Workbench Explorer feedback

@xenic Quote:
OS4Depot's version of FTPMount works fine for me on my X1000.

Well, when I say "fine", I mean "works with some FTP servers & not others", but I assume that's general compatibility issues rather than OS4.1FE specific issues. In the past I had problems UPloading to Aminet & OS4Depot, so now I use the "Upload" FTP program instead for that.

V1.5 build 5000 has been released.

Use the auto updater in the Project menu, Check latest version.


###### [1.5 build 5000] - 2017-08-12
### Added
- Preferences now listens for cursor up/down to change pages.
- Preferences->Preview->Show MP3 tags
If enabled, the Preview pane is split 60/40 to show MP3/FLAC tags data pane.
F6 to toggle the data pane, temporarily.
- View menu->Toggle metadata pane F6
Temporarily toggle the metadata pane for MP3/FLAC and EXIF data.
- Metadata panes support mouse wheel scrolling.
- Duplicate File Finder->Comparison Mode
Compare files by: Filename, Filename no extension, Filename and size,
or Hash (default). Hash mode set in Preferences->Search.
- Duplicate File Finder->Recursively descend drawers.
Option to only search the current drawer or all subdrawers.
- View style->Thumbnail + Details
Unfortunately, if you are using Filmstrip, you will have to change your view
style and save your preferences to get things back to normal.
Also can be set in Preferences->View style.
- Thumbnail and Thumbnail + Details now show MP3/FLAC album artwork in list.
- Preferences->Devices category.
- Preferences->Devices->Show volume label as.
Set one of four different ways.
- Preferences->Devices->Show empty drives.
NOTE: This will mount inactive volumes, like GoogleDrive. The X5000 DVD drive
usually won't show up until you actually insert a disc.
- Archive each item separately. All menus.
For each item selected, LhA archive it to it's own archive, dropping any
extension, and naming it MyItem.lha.
- Preferences->Language category. Switch between languages on the fly. Only
the languages you have installed are shown.
- Preferences->Archives->Open destination in a new tab after extraction.
- Preferences->Archives->Use LhA to extract LhA archives.
More extraction options. See note below about browsing inside archives.
- Improved Test LhA Archive results.
- New installer using the Installation Utility.
- All windows now have resize and depth gadgets.
- Brightness slider in the palette requester is up and working.
- Preferences->Window category.
- Preferences->Search category.

### Fixed
- Preferences->FTP Sites checkbox gadgets got misaligned.
- Preferences permanent changes made also applies to Toolbar, Tabs, User
Buttons, and FTP Sites.
- Striping wasn't correct in Duplicate File Finder results.
- Filmstrip view style was not being set properly in menu locations.
- Sound files weren't always stopped when switched files.
- Some archive functions weren't unlocking the path lock.
- Preferences->Toolbar directional arrows were out of synch at times.
- Preferences->Window position gadgets left aligned properly.
- Get Version now shows the FULL version string, not just the first line.
- Handles Enhancer Pack's Format properly.
- Eliminated the listbrowser flicker.
- Delete does a better job of deleting protected drawers/files.
- Duplicate File Finder opened all results if picked one and hit Enter.
- Changing tabs had some weird results.
- Bug in handling User Buttons.
- When iconify, any preview is stopped.
- Several small tweaks to the palette requester.
- Some menu items weren't being filled in if cancelled out of Preferences.
- Tweaked every window to be resizable.
- When browsing inside an archive, if you pick a file and pick default
extract, only the file is extracted. If you pick a drawer and default
extract, the entire parent tree is extracted with it.
If you pick a file and "Extract archive...", you can select to extract just
the file or with parent tree. Drawer will extract the entire parent tree
every time.

### Changed
- Preferences->View style->Sort devices, moved to Preferences->Devices.
- Preferences->View style->Drawers order, moved to Preferences->Devices.
- Preferences->Operation->Window position, moved to Preferences->Window.
- Preferences->Operation->Iconify, moved to Preferences->Window.
- Preferences->Operation->Search results, moved to Preferences->Search.
- Rearranged Project menu a little.

@all
On my x5k i always have wrong MD5 checksumm when trying to update workbench explorer from menu. Is it only me , or it happens on all x5k ? I use onboard ethernet, and use all the time other networks related tools, which seems works as they should, but with workbench explorer i always have error about "the hashes do not match" when trying to update it.

@kas1e

EDIT: was wrong before.

You're right hashes don't match ¿:-/

Seems he's using md5sum with SHA-1 algorithm:

#md5sum WorkbenchExplorer2.2_9000.lha algorithm sha-1
a47a3c68433c40c8b1e35117a426c003379bd7cb WorkbenchExplorer2.2_9000.lha
#

By default md5sum used md5 algorithm:
#md5sum WorkbenchExplorer2.2_9000.lha algorithm md5
f97ba42e1b5c2829a998215622052552 WorkbenchExplorer2.2_9000.lha
#md5sum WorkbenchExplorer2.2_9000.lha
f97ba42e1b5c2829a998215622052552 WorkbenchExplorer2.2_9000.lha
#

Thanks for the Update!

My bad. I did copy the SHA-1 checksum instead of the MD5. It is fixed now. That's what happens when you get in a hurry......make silly mistakes.

I've made a few attempts to install the latest update with AmiUpdate, all of which have failed to automatically install. I wind up with un-archived install sitting on RAM.

The changelog gives the same version as listed on OS4Depot (2.2 Build 9000), but has a different date (2018-10-10 vs 2018-12-18).

@Mark
It is probabaly too much to ask, but just in case: Maybe you will consider for TODO adding to the "hex view" tool a simple "editing" ability, like, when one dbl-click via mouse on right or left side, then cursor appear, and by keys up/down/left/right user can move over it and change the values he need, then press "enter" and it saves.

It can be pretty handy.

@daveyw
Try it again.


@kas1e
No, won't allow for editing. Just add a user button to Zaphod or other.

@mritter0

Still can't automatically install, although the dates in the changelog now match OS4 Depot.

@daveyw

How about now? Another stupid mistake on my part.

@mritter0

Working now, thanks!