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v7.90.0164 - 2009-05-04 08:32
    + Configuration | Tabs: Added dropdown "Show X close buttons on 
      tabs" with options
      - Never
      - On Hover [factory default]
      - Always
    * Tweaks: Experimentally removed the tweak
        [General]
        GenericIconsForNetworkLocations=[0|1]
      Now Configuration | Advanced | "Use generic icons for super-fast 
      browsing" (with or without "But only in network locations") is 
      used to the same effect.
    ! The tree did not mind the "Use generic icons for super-fast 
      browsing" setting consequently. Fixed. Will speed up startup in 
      certain constellations.
    ! List: When closing a search tab and with "Activate left tab on 
      closing current" ON, the List could get confused about modes. 
      Fixed.

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v7.90.0250 - 2009-05-05 12:00
    = NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main changes since last release:
  +++ Folder Thumbnails. Now, in Thumbnails view, folder icons display a 
      thumbnail of any file in the folder named "folder.jpg/png/gif", or 
      of the first found *.jpg image.
  +++ X close buttons on tabs. Now the tabs optionally show X close 
      buttons.
  +++ Scripting. Now the important control structures while loop and 
      if/elseif/else block are supported.
  +++ Scripting. The new "rotate" command brings lossless rotation of 
      JPEG images to your home.
  +++ Scripting. The new "tag" and "comment" commands join the powers of 
      scripting and Tags & Comments.
  +++ Lots of network related performance improvements.
  
v7.90.0250 - 2009-05-05 12:00
    * Updated the help file.

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v7.90.0251 - 2009-05-06 11:39
    * Configuration | Tabs | Flexible width for named tabs: Now, it's
      experimentally done for all tabs, not just named tabs. It might be 
      even good that way...
      One difference remains: The named tabs continue to ignore the 
      user-defined max width for tabs, whereas the non-named tabs will 
      obey to it. Reason: Named tabs' captions should not be cropped.
    * Address Bar: Now, experimentally, even fewer icons are retrieved 
      for network locations. Hunting a lag issue...

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v7.90.0253 - 2009-05-06 22:56
    * In version v5.00.0037 - 2006-07-05 18:34, I did this:
      % Browsing "My Network Places": The servers listing in file view 
        now leaves the Comments column empty. Makes it much faster if 
        you have a lot of servers. I might make this configurable 
        later...
      Now, 3 years later, I found a way to do it faster. So, server 
      comments are back in the list!
    + Added tweak to remove the icons (and the work of retrieving them) 
      from the Address Bar (and Go To, and FindFiles/Location):
        [Settings]
        NoIconsInDropDowns=1
      I might make this an official setting in Configuration if more 
      than one user finds it useful...
    ! Tabs: Flexible Width did not work alright with Maximum Width = 0. 
      Fixed.

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v7.90.0254 - 2009-05-07 11:40
  +++ Added basic support for overlong filenames (>= 260) chars.
      The Windows Shell does not allow overlong filenames and Shell 
      functions (e.g. Copying, Moving) will fail with items having 
      overlong filenames. However, it is possible to create items with 
      overlong filenames under Windows, and with Explorer you are stuck 
      when meeting such item: You cannot delete, rename, or move it!
      Consequently, also XYplorer will fail wherever it uses Shell 
      functions.
      Now, however, there are a couple of XYplorer commands that work 
      independently of the Shell and do support overlong filenames up to 
      the limit set by NTFS (approx. 32767 chars):
      - Properties (Info Panel)
      - Raw View (Info Panel)
      - readfile, writefile (Scripting commands)
      - Quick File View (menu File)
      - Inline Rename (Tree and List)
      - Rename Special (menu File)
      - Swap Names (menu File)
      - Delete (No Recycler!): If you select exactly one file or folder, 
        then -- after the Shell failed -- you are prompted to delete the 
        item terminally.
        Note that only *empty* folders can be deleted this way.
      - All "Copy Here..." commands (menu File), BUT only for files, not 
        for folders.
      - All Backup operations.
    * Nethood: When enumerating servers, now the retrieved server names 
      are stripped of any embedded comments (which appears to be necessary 
      in some systems). A comment is recognized by a space followed by an 
      opening parenthesis.
        "\\server (comment)" --> "\\server"

