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[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Unfortunately it's not particularly practical to make it open source. I love open source, but I've already seen a few other products copying FX's featureset to an extent where it stinks of reverse engineering.
[Android Apps and Games] ardax:
This will be real quick but: I don't want a refund. I think it's awesome that you're making the root module free and offering refunds, but the money I paid for the root module was well spent and worth every cent.

As for inclusion in ROMs, the hardest condition to fulfill will be uninstalling. ICS allows for disabling system apps though.
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
No refund wanted. Still want 7zip support.

More importantly though I'd like to see the root module built in to the main apk. Have an option to enable or disable root functions. It seems like there's little point to requiring a second app install for what's now free functionality.

A fun idea I had, that may have been brought up before, themes.

I would figure icon themes and maybe colors for the gradients.
[Android Apps and Games] mdalacu:
I also don't want any refund for root module but you didn't add support for Samsung multiwindow feature.

Any reason for this? Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] spyrale:
refund? what refund? you must be kidding :)

Tapatalked.
[Android Apps and Games] elban:
No refund for me.

But I have an idea for a new feature, even though I fear it may not be possible.

Anyway, it is access (upload and eventually download) to Google music cloud :)
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Sorry, I wanted to get 1.1.0 out without it (just because I can't test that feature, and wouldn't want to leave all Note users hanging if I blew it). I'll try and get a revised version up soon for testing (off market, will post info here).
[Android Apps and Games] mdalacu:
Thank you very much. :) i am just holding my breath for it, it is the only thing missing for me.
[Android Apps and Games] spyrale:
Actually I'm using FX with multiwindow right now, just install the mod from themes and apps forum and you are good to go.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1953705

Tapatalked.
[Android Apps and Games] mdalacu:
Thanks for your answer but i prefer stock odexed roms and the modifying apks thing to insert the strings it's too cumbersome. I already convinced the developers of lecture notes and naked browser to include this modifications and theirs apps are working as intended.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Samsung multiwindow support test APK can be had here:

http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r224/FX.apk

This is 1.1.0 with only the Samsung multiwindow support added. Please let me know how it works, and would appreciate a screenshot at minimum horizontal/vertical size as well. The menus in FX aren't yet designed to deal with horizontal "over-compression" very well, it will likely need additional work.
[Android Apps and Games] mdalacu:
Thank you very much for this. This are my findings on Note 10.1:

1. Dual view mode: horizontal has a minimum size and this is it:

2. Cascade view: No vertical minimum, the window can have 0 px but the horizontal minimum is shown in screenshot.

So, you have to specify a minimum vertical size. Anyway this feature make FX Explorer the perfect tool for me. :D

If you need any more test i will be happy to do them.

By the way, can you do the windows button selection as a tabbed bar /menu, visible all the time ?

So, thank you again for this.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
test results on my note 2:

portrait works well, only issue is that a tiny bit of the app disappears behind the divider.

landscape is almost unusable because the app assumes it has more width in landscape, while it actually has less.

a lot of buttons and icons fall off the screen because it has to many columns for icons, and the buttons(file, view, etc.) are too wide.

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4066/screenshot2012111900020.png

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8089/screenshot2012111900022.png

edit:

as for minimum width/height, this is so small its not even worth taking a screenshot of.

any app would become unusable at that size.
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
I've discovered a bit of an issue with this stupid 4.2 multi-user crap which I had even more with every day that passes.

Within FX, if you tap on Main Storage, there is clearly a folder called Documents, which is great. Now, if I plug the phone into my computer and open up the Nexus 4 storage, there is no Documents folder listed, which is not so great.

It appears as if some folders are fine where as others point to different locations on the sdcard/phone - somehwere!

This basically renders the Documents folders within FX useless if you ever planned on trying to access it via your computer.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
that might just be how mtp is handled on your phone.

on my old phone any hidden folder, folder containing a .nomedia file, and empty folder would not show up over mtp.

on some phones mtp seems to rely on the media scanner.

this is the main reason I'm against this pushing of mtp as only file transfer method.

luckily my note 2 does seem to show files and folders that are hidden for the media scanner.
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
Never happened on my Galaxy Nexus. It's only since I've started using the Nexus 4 with 4.2 that it's happening. Maybe mtp has changed somewhat with the N4.

The Documents folders appears to be there but you've got to access it via \system\storage\emulated\0 and within lies Documents.

In fact, there are quite a few folders visible in Main Storage that can't be seen by trying to access the phone from my computer.

