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Two new tools worth testing - Direct Access and XYplorer
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Posted by JJ
Apr 2, 2007 at 03:48 PM
Jack Crawford wrote:
>Dominik
>
>Thanks for the two tips. I think I’ll probably move to Xyplorer. I have been
>using Powerdesk for many years, but it isn’t under serious development any longer.
>The new tabbed approach is enticing.
>
>With Direct Access, what is the computer
>overhead when it is running? These macro/scripting short cut tools can be very hungry
>on PC resources.
>
>Jack
Jack, Dominik ...
Have you tried Directory Opus??? http://www.gpsoft.com.au/
I used PowerDesk for many years & switched to Opus 2 years ago. It have everything you need. I’m amazed at all the things it can do.
You should try it out!
-jj
Posted by Kenneth Rhee
Apr 2, 2007 at 04:24 PM
I would also agree with DO being an excellent tool.
I haven’t found anything that comes close it terms of power and flexibility.
However, it does take some time to discover all the power/feature within the program.
Ken
JJ wrote:
>
>
>Jack Crawford wrote:
>>Dominik
>>
>>Thanks for the two tips. I think I’ll probably
>move to Xyplorer. I have been
>>using Powerdesk for many years, but it isn’t under
>serious development any longer.
>>The new tabbed approach is enticing.
>>
>>With
>Direct Access, what is the computer
>>overhead when it is running? These
>macro/scripting short cut tools can be very hungry
>>on PC resources.
>>
>>Jack
>
>
>Jack, Dominik ...
>
>Have you tried Directory Opus??? http://www.gpsoft.com.au/
>
>
>I used PowerDesk for many years & switched to Opus 2 years ago. It have everything you
>need. I’m amazed at all the things it can do.
>
>You should try it out!
>
>-jj
>
>
>
Posted by Stephen R. Diamond
Apr 2, 2007 at 07:57 PM
Dominik Holenstein wrote:
>I mentioned in my reply to the question from Stephen that I was thinking to give
>ActiveWords another try. But I won’t. Whay? Because the tool has not been developed
>further several time. Further, it is not that intuitive and easy to use than Direct
>Access.
I agree about the importance of active development. I would probably go with DA if I had a new choice about it. Unfortunately, to change a product like this involves throwing away a lot of work already put into creating shortcuts, and I’m not actually dissatisfied with AW. But something with a whole level of deeper features could be a different matter. Did you get a chance to look at Perfect Keyboard Pro?
Posted by Jack Crawford
Apr 3, 2007 at 01:35 AM
JJ wrote:
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>Have you tried Directory Opus??? http://www.gpsoft.com.au/
>
>
>I used PowerDesk for many years & switched to Opus 2 years ago. It have everything you
>need. I’m amazed at all the things it can do.
>
>You should try it out!
I’ve looked at Directory Opus before, but it is considerably more expensive than its competitors. What feature(s) do you think makes it worth the extra money over and above the likes of Powerdesk and XYplorer?
I’ve just registered XYplorer and can see that it in some respects it is considerably more advanced than Powerdesk. However, it doesn’t have Powerdesk’s built-in zip handling or its undo ability. You can get around the zip issues by leaving Powerdesk installed and using the right click context menus inside XYplorer. Undo is still on the development roadmap at this stage.
Jack
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Apr 3, 2007 at 07:29 AM
Jack Crawford wrote:
>I’ve looked at Directory Opus before, but it is considerably more expensive
>than its competitors. What feature(s) do you think makes it worth the extra money over
>and above the likes of Powerdesk and XYplorer?
The one thing unique to DO I have personally found is the “flat” view of files, i.e. showing them all as if they were in the same directory. Frankly, I didn’t consider it enough to justify the investment at the time, but I am giving it another thought as I need to organise a large number of files for a project website.
Other than that it’s a good all-round solution as it includes viewers, zip handling etc.
alx