New Features in DiskTracker 2.0
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DiskTracker 2.0 contains many new features and changes. This page describes those changes.
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DiskTracker Extension
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- Automatically scan new volumes to a specified catalog
- Automatically update volumes in specified catalogs
- Disks scan on eject, unmount, and shutdown, whether or not the DiskTracker application is running
- Preferences set through "DiskTracker Extension Preferences" dialog box in DiskTracker application
- Set a disk filter (similar to an item filter) to choose which disks the extension will scan
- Choose modifiers to hold down to temporarily disable the DiskTracker Extension
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Scanner Improvements
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- StuffIt 5.0 archive scanner
- Optional comment scanner records Finder comments
- Optional version number scanner records file version numbers
- Convenient "Update Volume" command allows selected volumes to be updated by choosing "Update Volume" from the Scan Menu
- Option to make invisible items hidden during scan saves sanity
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Drag and Drop
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- Drag a disk from the Finder to scan it
- Remove a disk from a catalog by dragging to the trash
- Copy disks between catalogs by dragging
- Copy or move items within DiskTracker catalogs by dragging them onto other items within DiskTracker or the Finder
- Delete items by dragging them to the trash
- Drag items out of StuffIt archives to decompress them (requires the StuffIt Engine)
- Drag items into StuffIt archives to compress them (requires the StuffIt Engine)
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Catalog Editing
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- Edit item attributes within the disk catalog and have the changes be mirrored onto the actual item
- Edit:
- Item Name
- File Type and Creator
- Finder Label
- Creation and Modification Dates
- Finder Comments
- Lock and Hidden atributes
- New Item menu contains commands to edit items and their attributes
- Assign Finder labels right from the Item menu
- Put items in the trash
- Delete items outright (bypassing trash)
- Empty the trash
- Create new folders
- Get Finder info and edit sharing permissions
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Interface Improvments
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- System 8-style list view improvements:
- New, optional, greyscale appearance-style grid in catalog and search result windows
- New MacOS 8-style icons
- Dates optionally given in relative style (e.g., "Today", "Yesterday")
- Hide Item command allows undesired items to be removed from view
- Rename items via a Finder-like name edit box
- Control-click on items for a contextual menu
- Item Notes allows a comment to be attached to an item in the disk catalog; item notes are retained across disk updates
- Menus rearranged and updated to be more intuitive
- Option to set the first catalog serial number assigned
- Preference dialogs overhauled substantially
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Other Stuff
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- Large volume support; DiskTracker now supports volumes up to 2 terabytes, up from 4 gigabytes in DT 1.1.3/1.1.4
- Option to choose on which volume the temporary DiskTracker data is stored
- International localizability improved
- Multi-user access allows several users to open the same DiskTracker catalog read-only
- New "Name does not start with" and "Name does not end with" search terms
- New disk types:
- DVD-ROM
- File Server
- Disk Image
- More than two columns supported in Label template file lists
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