Short: File Search and Grouping Utility. Author: tim@cribbin.demon.co.uk (Tim Cribbin) Uploader: tim cribbin demon co uk (Tim Cribbin) Type: util/wb Version: 1.3c Requires: OS 3.x, reqtools.library, lha Architecture: m68k-amigaos Enables you to reorganise files and directories into virtual directories or 'Groups'. Groups and their contents are displayed to the user in a file manager style lister. Files can be accessed using the mouse and user-defined actions can be assigned to different filetypes. Items within a particular Group can be physically stored absolutely anywhere (e.g. hard-disk, cd-rom, floppy etc.) yet they appear as if they all belong to the same directory. If you have a hard-drive and/or a large collection of cd's or floppies, Formation works like a an interactive disk catalogue allowing easy cross-referencing of files by theme. Formation provides a sophisticated search engine which includes filters for text strings, dates and filetypes. The results of each search can be saved to a Formation Group, copied to a new drawer or archived. SINCE V1.1. ... DIRECTORY CACHING option for seamless browsing of removable media! NEW FOR V1.3. ... * Added Drag and Drop support: Files and directories can now be dropped directly into a 'Group' from Workbench or DOpus. 'Hide' mode now uses an AppIcon instead of the old title bar. This means that if (for some strange reason ;-{ ) you prefer to use Opus listers to navigate through your directories you can still take advantage of Formation's comprehensive filetype handling (as defined in Action Prefs) by just dropping a file on to the icon. Doing so will bring up the Actions requester. * GUI now sports 'cool-look' icon gadgets. String gadgets now respond instantly to input (no need to hit RETURN) and interact in real-time with listers (still using GadTools !). * I have changed the Formation font (FormFont) to a smaller pitch. It also now colour. This only affects the icons that appear in the lister and the select file/path gadgets. I think it looks nice and aids readability. * File size and date information now appears in the main lister when in Browser mode or when a directory contained within a Group is selected. * Various minor bug-fixes and modifications. THIS PROGRAM IS SHARWARE. The registration fee is now only 5 UKP (was 10 UKP). I have reduced the fee due to the extremely poor response I have had since I released Formation. Don't be deterred if you find bugs - let me know when you send your payment and I will do my best to fix them before I send out your copy. Please also visit the Formation homepage at ... http://www.amigaworld.com/support/formation/index.html