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:      1.3b
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 and changes made in string gadgets
  take effect immediately (i.e. no need to hit the return key). String gadgets
  now respond instantly to input (no need to hit RETURN) and interact with
  Listers.

* 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 ***

Please register if you like it (see 'Formation.guide' for details)