File Magic - Tasker-Integrated File Manager

[Pent]

If you like Tasker, you should consider trying File Magic from the
same author (moi), on the market from now and direct-download from
Monday.

Here's the blurb:

Fast, small, astoundingly customizable file manager, free forever, no
adverts.

* Tasker integration: e.g. act on files with your own tasks, much more
* per-directory configurations for zoom, icons, fontsize, sort etc
* zip browsing
* image cache
* integrated search, text/image viewer

I find the Tasker encryption linkage especially useful. Also, you can
e.g. make widgets with Tasker's Browse Files action to create
shortcuts to particular SD dirs straight from the homescreen.

Pent

p.s. had this on my harddrive since January waiting for the Tasker
launch....
p.p.s. more info/screenshots at http://filemagic.dinglisch.net once
it's finally up...

[UncleMike]

It seems you have a luck to be publishing this almost immediately
following the uproar resulting from the ads appearing in Astro. I
also see that the blurb is taking advantage of this. Good luck with
it.

[Pent]

> It seems you have a luck to be publishing this almost immediately
> following the uproar resulting from the ads appearing in Astro.  I
> also see that the blurb is taking advantage of this.  Good luck with
> it.

Really ? That's good news, thanks for the heads-up.

I had expected that eventually Astro would start some kind of revenue
model but
didn't expect the timing to be *that* good :)

Would have been better if I could've got Tasker out just after L...e
went paid
but you can't win em all.

Pent

[Stefan]

Hmm, I already bought Astro...

...but I'll have a look nonetheless, if course. :-)

[Marcus]

I hope that you will support WLAN to access shared folders as
EStrongs
File Explorer does.
And perhaps FTP too? So we can upload/download files to a FTP server
using Tasker. :D
I know that's not small anymore, but would add some nice
functionality.
You could automatically sync a folder with a computer at home/work
when you join the WLAN etc.
As the homepage is still down, I can't check your feature or todo
list, so I don't know whether this is already planned or something
you
won't add (to keep it small and fast).
But nonetheless, nice to see more things coming from you!

[Pent]

> I hope that you will support WLAN to access shared folders as
> EStrongs
> File Explorer does.
> And perhaps FTP too? So we can upload/download files to a FTP server
> using Tasker. :D
> I know that's not small anymore, but would add some nice
> functionality.

That won't happen for a while, sorry, I have my hands full with
Tasker.
If File Magic really took off things might change. Hopefully Estrongs
will
start charging soon too :)

Pent

[Marcus]

No problem.
I think it's more important to finish a project before starting a new
one.
And hopefully EStrongs won't charge that soon, as there aren't many
file managers that support wlan. :D

[Rae]

I'll definitely be downloading along with Tasker on Monday. Thanks!

[UncleMike]

In the old forums there were subforums for File Magic (as well as
something else I believe). Will there be an equivalent here on Google
Groups?

[Pent]

Yes, it's up.

Pent

[KB4OB]

Tasker & File Magic integration issue on Motorola Droid X:
When I attempt to add sound files to a Task by holding finger on the
fill window on a Task to insert sound file, It takes me to File Magic
OK but when I try to tap on a directory in File Magic to access sub-
directories, it takes me back to Tasker and inserts the top level
directory?
In other words, I cannot browse any lower than top level directory
with File Magic when accessed from Tasker but when File Magic is
opened outside of Tasker I have no issues drilling down to files in
sub-directories.

[Pent]

> Tasker & File Magic integration issue on Motorola Droid X:
> When I attempt to add sound files to a Task by holding finger on the
> fill window on a Task to insert sound file, It takes me to File Magic
> OK but when I try to tap on a directory in File Magic to access sub-
> directories, it takes me back to Tasker and inserts the top level
> directory?
> In other words, I cannot browse any lower than top level directory
> with File Magic when accessed from Tasker but when File Magic is
> opened outside of Tasker I have no issues drilling down to files in
> sub-directories.

Tasker doesn't use file magic for picking parameters.

Are you long-clicking on the directories or short-clicking ?

To go down into a directory in the internal file browser you should
be short-clicking, long-click will select the directory.

Pent

[KB4OB]

Tasker doesn't use file magic for picking parameters.

Interesting, When I attempt to add audio file by long press on bottom
window in (Notify Sound) action, it brings up File Magic file
selection screen?
It appears to be working now?

[SHADOW-XIII]

Very useful, I am using it for sd rescan so after downloading my music
with dropbox I can listen using built in music player

However, just small issue but I found that after a while when I switch
back to file magic it shows force close - i assume it didn't quit and
stayed in memory but memory was taken by android and file magic did a
force close on next start ...

