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[Android Apps and Games] Namoi:
Hi Tliebeck,

I am testing the first beta and i wanted to report a "glitch".

Strangely, i though this issue was resloved on pre beta (as we discussed this matter already), but i may be wrong.

When creating a Bookmark, we can now go back through the hierarchy which is great.

But, when the bookmarked folder is just "up" the root of the sdcard (appearing as Main Storage) or extsdcar (appearing as Media Card), going back don't bring you to the "root" of the Sdcard or ExtSdcard but to Home.

If i bookmark a folder in root as for instance framework, going back bring me to system, then to root and finally back home.

There is a kind of inconsistence IMO.

Here is a screenshot of my bookmarked folder :

- The first bookmark bring me to downloads, but when going back it brings me to HOME : should be Media Card then Home.

- Same for the second, it should bring me back to Internal Storage first

- The third works as expected, it brings me to system, then Root, then Home.

- The fourth is the same as the second, but i bookmarked it trough root folder : it works as expected.

Hope I am clear ;)
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
I've always felt the dark theme with transparencies was "the look" of this app. It was part of the initial draw to the app, being very pleasing to the eye, which set it apart from the competition. Other file managers look "cheap" by comparison. And honestly I feel the white themes make this file manager look a little cheap (sorry).

I think the transparent background is something a lot of people like and new users may not take the time to customize the options
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
Idea

Add a new home screen item for "theme" kinda like add-ons that takes the user right to a screen where they can set the theme related options. Have this displayed by default and then it wouldn't matter what the default theme is.
[Android Apps and Games] Pons:
I agree with this:
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks for the idea! I think it'd be a bit to much as a homescreen item, but I've added it to the View menu (which is the only "major" menu displayed on the homescreen and only has 3 options including the new "Theme" item).
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
I really like the dark translucent theme. Always used it, still do. I tried out the other themes and nothing seems to look as good IMO.
[Android Apps and Games] gardell3:
Thanks I like more than the ES File Explorer File Manager
[Android Apps and Games] bruce7373:
I agree. But why not have a choice as part of the initial setup, with small screenshots of each?
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
This is a good idea!
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
Nice idea. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
2.0.beta3

Beta3 is now available, it's uploaded to the beta channel of the Play Store and also is available right here:

http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2028/FX_r2028.apk

This update includes

Improved and simpler icons. Removed drop shadows from icons.

Fix for overflowing status notifications.

Fix for overflowing menu bar with large/huge fonts

Image viewer now is significantly less likely to encounter memory issues when setting wallpaper.

Added "Themes" option to home screen "View" menu.

Swiping downward on path bar to open a second window now places the new window at the top (more consistent with the gesture).

Misc bugfixes.

Please keep the bug reports coming, and appreciate any performance issues/comments. RC/final shouldn't be terribly far away at this point, so let me know what I'm missing.

The APK keeps getting smaller. First proguard shaved off 1.2MiB, and now removing drop shadows removed about 300k. It's amuses me to think that the 1.x APK is more than 5% drop shadows. :) Then again, the vast majority of the APK is icons. The actual zipped classes.dex file is only 1.2MiB...small enough to fit on a 5 1/4" floppy...whatever those are.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks again for reporting this.

Is there any chance you could try it one more time (or something similar) and see if the result is the same? Before doing it though, make sure your phone has not been recently plugged into/unplugged from a computer USB port, and make certain it's entirely at idle. Android just loves to kick off media database updates when it sees a computer, and sometimes simply for its own amusement. Another I/O intensive task will absolutely destroy FX's performance when copying large numbers of small files. I haven't changed anything in the 2.0 betas that will resolve this, but I can't find the issue yet either.
[Android Apps and Games] bruce7373:
Great to see the ZIP encryption. :thumbup: Question: when viewing an encrypted file, there's a warning about its having to be written to disc. Is the file deleted immediately after viewing or does FX need to be closed?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks... (and btw this was actually added in 1.5.0).

The warning applies only if you're sending the file to another app. FX doesn't know what the other app might do with the file, and some apps might immediately write that file to a temporary store or otherwise cache components of it. The FX internal viewers will not do this.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Copying the folder took about 4-5 minutes this time, from /sdcard/<5 folders deep> to /data/local/

I also tried copying the same folder to /system/etc instead, and the operation took a bit less of time (around 3m30s).

Looks like Android was busy earlier (tho it's weird it was busy for that long, as I tried copying multiple times - maybe something built up and my phone simply needed a reboot?), thanks. :)

EDIT: The FX APK Explorer fails on one APK when the normal Archive Extractor doesn't. I'll grab a logcat ASAP.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, good to hear this.

