Konqueror is cool
by Sufferin' Succotash from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4SG10)
Yo, decided to install KDE for its HiDPI support, and, despite how far I went with making my Xfce setup fit my aesthetics, I realized how much I appreciated the crisp look of KDE, and although I'm using KDE 4, I found an app in the Slackbuilds called "homerun" that serves as a dashboard/overlay, like the one that's available in KDE 5 and Gnome (xfce4-appfinder is really useful in Xfce too), but homerun looks a lot nicer to me than the default one in KDE 5, so I'm as happy as a clam.
Then I realize dolphin is adding extra shortcuts on the left pane for Home, Root, Trash, and Network. The list just gets larger every time I open it. Weird.
Well, I'm in the Default Applications getting ready to switch the default file manager to Midnight Commander, because I figured it was the best alternative file manager to use, unless it frustrated me enough to search the Slackware packages for all shipped file managers, when I wonder to myself if mc has a gui launcher in Slack like htop does? I open homerun and I type in "mc". Nothing. Okay, how about "midnight".
You know what? Konqueror pops up. "Konqueror: Midnight Commander". Holy crap. I remember stumbling on this y e a r s ago. Now I can just tar xf right there without needing to use a gui app (if I can find out how to make the console follow the active pane).
Then what happens? I opened the Slackbook, in konqueror mc-mode. It opened right inside, because, of course, konqueror's a web browser too! Maybe primarily, I don't know. I never understood the point of a file manager and web browser in one until now. Browsing the docs on the left and the files on my right, until I head over to LinuxQuestions in it. This is suddenly reminding me of Emacs, since I can open a text editor in the prompt - a full user interface program, not just run scripts in it.
This is sweet.
Then I realize dolphin is adding extra shortcuts on the left pane for Home, Root, Trash, and Network. The list just gets larger every time I open it. Weird.
Well, I'm in the Default Applications getting ready to switch the default file manager to Midnight Commander, because I figured it was the best alternative file manager to use, unless it frustrated me enough to search the Slackware packages for all shipped file managers, when I wonder to myself if mc has a gui launcher in Slack like htop does? I open homerun and I type in "mc". Nothing. Okay, how about "midnight".
You know what? Konqueror pops up. "Konqueror: Midnight Commander". Holy crap. I remember stumbling on this y e a r s ago. Now I can just tar xf right there without needing to use a gui app (if I can find out how to make the console follow the active pane).
Then what happens? I opened the Slackbook, in konqueror mc-mode. It opened right inside, because, of course, konqueror's a web browser too! Maybe primarily, I don't know. I never understood the point of a file manager and web browser in one until now. Browsing the docs on the left and the files on my right, until I head over to LinuxQuestions in it. This is suddenly reminding me of Emacs, since I can open a text editor in the prompt - a full user interface program, not just run scripts in it.
This is sweet.