Project Manager
The project window provides a single point for organizing and managing project files. A project can contain actual instances of files (in “blue folders”), and can contain virtual organization of files (in “yellow folders”) by listing and linking to arbitrary files outside of the project such as specifications, documention, or other such reference materials. The project can also provide ad hoc file organization with smart folders. Top level organization takes place on the project “shelf,” a workspace at the left side of the window. Opening any top level folder provides a list of files and file attributes in the window’s center panel. A right panel appears when needed to display the file list of a connected file server. A multi-threaded file transfer manager is built into the project management tools.
(1) Project Assets
- Create real folders to organize files on disk
- Create virtual folders to reference files from any disk location
- view source files in actual disk file organization in the project folder
- view source files in an arbitrary virtual organization
- view bookmarked files
- view source files by smart folders
- view project snippets
- view project stationery
(2) (3) (4) (5) Project File Browser
- straightforward file list
- view creation/modification dates, file size, upload status
- mark files not to be uploaded during server syncing
- active cookie crumbs to navigate nested folders
(6) Image Preview
- show/hide image previewer
- previewer displays image dimensions
- use file extension preferences to set files which show up in the preview panel
(7) File Transfer
- SFTP and FTP
- remote server file browser
- multiple upload management choices (selection, sync, etc)
- multiple simultaneous upload sessions
- project window and source files still accessible during uploads
- uploading virtual folders creates matching real folders on server
Learn more : Document Editor
Real folders (blue) are directly connected to a file set on disk. Changing organization and file names in a blue folder results in identical changes on disk.
Virtual folders (yellow) are imaginary containers of references to arbitrary files and folders from anywhere on disk. File name changes in a yellow folder only change the project's labeling of those files and do not change the disk files.
One of the advantages of Araelium Edit's project system is the use of file meta data. Files and folders can be marked to skip during uploading (red x), and are automatically flagged when they are newer than the most recent upload (blue arrow).
