Métamorphose Readme

Métamorphose 2 is currently in beta status.

Installing from source:
Pre-install appropriate version of wxPython (some systems may already have this):

Other requirements:


Install:
Unzip sources in desired location. If you are using Linux or freeBSD, navigate to the directory and type (as root):
$ make all
or:
$ make build
$ make install
(build makes the directory structure, install copies the sources and byte-compiles them.)

How to run:
Execute 'metamorphose2.py' with Python interpreter within the 'metamorphose2' folder.
You may specify a directory to open and spaces are allowed, so something like the following will work:

$ python metamorphose2.py /srv/samba/Windows Likes Spaces

Some extra Linux/freeBSD info:
The makefile should take care of everything for you, it is architecture and distro independant.
Métamorphose will be installed in /usr/share/metamorphose, you can run it with
$ metamorphose2
and the man page with
$ man metamorphose2
If you are using a freedesktop.org compatible window manager (like Gnome or KDE), there should be an entry in 'Applications -> Accessories'.


How to remove Métamorphose:
Sources (all):

In Linux/BSD, if you have the sources:
$ make remove
$ rm -fR ~/.metamorphose2


Help me help you:
You can help the Métamorphose project by submitting user feedback. Please specify Métamorphose2.


Some known issues:
Program locks up when 'walking' a large number of files/folders:
Not really locked up, but the time it takes to process entries can be long if you are loading many items. During this process the application doesn't refresh, giving the appearance of being locked up but is actually working on stuff.
The time in this state is dependent on your computer, whether the directory is on a local drive or a network share, and of course the number of items.

Thumbnails fail:
There seems to be some problems with python-imaging under windows. Sometimes the image will not load.