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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version:

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v9.50.0008 - 2010-09-15 12:21
    * Office Preview: Now Word documents (doc, docx) are previewed in a 
      technically completely new way which should take care of the known 
      issues when attempting to preview Office 2007 through Internet 
      Explorer.
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version v9.50.0006, 14-sep-2010).

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v9.50.0006 - 2010-09-14 20:30
    * Menu Edit | Select | Selection Filter...:
      - Swapped the functionality of Ctrl+OK and Shift+OK:
        Ctrl+OK:  Add matches to the current selections
        Shift+OK: Remove matches from the current selections
      - Now Ctrl+Enter and Shift+Enter work just as Ctrl+OK and 
        Shift+OK. No rat required.
    * Menu Edit | Select | Select Items...: Defined Ctrl+Shift+M as 
      default KS.
    * File Tags: The context menu (of Tags TB button, and of tags 
      column) command "Select All "[Tag Name]"" can be modified by 
      modifier keys. Now the functionality of Ctrl and Shift swapped:
      - Hold None:  Select all [tag] items, unselect all other items.
      - Hold CTRL:  Select all [tag] items, keep other selections.
      - Hold SHIFT: Unselect all [tag] items, keep other selections.
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version v9.50.0005, 14-sep-2010).

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v9.50.0005 - 2010-09-14 12:32
    ! Permanent Startup Path was not added to history on startup. Fixed.
    ! Edit User Button dialog: The new Clear button was triggered by 
      ESC. Fixed.
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version v9.50.0003, 13-sep-2010).

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v9.50.0003 - 2010-09-13 21:35
    + Rename Special: Added command "Edit Item Names..." by which you 
      can edit the names of the selected List items in a multiline text 
      box. Depending on your rename tasks this offers an elegant way to 
      handle them.
      You might even copy the names to a full blown editor, do some 
      fancy things with them, and then paste them back to the dialog and 
      perform the rename.
      Notes:
      - Empty lines or missing lines at the end of the list will be 
        taken as "don't rename this item"; excessive lines at the end of 
        the list will be ignored.
      - With this rename the Rename Preview is unconditionally invoked 
        before the actual rename is performed.
    + Edit User Button dialog: New button "Clear" to clear all fields.
      Hint: The "undocumented" Copy/Paste Snippet menu now pops on 
      right-clicking this button.
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version v9.50.0002, 12-sep-2010).

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v9.50.0002 - 2010-09-12 18:53
    + Configuration | Startup & Exit: Added "Expand in tree". If checked 
      then the Permanent Startup Path (if any) will be guaranteed to be 
      expanded on next startup. If unchecked it will only be expanded if 
      on last exit it was the last path and expanded.
    * List: In view mode "Details with Thumbnails" the File Info Tips 
      now also appear when hovering the thumbnail.
    ! SC recase with "title" argument did not count line breaks as word 
      delimiters. Fixed. Example:
      ::text recase("tEXT<crlf>tEXT", "title");   //Text¶¶Text
    ! Catalog: Since v9.40.0102 - 2010-08-13 17:32 the Catalog did not 
      support Aliases anymore. Fixed.
    ! Rename Special | Mp3 Special: "ID3 Tag to Filename" would only 
      happen when the file's ID3 tag had an Artist entry. Fixed.
    ! Tree: On startup, when a Permanent Startup Path was set, the 
      expanded state of the last folder on last exit was inherited by 
      the new startup folder. Fixed. Now a startup folder that's set by 
      Permanent Startup Path is always collapsed, unless it was the last 
      folder anyway and expanded, or "Expand in tree" is checked.
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version v9.50.0001, 09-sep-2010).