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v7.90.0255 - 2009-05-08 08:50
    + Added tweak to use an alternative way to enumerate servers:
        [Settings]
        NSE101=1
      Set to 1 to enter level 101. This might fix some rare issues with 
      certain network configurations.
      To test it: ensure MiniTree is OFF, then select the nethood node 
      ("My Network Places" or so) in the tree and press F4: this will 
      re-read the nethood afresh.
    ! Menu File | Delete (Skip Locked): Now correctly handles overlong 
      filenames and Unicode filenames. Before both had been treated as 
      "locked".
    * Configuration | Tabs: Renamed "Flexible width for named tabs" to 
      "Flexible width" because it is not restricted to named tabs 
      anymore.

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v7.90.0256 - 2009-05-09 11:51
    + Now image preview and thumbnails also work for overlong filenames.
    ! Scripting: Parsing error when "else" was directly followed by "{", 
      as in:
        if(true==0){msg'what!?';}else{msg'ok';}
      Fixed.
    * Scripting: Function Report() is now also implemented for "Network" 
      mode (list of servers and comments).
    + SC Report(): Added special field {Fullpath}.
        - Field is set to the full path of the item.
        - The returned path has no backslash.
        - In Find mode, the return is identical to the field {Path}.
        - In Drives mode, "MyComputer" (or so) is returned.
        - In Network mode, "My Network Places" (or so) is returned.
      Example:
        ::echo report("{fullpath}", 1); //shows selected items' paths
    ! SC Report(): Field {Path} returned a slashed path under certain 
      conditions. Fixed: Now it always returns an unslashed path.
    + New variable: <curitempath> = unslashed path of currently selected 
      and focused list item. Especially useful in Search Results with 
      subfolders included, because then it differs from the variable 
      <curpath>. Example:
        ::echo "<curitempath>";

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v7.90.0257 - 2009-05-11 08:05
    * List in Find mode, aka Search Results: Reallowed drag-n-drop into 
      the Search Results list. It had been disallowed years ago due to 
      difficult update issues in the Search Results list, but now it 
      looks like the difficulties are mastered and it all works alright.
    * Scripting: SC Break & SC Continue: The "level" argument now 
      ignores IF blocks. So in the following example, the [break;] 
      command will move execution on to [echo "while done";], not just 
      to [echo "if done";]:
        $i = 3;
        while (1) {
          $i--;
          if ($i == 0) {
            break; // = break 1: move on to [echo "while done"]
          }
          echo "if done";
        }
        echo "while done";
      This is expected behavior for Break and Continue because it's the 
      standard in many programming languages.
    ! Scripting | While & If: Fixed a parsing bug concerning variables 
      in the expression part.

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v7.90.0260 - 2009-05-12 08:44
    ! Tabs: Flexible Width ignored any Visual Filters. Fixed.

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v7.90.0261 - 2009-05-12 20:43
    + Menu View | Current Tab: Added command "Restore Last Closed Tab". 
      Will restore the tab that was last closed in the current session 
      (it's not remembered across sessions).
      If you have closed a couple of tabs at once (using e.g. "Close All 
      Other Tabs...") then only the right-most one of them will be 
      restored.    

