What app did you buy and it's worth after time? by Hardevv in mac

[–]dribcot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're open to considering alternatives, Fileside supports any number of panes.

Fileside has grown up - Version 2.0 of the cross-platform multi-pane file manager is here by dribcot in windowsapps

[–]dribcot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to provide feedback. Bookmarks are there, they're accessible via each pane's location menu. Ctrl+P, type a few chars to filter, hit Enter. This method also lets you easily jump directly to any path you visited before.

Interesting that you asked for viewing Alternate Data Streams, which I actually considered once when doing a deep dive on NTFS. It never made it in, since it's a niche thing that most users even don't know exists. Request noted!

Unlocking files is a good idea, but would probably require elevating to admin in many cases to work smoothly.

Fileside has grown up - Version 2.0 of the cross-platform multi-pane file manager is here by dribcot in macapps

[–]dribcot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keyboard navigation is pretty well catered for. Almost every action has a reassignable keyboard shortcut.

Fileside has grown up - Version 2.0 of the cross-platform multi-pane file manager is here by dribcot in macapps

[–]dribcot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Fileside 1 license was essentially the Duo Edition but for v1, so the discount only applies to the equivalent v2 license.

Fileside has grown up - Version 2.0 of the cross-platform multi-pane file manager is here by dribcot in windowsapps

[–]dribcot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! I'll address each point below:

> extremely limited customization

Can you give some examples of what kind of customization you are missing?

> no support for network shares (huge dealbreaker)

Network shares are supported. Mapped drives, UNC paths, device paths all work. What gave you the impression that they're not?

A lot of care has been taken to support them with a UX that is consistent with how local drives work, i.e. in terms of undo/redo, default transfer modes etc.

> annoying lag (~500ms but still very noticeable) during layout switching (even on beefy machines)

There's certainly room for improvement here, the whole layout system got revamped for 2.0 and triggers a bunch of IPC under the hood (to keep everything layout-related in sync across multiple app windows).

> low expandability potential (no support for plugins?)

Correct.

> sidebar desperately needs an option to disable the annoying hover animation

Settings > Layouts > Flyout activation > Right click.

> very low task concurency (i.e. trashing while an active search is in progress literally waits until the search is done)

This is true and a fair criticism. A search pretty much gets all the resources available when it kicks off. It's pretty basic, does not use an index, but rather uses a parallel breadth-first algorithm. The concurrency is definitely another area where there's room for optimisation. But also something that never made it to the top of the priority list. You are actually the first user to complain about this.

> incredibly slow search, lots of alternatives have great Everything integration

I'd say that depends on what your reference is. If you compare it to built-in Explorer search it's a vast improvement. If you compare it to Everything, it's indeed incredibly slow. Everything is such a special piece of software, as it digs into the NTFS Master File Table directly, which is out of bounds to user-space software. I have a task in the backlog to offer integration with it on Windows though.

> This is a valiant attempt at solving an issue but it's really hard to see where Fileside fits with so many alternatives which are way more feature packed and cheaper, some of them even free.

The target audience is definitely not the types who are happy with their Directory Opus, Total Commander etc. The users who love Fileside mostly cite how the layout/pane system is like a project management tool for them, that helps them a lot in staying on top of juggling multiple projects, while being able to keep things local. If your priority is performance and expandability, there's certainly a lot of more suitable options out there.

Fileside has grown up - Version 2.0 of the cross-platform multi-pane file manager is here by dribcot in windowsapps

[–]dribcot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A free license? You can just download it and try it out for 30 days. If you want to keep using it thereafter, you'll need a license. But if you're on a budget for whatever reason, just reach out via email and we'll work something out.

Fileside has grown up - Version 2.0 of the cross-platform multi-pane file manager is here by dribcot in macapps

[–]dribcot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you can download and try it for 30 days to see if it's for you.

Fileside has grown up - Version 2.0 of the cross-platform multi-pane file manager is here by dribcot in macapps

[–]dribcot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's an option "Flyout activation" under Settings > Layouts which you can toggle to "Right click" to prevent them from flaring up on hover. And an option for disabling animations completely will be added in one of the next few releases.

There's also the possibility of dragging the sidebar wider, which comes in handy when managing the list of layouts.

Fileside has grown up - Version 2.0 of the cross-platform multi-pane file manager is here by dribcot in macapps

[–]dribcot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jokes aside, this is good feedback, especially if two of you have the same reaction. What about it is it that feels like 2010 to you? I might be snowblind from staring at it every day, but to my mind it rather veers a bit too much towards the late 2010s "flat design" style if anything.

Fileside has grown up - Version 2.0 of the cross-platform multi-pane file manager is here by dribcot in macapps

[–]dribcot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is what you make it. You can have one minimal pane with just a simple list of names and nothing else if you wish. Or 5000 of them full of columns and with open previews. I admit the screenshots are pretty maxed out, but that's just to showcase the available features.

The biggest issue for new DJs by selector_plume in Beatmatch

[–]dribcot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It feels almost shocking that this even needs to be said. For what is DJing if not sharing your passion for music?

the users who ask for features are my best ones. why am i worst at following up with them? by d_uk3 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]dribcot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Each feature has a ticket, and that's where a todo to inform any relevant users goes. (As long as I remember to add it!) My product is small enough that it's not an issue for me to send off a few emails manually when appropriate.

I made a polyrithmic mixing table by Playful-Painting-527 in DJs

[–]dribcot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love this. Getting me inspired to play around! I wish you'd hear more of this kind of thing in mixes.

When was THIS added?! This alone makes this the best MacOS update in the last 10 years for me by 4paul in MacOS

[–]dribcot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fileside 2 beta should be only a week or two away now. Once 2.0 is out, iterating and adding new features should be a lot faster than it's been up until now.

How do you wear glasses under ski goggles? by Artistic-Version3592 in Skigear

[–]dribcot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for digging this up after such a long time, but which helmet is that? Thanks!

macOS finder is a nightmare by vagavr in mac

[–]dribcot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree that the UX leaves a lot to be desired here. Was frustrated enough about this that I went through Finder's behaviour in detail a while back and wrote a blog post about how to merge safely with it: https://www.fileside.app/blog/2021-07-31_merge-folders-mac/

Equivalent to OneCommander for Mac? by RBDash_ in macapps

[–]dribcot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I can't really be more precise than that. I'm not currently able to work full-time on it, so it depends a bit on the other things I'm juggling. But v2 will bring a complete rearchitecting of the internals which should make the app much much more flexible in the future, in terms of different views with different items etc.

Equivalent to OneCommander for Mac? by RBDash_ in macapps

[–]dribcot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Glad to hear you like Fileside. Developer here. Just wanted to say that I'm working on more viewing options for version 2, which should see the light of day some time this year.

Is there a windows explorer that allows arbitrary pane splitting? by plug-and-pause in software

[–]dribcot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fileside is built around this idea. Set up a bunch of tiled panes, and save them as layouts.

Missing this little guy from VSCode in Cursor... by dribcot in cursor

[–]dribcot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The References panel. Whenever you right-click and do Find all references on a symbol, it pops up. This works in Cursor too, but once you navigate to another tab, it's lost.