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v14.60.0208 - 2014-12-06 13:56
    + SC exists: Now it supports Paper Folders. Example:
        echo exists("paper:foo"); //"2" if folder exists, "0" if not
    + SC selfilter: Now you can select items by their line number in the current 
      listing. To invoke this pass "#" as column and state start (first item to 
      select = 1) and step separated by a comma as pattern.
      Syntax: selfilter [pattern], [type (f|d)], [column], [add]
        pattern: [start],[step]
        column:   #
      Examples:
        selfilter "3,1", , "#"; //select all from position 3
        selfilter "3,2", , "#"; //select every 2nd from position 3
        selfilter "3", , "#";   //select the 3rd item only
        selfilter ",4", , "#";  //select every 4th from position 1
      Remarks:
        The arguments "type" and add "work" as expected in this context.
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v14.60.0209 - 2014-12-08 20:22
    + SC tab enhanced: New operation "move". Moves a tab to a new position.
      The "data" parameter has the new position (first position is 1; defaults 
      to 1). Position 1 is the first position, 2 the 2nd etc. Position 0 (zero) 
      is the last position. Positions smaller than 0 are calculated from the 
      right end: -1 = pre-last position etc. Positions higher than the number of 
      tabs are treated like zero: tab is moved to the last position.
      The "index" parameter can be used to define the tab to move. If missing 
      then the current tab is moved.
      Examples:
        tab("move", 1);     //move current tab to 1st position
        tab("move");        //(same as above)
        tab("move", 4);     //move current tab to 4th position
        tab("move", 4, 2);  //move 2nd tab to 4th position
        tab("move", 0);     //move current tab to last position
        tab("move", -1);    //move current tab to pre-last position
    * SC selfilter: Selecting items by their line number got slightly different 
      factory defaults, and step=0 is not possible anymore but internally set to 
      1 (the previous functionality is covered by SC sel):
      Syntax: selfilter [pattern], [type (f|d)], [column], [add]
        pattern: [start=1],[step=1]
        column:   #
      Examples:
        selfilter "3", , "#";   //select all from position 3
        selfilter "3,", , "#";  //(same as above)
        selfilter "3,1", , "#"; //(same as above)
        selfilter "3,2", , "#"; //select every 2nd from position 3
        selfilter ",4", , "#";  //select every 4th from position 1
        selfilter "", , "#";    //select all from position 1
        selfilter "0,0", , "#"; //(same as above)
    * The Address Bar might share a row with the Toolbar: Up to now there was a 
      default minimum width for the Address Bar of 400 pixels. You could modify 
      that value via the tweak ToolbarKeepOff.
      Now you can alternatively set a fixed width for the Address Bar via this 
      tweak. e.g.:
        AddressBarWidth=300
      If AddressBarWidth is set then ToolbarKeepOff is ignored.
    ! Catalog: Ctrl+Click (open path in new background tab) did not support 
      portable paths. Fixed.
    ! List | Dupes column: Right-clicking items in the Dupes column to pop a 
      special context menu did not work with Full Row Select enabled. Fixed.
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v14.60.0212 - 2014-12-10 20:50
    + Menu Help: Added toggle "Command IDs on Menu". Tick it to show the command 
      IDs in the main menu (and where they are featured in context menus).
      FYI, all commands that can be assigned a keyboard shortcut have an 
      internal command ID which can be used in scripting to refer to the 
      command.
    ! Configuration | Menus, Mouse, Safety | Mouse | Single click on icon opens 
      list items: The clickable area on thumbnails was far too small. Fixed.
    ! Large Tiles View: Unnecessarily large in Drives mode where there are no 
      thumbnails or photo data. Fixed.
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v14.60.0216 - 2014-12-11 12:51
    ! Help | Command IDs on Menu: Fixed various glitches.
    ! XYFree Configuration: Error on first Jump to Setting. Fixed.
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v14.60.0217 - 2014-12-11 18:36
    + Menu View | Folder View Settings | Manage Folder Views: Experimentally 
      (not officially documented) added a way to apply any of the defined Folder 
      Views to the current folder (just ad hoc and temporarily, without making 
      it the permanent view for this folder): Hold CTRL while you OK the dialog.
      That way you can have an arsenal of Folder Views from which you can quite 
      easily select one for instant use. Cool.
