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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0326, 02-mar-2010).

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v8.80.0326 - 2010-03-02 20:06
    * Address Bar and other controls that might share a row with the 
      Toolbar: Now their minimal width defaults to 400 pixels -- we have 
      the space now because we have the overflow dropdown!
      You can tweak this number in the INI file under this key:
        ToolbarKeepOff=400
    ! Toolbar: Fixed some glitches with the new overflow dropdown.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0325, 02-mar-2010).

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v8.80.0325 - 2010-03-02 15:44
    + Toolbar: Now it has an overflow dropdown. The nice thing is that 
      you can freely combine it with the toolbar scrolling feature.
    * List: The vertical Hot Scroll Zone (the zone where dragging-over 
      scrolls the list up or down) is now at most 8 pixels high on top 
      and bottom of the list. Further, in a list with a smaller number 
      of visible rows the scrolling is now slowed down somewhat.
      BTW, remember that Hot Scrolling in XY only happens in the left 
      third of the list.
    % Faster startup!
    ! Info Panel: Pause and Stop buttons were missing. Back.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0322, 27-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0322 - 2010-02-27 22:47
    * Layout: Now the Address Bar keeps a somewhat higher minimal width 
      (raised from 64 to 100 pixels) and is not pushed out to the right 
      of the window anymore by the Toolbar.
    ! Info Panel: Orange button was gone for some days. Back.
    ! Recycle Bin: Memory leak since v8.80.0321. Fixed.
    ! Recycle Bin: List selection glitch. Fixed.
    ! Recycle Bin: Flicker when showing a larger list. Removed.
    ! Toolbar: Tooltips lagged 1 pixel behind hover effect. Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0321, 26-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0321 - 2010-02-26 15:36
  *** Recycle Bin: Rewritten from scratch. The issue with the slow 
      context menu should be fixed now.
    ! Recycle Bin: Did not always auto-refresh when multiple files or 
      folders were restored from within the Recycle Bin. Fixed.
    + Configuration | Backup & Report | Backup Operations: Added option 
      "Pop up stats when done". Check to pop up a summary message about 
      what was copied / overwritten / not overwritten.
    + SC backupto enhanced: Added parameter pop_stats.
      Syntax: backupto location, [source], [on_collision], _
                  [preserve_dates], [create_log], [pop_stats]
        preserve_dates:
          (only applied if the file itself is copied)
          Empty = Use global setting from Configuration.
          0 = Whether/which dates are copied depends on OS.
          1 = All three dates are copied.
        create_log:
          Empty = Use global setting from Configuration.
          0 = Don't.
          1 = Do.
        pop_stats:
          Empty = Use global setting from Configuration.
          0 = Don't.
          1 = Do.         
      Example:
        // backup selected items; on collision suffix date now;
        // preserve dates; create log; popup stats
        backupto "E:\Test", , 5, 1, 1, 1;
    + Added extented NTFS attribute "Offline" (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OFFLINE) 
      to the attributes on the Properties tab and on the Attributes tab 
      (Find Files), and to the Attributes column in the list.
    + Configuration | Colors | Color Filters: Added color coding by file 
      attribute "Offline" (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OFFLINE). Use this pattern:
        /offline  (or /o) -> matches all items with
                             FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OFFLINE set
    ! Toolbar: Error on wheeling the toolbar when Toolbar scrolling was 
      disabled on startup. Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0320, 25-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0320 - 2010-02-25 22:07
  +++ Toolbar: Now it can be scrolled. Drag it with left or right mouse 
      button. Or wheel it.
      Drag fast and you get a bit of animation when you release the 
      mouse button.
      You turn scrolling ON/OFF in Customize Toolbar at the new checkbox 
      "Toolbar can be scrolled". Factory default is OFF.
      When you OK the Customize Toolbar dialog the scroll position is 
      reset to initial.
      The scroll position is not stored between sessions. Might be added 
      in future though.
    * Toolbar: Added buttons "Zoom In" and "Zoom Out", which let you 
      control the font size of Tree, List, Catalog, and Address Bar.
      Credits and thanks go to http://www.visualpharm.com/
    * Toolbar: The "Find" button now opens the Find Files tab (like 
      Ctrl+F). Before it actually started a search (like F3).
      The is the expected behavior when you come from any other file 
      manager and it's even the better behavior.
    * Toolbar: New factory default button layout. (You can reset to 
      factory default by using "Remove All" in Customize Toolbar.)

