I haven't tried 1.3 beta, but anyway:
1) Search dialog should be able to search by content of a file
2) Icon. It looks like standard Explorer icon. You could add "++" on top at least
3) It should be possible to view content of any file, regardless of its extension (F3 in FreeCommander/TotalCommander)
Three must have features/improvements
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Re: Three must have features/improvements
Planned for the future.1) Search dialog should be able to search by content of a file
Adding ++ on top of the logo doesn't sound like too bad an idea actually!2) Icon. It looks like standard Explorer icon. You could add "++" on top at least
I haven't seen this feature before; is it simply a hex/text viewer?3) It should be possible to view content of any file, regardless of its extension (F3 in FreeCommander/TotalCommander)
Re: Three must have features/improvements
My thought is a little different.
If the dµmb MS furnished Explorer can display contents of pdf and text files in proper format then why can't Explorer++ ? It does displays video and image files perfectly. Just create an addon or a registry key.
What I have found to be extremely useful is Everything from voidtools(dot)com for displaying all kinds of file formats. For displaying every kind of text based files, =.srt, =.inf, =.reg, *.bat, *.btm and others just run the following command
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.au3 /v PerceivedType /t REG_SZ /d text
Simply replace .au3 with desired file extension. Works with Explorer, too.
To search for file with specific content or some part of the file name then Copernic Desktop Search is the perfect tool. If you manage to find/get version 2.0 then it is fully functional AND free. Initially it will take a while to index everything on the PC in background but once it is done then it is extremely low resource consuming AND real time updating. It updates indexes only when CPU utilisation drops below user set threshold.
If the dµmb MS furnished Explorer can display contents of pdf and text files in proper format then why can't Explorer++ ? It does displays video and image files perfectly. Just create an addon or a registry key.
What I have found to be extremely useful is Everything from voidtools(dot)com for displaying all kinds of file formats. For displaying every kind of text based files, =.srt, =.inf, =.reg, *.bat, *.btm and others just run the following command
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.au3 /v PerceivedType /t REG_SZ /d text
Simply replace .au3 with desired file extension. Works with Explorer, too.
To search for file with specific content or some part of the file name then Copernic Desktop Search is the perfect tool. If you manage to find/get version 2.0 then it is fully functional AND free. Initially it will take a while to index everything on the PC in background but once it is done then it is extremely low resource consuming AND real time updating. It updates indexes only when CPU utilisation drops below user set threshold.