May 30 2007
C-Command updates EagleFiler to version 1.2
EagleFiler lets you archive and search mail, Web pages, PDF files, word processing documents, images, and more. You can then use it to browse all those different types of files using a standard three-pane interface, organize them into folders and annotate them with tags and notes, or leave everything in one folder and pin-point the information you need using the live search. Since EagleFiler stores its library in Finder format, you can use it in concert with the other tools in your Mac ecosystem.
Enhancements made in this free update have been listed after the “Read more.” EagleFiler requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later and licenses sell for USD$40.
New in EagleFiler 1.2
- Made a variety of changes to improve EagleFiler’s speed and responsiveness, especially for libraries with many files
- You can now copy from one library to another via drag and drop. All of the EagleFiler metadata will be preserved.
- The New Library command now offers the option to create an encryped library.
- Highlights search matches in the items list and the record viewer.
- Each library now has a “To Import” folder in the Finder. Any files that you save into this folder will be imported when you open the library (or within the next minute or two if the library is already open).
- You can now delete (and undelete) individual e-mail messages.
- Uses the available Spotlight importers to index the content of many types of files that EagleFiler doesn’t natively understand.
- Added “Match Partial Words” option to the search pop-up. When this is checked, you can search for partial words without having to type wildcards (“*”) in the query.
- “tag:
” searches now work with Filename, From, To/Cc, and Title searches, rather than just Anywhere and Notes searches. - Can now capture from Skim and Journler (preserving tags).
- When capturing from Cocoalicious, EagleFiler now preserves the tags and the description and extended description.
- Added “Backup Metadata” command. EagleFiler will automatically backup a libary’s metadata when it’s opened (unless you have Shift held down) and also periodically after it’s been opened. You can manually backup the metadata by holding down the Option key and choosing “Backup Metadata” from the “File” menu. Metadata is backed up to “EagleFiler Metadata.plist” files inside the library folder. If you import a file that has backed-up medatadata, EagleFiler will use the stored metadata to set the title, from name, checksum, source URL, tags, and notes.
- Added “Copy Tags to Spotlight Comments” preference. When this is enabled, you’ll be able to find files in your library by searching for their tag name using Spotlight.
- If you hold down the Command and Option keys when opening a library, you can access the new “Rebuild Indexes” dialog. This lets you optimize or repair EagleFiler’s search indexes, and you can choose whether it indexes for word searches or phrase searches. Previous versions of EagleFiler always indexed for phrase searches. Switching to word indexing will speed up EagleFiler’s indexing and substantially reduce the amount of disk space that the indexes consume.
- Added “Update Checksum” command, so that it’s easier to tell EagleFiler when you’ve modified a file using another application.
- When importing via AppleScript, you can now specify which folder to import into, e.g. “import files {theFile} container theFolder”.
- It’s now possible to change filenames via AppleScript.
- When using “Previous/Next Record” with the “Info” inspector in front or the tags bar focused, the text field will retain its focus as the selected record changes, making it possible to quickly edit multiple tags/titles/filenames in sequence.
- You can now press Option-Delete when viewing a tag source to move the selected records to the trash rather than unassigning the tag.
- Added “Esoteric Preferences.”
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