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0318, 21-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0318 - 2010-02-21 19:24
    * Removed the "Upgrade Keyboard Shortcuts?" prompt at startup. Now 
      when upgrading to a version with new functions with default 
      keyboard shortcuts (that is, new compared to your last version), 
      these new KS are automatically and silently assigned if they are 
      not already used otherwise.
    ! Edit | Copy crashed on w2kpro SP4+. Fixed #2.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0317, 21-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0317 - 2010-02-21 15:07
    + Configuration: Added new section "Shell Integration". The option 
      ""XYplorer" in shell context menu" moved here from section 
      "Advanced", and there is a new option "XYplorer is default file 
      manager". Check the latter to make double-clicking drives or 
      folders open them in XYplorer. The latter option is logically and 
      technically subordinated to the former.
      Note that changes in these settings will take immediate effect and 
      modify the registry of the host system.
      Note that non-file special folders like "Control Panel" are not 
      yet supported and will instead open the MyComputer node.
    * CKS Dialog | Options | Reset Unused Shortcuts To Defaults...: Now 
      you get a list of all reset functions/shortcuts when the job is 
      done.
    ! Edit | Copy crashed on w2kpro SP4+ since v8.80.0303 - 2010-02-13 
      20:39. Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0316, 20-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0316 - 2010-02-20 21:32
    * Nuke: The Nuke function/button has been redesigned to be a fully 
      configurable delete machine. You find all options you might need 
      in the button's context menu. These settings also control Nuke 
      when triggered by KS.
      Factory defaults:
        NukeNoConfirm=0
        NukeNoRecycle=0
        NukeSkipLocked=0
    ! Delete (Skip Locked): Did not recognize / delete files with 
      Unicode names. Fixed.
    * Now, when upgrading to a new version with new functions you will 
      get this prompt at startup:
        You have upgraded to a version that has new functions with 
        default keyboard shortcuts.
        Press OK to assign these new shortcuts now. Only shortcuts that 
        are not already used are affected.
      Note that this prompt will be triggered when upgrading to *this* 
      version for testing reasons (although this version has no new 
      functions with KS).
    ! New bug in Undo delete since v8.80.0315 made it not find all items 
      in recycler. Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0315, 20-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0315 - 2010-02-20 16:53
    * Now, when you attempt to go to a non-existing location you are 
      prompted to create it on the fly. Will also create whole new paths 
      (as long as the drive exists and is writable).
      This means you can now use the Address Bar as a quick and easy 
      interface to create new folders or paths, and go there right away 
      after creation. Nice!
      Note: Since the Address Bar also supports entering files (not only 
      folders) the above service only is delivered when the item in 
      question ends with a backslash to show it's meant to be a path.
    * Locations: Now you can pass locations in URL style and they are 
      silently converted to Windows style.
      For example, this
        D:/www/xyplorer.com/code/removed%20bits/
      will be converted to
        D:\www\xyplorer.com\code\removed bits\
      The prefix file:/// however will pass the item directly to the OS-
      default opening application.
    * New style for "Not Found" message.
    * New style and wording fo "Upgrade Note" message.
    * Backup operations: Statusbar after completed operation now uses 
      "new" instead of "copied". It's a bit clearer IMO because also 
      "updated" files have been copied. So now we have:
      - new:      files of that name did not exist in target
      - updated:  files of the same name were overwritten
      - skipped:  files were not copied, e.g. because they were older 
                  than files of same name in target
      BTW, note that any created folders are not counted in these stats.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0314, 19-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0314 - 2010-02-19 14:48

  *** More UAC related changes!
      
      !!! TIP: Backup your XY app data before running this version!!!
      
      Upgrading to this version
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      If you use the installer to upgrade to this version and you had no 
      startup.ini in the app path then the installer will create a 
      startup.ini and thereby change your app data path.
      
      In this case,
      AND if you use Vista or later,
      AND if XYplorer.exe is located under Program Files,
      AND if your appdata are currently located where XYplorer.exe is,
      
      THEN
      on first app run after upgrade, XYplorer will attempt to migrate 
      (copy, not move -- for safety and to avoid any lack-of-rights-
      induced problems) your application data files to the new app data 
      path.
      Before anything happens, you are prompted whether you agree to 
      this, or rather prefer to use the old app data path (in which 
      latter case UAC might give you a hard time when trying to save 
      your configuration next time.)

