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The FTP Browser consists mainly of four panes. The top left pane displays the directory tree for the local system. The top right pane displays the directory tree on the remote system (FTP server). The panes directly below these (to the left and right) display the contents of the active/selected folder in each respective directory tree. The bottom pane displays the progress for active transfers. | The FTP Browser consists mainly of four panes. The top left pane displays the directory tree for the local system. The top right pane displays the directory tree on the remote system (FTP server). The panes directly below these (to the left and right) display the contents of the active/selected folder in each respective directory tree. The bottom pane displays the progress for active transfers. | ||
The FTP Browser consists mainly of four panes. The top left pane displays the directory tree for the local system. The top right pane displays the directory tree on the remote system (FTP server). The panes directly below these (to the left and right) display the contents of the active/selected folder in each respective directory tree. The bottom pane displays the progress for active transfers.
The following controls are included in the browser:
| Account/connectivity controls | |
|---|---|
| Account button | presents the FTP Account Manager dialog |
| Account dropdown | allows user to select an FTP account |
| Connect button | initiates connection to selected account's server |
| Disconnect button | terminates the active connection to the selected account's server |
| Local explorer pane controls | |
| Parent folder button | changes active directory to current directory's parent folder |
| Refresh button | refreshes file listing in top and bottom panes |
| Local folder path field | reflects current directory. User may type an existing path and press ENTER to change directories, or use dropdown to select a file path from the typed path history |
| Browse button | opens standard Windows open dialog so user may select new directory |
| Local filter | allows user to specify local folder/file filter for the bottom pane of the local file view using a standard DOS filter. The dropdown provides access to the typed filter history |
| Remote explorer pane controls | |
| Home folder button | changes to the default initial directory or the FTP user's home directory on the server |
| Parent folder button | changes active directory to current directory's parent folder |
| Refresh button | refreshes file listing in top and bottom panes |
| Remote folder path field | reflects current directory. User may type an existing path and press ENTER to change directories, or use dropdown to select a file path from the typed path history |
| Options button | allows user to configure transfer ASCII or Binary type and to choose whether or not to hide directories in the bottom pane of the remote explorer |
| Remote filter | allows user to specify remote folder/file filter for the bottom pane of the remote file view using the LIST command or a local Perl filter as defined in the account settings. The dropdown provides access to the typed filter history |
You can select multiple files/folders using CTRL+mouse click or CTRL+SHIFT+mouse click and moved between the local and remote systems via drag and drop. With a directory (or multiple directories) selected, you can drag and drop them onto a folder in the top or bottom pane of the remote explorer to upload them to the desired folder. You can also drag and drop selected items onto a file or to empty space in the file listing in the bottom pane of the remote explorer to upload to the active remote directory.
The following context menu options are also supported in the local explorer panes:
| Top pane (local explorer) | |
|---|---|
| Upload | sends the entire selected directories and all contents to the active directory of the remote server, provided a connection exists |
| Make Directory | creates a new folder in the selected directory |
| Delete | deletes all selected directories |
| Rename | renames selected directory |
| Properties | shows Windows properties dialog for selected directory |
| Show Hidden Files/Folders | toggles whether hidden files/folders are shown in the top and bottom panes |
| Bottom pane (local explorer) | |
| Upload | sends the entire selected directories/files to the active directory of the remote server, provided a connection exists |
| Open in UltraEdit | opens all selected files in UltraEdit |
| Open With Default | opens all selected files in default applications |
| Make Directory | creates a new folder in the active directory |
| Create New File | creates a new file in the active directory |
| Refresh | refreshes the active directory listing in the bottom pane |
| Delete | deletes all selected items |
| Rename | renames selected item |
| Properties | shows Windows properties dialog for selected directory or file |
| Show Hidden Files/Folders | toggles whether hidden files/folders are shown in the top and bottom panes |
The following context menu options are also supported in the remote explorer panes:
| Top pane (local explorer) | |
|---|---|
| Top pane (remote explorer) | |
| Download | sends the entire selected directories and all contents on the remote server to the active local directory |
| Make Directory | creates a new folder on the server in the selected directory |
| Delete | deletes all selected directories |
| Rename | renames selected directory |
| Permissions | shows permissions dialog where user can adjust standard Unix file system permissions |
| Bottom pane (remote explorer) | |
| Download | sends the entire selected directories and all contents on the remote server to the active local directory |
| Open in UltraEdit | downloads and opens all selected files in UltraEdit |
| Make Directory | creates a new folder in the active remote directory |
| Create New File | creates a new file in the active directory |
| Refresh | refreshes the active directory listing in the bottom pane |
| Delete | deletes all selected items |
| Rename | renames selected item |
| Permissions | shows permissions dialog where user can adjust standard Unix file system permissions |
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