                  PanelFM  - Quick File Manager Applet, v1.2
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PanelFM is a GNOME applet that provides quick access to the file system. It
uses popup menus to display files and directories. Multiple root points can be
defined for the main menu by creating a .panelfmrc containing a list of root
points, one on each line. Each root point must be an absolute path name.

Installation
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1. Extract the contents of the archive:
      e.g.
            tar xfvz panelfm.tar.gz
2. cd PanelFM     
3. Run "make"
4. Become superuser, run "make install"

PanelFM was developed using GTK 2.8 and GNOME libs. 2.14 on a Ubuntu 6.06 
system. The locations of the files to be installed (as specified in the
Makefile) may have to be changed if you are on any other Linux distribution.

Usage
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Once you've installed PanelFM, create a .panelfmrc file in your home directory
containing a list of paths that you want to be displayed in the PanelFM menu.
Each line must contain just one absolute path name. If a .panelfmrc does not
exist, the default home directory will be shown in the main menu.

You should be able to see PanelFM in the list of applets under the "Add to
Panel -> Utilities" menu tree of the GNOME panel. You can add PanelFM to your
panel from here.

Click the left mouse button on the applet to popup a menu containing the list of
paths in .panelfmrc. Each menu item contains a submenu that consists of all
files and directories below it. Selecting a file will launch the default
application associated with that file type. You can also open the chosen
directory in a gnome-terminal (ONLY, in this version) or Nautilus using the
two options at the top of each submenu.

A right-click on a file provides an option to delete the file after
confirmation.

Licensing, Disclaimers, etc..
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PanelFM is available under the GNU GPL (see the file COPYING). Feel free to
distribute it to anyone you like. However, you must ensure that this README
and all copyright and other information in the source files goes along with
it.

The software is provided on an "as-is" basis, with no kind of warranty,
implied or otherwise. Therefore, if you decide to try out this software,
you do so at your own risk. I cannot be held responsible for any unwanted
result of using this software.

Comments and suggestions can be mailed to: srix_mk@yahoo.co.in
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