File Stamper 1.1

This software allow you to clone timestamp between files.

Last update 2021-04-02

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• If you just want to use it, simply download the compiled version ‘*.deb’ under the Releases tab.

• If you want to play inside code, see below “How to compile” section.

How it’s made

• Programmed with go language: golang
• GUI provided by Gotk3 (gtk3 v3.22), GUI library for Go (minimum required v3.16).
• I use home-made software: “Gotk3ObjHandler” to embed images/icons, UI-information and manage/generate gtk3 objects code from glade ui designer. and “Gotk3ObjTranslate” to generate the language files and the assignment of a tooltip on the gtk3 objects (both are not published at the moment, in fact, they need documentations and, for the moment, I have not had the time to do them).

Functionalities

• Copy time-stamp from file(s) to other file(s).
• Undo function
• Copy “Access time”
• Copy “Modification time”
• Options to apply on directory
• Option to scan sub-directories
• Drag and drop functionality
• Each function have his tooltip for explanations.

Some pictures and explanations

This is the main screen.

Files loaded. The selection order on multiple files is important to assign time-stamp correctly (i.e: multi selection from bottom to top will apply time-stamp to destination from bottom top top too).

Undo command. Undo the last action only

Tooltip display

How to compile

• Be sure you have golang installed in right way. Go installation.

• Open terminal window and at command prompt, type: go get github.com/hfmrow/file-stamper

• See Gotk3 Installation instructions for gui installation instruction.

• To change gtk3 interface you need to use a home made software, (not published actually). So don’t change gtk3 interface (glade file) …

• To change language file you need to use another home made software, (not published actually). So don’t change language file …

• To Produce a stand-alone executable, you must change inside “main.go” file:

    func main() {
        devMode = true
    ...
  

  into

    func main() {
        devMode = false
    ...
  

This operation indicate that externals data (Image/Icons) must be embedded into the executable file.

Os informations (build with)

• The compilation have not been tested under Windows or Mac OS, but all file access functions, line-end manipulations or charset implementation are made with OS portability in mind.

You got an issue ?

• Give information (as above), about used platform and OS version.
• Provide a method to reproduce the problem.

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