[TxMt] YummyFTP AutoRoute?

[Sean Schertell]

> You still fail to give any example where e.g. Transmit is "lacking"
> anything compared to YFTP.

Well, now you're kind of forcing me into the role of evangelist ;-)

So okay, here goes...

My favorite features are:

(1) AutoRoute which when integrated using (ironically) a modified  
Transmit bundle allows me to edit a file in TM, click CMD-U and  
blammo, my file is uploaded to the right location on the right server  
with *no* further action at all required on my part. A little  
progress bar window pops up, the connection to the server is made and  
the file is uploaded all in the space of a couple seconds for a  
standard text file. I understand that you can do nearly the same  
thing with Transmit but that it requires a little more interaction --  
but I may be wrong about that. Whatever the case, this feature alone  
is priceless to me -- it really removes speed bumps from my workflow.

(2) Browse both lists in sync means I don't have to arduously  
traverse through directories on both local and remote hierarchies in  
order to manually transfer a file. As I traverse one directory, the  
other follows me (when the "browse in sync" checkbox is checked).  
This is just smart. I've often wondered why my FTP client can't do  
this for me. This one does.

(3) The way sites are "Bookmarked" just like Safari just feels right  
to me. This is totally subjective of course, but for me personally, I  
find it a more natural and intuitive method of storing sites' login  
info than with other FTP clients I've used.

(4) Right-click context menu to set local and remote home folders for  
the site. Quick and easy, no trip to the preferences window required.

(5) CMD-T for transfer. Select a file on the remote server and CMD-T  
will download it. Or if you've selected a file on the local server  
CMD-T will upload it. No dragging required.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Transmit or other clients have  
similar or identical functionality that I just haven't discovered  
yet. If so, that's just another reason for me to love this app.  
Because after using Transmit for quite a long time, I still hadn't  
come across more elegant solutions for some of these basic  
operations. But YFTP was self-evident enough (for me anyway), that I  
was able to start using it more effectively than Transmit right away  
without spending a lot of time reading a manual or trawling the  
forums, etc.

So there you have it. That's why I like it in a nutshell. For my  
working style, it just feels more "cooperative" than other clients  
I've used. It gets out of the way and takes some of the "manual  
labor" out of getting files from my machine to a remote machine quickly.

But of course, it's totally subjective. For many people, I'm sure  
Transmit or another client is a better fit. For me, YFTP is now my  
third favorite app on my Mac after TM and SpamSieve.

Happy coding,
Sean



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