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v25.60.0112 - 2024-03-11 15:48
    > Trying to fix an issue with drag and drop.

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v25.60.0111 - 2024-03-11 10:21
    + Native Variables | <pad ...>: Revised the syntax and added a way to pad the 
      first/last number in a string. The number padding is actually more of a command than 
      a variable, but the variable form makes it nicely usable in Batch Rename.
      Syntax: <pad length [char] [flags]>
        length: Final length of the padded string, or of the padded number within the 
                string (depends on the flags).
        char:   Character to pad with.
                If missing it defaults to " " (space).
                Note that strings longer than one character are supported, although it's 
                hard to see a good use for this.
        flags:  b = only work on the base of a filename (exclude the extension)
                n = pad the first (left-most) number in the string
                nr = pad the last (right-most) number in the string
      Examples:
        echo "ab<pad 12>cd";          //ab        cd          --> pad char defaults to space
        echo "ab<pad 12 ->cd";        //ab--------cd
        echo "ab<pad 12 xy>cd";       //abxyxyxyxycd          --> works, but useful?
        echo "<pad 8 0>98.mkv";       //0098.mkv
        echo "<pad 8 0>64.mpeg";      //064.mpeg              --> probably not wanted
        echo "<pad 4 0 b>98.mkv";     //0098.mkv
        echo "<pad 4 0 b>64.mpeg";    //0064.mpeg             --> nice
        echo "64<pad 4 0 b>.mpeg";    //6400.mpeg
      Examples for number padding:
        echo "<pad 4 0 n>Text 1.";      //Text 0001.
        echo "<pad 4 0 n>Text 12.";     //Text 0012.
        echo "<pad 4 0 n>Text 123.";    //Text 0123.
        echo "<pad 4 0 n>Text 12 34.";  //Text 0012 34.       --> first number is padded
        echo "<pad 4 0 nr>Text 12 34."; //Text 12 0034.       --> last number is padded
      Examples of use in Batch Rename (note that the asterisk is necessary, though its 
      position is irrelevant):
        - Pattern: <pad 4 0 n>*         = (only the left-most number is padded)
          Old Name:                     New Name:
            image_1.jpg                   image_0001.jpg
            image_23.jpg                  image_0023.jpg
            image_345.jpg                 image_0345.jpg
            image_4567.jpg                image_4567.jpg        
        - Pattern: <pad 4 0 nr>*         = (only the right-most number is padded)
          Old Name:                     New Name:
            24h-image_1.jpg               24h-image_0001.jpg
            24h-image_23.jpg              24h-image_0023.jpg
            24h-image_345.jpg             24h-image_0345.jpg
            24h-image_4567.jpg            24h-image_4567.jpg
        - Pattern: <pad 4 0 bnr>*        = (only the right-most number in the base is padded)
          Old Name:                     New Name:
            1.FC 1 vs FC Porto.mp4        1.FC 0001 vs FC Porto.mp4
            1.FC 20 vs FC Porto.mp4       1.FC 0020 vs FC Porto.mp4
            1.FC 300 vs FC Porto.mp4      1.FC 0300 vs FC Porto.mp4

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v25.60.0110 - 2024-03-10 16:48
    + Native Variables: Added the interesting new <pad ...> variable, which can be used to 
      pad a string with a number of characters at a specified position until the string 
      reaches a specified length.
      Syntax:
        Variant 1: <pad final_length [character]>
        Variant 2: <padbase final_length_of_base [character]>
        If character is missing it defaults to " " (space).
      Examples for <pad ...>:
        echo "<pad 20 ->text";      //----------------text
        echo "text<pad 20 ->";      //text----------------
        echo "text<pad 20 ->text";  //text------------text
        echo "<pad 2 ->text";       //text
        echo "text<pad 20>text";    //text            text
      Examples for <padbase ...>:
        Since with filenames you normally would prefer to ignore the length of the 
        extension, there is a variant <padbase ...> which looks at the length of 
        the base (filename without extension) only:
        echo "<pad 8 0>98.mkv";       //0098.mkv
        echo "<pad 8 0>64.mpeg";      //064.mpeg    --> probably not wanted
        echo "<padbase 4 0>98.mkv     //0098.mkv
        echo "<padbase 4 0>64.mpeg";  //0064.mpeg   --> nice
      Notes:
        - You can have only one <pad ...> per string. Otherwise the results will be 
          unexpected.
        - There is a nice use of <pad ...> in Batch Rename if you want to pad filenames, 
          for example left-pad with zeros: <padbase 8 0>*          
    + Configuration | Colors and Styles | Highlights & Dark Mode | Dark mode: Added option 
      "Adjust to OS light/dark mode at startup". Tick it to automatically adjust to 
      Windows light/dark mode at startup (Win 10 and later).

