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v12.70.0002 - 2013-07-25 13:12
    + Drag and Drop: Added tweak to simplify and thereby quicken the 
      preparatory processes before a drag is started. The effect is 
      notable only when dragging a huge number of items from a very slow 
      device.
        SimpleDrag=1
      If enabled you will not get items like "Create Shortcut(s) Here" 
      anymore in the right-mouse drop context menu when dragging stuff 
      from XY to another app.
      Tip: This tweak is accessible via the non-documented tweak() 
      command:
        tweak("simpledrag", ""); // toggle
        tweak("simpledrag", 1); // on
        tweak("simpledrag", 0); // off
        echo tweak("simpledrag"); // get state      
    + Type Ahead Find: Added tweak to turn off the Windows standard 
      behavior that a quickly repeated first character will cycle 
      through matching items:
        TAFNoRepeatCharCycle=1
      Now a quickly repeated first character will simply add up to a 
      multi-character pattern just as if you typed two different 
      characters.

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v12.70.0001 - 2013-07-24 20:13
    * Type Ahead Find: Now you can press * (asterisk) as end-of-pattern 
      marker. Using this you can find "aa" by typing "aa*". Before it 
      was not possible to find "aa" because repeated letters are treated 
      as individual patterns by common Windows standards.
      Note that * is NOT a wildcard in this context, and of course it is 
      not part of the pattern.
      Note that "a*a" will work as well, so * could also be called end-
      of-repeated-character-counts-as-new-pattern-mode marker.
    ! Menu Favorites | Add Last Tags: After adding tags via "Add Tags by 
      List..." the last used tags were not updated. Fixed.
    ! Highlight matches: Did not highlight patterns with uppercase 
      letters. Fixed.

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v12.70.0000 - 2013-07-23 12:00
    = NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main developments since last release:
  +++ Color Filters by Length. Now you can color-code overlong filenames 
      (longer than 260 characters).
  +++ Type Ahead Find 2.0. Now you have commands to jump to the 
      next/previous match, a status bar message showing the typed 
      pattern, and live highlighting of the matches right in the file 
      list.
  +++ Line Number Selection. A revolutionary new way to toggle select 
      files. It's like checkbox selection without the checkboxes.
  +++ Extended Reporting. Custom reporting now supports the complete set 
      of file metadata. So you can pick out whatever info bits you need 
      and export them in a fully customizable format.
  +++ Licensing. Now you can upgrade your Standard License to a Lifetime 
      License at a 20% discount. And the Lifetime License is back!

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v12.60.0015 - 2013-07-23 13:53
    + SC get got a new named argument "propertyindex".
      Syntax: get("propertyindex", propertyname)
        propertyname: Name of the property.
                      It's identical to the column header in Details 
                      view, and has to be in the system locale (e.g. in 
                      German in a German Windows).
        return:       The numerical index of that property.
                      Or "-1" if the propertyname is not found.
      Note:
        The return varies from Windows to Windows, and from system to system.
      Usage:
        Make scripts using extended properties (SC property, SC report 
        with "prop:") portable and working under different Windows versions.
      Examples:
        text get("propertyindex", "besitzer");    // -> might return "8" in a German XP
        text get("propertyindex", "orientation"); // -> might return "254" in a English Win7
    * The "About XYplorer" dialog does not use the custom font size 
      anymore because the layout broke just too much on higher sizes.

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v12.60.0014 - 2013-07-22 17:55
    + Licensing: The Lifetime License is back! I found a way to offer it 
      in a robot-proof and unmistakable way, which again allowed me to 
      adjust its price to better match its actual value, i.e. the price 
      has been increased.
    + Licensing: Now you can upgrade your Standard License to a Lifetime 
      License at a 20% discount. On 2013-07-17 already, but forgot to 
      mention it here.
    * Updated the help file.

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v12.60.0013 - 2013-07-21 10:59
    + Menu Help | Online Support: Added "Upgrade License".
    + SC selectitems enhanced. Added a "pane" parameter which allows you 
      to select items in the inactive pane without switching focus first.
      Syntax: selectitems itemlist, [ignoreextensions], [focusfirst=1], _
                  [mode], [pane]
        pane:
          a = [default] active pane 
          i = inactive pane
          1 = pane 1
          2 = pane 2

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v12.60.0012 - 2013-07-20 13:53
    + Configuration | Menus, Mouse, Safety | Type Ahead Find: Added 
      "Highlight matches". Tick it to highlight the current Type Ahead 
      Find matches in the List (it's not implemented in the Tree).
      That's the TAFHighLight tweak gone GUI.
    * Type Ahead Find: Better highlighting. Now it's hard-coded to black 
      on yellow independent of any other colorings active at the same 
      point. So it is always well readable.
    * Type Ahead Find: Now the highlighting can be removed by ESC.

