"outliner mode" file manager

Posted by jimspoon
Sep 16, 2019 at 05:42 PM

washere wrote:

>The OP had a thread a few days ago with 2 requests. 1) whose essence was
>ignored by others and himself later on was: to pull in multi txt files
>into a single big txt file editor. That’s ok. But he wanted the changes
>in editor to be reflected back in all constituent little txt files. I
>explained this will never happen. Why? Because you need invisible
>borders for each little file in the big file. OK!?!! But as I explained
>this is illogical as bits & chunks can get inter mingled and inter
>woven. Then what is written back to each little file? As they are
>interwoven by re-edits? Where do you put the invisible borders between
>little files in the big file & write what back to each little file? Of
>course, completely illogical, no reply given nor even acknowledgement so
>my reluctance to post even here.

I’ve replied in that thread, I don’t see how my suggestion was illogical.

>The 2nd request there was similar to this thread which has added further
>to that. I’ve tested dozens of apps in this genre and use about 5
>regularly, for different purposes. It in essence wanted a preview of
>those little txt files (yep they’re back). As I said there I myself have
>lots of them in my process. So I use quick preview, as he needs, myself
>regularly. I use an app to break large note files by whatever delimiter
>I set, into lots of little txt files. Then I use quick preview in other
>file manager apps.

As I mentioned in the other thread, I was specifically looking for a preview pane that was also an editor. I also use a number of apps with viewer panes.

>The other essential part of his request, jist of this thread, was to
>have keyboard shortcuts for most uses, switching panes & showing files/
>folders quickly etc etc by keyboard. I myself use keyboard shortcuts in
>most regular apps. Anyone who has coded expertly and fast or seen one in
>action knows what I mean. I asked him for what platform he wanted one,
>Windows Mac or Linux? Again no reply came.

Windows.

>This thread has gone into
>Miller columns which is ok by me. Usually I despise off topic
>divergences,