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v25.60.0108 - 2024-03-09 11:04
    + SC property enhanced: Added arguments "#image.width" and "#image.height". They work 
      in the same context as "#image.dimensions", and give the same results. Especially if 
      you work a lot with icons, you will be happy with one of the dimensions.
      Examples:
        text property("#image.width");
        echo <prop #image.width>;
        echo <prop #image.height>;
      Remark:
        These are just extensions of SC property/<prop ...>. They are not new Special 
        Properties (of which #image.dimensions is one). For example, they are not offered 
        as columns, and you cannot return the field name like that:
          echo <prop #image.width n>;
        You can do this instead:
          echo <prop #image.width "Width: ">;
    * Toolbar | Folder View Settings: Changed the icon from the stupid capital F to a blue 
      diamond. When activated (pressed) the diamond gets a sparkle.
      The diamond represents something precious that you want to keep, and something very 
      durable that never changes. Perfect for Folder View Settings.
    > The previous icons are attached for those who prefer them.
      Just tweak this INI key like this:
        PatchImagesPath=Patch
      Then paste the files (extracted from the attached zip) into this folder:
        <xydata>\Patch
      Then restart XY.
    ! View | Folder View Settings | Manage Folder Views...: Since v25.60.0105 items with a 
      Visual Filter showed the Dual Location icon. Fixed. Now the Visual Filters are not 
      shown in this listing.

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v25.60.0107 - 2024-03-07 15:59
    ! Configuration | General | Custom Event Actions | Changing Locations | Before 
      browsing a folder: Event was called too late, some list properties were already 
      those of the target folder. Fixed. Now it's called before anything in the current 
      list has been changed.

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v25.60.0106 - 2024-03-07 09:29
    % Permanent Custom Sort Order per Folder: Smoother painting.

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v25.60.0105 - 2024-03-06 21:25
  +++ Folder View Settings: If sort order is among the applied settings, a custom sort 
      order (manual or random) is now also remembered. You don't have to do anything. It 
      just works. Killer feature!
      Note: As with Permanent Custom Sort Order per tab, this feature has a limit: It is 
      limited to lists of up to 5000 items. Larger lists will forget their custom sort 
      order.
    + View | Folder View Settings | Manage Folder Views...: Now the list shows icons along 
      with the paths. Makes it easy to find and delete outdated entries.
    ! Toolbar: A pseudo click could trigger the button directly under the mouse pointer 
      after double-clicking the window title bar to maximize. Fixed.

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v25.60.0102 - 2024-03-06 11:23
    + File | Settings Special: Added the "Restore Application Data Folder..." command. Use 
      it to restore the application data from a folder to which you previously backed up 
      the data. You will be prompted before the actual operation begins.
      Note the difference between Restore Application Data Folder and the /restore switch:
      - /restore reads the configuration from a backup appdata path. It does not copy any 
        files.
      - Restore Application Data Folder copies all files and folders from the backup 
        folder to the current appdata folder (reckless overwriting, no questions asked in 
        case of collisions), then restarts the application (without saving, it would be 
        overwritten anyway).
    * MLS: Internally updated to version 8.180.
      > TRANSLATORS: Please wait until Reference_8.180.lng is uploaded.
        You will be notified if you have subscribed to this thread:
        https://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9648

