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3 years ago just a fellow user here, 1.my workaround for tab icons: create a transparent png with dimensions width 1 x height 15 pixels and point the path to it. 2.afaict name truncation still works with gtk+2 builds. 3.vertical space: this is pretty much the realm of gtk themes, and especially gtk+3, which in their quest to 'unclutter' the gui, the designers are particularly greedy with vertical space :D .... this is probably fixable, but involves delving into the css of the theme..
and it's quite some time since Ignorant Guru's been spotted hereabouts. ..
First, I have to say that I really, really hope this project is still being maintained. This is the ONLY file manager in Linux that allows me to have 4 panels, each with a bunch of tabs, plus, a bunch other cool functionalities!
I've been using SpaceFM on a daily basis for more than a year now and after some initial struggles with some rough edges around usability, I still find it the best option for my needs!… Having said that, I'll share some of my experiences so I can describe several suggestions in case this project is still being maintained.
Tab icons and tab name truncation: I was a long time user of DoubleCommander and I was accustomed to the obvious feature of tab name truncation and the absence of icons in each tab. As I said, I use 4 panes and A LOT of tabs on each pane, so I find the presence of icons a waste of valuable screen space… After some fiddling I found what I would describe as a bug that actually lets me save space:
When I open SpaceFM, all tabs have icons and I lose a lot of tab space, I found that when right-clicking on any tab and entering into the "Icon" menu option, I can then leave the path to the icons empty and SpaceFM will remove icons from tabs when I click the OK button… The problem/annoyance is that everytime I open SpaceFM I have to do this (I've been doing this for a whole year, so imagine how annoying this is for me).
For tab name truncation, I can't do anything… At least SpaceFM allows me to change the font in tabs and I use a very condensed font to save even more space… But of course, name truncation would be ideal.
Locking tabs: DoubleCommander allows the locking of tabs in several ways: "Locked", "Locked with directory changes allowed" and "Locked with directories opened in new tabs"... These options would be fantastic to have in SpaceFM!
A better way to handle tabs when the directory is removed: This one is super annoying!... When I have a tab in place and I enter a directory that later I erase for whatever reason, the tab just disappears!... A much more reasonable action would be to move to the closest parent directory!
Vertical space/padding for some elements of the interface could be smaller… This is not as critical as the tab annoyances I mentioned above, but I do think the vertical size of some elements is too big and there's no way of controlling it (that I know of):
Some work on this would also be very welcome!
There's a few other minor annoyances here and there, but I've learnt to live with them… I repeat, I really hope this fantastic project is not dead. This file manager has infinite potential and it would be a shame to see it being forgotten for lack of maintenance.
Please, keep up the great work!