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v7.40.0002 - 2008-07-29 10:21
    + Scripting got a new command:
      - TimeStamp
        Action: Change any of the three file dates.
        Syntax: timestamp [type], [date], [itemlist]
          type:     [optional] c|m|a or any combinations in any order 
                    (cm, am, cma, ac...); defaults to cma
          date:     [optional] must be in a format that the local system 
                    can understand; defaults to Now
          itemlist: [optional] |-separated list of items (full path) to 
                    timestamp; if empty then the current list selections 
                    are timestamped
        Examples:
          ::timestamp
            = set all 3 dates of all selected List items to Now
          ::timestamp , 2008-12-31
            = set all 3 dates of all selected List items to
              2008-12-31 00:00:00
          ::timestamp m, <date yyyy-mm-dd> 12:00:00
            = set modified date of all selected List items to
              today, 12:00:00
          ::timestamp mc, <date yyyy-mm-dd> 12:00:00, 
              "C:\Test.txt|C:\Test2.txt"
            = set modified+created of C:\Test.txt and C:\Test2.txt
              to today, 12:00:00
    + Scripting command Rename slightly altered. The mode argument now 
      uses one-letter verbs:
        NEW: rename [mode (b|r|s|k|e)], ...
        OLD: rename [mode (bat|re|sr|kc|ext)], ...
      The old way is deprecated but kept for compatibility.
    ! Little bug with Compare algorithm. Fixed.
    % Compare faster.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.40.0000, 28-jul-2008).
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v7.40.0000 - 2008-07-28 12:00
    = NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main changes since last release:
  +++ New optional date format shows last week's days, "Yesterday", and 
      "Today" in the file list. One small step for a programmer, one 
      giant leap for usability.
  +++ Quick File View: Quickly view the textual or binary contents of 
      the currently focused file.
  +++ Type-ahead find now optionally works on the sorted column.
  +++ Compare files much faster.

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v7.30.0029 - 2008-07-28 09:13
    % Menu Edit | Compare: Added more speed by applying the thought that 
      related files are more likely to differ either in the header or in 
      the footer; so I first compare beginnings and ends, then the rest.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.30.0028, 27-jul-2008).
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v7.30.0028 - 2008-07-27 12:21
    + Configuration | General: Added option "Type-ahead find uses sorted 
      column". Uncheck to always use Name column; check to use the new way 
      introduced in v7.30.0025: Use the columns Name, Ext, Type, or Path 
      if they are the sorted columns.
    * Updated the help file.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.30.0027, 26-jul-2008).
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v7.30.0027 - 2008-07-26 21:46
    * The syntax change from yesterday (v7.30.0025 - 2008-07-25 08:55) 
      had to be taken back, but it finally did not work out as good as 
      expected.
      So it's back to how it has always been: Quote applications when 
      they are followed by parameters.
 
        ::open winzip32             OK
        ::open "winzip32"           OK
        ::open ""winzip32""         OK
        ::open winzip32 -min        FAILS
        ::open "winzip32" -min      OK
        ::open ""winzip32" -min"    OK
        ::open """winzip32"" -min"  OK

        ::open C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE             OK
        ::open "C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE"           OK
        ::open ""C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE""         OK
        ::open C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE -min        FAILS
        ::open "C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE" -min      OK
        ::open ""C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE" -min"    OK
        ::open """C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE"" -min"  OK
     
    * Menu Window | Show Tree / Show Catalog: Took the smartness out of 
      these commands. Now, when you hide both Tree and Catalog but Show 
      the Navigation Panel, then you plainly get what you wanted: An empty 
      grey space. It might relax your eyes, inspire your mind, or fill you 
      with horror vacui. Or maybe you find it so sensational that you 
      start begging for Dual-Grey!
      Also, when the Navigation Panel is hidden and you play with Show 
      Tree or Show Catalog you will see no effect since, well, the NP is 
      hidden!
    * Menu View | Font: Renamed command "List Management Editor..." to 
      "Editors..." since a number of other edit controls also use this 
      font.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.30.0026, 25-jul-2008).
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v7.30.0026 - 2008-07-25 13:23
    ! New quoting syntax (see v7.30.0025) produced a little glitch in 
      PFA/POM. Fixed.

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v7.30.0025 - 2008-07-25 08:55
  *** Changed a small but important part of the syntax used in UDC, PFA, 
      Scripting, Catalog, etc. ... wherever applications to run 
      are referenced.
      Before: Must double quote the application when
              there are command line switches.
      Now:    Must double quote the application when
              the application path contains blanks. 

      Purpose of quoting: Safely distinguish application path from any 
      appended command line switches.
      Reason for change: The new way is the common standard in Windows.