    + Menu Panes: Added command "Backup to Other Pane". Does what it 
      claims to do. Default KS: Ctrl+Shift+F6.
      BTW, this command comes pretty close to a nice Two-Way Folder 
      Synch: Do it left-to-right and right-to-left, and you end up with 
      two identical folders, and - depending on your Backup 
      configuration - with all the newest versions from either side.
    * Backup operations: No more "Done" message box when the operation 
      is done. The status bar message has been pimped up to make up for 
      it: You will now see something like this:
        Backup done in 0.032 sec (8 files processed: 4 copied,
        2 updated, 2 skipped)
      Meaning:
      - copied:   files of that name did not exist in target
      - updated:  files of the same name were overwritten
      - skipped:  files were not copied, e.g. because they were older 
                  than files of same name in target
    * Menu Edit | Paste Special: Renamed "Edit Clipboard..." to "Edit 
      Files in Clipboard...". 'Cause that's what it's about.
    * Recycle Bin: Now you get statusbar progress while restoring.
    * Nuke: Now the function will pop a confirmation prompt before 
      deleting without recycle bin.
      Note that Nuke will always pop the prompt, also when "Turn off 
      delete confirmation" is enabled. Everything else would be madness.
    * Nuke: Removed this unnecessary and probably confusing complication:
        v5.10.0040 - 2006-09-20 12:57
        + The dangerous Nuke button from hell now always skips locked 
          files.
      Now Nuke is simply a button that deletes without recycle bin.
      Later, I will add some shredding power to it...
    * List: In "List" view clicking an item in a cropped column does not 
      scroll that column into view anymore.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0310, 18-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0310 - 2010-02-18 14:54
    + Menu Edit | Paste: Now you can paste attachments copied from 
      Outlook.
    ! Dropping attachments dragged from Outlook Express did not work 
      anymore since a while. Fixed.
    + Menu Panes: Added command "Go to Other Location". Use it to go to 
      the inactive pane's location, in other words to make the active 
      pane's location the same as the inactive pane's.
      Note: This command replaces the same-named command in CKS / 
      Miscellaneous / List. The command ID remains the same (#1070).
    + Menu Panes: Added command "Go Here in Other Pane". Use it to make 
      the inactive pane's location the same as the active pane's. It's 
      the reverse of the above "Go to Other Location".
      Tip: Hold SHIFT to open the location in a new foreground tab.
    * Toolbar: Slightly changed the "Hotlist" icon to better distinguish 
      it from the "Recent Locations" icon on black & white screens. :)
    * Tabs: Now if "Don't save history" and/or "Don't save tabs" are 
      enabled the active and inactive pane's last paths are remembered 
      and restored on next start.
      Note that Configuration | Startup & Exit | Permanent Startup Path 
      will always overwrite the last path of the active pane.
    * The general default path now is MyComputer. Before it was Desktop.
    * Raw View: Now when you toggle the "Tail" option in the context 
      menu of the Raw View (orange button drop down menu), the view 
      jumps to the head resp. tail of the viewed file immediately.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0305, 15-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0305 - 2010-02-15 21:58
    + Preview: Added MTS (*.mts) and M2TS (*.m2ts) video files to preview.
      - MTS: High-definition MPEG Transport Stream video format, commonly 
        called "AVCHD" (Advanced Video Codec High Definition)used by 
        Sony, Panasonic, and other HD camcorders; based on the MPEG-2 
        transport stream and supports 720p and 1080i HD video formats.
      - M2TS: Video file saved in the high-definition Blu-ray BDAV format; 
        used for saving video data on Blu-ray discs; based on the MPEG-2 
        transport stream and supports 720p and 1080i formats. BDAV 
        stands for "Blu-ray Disc Audio/Visual," while the M2TS extension 
        refers to "MPEG-2 Transport Stream."
      As always you just need the codec on your system to actually be able 
      to preview *.flac files. The shell will generate thumbnails for 
      these files if the appropriate extensions are installed.
    * Tabs: If "Don't save tabs" is enabled now the inactive pane's last 
      path is remembered and restored on next start. Before it was reset 
      to Desktop.
      Note that if "Don't save history" and "Don't save tabs" are both 
      enabled then both panes' paths are forgotten.
    ! Tabs: Empty tab caption when moving a folder from a special folder 
      in another tab with tab captions set to "Folder Only". Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0304, 14-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0304 - 2010-02-14 18:32
    ! Find Files: Could not use a RegExp-based Visual Filter on a 
      RegExp-based search results listing. Fixed.
    ! Find Files: With Search Results listings open on both panes and 
      Search Results caching enabled the inactive pane's find specs were 
      overwritten by the active pane's find specs on exit under certain 
      conditions. Fixed.
    ! Renaming a folder in a Search Results listing did not update the 
      Action Log nor the Tags database. Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0303, 13-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0303 - 2010-02-13 20:39
    + Scripting got a new command.
      Name:   Copy
      Action: Copies item(s) to the clipboard.
      Syntax: copy itemlist
         itemlist: |-separated list of items (files or folders);
                   items support environment variables, XY native 
                   variables, relative (to app path) and portable paths.
      Examples:
        copy "E:\Test\Test.txt|E:\Test\a\alpha.png";
        copy "D:\TestD.txt|E:\TestE.txt|F:\TestF.txt";
      Usage:
        Allows you to copy any items to the clipboard without the need 
        to go to their locations first to fetch them.
        It also allows you to copy items from distributed locations in 
        one go which is not possible by any other means.
      Note:
        The command will only copy those items that do exist/are 
        available in this moment. Other items are silently ignored. If 
        none of the passed items are available you get a message. 
    + SC ReadFile enhanced by new NumBytes parameter.
      Name:   ReadFile
      Action: Read data from file into string.
      Syntax: readfile([filename], [mode], [numbytes])
        filename: file full path/name, or relative to current path
                  defaults to the current file
        mode:
          t:  [default] text
              whether file is ASCII or UNICODE is auto-detected
          b:  binary: raw bytes
              each byte is internally stored as double-byte character 
              with a zero big byte
              corresponds to mode "b" in WriteFile()
        numbytes:
          empty: read whole file
          else:  number of bytes to read;
                 if longer than file size then the number is silently 
                 set to file size;
                 if <= 0 the function returns an empty string (and does 
                 not even try to read the file)
      Example:
        // read first 4 bytes of the current file
        echo readfile( , , 4);
    + List: Now the drives listing (MyComputer) supports drop.
    * Address Bar: Experimentally, the Address Bar now uses the font and 
      font size as Tree, List, and Catalog.
    * Wheel: Reversed the direction of font sizing by wheel. Now it's:
        Ctrl+Wheel Up/Forward:    Increase font size
        Ctrl+Wheel Down/Backward: Decrease font size
      Same for other wheel-driven sizing:
        Ctrl+Shift+Wheel Up/Down: In/Decrease row height Tree, List,
                                  Catalog
        Shift+Wheel Up/Down:      In/Decrease node indent Tree   
    - Menu View | Show Items: Removed item "WOW64 Redirection (64-bit 
      only)", i.e. the option to turn off WOW64 Redirection on 64-bit 
      systems. Reason: It turned out that the Shell's file operation 
      routines fail to work reliably when WOW Redirection is disabled.