On the APK extract issue, are you using beta3? I actually just saw this and hopefully fixed it in b3. Problem was in the library (dev has been sent the fix as well)
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
I'm using 1.5.2, couldn't grab a logcat today. I'll do that tomorrow.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, but don't worry about it, this sounds exactly like the issue that was just corrected (was present in all versions from 1.5.0 to 2.0.beta2).
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.0.beta4

This one adds the following updates:

Pinch-to-zoom now works in all "explorer" views. That is, if the FX path bar is at the top of the screen, you can pinch-to-zoom.

Better performance and bugfixes for pinch-to-zoom.

More icon improvements.

Documentation updates.

This dumb feature (works for shortcuts and bookmarks):

And another screenshot showing how the old extra-hideous archive icon has been replaced with a more tolerably hideous item:

The updated beta is available via Play Store and direct download.

To get beta updates via Play Store, join this Google+ community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704

Then opt-in to use beta instead of released version here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx

Direct APK download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2031/FX_r2031.apk

Thanks again for testing! Please report any/all issues as this beta is hopefully very close to the final iteration.
[Android Apps and Games] djsubtronic:
Loving the new look and icons! I just have one suggestion; the buttons at the bottom of dialog boxes seem a little too small vertically. They could use a bit more height, especially for someone with fat thumbs like me. Dunno, at the moment to me they just look a little extra squished compared to the average button on Android.
[Android Apps and Games] Namoi:
Thanks,

But still no way to go to "main storage" or "internal storage" from a bookmarked folder nested at the root of one of those two. Always go back to Home.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
there are still 2 minor external storage issues.

1: some system partitions are incorrectly labeled as removable storage(any folder redirected by directorybind/foldermount, and the tdata partition on the galaxy camera)

perhaps a way to manually hide these partitions would be nice.

2: camera photos on external storage spaces aren't recognised as such, so despite having over 1000 photos on my galaxy camera FX still claims I have 0 photos taken with the camera.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, I just increased the minimum height by 25%, will be in next version.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I'm considering pulling the Text Editor shortcut again.

I've already added an option to place it on the FX Home Screen in recent 2.0 builds (via View->Customize Home).

I'll additionally upload a shortcut app to the Play Store, "FX TextEdit Shortcut Add-On". When launched, this app will simply open the FX text editor and terminate, essentially providing the exact same behavior as the old built-in shortcut launcher.

Any thoughts?
[Android Apps and Games] ardax:
Any chance you can toss this in the OP? You might get more exposure that way.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
An extra app to do this would be odd. Is there a way to have FX just hide the text editor icon from the app drawer based on a setting?

I've seen apps hide their icons from the app drawer after first launch like haxsync, would this be a similarly achievable idea?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks...that post needs to be completely redone as well...at least in terms of screenshots. At the moment it's a look into the past. :p
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I didn't think there was an official means via the API...but just found a potential API call that might work. Will give it a shot, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Got this working...and it would be a perfect solution, but so far it's extraordinarily buggy (or at least Trebuchet with Cyanogenmod 10.1 is not liking it). The launcher needs to be terminated or another app needs to be launched before the Launcher refreshes correctly. But the worst problem is that attempting to launch a recently-disabled "FX TextEdit" will temporarily remove "FX" itself from the launcher as well. Need to play with it more, thanks again!
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
That is quite crazy. I know the changes normally don't take effect until the launcher is restarted. I use Nova personally, haven't had any issues yet. Then again none of the apps I've seen do this allow running of two apps (explorer + text editor), they were all just one and done.
[Android Apps and Games] Szczepanik:
I am very fond of the Text Editor appearing in a separate window on my Samsung Galaxy Note II. Please keep this feature available. A shortcut app to the Play Store, "FX TextEdit Shortcut Add-On" would be good.

By the way, using Google+ for beta downloads seems to work very well for me as it requires little effort to update.

Also thanks for fixing the icons with my large fonts.

Still hoping for folder synchronization so that I can copy new photos from my mobile to my PC without having to think!

Keep up the good work. I was expecting to see your app in this collection of beautiful design apps:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/promotion_3000235_beautiful_apps

Cheers

Tom

My Note 2 to you
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.0.beta 5

Now available via Play Store (beta channel) or direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2033/FX_r2033.apk

(Google Play beta test info at end of post)

Changes include:

Bugfixes/cleanups

Header/Path bar updates: tap effect, more color choices, i.e., white, black, and dark charcoal.

Additional "Camera" folders should now be displayed under images/videos for additional mounted user media.

Ability to enable/disable text editor launcher shortcut. See note.

