diff --git a/docs/filebase/index.md b/docs/filebase/index.md index c225338e..6557d7cc 100644 --- a/docs/filebase/index.md +++ b/docs/filebase/index.md @@ -2,18 +2,21 @@ layout: page title: About File Areas --- -## A Different Approach -ENiGMA½ has strayed away from the old familure setup here and instead takes a more modern approach: -* [Gazelle](https://whatcd.github.io/Gazelle/) inspired system for searching & browsing files -* No File Conferences (just areas!) -* File Areas are still around but should generally be used less. Instead, files can have one or more tags. Think things like `dos.retro`, `pc.warez`, `games`, etc. -* Temporary web (http:// or https://) download links in additional to standard X/Y/Z protocol support -* Users can star rate files & search/filter by ratings -* Concept of user defined filters +## About File Areas -## Other bells and whistles -* A given area can span one to many physical storage locations -* Upload processor can extract and use `FILE_ID.DIZ`/`DESC.SDI`, for standard descriptions as well as `README.TXT`, `*.NFO`, and so on for longer descriptions -* Upload processor also attempts release year estimation by scanning prementioned description file(s) -* Fast indexed Full Text Search (FTS) -* Duplicates validated by SHA-256 \ No newline at end of file +### A Different Approach +ENiGMA½ has strayed away from the old familiar setup here and instead takes a more modern approach: +* [Gazelle](https://whatcd.github.io/Gazelle/) inspired system for searching & browsing files. +* No conferences (just areas!) +* File areas are still around but should *generally* be used less. Instead, files can have one or more tags. Think things like `dos.retro`, `pc.warez`, `games`, etc. + +### Other bells and whistles +* Temporary web (http:// or https://) download links in additional to standard X/Y/Z protocol support. Batch downloads of many files can be downloaded as a single ZIP archive. +* Users can star rate files & search/filter by ratings +* Concept of user defined filters/searches including the ability to save them. For example, "Latest Artscene Releases". +* A given area can span one to many physical storage locations. +* Upload processor can extract and use `FILE_ID.DIZ`/`DESC.SDI`, for standard descriptions as well as `README.TXT`, `*.NFO`, and so on for longer descriptions. The processor also attempts release year estimation by scanning aforementioned description file(s). +* Fast indexed Full Text Search (FTS) across descriptions and filenames. +* Duplicates are checked for by SHA-256. +* Support for many archive and file formats. External utilities can easily be added to the configuration to extend for additional formats. +* Much, much more!