Tutorial
See Installation for information on setting up chromabrowse.
chromabrowse opens to your Desktop by default. Select any folder in a chromabrowse window to display its contents in a new window to the right.
Selecting a different folder will replace this window. You can continue selecting items to build a chain of windows expanding to the right.
Select a file to preview its contents. chromabrowse can preview images, text files, PDFs, and any other document with an installed preview handler.
chromabrowse also supports keyboard navigation. Use the up/down arrows to select items in the current window, and Tab/Shift-Tab to navigate between windows.
If you drag the left-most window, all windows to the right will stay attached. You can also resize any window, and the other windows will remain glued to its edge.
Drag any other window to separate it from its parent. This splits the chain in two, allowing you to hold your place while you navigate around the filesystem.
When you detach a window from its parent, it gains a left-arrow icon in its corner. Clicking this (or pressing Shift-Tab) will open the containing folder to the left.
Every chromabrowse window contains an embedded instance of Windows File Explorer. This means it supports most the same keyboard shortcuts and actions: you can right-click, drag-and-drop, and cut-and-paste files just as in File Explorer. You can also right-click the window background to access different view modes such as Large Icons or Details. Windows remember their sizes and view modes.
Just as with other Windows programs, you can middle-click or shift-click the chromabrowse icon in the taskbar to launch a new instance of the program, opening a new Desktop window.
Also like File Explorer, you can right-click the taskbar icon to show folders you have pinned to Quick Access.
Customize this list by right clicking any folder and choosing "Pin to Quick access".
The icons in the headers of chromabrowse windows provide shortcuts for manipulating files. For example, you can double-click the icon to open the file or folder in its default application. For more information see Proxy Icon.
