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FILE PANEL (FP):
The FILE PANEL is what you see when you start NDN for the first time.It displays the directories and files of the current directory on thecurrent drive. Additionally NDN handles the contents of many archives(like ZIP/RAR) as if it would be a normal directory. NDN also uses theFP to display contents of the internal TEMPORARY DRIVE and the FIND FILEresults. These are called VIRTUAL FILE SYSTEMS/VFS. A lot of usefulinformation is displayed as you move the cursor on an object in the list(like size, attributes...).

  • Long filenames support in D32/W32 under W9x/NT
  • Quick drive change with CTRL-LEFT/RIGHT
  • Drag-and-Drop with files ideology
  • Works with files and subdirectories - copy, move, delete etc.
    - copy/move:
    - check for free disk space (optionally);
    - verifying disk writing (optionally);
    - the possibility to append files to already existing files ( even if moving in space of one disk ) is present;
    - if destination of Copy is TEMP: files will be copied on TEMP drive of the disk;
    - creation of file-list of selected files:
    You may create a batch file,each line of it is outcoming from string `Action' - if it doesn'tcontain any name macros (i.e. !.!, !), then file name will be simplyadded to end of Action string, otherwise macros will be proceed.
    - able to print files.
    - split/combine long files into/from parts.
    - uuencode/uudecode files.
    - when erasing files, if "Direct disk access"
       option set on,erasing files will speed up.
  • Archive processing:
     
    - 43 different archive types (drive images) support
    - you can enter an archive such as usual
      directory (optionally)
    - if destination of Copy/Move is : the files will be
      copied/moved into desired archive.
    Archive descriptor can be: ARC, ARJ, BSA, BS2, CHZ, HA, HAP, HYP, LHA, SQZ, ZIP, ZOO, HPK, RAR, LIM, UC2.
    - it is possible to unpack, to view, to erase,
      to test selected files or subdirectories from
       archive.
  • Comparing of 2 directories:
    You can compare files in the directoriesthat are displayed in the 2 FP windows, compare options are:size, time, attributes, contents,short names, mark equal/different files,select/unselect
  • Visualization of file list in FP:
    - NDN handles file descriptions in files like DIRINFO.FILES.BBS as in4DOS and many other filesmanagers (it also displays directory infofrom FILE_ID.DIZ or README.TXT if no file-descriptions are found oryou are on an object that has no description). They are displayed inthe INFORMATION PANEL (CTRL-L). When you copy/move/delete a file thesedescrptions are also handled. You can also easily create/edit newdescriptions for the current object with ALT-INS.
    - NDN can highlight files which are divided into groups of files(like executables: *.bat, *.cmd, *.exe, *.com...)(Options|File Manager|Highlight groups).
    - files are possible to sort not only on standard (i.e. name, ext, sizeetc.), but also on colors if highlight option is set on.
    - you have full control about the data displayed for each entry in thefile window depending on the VFS you are in (ALT-K)
    - you can tell NDN what do display in the INFORMATION PANEL (Options|Filemanager| Information panel)
    - installation multiple filter for file list - for example:"*.exe; *.pas; *.tpu ".
    - powerful filter where you can select what files you want to havedisplayed in the FP windows (ALT-S), also possible with ADVANCED FILTER(ALT-DEL)
  • Point-and-shoot (run files dependend on type):
    - file can be processed with several key combinations - , , . You can assign a user menu toeach filetype and each key combination if you want.
    Example: you are on a file called '123.asm', hit , if you have associated ASM in the extension file this could be the output: "tasm 123.asm" "tlink /t 123"
    - the number of extension is unlimited.
    - several powerful marcos are available like: $:/!: for drive in passiveor active panel (like in USER MENU)
  • FIND FILE:
    - specify filename/mask, string to search for... with a lot of optionsto choose from, support for REGULAR EXPRESSIONS

    USER MENU:
  • multiple menu nesting is possible
  • after a menu selection the batch file is started. You can use differentmacros allows processing with current and passive panel of File Manager.

    WORK WITH DISKS:
  • edit of label of volume on disk ( on network disks it is not executed, unfortunately )
  • unpacking of disk images


  • NDN is developed out of the famous DOS NAVIGATOR 1.51 source codeby RIT-Labs. Necromancer and a lot of other people packed this NortonCommander-clone with features, which are listed so you can geta little feeling of what NDN is capable of. At the moment there are 3target platforms of NDN developed: DPMI32, WIN32 (w9x,WNT+), LINUX.
    Btw, NDN complies to a lot of the standards introduced on (http://www.softpanorama.org) .

