Web bassed file manager using drb(optionally) and rails

Ruby
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http://usor.leerao.com
username:usor_demo
password:demo

Usor stands for User Space On Rails, and is a project i’ve been working
on for the university of Cincinnati.
They are kind enough to let me use the source for a open source project
that will start when UC’s project is stable.

E-mail me at [email protected] if you would like the source or with
any comments
currently it is under BSD but this may change.

The final features will be.
File management.

Sites Management
   view logs
   generate statistics
   pluggable additions

Account Tool
   See quota usage
   Turn on and off available services
   pluggable additions

Admin Tool
   set quotas
   turn on and off users
   see running processes
   summery of user usage
   manage various other parts of the site

Database Tool
   Simplified single database manager for users to manage available

tables

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sorry typo
http://usor.lerao.com

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From Ryan:

Subject: Web bassed file manager using drb(optionally) and rails

http://usor.leerao.com

username:usor_demo

password:demo

Ryan, this is really cool and helpful stuff (especially on corporate
world). I hope you’d release it w ruby license (or whatever, as long as
it’s shareable :slight_smile:

thanks and kind regards -botp

btw, it doesn’t have a name yet?

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On 7/18/06, Ryan McGovern [email protected] wrote:

http://usor.leerao.com
username:usor_demo
password:demo

Usor stands for User Space On Rails, and is a project i’ve been working
on for the university of Cincinnati.
They are kind enough to let me use the source for a open source project
that will start when UC’s project is stable.

Interesting project. I like the “logos” on certain folders and the
tree-view on the left.

The file/folder selection model is a little surprising (I am used to
Windows
XP, btw). I expect that when clicking a folder in the right-hand pane it
will either open up and show me the contents, or in some way indicate
it is
selected. I can understand why don’t want to mix navigation and
selection,
but the folder should show it is “active” (e.g. in Windows, the
folder/file
gets a blue hightlight). Having to spot that it has been selected in the
upper-left takes work. Also, how will you handle multi-select?

Nice start!

Justin

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Justin B. wrote:

selected. I can understand why don’t want to mix navigation and
selection,
but the folder should show it is “active” (e.g. in Windows, the
folder/file
gets a blue hightlight). Having to spot that it has been selected in the
upper-left takes work. Also, how will you handle multi-select?

Nice start!

Justin

The files should be getting selected with a slightly darker gray, the
exception is if you click on the background it selects the containing
folder. Also double click will allow you inside a folder or to download
a file.

I have no idea how to implement the multiple select in the javascript,
since mouse following events seem to be a pain. But you will be able to
perform any action you could do on the whole system.

Also i’ve nailed down the versions of the browser i work in
Firefox 1.5 or better for you beta testers
Safari 1.2 or better
IE 6
Opera 9

Thanks a lot for the input.

Ryan McGovern

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Peña wrote:

btw, it doesn’t have a name yet?

It Does just probably a bad one USOR short for User Space on Rails.
Sorry it took me so long to get back with you your message got a little
hidden by the rest of the ruby list.