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v7.90.0264 - 2009-05-13 13:04
  *** DP Phase 1. Now the Tabs are only as wide as the List, and the 
      navigation pane (Tree/Catalog) touches the top bars (Address Bar,  
      Toolbar).
    * Menu Window | Layout: Completely changed the commands:
      - [Address Bar & Toolbar] (one row)
      - [Toolbar & Address Bar] (one row) 
      - [Address Bar] [Toolbar] (two rows)
      - [Toolbar] [Address Bar] (two rows)
    + Scripting got a new function.
      Name:   exists
      Action: Checks whether a file or directory exists.
      Syntax: exists(item)
        item: full path (local or UNC) to a file system item. 
        return: 0 = does not exist
                1 = exists (file)
                2 = exists (folder; drive; share; server)
      Examples:
        ::echo exists("C:\*.bat"); //0 - wildcards are NOT recognized
        ::echo exists("C:\autoexec.bat"); //1 
        ::echo exists("C:"); //2
        ::echo exists("C:\"); //2
        ::echo exists("C:\Windows"); //2
        ::echo exists("C:\Windows\"); //2

      Remarks:
        The API function used to determine the existence and nature of 
        the item is inherently tolerant with trailing spaces, and it 
        resolves relative syntax (\..\.. etc) before doing the check. 
        This was not my choice but there's no way to turn it off.
        Some of those special cases:
        ::echo exists("C:\autoexec.bat       "); //1 
        ::echo exists("C:\autoexec.bat\.."); //2 (!)
        ::echo exists("XYplorer.exe");  //1 (!)
        ::echo exists("appdata"); //2 (!) - if folder "appdata" is below 
                                           the current path (= xypath)

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v7.90.0265 - 2009-05-13 15:48
    + Added INI Tweak to customize the title of the "Search results" 
      tab.
        [General]
        TermSearchResults=Search results
      Now you can make it shorter and/or adapt it to your language.
    ! Fixed some glitches with the new layout.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.90.0300, 14-may-2009).
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!!! Radical changes in this BETA !!! Backup your current XYplorer folder with all contents before running it !!!

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v7.90.0300 - 2009-05-14 14:45
  *** DP Phase 2. Radical reorganization of configuration data.
      !!! Backup your current XYplorer folder with all contents !!!
      New data layout:
      - <xydata>\         = shared data (between the panes)
          XYplorer.ini        = main configuration data
          catalog.dat         = various binary data files
          fvs.dat
          ks.dat
          lastini.dat
          servers.dat
          tag.dat
          udc.dat
        - FindTemplates\    = shared data
            *.ini             = search templates
        - NewItems\         = shared data
            (files, folders)  = new items
        - Scripts\          = shared data
            *.xys             = script files
        - Panes\1, 2        = panewise settings
            pane.ini          = history data, tabs data
            tab_[#].dat       = tabwise find settings
      
