diff --git a/scheme/browse-directory-list.scm b/scheme/browse-directory-list.scm
index 231b548..9b98b52 100644
--- a/scheme/browse-directory-list.scm
+++ b/scheme/browse-directory-list.scm
@@ -16,25 +16,98 @@
      (else
       (string-append " " file-name)))))
 
+(define (have-permission? mode perm-mask)
+  (not (zero? (bitwise-and mode perm-mask))))
+
+(define (format-permissions mode)
+  (apply string-append
+	 (map (lambda (mask.symbol)
+		(if (have-permission? mode (car mask.symbol))
+		    (cdr mask.symbol)
+		    "-"))
+	      '((#o0400 . "r")   ;; owner read
+		(#o0200 . "w")   ;; owner write
+		(#o0100 . "x")   ;; owner exec
+		(#o0040 . "r")   ;; group read
+		(#o0020 . "w")   ;; group write
+		(#o0010 . "x")   ;; group exec
+		(#o0004 . "r")   ;; others read
+		(#o0002 . "w")   ;; others write
+		(#o0001 . "x")))))   ;; others exec
+
+(define (digits-left-of-comma-as-string float)
+  (string-drop-right 
+   (number->string (truncate float)) 1))
+
+(define (format-size/unit float unit)
+  (string-append (digits-left-of-comma-as-string float) " " unit))
+
+(define (format-size bytes)
+  (let* ((kbyte 1024.0)
+	 (mbyte (* 1024 kbyte))
+	 (gbyte (* 1024 mbyte)))
+    (cond
+     ((>= bytes gbyte)
+      (format-size/unit (/ bytes gbyte) "GB"))
+     ((>= bytes mbyte)
+      (format-size/unit (/ bytes mbyte) "MB"))
+     ((>= bytes kbyte)
+      (format-size/unit (/ bytes kbyte) "KB"))
+     (else
+      (number->string bytes)))))
+
+(define (format-user/group fi)
+  (fill-up-string 17
+   (string-append
+    (cut-to-size 8 (->username (file-info:uid fi)))
+    ":"
+    (cut-to-size 8 (group-info:name
+		    (group-info (file-info:gid fi)))))))
+
+(define (fill-up-string length string)
+  (if (> (string-length string) length)
+      (substring string 0 length)
+      (string-append
+       string (make-string (- length (string-length string))
+			   #\space))))
+
+(define (cut-to-size length string)
+  (if (> (string-length string) length)
+      (substring string 0 length)
+      string))
+
 ;; leave one line for the heading
 (define (calculate-number-of-lines result-buffer)
   (- (result-buffer-num-lines result-buffer)
      1))
 
-(define (layout-fsobject parent-dir-len fsobject)
+(define (layout-fsobject parent-dir-len fsobject num-cols)
   (let ((file-name (combine-path (string-drop
                                   (fs-object-path fsobject)
                                   parent-dir-len)                    
-                                 (fs-object-name fsobject))))
-    (add-marks-to-special-file file-name fsobject)))
+                                 (fs-object-name fsobject)))
+	(fi (fs-object-info fsobject)))
+    (cut-to-size num-cols
+     (string-append
+      (fill-up-string 
+       30 (add-marks-to-special-file file-name fsobject))
+      " "
+      (fill-up-string
+       7 (format-size (file-info:size fi)))
+      " "
+      (format-user/group fi)
+      " "
+      (format-permissions 
+       (file-info:mode fi))))))
 
-(define (make-file-select-list fsobjects parent-dir num-lines)
+(define (make-file-select-list fsobjects parent-dir num-lines num-cols)
   (let ((parent-dir-len (string-length parent-dir)))
     (make-select-list
      (cons (make-unmarked-element 'parent-dir #f " ..")
            (map (lambda (fs-object)
                   (make-unmarked-element 
-                   fs-object #t (layout-fsobject parent-dir-len fs-object)))
+                   fs-object #t (layout-fsobject parent-dir-len 
+						 fs-object num-cols)))
                 fsobjects))
      num-lines)))
 
@@ -134,9 +207,10 @@
     (let ((fs-objects fs-objects)
           (buffer buffer)
           (select-list
-           (make-file-select-list fs-objects 
-                                  working-dir
-                                  (- (result-buffer-num-lines buffer) 2))))
+           (make-file-select-list 
+	    fs-objects working-dir
+	    (- (result-buffer-num-lines buffer) 2)
+	    (result-buffer-num-cols buffer))))
 
           (lambda (message)
             (cond
diff --git a/scheme/nuit-packages.scm b/scheme/nuit-packages.scm
index fad5459..47af7e6 100644
--- a/scheme/nuit-packages.scm
+++ b/scheme/nuit-packages.scm
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@
                                               make-fsobjects-viewer)
   (open (modify nuit-eval (hide string-copy))
 	srfi-1
-	(subset srfi-13 (string-copy string-drop string-prefix-length))
+	(subset srfi-13 
+		(string-copy string-drop 
+                 string-drop-right string-prefix-length))
 	signals
         let-opt