File	Date	Author	Commit
Pat	2017-07-06	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[6b8dfd] add file
deprecated	2019-08-15	edscott	[07aee3] This is release 0.91
gtk3	2025-10-16	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[4776f7] Gtk3 version tweaks.
gtk4	2025-10-26	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[5a318e] Some more tweaks to the fmbuttonbox
http	2025-07-06	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[39a4b5] Update home page at sf.net contents.
rodent-icon-theme-5.0	2023-07-05	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[40204f] Old time icons not to be forgotten
structure	2020-05-27	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[0b6fe7] Fixes for hh structure program
COPYING	2018-09-18	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[96f28e] cleanups
ChangeLog	2019-12-22	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[580a78] add Changelog file
INSTALL	2019-08-15	edscott	[07aee3] This is release 0.91
MAKEPO	2025-07-14	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[ea60cb] Finished regex filtering functionality
README	2025-02-08	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[dd3dc6] Massive dnd memory leak plugged
TODO	2024-10-26	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[e9b146] bug fix
mkpkg	2019-08-15	Dr. Edscott Wilson Garcia	[800229] Tweaks to installation build script

Read Me

Xffm+ is a gtk3 application. Not compatible with gtk2 linked apps (and maybe even other X apps, YMMV). In particular, drag and drop operations may not work correctly, since gtk3 protocols have been altered. This is most noticeable if you use gvim and are use to open files by drag and drop. The first file may open correctly, but subsequent files will not. This is *not* an xffm+ bug, but rather a gtk3 detail. The fix for gvim is to compile with gtk3. This is the current default (december 2018) for ArchLinux and FreeBSD. Gentoo may require compilation with the gtk3 USE flag (see /etc/portage/make.conf).


1. History of xffm
   xftree, gtk1.x
   xffm gtk2.x
   rodent gtk2.24-3.10
   xffm+ gtk3.24
What's behind the design of xffm
 Generic C++ programming, inspired by dune/dumux from U of Stutgart
 I am working with the code from UoS, and to better understand the manner 
 in which generic programming is used, I am writing (I wrote) a new version 
 of xffm with generic programming and gtk+-3.24.1 as minimu requirement.
 Dependencies have been reduced to a minimum, although inclusion of all optional
 dependencies provide a much better experience.

reduce bloatware to a minimum

Xffm+ functions 
 filemanagement
  - navigate filesystem 
  - filesystem bookmarks 
  - cp/mv/ln/rm/touch/mkdir
  - execute programs
  - open files with third party applications
  - view/modify file properties

 mount/umount(currently in alpha development)
  - items in fstab
  - block devices from /dev
  - ecryptfs
 find/install/update packages gentoo, archlinux, freebsd(currently in alpha development)

Deprecated stuff not to be carried over from xffm and rodent to xffm4
  - system processed iconview
  - application launcher iconview 
  - SMB network navigator
  - mount/umount remote cifs (already in fstab)
  - mount/umount remote ftpfs (already in fstab
  - mount/umount remote sshfs (already in fstab)
  - mount/umount remote nfs (already in fstab)