    ! Paper Folders: Did not support Folder View Settings if "Always Show Path 
      Column" was enabled for Paper Folders (which unfortunately is also the 
      factory default). Fixed.
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v14.60.0218 - 2014-12-12 12:21
    * Updated the help file.
    ! Date Variables: Zodiac did not work anymore for some time. Fixed.
        echo "<date Zodiac>"; //Sagittarius
        echo "<date +66d Zodiac>";  //Aquarius
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v14.60.0219 - 2014-12-13 14:48
    ! Configuration Dialog: Under certain conditions it could be partly covered 
      by the taskbar when opened. Fixed.
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v14.60.0220 - 2014-12-14 18:25
    + Show Photo Data: Reorganized the data and added one field: Exif Date (date 
      when photo was taken) with full precision down to the seconds in ISO 8601 
      format. So now it's six data in three lines:
        Camera Model
        Focal Length / F-Stop / Exposure time / ISO Speed
        Exif Date
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v14.60.0221 - 2014-12-15 07:45
    * Tree: Now you can copy a folder into its own parent and the copy is 
      auto-renamed by the shell if "Configuration | File Operations | Custom 
      Copy Operations | Use Custom Copy" is OFF. Before, you got a message that 
      the operation is not allowed.
    * Configuration | Templates | Incremental affix: Now the following formats 
      are allowed and processed as (probably) expected:
        Templates             Examples
        ----------------------------------------------
        Copy of *             Copy of File.png
                              Copy of File (1).png
                              Copy of File (2).png
         - Copy
                              File - Copy.png
                              File - Copy (1).png
                              File - Copy (2).png
      This enhancement allows you to simulate Windows own way to handle name 
      collisions.
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v14.70.0000 - 2014-12-15 12:00
    = NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main developments since last release:
  +++ Duplicate File Finder. Now you can compare directory trees and easily 
      check supposedly mirrored folder structures on two different drives.
  +++ Contents to Clipboard. Now you can copy the textual contents of files to 
      the clipboard with a single command.
  +++ Enhanced Tiles Views. Now the photo data shown for JPEG and RAW formats 
      include the Exif Date, i.e. the exact date/time when each photo was taken.

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v14.70.0002 - 2014-12-16 21:23
    + Special Properties: Added five new properties for photos (all read from 
      Exif data). Of course, they are all available in XY variables as well as in 
      Special Property Columns and as Special Properties in Custom Columns.
        
        Name            Example for Usage as Variable
        --------------------------------------------------
        Camera Model    text "<prop #image.cameramodel>";
        Focal Length    text "<prop #image.focallength>";
        F-Stop          text "<prop #image.fstop>";
        Exposure Time   text "<prop #image.exposuretime>";
        ISO Speed       text "<prop #image.isospeed>";
      
      The new properties are implemented for the following image file formats:
        - jpg.jpeg.jpe.tif.tiff
        - all RAW formats      
      FYI, the XY Special Properties are much faster than the Shell Extended 
      Properties. And another plus: They are independent of those volatile 
      shell property indices that appear to change with every Windows release.
    % Tiles Views: Showing Photo Data is now much faster than before: It's now 
      retrieved by the XY Special Properties engine instead of using the slow 
      Shell Extended Properties.
    * View | Columns | New Column: Renamed to "Add Column". The newly added 
      column is called "(Undefined)". Before, it was called "New".
    * MLS: Internally updated to version 8.55.
      > TRANSLATORS: Please wait until Reference_8.55.lng is uploaded.
        You will be notified if you have subscribed to this thread:
        http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9648
    ! Configuration | Templates | Incremental affix: The changes from 
      v14.60.0221 were not yet implemented to XYcopy. Fixed.
    * XYcopy: Updated to 2.10.0062.
    ! Tiles Views with Photo Data: Fixed a logic bug in the photo data cache. Now 
      switching back and forth between Tiles and other views is much faster, 
      actually instantaneous.
    ! MDBU of animated GIFs: The main window lost input focus after closing the 
      blow up. Fixed.
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v14.70.0006 - 2014-12-17 13:27
    + Custom Columns: Now you can use generic file types, e.g. Image, in the 
      Filter definition using the following syntax (as already implemented for 
      Visual Filters in v11.80.0105):
        General: {:Type}
        Example: {:Image}
      This spares you typing long list of extensions (jpg;png;gif ...).
