cubicexplorer - ready for resurrection by RJ?

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cubicexplorer - ready for resurrection by RJ?

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A very nice explorer replacement that I have mentioned before, might be a useful tool for RJ users. It might also be a tool that could complement the RJ suite of products.

https://github.com/vatterspun/cubicexplorer

It is a very decent file explorer without a lot of the recent additions that MS imposes (ribbon, slow display of folder contents &c).

Before I found RJTextEd I started .js coding using the Context editor and when that was abandoned by its developer, I searched for an editor replacement and found RJTextEd, it felt as if it was the natural successor to Context. RJTextEd has grown enormously since then.

Which brings me to CubicExplorer.

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There exists a small possibility that Rickard might find that CubicExplorer could be 'revived' in a similar fashion. It is written in Delphi (mostly) and needs a new master, the previous developer having abandoned it too. It is fully functional, I often prefer using it to explorer, no slow loading, not affected by shell crashes, no bloody ribbon. I know that Rickard has loads of Delphi experience. It might be a match! I do realise that Rickard has a lot on his plate already.

There is quite a lot of shell work within RJTextEd that might find a similar parallel within CubicExplorer, it could form a basis for something new, perhaps RJExplorer. I would like to revive CubicExplorer myself but I also, have a lot on my plate and my skills in Delphi are near zero.

Just a thought.
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Re: cubicexplorer - ready for resurrection by RJ?

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I almost always install a dual pane file commander application on all my computers. Total Commander on Windows and Commander One on MacBook.

Cubic Explorer is not something I would use myself. Sorry :(
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That's OK. I thought it might be useful to you and vice-versa you might be useful to it.

It needs a Delphi developer to pick it up and run with it.
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OMG!! I would *so* love to see Cubic Explorer in development again!! I was so sad when the original developer dropped out of sight with no warning, especially since he took the website (including the entire support forum history) with him when he went...

Cubic Explorer is a magnificent program; It remains my go-to Explorer program to this day... the best features of it:
> ability to set color schemes, with different colors for different extensions
> an efficient tabbed interface, so all of my standard folders are always available for use...
People who are accustomed to dual-pane browsers such as Total Commander, have really missed out on actually having *all* of the in-use folders available at the same time; with CE, you can drag-and-drop to *any* of the folders that are currently on tabs... it is really magical...

I'm an experienced programmer, but I don't know Pascal, and especially don't know Delphi... I was looking at the newer support page:
https://sites.google.com/view/cubicexplorer
but I don't know how to handle all of those add-on packages (some of which may be obsolete at this point);
I was also looking at Lazarus, a Delphi-compatible development platform, which might actually be able to support this project:
https://www.lazarus-ide.org/

but it really needs a younger person who is looking for a powerful program to start establishing their name in the freeware community...
If anyone ever *does* pick up this project, I can definitely guarantee a substantial donation from me, once I see a first build in circulation.
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Yes, I agree, it needs a developer. It seems Delphi programmers are thinner on the ground than other types. I use Q-Dir and Cubic Explorer but the lack of DPI awareness makes it less usable on high DPI screens.
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Yeah, Pascal was always a niche environment in the programming world...
It got its initial foothold in the college environments, where professionals wanted new programmers to use a structured programming environment and language, as opposed to BASIC, which was widely used due to MSDOS, but was horrible once programs got to a moderate size...
It got an additional boost when Borland Turbo Pascal came out - a $35 complete development package that could be used to make/debug real-world programs, in a world where other compiler/development platforms cost $500 and up... in fact, I went back to college to take some programming classes, specifically because of the availability, and usability, of Turbo Pascal...
I had gotten my undergrad degree in Electronic Engineering (digital circuit design) at Calpoly SLO, but quickly found that I was much more attached to software, and Turbo Pascal was where I started... but once I got my hands on TurboC, I just never looked back, especially since I ended up delving into embedded programming, which was owned by C in those days...

so now, going back to Pascal is rather out of my vision...
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