You'll need to add a Suffix Mapping entry for .css

1. Select 'Suffix Mapping' from the Transfer menu
2. Click Add
3. Enter:

Entry Name: CSS
Suffix: .css
Apply mapping for : Uploads & Downloads
Use as default editor: Enable this checkbox

All other settings can be left alone.

4. Click 'Choose App' then navigate to and choose CSSEdit
5. Click Save
6. Close Suffix Mapping window

Done!

(I have been meaning to make this easier for some time. I haven't forgotten - I will get around to it)

The first thing that comes to mind is remote editing. You can open file(s) for editing via Yummy FTP and the preferred text editor of your choice - when you save, they will be automatically uploaded. I recommend using TextWrangler for this, since it's free and integrates well with Yummy FTP:

http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/

So, to recap:

1. Select file(s) to edit in the Server listing of Yummy
2. Click the 'Edit' toolbar icon (it is the TextWrangler icon by default)
3. Click 'Save' as the option of when to upload the changed file(s)

Enable 'Include invisible files in transfers' checkbox in the Transfers panel of the Preferences

Spacific is describing other methods that could be added to Yummy FTP to achieve what you want to do. None of the described functionality already exists.

Ok, I understand. I'll see what it would take to add a time filter option

I'd still like to see your transcript, though, just in case there's something out of order there.

-Jason

For those who don't know who Susan is...

http://www.kare.com/

Thanks, but the problem with these is that although these designers are very talented, they are also very expensive and very sought after. So, first I will need to wait for one to become available (assuming they will even consider taking on my app) and then I will need to make an appointment with my bank manager to arrange for the re-mortgage to pay for the icons 

I have actually contacted a couple of these people before regarding icon design for Yummy. But I never even received a reply... I guess I am not worthy 

The mini size option is a known limitation. These are custom buttons, hand built by me. For what it's worth, they look a lot better when you turn off the metal windows, which are largely out of favor these days and therefore no longer the default 'look' of Yummy. I do agree that the remaining icons are a different style, though.

All I need to do is find a good icon designer, who won't require me to re-mortgage my house for payment

Does any one have any recommendations on that front?

Thanks for the feedback!

What is it about the buttons that bothers you? (I assume you are referring to the toolbar icons?)

It's unlikely I would add a feature such as you have suggested, but as it happens, I've been considering getting a complete re-design of all the icons by a professional designer - most of them are made by myself, you see.

With respect, although you might already know which files you have changed, Yummy FTP can't read your mind - it has to compare the files on your Mac with the files on your server to see which ones are newer... it's the only way it can find out.

The synchronize function is designed to do exactly what you want. There are no other solutions, even on other FTP clients. It is your only option.

What we need to discover is why the analysis stage takes so long.

How big is your server site? For example, would Yummy be analyzing thousands upon thousands of files or folders?
What speed is your Internet connection? (up and down speed)
Could you send me an FTP Transcript after the Analysis stage has been going for 10 minutes? Maybe this will give me a clue. (Select 'Save FTP Transcript' from the File menu and send the resulting file to support at yummysoftware dot com)

For what it's worth, I have loads of customers using the synchronize feature for exactly the purposes you are trying to get, and I have no complaints about speed - quite the contrary. in fact. There is probably something in your setup which is making things take longer than you're prepared to wait.

The "set time" option isn't magically going to work - all it does it use the MDTM command. So, if your server doesn't support that command for setting the dates then it's simply not going to be possible to do it.

If your server supported SFTP, however, then this would 'just work'. To be clear, setting dates with SFTP doesn't involve any MDTM command - that is specific to the FTP protocol only. The date/time setting capability is a built-in part of the SFTP protocol.

To follow up:

It sounds like you have something set up incorrectly - only a very large site or a very slow/intermittent Internet connection would result in such a long analysis stage.

The analysis stage happens every time. The analysis consists of fetching all the file and folder information for the complete directory structure both on your server and your Mac, then each and every file is compared to see which is newer. This results in a list of files/folders to transfer.

One thing to note: since your servers are located in a different time zone, I highly recommend that you enable the 'Automatically detect time offset' option in the Synch setup window.

It depends - if you've chosen a directory full of thousands of files and folders then it could take a long time. Maybe you've chosen the wrong Mac and Server folders to sync? Check this in the bottom left of the Synch Setup window, where it shows the names of the Mac and Server folders that will be synchronized.

There is no option for filtering by time, so your original question has no other solution, apart from using Synchronize, which provides exactly what you're trying to do.

You can use the filters to include only Mac and Server files ending in .css or .html and the filters can be configured to apply to Synchs, Transfers, Browsing or all three. In this case you'll need just the Synchs to be filtered.

Why not use the Synchronize feature? Set it to Update Server and only the modified files will be uploaded.

You can interact directly with the server via the command line interface which is part of the FTP Transcript - select 'Show FTP Transcript' from the View menu and enter appropriate FTP commands into the displayed text area.

If your server supports the MDTM command then you can set the file dates this way:

MDTM 20070612225844 filename

The number format is: year/month/day/hour/minue/second

but the slash character "/" isn't included

I don't recommend working in the command line environment unless you'ver very familiar with the FTP protocol, though...