File Navigator

A simple file-navigator tool for the Mini Micro

Features:

• Navigate directories
• Load MiniScript files
• Preview images
• Preview sounds
• Preview text files

Interface

When invoking the file-navigator you will see a list of file-entries in the current working directory:

Directories will be placed first, and then files. Both sorted alphabetically.

File entries are navigated using the arrow keys. Directories are navigated-into by pressing ENTER on them (note the parent .. directory).

Files are previewed or loaded by pressing ENTER on them.

Usage notes

• Files are previewed by using he Mini Micro view utility under the hood. Common media types like images will be displayed, sounds will be played.
• By pressing ENTER on a Mini Script file it will then be loaded and the execution of the file-navigator immediately ended. After that you can choose to edit or run the loaded file.
• In order to view Mini Script files instead of loading them press the letter V on a Mini Script file.

Installation

This tool can be used as a stand-alone program, but it really shines when imported as a module on system startup. That way it is always "present" and can be invoked without replacing a loaded program.

In order to do so the file filenav.ms has to be put somewhere where it can be imported as a module. Preferably under

/usr/lib

Then, your startup.ms needs to include something like:

import "filenav"

// Create a function alias
// Change `fn` to whatever suits you
fn = function()
  filenav.Nav.run
end function

// Save this state to survive "reset"s
_saveGlobals

This would create a function fn (short for file navigator) which would invoke the file-navigator in the current working directory.

You can of course choose another name.

The last line _saveGlobals is particularly important, otherwise this function would be deleted if you execute a reset statement.