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[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
No worries, this is far and away the #1 most common support request for FX. I'm hoping the gear icon in 4.0 is more suggestive than that "view" icon in 3.x.

If it's not I'm tempted to add an icon in any file listing that contains hidden files that looks somewhat like a folder and is titled along the lines of "23 hidden files"...when clicked it would expand and show the hidden files.
[Android Apps and Games] henrik.dk:
just to let you know: the menu layout of the fx edit doesn't in line with that of the fx explorer
[Android Apps and Games] djsubtronic:
Daaaaaaaaamn.... that new progress window!
[Android Apps and Games] TechnoSparks:
Hello!

Nice, before the RC, thumbnail generation works really great and it still works on the RC! Thank you so much for it! :angel:

However I noticed something; I can now no longer swipe from the right edge of the screen to summon the clipboard drawer.

Is this change intended? If so, could you implement it back as an option in the settings?

All of your hard works are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION]
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Some random notes about MD in FX. I'll link to the guidelines where possible, hopefully that helps. :)

(I don't think you use an actual Toolbar, but whenever I say "toolbar" I'm referring to the top bar.)

Toolbar:

The drawer icon should look like this. (Three lines instead of one, no app icon.)

This may or may not look good in FX. The guidelines specify that the drawer should appear on top of everything else (including the toolbar). ("Elevation")

The inline path bar should be colored the same as the toolbar (or it should be an option).

Menus:

Toolbar menus should overlay the toolbar. ("Menus")

For menus (in other apps/MD), you should be able to "drag" it. It's easier to see it in action in e.g. the Play Store, just hold the overflow menu button and drag your finger down. I don't think this is in the guidelines but the support library and all MD apps do it, so FX should as well for consistency.

Search/filtering:

The "Filter" option should expand the toolbar (e.g. 1 & 2). (see "Expandable Search")

"Search" is used in pretty much all apps to do what FX calls "Filter". IMO, "Filter" should be renamed to "Search" (and have it use the search icon everyone is used to), and "Search" should be called "Advanced Search". Or, better yet, merge them both in one option (example -- the "settings" button takes you to advanced search; maybe make it an option to always go to advanced search as well, if you do it this way).

Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
The lines adjacent the FX logo are currently used to represent the number of open windows (1,2,3,4 or more). It answers the question of "do I have windows open" without calling much attention to itself. I know the FX logo isn't supposed to be welcome in MD but it's monochrome and extremely simple.

I'm uncertain about the drawer riding over everything. As it stands the drawer has plenty of space

I originally had the path bar set up with either the same shade as the toolbar or a slight offset from it. It bugged me as it made the top seem very busy, and there was very little delineation between path bar and toolbar menu. The Material Design solution to this busy-ness is to "add more space", but in the case of FX it's absolutely critical that this space be minimized. One solution would be to make the path bar scroll away as you move down, but I really don't like the idea of ever hiding it as it would make the UI slower and more cumbersome.

That is, while I think something like this might look pretty, I don't think it's particularly functional:

The dragging *needs* to happen, I've wanted this in FX forever but have never implemented it (bear in mind the toolbar/menu code in FX is custom, the stock menu API is extraordinarily inflexible IMO).

I'm not excited about overlaying the toolbar with the menus though. One issue is that In an true MD app , if you tap for just long enough to activate the menu and then release, it fires the top menu option. I don't like the idea of that in FX (we'd have to be sure that option was very benign). I'm running a not-yet-released version of Atlas that does this and I'm not a fan (though this will likely remain in that app on account of it using standard Android ActionBars).

I agree the UI needs to be redone here, the filter UI is pretty weak. Search also needs to be inlined and provide typeahead results. I'm not sure how this would be best implemented, but it needs an overhaul. Could roll it all in under search, have it expand out when tapped, and include a checkable option for "this folder only" which effectively toggles between search and filter modes. And then have an "Advanced Search" button next to it that takes you to the real search screen.

