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February 13th 18, 09:12 PM
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Win XP and onward.
I am sick and tired of Windows / File Explorer and its stupid interface ! I was hoping that Win 10 would fix that bad behavior but NOT ! All this crap just wastes time for the user and serves no purpose. The mouse does not scroll over the pane it is over ! The Folders pane jumps around when there is no reason for it ! Open a folder and the folder goes to the bottom of the pane. NO STOP THAT ! Such poor MS Windows programmers. Why can they not make it more stable ! They have full access and control over their tree and listview controls etc. It wastes users time having to re-scroll to where it is where it was and can cause errors when a user misses the scrollbar or folder or file when the user should not even have had to mess with anything. I need an explorer that does not jump around and knows that the mouse is over a pane so that pane scrolls. Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? Then what about a paid Explorer replacement ? I DO NOT WANT a bunch of extra bells and whistles, just a better Explorer. I do not need more confusion. Thank you ! 
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February 13th 18, 09:24 PM
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In message , FreeMan
writes: [] Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? Yes, lots. Then what about a paid Explorer replacement ? Yes, a few. I DO NOT WANT a bunch of extra bells and whistles, just a better Explorer. I do not need more confusion. _Try_ Classic Shell (free); I don't know if it will do all you want. It _does_ include bits for IE and for the start menu as well as for explorer, but all three parts are individually configurable (I think you can even not install them, if you really want). Thank you ! -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Fortunately radio is a forgiving medium. It hides a multitude of chins ... Vanessa feltz, RT 2014-3/28-4/4
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February 13th 18, 10:15 PM
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FreeMan wrote:
Win XP and onward. I am sick and tired of Windows / File Explorer and its stupid interface I'm thinking Linux is an alternative. Think of the stories you'll have to tell when you get back. Paul
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February 13th 18, 10:32 PM
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On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:12:32 -0800, FreeMan
wrote: Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? Then what about a paid Explorer replacement ? I DO NOT WANT a bunch of extra bells and whistles, just a better Explorer. I do not need more confusion. I like and recommend Directory Opus, but whether there would be too many bells and whistles for you, I don't know.
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February 14th 18, 12:14 AM
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On 02/13/2018 02:32 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:12:32 -0800, FreeMan wrote: Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? Then what about a paid Explorer replacement ? I DO NOT WANT a bunch of extra bells and whistles, just a better Explorer. I do not need more confusion. I like and recommend Directory Opus, but whether there would be too many bells and whistles for you, I don't know. https://www.gpsoft.com.au/program/screenshots.html https://www.gpsoft.com.au/order_intro.html That does look really pretty! Very well done and dual pane too. No wonder you like it. Drawback: I can't be putting Paid software on my customer's machines just so I can have a better experience for the few times I am there. Any open source ones you like as well?
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February 14th 18, 12:47 AM
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On 02/13/2018 04:14 PM, T wrote:
On 02/13/2018 02:32 PM, Ken Blake wrote: On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:12:32 -0800, FreeMan wrote: Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? Then what about a paid Explorer replacement ? I DO NOT WANT a bunch of extra bells and whistles, just a better Explorer.Â* I do not need more confusion. I like and recommend Directory Opus, but whether there would be too many bells and whistles for you, I don't know. https://www.gpsoft.com.au/program/screenshots.html https://www.gpsoft.com.au/order_intro.html That does look really pretty!Â* Very well done and dual pane too. No wonder you like it. Drawback: I can't be putting Paid software on my customer's machines just so I can have a better experience for the few times I am there. Any open source ones you like as well? What about these two: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/qmmand...e-alternative/ https://alternativeto.net/software/explorer/
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February 14th 18, 01:14 AM
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You obviously do little Windows shopping !
James Wilkinson Sword wrote: On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:12:32 -0000, FreeMan wrote: Win XP and onward. I am sick and tired of Windows / File Explorer and its stupid interface ! I was hoping that Win 10 would fix that bad behavior but NOT ! All this crap just wastes time for the user and serves no purpose. The mouse does not scroll over the pane it is over ! The Folders pane jumps around when there is no reason for it ! Open a folder and the folder goes to the bottom of the pane. NO STOP THAT ! Such poor MS Windows programmers. Why can they not make it more stable ! They have full access and control over their tree and listview controls etc. It wastes users time having to re-scroll to where it is where it was and can cause errors when a user misses the scrollbar or folder or file when the user should not even have had to mess with anything. I need an explorer that does not jump around and knows that the mouse is over a pane so that pane scrolls. Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? Then what about a paid Explorer replacement ? I DO NOT WANT a bunch of extra bells and whistles, just a better Explorer. I do not need more confusion. Thank you ! Funny, none of the above ever happen to or bother me. Be more specific about your petty grumbles, or go get a hobby.