      Before:
        ::open "winzip32" -min      OK
        ::open winzip32 -min        FAILED BEFORE!!
      Now:
        ::open "winzip32" -min      OK
        ::open winzip32 -min        OK NOW

      Before:
        ::open C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE      OK BEFORE
        ::open "C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE"    OK
      Now:
        ::open C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE      FAILS NOW!!
        ::open "C:\Program Files\WinZip\WINZIP32.EXE"    OK
      
      What you should do now: Check your references to applications in 
      UDC, PFA, Scripting, Catalog. If there are unquoted applications 
      that contain blanks: quote them. That's all.
    + INI-Tweak that allows you to say "No" to the above syntax change:
        [General]
        AppIsQuotedIfParams=0
      Set to 1 to go back to the old syntax. But note: If you do this 
      you will not be fully compatible with newer scripts made by other 
      users. You will become more and more isolated... ;)
    * List: Before, Find As You Type (aka "Type Ahead Find") always used 
      the Name column regardless of the current sorting. Now, it uses the 
      columns Name, Ext, Type, or Path if they are the sorted columns, and 
      defaults to Name in all other cases.
      This, for example, makes it very easy to quickly jump to RAR 
      files: Sort by Ext, press R-A-R.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.30.0024, 24-jul-2008).
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v7.30.0024 - 2008-07-24 22:26
    + Menu File | Move/Copy/Backup To: Added a command to open the 
      internal Move/Copy/Backup To dialog to each of the submenus. It 
      duplicates the commands in menu Edit for the sake of usability. 
      Note: Redundancy is good unless it's bad.
    * Now the variables <curitem> <curext> <curbase> <curtitle> 
      <curname> <curver> refer to the List item that's both focused & 
      selected, *independent* of it being displayed on the Info Panel 
      (IP). Before, the variable was set to nothing if the IP was empty. 
      Now, it's set to nothing if there is no List item that's both 
      focused & selected.
      FYI, there are various ways to have a List item both focused & 
      selected without having it displayed on the IP, for example by 
      drag-selecting it with the mouse.
    * Variable <focitem> now returns
      - if Tree is focused: current path
      - else: currently focused file in List (whether selected or not)
      Before, it only returned currently focused file in List when the 
      List had focus.
    * Raw View Tab: Experimentally added the Raw View control to the tab 
      order. Now, when a file is being raw-viewed and you press TAB, the 
      focus will cycle in the order Tree, List, Raw View, Address Bar, 
      Catalog, [any enabled checkboxes on the tab].
    ! Tabs: If "Flexible width for named tabs" was active, and you 
      created a new tab while being on a named (= flexible width) tab, the 
      new tab inherited the width of the old tab although not being named. 
      Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.30.0021, 23-jul-2008).
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v7.30.0021 - 2008-07-23 22:38
    * Preview Tab: Experimentally added web browser control to tab 
      order. Now, when a file is being previewed through the web browser 
      control and you press TAB, the focus will cycle in the order Tree, 
      List, Web Preview, Address Bar, Catalog.
      Notes:
      - The focus is not easily seen on that control - whether and how 
        it is drawn depends on the previewed content.
      - Depending on the previewed content the focus might be grabbed 
        and not released anymore by that content. It then might for 
        example cycle on a previewed web page or PDF document.
    + Menu View | Font: The submenu captions now show the current font 
      settings. Sizes are only shown where they are configurable.
    % Menu Edit | Compare: Added some speed.
    ! Menu Favorites: If you assigned a KS to any of the submenus 
      Favorite Folders, Special System Folders, or Favorite Files, and 
      popped it via keyboard, the menu disregarded the setting of 
      PopupMenusAtSelection, and it did not support UNICODE. Fixed.
    ! Scripting: Command AddStr had unexpected returns when user 
      variables had been used before in the same script. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.30.0016, 22-jul-2008).
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v7.30.0016 - 2008-07-22 16:56
    + Menu View | Date Column Format: Added toggle "Show Weekday". If 
      enabled the day part of the date is shown as the weekday name 
      ("Monday, Tuesday ...") if the day lies within the last week. If 
      it's today (yesterday) it is shown as "Today" ("Yesterday").
      Notes:
      - The option applies to all date formats except, of course,
        "ISO Week" and "Zodiac".
      - Like with all date formats, the setting is per List mode: you 
        can e.g. show the weekdays in Search Results while having the 
        normal Date format in Browse mode.
      - If Show Age is enabled then Show Weekday is ignored.
    + Added two INI Tweaks that allow you to customize the terms for 
      Today and Yesterday in file dates (see above "Show Weekday").
        [General]
        ; Tweak: 'Today' in file dates
        TermToday=Today
        ; Tweak: 'Yesterday' in file dates
        TermYesterday=Yesterday
      So, if you are using a Spanish Windows you might set it to:
        TermToday=Hoy
        TermYesterday=Ayer      
    * INI tweak PopupMenusAtSelection (in [Settings]) now defaults to 1 
      on a fresh install. Reason: It's expected Windows behavior. If you 
      are upgrading nothing changes for you.
    ! Menu Go | History: If you assigned a KS to that submenu and popped 
      it via keyboard, the menu disregarded the setting of 
      PopupMenusAtSelection, and it did not support UNICODE. Both fixed.
    ! Menu User | Go To: Wrong icons for URLs. Fixed.
    ! Catalog | Context Menu of Categories | Open Folders in Tabs: Would 
      not open tabs pointing to drive roots, MyComputer, or Nethood. 
      Fixed.
    ! Menu Edit | Compare: The function did not correctly compare files 
      larger than 80MB or so (the exact value depends on the available 
      memory in a complex way): They always were reported as being 
      identical in almost no time (which already should have made you 
      suspicious hopefully!). Fixed. Bad bug actually, new official 
      version will be published ASAP. 
    * Menu Edit | Compare: For comparisons of files larger 1 MB you now 
      get a progress indication and a break chance by ESC.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.30.0012, 05-jul-2008).
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v7.30.0012 - 2008-07-05 08:00
    + Menu File: Added command "Quick File View" (Ctrl+Shift+Q). 
      Elevates the new Quick File View to the official menu command 
      level. Up to now it was only available as a subfunction of the 
      "Full Screen Preview" (in CKS under "Miscellaneous").
      Note that this command will open the Quick File View for any file, 
      even for images ("Full Screen Preview" opens images in Full Screen 
      Preview).
      It will work on the currently focused file even if it is not 
      selected.
    * Quick File View: Removed the disabled Cancel button.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.30.0009, 04-jul-2008).
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v7.30.0009 - 2008-07-04 11:03
    * Quick File View: Slightly changed the headers layout and fixed 
      some glitches.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.30.0008, 03-jul-2008).
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v7.30.0008 - 2008-07-03 18:17
    * Scripting command altered and enhanced:
      - Delete
        Now, you can directly state the item(s) to be deleted in the new 
        argument "itemlist". Also the arguments have been thoroughly 
        changed.
        *** Revise any scripts that are using ***
        *** yesterday's version of delete!    ***
        Syntax: delete [recycle=1], [confirm], [itemlist]
          recycle:   1 = [default] use Recycle Bin
                     0 = delete (no Recycle Bin)
          confirm:   1 = confirmation prompt
                     0 = no confirmation prompt
               [empty] = [default] user setting in configuration
          itemlist:  |-separated list of items (full path) to delete.
                         The | (pipe) resp. the items may be surrounded 
                         by any number of blanks. Folders should not 
                         have a trailing slash.
               [empty] = [default] current Tree or List selections are 
                         deleted, depending on the focus.
                 :tree = delete current tree selection
                 :list = delete current list selection(s)

