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Directory tree in side pane was a feature in PCManFM 0.5 series, but it’s not yet implemented in the latest rewrite. Yesterday, I finished the rewrite for directory tree and added it to PCManFM. This new feature is now availble in git repository. I also added a drop-down menu to side pane to swtich between different kind of side panes. Currently there are only “Places” and “Directory Tree”. Later I plan to add more modes.

I also reworked the tabbed browsing part yesterday. Due to the limitations of GTK+, I did some dirty hacks for it to reduce resource usage. This comes at the price of less readable source code, though. After the tab-browsing rework, I fixed an old bug causing incorrect and outdated info shown in status bar so now the info in status bar is up-to-date most of the times.  Later, I’ll try to add a “Reload” button so remote filesystems without notifications on changes can be refreshed manually.

To test the latest features, grab the source code from git.

You have to install libfm first:
git://pcmanfm.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/pcmanfm/libfm
This is the supporting library required by PCManFM.


Then install pcmanfm. Notice that the new feature is in "tab-rework" branch, not in "master"
git://pcmanfm.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/pcmanfm/pcmanfm

If you don’t know how to compile libfm/pcmanfm from source code, read this:

http://wiki.lxde.org/en/PCManFM_build_and_setup_guide

Now, it’s time to fix the remaining bugs in the bug tracker and keep heading for 1.0 release.
Cheers!