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diff --git a/x11-fm/xfm/pkg-descr b/x11-fm/xfm/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..34feeceea026 --- /dev/null +++ b/x11-fm/xfm/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +xfm-1.3 + +Here is an extract from the source distribution xfm-1.3 README file: + + XFM - The X File Manager (ver 1.3) + ---------------------------------- + + (c) Simon Marlow 1990-1993 simonm@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk + (c) Albert Graef 1994 ag@muwiinfa.geschichte.uni-mainz.de + + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published + by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) + any later version. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + GNU General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +This is a powerful file and applications manager program written using the X +toolkit. It contains virtually all of the features that you would expect in a +file manager -- move around your directory tree in multiple windows, and move, +copy or delete files with simple mouse operations. Directory displays are +updated automatically in regular intervals when the contents of a diaplayed +directory changes. The integrated application manager allows you to load files +into your favourite applications from the file manager by dragging icons. It +can also be used as a "shelf" onto which you can place files and directories +you are currently working with. A special LOAD action for application files +enables you to manage different application groups. + +User-definable file types allow you to specify a command to be executed when +double-clicking on a file or dropping other files onto it. The command can +also prompt you for required parameters. Xfm makes it easy to configure +special kinds of actions such as, e.g., replacing the contents of a compressed +tar archive with a collection of selected files. A lot of corresponding +examples can be found in the distribution, including a fully functional +trashcan feature. Last not least, xfm can automatically mount and unmount +special devices like floppies as you open and close the corresponding +directories (mount points). So you won't have to fiddle around with mount or +mtools commands any more if all you want to do is copy some files between the +hard disk and your floppy drive. + +The original version of this program was written by Simon Marlow at the +University of Glasgow. I included Simon's README for reference purposes; see +README-1.2. [Most of the information in this file is outdated; please refer to +this README file and the man page for up-to-date installation and usage +instructions.] The current release stems from my efforts to resolve some nasty +bugs in the 1.2 beta version distributed with Linux slackware, and to add XPM +support for displaying color icons in the file and application windows. As it +came out, I also added a plethora of other features to make xfm the tool I was +looking for; see the ChangeLog for details. Realizing that my private xfm +version might be useful for others as well, I contacted Simon and he told me +to put together a new release and make it available on the net. So here it is! +I hope you will find it as useful as I do -- I am now using xfm regularly, and +can't imagine how I ever did without it. I think that this program compares +well to other free -- and even commercial -- file managers. It is fast, +convenient to use, and offers a lot of built-in functionality and +configuration options. If you are not addicted to the shell and like to +shuffle around files with one hand in order to perform tasks such as moving, +copying, deleting, compiling, formatting, archiving, compressing, etc. etc., +then xfm is certainly for you. + |