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It provides all the file management features + you could possibly want.</para> + <para>Krusader also includes extensive archive handling, + mounted file system support, &FTP;, advanced search + module, viewer/editor, directory synchronization, file content + comparisons, powerful batch renaming and much, much more. + &krusader; supports archive formats: ace, arj, bzip2, deb, gzip, iso, lha, + rar, rpm, tar, zip and 7-zip and handles other + &kioslaves1-url; such as smb:// or fish://.</para> + <para>&krusader; is almost completely customizable and therefore + very user-friendly.</para> + <para>Try &krusader;.</para> + <!-- OLD +<screenshot> + <screeninfo>&krusader; screenshot</screeninfo> + <mediaobject id="krusader_screenshot"> + <imageobject><imagedata fileref="krusader1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> + <imageobject><imagedata fileref="krusader1.png" format="EPS"/></imageobject> + <textobject><phrase>&krusader; screenshot</phrase></textobject> + <caption><para>&krusader; screenshot</para></caption> + </mediaobject> +</screenshot> +--> + <figure id="screenshot-krusader" float="1"> + <title>&krusader; screenshot</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="krusader1.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>&krusader; screen shot</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + <para>More &kru-screenshots-url; can be viewed on + our website.</para> + </sect1> + + <sect1 id="welcome"> + <title>Welcome to &krusader;!</title> + <para>Our aim is to give you a simple, intuitive tool that + easily handles the most important tasks you perform on your + computer each and every day: manage and process your files the + way you want.</para> + <para>Whether you are a &Linux; expert or a novice, + &krusader; makes routine file management tasks quick + and accurate, allowing you to focus on the big picture, not + command line syntax. This is especially helpful if you are new + to xxNIX operating systems. To do just that, + &krusader; uses a good-looking &GUI; and + supports drag and drop as well as mime types, making it easy to + use.</para> + <para>&krusader; has many useful features. It is fast, and + handles &archives-lnk; transparently. In addition, + &krusader; streamlines many complex file management + tasks, reducing fatigue, errors, and distraction. Basically, + &krusader; provides all the helpful features you have + come to expect from other quality file management tools like + &mc; and &tcmd;. &krusader; is + designed to integrate seamlessly with the &kde; + Desktop, the desktop of choice for many programmers, network + engineers, and other power users of &Linux;. With + &krusader; even novice users can quickly access the + power, convenience, and feature rich capabilities of the + &kde; Desktop. &krusader; is a free + open-source project, and it is released under the + &gpl-lnk;, although the developers still retain the + copyright for the project and its name, and manage the + project's continuing evolution.</para> + <para>The &krusader; Project mission is to create + an "all-in-one" file manager, which will do all the ordinary + things you would expect of it, and more. Since the principle + behind &krusader; is based on the + &ofm-url;, dual-pane filemanagers (&mc;, + &nc;, &etc;), it is certain that + &krusader; is able to handle all the standard Copy, + Move, Delete, &etc; file operations.</para> + <para>From the start, virtual file systems became the main + focus. &vfs-lnk; are an abstracted layer over all + kinds of archived information (ZIP files, &FTP; + servers, TAR archives, NFS filesystems, SAMBA shares, ISO + cd/dvd images, RPM catalogs, &etc;), which allow the + user to access all the information in these divergent types of + file systems transparently - just like entering an ordinary + sub-directory. Files can then be copied or moved around (except + ISO,rpm,tar.gz) between these data sources/containers + effortlessly. &krusader; currently supports VFSs for + all popular and some specialized types of archives (ace, arj, + bzip2, gzip, iso, lha, rar, tar, zip and 7-zip), configuration + packages (rpm, deb), and traditional remote file system types + (&FTP;, NFS, Samba, FISH, SFTP).</para> + <para>&krusader; also includes a built-in + Mount-Manager &mountman-lnk;, which enables you to + mount or unmount file systems of all types with a click of a + mouse. The user is able to obtain usage and other property + information easily, in a consistent and understandable format + in seconds. Ease and consistency is the goal.</para> + <para>A &bookmark-manager-lnk; for local + files/remote &URL;s and an + &advanced-search-module-lnk; is also included to + speed the locating of needed files. &krusader; also + allows the user to configure Toolbars in order to provide a + wide variety of additional functionality, such as File + Comparison (several user selectable methods available), + Multiple File Rename, and standard Terminal windows.</para> + <para>Advanced users benefit greatly from being able to carry + out clerical tasks effortlessly, without distraction from the + real task at hand. Convenient shortcut keys enable the user to + navigate directory trees with ease, create multiple tabbed + directory views simultaneously, and access fully functional + history lists. Due to efficient programming and low system + overhead, &krusader; is perhaps the most responsive + all around system management tool used to access the full + potential of a computer using &kde;, or any other + standards compliant X Windows window manager. Although designed + specifically for, and tightly integrated with, + &kde;; &krusader; works equally well with + Gnome, Enlightenment, WindowMaker, IceWM, BlackBox, Wiamea, + XFCE, etc.as soon as the KDE libraries are installed.</para> + <para>New extensibility is provided by the flexible + &useractions-lnk;, a &krusader; + innovation that allows unlimited additional custom + functionality to be added to suit the specific needs of users. We + are planning to develop more modules in the near future, + thereby enhancing &krusader;. Information on what is + proposed, approved, or remains to be completed can be found in + the &todoforum-url;.</para> + <para>No other program we know of, offers so many useful, + easily accessible features in such an intuitive and simple + format. Best of all, we listen, and implement good suggestions + that are consonant with the &krusader; Project's + goal: making &krusader; the very best File Manager + available.</para> + <para>We hope you'll enjoy it - we do!</para> + </sect1> +</chapter> |