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v25.60.0101 - 2024-03-05 13:26
    + Command Line Switches: Added the /restore switch, which can be used to specify an 
      alternative temporary appdata path from which the configuration is read on startup. 
      After startup, this path isn't used anymore and all writing goes to the regular 
      appdata path (whether it's the default or one set with the /ini switch).
      The typical use of /restore is to restore the configuration from a backup path.
      Example:
        /restore="E:\XYbackups\20240304\appdata\"
      Another use could be to always start the application with a certain configuration, 
      similar to a read-only mode, but here you can save data to the regular appdata path, 
      so there is an option to use the saved data later.
      Example:
        /restore="E:\XYconfigs\loveit\"
      Note that you can combine /ini and /restore in one command line:
        /ini="E:\XY\snapshot\<date yyyymmdd>\" /restore="E:\XYconfigs\loveit\"
      Later, there will be a GUI command "Restore from Backup".
    > WARNING: As intended, any saving after a restore will go to the regular appdata 
      folder and overwrite everything there. While testing /restore today, I managed to 
      overwrite my entire development configuration with some meager test data. 
      Fortunately, I was able to use the same /restore function to restore everything 
      perfectly in no time. :)

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v25.60.0100 - 2024-03-04 18:00
    = MAINTENANCE RELEASE.
  +++ Minor bug fixes and enhancements.

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v25.60.0007 - 2024-03-04 15:45
    ! Tabs: Drawing glitch in theme "Windows Classic" since 20231210 under certain 
      conditions. Fixed.

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v25.60.0006 - 2024-03-03 19:00
    % General maintenance.

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v25.60.0005 - 2024-03-03 12:52
    ! Folder Thumbnails: The upgrade to v25.60.0003 was not working as intended. Fixed.

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v25.60.0003 - 2024-03-03 12:38
    ! Folder Thumbnails: The upgrade to v25.60.0002 was not working as intended. Fixed.

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v25.60.0002 - 2024-03-03 12:01
    + SC readfile enhanced: Added a mode that enforces checking for BOM-less UTF-8 even 
      when the relevant GUI setting (Configuration | Preview | Preview | Text preview | 
      UTF-8 auto-detection) is off.    
      Syntax: readfile(filename, [mode], [numbytes], [codepage], [start=1])
        mode:
          t_BLU8: Text, check for BOM-less UTF-8.
      Remarks:
        Of course, UTF-8 with BOM will also be detected and decoded in this mode.
      Example:
        copytext readfile(<curitem>, "t_BLU8");
    * SC readfile: Now when mode is explicitly set to "t" (Text) or "t_BLU8" (Text, check 
      for BOM-less UTF-8) the file is checked for UTF-8 even if its extension is not among 
      the Text Files extensions defined in Configuration | Preview | Previewed Formats.
      Example:
        copytext readfile(<curitem>, "t");
    * Folder Thumbnails: Now SC extlist("folderthumbs") lets you edit all folder thumbnail 
      extensions, not just the ones on top of the old internal defaults ("jpg.jpeg.png.gif").
      FYI, the INI key is still FolderThumbsCustomExt.
      Call it like this:
        extlist("folderthumbs"); //open "Folder Thumbnails - File Extensions" dialog
      The factory default is now "jpg.jpeg.png.gif.pdf", and you can add or remove any 
      extensions you like, and order them any way you like.
      The logic works like this:
      1.  Folders are first checked for files called "folder.[ext]" where [ext] is checked 
          in the order defined in extlist("folderthumbs").
      2.  Then they are checked for files called "[foldername].[ext]".
      3.  Then they are checked for files called "*.[ext]" in alphabetical order.
      4.  Then they are checked for any image files (Image Files extensions as defined in 
          Configuration) in alphabetical order.
      5.  Then they are checked for any video files (Video Files extensions as defined in 
          Configuration) in alphabetical order.

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