File Transfer - functionality requests

[Terriff]

I'm sure I'm duplicating a few, but I have many:

• Native icon support (show the same icon as in Windows Explorer)
• Address bar for file windows (easier to paste in a path than navigate tree)
• Drag & Drop (from Windows Explorer to file transfer window or between file transfer lists)
• File progress / Operation progress (separate progress bar for total operation and each sub-operation)
• Make window sizable
• Minimize, Maximize / Restore, Close system buttons (instead of form buttons)
• Log window (info on current transfers: date/time, size, etc.)
• Right-click context menu support (for items in the list)
• List view display options (icons, list, details, etc.)

Basically, it would be great if the file lists were Windows Explorer windows

Thanks.

[UltraSam]

Oh boy, we need more developpers


I'm already aware of the following:

- Column sorting
- Recursive directory transfer (no more zip)
- Recursive directory deletion
- Resume option well explained ("Resume' button)

[sbostedor]

Sounds like a built in FTP server and client! That's a pretty major change from the VNC code base.

Does this all need to take place over a single port? Can some of this additional functionality be done by writing another client that runs as an UltraVNC helper service and listens on a completely different port?

If you did it that way, you wouldn't have to modify the original VNC code base too much to get this type of additional functionality. You could make the two services talk to each other but nothing more.

That may open the door to all kinds of cool functions that people are asking for without deviating from the VNC standard code base too much and without adversely affecting the performance of the VNC screen updates.

Either way, this is a good deal of work ... just a suggestion.

[Terriff]

I've been thinking about the FTP comment...

What about implementing an optional FileZilla (or the like) server running along-side UltraVNC server?

I haven't thought of the logistics, but if you could lock down the FTP server access to only allow during VNC session, this would allow any FTP client to do file transfers through VNC.

You could include the default file transfer functionality through the viewer as-is, but allow other FTP clients to "connect" through the VNC session...

It would save development work for file transfer server and client.

Just a thought.