[sotd] Q-Dir File Manager - Software of the Month [March 31, 2009]

From: "Site of the Day" <amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:58:26 -0300
        Site of the Day for Tuesday, March 31, 2009

        Q-Dir File Manager - Software of the Month

One of the more pedestrian categories of software comes under the heading of 
hard
drive management and organization. This month's freeware application for the
Window's platform, from programmer Hrg Nenad at "SoftwareOK", delves into that
particular aspect with Q-Dir File Manager, a program whose primary focus is user
customization. From its first launch, this is an application which gives the
unmistakable impression of software created with painstaking care.

Instead of burrowing its way into the registry, this extremely modest-sized
application, which arrives as a 250kb zip file, offers the standard 
functionality
of file management programs, while keeping itself to itself with an .ini file in
its main directory, to store all user configuration settings. Tossed in for 
added
functionality is a handy little screen magnifier, located in the upper right 
corner
of the window, while another user-friendly touch is the information highlighted 
in
the "tip" window which pops up with a mouseover of files and folders.  

Delivering a virtual overkill of customization choices, the user can opt for 
one of
more than a dozen presentation layouts, catering to almost every preference in
information display, including none at all, and within easy reach from icons at 
the
top of the main window. Various file types appear in their own specific 
colorway,
which can be user determined, making it easy to pick out an .exe file from an 
.avi
without squinting for the end notation. The tree directory panel goes one step
further than is usual by highlighting a selected directory in one of the other
panels in a contrasting color. Instead of the hit or miss presentation of the 
main
window when the program is reopened, the user can specify exactly how the 
program's
window will appear when it is launched again. In addition to the typical 
settings
of this type of application , Q-Dir File Manager allows the user to specify
"favorite" files, and to designate files through its "quick link" management
system.

Available in ten languages, the program emphasizes extreme customization in a 
tidy
package, although its stylish default appearance may be sufficient razzmatazz 
for
many.

Hop over to the site for screenshots, additional information and the download 
link
at:

http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/Q-Dir

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