Adding note to files

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Ben A Gozar

Hello,

I am looking for any software that will allow me to place notes on files
when looking at them with explorer or another file manager? A bubble note
or something that shows a few words about the content of a file? I looked
through Google and some freeware sites, not sure if there are not any or I
do not know the proper syntax, probably the latter. tia.
 
Hello,

I am looking for any software that will allow me to place notes on files
when looking at them with explorer or another file manager? A bubble note
or something that shows a few words about the content of a file? I looked
through Google and some freeware sites, not sure if there are not any or I
do not know the proper syntax, probably the latter. tia.
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Have a look at FileNote http://www.moonsoftware.com/freeware.asp

"FileNote is a little shell extension that allows you to add textual
descriptions to your files. It adds one command to the shell context
menu of a file object. This command lets you easily edit or create a
text file that has the same name as the initial file, but with the
extension TXT."

Have fun, Fred
 
Fred said:
Have a look at FileNote http://www.moonsoftware.com/freeware.asp

"FileNote is a little shell extension that allows you to add textual
descriptions to your files. It adds one command to the shell context
menu of a file object. This command lets you easily edit or create a
text file that has the same name as the initial file, but with the
extension TXT."

Have fun, Fred
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Actually Filenote just allows you to create a text file (.txt) with the
same name as the file you click on. Doesn't allow you to add "bubble"
notes like the comments you can insert in Excel cells.

Norm
 
Ben said:
Hello,

I am looking for any software that will allow me to place notes on files
when looking at them with explorer or another file manager? A bubble note
or something that shows a few words about the content of a file? I looked
through Google and some freeware sites, not sure if there are not any or I
do not know the proper syntax, probably the latter. tia.
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Some apps that have been mentioned in ACF:

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/P_FILEUTILITIES.php#2.03FileNotes

Susan
 
I thought I checked acf before I hit Google.... Maybe next time I should
actually read what I see? This is what I need, Thanks!

Ban
 
Ben said:
Hello,

I am looking for any software that will allow me to place notes on files
when looking at them with explorer or another file manager? A bubble note
or something that shows a few words about the content of a file? I looked
through Google and some freeware sites, not sure if there are not any or I
do not know the proper syntax, probably the latter. tia.
Click to expand...

I don't know of one for files, but HobComment works great on directories:
http://www.dr-hoiby.com/CommentExt/index.php
 
I don't know of one for files, but HobComment works great on
directories: http://www.dr-hoiby.com/CommentExt/index.php
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In some directories there is a file called descript.ion

This is an example of the content of such a file:

1.wav guitar solo 2005-05-14
readme.txt readme file for cubase

As you can see there are two file names, each followed by a comment.

When I hover over any of these files in my file manager I see that
comment as help text.

I use the file manager TC (share/nagware) which lets me add and edit such
comments for each file, but it is also possible to create such a
descript.ion file in a text editor.

I tried it in Windows Explorer and it doesn't work there. (I use win98se)

I renamed the descript.ion file to files.bbs, which is the other standard
system for adding comments to files, but that didn't work in Explorer
either, only in TC. (Explorer shows help text for folders though)

Is there such a system for files built into windows? I don't think so.
I never use Explorer myself so I don't know or care.

For me it works fine, adding comments to files by using TC, or by
editing a descript.ion or a files.bbs file.

TC (Total Commander) moves/copies the comments to the new folder
automatically when I move/copy a file to another folder.

I add comments to folders with Rainbow Folders or by editing the
Desktop.ini file in that folder. Rainbow Folders also allows changing the
color of the folder symbol.

I have different colors and icons for different folders, and help texts.
I change icon by editing the Desktop.ini file after I used Rainbow
Folders to create one. Or I open the colored folder symbol RF created in
a paint program and create my own folder icon from it.

File names are color coded so all .txt files are green, all sound files
have purple file names, all.exe files are red, etc..
and I can add comments to any file.