I don't want to follow Google's MD strategy in many cases though, as a for instance, the GMail MD update is a very bad example of what can go wrong:

In the example above, the MD version is definitely prettier, but all they really did to get there was add padding and remove (hide) functionality. I'm sure there are many people (and 99% of Reddit) who will disagree with me though.

And thank you for the detailed write-up here, there will definitely be many more MD-related updates to FX. I really like the MD look and feel, but I don't want to compromise FX's functionality to get there as in the GMail example.

PS...where's my Android 5 Xposed? :D (Kidding, please don't answer this, have read about it!)
[Android Apps and Games] unclefab:
I've been using FX since the days of version 3x, a great app.

Scripts executor, symlinking, root, bookmarks, nice UI, FX has it all!:good:

I have 5 feature requests though.

1 - After one closes the app and then reopens it one is brought to the home screen. Could you allow the app to reopen in the xact same folder where it was when it got closed?

That would be pretty handy...

2 - Could the split view be vertical? For now it's horizontal and well, I guess I'm not the only one that would like to have it vertical, like in ghost commander.

3 - When in split mode it would be nice to be able to directly copy from one view to the other, without having to click on "paste" (like in ghost commander).

4 - Could bookmarks be exported to the phone's main screen (I forgot whether it had already been requested or not, if that's the case just ignore my redundant request)?

5 - Could slide/swype typing be implemented in the search field?

That goes for Atlas too, it would be nice to be able to swype when one wants to type an address.

Last one, but it has nothing to do with FX:

I think that you should have a pay pal account, if that's not the case already, for people without play store access.

Keep up the good work, respect!;)
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
[MENTION=4703661]unclefab[/MENTION]

1: you can exit FX using your home button if you intend to return to the last used folder.

2: split orientation is based on device orientation, otherwise there wouldn't be enough working space.

4: select "launcher shortcut" when making a bookmark.

5: swype works in FX and atlas.
[Android Apps and Games] unclefab:
1 - I know, but what I meant is that it would be nice when one completey closes FX to be then able to go back to the folder where one previously was upon reopening FX.

2 - This split orientation is fine in landscape, but in portrait I'd like to have it vertical.

Not a big deal though, I can mod FX and get to the result I want.

4 - It doesn't work but I managed to get home screen bookmarks by long pressing on the home screen and selecting shortcuts, then FX, and then finally the folder I wanted as a bookmark.

5- Swype doesn't work, at least on my phone, in the search field on FX and in the internet address bar on Atlas.

That said I love the way FX looks!:highfive:
[Android Apps and Games] xPr0metheus:
I came here to make some suggestions, however you said nearly everything important about material design. I quote your post because these stuffs should be changed to fit :)

I wish 3 other things:

- dark material theme

- bigger icons when you zoom out in grid (see screenshots)

- not sure if the overflow buttons position is perfect
[Android Apps and Games] xPr0metheus:
Sad to hear you don't like the menu style, because I love it. Looks so smooth and clean.
[Android Apps and Games] dd043:
This, please, we need this!

On another note I'm facing sorting issues:

I'm not sure what triggers it yet so sorry it's not a very good bug report, but sometimes if I select sort by date and I'm working between split views or I switch to another task and come back to FX the files are apparently shuffled. If I refresh the sorting is okay again.

PS: Thanks for adding the filter button, I LOVE it :)
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Not sure I get what you're after, but just in case this helps, I'll mention that you can use a pinch gesture on any view to modify the icon size between 50% and 200% of the original view. In your case you could set the icon size in grid view to 120%, 150% or 200% for instance.
[Android Apps and Games] xPr0metheus:
I attached two screens to show: i want to zoom without a change in icon size, just the grid should change (from 4 to 5 or 4 to 3 etc)

Sent from my SM-N9005 with good old Tapatalk Pro
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Anyone running the FX 4 release with Lollipop on a Samsung, LG, or HTC device yet with a stock-ish ROM yet?

I'm looking for feedback on how the "Enable Write Access" feature is working for MicroSD cards. Regrettably I've only been able to test it on a 2014 Moto G (where it works fine), but this device (by default) doesn't obey the Android spec and already lets apps write to the SD card. Any success/failure info is appreciated.