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v12.60.0011 - 2013-07-19 21:54
    + Tweak to highlight Type Ahead Find matches in the list. Especially 
      nice is that you now see which column is matched in case you 
      ticked Configuration | Menus, Mouse, Safety | Type Ahead Find | 
      Use sorted column.
        TAFHighLight=1
      The highlighting itself works like with Spot and Jump.
    * Type Ahead Find: Better Status Bar feedback.
    * SC hash enhanced. Now you can show progress and break out by ESC.
      Syntax: hash([algo=md5], [string], [flags])
        flags: (binary field)
          0: [default] String is data to hash.
          1: String is a file spec whose contents to hash.
          2: Show progress and allow break out by ESC.
             Only applied if "1" is also set.
      Example:
        text hash(,,3); //md5 of current list file, with progress
    * Display Hash Values: Improved progress and break out by ESC. Now 
      it also works with CRC-32.

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v12.60.0010 - 2013-07-19 09:21
    * Display Hash Values: Now you get a progress feedback in the Status 
      Bar and you can abort the operation by ESC.
    * Type Ahead Find: On successfully repeating a pattern you now get a 
      Status Bar message showing which pattern has been matched.
    ! Custom Keyboard Shortcuts: With increased "Buttons and Labels" 
      font sizes, and/or under non-standard DPI settings the line height 
      of the Commands list was too small. Fixed.

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v12.60.0009 - 2013-07-18 16:41
    + CKS | Miscellaneous | Focus Functions: Added "Next Type Ahead 
      Match" (#1075) and "Previous Type Ahead Match" (#1076). They 
      repeat the last used Type Ahead Find pattern in forward 
      respectively backward direction.
      Usage: Serves nicely to quickly repeat a multi-character Type 
      Ahead Find pattern.
    + The last used Type Ahead Find pattern is now stored between 
      sessions. It's one global last pattern for all panes, tabs, 
      folders, lists, etc.
      Usage: In connection with the new commands added above this can be 
      extremely useful when you need quick jumping to files of a certain 
      name in different locations.
    + SC get got a new named argument "menucaption".
      Syntax: get("menucaption", command_ID, flags)
        command_ID:   Command ID.
        flags: (bit field)
          1 = Append the currently assigned KS, separated by a TAB.
          2 = Strip accelerators.
        return:       The command's menu caption in the currently loaded 
                      language.
      Examples:
        echo get("menucaption", 800, 1);  //&Dual Pane  F10
        echo get("menucaption", 800, 3);  //Dual Pane  F10
    ! Zip Support: Support for custom extensions was not perfect yet. 
      Fixed.
    * MLS: Internally updated to version 8.34.
      > TRANSLATORS: Please wait until Reference_8.34.lng is uploaded.
        You will be notified here:
        http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9648

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v12.60.0008 - 2013-07-17 21:57
    + Zip Support: Added tweak to add more extensions to extracting from 
      and adding to zip folders. Example:
        ZipFldrCustomExtensions=cab.zop
      Note that the extensions must be known to the registry as 
      "CompressedFolder" and, of course, the file format must be 
      supported by the ZipFolder technology.
    + Zip Support: Added tweak to add more extensions to Zip View. 
      Example:      
        ZipViewCustomExtensions=cab.zop
      Note that the extensions must be known to the registry as 
      "CompressedFolder" and, of course, the file format must be 
      supported by the ZipFolder technology.
    * Tooltips: The visible time for the major tooltips (Tree, List, 
      Catalog, Status Bar, Toolbar, Tabs) is not controlled by 
      "Configuration | File Info Tips | Visible time in milliseconds".
      Note that changing "Initial delay in milliseconds" and "Visible 
      time in milliseconds" will not take effect for every tooltip 
      without a restart.
    ! Scripting | HereDoc: Parsing issue with unclosed quotes in radical 
      HereDocs (<<<#HD) and block quotes (/* ... */). Fixed.

