[APP][2.1+] FX File Explorer Dev Thread (5.0: Material Design UI, Wi-Fi Direct Xfers)

dancer_69 · Sep 11, 2011

@tliebeck:
Please check your PMs

tzrchallenge · Sep 11, 2011

Looks good, downloading.

tliebeck · Sep 12, 2011

Cocolopes said:
This wonderfull app will get a root option in the future? Like root explorer...I realy espect that...thank again for this app!!!!

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Thanks! Working on a root add-on module....priority at the moment of course is getting the general everyday file/media management and networking stuff, but root is (as-expected) the #1 requested feature.

I do want to make mention (to everyone) that there's a lot more to adding root support to an application like this than simply prefacing operations with "su". The root access implementation needs to be of the same caliber as the rest of the app, and there's a good bit of work to do in terms of root-specific features as well. Development is in progress on this though.

On a semi-but-not-entirely-related note, I'm thinking it will be a good idea to have the "System" catalog not shown by default on the home screen. It'll reappear by simply tapping View->Show System, and that will be a remembered preference (so it will always be there until you turn it back off). I think this makes sense as 90% of users will not know or care what "System" is and will simply be confused by it. Please don't think this is indicative of a change in direction away from technically inclined users.

Cocolopes · Sep 12, 2011

tliebeck said:
Thanks! Working on a root add-on module....priority at the moment of course is getting the general everyday file/media management and networking stuff, but root is (as-expected) the #1 requested feature.

I do want to make mention (to everyone) that there's a lot more to adding root support to an application like this than simply prefacing operations with "su". The root access implementation needs to be of the same caliber as the rest of the app, and there's a good bit of work to do in terms of root-specific features as well. Development is in progress on this though.

On a semi-but-not-entirely-related note, I'm thinking it will be a good idea to have the "System" catalog not shown by default on the home screen. It'll reappear by simply tapping View->Show System, and that will be a remembered preference (so it will always be there until you turn it back off). I think this makes sense as 90% of users will not know or care what "System" is and will simply be confused by it. Please don't think this is indicative of a change in direction away from technically inclined users.

That's what I want to read!!! This will be my default explorer in the future!!!! thank for all the work!

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tliebeck · Sep 14, 2011

Version 0.73 is now available on the market. New features include:

Added support for FTP-S (implicit encryption) and FTP-ES (explicit encryption).
Added key verification dialog for new SSH connections. A key verification notice is displayed when connecting to a host for the first time, and a key changed warning/error is displayed in the event the key changes.
Added support for hiding system catalogs. Currently this feature is disabled by default but will likely soon be enabled by default (most non-technical users don’t have any interest in seeing non-user-accessible storage space, and technical users will easily be able to re-enable it).
Fixed playlist editing issue where reordering had an initial lag when dragging an item (when album art is enabled).
Fixed bug where passwords were forgotten when editing hosts.
Fixed bug where sleeping device would stop folder size calculations in folder details view.
FX may now be moved to the SD card.
FTP control connections are now kept alive during data transfers.

Brantai · Sep 14, 2011

Really like the look & feel of this app! Any plans to add network share discovery in the future? Key-based SCP Auth would be cool, too.

starbase64 · Sep 14, 2011

Hi,

nice app, but i'm missing multi file selection.

with friendly greet

starbase64

edit: multi file selection found, sorry my mistake

kay_kiat88 · Sep 14, 2011

Just a few suggestions.

1. It will be good if i can create a frequently used folder shortcut on my homescreen that leads directly to a certain folder using FX File Explorer. rather than tapping on for example FX file explorer -> Phone Storage -> Documents -> School -> Chemistry, i can just tap on the shortcut "Chemistry" and it takes me directly to the folder using FX.

2. .rar support!

3. when deleting files, we have to check the box to delete. maybe that should be removed.. in a way it's like a double confirmation kind of thingy which IMO is quite unnecessary?

4. hold back button to exit! rather than tapping home and then pressing back twice, we can exit from anywhere!

just a few suggestions

thank you for the great beta so far!
Overall a very clean and intuitive app

tliebeck · Sep 14, 2011

I've had to put out a 0.74 version to update a minor glitch in the 0.73 release that prevents the Bluetooth server from being started.

The only thing modified in this update is the APK's manifest file. Unfortunately there's a very annoying bug in the Android tools for Eclipse where certain changes will result in it inappropriately changing the names of services provided by an application. As such the Bluetooth server wouldn't start at all in 0.73.

Sorry for the trouble everyone, nothing more annoying than devs that throw multiple releases up in a day.

