[2006-11-15] Krusader Newsletter - Volume 2, Number 8
Frank Schoolmeesters
Krusader Newsletter, 15 November 2006
(c) 2005-2006 by The Krusader Krew, All Rights Reserved
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Welcome to the Krusader Newsletter with news, views and information
about recent developments and ongoing issues in the Krusader project.
Our aim is to inform of recent developments, give a preview of
upcoming features and to let our loyal users have a direct line to the
Krusader Krew.
New features available in cvs
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Since the last newsletter [1] some new features where added in cvs
plus some bug fixes. We welcome and encourage your feedback! Download
it [2], play with it, push it to the limit, and then tell us what you
found! More cvs information is available in the Changelog [3], cvsnews
[4] and the changelog diff [5].
1. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1758
2. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/cvs.php
3. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/text.php?t=ChangeLog
4. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/text.php?t=CVSNEWS
5. http://krusader.cvs.sourceforge.net/krusader/krusader_kde3/ChangeLog?r1=1.731&r2=1.733
ADDED: Russian Handbook (translation is work in progress) thanks to
Roman Batejkin
FIXED: locate jumps onto the file after double click
Linux-magazine.it : Il file manager alternativo
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Giuseppe Bordoni [6] [7] has written an Krusader review for the
Italian linux-magazine.it [8] in the n°69 November 2006 edition. Many
thanks to Giuseppe and www.linux-magazine.it! btw. "Il file manager
alternativo" means "The alternative file manager"
6. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1757
7. http://www.geppozone.com/curriculum.php
8. http://www.linux-magazine.it/
Tuxmagazine.com Explains: File Juggling with Krusader
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Dmitri Popov [9] [10] has written "File Juggling with Krusader"
article [11] in the November 2006 edition of tuxmagazine.com. This PDF
magazine can be downloaded [12]. Many thanks to Dmitri Popov and
tuxmagazine.com!
9. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1769
10. http://www.lulu.com/nothickmanuals
11. http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000231
12. https://secure.ssc.com/allsubs/tux.php?action=show-downloads
Documentation writers
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If there are people around that like to help with the Krusader
documentation please contact Frank. [13] [14] [15] We are (still)
looking for documentation writers to update and maintain the docs.
Thank you.
13. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1731
14. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=6989
15. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/handbook/
Documentation translations
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Recently the Krusader handbook [15] [16] [17] was made translatable!
Roman Batejkin [18] has started to work on a Russian translation.
Please contact Frank if you are willing to translate the Handbook
documentation.
16. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1778
17. http://groups.google.com/group/krusader-i18n/browse_thread/thread/6e1651ac4970560d/e75185d320318871#e75185d320318871
18. http://groups.google.com/group/krusader-i18n/browse_thread/thread/590be2dae5054d75/bb6f4bb0f82edbe6#bb6f4bb0f82edbe6
Changing the encoding Useraction
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Vaclav Juza [19] [20] has written a Javascript useraction for changing
the encoding of file name and/or contents. More Useractions are always
welcome [21]. Thanks!
19. http://kde-files.org/content/show.php?content=48289
20. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=8286
21. http://kde-files.org/index.php?xcontentmode=660x661x662x663
Krusader 1.70.x distribution news
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Distrowatch.com reports 17 distibutions that provide Krusader-1.70.0
[22] and 20 distros that provide Krusader-1.70.1 [23]. Some
distributions have released distro updates or beta releases. Be aware
that Distrowatch.com only checks the initial release of a distro, so
updates and backports are not always reported in this list. Some other
distros use repositories where Krusader can be downloaded and
installed, such as from the Fedora Extras repository.
22.http://distrowatch.com/search.php?pkg=krusader&pkgver=1.70.0
23.http://distrowatch.com/search.php?pkg=krusader&pkgver=1.70.1
Krusader-1.70.1 distro list
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* Arch Linux: current
* Ark Linux: dockyard, dockyard, 2006.1
* CCux Linux: stable
* Debian GNU/Linux: unstable, testing
* DragonFly BSD: 1.6
* FreeBSD: 7, 6, 6.2
* Frugalware Linux: 0.6pre1, 0.5
* Gentoo Linux: unstable, stable, 2006.1
* KANOTIX: 2006-01-rc4
* KateOS: 3.1
* Lunar Linux: moonbase
* Mandriva Linux: cooker
* NetBSD: pkgsrc, 3.1
* PCLinuxOS: apt, 0.93a
* PLD Linux Distribution: dev
* Sorcerer: grimoire
* Source Mage GNU/Linux: grimoire
* OpenSUSE: factory, 10.2-beta2
* T2 SDE: snapshot
* UHU-Linux: 2.0
Krusader-1.70.0 distro list
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* ALT Linux: Sisyphus
* Aurox Linux: 12.0
* Boston University Linux: 4.6-beta
* CCux Linux: 0.9.8
* DANIX GNU/Linux: 2006-09-09
* Frugalware Linux: 0.4
* KNOPPIX: 5.0.1
* Linspire: 5.1
* Linux-EduCD: 0.6
* Lunar Linux: 1.6.0
* NetSecL
* PLD Linux Distribution: 2.0-rc1
* QiLinux: 2.0
* ROCK Linux: snapshot, 3
* Source Mage GNU/Linux: grimoire
* openSUSE: 10.1
* T2 SDE: 6.0.1
Help and feedback
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Here you get a chance to contribute to the Krusader project. Some
things need to be done, but can't be done by us. Help, feedback, and
contributions are always welcome. If you feel you can help, please
follow this link [24].
Thank you! If you have a topic for Krusader news, please contact
Frank. Your feedback on this newsletter and future newsletters will be
appreciated.
24. http://krusader.sourceforge.net/help.php
Thanks for reading. If you have any ideas to improve
Krusader, feel free to let us know. We do it all, for you....
Kind regards,
The Krusader Krew
