'd like a
> MS Windows-like Explorer file manager, both in look and usage.
> 
> Not that icon view, just the plain old "Explore" with directories
> on the left and directory contents on the right.  And where I can
> configure what mouse buttons do for each file type (e.g. right click on
> .mp3 and select from menu xmms play, xmms queue, or mpg123, or scp to
> some set machine).  Also click on column titles to sort by that column.
> 
> Window manager is icewm.

list of various windoze apps ... mostly ssh for secure ftp/telnet stuff
and filemanagers, should work for your environment
	- the apps should work in any window managers

	http://www.Linux-Sec.net/SSH/client.gwif.html#SSH
	( secureIX, filezilla, ...
	( winscp for secure ftp ...

c ya
alvin

> 
> I like Rox and FileRunner and a few others, but this is a case where I'm
> trying to make it feel a lot like Windows.
> 



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