# 1.7 Getting around using Explorer

The second page of the Editor notebook contains a page called the Explorer. You use this page to browse various data sources including the filesystem, CVS, Zope, WebDAV, SSH accounts, FTP.

The Explorer shows filesystems and development directories from your operating systems. The first time Boa Constructor is run these filesystems and development directories are added. You can also re-configure where to look see Setting Preferences.

The python directories are taken from the environment variable PYTHONPATH, and the default locations as compiled into your Python runtime system.

Directories that you use a lot can be added to the Bookmarks section by selecting them and clicking on the Bookmark tool or by using the Edit menu or by right mouse clicking the Directory, note that this item will show next time you start Boa or after you select from the menu Edit/Reload.

If you are using Zope, you can access projects in your Zope Server using the Zope option. The default TCP/IP connection information is configured in the Inspector pane or in your Explorer configuration file, Explorer.msw.cfg on Windows or Explorer.gtk.cfg on UNIX.

It also allows you to access your Preference settings, above the Key bindings are selected in the Explorer and details are shown in the Inspector.

Note: That the wxPython demo shows in the Explorer as it has been activated through the Plug-ins.