hi,

the attachment contains the answers to the question

"What is the main problem in FileManager?"


robert


ps: if anybody wants these comments in a more convenient format i can send him/her an excel-file.


ÿþyes, nice but there could be made some 
extensions like eg versioning of files, 
comments, actions (email-notifications 
on up- and download for special files 
and or groups), recursive 
up-/downloads, compression on the fly 
(like helios webshare), customizing

from what I have seen up to now (and 
this is the reason why I do not want to 
use it in my environment): lack of 
supporting an already existing webdav 
server in a generic way like 
webdav://webdisk.mycompany.com/LOGIN 
for a larger userbase

nice GUI

verry slow!!!

no expirience

Poor manual, and a bug in Firefox.

not simple

"Nothing... Only configuration ;) Hard 
to do in Linux systems"

big files (size limitiation should be 
displayed) 

Some resources as sharing of archives, 
and permissions, are of great 
importancia in a coorporativo 
environment. The FileCenter Application 
is very good! FileManager has that to 
ripen a little more, and to make 
possible to share archives and to allow 
the user to setar permissions of 
writing or reading. I repeat: That is 
very important!

myDMS is NOT integrated in eGroupWare 
structure

Shared folders??

So far I haven't found a way to share a 
user dir instead of a group dir.

useless application - especially since 
mydms is integrated

it's better myDMS

small bugs : sometimes, renaming a file 
deletes it !!! The icons are not really 
user-friendly.

French accents in rep !!!

Interface too compilcated

Nothing wrong here

administration

Version management and control thereof

I like it

User interface. An explorer type would 
be better (as in PHPXplorer)

lacks read/write rights per folder or 
file

I couldn't get it to work

Bugged, the display is not very 
user-friendly and (above all) why 
renaming the uploaded files!? Making 
backups is a pain!

"that as windows user i have always to 
use the ""aktualisieren"" button to see 
all files"

Not intuitive interface.  Icons aren't 
representative of function.  Layout is 
poor, and very confusing for new users.

ACL, User Intreface and hard to use for 
users

my filemanager doesn't work with webdav

no mature file-sharing

WEBDAV does not work. 

Webdav support????

Should work with fileservers to 
automagically get information of newly 
created files.

View tree mode

if a file gets deleted on the server, 
it is still shown

"dont understand the purpose of 
autogenerated ""version"" field"

It is a basic application

WebDAV doesn't really work or ist to 
complex to configure

I use mydms

hard to share data between users, hard 
to map into conventional file system

better interface

I like smbwebclient

I culd not get it to work from outside 
the office (via internet) and still did 
not try it in the office

upload of large files never worked for 
me

its fine

Can´t use it. I´m not allowed to create 
basedirectory on server. It would be 
better if  basedirectory were placed in 
homepage root (public_html)

Use HOME-Directory of the real user 
located at the linux-server (e.G. 
egoupware-user=inf0rmix, 
linux-user=informix -> use HOMEDIR as 
File-Base) Maybe next step is to import 
config files from users homedir (kmail, 
mutt, qpopper, fetchmail)

bulky navigation between folders. 
Folders and rights granted from the 
group of users is not handy.

buggy

it should be more like win-explorer, 
konqueror (filemanagement)

download documents

Renaming a group doesn't rename the 
filesystem's location. Can't combine 
with usual FTP-Upload.

slow speed

time outs with large documents (maybe 
server issue)

icon is not good ex file update

Needs better/easier webdav support!!

Can't upload a whole directory

not support Russian filename and path

it would be usefull for me if it will 
be like owl (owl.sf.net), i mean, 
documents history, revisioning, locked 
by, etc,etc

Should be able to use users home 
directory 

The UI can be improved for more 
usability :-)

icons are confusing

Setup is too complicated for just a 
data pool

strange icons

administration no documentation

look & feel and usability (icons and 
actions)

Well, a little more filemanager-like 
feeling would be nice.

Do not support single quote (often use 
in french)

SELinux installation problems

Not very web 2.0

get it working

it doesn't work properly

To have shared folder for all group, 
but we can create it manualy...

Didn't used enough yet

To much options for a dummy user

need to store the files on the file 
system

The interface is not very very 
ergonomic I think. Filecenter is better 
but I can't use it with webdav.

