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Wanted: windows software to emulate two features from OSX

rivan

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I want to replicate two features from OSX in windows 7.

First, is there a explorer replacement/modification that allows folder navigation similar to this? The triangles on the left can be clicked to expand/collapse that folder's contents, all in a single window.

osx_folder.png


Second, I want the spacebar preview. No screenshot of this, but for tons of file types (I'm mostly after image types including EPS and PDF), you can select a file and hit space and you'll get a fast, large preview of it. Then use arrow keys to navigate within the folder you're in and it'll keep popping up previews for the selected files.
 
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you can already use tree navigation in windows 7, enable the navigation pane
http://merill.net/2009/04/show-folder-tree-in-windows-7-explorer/

Tree navigation only shows the contents of a single folder in a window at a time. My screentshot sucks for asking what I'm after. Here's one far more representative of what I'm after.

I want to view files in several places in the tree, all at once, in a single window. My original screenshot shows the folder I'm interested in viewing this way - my 'xOriginals' folder often ends up with dozens of files from different sources and the structure below is how I keep it all organized.

Shown below, the triangles are clickable. The ones pointing down are expanded, the ones pointing right are not.

finder_expanded.png




That doesn't work well for me, as I've typically got several folders open at a time, only one of which I really need to preview at a time and moving a window to make room for it to be large enough to accommodate the preview pane is just plain annoying.. I've seen Macomfort but based on the wording, the $20 Standard license seems to contain ads, which just isn't cool. The Premium version is $60, which... if there's nothing else out there, I might do.
 
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