Dialog dependent features                                      
 
Application   FileBox   Direct   Speed   QuickFolders   Dialog Box   PS Hot   AutoDialogs   Folder   File-Ex    
Feature  [1] eXtender  [2] Folders  [3] Folder  [4]    [5] Assistant  [6] Folders  [7] 0  [8] Express  [9]    [10]  
  Set default[11]   Yes   Yes   Yes   No   No   Yes   No   No   Yes[12]    
  dialog size                                   Per appl    
  30   6   6   2[13]   0   0   6   0   0   8  
  Auto justification[14]   No   Yes   Yes   No   No   No[15]   No   No   Yes[16]    
  of dialog pos                                   Per appl    
  30   0   2[17]   6   0   0   0   0   0   8  
  Set default [18]   Yes   Yes   No   No   No   Yes   No   No   Yes    
  view mode                                   Only "Detail" mode[19]    
  30   6   6   0   0   0   6   0   0   2  
  Extended control[20]   Yes   No   No   No   No   No   No   No   Yes    
  on detail mode                                        
  30   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6  
  Set default [21]   No[22]   Yes   No   No   No   Yes   No   No   Yes    
  sorting                                   Only "Detail" mode[23]    
  10   0   6   0   0   0   6   0   0   2  
Customize[24]   No   Yes   No[25]   Yes   No   No   No   Yes   No    
  Places bar                                        
  50   0   6   0   6   0   0   0   6   0  
Customize MSOff   No   No   No   Yes   No   No   No   Yes   No    
Places bar                                        
  30   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   6   0  
  Change dialog[26]   No   Yes   No   Yes   No   No   No   No   No    
  focus                                        
  40   0   6   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  
  Reopen to last[27]   Yes   Yes   Yes   No   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes    
  used folder                                        
  40   6[28]   6[29]   6[30]   0   6[31]   6[32]   6[33]   6[34]   8[35]  
Dialog info[36]   No   Yes[37]   Yes[38]   No   No   No   No   No   No    
extension                                        
  50   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   2[39]  
  Display drives   No   Yes   No   No   No   No   No   No   Yes    
  free spaces                                        
  30   0   2[40]   0   0   0   0   0   0   6[41]  
  Click switch   Yes[42]   No   No   No   No   No   No   No   No    
  file box folder                                        
  30   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  
  Additional action[43]   No   No   No   No   No   No   No   No   Yes    
  on files                                        
  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6  
  Arrange folders[44]   No   No   No   No   No   No   No   No   Yes    
  position                                        
  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6  
  Control "Back"   No   No   No   Yes[45]   No   No   No   No   No    
  button in dialog                                        
  10   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  
Marks     960   1420   680   780   240   660   240   720   1460  
Previous sheet     2660   2380   1800   2520   1940   2580   2540   2820   1520  
Total     3620   3800   2480   3300   2180   3240   2780   3540   2980  
 
[1]
Author:
Porgrams are arranged in the discending order of their last release date.
[2]
Author:
This column marks the points assign to each feature, the higher the more important a feature is:

Status                       Points
-------                       -------
Critically/Mandatory     50
Very useful                 40
Useful                        30
Deserve a bonus         10
Not relevant                 0          
[3]
Author:
Here is how stars are allocated for each application, in term of how good a function is being provided:

Excellent          10
Good                 8
Exact                 6
Close to             4
Poor                  2
Miss                  0

Exact means it does what is expected in a feature.

The penalty of missing a feature is slightly greater than then gain of doing something excellently.
[4]
Author:
Here is how stars are allocated for each application, in term of how good a function is being provided:

Excellent          10
Good                 8
Exact                 6
Close to             4
Poor                  2
Miss                  0

Exact means it does what is expected in a feature.

The penalty of missing a feature is slightly greater than then gain of doing something excellently.
[5]
Author:
Here is how stars are allocated for each application, in term of how good a function is being provided:

Excellent          10
Good                 8
Exact                 6
Close to             4
Poor                  2
Miss                  0

Exact means it does what is expected in a feature.

The penalty of missing a feature is slightly greater than then gain of doing something excellently.
[6]
Author:
Here is how stars are allocated for each application, in term of how good a function is being provided:

Excellent          10
Good                 8
Exact                 6
Close to             4
Poor                  2
Miss                  0

Exact means it does what is expected in a feature.

The penalty of missing a feature is slightly greater than then gain of doing something excellently.
[7]
Author:
Here is how stars are allocated for each application, in term of how good a function is being provided:

Excellent          10
Good                 8
Exact                 6
Close to             4
Poor                  2
Miss                  0

Exact means it does what is expected in a feature.

The penalty of missing a feature is slightly greater than then gain of doing something excellently.
[8]
Author:
Here is how stars are allocated for each application, in term of how good a function is being provided:

Excellent          10
Good                 8
Exact                 6
Close to             4
Poor                  2
Miss                  0

Exact means it does what is expected in a feature.

The penalty of missing a feature is slightly greater than then gain of doing something excellently.
[9]
Author:
Here is how stars are allocated for each application, in term of how good a function is being provided:

Excellent          10
Good                 8
Exact                 6
Close to             4
Poor                  2
Miss                  0

Exact means it does what is expected in a feature.