    FILE EDITOR:
  • multi-level undo
  • block operations uses Clipboard.
  • streamed and vertical block (sorting of lines in vertical mode!)
  • 10 text macros you can define in OPTIONS.HIGHLIGHT for each filetype you associate in there.
  • powerful syntax higlighting with many options
  • support for UNIX/MAC/DOS linetypes
  • direct switch from editor to viewer
  • support for 9 bookmarks you can set in the file and goto on the fly
  • powerful search possibilities including REGULAR EXPRESSIONS
  • reload file (no need to close window and open again)
  • text formatting (upcase line/word/block etc...) and many other features that make editing files easier
  • you can associate filetypes with other EXTERNAL EDITORS which will be read from OPTIONS.EXTERNAL_EDITORS_FILE
  • SMARTPAD support where you can write down notes while working with NDN

    FILE VIEWER:
  • it can view(TEXT) and edit(DUMP/HEX/DISASSEMBLER)
  • it handles DBF, PKT/MSG, TDR files
  • SYNTAX HIGHLIGHT in TEXT MODE like EDITOR
  • SYNTAX HIGHLIGHT in DISASSEMBLER MODE
  • smart editing (overwriting 1F with 1F doesn't mark the file as changed)
  • HIGHLIGHTING and UNDO of modified bytes/data
  • a lot of file manipulating features (filesize, remove/insert bytes...)
  • RELOAD like in editor
  • support for many codepages (which can be created by the user too)
  • the DISASSEMBLER quite accurate, features 16/32/64BIT code, can jump in local code segments
  • you can associate filetypes with other EXTERNAL VIEWERS which will be read from OPTIONS.EXTERNAL_VIEWERS_FILE
  • Header Editor supporting MZ/PE/NE/LE executables at the moment (moving to entry point, changing values, ...)

    CALCULATOR (basic and big-128/256Bit integer):
  • it is possible to calculate (complex) formulas, many functions are supported
  • hexadecimal, octal, binary and decimal operations
  • common Clipboard with editor

    SPREADSHEET:
  • available functions: SUM, MUL, IF, sin, cos, tg, ctg, arctg, sqr, sqrt, ln, lg, sign, rad, grad
  • it is possible export in text file.

    Other features:

  • Extended text modes support ( type 132Â¥60, 100x25 etc. ).Be sure that 'Standard cursor' in Mouse Setup is set off because manymouse drivers do not support extended video modes (I think only OS/2mouse driver works correctly).
  • Advanced file search. It is possible to search for files by filter ( e.g. *.bak;*.$$$;*.tmp ), by text string, by date, size and attributes. In addition, File Find works in background (i.e. you can switch to another window while search processing)
  • It is possible to work with file lists and create TEMP: drive ( usual file list, but you can include files with different location) You can copy, move, view etc. files from these lists.
  • Working with keyboard macros:
    Shift + Alt + n - record( 1-9 ) / the end of record
    Ctrl + Alt + n - play macro n
  • It's possible to separate groups of commands for batch processing on commandline - they must be separatedby '||'
  • CD-ROM player working with MSCDEX.EXE (or VCDROM.SYS under OS/2).
  • Arvid streamer board support.
  • Almost everything is very customizable, a lot of different options exist
  • Detection of ALT vs. ALTGR depending on the system you use.

  • Provided versions:
    D32: This is the version to use in DOS/W98, it has the most features of all of the 3 currently developed targets. It is stable and fast, but unfortunately it cannot be used easily in WinNT/2k/XP anymore as in W9x because NT doesn't support the old WINDOWSAPIs , but it will still be worked on.

    W32: Recommended for NT/2K/XP/7/8/10. It works faster and more stable in NT based OS's. Clipboard/Mouse works (D32 doesn't in NT+). Not as much features as D32, but lots of new things are planned!

    LNX: The LINUX version is in very early stage, but it looks very promising (an OS like LINUX cannot be easily supported like DOS and WINDOWS). MC is good and stable, BUT it has less possibilites than NDN (f.ex.): VIEWER/EDITOR, options/customizations, FILE FIND.... A lot of work will flow into this port in the near future...

    NOTE: Not all features described on this page are working in all 3 versions!


    Project news
    2023-11-24
    New release: v3.00.0010

    2022-12-26
    New release: v3.00.0008

    2022-01-23
    New release: v3.00.0007

    2021-07-21
    New release: v3.00.0006

    2020-10-22
    New release: v3.00.0005



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