Ars Technica: A First Look at Dolphin, The KDE 4 File Manager | Linux Today

Ars Technica: A First Look at Dolphin, The KDE 4 File Manager

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 8, 2007

“The Linux-based Dolphin file manager is now scheduled for
official inclusion in KDE 4, the next major release of the KDE
desktop environment. Dolphin includes several unique usability
enhancements that aren’t available in Konqueror, KDE’s current file
manager. In particular, Dolphin features a navigation bar inspired
by Thunar and Windows Vista, a bookmark system built around file
management rather than web browsing, a more flexible sidebar
system, and a less-invasive notification system that doesn’t
interrupt user work flow…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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