Turbo Navigator vs. Free Commander (explorer replacements)

[*ProteanThread*]

is it me or do both appear nearly identical ?



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[Praetorian]

is it me or do both appear nearly identical ?

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They are different in a couple of major aspects.

1. TurboNav can present a directory tree view on each side.

2. EF Commander has a better option of permitting which drives are chosen
for depiction on each side.

I better prefer TurboNav, as I like its (to me) handier access to Copy or
to Move files from one place to another; also for renaming or making a new
folder.
The same peformed with EF Commander are a couple of inconvenience steps
more than I appreciate.

 

[Spoon2001]

is it me or do both appear nearly identical ?

Ah, you got my hopes up. I wish FreeCommander was more like TN. I much
prefer the way TN allows you can select files with the keyboard, and how
selected are displayed. You just press Space, the filename appears in blue,
and it is selected. FreeCommander follows the awkward Explorer method - you
use Shift + arrows to select contiguous files, Ctrl + arrows to select
non-contiguous files, and one wrong move on the keyboard, and your file
selections are gone!

 

[Taf®]

Il /24 mag 2004/, **ProteanThread** ha scritto:

is it me or do both appear nearly identical ?

BTW where can I DL last release of Turbo Navigator for free ?
TIA

 

[Praetorian]

BTW where can I DL last release of Turbo Navigator for free ?

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FWIW .. keep an eye open for funny performance out of the last freeware
version 1.47. I remember twice trying to use it on my XP and getting
sporadic service. Can't recall just what it was I did not like about it,
but
I went back to version 1.46 and have been happy ever since.

 

[* ProteanThread *]

Ah, you got my hopes up. I wish FreeCommander was more like TN. I much
prefer the way TN allows you can select files with the keyboard, and how
selected are displayed. You just press Space, the filename appears in blue,
and it is selected. FreeCommander follows the awkward Explorer method - you
use Shift + arrows to select contiguous files, Ctrl + arrows to select
non-contiguous files, and one wrong move on the keyboard, and your file
selections are gone!

Tera News didn't post my reply (or yours):

<SNIP>

Not sure why teranews isn't showing other posts although my ISP is so
here goes:

the more i play with free commander the more i like it. both TN and
FC certainly are better than PowerDesk (which I've had problems
running on XP). I like the fact that both can apply filters. While
TN has a built in media player, FC has built in start menu for current
user, all users, and custom (at least thats what I was able to figure
out) Both allow not only double panes but double panes with tree
view. FC takes up 4.9 Meg of ram while TN uses about 10.1 Meg. FC
has been updated more recently than TN. The status bar (when view two
panes) under FC is nice. Tells me info at the same time as opposed to
per selected pane like TN. Both TN and FC have a favorites folder
menu selection item (is that what you would call it?). TN can run as
a single executable (if you lost the installer then thats ok) but FC
requires the installer (esp. if you speak english as a first and only
language) FC has the capability to edit your layout. FC can also
view image thumbnails but TN cannot. FC can also compare and or
synchronize folders. FC also has nice set of easy to remember
Keyboard Short Cuts (appear nearly same as TN). FC selects and
highlites files just like Windows Explorer. FC can also give you a
printable listing of your folders and whats inside them.

TN has easy access to the system and downloads directories (although
there still is a favorites directories option) TN also has easy
access to the clipboard as well as well as access to directory and
file information (very informative).

.......So both have have their good points and their bad points I guess
it all depends on your preferences (although the preferences in TN are
more customizable than FC which is not always a good thing although I
like the colors feature).

What about Jexplorer ? http://home.megapass.co.kr/~woosjung/

 

[Praetorian]

Just a further comment why I prefer TurboNavigator over the myriad
other freeware offerings.

PowerDesk Explorer (Free Ver.) is .... well, OK .. but, it does not permit
some right-click context options, specifically my beloved ShellPicExtension
(freeware) which allows thumbnail pix to be seen in Context. It won't work
with PwrDesk. It does with TurboNav.

A few more commercial wares have surfaced recently, too.

