Dolphin is a free and open source software file manager for and part of the KDE Software Compilation. It is the default file manager in the current version, KDE Software Compilation 4, and can be optionally installed on K Desktop Environment 3. Although replaced as the default file manager for KDE SC 4, Konqueror is still the default web browser, and can be used as an alternative file manager for power users.
Under previous K Desktop Environment versions, Konqueror had served both as the default file manager and web browser. However, for many years users have criticized that Konqueror was too complex for simple file navigation. As a response, the two functions were divided into two separate applications. Under KDE SC 4, Dolphin was streamlined for browsing files, while sharing as much code as possible with Konqueror. Konqueror continues to be developed primarily as a web browser.[2]
[edit] Dolphin and K Desktop Environment 3
As development of the KDE SC 4 version was underway, the K Desktop Environment 3 version of Dolphin was discontinued. However, the program continues to be unofficially available for K Desktop Environment 3 under the slightly modified name of "D3lphin". D3lphin contains many bugfixes and a new sidebar, but is no longer maintained.[3]
[edit] Features
- Breadcrumb navigation bar – each part of the URL is clickable
- 3 view modes (Icons, Details and Columns), remembered for each folder
- File Previews
- Split views (for copying and moving files)
- Network transparency – using KDE’s KIO slaves
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Tabbed navigation
- Renaming of a variable number of selected items in one step
- NEPOMUK integration (including search, tagging, rating and commenting files)
- Places bar which also integrates with Kickoff's, "Computer" tab
- Sorting and grouping of files by name, size, type and others
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