Regarding the ability to enabled/disable the text editor shortcut... This is somewhat experimental, please give it a try. It may take a while for it to apply. I'd very much like to know if you run into problems if you DON'T heed the warning message and reboot your phone/kill your Android launcher. As far as I can tell, the only real trouble happens if you disable the text editor shortcut and then visit your Android launcher and attempt to use that shortcut. Such an action causes any JB+ launcher to remove FX as well, along with any home-screen icons. Killing the launcher or rebooting the phone will cure this, but I'm concerned users may find this bug very frustrating, and I believe the issue is in Android's launcher code.

Screenshot of Light theme with White header:

Google Play Beta Testing information

You can sign up for beta testing using the Google Play Store's new app beta-testing feature.

If you'd like to beta test FX, you can do so by joining this Google+ community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704

Once you've joined, you can opt-in to use beta instead of released version here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx

Thanks for testing!
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thank you! And don't worry, the text editor is certainly not going away. My only concern was having the second launcher icon. I think the new beta5 will solve this problem without the second app. Synchronization would definitely be awesome, will require a bit of work to do it well though.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks! #2 should be fixed in beta5, #1 still needse to be corrected though.

On the camera, where is the tdata partition located, and what's in it? Frustratingly there's no Android API to really detect user writable storage, so FX looks for user-writable mount points with a bunch of exclusion rules. I really dislike this method, but haven't found a better way.
[Android Apps and Games] Namoi:
Hi,

This "issue" http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43380368&postcount=1641 still remains.

If it is the intended behavior, could you add maybe an option like "auto expand path for bookmarks" ?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
from the filesystem view in FX:

/tdata

ext4; /dev/block/mmcblk0p12

196.8MiB, 130.2MiB free

the filenames suggest it's a cache partition used by the camera app or driver.

while the partition is R/W, the files themselves are not even readable.

attributes:

rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,barrier=1,journal_async_commit,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc,discard

as for detecting external storage: wouldn't it be an option to ignore anything outside the /mnt and /storage folders, and anything mounted inside a different external storage?

I've never seen a storage device that wasn't mounted under /mnt or /storage with the exception of manually mounted storage devices.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.0.beta 6

Now available via Play Store (beta channel) or direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2035/FX_r2035.apk

(Google Play beta test info at end of post)

In addition to bugfixes, this release only includes one significant change: reduced icon sizing/increased whitespace in menus. Would very much appreciate feedback on this change ASAP, as 2.0 is extremely close.

Google Play Beta Testing information

You can sign up for beta testing using the Google Play Store's new app beta-testing feature.

If you'd like to beta test FX, you can do so by joining this Google+ community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704

Once you've joined, you can opt-in to use beta instead of released version here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx

Greatly appreciate any thoughts/feedback on this change.
[Android Apps and Games] djsubtronic:
Looks perfect to me. Thanks for the bigger buttons.
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
I agree, bigger buttons are welcome. Looks fine to me.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
The word delete seems off centered (too far to the right)

Everything else in beta 6 seems perfect!
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, but bear in mind the buttons are only larger in dialogs. In menus they're actually smaller vertically (but only when in portrait orientation)...

2.0.beta4 and prior:

Dialog button height = 30sp (WAY TOO SMALL)

Landscape menu button height = 48sp

Portrait menu button height = ~80sp...varies with multiple lines of text.

2.0.beta5: same as beta4, but with 40sp dialog button height.

2.0.beta6:

Dialog button height = 48sp

Landscape menu button height = 48sp

Portrait menu button height = ~64sp...varies with multiple lines of text. (this is smaller than beta4)

48sp is the height of a standard Holo dialog button.
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
Just a thought, but would it be possible to add the ability to back up FX settings at all?

I do a bit of ROM flashing as I'm sure a lot of people do and it would be extremely handy if you could backup all settings and restore them again.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
This does need to get added. In the interim, you can use the following scripts. Run them with FX as a normal user, NOT as root. This will ensure ownership is set correctly.

fx-backup.sh

backupdir=/sdcard/FXBackup
mkdir $backupdir
cp /data/data/nextapp.fx/databases/Bookmarks.db $backupdir
cp /data/data/nextapp.fx/databases/Net.db $backupdir
cp /data/data/nextapp.fx/shared_prefs/nextapp.fx_preferences.xml $backupdir

fx-restore.sh

backupdir=/sdcard/FXBackup
cp $backupdir/*.db /data/data/nextapp.fx/databases/
cp $backupdir/nextapp.fx_preferences.xml /data/data/nextapp.fx/shared_prefs/

After running restore, you'll need to exit FX. Just swipe FX away in the running apps list.
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
That is awesome! Thank you very much. :good:

Will do just fine for now. Will try it out shortly.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Good eye on that! Cancel is actually offset too. It seems padding is always being added for the potential of a toggle option.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.0.beta7

Now available via Play Store (beta channel) or direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2037/FX_r2037.apk

(Google Play beta test info at end of post)

Changes include:

Bugfix for editor not opening files when launched.

