the dual pane vs tri pane argument the command line on the bottom is a line not a pane if you ask me anyway regardless of my opinion or yours for that matter see the too evolved to be called clones argument just look at them they even look like norton commander they run in the console windows explorer does not the panes are drawn with line drawing characters windows explorer's aren't their lineage is totally obvious i can't believe you're missing the point again usage in qualified circles is all that matters