Explorer integration

Integration of Tabbles with Windows Explorer is finally working. Now you can categorize files by right-clicking in Explorer. Here is a demo video:

There is much more that could be done with regards to Explorer integration (e.g. we could add a column in Explorer showing, for each file, the tabbles to which it is attached), but this first feature is by far the most useful.

Before I can release a version with Explorer integration, I will have to work a bit on the installer (which needs to be able to install and uninstall the Explorer plugin, aka shell extension).

Revamped quick-open dialog

Today I made a (much needed) major rewrite of the "quick-open-tabbles" and "quick-link" dialog boxes. You can now arrange tabbles in many different ways (by name, by color, by color name, be recent usage, etc.) in order to find the tabbles you need more easily without typing anything. (Previously, the dialog was very oriented towards typing. Not so anymore.)

Here is a video of the new arrange feature:



The dialog boxes are also faster and more responsive now. Previously, when you typed a letter, you had a slight lag which could be annoying.

You can find all this in Tabbles 1.1.7,

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What now? Well, the next major feature, as announced in previous posts, should be automatic tagging rules.

The "arrange tabbles" feature is here - 1.1.7Beta1

As promised, a new arrange feature is available in Tabbles 1.1.7 beta1 (download it here).

Here is a video of the feature:

Arranging tabbles in different ways can be useful to quickly locate a tabble by eyeballing. For example, if you want to quickly locate the tabble you have opened ten minutes ago, you may want to sort tabbles by recent usage (i.e. with the "recently opened tabbles first" menu option).

If you used to like categories, the "group by color name" arrangement is for you.

The video cycles the available layouts (more layouts are coming).

I am planning to offer the same arrangements in the "quick-open tabble" dialog box as well.

Auto-align, another video

Here is a new video of the upcoming auto-alignment feature:



In the previous video, I was executing the auto-alignment manually. In this video, auto-alignment happens automatically, each time I drag a tabble or a group of tabbles.

You have the option whether to execute auto-alignment manually or automatically after each drag.

Auto-align tabbles is here

As promised, an auto-alignment function is ready.

Here is a video of the feature:



We are currently testing the feature and will release it as soon as possible.