Dolphin (file manager)

Dolphin is the file manager of KDE Software Compilation 4

History

After the file manager KFM (KDE File Manager) for KDE 1 whose function from KDE 2 were incorporated into the Konqueror. After the Konqueror had been criticized from KDE 3 to be too complex for easy management of files, the Project Dolphin was launched. He is now a pure file manager unlike Konqueror and can thus be adapted to the specific requirements.

The KDE 3 version of Dolphin is suitable for everyday use, although it has never left the beta stage. After version 0.8 the last KDE 3 version of Dolphin has been ported to KDE Platform 4. In a spin-off called d3lphin developing a KDE 3 version was initially continued, then set however.

Since the release of KDE 4.0 Dolphin is the default file manager which represents a large part of the source code as KPart available. This can integrate the view of the Dolphin Browser Konqueror easy when it lists should be displayed.

Features

Many features on Dolphin attacks as a front -end to KDE program components that KParts back. Also archive contents or remote file directories can be edited through so-called kioslaves the KDE input / output. Dolphin allows you to share the list view to display side by side two directories, and open it in a window multiple directories in tabs. It can continue multiple renaming of files / directories to be carried out and an undo function is offered. Dolphin supports both the breadcrumb navigation as well as the direct input of a path.