Release 15.00


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Release 15.00.0000

XYplorer 15.00 has been released on 09-Mar-2015. Here's a quick introduction to the main new features:

Portable Devices. XYplorer now supports devices like tablets, smart phones, or digital cameras, devices that are connected to the PC without being assigned a drive letter. (Pro Edition Only; Windows Vista and later)

File management on Portable Devices is quite limited compared to what you can do with XYplorer within the regular file system. Therefore there is an info bar in the list to clearly show that you are browsing a Portable Device. The color is deep purple:

Showing photos on a tablet in Small Tiles view (64x64). Note the deep purple Portable Device info bar at the top of the list.

The support for portable devices can be toggled here: Configuration | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List | Show portable devices.

It's recommended to read the chapter on Portable Devices in the Help file.
Flat Select. Now you can select items by entering match patterns right through the Address Bar. Nifty time-saver.

A Flat Select pattern is prefixed by >>>. Multiple patterns separated by | are allowed. Type or paste into the Address Bar, then press Enter to perform the selection. Here are some examples and a screenshot:

>>>Beyoncè      //select all items matching *Beyoncè* 
>>>ko|cha       //select all items matching *ko* or *cha*
>>>ko*|*.txt    //select all items matching ko* or *.txt

Quickly select all photos with "_17-" in the filename: >>>_17-.

Timestamping. Now you can easily clone and shift timestamps. (Pro Edition Only)

The timestamp scripting command has become insanely powerful. Here are some examples. You can paste the scripts (yellow background) right into the Address Bar and press Enter to run them:

Examples for Cloning Timestamps between Files

timestamp , <focitem>;
Sets all 3 dates of all selected List items to match those of the focused item.
timestamp 'mc', <focitem>, , 'a';
Sets the modified and created dates of all selected List items to the focused item's accessed date.
timestamp 'ma', <focitem>;
For all selected List items, sets their modified date to the focused item's modified date and their accessed date to the focused item's accessed date.
timestamp 'cam', "C:\Windows\explorer.exe";
Sets all 3 dates of all selected List items to match those of Windows Explorer.
timestamp , <clipboard>;
Sets all 3 dates of all selected List items to match those of the item currently in clipboard.

Examples for Cloning Timestamps within Files

timestamp 'c', '*', , 'm';
Sets the created date of all selected list items to the modified date of each item.
timestamp 'm', '*', , 'c';
Sets the modified date of all selected list items to the created date of each item.

Examples for Shifting Timestamps

timestamp , , , , "1 d";
Sets all 3 dates of all selected List items to one day after now.
timestamp , <focitem>, , , "30 s";
Sets all 3 dates of all selected List items to 30 seconds after the focused item's dates.
timestamp "mc", "*", , , "-8 h";
Shifts the modified and created dates of all selected List items to 8 hours earlier.
Sticky Checkbox Selection. Checkbox selection in the file list received a number of optional improvements.

To try it out turn on Checkbox Selection (Tools | Customize List | Checkbox Selection) and enable Sticky Checkbox Selection (Tools | Configuration | Styles | Sticky checkbox selection).

Here is where the new behavior differs from the normal behavior (which is identical to Windows Explorer's behavior):

Left-clicking an item does not select this item and unselect all others. Instead it moves the focus to the item, and displays it in the Info Panel, even if it's not selected. To select/unselect an item you have to click the checkbox.
Left-clicking the empty List space does not unselect anything.
Moving the focus via arrow keys does not change any selections.
Space toggles the selection of the focused item (no need to hold CTRL).
Right-clicking an item focuses and selects it (but leaves any other selections unchanged), then pops the context menu for all selected items.
No slow double-click rename.

The new behavior is ideal for hand-picking a selection of photos. Rock-solid, fool-proof, super-intuitive -- a selective man's dream.



Release 15.00.0100

XYplorer 15.00.0100 has been released on 11-Mar-2015. It just has some minor bug fixes and enhancements.



Release 15.00.0200

XYplorer 15.00.0200 has been released on 23-Mar-2015. It just has some minor bug fixes and enhancements.



Release 15.00.0300

XYplorer 15.00.0300 has been released on 28-Mar-2015. It just has some minor bug fixes and enhancements.



Release 15.00.0400

XYplorer 15.00.0400 has been released on 14-Apr-2015. Here's a quick introduction to the main new features:

Selected Items to Top. Quickly show all selected items at the top of the list. A welcome usability boost.

Say you have a largish folder with around 600 files. You use Quick Select to select all files with "web" in the filename. Six files are selected but not immediately seen since they are scattered across the long list:

After Quick Select by >>>web: Six matching files are selected but not seen. (Click to Zoom)

Now the command View | Sort By | Selected Items to Top comes in handy. All selected files are shifted to the top of the list, and the list is scrolled to the top (if necessary).

After clicking Selected Items to Top: Here they are! (Click to Zoom)

Flat Select. Renamed the feature to Quick Select.
Speed. Major load speed increase.
Minor bug fixes and enhancements.



Release 15.00.0500

XYplorer 15.00.0500 has been released on 20-Apr-2015. Here's a quick introduction to the main new features:

Image Preview Quality. Further improved the quality of image previews and thumbnails. The difference is subtle but notable.

The difference is best notable at the top and left borders, which are blurry at the old quality:

PreviewQualityBefore

Old quality.

PreviewQualityAfter

New quality.

Thumbnails. Now you can choose among three different qualities: Fast, Crisp, and Smooth. Smooth is new, and it's the best quality you can get.

Compare yourself. Tip: Watch the cables.

ThumbsQuality

Thumbnail quality check: Fast, Crisp, and Smooth.

White Border Preview. Lets you view your photos with a nice white border.

How to turn it on: In the Floating Preview (F11) hold CTRL and right-click the image. From the popup menu select White Border.

WhiteBorderOff

White border OFF.

WhiteBorderOn

White border ON.

Minor bug fixes and enhancements.