I also happen to not like the XSI file browser. :-)
I use FileEx (http://www.cottonwoodsw.com/) on Windows for years now, and it gives you a large file window, all the windows functionality, predefinable sorting (I use "by date" with new files on top), default to detail view, "Open in last folder used" (by app or dialogue), and four dropdowns at the bottom with recent files and recent folders used - as well for the current app as for all apps - and two favourite dropdowns too.
The XSI dialogue may be better as the default windows one, but since you are forced to use it, you have no choise to use other tools either. I miss a lot of the right-click tools...
I also miss the directory dropdown from the default windows dialogue and network access is a pain for me in XSI, since it doesn't show the network places shortcuts I use in every other software...
I don't think the XSI file dialogue should be removed, but made an option.
Just my two cents,
Cheers,
Thomas Helzle
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:26:29 +0100, kim aldis <kim(at)cg-soup.com> wrote:
There's a few reasons why I wouldn't want to see the xsi browser go:
* favourites and paths give me quick access to projects and commonly
used directories. I can move around using the xsi browser faster than I can
the windows one
* collapsed image sequences. I've just spent some time working in
Fusion where you get a standard file browser and, if you've a directory of 5
or 6 clips it's horrible. I take the point about versioning but for me,
numbered images are a sequence and I prefer to look to a different
convention for versioning so I can see the difference. Besides, they're not
too hard to expand. When sequences are collapsed:
* you can see all you sequences easily and quickly in a small space,
without scrolling
* you can easily see how many there are, what are there and what's
missing.
* I can use back or forward slashes. Small point but I still have bits
of Unix in me.
* The XSI browser remembers things like sort order/type and if
thumbnails are on or off. The windows browser doesn't
* The windows browser is *way* too small by default. I open a windows
browser I always end up spending time resizing - if I get the browser that
can be resized - setting to detail and resetting sorting. It's most
annoying.
The few things I'd like to see change in the browser:
* File completion
* <F2> rename
* I'd like to see little arrows at the top so I can see what's sorted
and in what order.
* I'd also like to see it as a standalone, or at least figure out how
to mod Windows file explorer to behave in the same way. The whole favourites
and collapsed file sequence thing I find just *so* useful.
* If it's going to be a designer browser, like Brad says, why not go
the whole hog and add renaming, repadding and renumbering of file sequences.
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