[Chicago] [ANN]: 'twander' 3.210 Released And Available

[Tim Daneliuk]

(Apologies for two releases in less than a week.  It was, um...
necessary.  This should be it for quite a while barring any notable
bug reports.)

'twander' Version 3.210 is now released and available for download at:

          http://www.tundraware.com/Software/twander

The last public release was 3.204.

If you are unfamiliar with this pure-Python program, see the end
of this message for a brief description or see the website above.

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NEW FEATURES

- Implemented Association exclusions.  You can now exclude the named
   file types from being associated with an application:

     ASSOC !   *.txt *.ps *.pdf


   This is handy if you want to use a default association for most
   things, but have a select group of files not be affected by the
   default and thereby passed down to the OS for normal processing.

- Any association (normal, default, exclusion) can be removed by
   leaving the right-hand-side blank:

     ASSOC *.foo
     ASSOC *
     ASSOC !

   This is useful within conditional blocks when you want to define
   'twander' behavior differently based on some condition you're
   checking.  Another use is to undefine an Association that was put in
   place in a global configuration you .included into your setup.

CHANGES

- All association checks are now case-insensitive under Windows.

- Association "types" now support filename "globbing" meta-
   characters.  This means that association statements supported in the
   previous release need to be changed slightly.  This:

     ASSOC .txt  ...

   Need to be changed to this:

     ASSOC *.txt ....

   This feature enables far more complete filename type specification
   than was previously possible with just the "filename ends with .."
   semantic.

- If a file is selected and the user double-clicks or hits "Enter",
   and that file is not executable AND has no applicable association
   defined, 'twander' will present an error message.  It does this
   only on the Unix-like systems.  On Windows, the request is
   handed down to the underlying OS without comment because
   Windows itself may have an applicable association.

DOCUMENTATION

- The manual has been updated and corrected in several places.

- Documentation for the new features has been added.

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Complete details of all fixes, changes, and new features can be found in
the WHATSNEW.txt and documentation files included in the distribution.

Users are strongly encouraged to join the twander-users mailing list as
described in the documentation.

A FreeBSD port has been submitted as well.


What Is 'twander'?
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'twander' is a macro-programmable Filesystem Browser that runs on both
Unix-like systems as well as Win32 systems. It embraces the best ideas
of both similar GUI-driven programs (Konqueror, Windows Explorer) as
well as text-based interfaces (Midnight Commander, List, Sweep).


Or, If You Prefer The "Elevator Pitch"
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'twander' is:

    - A better file browser for Unix and Win32.
     (Tested on FreeBSD, Linux, Win32. Probably works on Mac OS/X, but not tested.)
    - A way to make browsing the same on all the OSs you use.
    - A macro-programmable tool that lets *you* define the features.
    - A GUI navigation front-end for your shell.
    - A way to "can" workflows for your technically-challenged colleagues.
    - A way to free yourself from the shackles of the mouse.
    - A way to significantly speed up your day-to-day workflow.
    - A Python/Tkinter application - about 5000 lines of code/comments
    - A RCT (Really Cool Tool) that will have you addicted in a day or two

See the web page for more information, a screen shot, and the complete
documentation.

twander at tundraware.com