[Thunar-dev] a plugin request idea

[Benedikt Meurer]

mcquaid mcquaid wrote:
> Back in my windows days I really fuond this plugin to windows explorer
> really handy:
> 
> http://www.pressibus.org/windows/fichiers/gbdfolder.html
> 
> There a screenshots listed there but in french, if anyone wants to see
> an english screenshot let me know.
> 
> It adds a property option to see the filesize each folder is taking,
> with the ability to expand/colapse sub folders to see their size.
> 
> With sorting options by size/name/date.  Size was the most handy for me. 
> 
> I know there is baobab but it's kinda klunky and never sorted properly
> for me and there's also krusader but it's kde.
> 
> Just throwing the idea out there, and I know it's not the goal to
> unnecessarily bloat thunar, but I thought it might work fine as a plugin.

I like the idea, tho I don't like the tree view. Do you know JDiskFree
(not sure about the exact name, it's part of jgoodies and solaris,
IIRC)? Something like that, with a Thunar plugin, that'd be perfect.

Benedikt