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April 29, 2022 at 6:53 pm #82303
iznit
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    »Rox filer«
everything important seems to be hidden from user by the user interface of this tool.
I wonder how anybody can actually work everyday with it.

    a bit of a history lesson
    http://opensource.com/article/19/12/linux-rox-desktop

    rox

    rox desktop predates the existence (convention, per freedesktop.org) of “.desktop” files
    rox desktop predates the freedesktop.org “desktop menu” specification
    rox desktop predates freedesktop.org /home/[Documents,Videos,Downloads] directories naming convention

    mouse-driven
    drag and drop

    file manager provides gui up/down/back/forward navigation.
    icons in the file manager do expose commonly needed operations.
    clicking or double clicking the icon of any non-executable file will open the file with its associsted “handler”.
    icons placed on the desktop pinboard serve as DROP TARGETS for file icons dragged from file manager window.
    rox-filer menu, via right click, is extremely configurable and extensible [[[for the benefit of advanced users….. and with the expectation that beginners should seldom if ever need to modify the menu]]]