NeXplorer

Overview

NeXplorer is an application for browsing, modifying, and managing files and folders on your computer.

* Intuitive file browser interface for traversing your file system hierarchy
* Resizable shelf for placing commonly accessed files and folders
* Inspector for viewing various file and folder attributes, setting permissions, and associating documents with applications
* Easy to use drag and drop interface for copying, moving, and linking files and folders
* Multithreaded file operations
* Create new folders
* Rename files and folders
* Launch applications
* Open documents with specific applications
* Personalize the application by adding your own icons
* Highlight files and folders in the file browser
* Customize various components (set fonts, ajust browser width. set your home directory etc.)
* Support for both local and network drives
* Many, many others

More information coming soon

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Requirements: OPENSTEP 4.2 for Windows, Yellow Box for Windows

Application	OPENSTEP NT 4.2	YellowBox Windows DR1
NeXplorer 1.0b2 (v005)	(0.427 MB)	(0.414 MB)

To download the package of your choice, click on the package icons ( ) for the desired architecture

Installation

Please type the following in a bourne shell or ms-dos window to unpack the software distribution.

OPENSTEP Enterprise 4.2

gunzip NeXplorer10b2-005-W.tar.gz

tar xvf NeXplorer10b2-005-W.tar

YellowBox for Windows - DR1

gunzip NeXplorer10b2-005-RDR-W.tar.gz

tar xvf NeXplorer10b2-005-RDR-W.tar

A new directory called NeXplorer.app will be created.
Double click on NeXplorer.exe inside this folder to launch NeXplorer.

Recommended:

Move the NeXplorer.app folder to where you keep your other applications (i.e. C:\LocalApps)

Be sure to set a global default open application in the Applications Preferences panel by selecting an application and then checking the default open app switch button. This application will be used to open documents which aren't associated to a specific application.

Screen Shots

History

NeXplorer was originally written to cater to the needs of the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP user/developer community for making their experience on Windows less painful. The idea was to provide them with an OPENSTEP tool that would almost completely replace the Windows Explo(d)er and would have the intuitive and easy to use interface of the familiar Workspace Manager.

With the introduction of Rhapsody and Apple's commitment to release the YellowBox for Windows free of charge, traditional Windows users will soon be able to experience a different, far more superior kind of user experience. Mac users can run NeXplorer under Rhapsody and will soon be able to run it under MacOS.

NeXplorer is written by Shehryar Khan and is available FREE of charge. Current releases are for OPENSTEP for Windows and YellowBox for Windows only. Versions of NeXplorer for OPENSTEP Mach and Rhapsody will be released soon. A version for MacOS will be released shortly after YellowBox for MacOS is released.

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