HyperExplorer - nice looking but too limited.

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In my never-ending quest for the ideal two pane file manager, I tried
out HyperExplorer 2.0. While the appearance of the app is quite nice,
there are too many limitations right now for it to be useful to me.
The GUI is virtually non-configurable - you are stuck with the window
layout the author chose. On the audio player in my installation the
pause and stop keys were inactive - after I started playing a wav file
there was no way for me to stop it, I just had to let it play all the
way through. The most glaring weakness, however, (and a show stopper
for me), is the almost total reliance on a mouse to navigate the GUI.
There is no provision that I could find for keyboard shortcuts for
your most used folders, and even simply tabbing from one window to
another is confusing. Not ready for prime time, IMO. A good early
effort, but lacks sophistication.
 
john p. wrote in
In my never-ending quest for the ideal two pane file manager, I tried
out HyperExplorer 2.0. While the appearance of the app is quite nice,
there are too many limitations right now for it to be useful to me.
The GUI is virtually non-configurable - you are stuck with the window
layout the author chose. On the audio player in my installation the
pause and stop keys were inactive - after I started playing a wav file
there was no way for me to stop it, I just had to let it play all the
way through. The most glaring weakness, however, (and a show stopper
for me), is the almost total reliance on a mouse to navigate the GUI.
There is no provision that I could find for keyboard shortcuts for
your most used folders, and even simply tabbing from one window to
another is confusing. Not ready for prime time, IMO. A good early
effort, but lacks sophistication.
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I don't claim to be a conventional user when it comes to file managers,
but as a non-keyboard user, I found this to be the only file manager I've
liked since PowerDesk. The bookmark feature was the seller for me. But
I wish it would allow for a vertical split of the window panes. I'm
definitely sticking with PowerDesk, but with a few improvements, I could
go with HyperExplorer. It's all in how you use a file manager and what
your navigation preferences are, I guess.
 
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