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February 14th 18, 01:36 AM
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On 2/13/2018 4:14 PM, T wrote:
On 02/13/2018 02:32 PM, Ken Blake wrote: On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:12:32 -0800, FreeMan wrote: Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? Then what about a paid Explorer replacement ? I DO NOT WANT a bunch of extra bells and whistles, just a better Explorer.Â* I do not need more confusion. I like and recommend Directory Opus, but whether there would be too many bells and whistles for you, I don't know. https://www.gpsoft.com.au/program/screenshots.html https://www.gpsoft.com.au/order_intro.html That does look really pretty!Â* Very well done and dual pane too. No wonder you like it. Drawback: I can't be putting Paid software on my customer's machines just so I can have a better experience for the few times I am there. Any open source ones you like as well? This has a clean interface (imo), loads really fast, and allows multiple tabs - which can be very useful. https://explorerplusplus.com/
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February 14th 18, 01:49 AM
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On 02/13/2018 05:36 PM, Mike S wrote:
On 2/13/2018 4:14 PM, T wrote: On 02/13/2018 02:32 PM, Ken Blake wrote: On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:12:32 -0800, FreeMan wrote: Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? Then what about a paid Explorer replacement ? I DO NOT WANT a bunch of extra bells and whistles, just a better Explorer.Â* I do not need more confusion. I like and recommend Directory Opus, but whether there would be too many bells and whistles for you, I don't know. https://www.gpsoft.com.au/program/screenshots.html https://www.gpsoft.com.au/order_intro.html That does look really pretty!Â* Very well done and dual pane too. No wonder you like it. Drawback: I can't be putting Paid software on my customer's machines just so I can have a better experience for the few times I am there. Any open source ones you like as well? This has a clean interface (imo), loads really fast, and allows multiple tabs - which can be very useful. https://explorerplusplus.com/ Cool!
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February 14th 18, 01:51 AM
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James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
Funny, none of the above ever happen to or bother me. Be more specific about your petty grumbles, or go get a hobby. On 02/13/2018 05:14 PM, FreeMan wrote: You obviously do little Windows shopping ! Give him a break, he is British! :-)
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February 14th 18, 02:42 AM
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On 2018-02-13 16:12, FreeMan wrote:
Win XP and onward. I am sick and tired of Windows / File Explorer and its stupid interface I was hoping that Win 10 would fix that bad behavior but NOT ! Yeah, and it is STILL tied with the Browser! The mouse does not scroll over the pane it is over ! http://antibody-software.com/web/sof...der-the-mouse/ The Folders pane jumps around when there is no reason for it ! Classic Shell fixes that a little. Open a folder and the folder goes to the bottom of the pane. Not quite sure, I remember seeing that, but I cannot reproduce right now. It wastes users time having to re-scroll to where it is where it was and can cause errors when a user misses the scrollbar or folder or file when the user should not even have had to mess with anything. The one I like is when you open control panel. It shows 3/4 of the icons right away, so you move your mouse to the one you want and click, but by that time the missing 1/4 is appearing and you end-up clicking something else. Happens to me ALL the time. I need an explorer that does not jump around and knows that the mouse is over a pane so that pane scrolls. Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? Then what about a paid Explorer replacement ? I DO NOT WANT a bunch of extra bells and whistles, just a better Explorer. I do not need more confusion. DOpus is probably the best replacement out there, but it's expensive and full of bells. There is also: https://www.xyplorer.com/index.php https://www.zabkat.com/index.htm Regards, -- ! _\|/_ Sylvain / ! (o o) Member  avid-Suzuki-Fdn/EFF/Red+Cross/SPCA/Planetary-SocietyoO-( )-Oo For Sale: Parachute. Used once, never opened, small stain.
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February 14th 18, 08:32 AM
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On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:12:32 -0800, FreeMan wrote:
Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? XYPlorer Free http://win.softpedia.com/dyn-search...._term=xyplorer -- Peter. The gods will stay away whilst religions hold sway
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February 14th 18, 10:53 AM
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In message , Mike S
writes: On 2/13/2018 4:14 PM, T wrote: [] On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:12:32 -0800, FreeMan wrote: Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? [] Any open source ones you like as well? This has a clean interface (imo), loads really fast, and allows multiple tabs - which can be very useful. https://explorerplusplus.com/ Agreed, it's clean, very fast (instant for me), and also is a single executable that doesn't seem to require any installation. I see among its options that you can select whether it replaces explorer or not; can't quite see how that would work, unless you run it at startup, or it actually deletes the default explorer which would be dangerous. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf No, no, you're not thinking, you're just being logical. -Niels Bohr, physicist (1885-1962)
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February 14th 18, 11:05 AM
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In message , PeterC
writes: On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:12:32 -0800, FreeMan wrote: Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? XYPlorer Free http://win.softpedia.com/dyn-search...._term=xyplorer There are four versions - free and paid, portable and not. Note that the free one stopped development 2017 January, but is still available as of now. Allows panes rather than tabs (though possibly only two), which is probably easier for dragging. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf No, no, you're not thinking, you're just being logical. -Niels Bohr, physicist (1885-1962)
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February 14th 18, 11:14 AM
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In message , "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
writes: In message , PeterC writes: On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:12:32 -0800, FreeMan wrote: Anyway, is there some free 3rd party Explorer replacement ? XYPlorer Free http://win.softpedia.com/dyn-search...._term=xyplorer There are four versions - free and paid, portable and not. Note that the free one stopped development 2017 January, but is still available as of now. Compare free and paid at https://www.xyplorer.com/features.php - note that this table is blank in older browsers, how silly! Allows panes rather than tabs (though possibly only two), which is probably easier for dragging. This (from softpedia anyway) is an installer, though the readme says it doesn't put anything in the registry but uninstall information. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf No, no, you're not thinking, you're just being logical. -Niels Bohr, physicist (1885-1962)
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