But don't expect too much. This is an Alpha release.
![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
Everybody loves screenshots. This is PCManFM 0.9.0 alpha running under LXDE with its desktop manager turned on.
![Image](http://blog.lxde.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/pcmanfm2.png)
There will be 1.0, but before it become stable enough for production use, let's call it 0.9.
Actually, 0.9.0 is not a new version of PCManFM. It is a whole new total rewrite and redesign from scratch. So its code base is totally different from the old PCManFM 0.5.x series.
Major improvements:
Have GIO/GVFS support but "still keep original speed" and memory usage is still acceptable
Seamless remote filesystem access such as sftp and smb (provided by gvfs)
- Trash can (provided by gvfs)
Much better thumbnail support
Better wallpaper handling
Better drag and drop handling and also support X direct save
Basic auto-mount (provided by gvfs)
Better application chooser based on applications menu installed on the dsektop system
The core part is moved to a separate lib called libfm, which can be used by other programs
Much better structure of source code, so future hacking is easier
Better configurability
and more...
Please give it heavy tests. This will be the default file manager in next generation LXDE.
So quality and usability are extremely important.
Grab tha tarballs now!
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcmanfm/
Cheers!