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Mac OS X - like file manager and/or ADM-like outliner
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Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Sep 5, 2008 at 05:07 PM
Today I had a collaboration with my graphic designer who, as you probably guessed, has been using Macs for ages. Yet I had never been as impressed as today when I saw the OS X file manager in action, with the contents of a directory ‘sliding’ out to the right, then the contents of the selected subdirectory, etc. etc, until there were several columns displaying contents within contents within contents…
The whole thing reminded me of ADM’s multiple column view.
So my question is: does anyone know of a Windows file manager that can show files in this way?
And, for that matter, does anybody know of a Windows outliner that can show multiple hierarchy levels in a way similar to ADM?
TIA
alx
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Sep 5, 2008 at 05:19 PM
P.S. Apparently the Finder (Mac OS X file manager) view that impressed me so much has got a name, Miller columns ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Columns ) and I have found nothing similar in Windows yet, but am still hoping.
Posted by Stephen R. Diamond
Sep 5, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>P.S. Apparently the Finder (Mac OS X file manager) view that impressed me so much has
>got a name, Miller columns ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_Columns ) and I
>have found nothing similar in Windows yet, but am still hoping.
>
Maybe a long wait. See http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2682417&userid=81600
srd
Posted by Chris Murtland
Sep 5, 2008 at 07:49 PM
Not exactly the same thing, but Directory Opus has a “flat view” which lets you view the contents of a folder and all its subfolders as if it were a single folder.
Chris
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Sep 5, 2008 at 11:38 PM
I know; it’s the main reason that I’m (again) testing Directory Opus. I have a specific file-management intensive project that would justify the significant expense.
Chris Murtland wrote:
>Not exactly the same thing, but Directory Opus has a “flat view” which lets you view the
>contents of a folder and all its subfolders as if it were a single folder.