I am getting some support emails that some devices aren't even seeing an SD card option (which sounds like their manufacturer screwed up their Lollipop build).
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 4.0 Beta Release (4.0.1.1)

Also released to beta channel (available within the hour)

New features include in 4.0.1.1 (vs 4.0.0.23) include:

Home screen storage icons now show subtle embedded usage plots (see screenshot).

Default home screen view is now icons (rather than section). For FX trial users, asterisks are appended to the items (as shown in the screenshot) to indicate which items are only available during the trial.

Chooser activity has the ability to select hidden files (added a "show hidden" menu option). It has also been made less ugly.

Bugfixes for translucent themes.

Fixed the do-nothing bug with the "Set Wallpaper" feature of Image Viewer.

Direct Download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r4025/FX_r4025.apk

Beta Testings G+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704 (join community, then go to https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx )

Thanks for testing, plan is to push this to production channel soon.
[Android Apps and Games] fcasoli:
nice to long tap and move to rearrange icons (home) :)

I hope in the future :good:
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
I can set wallpapers again :D
[Android Apps and Games] access9:
An option to display the home screen in a category view would be nice. The new layout is a bit cluttered.
[Android Apps and Games] bombadier:
hit the cog and look at DISPLAY AS

Section is the one you want
[Android Apps and Games] access9:
Much better, thank you. [emoji3]
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
4.0.1.1 moved to production!
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 4.0.2.1

Released directly to production.

This is an extremely minor (3 lines of code), semi-emergency patch for users of Android 2.x-4.0.

Disables FAB-expand new window animation on 4.0 devices because many suffer an Android-internal OpenGL bug that causes a crash.

Fixes root access on 2.x-4.0 devices.

Fixes settings crash on 2.x devices.

Android 4.1+ users will be unaffected by this update.

Direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r4027/FX_r4027.apk

Apologies for the rapid release nonsense. :D
[Android Apps and Games] fcasoli:
If I try to change Trim color, there is no effect.

Galaxy Note 3 - Omega 23
[Android Apps and Games] kelsett:
Hello !

I'm somewhat new to this forum. First of all: great app ! I use it daily now and ofc bought the plus version.

I have a suggestion though: I use OneDrive and although I'd love to replace the OneDrive app with the cloud feature in FX File Explorer, for the moment I can't for one simple reason: the OneDrive app automatically saves my pictures and videos to my cloud. The same would apply if I was using Google Drive for example. I'm sure I'm not the only one, now wouldn't it be great if FX File Explorer could save our data automatically by itself ? And therefore allow us to definitely get rid of the official cloud apps.
[Android Apps and Games] fcasoli:
Share error in Dropbox and Google Drive, I cannot send files.

Galaxy Note 4 + Gear 2

Galaxy Note 3 - Omega 23
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
not a bug, but a limitation to the cloud storage section.

FX has no feature to generate "shared folder" links from the cloud storage view.

what the share button does is access the list of apps that the file can be shared through, and present it to you.

your other apps have no direct access to those dropbox/drive folders themselves, so the share list is empty.

if you want to share a file/folder you'll either need to share it using the shared folder function of the dropbox/drive app/website, or copy it to local storage first.
[Android Apps and Games] fcasoli:
Hi,

I understand to transfer in local folder to share, but consider stock File Manager by Samsung, can share directly from Dropbox section, so I suppose there is a solution to do it...

Galaxy Note 4 + Gear 2

Galaxy Note 3 - Omega 23
[Android Apps and Games] foolme1729:
Great, beautiful app and running smooth in my old phone.
[Android Apps and Games] everlethal:
Hello sir,

Is it possible to add support for Mega.co.nz?
[Android Apps and Games] manfio:
Im using this explorer a long time, i buy the pro version and the addons...i havê to say this is the best explorer i tested... But the old homescreen was more beautiful with the separated sections....sorry my bad english ? thanks for the great work

Enviado do meu Nexus 5 através de Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] Magissia:
You can revert to the older home screen by changing theme back to a holo theme and change the view to section.