"HTTP-Uploads above 115Mbytes!!! I got 
NO Support by the ""Community"""

the interface is confuse

confusing buttons, ugly frontend

This could be made better with links to 
Project Manager

There is no drag & drop

don't work

configuration...interface

could not make a global file tree for 
all groups to share

"should be possible to link a ""project 
directory"" to every project for all 
reference material. should be 
accessible via samba / webdav "

every user should have standardfolder 
for his / her documents

I don't like that not the whole drive 
can be accessed, only the user 
dedicated folders

Don't use it much

I'd like to be able to upload multiple 
files like mydms

Upload is not every time working 
because slow internet connection and 
the script needs to long and get an 
php-timeout

the navigation is not very easy to 
understand

It needs more options for customising 
file locations etc. Problem with 
virtual hosting sites that have no 
access to root directories

Don't work on our server

the symbols are not really 
selfexplaining

too much symbols. no visible document 
tree

Lacks WEBDAV integration, This feature 
would be really helpful

could not get this to work - no forum 
responses in over a week

lack version control

ever since i upgraded I could never get 
it working again.  I would like to see 
an option for a file system based file 
manager with out the db.  So we can ad 
a delete files via ftp or through 
egroupware seemlessly

Users don't find the Upload Button (no 
Text?)

very poor interface, not usable

The whole upper navigation menu is a 
little confusing.  Browsing the tree 
structure is ok via the drop down but 
would prefer being able to open anothe 
window and searching for a location 
that way.  The action message (moved 
blah/blah to blah/etc) could be made to 
stand out a bit more some how. I just 
realized that was there after 8 months 
of usage.

hard to find your way around and/or use 
the two lines of addresses/folders 
which one is for navigation, which one 
is for argument to a command...

only know about mydms. some little bugs 
in my version but in new version it 
should be fixed allready

can't use due to platform pb

ACL per File / using files of other 
users

user rights are strongly defined 
avoiding the files' share

interface is not user friendly.. even 
for me.. much less my users

Not confiured for our users, but it 
works just fine, except if you put a 
file in your folder from the server it 
doesn't see it from the web interface

not intuitive how to make files 
available to group or all. Users will 
ask the admin before reading 
documentation... *groan*

General web based delays

backup

comments no appear 

When it works properly.  It does not 
always manage the file system 
correctly.

The file structure is clumsy and the 
ACL does not work

Not easy to use. Unable to link a file 
with infolog or a project or a 
knoledgebase

Does not work with Win2k

unintuitve use

Most users don't understand how usefull 
this application can be, major problem 
is that user's don't know that they 
need to upload the file back up to the 
file manager when finished working on 
changes.

speed

No effective browsing

it needs to be refreshed to see any 
change to the directories

difficult to share files

It's preaty...maybe icons are litle bit 
strange but I can use to it...

That programs cannot access the 
filemanager without me first 
downloading the file to my desktop.

How useful is it when you have mydms ?

the user interface, specially the 
icons, is not intuitive.

complicated filters

It's quite hard to get it run on some 
Systems. One time it runs it's fine :)

we are expected a MS explorer like GUI 
-> the drop down menues of filemanager 
are crazy!!

Never really found out how to use it 
effectivly. MyDMSsuits us better.

Sometimes buggy

I would like to be able to able to edit 
a file stored in Filemanager without 
having to download it and then upload 
it again by hand.

again lots of steps

HTTP-Uploads are allways somehow 
restricted

DMS link?

version of files? drag and drop? AJAX!!

None so far

not user manual, well all applications, 
I will not repeat it anymore. I don't 
use it too much.

Like to upload more files in 1 time

some bugs with Firefox

Limited possibilities , I would like to 
see samba access integration

User has to roll-over the button to 
make sure that he/she pick the right 
one

garbled german umlauts in filenames

L'utilisation et la documentation

could have a heirachical tree view 

Slow in refressh should be able to have 
start in expanded view.

It doesn't work as expected, so I 
haven't used any more ...

sometimes it gets confusing. not 
intuitive

incomplete cohesion with project module

the toolbar is way too overloaded, the 
buttons are too close together and 
their purpose is not really clear

2 pull down menues for the path

Cannot install on Windows using MSSQL 
or MySQL.

Integration with LDAP Active Directory

"Not good design, difficult to use, can 
not ""share"" folders between diferent 
users"

Not being able to upload multiple files

more customisable shema how the files 
get stored on the hard drive

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