Hi.
FileVoyager v16.1.29.0 retested (changelog at
http://www.filevoyager.com/doc/changelog/).
I can confirm it is currently fully portable and mostly stealth.
It creates a folder '
FVTemp' in '
%TEMP%' that isn't removed on exit, but that is considered acceptable by TPFC rules.
Apart that, all settings are kept in the '
Ini' sub-folder at program location. Nevertheless, the '
Portable.ini' present there includes a '
url' key by default with a '
http://www.filevoyager.com/thank-you-fo ... levoyager/' value and will trigger a browser launch to that URL on first start. This can be prevented by erasing the file contents, which in fairness
FileVoyager does afterwards.
Also, the '
GetNewsRSS' key in the '
AutoUpdate' section of '
FileVoyager.ini' defaults to '
1' which will retrieve online news until deactivated, either through "
Preferences" (see below) or by setting it to '
0' in '
FileVoyager.ini'.
Further findings and suggestions:
- I oppened "
Preferences", switched away to my text editor, and when I came back only
FileVoyager main windows was displayed and I couldn't interect with it -- I had to call Task Manager to kill it.
- With "
Display grid lines in pane lists" unchecked in "
File exploration" options tab, gridlines still display in "
Disk properties", for instance (see below).
- While visually attractive, the "
ThumbFlow" control at the top of the left pane by default serves little purpose -- it can't be clicked and can only be hidden by clicking an unremarkable seven dot separator (it can be permanently disabled through '
FileVoyager.ini').
- Using the traditional menu layout can be activated through '
FileVoyager.ini' ('
ShowOldToolbars=1'), but there's a "
Switch to Ribbon" button always present, but once you click it I couldn't find an option to switch back.
- An alternative toolbar (preferable with a toggle to display toolbar text) would be a welcome addition, instead of the space wasting ribbon (see below) with its alternating horizontal and vertical button disposition.
- An option to display panes stacked instead of the classic side by side (horizontal split) would also be welcome.
- If the "
Central Toolbar" is closed by clicking on the top right '
x' button, that action isn't reflected by the "Common Toolbars" control in the ribbon.
- "
Visualization" tabs also look cluttered at first sight, they'd probably benefit from a switch to a vertical layout.
- I would appreciate an option to switch from 'breadcrumbs' to plain paths atop the file panes.
And here's the look after tweaking
FileVoyager to my liking: