no file change notification

[devZer0]

when i write to a samba share mapped in mucommander from another system (or another user does), mucommander does not automatically refresh the directory contents when a file or directory is added or removed, like windows explorer or apple finder do.

apparently (like in apple finder) there is not even a button / hotkey for manually refreshing the directory contents (did i miss that?), so the only thing you can do is to leave the directory and re-enter.

i like mucommander, but i think that`s really a missing feature for serious administrative use, as you cannot "lively" whatch to what´s happening in a directory

same goes for lokal file access, with a minor difference: if you select any file/folder in mucommander, the changed/added/remove files/dirs appear/disappear, so there is some easy way for manual refresh - but no automatic refresh, either

not sure if its a java limitation, but i think its some feature which can be expected from a flle manager in 2016

[ahadas]

@devZer0 actually there is a way to manually refresh the current folder. By default it is mapped to F9 and there is also a button for that in the command bar (the lowest bar).

There is also a mechanism for automatic refresh, maybe you didn't wait long enough for it to refresh the folder? anyway, in '.mucommander' folder that resides in your home folder you'll find the following section in 'preferences.xml':

<auto_refresh>
  <wait_after_refresh>10000</wait_after_refresh>
  <check_period>3000</check_period>
</auto_refresh>

This allows you to customise the frequency of refreshes.
Can you please check to see if that would solve your issue?

[ahadas]

Closing, @devZer0 feel free to reopen if the issue still exists.