Description:
Metapath is designed to be a slim file browser, set to open every file with the same application of your choosing (probably your text editor of choice). You can, however, change this setting so that each file opens with its default application, or you can right-click on a file to choose your action. Simple file manager actions are provided (copy, move, create link, rename, delete, save as...), along with the abilities to set a filter and to sort by name, filetype, size, or date.

As mentioned, it integrates well with Florian Balmer's main work, Notepad2, and it's possible to add a "Browse" button to the toolbar in Notepad2 which calls up Metapath (only if Metapath is stored in the same directory as Notepad2 - there doesn't seem to be any place to set it's path).

The setting for the "target application" (the default application with which to open every file) takes a standard relative path, but the location settings for a "quick viewer" and the "Favorites" folder don't use a relative path ("..\UniversalViewer\Viewer.exe"), but can accept a letterless drive path ("\Apps\UniversalViewer\Viewer.exe").

I have a couple of quibbles/wishes: The lack of browsing keyboard shorcuts (Alt + Left for "Back" etc.) is annoying. Alt+Up actually opens the highlighted file, rather than browse up one level. The "Favorites" folder is slightly misnamed, as it's not a true favorites utility - it's just a "Favorite" folder.

Homepage: http://www.flos-freeware.ch/archive.html
Direct Download (stable): http://www.flos-freeware.ch/zip/metapath.zip
Direct Download (latest): http://www.flos-freeware.ch/zip/metapath-rc.zip

Writes settings to: Application folder

How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract a folder of your choice. Launch metapath.exe.

Stealth [?]: Yes

License: Freeware

System Requirements: ????? / Win2K / WinXP / Vista

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wow as long as I have used NotePad 2 I never realized you could add the Browse Button
If you rename Q-Dir.exe to metapath.exe the browse button opens with Q-Dir

Thanx for posting this "snappy" app its pretty cool on its own

Would be even cooler if it also had system context menu items too like 7Zip then it would be perfect for a portable JPE context menu.

You should add it to the Database Ashghost...its already got my vote

Added To TPFC: http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1701
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