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Konqueror
by Bobby on Thursday 01/Mar/2007, @16:14
Use whatever you want, but I don't think switching to "Dolphin" as the default file manager for KDE will be a good thing. One of the biggest complaints I see from Gnome (and even some OSX/WinXP) users is that their file managers are not as capable as Konqueror. If it really bothered people so much that Konqueror also did file management; then why not the wholesale conversion to Krusader? or Nautilus? or the other 8 dozen file managers? Because Konqueror is easily the best file manager available on any platform... The users haven't wanted a switch from Konqueror. In fact the only users I hear complain about Konqueror currently is users who have no intention of EVER user it, because it is a KDE app.

Remember when Gnome switch to the "new" filemanager design in v2.0? Most users assumed that the limited feature set meant that it was somehow broken. I really don't want users to come to KDE and think it's file manager is broken.

The other question I have is; if it is SO important to move away from Konqueror as the default file manager, then why not simply use Krusader? It is already there, it is fast, it is actively developed, and it has a signle focus.

Bobby
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Re: Konqueror
by Troy Unrau on Thursday 01/Mar/2007, @16:42
Well, the way it will be is that Dolphin is the default. Konqueror and Krusader are alternates which you can use, and set as default. I know that there are a lot of people out there that really love Konqueror (I'm one of them) who will love Konqueror all throughout the KDE 4 series. The fact that Dolphin will be listed in the K Menu will not harm your user experience in any way.
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Re: Konqueror
by Aaron J. Seigo on Thursday 01/Mar/2007, @23:52
> that their file managers are not as capable as Konqueror

what capabilities are you concerned will be left behind?

you see, the goal is not to create a crappy file manager. it's to create a file manager that has just that one purpose in life. that means it needs to be capable and include the best features kde makes available to it.

> only users I hear complain about Konqueror

this isn't in response to complaints. it's in response to the usability of konqueror as tested with real people.

> then why not simply use Krusader

krusader is an interesting tool with a very dedicated following. however, to make it usable for the general user base and make it feel modern would require some massive changes. i don't think that's fair to the project's users or developers. they know what they want.
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Re: Konqueror
by fish on Friday 02/Mar/2007, @01:29
"If it really bothered people so much that Konqueror also did file management; then why not the wholesale conversion to Krusader?"

Yeah, I was wondering that as well...Krusader is way underrated!
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Re: Konqueror
by edi on Friday 02/Mar/2007, @06:27
Ok hold on guys, if we really want this thing called dolphine, why should i use kde??? there is one already called nautilus which we all think SUCKS! so why copy it to KDE. KONQI is now the B E S T file manager ever... do not waste time on this fishy thing...


Thanks,
konqi
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Nautilus
by Chris Parker on Saturday 03/Mar/2007, @08:50
I think that the reason why nautilus isn't a good file manager is more than the lack of options. gnome-vfs isn't really implemented in all GNOME apps, which makes opening remote files a hit-and-miss, and it isn't snappy enough to really justify using it all of the time.
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I'm glad!
by no on Monday 12/Nov/2007, @02:30
I use Firefox, so I'm happy to see Dolphin. It means I don't need to separately install Krusader (which is great, but a little slow at times).

I hate it when distros get too far away from "The Unix Way". I don't want one massive utility shoved at me that does 500 things. My file manager should be a file manager. My web browser should be a web browser. They can interoperate, but I should be able to decide what tool I want for which purpose. I mean, why have Kaffeine or Amarok? Why not just play and view everything directly in Konqueror? Why not use it as my programming IDE, too?

If I used Konquror as my browser, I might feel different. I don't really know. Konqueror as a web browser seems to be weak in a lot of areas that I rely on

As far as file management, I'm not sure what Konqueror ever offered that Krusader/Dolphin do not.
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