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] m0d:
Just click on the view button (on top right, second one right beside three dots button menu)

And select "Display as: Section"

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And, you will have it like before.

I also did not like the view until I found the section.

It works on all themes, as I have transparent dark with sections enabled
[Android Apps and Games] Crescendo Xenomorph:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION]

bro, is it possible to launch an APK directly from SMB like in RootExplorer?

Atm I need to download it first before it can be executed....

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015 TO ALL ?
[Android Apps and Games] rosswaa:
Is it possible to add in when cutting files the option when 2 files have the same name to keep both files but add a number to end end of the newly copied one like in windows? Atm the only option is to overwrite/merge files or not paste at all
[Android Apps and Games] kelsett:
Bug : when connecting to a remote SFTP server (in my case a Synology NAS), I just can't connect to the root of it (see attached screenshot).

If I set a default path for the connection I can connect to any subfolder, but still that's a shame and that doesn't allow me to access any root files anyway...
[Android Apps and Games] Crescendo Xenomorph:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION]

Bug: Share apk internal error....
[Android Apps and Games] mbc07:
[MENTION=1561430]Crescendo Xenomorph[/MENTION], you can't share APKs from /data/app directly, you must copy them to the internal storage or SD Card first before sharing...
[Android Apps and Games] Netuser:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] thanks for this great explorer. I am using version 4 Material design. And I like it a lot, I have some suggestions if you can add please:

- Add the round + floating button when we are inside a folder or root of a folder. To create folder or Text file

- Increase the height of action bar to look more like material UI and take the path bar init and make the path bar without background.

- Add some padding at left of burger menu as it is stick to left screen border and make it a little bigger.

- When inside a folder add on top before list start a back arrow icon with 3 dots which clicking on it will bring back to previous folder

- Also anyway to keep persistent folder bookmark in side panel ? I see that some of them disappear after closing the explorer even though I added them with plus button. Is it a bug or intended ?

Thanks a lot for this great explorer
[Android Apps and Games] Crescendo Xenomorph:
That's why I ask maybe devs can implement the feature since I can do it with Root Explorer...

Don't get me wrong, I WAS a Root Explorer user and long moved to FX since this got much more cool feature... ;)
[Android Apps and Games] DrUnKenSTeiN:
Suggestions:

When i'm in media->images i would like the option to archive. It's easier when you want to choose and share photos.

While archiving files would be possible to have an option to "archive and share"? So as soon as the archiving ends the share list starts.

I share lots of files via email(many photos too) and being able to archive and sent fast would save me and hopefully others a lot of time.
[Android Apps and Games] manfio:
Hi guys

How can i solve this?

I dont find the option that allow to write in externel sdcard ?
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
what device and what android version?

on android 4.4.X you need to be rooted to enable sdcard access.
[Android Apps and Games] manfio:
NVIDIA shield tablet stock rooted lollipop 5.0.1

Enviado do meu Nexus 5 através de Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
on 5.X there should be an option(possibly under one of the 2 buttons in the top-right) to enable write access.
[Android Apps and Games] paul c:
I may have missed something (which the search function in the thread also missed!) - but is there a special complexity in implementing swiping on the keyboard, or is it this way by design?

Not a major problem, since I only use swipe the keyboard when renaming folders really - FTP addresses are best keyed in letter by letter...
[Android Apps and Games] TechnoSparks:
Hello Developer,

It would be nice if you respond to my requests and also a possible "bug report"

https://plus.google.com/113822971680704519793/posts/Mp9DC45wNxh

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] slonn:
Please add Mega as a cloud option. Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] kngyr:
Could we also implement resuming of media files?? Local/SMB. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Automatic resumption of transfers should currently work if there's a brief interrupt, but it's not yet supported for the long term. This is on the TODO list.
[Android Apps and Games] kngyr:
Awesome, thanks and good to know its on the list :)
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Which keyboard? The NextApp keyboard (with Google's gesture typing library) seems to work, which is a derivative of the KitKat AOSP keyboard.

