FileNotes Beta 1.3 New Release - Application to add Comments to HFS Files

[tbafromca]

HFS is great. I am using it for distributing files to our clients.

We wrote this application to easily manage file comments in multiple subdirectories. This is beta version 1.3 - updated 1.19.08. More to follow.

Below are release notes:

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FileNotes - This is a comment editor. Creates and maintains multi-file
comment files for HFS (hfs.comments.txt). These comments are displayed
as "Notes", when enabled in HFS.

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This is a Windows program and requires the .NET 2.0 Framework to run.

Note: FileNotes creates hfs.comments.txt files using built-in Windows API
commands to manipulate "ini" files. The hfs.comments.txt file format is
almost like an ini file, except that it has no "section".

In order to operate, FileNotes will add a line that says "[comments]" at the
top of the file. HFS does not see this line.

WARNING: if you use FileNotes to create hfs.comments.txt you will not notice
this, however, if you have existing hfs.comments.txt files that you want to
maintain with FileNotes, you must add the [comments] line BEFORE you use
FileNotes on your folder or you will lose your comments. A future version
will not have this problem.


See post below for latest release

[Mars]

Just a question: how be made to open a file, there is even no menu OPEN to select a document

[tbafromca]

First - Click on the Folders Tab > Right Click in the Window > Select "Add a Folder..."

Second - Click on the Comments Tab > Select a Folder from the Drop Down

Third - All files are automatically read from the subdirectory > click in the "Notes" column - row turns grey - start typing > Enter a note> Click Save when done.

You don't open any documents. The application creates/opens/reads/writes to the hfs.comment.txt file in the selected subdirectory.

[Mars]

A right click seems insufficient in folder tab, you should think of adding at least a comman in the main menu and having the same effect

Except that to say about the other one, except that this approach to manage comments countered interesting

[tbafromca]

A right click seems insufficient in folder tab, you should think of adding at least a comman in the main menu and having the same effect

Except that to say about the other one, except that this approach to manage comments countered interesting

Recommendation noted. Will add either a button or menu on the next release. Thanks.

[rejetto]

welcome, and thank you for your contribution

[tbafromca]

Latest Release FileNotes 20090119 1.0.3

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20090119 FileNotes v1.0.3
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   Updated Help About

   Added Help General (creates FileNotes.rtf from embedded resource)

   Added pop-up directing users to select folders if there are none.

   Added File+Add Folder menu item

   Added warning that comments may be lost when opening hfs.comments.txt
   that doesn't have the "[comments]" line first.

[Mars]

 The file accepts hfs.comments.txt the use of comments for sub-directories, it is thus indispensable to integrate these into the list of files to be commented and also the possibility of moving in one of the sub-directories with a double click on its name