There is one thing I’d like to request: I’d like to be able to see a folder’s size (the total size of the files and subfolders in a folder). I hope that will be possible with the final release of 1.5

Bugs & Usability issues
- When selected, invisible item’s font should change color to white or very bright grey (the current grey is not readable over the blue bar)
- After a popup (like, “The document could not be opened”), give the focus back to the panel we have been last
- When pasting a file, the pasted file should be focused because I want to review the name. At the moment, it’s even hard to find the file, so it’s hard to tell whether the pasing worked.
- The black area (details) is quite big, for what it shows. Especially the space between the lines. It thinks it’s handy but a little waste of space, maybe the room between the lines could be less.
- ForkLift alway says “there are unfinished tasks in progress” when I try to quit, and I have no idea what that could be.

Critical Enhancement Requests
- A shortcut to toggle selection on the focused file, as the “Insert” Key in total Commander.
– Confirmation when pressing F5, F6, or F8, with an option in the settings to switch it on / off
– Shortcut: (Opt+Cmd+C) Copy selected file path
- Shortcuts: cmd+Down: go to last entry, cmd+up: go to first entry, wih shift: mark until first/last entry
– Shortcut: (Opt+Cmd+ArrowLeft/ArrowRight) Open focused folder in opposite (selected by arrow) pane. If the focused file is not a folder, do the “clone pane”
– Shortcut: (Opt+1…9) Sort using field, Opt+1 for name, Opt+1 again for name desc, Opt+3 for size, etc.
– If I do not have the rights to perform a some operation, ask for the admin password (like in Finder)
- Shift+F5 for duplication a file in the same folder (a dialog should open to enter the new filename).
– Allow to modify file extended attributes in File Info (Cmd+I) such as Invisible, Hide Extension, .. etc (as in SetFile command), also being able to change “open with” as in Finder

Other enhancement requests (most important first)
- A shortcut to focus the Devices list and another one for the Favorites list, so that I can select favorites with he keyboard, up/down and return (without having to use the mouse)
- Flat view (with sub-folders)
– Shortcut: (Opt+Cmd+S) Calculate size of all folders in the list
- Select all files of the same type with a customizable shortcut (e.g. Alt++, Alt+-)
– Allow to modify existing archives, so files can be copied into them, renamed, as they were normal folders (I know this isn’t easy)
– An option to specify font size for the list? (Those fonts are bit too small for me)
– Connect to server using Samba/CIFS, NFS and AFP like in Finder Cmd+F (this is really crucial for administrators)
– Also let SMB, NFS, AFP connections be added to favorites (and when path is already mounted, cd to it not mount it again)

Thanks,
david

Platform: MBP 3,1 Leopard 10.5.1

Also, i think that button “replace” in replace dialog should be default (focused) button, because now i need to use mouse to click on replace button. I think that would help users who prefer keyboard than mouse.

Thanks,
Goran.

I beta tested the first version of FL, and it was so wonderful that I bought it almost right when it came out. I still think it’s great and continue to plug it over other OS X file managers. I just happened to stumble upon this beta tonight, and you guys are doing awesome. The UI was functional before; now it is functional and beautiful. The breadcrumb that expands like Finder’s is a very welcome addition, the preview pane is great, and of course Quick Look integration is just perfect. Great work, look forward to this version going final, and thanks for keeping it a free update. I know I would’ve paid for this.