      On upgrading to this version the setting is auto-reset to 0:
        WOW64DisableRedirection=0
      You may still edit the INI file manually (aka tweak) to turn it on 
      again.

      Note
      ~~~~
      The recommended way to access the native system directory is to 
      substitute %windir%\Sysnative for %windir%\System32. Quoting 
      Microsoft:
      "32-bit applications can access the native system directory by 
      substituting %windir%\Sysnative for %windir%\System32. WOW64 
      recognizes Sysnative as a special alias used to indicate that the 
      file system should not redirect the access. This mechanism is 
      flexible and easy to use, therefore, it is the recommended 
      mechanism to bypass file system redirection. Note that 64-bit 
      applications cannot use the Sysnative alias as it is a virtual 
      directory not a real one."
      
    ! Too aggressive tab width trimming on Verdana font. Fixed.
    ! Address Bar and other dropdown lists: Background color did not 
      draw nicely unless it was white. Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0301, 10-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0301 - 2010-02-10 14:55
    + Menu Edit | Paste Special: New command "Paste Folder Structure". 
      Use it to paste the folder structure (without any contained 
      files) from folder(s) on clipboard into the current list path.
      Functionally equivalent to "Create Branch(es) Here" in the 
      drag'n'drop context menu.
    ! Action Log captions for Create Folders/Branches Here were 
      incorrect. Fixed.

v8.80.0300 - 2010-02-10 12:00
    = MAINTENANCE RELEASE.
  +++ Fixed an UAC related issue with upgrading to v8.80.0100.
  +++ Bug fixes.

v8.80.0206 - 2010-02-10 11:07
    * While connecting to a slow server you now get a "connecting..."
      message on the statusbar.