Corrected menu alignment/padding issues.

Added support for auto-expanding bookmark paths. (Settings->Homes Screen->Expand Bookmark Paths)

Google Play Beta Testing information

You can sign up for beta testing using the Google Play Store's new app beta-testing feature.

If you'd like to beta test FX, you can do so by joining this Google+ community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704

Once you've joined, you can opt-in to use beta instead of released version here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx

Apologies for the high rate of releases in the past day, but the good news is I think we're almost there!
[Android Apps and Games] Namoi:
Thanks a LOT :)
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
hiding the fx editor launcher icon worked for me, even without restarting the launcher (that's probably because I use nova launcher).

the "always expand path" option works, but in a different way than "expand path" option on path long-click.

actually I wish it worked the same way, i.e. "expand path" on the "download" folder shortcut should expand to "home/main storage/download" (like it does with the "always expand" option turned on).
[Android Apps and Games] Namoi:
For me it works exactly as you want it to be or i don't understand...
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
Here the two different cases: first is by long click, second by settings, I prefer the second.
[Android Apps and Games] Namoi:
Hum, i see. Did you tried to recreate bookmark folders via settings?

I don't think it should show up like in your first screenshot.

I had a kind of similar issue just after switching from ics to jb AFAIR as the mounting points changed.
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
It worked! Now they show the same. Thanks for the advice.
[Android Apps and Games] Namoi:
You are welcome :D
[Android Apps and Games] krinkster:
Is there anyway to get the file chooser to have the same view options you already have setup in FX itself?

For example show hidden files, or icon or list?
[Android Apps and Games] Thirumalai.K:
I found that there is no way to send apk file through bluetooth....!!!

Till v1.5.4 there was an inbuild bluetooth client and I can send it through it.

But, sadly in v2.x we have no way to send apk files.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks for reporting...for now sending them as zip should work. I think I might want to either by-default or optionally send such files as "application/octet-stream", as that seems to reveal the full gamut of send-to receivers.

I pulled the built-in Bluetooth push client and "Wifi Accelerator" form 2.x because they were so hit-or-miss with new devices.
[Android Apps and Games] bruce7373:
I've set up an FTP server on my desktop to transfer files since the speed is twice that of SMB. But, unlike SMB, I can't see my entire system (including external drives), only my user folder/subfolders (even though I have other drives/folders set to share on the server).

Does FX control this, or do I need to look for another server (using FTP Ulimate at the moment)?
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
FX just shows whatever folders your FTP server shares.

if a folder doesn't show up for FX it means it isn't shared with the user you're logged into using FX.

SMB and FTP are also 2 completely separate things, so even if you set a folder as shared in windows(SMB) it won't automatically be shared over FTP.

you need to set those folders as shared using the management software of your FTP server.

also make sure you don't just share your entire computer to the "anonymous" user, it would allow anyone to access your files without needing a password.

another cause for your problem could be that you did set a password for the shared folders, but that you used the anonymous account in FX.
[Android Apps and Games] bruce7373:
When I said I had set other folders to share, I meant within the FTP software on my desktop. That's why I don't understand why FX isn't seeing them. I need to look into your last suggestion, though. Hadn't considered that. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 2.0.beta8

Now available via Play Store (beta channel) or direct download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r2039/FX_r2039.apk

(Google Play beta test info at end of post)

This one again focuses on UI cleanups...the major changes are:

Updated menu toggle indicators

Improved display of UNIX permissions (e.g. when viewing directories as root). Note that these won't be visible at less than about 75% zoom level.

Google Play Beta Testing information

You can sign up for beta testing using the Google Play Store's new app beta-testing feature.

If you'd like to beta test FX, you can do so by joining this Google+ community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704

Once you've joined, you can opt-in to use beta instead of released version here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx

Thanks (AGAIN) for testing!
[Android Apps and Games] Namoi:
Thanks,

It works perfect here (SGS2 - Stock JB 4.1.2)

The toggles are a real improvement comparing the previous ones IMO.
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
Now that internal bluetooth support is gone, is the home bluetooth icon supposed to stay?
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
Good call! I'd like this too!
[Android Apps and Games] bruce7373:
Just stumbled on the ability to create dual-window view by dragging the heading bar down. Very nice. :thumbup: However, in landscape, you can't drag it back up like you can in portrait to return to single-pane view. Can this be added?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Yes, it's used to access the Bluetooth FTP client (which remains in FX), and also can be used for paring and changing the Bluetooth device name.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks! In landscape, you can drag the separator to the extreme edge of the display to return to single-pane view.
[Android Apps and Games] bruce7373:
Aha! Shoulda known you'd have it all worked out, lol. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I've made a major update to the first post of this thread, with all new info and screenshots for the 2.0 version. All suggestions appreciated!