# Web bassed file manager using drb(optionally) and rails **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 18, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-bassed-file-manager-using-drb-optionally-and-rails/98827 "2006-07-18T14:47:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ryan_McGovern)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-bassed-file-manager-using-drb-optionally-and-rails/98827/1 "2006-07-18T14:47:43Z")
[http://usor.leerao.com](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 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 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 ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ryan_McGovern)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-bassed-file-manager-using-drb-optionally-and-rails/98827/2 "2006-07-18T17:39:20Z")
sorry typo [http://usor.lerao.com](http://usor.lerao.com) ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ryan_McGovern)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-bassed-file-manager-using-drb-optionally-and-rails/98827/3 "2006-07-19T04:10:32Z")
From Ryan: # Subject: Web bassed file manager using drb(optionally) and rails # # [http://usor.leerao.com](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 🙂 thanks and kind regards -botp btw, it doesn’t have a name yet? ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ryan_McGovern)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-bassed-file-manager-using-drb-optionally-and-rails/98827/4 "2006-07-24T22:31:18Z")
On 7/18/06, Ryan McGovern [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > [http://usor.leerao.com](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 ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ryan_McGovern)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-bassed-file-manager-using-drb-optionally-and-rails/98827/5 "2006-07-25T14:22:29Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Ryan\_McGovern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ryan_McGovern)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-bassed-file-manager-using-drb-optionally-and-rails/98827/6 "2006-07-24T19:10:18Z")
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.