Introduction to PNFile
1.1 Overview
PNFile is a platform integrated with various powerful text file applications and tools. It is used to perform numerous operations on directories and any plain text files efficiently. The supported operations include navigating, previewing, advanced editing, multiple text files comparing, programming language compiling, advanced finding, advanced file/folder comparing etc.
• Navigating
PNTree navigates the directory tree from the user-specified root path. The root path can be changed whenever needed.
Rich file information is displayed, and various operations are supported in the PNTree, such as Filter, Copy To, Move To, Delete, New, Rename, Compress, Split/Join, Encrypt/Decrypt, Directory Print, sending files to PNEdit windows, launching PNDiff, etc.
One PNTree is embedded in the PNFile Main Window. PNTree is also an independent tool that can be launched from system terminals. Besides, multiple PNTrees can be launched from any existing PNTrees.
Please refer to sections 3.1.4 and 4 to get details about PNTree.
• Previewing
Launched along with PNFile and used together with the embedded PNTree, PNPreview quickly previews any plain text files. It provides a fast way of previewing any text files and supports simple edit operations, such as Insert, Remove, Cut, Copy, Paste, etc.
Please refer to sections 3.1.5 to get details about PNPreview.
• Editing
PNEdit is an important and powerful component of PNFile. It is an advanced text edit tool that runs in a stand-alone window.
PNEdit supports various ef