Some of you might remember that it was originally planned that E17
would include a built-in file manager. This was one of the primary
features that would make E17 different from other window managers - it
would make E17 a desktop shell.
This hasn't been something has since then been forgotten: Hisham 'CodeWarrior' Mardam Bey
has been "secretly" working on Enlightenment File Manager (EFM). Now the project has advanced to the point where an early teaser
preview can be shown to the public: please check this preview picture. EFM mostly uses icons by Brian 'rephorm' Mattern and Brian 'morlenxus' Miculcy.
There
is no release date planned for EFM at this point, but it might appear
in CVS soon. As you might already guess, it is fully integrated into
E17 itself (what this means for example, is that icon dragging to the
desktop is planned, among other things) and will handle the file
management aspect in the desktop shell. The EFM graphics will be
included inside the main E17 theme - what this means is that themes
will also be able to customize EFM. It's still in early development
though, so you can expect various improvements during the E17
development period.
