Subject Extended Attribute
The file subject extended attribute is supported. The inclusion of the file subject in a directory scan may be toggled with the Load Subjects menu item from the Directories Scan Dir cascaded menu. The Files Window Options menu has a Show Subjects option. Toggling this option on automatically adds it to the details view.
There is a yellow simulated LED located beneath the file 'Attributes' display field that 'illuminates' when the cursored file has a subject attached. A left mouse click in the display field above the LED will display the subject in the message window.
The subject text may be easily added or modified or deleted. A right mouse click in the file 'Attributes' display field in the Data Panel will activate the same entry field that is used to rename files in the Data Panel. An existing subject may be edited or deleted in this field or a subject may be added as desired. Adding a subject to a file is therefore as simple as right mouse clicking in the field to activate the entry field, entering the subject text and pressing Enter.
Longname Extended Attribute
The longname extended attribute is supported. When a file is copied or moved from a HPFS drive to a FAT drive, a longname EA is created for the file on the FAT drive if;
If the name is a duplicate of an existing filename, the Copy/Move Error dialog will appear and provide the choice of accepting a proposed longname, editing the proposed name or overwriting the file with the existing name.
When files from a FAT drive are copied to an HPFS drive, the longname is used if one exists thereby restoring the original name.
The longnames on a FAT drive may be viewed in Details view. The inclusion of the file longnames in a directory scan may be toggled with the Load Titles menu item from the Directories Refresh cascaded menu. The File Window Options menu has a Show Titles option. Toggling this option on automatically adds it to the details view.
Deleting Extended Attributes
Extended attributes in a single file may be deleted by using the EA View dialog (Files->Attributes->Extended Attributes).
There may be instances where it is desired to delete a specified extended attribute for more than one file in a single operation. The Files menu Attributes option has submenu options to delete the following EAs in multiple selected files:
To delete an EA from multiple files in a file window (this may include Multi-Directory views), select the files and then select the attribute to delete from the Attributes submenu options. If the Delete Named EA option is selected, the user is presented a dialog in which the EA name is entered. If the file has the selected attribute, the attribute will be deleted; if not, the file will remain highlighted at the end of the operation.