I still think it's related to the multi-user crap. Not a fan... not a fan at all. :mad:

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Ok, odd. I just installed an update, one that I didn't even realise I had to. I only discovered it when I couldn't find Photo Sphere anywhere. Not only did the update give me access to Photo Sphere, but it has also fixed all the issues with folders not showing.

I guess you can ignore what I above - none of it is relevant any more. :D

Sorry about that.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Regarding the Samsung multiwindow feature...I'm updating the home screens and menus to render correctly. They were calculating the number of items to render per row based on display dimensions rather than window/view dimensions (which is obviously the wrong way of doing it). Will be fixing this and getting a test release up in the not-too-distant future. Thanks for posting the screenshots!

Do you see the same issues occurring with file listings (either List View or Icon View)?
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
those seem to adjust properly on the note 2.

only the home screen and menu bar don't adjust properly right now.
[Android Apps and Games] mdalacu:
Also, could you include in the test version, the option to preserve date time during copy/move operations?

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
This feature will be going into FX, likely in line with an significant overhaul of the file transfer internals, but there are a few tasks in front of this one. This type of feature can be tested internally though, the main reason for releasing a test version is testing stuff that can't be done internally (i.e., I don't have a Samsung device that supports multi-window).
[Android Apps and Games] paul c:
I think that's a good idea, but I certainly won't be asking for a refund, you deserve the income & much more for such a well considered app.

Re the (now free) Root add-on - how about if it's bundled in the base app, but enabled via an "advanced" menu, with an explanation/warning? That would be more convenient for users, and the inexperienced user is unlikely to get that far.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Got this a few days ago and so far, I like it. It should come in handy when dealing with more than 2 windows, when dual panes aren't enough.

On my mdpi device, the icons are generally too big (even if I select the smallest sizes from the preferences).

The popup menus are generally bigger than the rest (see screens).

I would love to see a more customizable layout, or maybe an even smaller option.

More reports soon :)
[Android Apps and Games] doumer:
oh, didn't notice tha, but thats greate news! So hopefully more people will be interestet in the best file explorer for android :laugh:

But yeah, also don't want a refund...you have well earned the bucks for your hard work!
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
It would be great if the following "graphical" issue (not sure how to call it) could be improved, it's always prettier to keep everything spaced the same way:

I would suggest simply showing the first line, or the first few lines (even items with short names should take the space of items with X lines), and optionally allowing scrolling in the options.

Also, one thing I miss from windows is the status bar. It would be great if you could implement a status bar that shows the selected file's info (date modified, file type and size, etc). If more than one file is selected, it would show the combined size.

This is particularly handy for grid view, where this information isn't shown.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I've implemented your suggestion for truncating extremely long file names (not sure what happened to your post about this...did you delete it or did it just disappear? [I see it now]...I certainly think it was a good idea). Filenames that are longer than four lines are now truncated by default (but you can have the old behavior back via the settings). This will be in the next release.

I do plan to provide the ability to offer smaller and larger sizes for icon and list view items in a future release (not the next one unfortunately), but soon.

Thanks for the feedback!
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
On the fence on this. For the moment I've left it as an add-on (infrastructure was already entirely in place). One other item I wonder about is whether keeping in separate could be helpful to appease certain people who might potentially promote the app (e.g. carriers/Google themselves might immediately exclude it from certain opportunities in the event that it "has root built-in by default"). This is pure speculation on my part though and I don't know if there's an ounce of truth to it.
[Android Apps and Games] JHimmelbauer:
Dear FX Explorer development team,

is it possible to add in one of the next version of FX Explorer a option to protect a selected folder with a password (eg perhaps to convert in a a container file to safe various secret files like memos, Excel sheets, images etc.)?

I think that would be a very interesting additional feature and many people would even pay for it ...
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Thanks for the reply. That would be much prettier.

Slight issue: opening a file directly from the text editor causes the keyboard to never appear. It's as if you're viewing the file.

Opening it from FX with the text editor is okay.
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
I actually like this idea - being able to create a folder that is protected by PIN or password. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] zarych:
Great app! Just perfect on my device!
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, and yes, I definitely want to add such functionality to FX...current thinking is to support AES in Zip files. Would also like to be able to stream/view contents of such files with internal viewers without writing decrypted versions anywhere on the device.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
The keyboard is opening when you tap the file though, correct? I'll try and make sure the text editor area receives focus after opening the file as well.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
No. Also, long tapping doesn't show any of the usual Select/Paste/Input Method options. It's as if I'm viewing the file, really.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Do you get File/Edit/View menus at the top?

Also curious if you can paste content (e.g. copied from a previous file) into the file when it's in this mode? And is it the same if you create a new file? Does the keyboard appear if you long-press the menu button?