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kay_kiat88 said:
Just a suggestion.

It will be good if i can create a frequently used folder shortcut on my homescreen that leads directly to a certain folder using FX File Explorer. rather than tapping on for example FX file explorer -> Phone Storage -> Documents -> School -> Chemistry, i can just tap on the shortcut "Chemistry" and it takes me directly to the folder using FX.

Thanks, this feature is often requested and will be going in. Likely we'll have "Documents" and "Downloads" as preinstalled shortcuts/favorites/bookmarks (which of course can be deleted if desired).

kay_kiat88 · Sep 14, 2011

thanks for the quick reply! i've edited my previous post! added some more suggestions

i really like the dragging feature man.

djsolidsnake86 · Sep 14, 2011

can you add a button for exit and one for go back please?

tliebeck · Sep 14, 2011

kay_kiat88 said:
Just a few suggestions.
2. .rar support!

Definitely want to add support for more archive/compression formats. Current list of "desirables" includes rar, 7zip, tar, gzip, and bzip2. Some/most of these will likely be post-1.0 though.

kay_kiat88 said:
3. when deleting files, we have to check the box to delete. maybe that should be removed.. in a way it's like a double confirmation kind of thingy which IMO is quite unnecessary?

I really like the check, but this isn't the first time I've heard dislike for it. It wouldn't be terribly difficult to add a preference to disable it of course. I really want people to see what they're about to delete (file/folder/byte count in the dialog) and fully confirm it. For perspective a PC/Mac, you have Move to trash, then open trash, then empty trash, then click confirm.

kay_kiat88 said:
4. hold back button to exit! rather than tapping home and then pressing back twice, we can exit from anywhere!

djsolidsnake86 said:
can you add a button for exit and one for go back please?

When you say "exit", are you referring to terminating the app completely, or just bringing up the Android home screen? The current "exit" feature (pressing the back button twice on the FX home screen) just closes the app and raises the launcher / Android home screen.

There's actually not a good way to cleanly self-terminate an Android application. There are plenty of ways to *force* it to shutdown, such as telling the containing Dalvik VM to terminate. But this goes against the Android API spec. Examples from the Android engineers themselves:

See Dianne Hackborn's post: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/63de8a9cdffa46a3

See Romain Guy's post: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2042222/close-application

I don't necessarily want to add redundant home/back controls to the screen as display real estate is already at a major premium (at least for phones).

djsolidsnake86 · Sep 14, 2011

i mean terminate the app

tliebeck · Sep 14, 2011

djsolidsnake86 said:
i mean terminate the app

Unfortunately really can't implement true "termination" as it goes against the Android API.

This developer video offers a pretty decent explanation of what's happening:

There are a lot of folks who claim that Android's performance is based largely on the number of "running" apps at any given time. This really isn't the case though. Poorly written apps that do not follow the Android API are largely to blame for this misconception.

Bewinxed · Sep 14, 2011

MeGusta!

yet the interface need to be cleaner, and an option to sort icons the way we want (name,time,date,modified,type) would be awesome!

tliebeck · Sep 14, 2011

Bewinxed said:
MeGusta! yet the interface need to be cleaner, and an option to sort icons the way we want (name,time,date,modified,type) would be awesome!

Thanks, there's actually an option to sort, just tap the "View" menu and select "Sort". Files can be sorted by name, type (extension), last modified date, or size.

vineetksirohi · Sep 14, 2011

nice user interface

djsolidsnake86 · Sep 14, 2011

tliebeck said:
Unfortunately really can't implement true "termination" as it goes against the Android API.

This developer video offers a pretty decent explanation of what's happening:

There are a lot of folks who claim that Android's performance is based largely on the number of "running" apps at any given time. This really isn't the case though. Poorly written apps that do not follow the Android API are largely to blame for this misconception.

i see, well maybe can you do a minimize/exite button that hide the application
and also a button for multiple selection (and a option for remember multiple selection even if i navigate in other folders)

Deleted member 2736178 · Sep 14, 2011

very impressed with the look and speed of this! I will be adding this to my apps to watch list, if I can stream video files from a network share (like ES File explorer does) then I'm ready to buy the final version when its out and make it my default file explorer.

Very nice work!

slonn · Sep 14, 2011

tliebeck said:
Unfortunately really can't implement true "termination" as it goes against the Android API.

I normally use File Expert and there is an Exit option in the menu of that app (can be added to the toolbar). If I open the app and then click on the Exit button it seems to me that the app closes completely - at least I can't see it as being active under running processes. Am I misunderstanding something here?

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