uXplor README

What this world needs is a cheap 5 cent Explorer clone. Wiebe made a beautiful
start. The added functionality broadens the capabilities to more closely match
expected behavior for a dual pane file manager, while providing flexible
operation to match the users needs.

Mime-type file associations/multiple files may be invoked by high-lighting
with <shift> arrow keys and pressing <Enter> or by right-click 'Open' from
the Option popup menu. Double clicking on a single file will also execute/
mime associate the specified solution. File associations are specified by
the ~/.startrc text file, and are dynamically responsive to changes. The
actual mime association is performed by the bash shell script
	/usr/local/bin/mime_start
Read this file for detailed mime-association operation.

A new 'SendTo:' sub-menu is now available on the Option popup menu. This
invokes the external 'bs' (Button, Simple :-) X11 menu program. Executing
the 'SendTo:' function looks for an executable in the PATH named 'sendto',
which executes the bash shell script:
	bs -geometry +300+150 /usr/local/bin/SendTo "$@" &
'/usr/local/bin/SendTo' contains the actual menu form in self-explaining
format. Multiple selections will invoke sendto multiple times.

README file for whimp

But Wiebe, WHY on earth another file manager? Aren't there
ENOUGH linux file managers in this world?

There are enough file managers in this world, but none of them do what I want.
A file manager should do the folowing things:

- Let you browse (your ??) files in a natural way.
- Let you make selections.
- Allow simple operations on these selections (re(move)/rename/copy/chmod/etc).
- Accept drops all over the place.
- Allow drags.
- let you open programs to use the selected data.
- warn the user only if nescessary

If this program includes the above functions, none will be added. there are a
few points of concern on the design of this program:

- It should be stable. It shouldn't crash, never.
- It should not contain features that do not belong in a file browser. i.e.
  preview pictures (or sounds or html-files or anything else)
- It should be fast and (reasonably) small.
- It should be intuitive and good-looking.

the program is called WHIMP. this stands for WHAMp Incredible MP3 provider as
it is really only a filemanager to allow drag n drop between WHIMp and WHAMp.
(eventually..)

if you feel like it, send comments, beer, fanmail or patches to
4516@thrijswijk.nl.

Bye,

Wiebe Zoon
Bosboom toussaintplein 240
2624 DP Delft
The Netherlands

WARNING : THIS PIECE OF SOFTWARE IS STILL BUGGY. IT MIGHT DO VERY BAD THINGS
TO YOUR FILE SYSTEM.