I like my colorful display in my file manager, and it helps a lot to see
quickly what types of files there are in a directory.

Conclusion: Use a good file manager instead of Explorer. I think this
file comment system is available in some freeware file managers too.
I think it is an old Norton Commander system and many modern file
managers are clones of NC.

I tried it in Free Commander, but it does not implement this, yet.
(Otherwise a very good freeware NC clone.)
 
Ben said:
Hello,

I am looking for any software that will allow me to place notes on
files when looking at them with explorer or another file manager? A
bubble note or something that shows a few words about the content of
a file? I looked through Google and some freeware sites, not sure if
there are not any or I do not know the proper syntax, probably the
latter. tia.
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AnnotSX is a shell extension. No "tool tip" notes but it adds a sheet
to the properties page where you can enter whatever about any drive,
folder or file.
http://www.jps.at/annotater.html

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Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
 
File Notes Personal version for Xp and Win98
Jamworkspro www.jamworkspro.com

File Tip
scroll down this page
http://www.sover.net/wysiwygx/Desktop2.html

The download above goes to a dutch version PC world mag site where Filetip
is available for download.
File Tip is an extension to Windows Explorer that displays information tool
tips when you place the mouse cursor over a filename in an active window.

FileTip became part of the 'PCWorld registered only' software so searching
out a stored version before the policy of PC World might be necessary. Its a
handy utility.

Rose
 
Ben wrote:
I am looking for any software that will allow me to place notes on files
when looking at them with explorer or another file manager? A bubble note
or something that shows a few words about the content of a file? I looked
through Google and some freeware sites, not sure if there are not any or I
do not know the proper syntax, probably the latter. tia.
....................................

File Notes Personal version for Xp and Win98
Jamworkspro www.jamworkspro.com
----------
File Tip
scroll down this page
http://www.sover.net/wysiwygx/Desktop2.html

The download above goes to a dutch version PC world mag site where Filetip
is available for download.
File Tip is an extension to Windows Explorer that displays information tool
tips when you place the mouse cursor over a filename in an active window.

FileTip became part of the 'PCWorld registered only' software so searching
out a stored version before the policy of PC World might be necessary. Its a
handy utility.
-----
If your hardrive is formatted in 'ntfs' vs fat32 then the properties sheet
allows for a comment to be typed in and it displays as a column of comments
in the explorer detail view. These comments do not follow the file when
burned to a cd.
I got round this limitation by taking a screen capture of the directory with
the comments displayed, saved as a jpg and store the jpg on the cd.

Rose
 
File Notes Personal version for Xp and Win98
Jamworkspro www.jamworkspro.com

File Tip
scroll down this page
http://www.sover.net/wysiwygx/Desktop2.html

The download above goes to a dutch version PC world mag site where Filetip
is available for download.
File Tip is an extension to Windows Explorer that displays information tool
tips when you place the mouse cursor over a filename in an active window.

FileTip became part of the 'PCWorld registered only' software so searching
out a stored version before the policy of PC World might be necessary. Its a
handy utility.

Rose
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http://www.sover.net/~wysiwygx/Desktop2.html
 
http://www.sover.net/~wysiwygx/Desktop2.html
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This doesn't sound like a file comment you can add yourself.
It gives file information about certain file types.

" FileTip supports text files, executables, shortcuts, zip files,
bitmaps, icons, animated cursors, AVI files, and HTML files. Different
types of information are provided for each file type. For example, the
zip file tooltip displays the file count and the names of the first five
files, ..."
 
Ben wrote:
I am looking for any software that will allow me to place notes on files
when looking at them with explorer or another file manager? A bubble note
or something that shows a few words about the content of a file? I looked
through Google and some freeware sites, not sure if there are not any or I
do not know the proper syntax, probably the latter. tia.
Click to expand...
perhaps
just view and not write ...
InfoTag Magic v1.0.b5 (Freeware)
http://www.contextmagic.com/
 
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