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Some of SpaceFM's materials have moved to github, and this News blog will soon be moving too. Sourceforge will still contain downloads too for awhile. You can read the details.

Note that the Sourceforge tracker is closed to further comments and additions. To report an issue or add comments on issues there, please use the new tracker.

openSUSE builds of SpaceFM are now available for testing (i586 and amd64). Currently these are based on a snapshot of yesterday's next branch, which is version 0.7.3 as a work in progress (currently 0.7.2 plus the new icons and a few bugfixes). These builds also include some fixes for 64bit portability issues which the package maintainer researched and addressed (the openSUSE build system is very strict), and which are planned to be integrated into the main source shortly. My thanks to the maintainer for making this extra effort to include SpaceFM in the openSUSE repos.... read more

Twenty two SpaceFM screenshots are now available on the SpaceFM homepage, and a few of these have been added to the Sourceforge project page (but they only allow six there).

I'm pleased to announce that antiX has included SpaceFM in their latest M12 test release (details). This will be very good for introducing more users to SpaceFM (antiX has a user base comparable to Parted Magic and larger than Aptosid). antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy to install Linux live CD distribution based on MEPIS and Debian's testing branch, which runs well on older computers and can also be used as a fast-booting rescue CD.

See Release Announcement
exec function redesign (single script, noexec /tmp ok, ktsuss2 support, added /usr/bin/spacefm-auth)
submitted ktsuss2 bug reports
additional and updated language strings including shell prompts
copy menu item now copies context
can now create MBR and FSArchiver backups of mounted volumes
changed 20x20 icon sizes to 22x22 to prevent blur from scaling
apply prefs small icon size to devices, bookmarks, dirtree icons
tab icons default to 16x16 if available in gtk icon theme
fixed segfault on open multiple files in File Search window results
completed open selected dir in File Search window results
corrected folder selection history skipping empty selection
user's manual updated to reflect changes, minor corrections

SpaceFM User's Manual updated to reflect changes + new Devices section which details all device manager functions

changed temp file usage for better multiple instance separation
removed sync/flush as default mount options
auto run|on unmount no longer depends on auto-mount qualification
auto run|on remove no longer depends on auto-mount qualification
added auto run sensitivity
corrected click on desktop icon obeys 'Click runs executables'
corrected paste replace with linefeeds into multi-input
corrected reversed order of files copied onto clipboard
default plugin name converts spaces to hyphens
corrected icon view change show hidden doesn't update status bar
fixed segfault on open multiple files in File Search window results
fixed File Search results right-click on unselected selects
submitted gdk-pixbuf bug 670476 on segfault when loading drives.svg 3.2.0
allow rename of desktop items (desktop file Name[locale] value)
fixed rename desktop file, extension != desktop
fixed segfaults on desktop rename / delete / paste

IMPORTANT: See Release Announcement
changed custom command/plugin dir structure
added design menu Command|Browse
corrected unrealized event on main window focus (directly to menu bar)
fixed xfce4-terminal, gnome-terminal, lxterminal, konsole, terminator
renamed eterm Eterm
fixed 'please set your terminal' error does not close
added user manual: design mode, plugins
disallow spaces etc in tmp_dir and --config-dir
pulse progress bar to 0% on error/about or 100% on finish
added debug info for toolbar config button
fixed invalid ->next->prev on custom separators - auto repair session
configure and debian files updated to require libgtk >= 2.24

updated POTFILES.in and translatable strings - ready for translations
( see translation instructions )
corrected makefile problems adding translations to desktop files
added devices Settings|Show|Empty Drives option
added unique separators
click runs executables default to false
removed pref Show SI deciaml file sizes
added pref Right-click opens design menu
click on blank area of devices and bookmarks unselects
added View|Panel Bar option
updated distributed licenses, Help|About|License
corrected click on toolbar config menu icon clears smartbar
--desktop mode now works with instance already running
fixed item value memory for check/input style plugins
fixed key assignments on plugins
fixed paste custom command into toolbar (no Show option in design menu)
completed custom toolbar command activation

corrected multiple tasks listed for single function
changed default name of context|Move to Rename
removed color dialog and task list debug info