Greetings,

j> Just downloaded this app and I just need a couple of things before I
j> can use it completely as a replacement for Windows Explorer:

j> - The directory background click (right-click on empty space of
j> directory) doesn't raise anything; I'd love to have the original menu
j> from Windows Explorer being passed here

I don't think it's possible to use Windows Explorer's menu in SurF. I
can generate my menu with list of views, Refresh, New and Properties.
Paste is dynamic and would be more difficult to add.

j> - An address bar option - just passing the default one from Windows
j> Explorer would be great. I know there is QuickPath (and the search
j> facility in it is great), but my workflow is too used to an adressbar ...

What features of address bar do you use?

I have a near plan to redesign QuickPath and I have a future idea to
provide plugin interface allowing to create any kind of directory
selector.

j> - Forward/back buttons (back mapped to already existing Tab/Previous
j> tab command, forward correspondingly)

Good idea.

j> Apart from that, some other features I'd love to see are:

j> - User configurable interface: clicks, shortcut keys, etc. (for
j> instance, I'd love to setup Ctr+T for 'New - from selection')... From
j> an .ini file is enough :) Also for menu items/buttons..

Good idea.

j>
j> - Ctrl+lecftclick on a tab in the tree "opens" is as a normal textbox,
j> user can type/paste a path/adress, Enter executes

I think this functionality can be implemented as an additional directory
selector.

j> - Option to show the default Explorer tree (one with Desktop on top)

There is Tab - New - Browse if you want to open directory from
Explorer tree.

If you want to access special folders like Desktop, My Documents I can
add shortcuts to them to Favorites.

If you like tree view for directory browsing, for a long time I have
an idea of some advanced tree browser. But it is not in my near plans.

j> - Option to limit the drawable area of the tree tabs, use scrollbars
j> when it starts growing too big)

Personally, I just increase main window size a little and it is always
enough.

What about an ability to minimize a tabs tree?

j> - Save a "session" - current area of tabs and back/forward histories

It's in my near plans.

j> - Possibility to export a time-stamped log of all directory visits,
j> file/dir copy/move/delete/rename operations (possibly even
j> saves/edits?) and file runnings/activations (by doubleclicking)

I have it my todo list, but with low priority.

j> - Option to use "classic" tabs instead of area of tree ones (that is,
j> tabs in a single row)

I used "classic" tabs in older versions of SurF. You can download
http://surf.svprogramming.net/download/surf_057.zip (last version
before tabs tree) and try it out.

I believe tree tabs is much better, never missed classic ones.

j> - Each individual folder gets rendered as an individual button in a
j> path displayed in a tab, and is clickable; upon click of a parent
j> folder in such a path, we are taken there in that tab (like in
j> xplorer˛ lite)

I will think about it.

j> - Option to show Split view; tabs in tree area, shown in each view,
j> are indicated (crudely, tab in left view is "red" and tab in right
j> view is "blue" :) )

Interesting idea.

I have a near plan to "detach tabs". Make separate window(s) with file
list only.

j> When I saw it's open-source, I thought I could have tried implementing
j> some of these things myself - unfortunately its in C++, whereas I'm
j> better with JavaScript and such :)

You sparked an idea to finally add plugins support to SurF. It would
be a .NET interface - I belive anyone can find at least one
language in .NET family to like :)

j> Out of curiosity - what are the possibilities of porting this
j> software to Linux?

I'm a completely Windows guy. No plans of porting anywhere.

j> Btw, I'm not sure whether to use this group or the sourceforge forum
j> (http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=522237) for posting
j> questions - hope this is not the wrong place :)

I very much like posting in exactly this Yahoo group.

j> Thanks again for the great software !!

Thank you for valuable input!


Best regards,
Sergey