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Show transfer progress bar in [is now completed]

2012-02-01T13:30:52-08:00

When you copy/upload a file,make possible to show progress bar in the bottom pane or in the bottom drawer. it could be great to have a constant view, because sometimes it's hidden between the windows.

Show transfer progress bar in [updated]

2012-02-01T13:30:52-08:00

Michael (admin) responded:

Path Finder 6 will include a copy progress toolbar item

Copy progress bar as part of the sidebar [is now completed]

2012-02-01T13:30:14-08:00

The finder has all copy progresses as part of 1 little window which is great. Pathfinder has individual windows per copy progress. What would be even better is having the copy progresses in the sidebar just like Apple Mail's progress bar is in the sidebar now instead of another floating window.

Copy progress bar as part of the sidebar [updated]

2012-02-01T13:30:14-08:00

Michael (admin) responded:

Path Finder 6 will include a copy progress popover similar to Safari which can be shown and hidden at will. This is conceptually similar to having it in the sidebar, so I'm marking this as completed.

Implement session management in pathfinder? [is now declined]

2012-02-01T13:28:05-08:00

Could pathfinder be made to remember the state of sessions similar to how linux does?

Provide replacement for Save As [is now declined]

2012-02-01T13:24:41-08:00

Everytime I do a Save As, in most any application, I find the Save As start folder is anywhere but where I started - can't even understand the logic of how the current Save As works. A pathfinder replacement, that at least offers a start folder = to the folder of any current file being edited would be a major reduction in my peeves. Also offering access to recent folders (recent files) may add more convenience too!

Provide replacement for Save As [updated]

2012-02-01T13:24:41-08:00

Michael (admin) responded:

The operating system doesn't provide us with control over other applications' Save As windows

Workspaces [is now completed]

2012-02-01T12:55:12-08:00

The ability to save different workspaces for different tasks, a similar concept as in Adobe applications. For example one saved workspace could be a dual browser window in both in icon view with Recent Folders open in the side draw for sorting through and comparing photos. The user could simply select this saved workspace and get right to work without having to take the time to set up their Path Finder browser accordingly. Various other workspaces could be customised and saved for different tasks.

Workspaces [updated]

2012-02-01T12:55:12-08:00

Michael (admin) responded:

Browser window presets will be available in Path Finder 6

Add command to create a new folder named with the current date & time.

2012-01-31T11:18:55-08:00

basil.bourque suggested:
Add command to create a new folder named with the current date & time. I routinely create folders in which I place backup copies of files. I simply name those folders with the date and time. I use ISO 8601 format so they sort alphabetically (and are easy to read and visually scan). Example: 2012-01-31 11-09 You get bonus points for a preference setting to choose between these options: • Local time (as seen above) • Local time with time-zone offset (per ISO 8601) • UTC time --Basil Bourque

change the default column sorting behaviour

2012-01-30T02:23:50-08:00

Steve Hyde suggested:
In Finder, the default behaviour when clicking on the "Date Modified" column is to sort by new to old. This automatically brings the most recently modified files to the top of the list. In Path Finder, it's the other way around, which means clicking twice to bring the most recent to the top. It's not a huge problem, I know, but it would be great if this behaviour could be chosen/changed as an option.

Put your software in the Mac App store... [updated]

2012-01-29T18:32:01-08:00

RPriest said:

I would vote for this but I think I would be wasting a vote since Path Finder probably can't comply with the new sandboxing rules required for software before it can be in the Mac App Store.

Partner with SugarSync.com to have sync status icons displayed as they are in Finder.

2012-01-29T18:26:45-08:00

RPriest suggested:
SugarSync.com is simply the best cloud syncing service available for the Mac, PC, and mobile devices. Once folders are set up to sync via SugarSync to the cloud, syncing is completely automatic. Folders that are synced, are displayed in the Mac OSX Finder using specific status icons. Please look into working with SugarSync to display these icons as they work perfectly in Finder.

More info in status bar/last pane in column view [updated]

2012-01-29T16:46:08-08:00

I'd like to see info like size of selected items, # of folders/files selected, etc in the status bar and even in the last pane in column view. I always moves my eyes to those places looking for that info. This would be better for people who don't know about the inspector.

RPriest said:

I totally agree! It only makes sense to show the total size of all selected files in the status bar at the bottom. I've been on a Mac now since 2006 but that's one of the first problems I noticed with the Finder in OSX was the fact that it didn't provide the sum size of all selected files. I've seen this suggestion in another place and it was denied by Michael stating that information was provided in the info pane? I'm not sure what he's talking about. Wen I have several files selected and click on the info button, it opens up an info pane for each of the selected files, Finder does that but it nor Path Finder shows the sum! Bobo says, "The panel at the bottom has a calculate button." Im not sure what he's talking about. Where is the calculate button?

OpenMeta File Tagging [updated]

2012-01-26T03:58:14-08:00

Supporting Open Meta, standard for tagging files. [Open Meta] http://code.google.com/p/openmeta/ I would like to view and edit the tags within Path FInder.

Dan M said:

cool!!