      The following types are supported:
        {:Text}       * (add extensions: Previewed Formats / Text Files)
        {:Image}      * (add extensions: Previewed Formats / Image Files)
        {:Photo}      * (add extensions: Previewed Formats / Image Files)
        {:Audio}      * (add extensions: Previewed Formats / Audio & Video Files)
        {:Video}      * (add extensions: Previewed Formats / Audio & Video Files)
        {:Media}      *  = Audio + Video
        {:Font}       * (add extensions: Previewed Formats / Font Files)
        {:Vector}
        {:Web}        * (add extensions: Previewed Formats / Web & Office Files)
        {:Office}     * (add extensions: Previewed Formats / Web & Office Files)
        {:Archive}
        {:Executable}
      Examples for filters:
        {:Audio}        Match all audio formats
        {:Audio};txt    Match all audio formats and TXT
        !nef;{:Photo}   Match all photo formats but not NEF
      Notes:
      - The types marked * in the list above can be customized in 
        Configuration | Previewed Formats.
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v14.70.0007 - 2014-12-18 12:09
    + Portable File Associations: Now you can use generic file types (e.g. 
      Image, Audio, Archive) in the PFA definition.
      Examples:
        {:Photo}>C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe
        "Text|Notepad" {:Text};csv>Notepad
    * Tiles Photo Data: Now the Date Taken is formatted like the file dates in 
      the list. Even Zodiac is supported (for the freaks among you).
    * Tiles Photo Data: Removed some spaces from the Exif data to make them 
      tighter and better readable.
    ! Show Photo Data: Toggling it did not have immediate effect anymore. Fixed.
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v14.70.0008 - 2014-12-18 20:01
    + File | Open...: Now you can enter a non-existing item and pass it to Open 
      With... If you are lucky (or know what you are doing) the opening 
      application will handle the input in a civilised way.
    ! Tiles Photo Data: Fixed some glitches.
    ! Undo/Redo: Undoing a rename of an item in a UAC-protected location did not 
      work. Fixed.
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v14.70.0009 - 2014-12-19 14:25
  +++ Find Files and Quick Search: Added switch /p (think "parent") by which the 
      search will return the parent folders of the matching items.
      Examples:
        readme.txt /p  //return all folders that contain a file readme.txt
        green /Lp      //return all folders that contain a file labeled "green"
        /p             //return all folders that are not empty (= that are parents)
      Notes:
      - The parent switch can be combined with all other switches and all search 
        filters (Name, Size, Date, Attributes, Tags, Contents, Dupes). It even 
        works on a tags database search.
        Note: On a Dupes search with parent switch you can get duplicate folders 
        in the list.
      - With the exception of a Dupes search, the logic takes care that you get 
        no duplicate items in the results.
      - Tip: To run e.g. a Date-filtered search without any Name filter just 
        enter the naked parent switch into the Name field and enable the Name 
        filter:
        /p
      - This is a pretty cool enhancement! And translators will love it since it 
        works without a single new word. :)
    + Find Files and Quick Search: Added switch /e (think "empty") by which the 
      search will return only empty files (empty = zero bytes) and empty folders 
      (empty = no items contained).
      Examples:
        a* /e       //finds all empty items starting with "a"
        a* /ef      //finds all empty files starting with "a"
        a* /ed      //finds all empty folders starting with "a"        
    + SC property enhanced: Added argument "#Empty" to return whether a file or 
      folder is empty or not.
        #Empty      = Emptiness
                      Returned bits:
                        1 = it's a file
                        2 = it's a folder
                        4 = it has contents
                      So, these are the possible results:
                        0 = item not found
                        1 = empty file
                        5 = non-empty file
                        2 = empty folder
                        6 = non-empty folder
      Examples:  
        text property("#Empty");  //defaults to current tree or list item
        text property("#Empty", "E:\Test\funstuff\goodfellas.jpg");
      It can also be used for search (which is the really interesting usage, but 
      the new switch /e is much easier to use):
        prop:#empty:1   //finds all empty files
        prop:#empty:2   //finds all empty folders
        prop:#empty:5   //finds all non-empty files
        prop:#empty:6   //finds all non-empty folders
        !prop:#empty:2  //finds items apart from empty folders
        :prop:#empty:1 OR 2 //finds all empty files and folders
    ! Find Files: Searching for labels performed a lazy partial match. Not a 
      good idea since searching for label "correct" did also match label 
      "incorrect". Fixed.
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