Thanks for reporting this...was at first thinking it was just a minor aesthetic issue but that is certainly not the case.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
At the bottom.

I tried using the "Select All" button of the Edit menu hoping it would show the usual popup containing the Copy/Select/Paste icons, but it didn't. It only highlighted the text. Didn't try long pressing the menu button, or using the Edit's menu paste button (and I can't ATM).

To sum the issue up:

You can recreate it (on my device):

Open FX File Editor from the app drawer;

Select "Open";

Choose the file.

Doing the following doesn't cause the issue:

Navigating to the file using FX;

Long pressing the file > Open With > File Editor
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
I also have an issue with the text editor, but it's more in the way FX launches it:

in FX there's an option to always open text files in the editor.

unfortunately this option only works for files with a .txt extension.

other files in a plain text format(.rc, .prop, .ini, etc.) always open in the viewer.
[Android Apps and Games] JHimmelbauer:
great!
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
I've never once seen a carrier promote a file manager so you're boned there. And I've seen Google promote apps like titanium backup. Root explorer is always in the top 10 paid apps list. I definitely think you'd have more success including root since it seems like standard functionality in pretty much all of your competition.

I'd say that a good way to stand out and keep making use of the plugin setup would be dividing plus into networking and media and making them $1.99 or $0.99 each and then making more modules like maybe a storage cleaner to help point out and remove unneeded or unwanted files (kinda like SD maid app in market, maybe also display what is using the most space like disk usage analyzer)

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And themes

Edit: maybe add an mp3 tag editor to media (just throwing ideas around)
[Android Apps and Games] SifJar:
I have been using an old version of your app on my BlackBerry Playbook (which can run specially converted Android apps) for a long time now, and finally got around to trying to upgrade it to the latest version, as the functionality of the old version was limited (it was from the beta period, and was now telling me to update to the latest version for full functionality).

So I converted the app, but it crashes when I try to run it. A little investigation led me to believe this is because there is native code in the app, which the PB can't handle. I assume this musn't have been the case in earlier versions, as it worked fine before. My question is, is there any version from before the native code was added that will still have functionality? If so, is there anywhere I could get a hold of this version?

I realise this is a strange/annoying request, but I really like your app and there is nothing even close to it available for the Playbook.

EDIT: Never mind, turns out ES File Explorer can do what I want. It doesn't look as nice as FX, but it does the job with no hassle, so it's fine.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
There is a tiny bit of native code in the app, but it's supposed to fail nicely and instead use Java code where it's not supported. For example, it will run on Intel-powered Google TVs where native development is also not supported. If you can get a hold of a logcat file with the error in it I can take a look. There are a few logcat viewers on the Android market (e.g. alogcat and catlog) but I don't know how well they work on the PlayBook and might not be usable if the PlayBook sandboxes each application to a greater degree than a "normal" version of Android.
[Android Apps and Games] EP2008:
I second this.

I moved a bunch of photos and videos of my device to an external sd card and now the gallery app shows everything or of order (like my photos were all taken today...). This will cause a big mess for me :(
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Any progress on the weird text editor not editing when opened directly?

Also, quick suggestion: an "open folder in new window" option. That would be amazing.
[Android Apps and Games] paul c:
How about an intelligent "recycle bin"?

I recall having seen an app on the market that offered that functionality... Could also help users new to Android, to transition from the Windows desktop mindset (and people like me who fiddle a lot).

Intelligent, in that it could be auto-maintained, eg maintain files 24 hours before deleting definitively, or reminding the user that the files have passed the maximum time.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Does dragging down the notification bar and then tapping in the text area fix it?

I actually think I have it quasi-replicated...I forgot I had this OG Samsung Galaxy Tab that has Android 2.2 on it. My other GB/Froyo test phones (none of which are Samsung) wouldn't do it.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Linux and mac have a trash folder, too. Just saying.
[Android Apps and Games] canardlebarbare:
nice look'n'feel, but will you make and Android 4.2 skin ?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
This is a priority item (a lot of folks are asking for it). Regrettably it likely won't make the very next release.
[Android Apps and Games] everlethal:
What is that skin?
[Android Apps and Games] EP2008:
Can you please fix the attachment bug, which makes FX a no-go for attaching files to email. It's the only reason why I keep ES file manager around.
[Android Apps and Games] GermainZ:
Not sure if I'm going crazy or if the forums are acting weird. I could've sworn you never replied to me earlier. :|

Anyway, pulling down the notification bar then pulling it up again and tapping shows the keyboard.

