The T5 debuted with an application called Files. This file manager was fully documented and used in many third party applications like DocsToGo 7. Search is enabled to do a rudimentary VFS file search. Also, it allows to open files directly if a supported application is installed.
Anyways, the E2 contains an online help that references to Files. And indeed, the program can be installed on a Tungsten T3 and E2:
This feat is easy to achieve. Get yourself a T5 and use a third party file manager like FileZ. Copy or beam the following files out of the T5′s RAM:
- FileBrowser-PFil.prc
- FileBrowser-PFil_enUS.prc
- FileBrowserLib-PFiA.prc
- Filez.prc
Anyways, adding these four files to an E2 instananeously enabled all kinds of things. Favourites now allowed to assign files as favourites, Blazer can open local files and DocsToGo 7 allows you to choose in which folder to save a file. The global find facility now looks for filenames in VFS btw. A Tungsten T3 behaved similarly, altough there is no Blazer and no Favourites on it(yet). However, DocsToGo 7 and Find exhibited a similar behaviour!
Overall, Files is a good file manager. It allows you to move directories. The direct file opening is an extremely useful feature-this compensates for the lack of RAM file view imho. And you can have Files and Filez installed at the same time.. . However, the main point of the ‘upgrade’ are the extra functions that are added to third party programs. Also, getting a file manager for free is-um-funky…
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[...] After that, the cookie is eaten. While you still don’t have access to background images(coming soon) or file links(you need Files for that), Favourites now allows you to list apps and web sites(works with WebPro 3.5). As an added bonus, it also works well on OS4 handhelds like an upgraded Palm V or a WristPDA. [...]
Please can you email me the T5 apps. Thanks
Things that work and doen’t work on my TX:
1. DriveMode copied from a T5 works great!!. DriveMode from a LifeDrive doesn’t work at all.
2. Dmitry’s E2InternalDrive.prc works OK if installed alone. When installed with DriveMode, it crashes. Apparently it’s because the internal memory is TFFS and not FAT, so DriveMode cannot handle it (Thanks for the tip Dmitry). THAT MEANS YOU CANNOT USE DRIVEMODE FROM A T5 (V.1.0) AND E2INTERNALDRIVE TOGETHER.
3. Files (PalmOne’s File Browser) when copied from a T5 makes the tx crashes everytime I try to enter the app (with or without E2internalDrive.prc). When copied from a LifeDrive, the app doesn’t crash, I can enter it, but the SD Card icon (or the buitin drive icon if E2internaldrive installed) on the right upper corner doesn’t appear on the screen and I cannot handdle or work with any directory; I can’t even create a directory, a dialog appears when so telling me the directory already exist and none appears on the screen. (I copied FileBrowser-PFil.prc,FileBrowser-PFil_enUS.prc
FileBrowserLib-PFiA.prc). I CANNOT CONFIGURE FILES TO WORK ON MY TX.
Any suggestions??
BTW,
changing the attributes of FileBrowser-PFil.prc,FileBrowser-PFil_enUS.prc
FileBrowserLib-PFiA.prc from read-only to not read-only (unchecking the read-only attribute of each file on FileZ, and even unchecking the backup attribute) makes no change. Checked or unchecked, files from a T5 won’t work on my TX.
I tried copying the FileBrowser files you mentioned from my lifedrive to my treo 680. Didn’t crash at all, but just doesn’t show any files for folders! I can’t seem to find a file browser that will launch files in Documents To Go. The interface of Docs to go sucks because it throws all my files into a single list, ignoring the folder organization. Any ideas?
OK, This is the solution.
The files you need to copy are FOUR and not TREE as mention above (note that FileZ.prc is the FileZ app used to copy the files)
The files you need to copy from the LD are:
1. FileBrowser-PFil.prc
2. FileBrowser-PFil_enUS.prc (or_esES or whataver language you want)
3. [b]FileBrowserCacheLib-PFil.prc[/b]
4. FileBrowserLib-PFiA.prc
Note that the [b]FileBrowserCacheLib-PFil.prc[/b]file is not mentioned above. This file will make the Files app to show all files and folders Brian.
If you install all four files and the palm resets each time you try to enter the files application, you need to do a hard reset and then install all files. After just copy the Saved Preferences.prc file just not to loose your unlock codes for your apps previously installed
This will do it!
Greetings,
Caitoz
OK, This is the solution.
The files you need to copy are FOUR and not TREE as mention above (note that FileZ.prc is the FileZ app used to copy the files)
The files you need to copy from the LD are:
1. FileBrowser-PFil.prc
2. FileBrowser-PFil_enUS.prc (or_esES or whataver language you want)
3. FileBrowserCacheLib-PFil.prc
4. FileBrowserLib-PFiA.prc
Note that the FileBrowserCacheLib-PFil.prcfile is not mentioned above. This file will make the Files app to show all files and folders Brian.
If you install all four files and the palm resets each time you try to enter the files application, you need to do a hard reset and then install all files. After just copy the Saved Preferences.prc file just not to loose your unlock codes for your apps previously installed
This will do it!
Greetings,
Caitoz
OK, This is the solution.
The files you need to copy are FOUR and not TREE as mention above (note that FileZ.prc is the FileZ app used to copy the files)
The files you need to copy from the LD are:
1. FileBrowser-PFil.prc
2. FileBrowser-PFil_enUS.prc (or_esES or whataver language you want)
3. FileBrowserCacheLib-PFil.prc
4. FileBrowserLib-PFiA.prc
Note that the FileBrowserCacheLib-PFil.prc file is not mentioned above. This file will make the Files app to show all files and folders Brian.
If you install all four files and the palm resets each time you try to enter the files application, you need to do a hard reset and then install all files. After just copy the Saved Preferences.prc file just not to loose your unlock codes for your apps previously installed
This will do it!
Greetings,
Caitoz
hi every iam a newbie out here can any one plz tell me from where to get this file manager.
Hi Wolvo,
off a Tungsten T5, for example!
Best regards
Tam Hanna
hi every iam a newbie out here can any one plz tell me from where to get this file manager.
IMHO, the “Cache” file only belongs to Files 2.x.