<chapter id="features">
<title>Features</title>
<indexterm>
  <primary>Features</primary>
</indexterm>
<note>
  <para>The most important features and improvements are
  highlighted here, it would make this list too long if we were to
  include 
  <emphasis>all</emphasis> the features and improvements. You will
  discover even more features in this documentation and in the
  <ulink url="http://krusader.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/krusader/trunk/krusader_kde4/ChangeLog?view=markup"><filename>ChangeLog</filename></ulink> file.</para>
</note>
<para>
  <itemizedlist>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        <itemizedlist>
          <title><ulink url="http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/index.shtml">Orthodox File Manager (OFM)</ulink> features</title>
          <listitem>
            <para>Two powerful and easy to use 
            <link linkend="panels">OFM panels</link>.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="cmdline">Command Line</link> and optional
            <link linkend="termemu">Terminal emulator</link> below.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>Strong 
            <link linkend="keyboard-commands">
            keyboard</link>orientation and the ability to perform
            all functions without the mouse.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>Context-dependent invocation of scripts and
            programs e.g. mouseclick/enter (execute or
            open with the associated application), F3 (view) and F4
            (edit).</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="useractions">User Menu</link>, create your own
            customized menu.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>History e.g. 
            <link linkend="folderhistory">Folder History</link>, 
            <link linkend="popular-urls">Popular
            &URL;s</link>, ...</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="vfs">Virtual file systems (VFS)</link> for e.g.
            <link linkend="remote-connections">Remote Connections</link>,
            <link linkend="archives">archives</link>, search results,
            synchronizer.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>Powerful internal 
            <link linkend="krviewer">viewer and editor</link> via
            kparts supporting almost every file format.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="krusearcher">Advanced Search module</link> :
            searching in archives and search content on remote
            file systems.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>Several Panel view modes via the
            <link linkend="popup_panel">PopUp Panel</link>.</para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        <itemizedlist>
          <title>&krusader; tools</title>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="remote-connections">Remote Connections</link> :
            &FTP;/SAMBA with SFTP/SCP support via
            KIO Slaves</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="locate">Locate</link> &GUI; frontend</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="synchronizer">Synchronize Directories</link></para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              <link linkend="mount-man">Mount-Manager</link>
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="diskusage">Disk Usage</link></para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="root-mode">Root mode</link></para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        <itemizedlist>
          <title>&krusader; features</title>
          <listitem>
            <para>Archive Handling: browsing, unpack, pack,
            testing. Supported <link linkend="archives">archives</link> : ace,
            arj, bzip2, deb, gzip, iso, lha, rar, rpm, tar, zip and
            7-zip.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="checksum">Checksum
            creation-verification</link> mechanism that supports
            md5, sha1, sha256, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512,
            tiger, whirlpool, cfv and crc.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="calculate">Calculate occupied
            space</link> of files and folders, archives and remote
            filesystems.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="compare-dir">Directory
            comparison</link> and 
            <link linkend="view-menu">filtering</link>.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="compare-content">Compare files by
            content</link> via external diff programs like
            &kompare;, <ulink url="http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net"><application>Kdiff3</application></ulink> or
            <ulink url="http://furius.ca/xxdiff/"><application>xxdiff</application></ulink>.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="multi_rename">Rename</link> files and
            folders via <ulink url="http://www.krename.net"><application>Krename</application></ulink></para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>Completely supports drag'n'drop: drag from
            &konqueror; straight into a .tar.gz file,
            from &krusader;'s panel into the trash-bin,
            the desktop or into &konqueror;</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="konfig-advanced">Preserve date</link> for
            local targets at copy/move operations.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>F2 opens a 
            <link linkend="tools-menu">Terminal Window</link> in the
            default directory.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>Easy editing of 
            <link linkend="file-menu">file permissions</link> and
            ownership and 
            <link linkend="konfig-looknfeel-operation">Numeric
            permissions</link>.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="krusearcher">Selection
            filters</link> used in e.g. Synchronizer and
            KruSearcher.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              <link linkend="jump_back">Jump-Back</link>
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="konfig-general">
            mimetype-aware</link>.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="folder-tabs">Tabbed panels</link> and 
            <link linkend="krviewer">Tabbed
            Editor/Viewer</link>.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="quicksearch">Quick search</link></para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              <link linkend="splitter">File splitter</link>
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              <link linkend="mouse_gestures">Mouse Gestures</link>
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="list_panel">Quick Navigation</link> in
            the Location Toolbar.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>WhatsThis Help function in favour
            of tooltips where reasonable.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="panel_toolbar">Sync-browsing</link></para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        <itemizedlist>
          <title>Customize &krusader; to your own
          needs</title>
          <listitem>
            <para>
            <link linkend="konfig-startup">
            Konfigurator</link> &krusader;'s
            configuration center.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="mainwindow">Main Toolbar</link>, 
            <link linkend="actions_toolbar">Actions
            Toolbar</link> for user actions and bookmarks.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              <link linkend="key_bindings">Key-bindings</link>
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              <link linkend="konfig-color">Colors</link>
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="panel_profiles">Panel profiles</link></para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="bookman">Bookmark-Manager</link></para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para><link linkend="mouse_selection_modes">Mouse Selection Modes</link></para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>Many more features can be 
            <link linkend="konfig-startup">configured</link> the way you
            like.</para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <title>&krusader; Extensions</title>
        <listitem>
          <para><link linkend="useractions">UserActions</link></para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para><link linkend="javascript_console">JavaScript console</link></para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para><link linkend="konfig-color">Color Profiles</link></para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para><link linkend="configure-shortcuts">Key-binding Profiles</link></para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>Download and upload your favourite
      &krusader; extensions at
      <ulink url="http://www.kde-files.org/index.php?xcontentmode=660x661x662x663">kde-files.org</ulink>.</para>
    </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
  <itemizedlist>
    <title>New features in the &krusader;-1.80.0 "Final 3rd Stone"
    release</title>
    <listitem>
      <para>Archive improvements 
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>
          <link linkend="archives">Password support</link> for: arj,
          ace, rar and zip. Passwords can be stored in
          <application>Kwallet</application></para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
          <link linkend="archives">7-zip support</link>, by
          external applications 7z and 7za.</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
          <link linkend="archives">Auto-detection support</link>,
          allowing you to open "hidden archives" (e.g.
          <trademark class="registered">OpenOffice</trademark> documents).</para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>Packing/unpacking is now in the background.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><link linkend="list_panel">Brief View</link></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Many improvements of the UserAction <link linkend="useractions">UserActions</link> system.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Countless usability enhancements, especially in Konfigurator and the heavily reordered menubar.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        <link linkend="konfig-advanced">Media button</link>
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Copy/Move: 
      <link linkend="copying">preserve all attributes</link> (time,
      owner, group).</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
      <link linkend="konfig-color">Dim the colors of the inactive
      panel</link>.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Renaming a filename without extension, single instance
      mode, start to system tray, check this out in 
      <link linkend="konfigurator">Konfigurator</link></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Configurable
        <link linkend="list_panel">Atomic extensions</link>, 
        so that extensions like <filename>tar.gz</filename> are shown as one part in the <guilabel>Ext Column</guilabel>.
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Context menu for bookmarks and enable/disable special
      bookmarks.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Restyled 
      <link linkend="menu-commands">MenuBar</link></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><link linkend="termemu">Terminal emulator</link> enhancements bringing new functions, new usages and new look.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><link linkend="synchronizer">Synchronizer</link> enhancements and parallel threads for slow
      FTP servers.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
      <link linkend="konfig-startup">Single instance mode</link>, 
      <link linkend="konfig-startup">start to system
      tray</link></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>
        <link linkend="context-menu">Context menu for permanent
        bookmarks.</link>
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Full support for 
      <link linkend="acl">ACL permissions</link> permissions, like properties, preserve attributes, synchronizer and other.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Searcher-results, Locate-results, Synchronizer-results: support for dragging items and copy to clipboard (CTRL+C).</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Many bug fixes.</para>
    </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
</para>

<para>
  <itemizedlist>
    <title>New features in the &krusader;-1.90.0 "Power Stone"
    release</title>
    <listitem>
      <para>Last release for KDE3.x with a 
           <ulink url="http://www.krusader.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2061"> big collection of Useractions</ulink>.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
</para>


<para>
  <itemizedlist>
    <title>New features in the &krusader;-2.0.0 "Apollo"
    release</title>
    <listitem>
      <para>The first release for the KDE4.x series
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Krusader works on &Windows;!  (But not so useful and powerful yet as under &Linux;)
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><link linkend="queue">Queue manager!</link>
      </para>
      <para><link linkend="konfig-looknfeel-panel">Five methodsmethods in the panel!</link>
      </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>For more features, please read the
      <ulink url="http://krusader.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/krusader/trunk/krusader_kde4/ChangeLog?view=markup"><filename>ChangeLog</filename></ulink> and
      <ulink url="http://krusader.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/krusader/trunk/krusader_kde4/SVNNEWS?view=markup"><filename>SVNNEWS</filename></ulink>.</para>
    </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
</para>



<para><note><para>
                 If you are using a <link linkend="krusader_devel">development</link> or
                 <link linkend="krusader_svn">SVN</link> version, it is possible that the latest
                 new features are not yet in the "The Krusader Handbook".
                 Please read the 
		 <ulink url="http://krusader.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/krusader/trunk/krusader_kde4/ChangeLog?view=markup">Changelog</ulink>
		 file online or in the &krusader;
                 sources to find out more about the new features.
                 For a brief description, please read the 
		 <ulink url="http://krusader.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/krusader/trunk/krusader_kde4/SVNNEWS?view=markup">SVNNEWS</ulink>
		 file online
                 or in the &krusader; sources.
                       <link linkend="faqg_wish">User feedback</link> and
                       <link linkend="faqg_bug_report">Bug reports</link> are always welcome!
                 </para></note></para></chapter>
