Directory Opus 5 - Version 5.5 now available!

GPSoftware demonstrates its continuing support for the Amiga with the release of the new version the Amiga world's most popular directory and file management utility. After more than 12 months of extra development, Directory Opus 5.5 is more of a new version than just a simple update and contains many changes and enhancements over the original product.

After receiving many comments and useful suggestions from Opus users, almost every facet of the new program has been examined and subjected to user scrutiny, backed up by extensive field testing from very persistent Beta testers. This release extends the original Opus 5 concepts and provides many significant improvements in both operational power and usability. From the feedback we have received so far we are confident that you will enjoy this new product more than ever!

NewsFlash: October 16th

Opus 5.5 is now shipping!

New Graphical diskinfo.module available
Swedish Catalog files available
Learn some Opus Secrets and undocumented Features
Problems with GERMAN CD-ROM installations found and new Installer script now available
New modules from Opus users Leo Davidson and Helmet Hummel
The Opus Software Developers Kist is now available (free!)
Dutch Catalog files are now available.
New Support page with bug reports and comments.

All of these are available from the DOpus Support page.

Take a look at the following enhancements to see why an upgrade is a must!

A new Icon Action Mode gives all the power of name mode Listers but with icons.
Button banks and Listers need no longer be activated first in order to see right and middle mouse button clicks.
More Lister pop-up menus to provide instant access to favourite commands.
WorkBench Replacement Mode has been enhanced. Use Opus 5.5 with complete confidence to replace the standard Workbench.
An integrated OpusFTP capability lets you access remote Internet sites directly from standard Opus Listers.
Button banks can now be borderless with a sleek minimal dragbar instead of a full window border.
New Filetype-specific pop-up menus allow special menus for icons and files. Use Filetypes to add custom menus for different types of files and icons.
Custom buttons have a pop-up menu giving access to an extended selection of commands.
New independent HotKeys are now supported.
New Scripts system allows functions to be executed upon most system events.
Custom menus have been improved with multiple user menus with sub items.
New Automatic Filetype Creator allows you to create and test Filetypes with ease.
A font viewer is now included. Just double-click on a font to view it.
Listers now have field titles, single-click re-sorting by fields, plus a new version field which reads the internal version information from each file.
New colour remapping of button and icon images with support for 'Magic Workbench' and similar systems.
Cybergraphics RTG now supported.
You can now selectively hide unwanted drive icons from the Opus main window.
Enhanced clipboard support provides full cut, copy and paste in gadgets and file Listers.
Listers are no longer blocked while busy - you can now resize, iconify, and scroll busy Listers.
Icon and Lister snapshots are now stored separately from Workbench.
Listers can now display a background picture or pattern.
New internal Opus CLI allows you quickly test commands and ARexx scripts.
Several new internal commands and many new ARexx commands have been added or extended with new features. You can now even add you own internal commands with ARexx.

Directory Opus 5 is ©1995-96 Jonathan Potter & Greg Perry, GP Software.

Opus Package Box

Recomended price is A$129.00, US$99, UK 59.99, DM139.00

Contact your local distributor for further details.

Special Upgrade Offer for Registered Users!

If you are an Opus user who has registered direct with GPSoftware, look out for a special upgrade offer in your letter box over the next few weeks. If you have registered with a local distributor, please contact them for upgrade pricing and details.

Further Opus 5.5 Links:-

Note: If you are using a slower connection, the links to the Combined New Features may be too slow since these pages contain many graphic images. Try the Galleries A through I in preference.

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Dr Greg Perry, GPSoftware, Brisbane.
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