The accompanying program, FileTree™ Version 3.0, is intended to allow the convenient cataloging of all or parts of flat or heirarchical volumes.
The original version of the program had to be launched from the volume to be catalogued. This new version can be launched from any volume and it will catalog part or all of any other volume. It has been as thoroughly tested as possible given the available resources.
I've been holding off on distributing version 3.0 pending the writing of some real documentation. However, this evening I discovered that the first version of the program had made its way to the BMUG. Its obviously time to get the new version into circulation even though the documentation is incomplete.
A couple of notes on the new version.
I am currently processing the paperwork to register the application's ID with Apple. This verison is being distributed with the same ID as the old one, which I believe to be unique, but is not registered. Worse yet, it has a new ICON. Those of you who have an old copy of the program may get see the old ICON:
instead of the new one:
If you still see the old ICON, and want to see the new one, you will have to do two things. First, throw away the old copy of the program. Second, delete the "TREE" resource from your desktop file. When the finder runs again, it will replace it with a pointer to the new ICON. Alternatively, put a copy of the new FileTree™ on a disk which has not had the old one on it since it was initialized. If this doesn't make sense, don't worry about it, the program runs just fine in any case.
It is also possible that you will see the ICON for the "generic application". If this is the case, the copy of the application you got does not have the "bundle bit" set on it. This has been a common problem in the past which I do not think is a problem with PACKIT III, which is how the program was originally distributed. If you need to set the bundle bit, there are an assortment of programs around that will do that, such as ResEdit, as well as desk accessories such as DeskZap.
You may intead see the ICON from some other application which has the same ID. In this case, I'm sorry. I'll get all this straightened out when I register the ID with Apple.