 

[REM]

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I thought PL listed it, but I don't see it anywhere...

http://www.woundedmoon.org/win32/turbonavigator.html

FWIW .. keep an eye open for funny performance out of the last freeware
version 1.47. I remember twice trying to use it on my XP and getting
sporadic service. Can't recall just what it was I did not like about it,
but

I went back to version 1.46 and have been happy ever since.

v1.47 has Gator registry entries iirc.

 

[Spoon2001]

A few downsides to TN.

(1) abandonware
(2) doesn't properly handle files >4GB. Bad news if you deal with video.
(3) performance sometimes really got bogged down. Not sure what was causing
that.

I loved TN. But I've been using 2xExplorer and now xplorer2 (replacement
for 2xExplorer) for a long time now. I have a few gripes, but I think it's
got everything else beat by miles. Still, I like to keep an eye on
competitors.

Powerdesk really gripes me - the freeware version won't show graphic
thumbnails or graphic previews! Pretty chintzy.

As for JExplorer - I think that's abandonware too.

Another one to keep an eye on - www.explorerxp.com

 

[*ProteanThread*]

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FWIW .. keep an eye open for funny performance out of the last freeware
version 1.47. I remember twice trying to use it on my XP and getting
sporadic service. Can't recall just what it was I did not like about it,
but
I went back to version 1.46 and have been happy ever since.

I've got a copy of 1.46 (without installer) if anyone wants it.

 

[Derald]

I've been using 2xExplorer and now xplorer2 (replacement
for 2xExplorer) for a long time now.

Does xplorer2 differ from 2x significantly?

 

[ms]

I've got a copy of 1.46 (without installer) if anyone wants it.

I'd like to get it w/o the installer. Can you post a URL to download it?

Thanks,

Mike Sa

 

[Praetorian]

v1.47 has Gator registry entries iirc.

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Yo .... that was it! Thanx.

 

[Praetorian]

Another freebie (long bit the dust) is Servant Salamander v1.52
(the last freeware) is available from:

http://www.altap.cz/ftp/salamand/salam152.zip

It had dual windows, but does not provide a tree-view like
TurboNav. Still, it is verrrry small.

 

[lesfletcher]

the more i play with free commander the more i like it.

I agree

Both TN and FC have a favorites folder

One thing I like about the favourites in freeCommander is that when you
set up a favourite folder for the active panel you can set up a
different favourite for the inactive panel which will come up at the
same time.
Les
(To email me - remove the z)

 

[Susan Bugher]

REM wrote:

I thought PL listed it, but I don't see it anywhere...

it's listed in the prog info pages:

http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/programs/P_FILEUTILITIES.php#A749

Susan

 

[Spoon2001]

Does xplorer2 differ from 2x significantly?

Yes. Of course it's still a work in progress. But a lot of new features
are implemented. Thumbnail view is an important addition.

Also xplorer2 offers a new feature called "scrap panes" where you can
collect files from different directories and treat them as if they were in
the same directory.

You could try out the last alpha version at:
http://www.netez.com/2xExplorer/

The zip file contains an "alpha.txt" file which details the new features.

Don't let the "alpha" scare you. It's very stable.

 

[Dekaritae]

Does xplorer2 differ from 2x significantly?

Well, right now it's being tested in private beta, but it's already
reached the point where it can do everything 2xExplorer can do. It has a
thumbnail view, image preview, a real bookmark menu, customizable
toolbars, and multi-function 'scrap panes' that can hold search results,
and various file links.

The way it's heading, it will have a final executable size very close to
that of 2xExplorer. The author plans to have both commercial and free
'lite' editions, the latter lacking some advanced features like
hyperfilters, per-folder view settings, and duplicate file detection.

 

[Derald]

Don't let the "alpha" scare you. It's very stable.

Well, maybe; I usually do wait at least until it's called "release
candidate" .

 

[rir3760]

Does xplorer2 differ from 2x significantly?

Yes

Well, right now it's being tested in private beta, but it's
already reached the point where it can do everything 2xExplorer
can do. [Snip]
The way it's heading, it will have a final executable size very
close to that of 2xExplorer. The author plans to have both
commercial and free 'lite' editions, the latter lacking some
advanced features like hyperfilters, per-folder view settings, and
duplicate file detection.

The free/lite version also have scrap panes disabled and that means
it doesn't have a built-in 'find' function, you must use the one
provided by your OS.

Regards