I do disable autocorrect in those fields, but gesture typing should work properly unless the keyboard disables it with autocorrect.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
And since I haven't posted anything interesting in a while, here's one of the less-important features of the next release, a Material Design details activity. Needs work (e.g. text readability, full bleed through status bar for image items).
[Android Apps and Games] paul c:
I'm using SwiftKey, swiping works everywhere else on the phone - you're right, the AOSP keyboard does handle swiping within FX.

There aren't a lot of config options for Swiftkey, certainly nothing I can see that would differentiate between how it works for different apps.
[Android Apps and Games] Dahfizz:
Trouble with the write access of SD card on Android 5.0

I use Fx on my Nvidia shield tablet running the latest version of Android. When I try to enable write access to my SD card, the only directory I can choose is the "internal storage" . It is as if Fx can't see my card in that instance. Am I doing something wrong? How do I enable write access to the card if I can't find it under the enable write access option?
[Android Apps and Games] zozotintin:
This MD design version is the most beautiful file explorer of all.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
As far as I can tell NVIDIA screwed up on this. If they don't offer it as an option (and there's nothing you can check in the settings menu when choosing a location), then the problem is with their Android build.
[Android Apps and Games] neu - smurph:
Animated Gif support in Image Viewer

Any plans to support animated GIF in the Image Viewer?
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Good call, it'd be nice to have this, I currently have to open this kind of thing in a web browser.
[Android Apps and Games] JoeFCaputo113:
Using FX 4.0 (latest beta as of today 2/9/15) and I cannot write/erase/move/etc anything on my EXT Sd Card! I'm on a Sprint Galaxy S5 running the latest OTA (OA6) which is Lollipop (Android 5.0).
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Have you tried the "Enable Write Access" feature in them menu?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Are you able to associate the SD card with the storage using it? Does it give any error messages? Have not tried this on a Spring Lollipop S5 but have tested in on the Verizon item, and all works as expected.
[Android Apps and Games] JoeFCaputo113:
Associate the SD card with the storage using it??? :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Open the Media Card. Tap the menu, then "Enable Write Access".

Select the root of the SD card using the Android System Dialog. You may need to tap the menu in the upper left corner of the dialog and select "SD Card" from it first. If there's no SD card present, try tapping the upper right menu in making sure "show SD card" is checked.

I apologize on behalf of Google's Android Developer team for the insanity of this process, they know not what they do and have a rigid policy against listening to developer or user feedback.
[Android Apps and Games] jinvidia:
Even that doesnt help. I am only Galaxy i9500 and this works until a restart of the device and once the device is restarted, the app requires to disable and enable sd card write access to work properly. I wonder how this hasnt been noticed by the developers. Or may be the app behaves in this way in my device. I dont know
[Android Apps and Games] slonn:
Could Picasa support be implemented?
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
I don't think that cloud services with just one type of files (pictures in this case) wouldn't make much sense in a file manager.

But it seems that Google Photos (which is Picasa) will soon be integrated into Google Drive.
[Android Apps and Games] slonn:
X-plore has it for Picasa which is cool, but I prefer the design of this file manager. Sounds good if Picasa will be a part of Google drive soon.
[Android Apps and Games] jinvidia:
Xplore has the highest file transfer speed, but one time I noticed the destination file got corrupted and that is am apk file. But when I transferred a 700 mb rar file the transfer was successful. Don't know what bug exists is in xplore
[Android Apps and Games] papatzis:
Nice app
[Android Apps and Games] Thirumalai.K:
@tliebeck

Over a period of time Cleaning Tools starts showing wrong directory size in list view. If I open the directory properties It shows the actual size.

I have just attched screenshots for your reference

Cleaning Tools:

Actual Size:

After Clearing the App data (to rebuild the database ) :
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
I'd be more inclined to use it if it was a PIN rather then a password. For example, a root operation is requested and up pops a numpad requesting a PIN. Quickly type it in and it's done.

But, that's just me. :D