Project XYplorer on Linux: 15/03 New Video!

[nerdweed]

Actually, a helper script will be required anyways to translate windows path to linux path. I think if the helper script is an XYS script, I can save myself from passing <selitems> in each call and use the variable directly in the script. This may be a better approach.

Edit: I think xyplorer script can't get arguments. So the helper script is best placed outside of XY

Edit2: Found a way. Create a way called Main.xys with below contents

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eval();

function Opener($app)
{
	$items = replace(replace("<selitems>", "Z:", ""),"\","/");
	run "$app $items";
}

Next, changed the PFA to

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|"Mover|<xy>" *;\>::load "Main"; Opener("/usr/bin/python /data/code/projects/filer/filer.py");

So, each new PFA will have to change the param to opener.

[freecicero]

I am posting here because this appears to be the main linux thread.

I am continuing to find XYPlorer valuable in Linux, even though not all of its features are working.

Has anyone who also uses Linux had any success with getting the preview panel to work decently? It works well enough for graphics (png,jpg, etc.) but not at all for PDF, DOC/DOCX, XLS, or any kind of multimedia.

If anyone has had any success with that and has any tips please let me know. I am using XYPLORER in crossover using a Windows7 bottle, but I am willing to try Crossover or Wine in any configuration if anyone has had any success.

Thanks

[Meldiesal]

I haven't seen it mentioned, but the error message on startup may be related to PortableDeviceApi.dll

Running the Wine command "wine XYplorer.exe > log.txt 2>&1" gives the following information:

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0024:err:ole:com_get_class_object class {0af10cec-2ecd-4b92-9581-34f6ae0637f3} not registered
0024:err:ole:create_server class {0af10cec-2ecd-4b92-9581-34f6ae0637f3} not registered
0024:err:ole:com_get_class_object no class object {0af10cec-2ecd-4b92-9581-34f6ae0637f3} could be created for context Ox5
0024:err:shell:SHGetFileInfoW pidl is null!
0024:err:shell:SHGetFileInfoW pidl is null!
0024:err:shell:SHGetFileInfoW pidl is null!
wine: Read access denied for device L"\\??\\Z:\\", FS volume label and serial are not available.

Examining the registry, 0af10cec-2ecd-4b92-9581-34f6ae0637f3 points to C:\Windows\System32\PortableDeviceApi.dll
Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be a DLL replacement available in Winetricks at this time.

[Mikkis]

How is this project going? This year is the last year of millions of windows pc that will be e-waste because MS decided you can't install win 11 to old laptops/pc, because of hardware block. I am going to switch to linux (ubuntu) at some point and I am looking for alternative or official xyplorer support for linux. Any recommends?

[noembryo]

This year is the last year of millions of windows pc that will be e-waste because MS decided you can't install win 11 to old laptops/pc, because of hardware block.

What about the IoT version?

[bdeshi]

I am looking for alternative or official xyplorer support for linux. Any recommends?

I'm getting by with Caja on GUI, ranger on terminal.
[ed.] I've built a no-DE system, so I'm not bound to any specific desktop environments like Gnome or KDE etc. If you choose a DE, your file manager choice is kind of made for you, removing the default filemanager for a DE often creates many inconsistencies.

[Nikou]

How is this project going? This year is the last year of millions of windows pc that will be e-waste because MS decided you can't install win 11 to old laptops/pc, because of hardware block. I am going to switch to linux (ubuntu) at some point and I am looking for alternative or official xyplorer support for linux. Any recommends?

Same here. I have an old 4790K that is not compatible with Win 11 and can't run recent AAA games either, but is more than enough for everything else. I use Linux Mint at work and the only thing I miss is XYplorer. I probably won't switch to Linux the first day Win 10 becomes unsupported, but it's just a matter of time that it happens.

I would LOVE a XYplorer native version for Linux.

[OIV88]

Linux xyplorer +1!