        Examples:
        ::delete 1, 0, ":list"
          send all selected list items to the Recycle Bin, no questions
        ::delete 0, 1, ":tree"
          delete the selected tree folder (NO Recycle Bin), ask before
        ::delete    OR
        ::delete 1
          delete Tree or List items (depending on focus), use Recycle 
          Bin, confirmation prompt depending on user settings
        ::delete 0, 0
          delete Tree or List items (depending on focus),
          NO Recycle Bin, NO questions
        ::delete 1, 1, "E:\TestFiles\Temp\droptest\resource.h |
          E:\TestFiles\Temp\droptest\MainFrm.h"
          Delete those two files, use Recycle Bin, ask before

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.30.0007, 03-jul-2008).
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v7.30.0007 - 2008-07-03 15:56
  +++ Quick File View: I never enjoyed that F11 (Full Screen Preview) is 
      "only for images". What a waste of such a nice key! So I added a 
      Quick File View for all other file types!
      The rules:
      (1) There's no editing, just viewing. But you can select and copy.
      (2) Of larger files only the first 256 KB are shown. If you need 
          more, used Raw View on Info Panel.
      (3) Non-binary file are displayed in the usual text mode. All 
          sorts of line feeds (DOS, Mac...) are recognized correctly.
      (4) Binary files are displayed in the usual hex editor mode. For 
          performance reasons only the first 32 KB are shown of them.
      (5) Of course, this function does not work for folders.
      Well, for me at least, this is one of the features I will use all 
      the time. 
    * Various multi-line edit boxes that are using the user-definable 
      Editor Font now also use the user-definable Editor Font Size.

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v7.30.0006 - 2008-07-03 11:06
    + Menu Edit | Compare: Added command "Compare Current File With 
      Previous File". Allows you to determine whether the currently 
      selected file is same or different from the previously selected 
      file. The files need not be in same folder. A file is "selected" 
      once it is displayed on Info Panel and Statusbar.
      Default keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+K.
    + Menu Edit | Compare: Command "Compare Current File With File On 
      Clipboard" now has default keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+K.