Associations

Associations are used for associating file types with Actions. To access the Associations window, use the Associations command on the File Menu.

Description

Associations are linked to files of a certain type, and contain one or more Actions which are displayed in the Action Menu when a file selected in the contents list corresponds to an Association.

Every Association is linked to a file type. This can be specified by an extension, which will link files with certain extensions to the Association, but can also be other links such as name contents. More than one Association can be linked to a certain file type. For instance, an Association called MIDI Files which is associated to files with an extension of 'mid', is linked to the file mymusic.mid. Another Association that is linked to all files containing the words 'music' is also linked to this file. So Actions from both Associations show up on the Action menu, their order being determined by the order the Associations show up in the Association List, which you can use the up or down arrows to modify in that window.

Compatiblities

Associations from some previous versions of Packafied are not compatible with this version. You might get an IO Exception when after you start a new version of Packafied for the first time, and you will lose all your associations. The good news is that as of version 0.5, associations should be compatible with future releases.

Ordering Associations

Packafied allows more than one association to be linked to a file type. The order of associations determines the order the actions are displayed on the Action Menu. To make a certain association's actions appear on top of another's, move that association above the other one using the Up Button and Down Button. This becomes important when double-clicking files in the Main Window because the Action at the top of the list gets executed in this case.

The Associations Window

Associations Window

Click on part of the window for more information.

Associations List

Shows a list of all Associations that are present. Double clicking an item in this list is the same as pressing the Edit Button.

Up Button

Moves the selected Association up in the list if possible. This is useful for
ordering Associations.

Down Button

Moves the selected Association down in the list if possible. This is useful for
ordering Associations.

Add Button

Adds an Association to the list. The
Add Association dialog is displayed allowing you to type in details for the new Association.

Remove Button

Removes the currently selected Association from the list.

Edit Button

Edits the currently selected Association in the list. The
Edit Association dialog is displayed allowing you to modify the details of it.

OK Button

Exits the Associations dialog saving all changes.

Cancel Button

Exits the Associations dialog discarding all changes.