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Sometimes this method is not enough: you can't right click on files inside real-folders. But you may also want to keep your comments in external files for other reasons. In these case you can create special files that will contain the comments. These files are not listed, but used by HFS to know comments. | Sometimes this method is not enough: you can't right click on files inside real-folders. But you may also want to keep your comments in external files for other reasons. In these case you can create special files that will contain the comments. These files are not listed, but used by HFS to know comments. | ||
There are | There are two kinds of comment files: | ||
== Single-comment files == | == Single-comment files == | ||
For every file listed, HFS checks the | For every file listed, HFS checks for the existence of a single-comment file. | ||
This is a per-file method. If want to use this method on 3 files, you need to create 3 single-comment files. | This is a per-file method. If you want to use this method on 3 files, you need to create 3 single-comment files. | ||
Let say you have to comment the file '''test.zip''', you got to | Let say you have to comment the file '''test.zip''', you got to |
Revision as of 14:31, 10 October 2006
Comments are normally entered by clicking on Comment. This way they are stored in VFS files.
Sometimes this method is not enough: you can't right click on files inside real-folders. But you may also want to keep your comments in external files for other reasons. In these case you can create special files that will contain the comments. These files are not listed, but used by HFS to know comments.
There are two kinds of comment files:
Single-comment files
For every file listed, HFS checks for the existence of a single-comment file. This is a per-file method. If you want to use this method on 3 files, you need to create 3 single-comment files.
Let say you have to comment the file test.zip, you got to
- create a new text file,
- put the comment in it,
- save the file as test.zip.comment
The single-comment file must reside in the same folder of the commented file.
- Notice
- single comment files can be disabled with the option Menu → Virtual File System → Load single comment files. It is enabled by default. If you disable it, then any .comment file will be listed.
Multi-comment files
This method work only on real-folders.
In the folder relative to your real-folder, you have to create a file hfs.comments.txt. Edit it, and for every comment you want to set, make a line like this test.zip=here goes my comment
3 comments, 3 lines, it's easy.
- Notice
- don't leave empty spaces before equal sign (=).