    + Now you can rename the special "Search Results" tab using the 
      normal Rename... interface for tabs.
    + Tweak: Added the possibility to add more file types to drop stuff 
      on. The format of the values is "dot- [extension-dot-]extension-
      dot". So it could look like this, for example:
        [Settings]
        DropTargetCustomExtensions=.dro.drp.drq.
    ! Command Line: Using ? for relative drive letter in /ini= switch 
      had stopped working. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.90.0301, 15-may-2009).
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v7.90.0301 - 2009-05-15 14:42
    + Scripting got a new command.
      Name:   CopyItem
      Action: Creates a copy of a file or folder (with all contents). 
      Syntax: copyitem [item], [copy]
        item: [optional] full path/name of the item to copy
              if missing defaults to current item
              can be relative to current path
        copy: [optional] full path/name of the copy to create
              if missing defaults to current item plus an automatic 
              number suffix
              can be relative to current path
              can contain * to stand for the base of item
              can contain ? to stand for the extension of item
      Examples:
        // if the current item is "blah.txt" then this will create 
        // "blah-01.txt" in the current folder:
        copyitem;
        // duplicates blah.txt as blub.txt in another location:
        copyitem "C:\Temp\blah.txt", "D:\blub.txt";
        // will create folder new\ if necessary:
        copyitem "C:\Temp\blah.txt", "D:\new\blub.txt";
        // duplicates blah.txt in the current path as blah-copy.txt:
        copyitem "C:\Temp\blah.txt", "*-copy.?";
        // backup XY data folder to [e.g.] ..appdata_backup_20090515:
        copyitem "<xydata>", "<xydata>_backup_<date yyyymmdd>";
        // duplicates folder "C:\Temp" with all its contents as 
        // "C:\Temp-01":
        copyitem "C:\Temp";
      Remarks:
      - The command uses the shell copy engine for the job. Hence you 
        get the usual prompts about overwriting and no support for 
        overlong filenames.
      - Any non-existing folders in the target are silently created 
        without asking you politely for your approval.
      - Note the difference to the command "CopyTo": In CopyTo the 
        "location" argument is the destination where the source is 
        copied to. In CopyItem the "copy" argument is the name of the 
        copy itself.
      - You cannot pass a drive, server, or share, as argument.
      - Trailing slashes for folders are optional.
      - The "copyitem" command partly overlaps functionally with the 
        "new" command when you pass a source argument to the latter. 
        However, "copyitem" is straighter to use for the job and has 
        additional powers (e.g. using wildcards * and ?). Also, "new" 
        will never overwrite an existing file or folder whereas 
        "copyitem" will (unless you omit the "copy" argument).
    + New variable: <xypane> = XYplorer active pane data path 
      (unslashed).      
    + Configuration | Startup & Exit: Added option "Keep pane data 
      private". Check it if you don't want share history and tab data 
      with other configurations. Changing this option will have an 
      effect only after a restart.
    * Configuration | Startup & Exit: Renamed "Cache network servers 
      between sessions" to "Cache network servers" to gain a little space.
    ! When migrating INI files other than XYplorer.ini to the new data 
      layout (Panes folder), shared pane data were overwritten by data of 
      those INI files. Fixed. Now those INIs by default keep their pane 
      data (history and tabs) private. You can change this setting in 
      configuration to make them share the data with XYplorer.ini.
    ! Rename Special: Folders with dots in the name were incorrectly 
      treated as having extensions. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.90.0302, 16-may-2009).
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v7.90.0302 - 2009-05-16 17:54
    + SC getinfo got a new named argument "sort".
      Syntax: getinfo("sort")
        return:       Sorted column name and order.
      Example:
        echo getinfo("sort");
        Sample returns:
        -> "Name,a"     //Name, ascending
        -> "Name,d"     //Name, descending
        -> "Modified,d" //Modified, descending
        -> "Random"     //Random Order
        -> "Unsorted"   //Unsorted
      Using getinfo("sort") you can easily build a sort order toggle, 
      for example:
        // toggle sortorder between "Name,a" and "Modified,d"
          if (getinfo("sort") == "Name,a") {
            sortby "Modified", "d";
          } else {
            sortby "Name", "a";
          }
    + Tweak: Now you can browse the network with the broadest possible 
      "catch them all" mask.
        [Settings]
        ShowAllServers=1
    + Menu File | Settings: Made an attempt to register all changes in 
      data that are not yet saved to disk. In the menu you now see an 
      asterisk (*) prefixed to all dirty configurations.
      Note that my registering is not yet complete, especially with 
      regard to the INI file, where are millions of places where data 
      can be changed...
    + Toolbar | Save Settings: Now the button icon is green as long as 
      there is no registered change. It turns brown once there are 
      changes that need to be saved if you want to keep them across 
      sessions. The button's tooltip shows the number of registered 
      changes.
    * List: When inline-renaming PDFs or DOCs any preview is now closed 
      even before the rename box is shown (not just before the actual 
      rename). This is an attempt to fix issues with locked documents.
    ! Tabs: When cloning the "Search Results" tab (or any finding tab), 
      the cloned tab would not have the "Find" icon. Fixed.
    ! Tabs: Under certain circumstances, when selecting a finding tab 
      other than the "Search Results" tab, the "Search Results" would be 
      selected or even auto-created if not existing. Fixed.

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