So does tapping "File" then "Details" and closing it.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I think we both posting at the same time, so you had a post underneath my last response.

Thanks...this appears to be a Samsung + Anrdoid 2.x-specific issue...at least I can replicate it now. Not sure what's going on just yet. It might think the keyboard's already out, or the editor may still be in some non-enabled state. Looking into it.
[Android Apps and Games] Nucleotide:
Maybe referring to the Holo design guidelines/theme?

A Holo theme would be very cool. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I can't find the original post on this...is this an issue where you're not seeing "FX File Chooser" appear when selecting attempting to add an attachment from the email composition screen of your mail client? What mail client (gmail, stock email, HTC Mail, etc?) Or is it failing with the "Send" feature from within FX when you select to send an item as email?
[Android Apps and Games] EP2008:
When I'm writing an email in the stock gmail app, selecting "attach file" brings up a list of apps from which I can choose my file from.

FX is on the list and goes through the motion of attaching a file, but the recipient never receives the file. If I send an email to myself, the files end up attached as zero byte and cannot be used.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks..having a heck of a time reproducing this one at present. Repeated this procedure on three devices and can't get it to glitch. Does file type make any difference?

Are you seeing this on both your Note2 and your TF101?
[Android Apps and Games] EP2008:
That's odd. Haven't tried it on my tf101, but will try later if I remember.

This applies to every file I've tried, and was discovered when I emailed a client with a pdf attachment and nothing was sent.

Jpg, pdf, xls, doc... nothing works.

Let me know how I can test this further for you.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Just implemented...will be in next release.

(I personally have been wanting this feature for a long time, don't know why I've taken so long to get it in place.)
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
I can't reproduce the attachment problem on my note 2, I sent myself an image using the send button from the fx media browser, and a text file using the attach option in Gmail.

both arrived without any problems.

so I guess it's not a problem with every note 2
[Android Apps and Games] EP2008:
Quick update. I'm getting very spotty results with the email attachments on my TF101. Some are sent with zero bytes, and some send ok (txt files).

I'll experiment some more and get some screenshots ready.

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Make of these what you will....

It looks like some standard file attachments fubar everything, while others are ok.

This is what was suppose to be sent:

This is what was received:

Sent:

Received :what:

Let me know how else I can help.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks for all your effort here! I actually have a TF101 to try it with...think it needs to be updated to ICS though. Is yours totally stock running Asus firmware?

And you're attaching the attachments from within Gmaill, correct? That is, you use the "attach file" option in the Gmail menu?
[Android Apps and Games] EP2008:
I'm on cm on the tf101, but those screenshots were from my note 2, the device I use as my daily driver, so I'd prefer the for work for that. lol

Yes, Gmail -> attach file.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Still trying to replicate it...it'll be the same problem on all devices, a fix on one should stop it on all.

Right now FX sends file:/// URIs back to the application requesting the attachment (i.e. gmail). It may be necessary to change these to android content:/// URIs. Documentation is extremely scarce on what is allowed by gmail here...and again I've still yet to even reproduce the problem.

Looking at other file managers with a test chooser app, some send back content:/// URIs, others use file:/// ES curiously appears to offers both via a menu. If you select "as File" in that menu in ES, do you hit the same problem?

Underlying problem may be with gmail:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=18872

http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/h8SwBDfmEtY

Are you attaching a file from the SD card? Is it contained inside the main storage location, i.e., the one mounted at /mnt/sdcard? The first of those links indicates Gmail might fail if attachments aren't off inside the main storage area.

Sorry for the plethora of questions...really want to get this solved and don't have much in the way of leads on its origin at the moment.
[Android Apps and Games] EP2008:
Es doesn't work with the "file method", but it always works with the Gmail way. External or internal memory doesn't seem to affect it - I attach from anywhere.

I hear astro has the same attachment bug.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Here is a version of FX that has been modified to return content:/// URIs from the file chooser...this is somewhat beta, feel free to give it a shot if you like....it'll otherwise be released fairly soon (I want to test it more).

http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r226/FX.apk
[Android Apps and Games] iXNyNe:
I tested using the file chooser to add an attached image to a craigslist post through the browser with the stable and beta and got the same results with both. I haven't tested the gmail thing. Just had the thought about that method of use.
[Android Apps and Games] EP2008:
Awesome.

I've thrown any file I can think of at it, and they've all attached correctly. Not a single one had a problem.

Unless someone else shows otherwise, looks like the issue is fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
Any progress with thumbnails on cloud drives? This is the last reason why I still use the official Dropbox app.

And which services will support thumbnails?

And what about network drives (SMB/FTP)?