The penalty of missing a feature is slightly greater than then gain of doing something excellently.
[10]
Author:
Here is how stars are allocated for each application, in term of how good a function is being provided:

Excellent          10
Good                 8
Exact                 6
Close to             4
Poor                  2
Miss                  0

Exact means it does what is expected in a feature.

The penalty of missing a feature is slightly greater than then gain of doing something excellently.
[11]
Author:
Here is how stars are allocated for each application, in term of how good a function is being provided:

Excellent          10
Good                 8
Exact                 6
Close to             4
Poor                  2
Miss                  0

Exact means it does what is expected in a feature.

The penalty of missing a feature is slightly greater than then gain of doing something excellently.
[12]
Author:
The ability to preset dialog box size globally is considered standard. Anything beyond this, for example, allow def size per application is considered greater than standard expectation
[13]
Author:
Def size per application
[14]
Author:
Only have 2 choices, either OFF it or have dialog set to a preset size
[15]
Author:

This means user can set auto justification of dialog pos ON/OFF.

One type of justification e.g. auto centering and if there are diff directions to choose means added bonus
[16]
Author:
It adjusts, but user has no control and the adjusted pos is funny.
[17]
Author:
Def size per application
[18]
Author:
But the program fail to take into consideration of info panel when calculating the total spaces taken up, the result is a inaccurate auto placing of auto resized dialog, this is confirm problem if you have a non standrad display properties.
[19]
Author:
Standard expectation is to allow global setting of def file list view mode
[20]
Author:
If user set it to detail mode than many more control is available.
[21]
Author:
This means program allow extended control when file list are in "Detail mode". E.g. able to remember column widths, default sort by which column and so on
[22]
Author:
Standard expectation is to allow global setting of def file list sorting

The below could be real cool:
a) Setting per appl/folder
b) Ascending/Descending
[23]
Author:
The setting of file sorting only available when in "Detail mode"
[24]
Author:
Allow setting of def sorting only if detail mode.
[25]
Author:
For WinXP, there must be a picklist of some standard system folder to choose from.
[26]
Author:
If this feature is not corrected on the next version, I will stringly suggest not to use this program. It spoil original content of Place Bar on WinXp.
[27]
Author:
This feature allows user to specify where to place the focus when a Open/Save As dialog is up.

1) When a OPEN/SAVE AS dialog is up, our intention is to save as/open a file/folder. So, setting the initial focus to be in the "File list" is always a wise choice.
2) If dialog is pop up with a folder not interested, chances is we will need to access the program 's fav list to move to a another folder of interest.

If 2) happen: (A dialog is up, we than move to another folder)
a) and if it is a "OPEN" dialog, one will prefer the focus to stay at "file list", simply because the next action is to select a file.
b) However if it is a SAVE AS dialog, one will prefer focus to switch to "File name" field. Since we already at the right folder, the next action must be entering a name to be "Save As". Either case, stay at "file name" field should always be best choice.

During my review, no program can handle focus switching for case 2)
[28]
Author:
Allow dialog to remember the last used folder and repoen to it and must work on per appl basic.
[29]
Author:
Can not be turned off
[30]
Author:
Can not be turned off
[31]
Author:
Can not be turned off
[32]
Author:
Can not be turned off
[33]
Author:
Can not be turned off
[34]
Author:
Can not be turned off
[35]
Author:
Can not be turned off
[36]
Author:
User can decide to turn this ON/OFF
[37]
Author:
This means the program add an area around the dialog to display useful info or even the fav list itself. Marks given to this feature has nothing to do with what info is displayed (they are given marks some where else)

However, we expect its font and color are adjustable. Items should be able to turn on/off from the display.
[38]
Author:
No control at all for its visual attributes. (Display items can't be turn on or off) The panel is slow can't catch up with a dialog is being drag and it takes up too much spaces. (I think showing free space for current drive is enough)
[39]
Author:
Nice and tidy looking. Content display can be control but not the panel itself. It will be much better if user can set which edge to attach and the visual attribute or even size of the panel.
[40]
Author:
The info is display within the dialog… Something not good
[41]
Author:
It is space taking and at time frustrating when the info of drives free space can't be turned off. I think showing current drive free space is good enough while showing all drives are quite redundent (most of the time)
[42]
Author:
Even though it is for current drive only, but it serves the purpose, I think know the free space on current drive is good enough when trying to "save as"
[43]
Author:
Unique feature for FileBox eXentender. First open a file box dialog (which is under the control of a program being evaluated here), next run win explorer to navigate to a folder of interest, say folder A, the controlling program will automatically switch the folder in the file box dialog to folder A accordingly.
[44]
Author:
While actions like "delete" and "rename" are originally supported by WinXP through the "Right-click menu options", however, actions like "Copy, Move and Find" are added bounuses.

These bonuses are given a minimal point for this review simply because they are not really relevent to the scope of "Dialog enhancement" utility.
[45]
Author:
Allow to define whether folders are listed on top or at the bottom in the file list area.
[46]
Author:

The same feature also can be found in another program of this kind - Stardock's "Enhaced Dialog (Beta)"

However, that toy is not worth a evaluation.