What files types can Indexer preview/play?
What file types will future versions of Indexer handle?
Does Indexer use automatic file-indexing or manual file-indexing?
Why does Indexer only run on Windows XP?
Why can't I access the GPS-specific tags that are embedded with the EXiF headers in the files that my GPS-enabled digital camera produces?
When I browse folders to add files to my Index, I don't always see all files in a folder. Why?
Some Acrobat PDF files don't display properly in Indexer. What's going on?
I've added some SWF Flash animations to my index, but Indexer doesn't seem to play them. How can I fix this?
Q. What files types can Indexer preview/play?
AIndexer can preview the following file types:
- AVI - Video Clip
- BMP - Bitmap Image
- DOC - Microsoft Word Document
- GIF - GIF Image
- JPG/JPEG - JPEG Image
- MP3 - MP3 Format Sound
- MPEG - Movie File (MPEG)
- PDF - Adobe Acrobat Portable File Document
- PNG - Portable Network Graphic Image
- RTF - Rich Text Format
- SWF - Shockwave Flash
- TIF - TIF Image
- WAV - Wave Sound
- WMA - Windows Media Audio file
- WMV - Windows Media Audio/Video file
Q. What file types will future versions of Indexer handle?
A For the next version of Indexer, we are working on it handling
Excel, and PowerPoint files. If there is sufficient demand, we will also add support
for Adobe Photoshop and/or Microsoft Visio files. We welcome other suggestions from
our registered users.
Q. Does Indexer use automatic file-indexing or manual file-indexing?
A Indexer is a manual
file-indexing application. It does not automatically index any of your files. This
avoids you having a myriad of application and system files - which probably don't
interest you - cluttering up your index. You remain in complete control over which
files Indexer indexes. The choice is always yours. This means you have to work a
bit harder to get Indexer working for you; but in our opinion this will result in
greater satisfaction. Once you've indexed selected files, Indexer will retrieve
them for you.
Q. Why does Indexer only run on Windows XP and Windows Vista?
A Microsoft no longer provides mainstream support for the Windows
95, 98, Me and NT4 operating systems. Their mainstream support for Windows 2000
ended in June 2006. Although Windows 2000 is still used extensively in corporate
environments, it is Windows XP that is the most popular OS for home users and small
businesses. Windows Vista is expected to become as popular in due course.
DotRational Indexer was designed for home users and small businesses. We have therefore
developed it for exclusive use on Windows XP. It works on Windows 2000, but we have
not tested it fully on that OS and do not give support for users running that OS.
By limiting the diversity of Indexer's user-base in this way, our development of
Indexer has been focused and specific. Our commitment to support Indexer properly
was built-in from the start and we think this has made for a better software package.
It also means that we are better able to assist XP and Vista users with issues if
and when they arise.
Q. Why can't I access the GPS-specific tags that are embedded
with the EXiF headers in the files that my GPS-enabled digital camera produces?
A To see GPS-specific tags you need to have Service Pack 1 (or
2) installed for Windows XP. Without one of these Service Packs, this type of tag
will be inaccessible to Indexer.
Q. When I browse folders to add files to my Index, I don't always see all files in a folder. Why?
A When you add files to an Index, the folders you browse will
only display the file types that Indexer currently supports (see above). Other,
unsupported file types are not listed and therefore cannot be added to an Indexer
index file.
Q. Some Acrobat PDF files don't display properly in Indexer. What's going on?
A TrueType fonts that are not present on your system and which are not embedded in the document
are substituted to 'Arial'. The same happens with Type 1 fonts. Only JPEG and BMP image formats inside PDF documents are supported. It is our
intention to fix these problems in upcoming releases of Indexer.
Q. I've added some SWF Flash animations to my index, but Indexer doesn't seem to play them. How can I fix this?