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I know Ztree is loved because of its power and flexibility, but it is already in site of becoming too complex in some areas. Some time ago I counted the no. of configuration options (somebody replied congratulating me on a long job). I haven't bothered for this posting but it's a lot more now than it was then. Sometimes we need a training course just to set the thing up (okay, perhaps that's an exaggeration, but how much of one?) It may be, of course, that a two tier system will derive. Ztree Classic - the ultimate Ztree,a powerful, flexible, easy to use (mostly) file manager in the tradition of the Xtree family. Plus - Son of Ztree - a new generation file manager (v1.0) inspired by Ztree Classic, but free to go it's own way and add previously undreamed options for the power user. A radical departure from the Ztree/Xtree look and feel would be possible at that point with no one able to complain about poor Xtree comparisons. Maybe I'm just a pessimist who sees night falling instead of the sunset, but surely so many good programs have grown larger and more cumbersome as good or unnecessary features have been added until they are replace by a newcomer which has started from scratch and worked out the problems better. On the other hand, maybe there is a point at which one must stop. Just to point out - I've not said necessarily that this point has arrived. I do not feel qualified to say so.
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Messages in this Thread
- [Discuss] The lack of keys barrier (1,009) - Slobodan Vujnovic - Nov 01,2000 at 02:14 [Discuss]
- [Discuss] The lack of keys barrier (1,023) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 01,2000 at 03:57
- [Discuss] The lack of keys barrier (967) - Juergen Hestermann - Nov 01,2000 at 05:48
- [FC] and [WR] (928) - Michael Kahn - Nov 01,2000 at 11:25
- [FC] and [WR] (1,060) - Juergen Hestermann - Nov 01,2000 at 19:11
- [FC] and [WR] (1,065) - Michael Kahn - Nov 02,2000 at 06:21
- Not Adding to Ztree (928) - David L Gent - Nov 02,2000 at 09:00
- Not Adding to Ztree (959) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 02,2000 at 09:18
- Not Adding to Ztree (952) - David L Gent - Nov 03,2000 at 07:41
- Not Adding to Ztree (988) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 03,2000 at 07:53
- Not Adding to Ztree (966) - Walter Rassbach - Nov 03,2000 at 09:03
- Not Adding to Ztree (951) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 03,2000 at 18:49
- Not Adding to Ztree (970) - Walter Rassbach - Nov 03,2000 at 19:48
- Not Adding to Ztree (979) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 03,2000 at 21:49
- Not Adding to Ztree (971) - Walter Rassbach - Nov 04,2000 at 04:16
- Additional advantages of ZTW_CFG integration (1,007) - Walter Rassbach - Nov 07,2000 at 14:36
- Not Adding to Ztree (979) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 03,2000 at 21:49
- Not Adding to Ztree (970) - Walter Rassbach - Nov 03,2000 at 19:48
- Not Adding to Ztree (951) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 03,2000 at 18:49
- Not Adding to Ztree (923) - David L Gent - Nov 04,2000 at 01:47
- Not Adding to Ztree (972) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 04,2000 at 03:45
- Not Adding to Ztree (1,000) - Walter Rassbach - Nov 04,2000 at 04:18
- Not Adding to Ztree (972) - David L Gent - Nov 06,2000 at 12:11
- Not Adding to Ztree (945) - Michael Kahn - Nov 06,2000 at 18:13
- Not Adding to Ztree (953) - David L Gent - Nov 08,2000 at 00:30
- Not Adding to Ztree (981) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 08,2000 at 04:04
- Not Adding to Ztree (988) - Walt - Nov 08,2000 at 12:49
- Clarifying previous thought. (959) - David L Gent - Nov 09,2000 at 12:37
- Not Adding to Ztree (981) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 08,2000 at 04:04
- Not Adding to Ztree (953) - David L Gent - Nov 08,2000 at 00:30
- Not Adding to Ztree (945) - Michael Kahn - Nov 06,2000 at 18:13
- Not Adding to Ztree (972) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 04,2000 at 03:45
- Not Adding to Ztree (966) - Walter Rassbach - Nov 03,2000 at 09:03
- Not Adding to Ztree (1,093) - Michael Kahn - Nov 03,2000 at 08:08
- Not Adding to Ztree (978) - Jim Wilson - Nov 03,2000 at 09:55
- Not Adding to Ztree (988) - Jim Farnsworth - Nov 03,2000 at 07:53
- [FC] and [WR] (1,060) - Juergen Hestermann - Nov 01,2000 at 19:11
- [Discuss] The lack of keys barrier (999) - Slobodan Vujnovic - Nov 02,2000 at 22:07
- [FC] and [WR] (928) - Michael Kahn - Nov 01,2000 at 11:25
- [Discuss] The lack of keys barrier (952) - Walter Rassbach - Nov 01,2000 at 05:53