Dual Sidebars for Dual Windows [updated]

2012-01-26T03:29:21-08:00

I think that the dual pane browser mode would be greatly improved if both windows could have their own constant sidebars and not use a common sidebar as it is currently in PathFinder. It would reduce the workload not having to switch panels constantly back and forth in order to pair them with only one sidebar as you have to do currently in PathFinder.

infotexture said:

Mirror sidebars like in TotalFinder (sidebar for right browser pane appears on right side)

shortcut to filter file names [updated]

2012-01-26T03:17:48-08:00

It should be possible to select the filter filename box with a keyboard shortcut (maybe Command-S) and come back to the (now filtered) file list with another shortcut. The objective is to use the keyboard to move (cursor keys) through files, select files (return key), and filter files (using letters and other characters). Thanks!

infotexture said:

⌥ ⌘ F is the standard used by many apps.

Shortcut key for filter bar [updated]

2012-01-26T03:15:06-08:00

Developers must have been too drunk to forget to implement this when they added a filter bar.

infotexture said:

⌥ ⌘ F is the standard used by many apps, please include this in the upcoming PathFinder 6!

Select the next file when I move a file to trash [updated]

2012-01-26T02:07:57-08:00

When looking through a set of photos with preview, I can delete a photo. However, this leaves no file selected. If PF would select the next file, I could continue scanning through the photos...

innenashev said:

What problem store next unselected file name before call to delete selected files and when last of selected files will be removed, move selection to stored unselected filename, if user do not have changed it manually while this deleting?

Queued files copies displayed in one window [updated]

2012-01-26T00:02:55-08:00

When you launch 2 big files copies (File Copy A, then File copy B), the finder and pathfinder do both file copies at the same time. This is utterly inefficient as the HD head constantly move from file A to File B back and forth to copy a bit of A, then a bit of B. A much more efficient way is to queue the file copy, so the computer copies A, then B at full speed because HD Head moves a lot less. Connectix's disckcopy did that in Mac OS 9 days. It's even worse with copies from network and CD/DVD copies. Somme refinements : ability to pause and reorder the queue or relaunched a paused copy. Automatic reordering of the queue to start to do the small copies first to maximize the number of user demands in the minimum time. That feature would justify Pathfinder use by itself

SystemTrouble said:

Great news. But if this feature was completed on 25th of July 2011 why only today did I receive a mail that my votes have been returned to spread them again across other bugs?

Sorting the "Download" folder by "Date Added" (as done on the OSX dock) [updated]

2012-01-25T22:06:59-08:00

The "Downloads" folder of the OS X Dock lists items sorted by "Date Added". (Check also ctrl-clicking the Downloads folder in the dock). This is convenient to open a file but does not allow any file manipulation e.g. moving, copying etc. Providing the same feature in Pathfinder would make the greatest file browser even greater!!! Thanks in advance, Etienne

PhilMac said:

Woohoo!

Add FTP upload support [updated]

2012-01-25T20:00:32-08:00

realityloop said:

I used to use ExpanDrive but it's gotten awful, at the moment I use ForkLift, but would be a very happy camper if it was inbuilt in PF, DirectoryOpus on Windows does it without making things overly complex.

add full screen support for Lion. [is now under review]

2012-01-25T18:56:48-08:00

It would be nice to have support for Lion's full screen option in Path Finder.

mark (select) files via keyboard file [is now under review]

2012-01-25T18:56:39-08:00

In dual-pane file managers, there is typically a "mark file" keystroke (space-bar for example). You can easily move up and down a list marking an un-marking files, adding to marked files by using a wildcard etc. Finally, once everything is marked, you can perform some operation. Using the mouse and the command-key to do this just does not cut it.

Dividing windows equally in the dual browser mode [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:53:31-08:00

In the dual browser mode, can the windows be divided equally automatically, or by double click dividing bar?

Dividing windows equally in the dual browser mode [updated]

2012-01-25T18:53:31-08:00

In the dual browser mode, can the windows be divided equally automatically, or by double click dividing bar?

Michael (admin) responded:

In Path Finder 6, the dual browser pane divider will snap exactly to 50% when it dragged near the center

allow selection of which hidden files to make visible [is now under review]

2012-01-25T18:50:52-08:00

It would be great if it was possible to make only certain types of hidden file visible to pathfinder, I do web development and would like to only enable visibility of '.htaccess' files for example, I don't want to display all hidden system folders and files, but would usually like to enable '.DS_Store' and '._' resource forks on external volumes as well as '.htaccess'

Add ability to change the sidebar color. [is now declined]

2012-01-25T18:50:26-08:00

It's a small thing but for those of us concerned with aesthetics the ability to adjust the sidebar color would enable us to create a consistent look with the finder window.

Add ability to change the sidebar color. [updated]

2012-01-25T18:50:25-08:00

It's a small thing but for those of us concerned with aesthetics the ability to adjust the sidebar color would enable us to create a consistent look with the finder window.

Michael (admin) responded:

We've decided not to add further appearance customization to Path Finder. It was overly complicating many of our design implementations.

