Forklift: Developed by Binarynights
Have fixed numerous bugs and added some new features to ForkLift 4 beta 3.
They have completely redesigned the Path Bar, the Connect Panel, the Sidebar, and the Favorite Manager.
New
- Flexible Space added to the Toolbar
- Option to remove the display of free space next to drives in the sidebar (View > Hide Device Info)
- Option to Show/Hide Path Bar
- Option to Show/Hide Title Bar
- The version number of apps is displayed in the Info Window (Preview Pane and Get Info)
- It is possible to use the Enter key on the numeric keypad in keyboard shortcuts as a single key, or together with other modification keys
- The Enter key on the numeric keypad works as the Return key until that is modified in the Settings
- Type Select in the Favorite Manager for easier navigation
Improvements
- Redesigned, less dominant Path Bar
- Redesigned Column Headers in List View
- Redesigned and improved Sidebar
- Redesigned and improved Favorite Manager
- Redesigned Connect Panel
- The order of Views in the menu is the same as in Finder
- When multiple items are selected, the menu item Copy Path shows Copy Paths
- Added Base URL to the Connect panel
- Esc button to close the Connect Panel
- Note the field on the Connect Panel
Fixes
- Fixes an issue where selecting Commands > Manage tools… from the menu could result in a blank Settings window
- Fixes an issue that didn’t allow text size settings to be applied in Column View
- Fixes an issue with Workspaces not being restored
- Fixes an issue where the Date Modified and the Tags columns in List View could be empty
- Fixes an issue with blurry icons in Icon View
- Fixes an issue where the name of a favorite didn’t get saved when the favorite was created with a different name from the Connect Panel
- Fixes an issue where “Reveal in Finder” opened the selected file in its default app instead of ForkLift when ForkLift was set as the default file viewer.
- Fixes a compatibility issue with certain versions of SSH
- Fixes an issue with network favorites imported from ForkLift 3
- Fixes an issue that caused slow navigation of big files when the Preview Pane was enabled
- Fixes an issue where adding favorites to an empty favorite group wasn’t possible
- Fixes an issue where dragging favorites into another favorite group wasn’t possible
- Fixes a possible crash when dragging a favorite into another favorite group inside the sidebar
- Fixes a graphical issue in the Connect Panel when the protocol VNC was selected
- Fixes an issue where it wasn’t possible to save Favorites without filing in certain (unnecessary) fields on the Connect Panel
- Fixes an issue where “Open in Terminal” opened the parent folder, and not the selected folder
- Fixes an issue where the favorite group position didn’t get saved when the group was placed above devices and/or shares in the sidebar
- Fixes an issue where favorite groups in the sidebar could jump back to their previous positions after connecting to a favorite inside the group
- Fixes an issue where the locations of the favorite groups didn’t get saved
- Fixes an issue where deleting favorite paths wasn’t possible
- Fixes issue where the folder structure wasn’t remembered after a restart in Column View
- Fixes a possible data loss when the user moved a file into a target folder without permission to write
- Fixes a window placement issue where the window wasn’t retained correctly when there was no window open and a new window was opened from the menu or from the context menu of the Dock icon
- Fixes an issue where the focus wasn’t following the renamed item when it moved out of view
- Fixes an issue in Icon View where the icons weren’t aligned correctly if the names of some items were multiple lines long
- Fixes an issue where the file became empty while it was in rename mode when the user changed tabs
- Fixes an issue where using the Tab key to switch panes wasn’t possible when the Favorite Manager was active
- Fixes an issue where some view settings weren’t restored when the user closed ForkLift with no window open
- Fixes an issue with the alternating backgrounds when the “Default” theme was selected in ForkLift and the user switched between Dark and Light modes in the System Settings
- Fixes the tab order in the Connect panel
- Fixes an issue where ForkLift showed a blank panel when the Connect Panel or the Favorite Manager was open after startup and that was closed by the user with “Cancel”
- Fixes Apple Script support issues
- Numerous minor fixes and improvements
My thoughts
I really love Forklift. I use it every day. As for the beta, I definitely do experience some bugs which is understandable considering it is still in beta. One significant bug I keep facing is the FTP client frequently disconnects from my server. The really bad part is that there is no real warning informing me that Forklift is no longer connected. So I make changes to a file, and when I see the changes were not applied to a website I have been working on, that’s when I realize I am not connected to the server. So I have to click on the eject button, then reconnect for it to make changes.
The second issue maybe isn’t that significant to most users, but when you hover over the toolbar icons, there is no tooltip to descript its function. So until they fix that (If it is indeed a bug) I have to set the toolbar to show both the Icon and Text
You can download the Forklift beta 4 by heading over to their changelog post.