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v12.60.0007 - 2013-07-16 11:09
    + Power Filters: Now you can use the Power Filters menu (it's the 
      arrow dropdown of the "Toggle Visual Filter" toolbar button) to 
      (un)select files by type, just like you know it from the "Type 
      Stats and Filter" menu:
      - Hold CTRL: Add all files of this type to the selection.
      - Hold SHIFT: Remove all files of this type from the selection.
      Note, however, that more complex Power Filters (age, size, attr) 
      are not supported here. It's the top section of the Power Filters 
      menu that will work, e.g. stuff like this:
        "Text|Text Files" {:Text}
        "Image|Image Files" {:Image}
        "Audio|Audio Files" {:Audio}
        "Video|Video Files" {:Video}
        "Office|Office Files" {:Office}
        *.txt; *.dat
      The actually applied selection filter patterns are displayed in 
      the Status Bar. With file types like {:Text} they are typically 
      too long a list to show completely, but the Status Bar tooltip 
      will reveal them all.
    * Catalog and Tree Tooltips now pop after the delay given in 
      "Configuration | File Info Tips | Initial delay in milliseconds".

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v12.60.0006 - 2013-07-15 14:33
  +++ Color Filters: Added "len:" and "lent:" as selectors for filename 
      length (with full path) and file title length (name without path). 
      The syntax is identical to the one of the "size:" selector, so you 
      can use all sorts of numerical comparison operators to define 
      limits and ranges.
      Examples:
        len: > 260    = color all files with a path/name longer than 260 characters
        lent: <= 12   = color all files with a name with 12 or fewer characters
    * List: From now on List view and Small Icons view use the same 
      padding as Details view.
      The value is tweakable using ListDetailsColumnsSpacingLeft (which 
      for these views is used for the left and right padding). The value 
      you state here is added to the new minimum padding of 4 pixels. 
      Factory default is 2 so you get a factory default padding of 6 
      pixels.

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v12.60.0005 - 2013-07-14 20:20
    + Configuration | Menus, Mouse, Safety | Mouse: Added option "Line 
      number selection". Tick it to enable Line Number Selection (click 
      on line number toggles list item selection).
    + Configuration | Styles: Added "Line spacing". Here you can 
      customize the general line spacing in Tree, Catalog, and all lists 
      and dropdowns. Allowed values are from -1 to 9, factory default is 
      0 for XP and earlier, 2 for Vista and later.
      Hereby the tweak ListsLineSpacing has been raised to GUI.
      Note that Tree, Catalog, and List support individual line spacing 
      customization on top of this general one, adjustable by Ctrl+Wheel 
      over the respective control.
    + Line Number Selection: Now the toggle behavior is like with the 
      classic Ctrl+Click toggle select (and also like checkbox select in 
      Explorer): On mouse down the focus is set, on mouse up the 
      selection is toggled.
      Tip: While the mouse is down you can move it to another row to 
      cancel the toggle select. In other words, toggle select will only 
      happen when mouse down and mouse up are on the same row.
    * Line Number Selection: Now it's triggered only if NO function key 
      is pressed (Ctrl, Shift, Alt). So you can e.g. lasso select 
      additional files (without removing any previous selections) by 
      holding CTRL right from the line numbers column.
    > Tip: There is a 6 pixel wide space between line numbers column and 
      icon where you can start a lasso select even with Line Number 
      Selection enabled. 
    - Removed the following change from v12.50.0027 - 2013-07-04 17:48 
      because it did not work too well:
      * Configuration | Fonts: Now the Configuration dialog adjusts on the 
        fly to new font settings (Buttons and Labels, and Dialogs) to give 
        an immediate preview.
    ! Scripting: The foreach construct did not work with global 
      variables as tokens. Fixed. Now this works as expected.
        // test
          global $g_Files = get('selecteditemspathnames', "|");
          global $g_File;
          foreach ($g_File, $g_Files, "|") {
            msg $g_File;
          }

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v12.60.0004 - 2013-07-12 19:30
    + List | Details View: Experimentally you can now toggle-select 
      items when clicking into the Line Numbers column (#). Works very 
      well as an on-the-fly substitute for Sticky Selection. There is 
      one disadvantage though: You cannot lasso-select from the Line 
      Numbers column anymore.
    + Tweak to customize the line spacing in XP and earlier. Note that 
      in Vista and later the lines (in any application) are by default 2 
      pixels higher than in XP. Now you can have the same more "airy" 
      look in XP and earlier as well:
        ListsLineSpacing=2
      This replaces the old and now obsolete WinVistaExtraLineSpacing 
      tweak which was just used under Vista and later:
        WinVistaExtraLineSpacing=2
    * The factory default XP (and earlier) look is now back to the more 
      narrow style you might remember from that application called 
      Windows Explorer. Use the above tweak (ListLineHeightExtra) to 
      add all the air you need.
    * The extra line spacing is now also applied to the folder tree, the 
      file list, the catalog, and all dropdown lists, irrespective of 
      the Windows version.

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