[Pent]

> However, just small issue but I found that after a while when I switch
> back to file magic it shows force close - i assume it didn't quit and
> stayed in memory but memory was taken by android and file magic did a
> force close on next start ...

I noticed that issue too, I just can't get some time for it :)

Pent

[SHADOW-XIII]

Any idea why Package Installer doesn't appear when I run APK files in
File Magic ? Have to use other manager for installing APK from my
card :/

[Pent]

Really ?

I'll put that on the shortlist.

Pent

[Pent]

Fixed in new version I just uploaded (amongst other things).

Pent

[SHADOW-XIII]

Great, thanks!

[stj]

I really like file magic but I do have to report a problem with it. If
you have an action in your task to browse files of a specific
directory and file magic has been active some minutes ago browsing in
another directory, the directory is not changing. I'm expecting that
no matter what you will browse the directory specified in your task!
Is it only me with this problem?

Thanks,
SJ

[Pent]

Thanks, noted.

Pent

[ScottS]

File Magic is not directing me to proper directory.

When I select 'Browse files' as an Action, and enter '/storage/sdcard1/Recordings' as the directory, File Magic opens with a Flash error message stating...'/storage/sdcard0/storage/sdcard1/Recordings' does not exist.

App (63)
A1: Browse Files [ Dir:/storage/sdcard1/Recordings Match: Include Hidden Files:Off

In File Magic Preferences, sdcard as root is unselected.

How can I get this to open the external sdcard directory?

[Pent]

> When I select 'Browse files' as an Action, and enter
> '/storage/sdcard1/Recordings' as the directory, File Magic opens with a
> Flash error message stating...'/storage/sdcard0/storage/sdcard1/Recordings'
> does not exist.

...

> How can I get this to open the external sdcard directory?

It would need a fix I have no time for, sorry.

Pent

[ScottS]

Ok. Is there possibly another App all (anyone herein) is using in place of File Magic functionality?

[Rich D]

I do not know if this will help but I used this to access my external SD card  to get around a bug Tasker use to have.

../sdcard-ext/

Depending on what you are trying to do you could make your own file browser with tasker, using a menu..

Rich..

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[Scott Miller]

Enter your path as '../sdcard1/Recordings' , and then File Magic should open with '/storage/sdcard0/../sdcard1/Recordings'. That's my best suggestion.

[ScottS]

Thanks @Rich. Good idea, though I cannot seem to get the file browser functionality to work. Below is my code.

The problem...when opening the second level directory, say /storage, the screen is filled with the label of that directory, and will not browse forward. What in my coding is improper?

File browser (51)
A1: List Files [ Dir:/ Match: Include Hidden Files:Off Variable:%files ]
A2: Variable Set [ Name:%Listedfiles To:%files() Do Maths:Off Append:Off ]
A3: Show Scene [ Name:Filebrowser Display As:Activity, Full Display, No Title Horizontal Position:100 Vertical Position:100 Show Exit Button:On Continue Task Immediately:On ]

[ScottS]

Thanks @Scott, that works for me...never thought of using traditional network nomenclature.

[Rich D]

> Thanks @Rich. Good idea, though I cannot seem to get the file browser functionality to work. Below is my code.

Ahhh, that is where the " depending on what you want to do" comes in.  I made a file browser for my pictures and at the time could not figure out how to get a recursive list ( all sub directories ) I have seen this ability posted recently ..  however it did not matter for what I wanted to accomplish. I think you will find that 'file magic" is a  bare bones browser ( no offence intended Pent, hopefully he misses this one )  and i wanted a browser that had a good search function. I actually do not know of any browser that works as fast to find file as the one i built with tasker ( Thanks to Pent....  ;)   )  if you look for your music files often and need a good search function I do not think it would take much to convert what I did to a simple file browser ( mine is in a much bigger camera folders app) 

The way it works is all the files are in one directory ( no need for antiquated file hierarchy ) and you simply start typing in what you are looking for and it will match your search with every letter you type ( kind of like a auto complete ) until the list gets short enough to select the proper file.. the first 2 letters will simply match the first 2 positions but after 3 letters it will search for that string in the entire file name.  It takes advantage of the ability to make very  long file names.  So when making the file name you can put in alot of info you might be searching for.

Let me know if you have any interest...    Rich....

[ScottS]

Although that functionality is way more than I need for this event, share your file browser/manager with us. On that note...I wish there were some type of shared repository for actual Profile files.

For the above, I simply wanted to open the folder of audio recordings immediately after the recording stopped.

[GermainZ]

For what it's worth, ButtonLED has a simple file browser (you can download the Tasker project at the end):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33347503

It also has somewhat of a search functionality (although it's specialized). It should be easily editable. Look into the "Auto Locate" task.
(Note: it requires busybox)