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FTP support in NDN/DOS (Announce)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 30.06.2009, 17:33

> NDN behaves very consistently:
> a) Open drives/VFS/directories via ALT-F1/F2
> In Options.File Manager.Setup.Behaviour you will find the option
> "[ALT-F~1~/F2] Show VFS" - turn it on.

Thanks! Looks much better now!

> > As an example for a consistent user interface see "Far Manager":
> > There's an FTP entry in the menu which is opened with ALT-F1/F2.
>
> I don't want to argue about the correct historical context on which
> file manager existed first and what file manager introduced which
> features first. ;)

The "historical context" isn't that interesting. Relevant is the current status. And currently FM has this option enabled by default while NDN has it disabled - and an occasional user like me is very unlikely to ever find the correct way how to enable it ... without professional help.

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MS-DOS forever!

Complete thread:

• FTP support in NDN/DOS - ho1459, 27.06.2009, 12:27 (Announce)
  • FTP support in NDN/DOS - Laaca, 28.06.2009, 22:51
    • FTP support in NDN/DOS - ho1459, 29.06.2009, 15:30
      • FTP support in NDN/DOS - Laaca, 30.06.2009, 07:32
        • FTP support in NDN/DOS - ho1459, 30.06.2009, 14:38
          • FTP support in NDN/DOS - Laaca, 30.06.2009, 22:58
            • FTP support in NDN/DOS - ho1459, 02.07.2009, 11:04
  • FTP support in NDN/DOS - Rugxulo, 29.06.2009, 04:19
    • FTP support in NDN/DOS - ho1459, 29.06.2009, 15:33
  • FTP support in NDN/DOS - Japheth, 29.06.2009, 06:17
    • FTP support in NDN/DOS - ho1459, 29.06.2009, 15:42
      • FTP support in NDN/DOS - Japheth, 29.06.2009, 16:33
        • FTP support in NDN/DOS - ho1459, 29.06.2009, 17:40
      • FTP support in NDN/DOS - Japheth, 30.06.2009, 07:31
        • FTP support in NDN/DOS - ho1459, 30.06.2009, 15:05
          • FTP support in NDN/DOS - Japheth, 30.06.2009, 17:33
            • FTP support in NDN/DOS - ho1459, 30.06.2009, 18:50