Flat/Grouped View for listers [is now under review]

2012-01-25T18:48:58-08:00

Flat View: directories and files in lower directories shown as flat view in lister Flat View (No Folders): all files in all subdirectories viewed flat Flat View (Grouped) Files listed in tree like layout under thier directories, but all are selectable. See video for more clarity at http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/57690/Flat-View.mov Also give option to copy files with structure when copying flat view selected files. see: http://www.gpsoft.com.au/Preview/preview_6.html

Sorting the "Download" folder by "Date Added" (as done on the OSX dock) [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:46:16-08:00

Sorting the "Download" folder by "Date Added" (as done on the OSX dock) [updated]

2012-01-25T18:46:16-08:00

Michael (admin) responded:

This will be included in Path Finder 6

Toolbar button to toggle hidden file visibility [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:45:32-08:00

Please give use a icon in the toolbar to show / hide hidden files.

Toolbar button to toggle hidden file visibility [updated]

2012-01-25T18:45:32-08:00

Please give use a icon in the toolbar to show / hide hidden files.

Michael (admin) responded:

This will be included in Path Finder 6

clear up PF's preferences options and make it easier to disable PF as the default "finder" [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:39:24-08:00

Preferences too confusing. PF insists on opening when I do not want it to, it has become default and I can't turn it off easily. Sometimes I want it default and sometimes not, but it takes too long to figure it out in Prefs and its often not possible to turn off, so I have to quit it.

clear up PF's preferences options and make it easier to disable PF as the default "finder" [updated]

2012-01-25T18:39:24-08:00

Michael (admin) responded:

Path Finder 6 will include all new preferences

Dual Pane View-Double Click on divider to center [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:38:46-08:00

In the dual pane view, it is possible to adjust the widths of the panes by manually adjusting the divider line. You do this to see more columns or details of files with long filenames. I would like to simply double click on the divider again to reset it back to center (where both panes have the same width). Currently, I have to manually do this.

make the selected dual browser more obvious [is now none]

2012-01-25T18:38:34-08:00

It's hard to see at a glance with of the split dual browser's you're operating in. I'd like it some sort of visual indicator, like a blue border around the selected one, or whatever the non-ugly version of that would be.

Get rid of the blue globe and heart icons and make them match as inlay [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:37:17-08:00

Make the icons uniform and remove the colors then I would buy this!

add support for Quicklook overlay icon controls [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:36:57-08:00

Snow Leopard's Quicklook can be activated in Finder by pressing a play button that is overlaid on the file's icon when you hover the mouse over it. Add support for that feature to Path Finder.

add support for Quicklook overlay icon controls [updated]

2012-01-25T18:36:57-08:00

Snow Leopard's Quicklook can be activated in Finder by pressing a play button that is overlaid on the file's icon when you hover the mouse over it. Add support for that feature to Path Finder.

Michael (admin) responded:

This will be included in Path Finder 6

Speed up icon preview by loading visible first [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:35:13-08:00

Then having a directory with many videos or pictures, creating the mini thumbnails take some time. When I am at the end of the list, I have to wait until all previous images are created. I suggest, to create that one in the visible range first to have more fluent feel of workflow.

Speed up icon preview by loading visible first [updated]

2012-01-25T18:35:13-08:00

Michael (admin) responded:

We're added some significant redraw speed improvements to Path Finder 6

Add star ratings column for rating files [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:34:28-08:00

Like rating songs in iTunes, a general purpose 5 star rating system for files as an optional column in column view. The rating would need to be searchable with Spotlight and Smart Folders to set up "favorite" or "important to back up" file lists.

Buy Path Finder online [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:34:23-08:00

Have a feature to buy the program on your website... I dont have internet on my main computer.

Buy Path Finder online [updated]

2012-01-25T18:34:23-08:00

Have a feature to buy the program on your website... I dont have internet on my main computer.

Michael (admin) responded:

Path Finder 6 will have an online store

Add ACL support [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:34:08-08:00

PathFinder does not support AccessControlLists, so I have to use Finder or Terminal to change ACL Settings - and thats pretty annoying, cuz I quit Finder when PathFinder starts… Hope I haven't missed it :D Think it would really be a pleasure for networker. Have a nice day!

Show dual pane file browser horizontally (one on top of the other) [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:34:03-08:00

In addition to displaying the dual pane file browser as vertical side-by-side give the user the option of displaying the dual panes horizontally (one on top of the other).

Allow to "Put Back" files placed in the Trash Bin like when done through normal Finder. [is now completed]

2012-01-25T18:32:58-08:00

Allow to "Put Back" files placed in the Trash Bin like when done through normal Finder.

Allow to "Put Back" files placed in the Trash Bin like when done through normal Finder. [updated]

2012-01-25T18:32:58-08:00

Allow to "Put Back" files placed in the Trash Bin like when done through normal Finder.

Michael (admin) responded:

A limited version of this feature will be available in Path Finder 6. The Finder often caches a trashed file's previous location without writing this data to disk, so Path Finder may not always be able to put a file back.