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v9.50.0001 - 2010-09-09 11:15
    + Scripting got a new function.
      Name:   recase
      Action: Changes the case of a string.
      Syntax: recase(string, [mode])
        string:   String to change case of.
        mode:     One of the following:
          lower = [default] to lower case
          upper = to upper case
          title = to title case (first letter of each word to upper 
                  case, other letters to lower case)
        return:   String with changed case.
      Examples:
        ::text recase("tEXT","lower");   //text
        ::text recase("tEXT","upper");   //TEXT
        ::text recase("tEXT","title");   //Text
    * SC readurl got a new StripHTML parameter which can be used to 
      return the (ideally) pure text without any HTML formatting.
      - ReadURL
        Action: Returns the contents of a web file.
        Syntax: readurl(url, [nocookies], [StripHTML])
          url:        [required] URL
          nocookies:  [optional]
            0 = use cookies
            1 = don't use cookies
          StripHTML:  [optional]
            0 = return unchanged HTML
            1 = strip HTML comments and tags, scripts and styles,  
                convert some common HTML entities, and remove excessive 
                tabs, spaces and empty lines
          return:     url's contents
        Examples:
        ::text readurl("http://www.xyplorer.com/download.htm", 0, 1);
        ::text readurl("http://www.xyplorer.com/tour/ _
          index.php?page=portable", 0, 1);
    ! The recently added variable <items> (introduced in v9.40.0110 -
      2010-09-03 15:27) was in conflict with an already existing variable 
      of the same name that was restricted to the context of OpenWith 
      (SC openwith and UDC OpenWith). To resolve the conflict the 
      recently added variable has been renamed to <selitems>.
      Both <selitems> and <items> are functionally identical (they 
      return a space-separated list of the currently selected list items 
      in quotes and with full path, ordered as listed from top to 
      bottom) but are used in different contexts.
        ::echo <items>;     //does not work (but only in OpenWith)
        ::echo <selitems>;  //works
      Real world use case: To register all currently selected files you 
      can now use this DOS command through the Address Bar:
        !!regsvr32 <selitems>
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Summary of the latest XYplorer Official Release (v9.50.0000, 06-Sep-2010).

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v9.50.0000 - 2010-09-06 12:00
    = NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main changes since last release:
  +++ Select Items. The new interface "Select Items..." lets you select 
      items by a list of item names.
  +++ Selection Filter. The Selection Filter now can be limited to 
      select only files or only folders.
  +++ Selection Filter. Now you can add to or remove from the current 
      selections.
  +++ DOS commands. DOS commands now support XY native variables and 
      Environment variables.
  +++ Titlebar. Now you can define the layout of the main window's 
      titlebar.
  +++ Scripting. Now you can run a script directly from the command 
      line.

v9.40.0115 - 2010-09-06 10:11
    * Configuration | General | Remember state of tree: Now the state 
      of the Maxi Tree is also remembered if "Don't save history" is 
      ticked.


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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v9.40.0114, 05-sep-2010).

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v9.40.0114 - 2010-09-05 17:51
    * Updated the help file.
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v9.40.0113, 05-sep-2010).

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v9.40.0113 - 2010-09-05 13:54
    + Menu Panes: Added command "Swap Panes". Swaps the locations of 
      both panes.
      Tip: Hold SHIFT to open the locations in a new foreground tab on 
      each pane.
    * Menu Window: Renamed
        "Show Tabs" to "Show Tab Bar"
        "Show Statusbar" to "Show Status Bar"
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v9.40.0112, 04-sep-2010).

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v9.40.0112 - 2010-09-04 20:31
    + Menu Edit | Select | Selection Filter...: Now you can add to or 
      remove from the current selections.
      - hold SHIFT while clicking OK in the Selection Filter dialog
        = Add matches to the current selections
      - hold CTRL while clicking OK in the Selection Filter dialog
        = Remove matches from the current selections
    * Menu Edit | Select | Select Items...: Now URL queries are allowed 
      and ignored in the listed items.
      For example, this...
        http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5502&p=51346
      will now match
        viewtopic.php
    + Configuration | Templates: To suppress the automatic upgrade 
      notice in the titlebar (it is shown when you first run a new 
      XYplorer version), you can now add the pseudo-variable <nun> (= No 
      Upgrade Notice) anywhere to the template. E.g.:
        <path> - <app> @ <ini> - <ver><nun>
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v9.40.0111, 04-sep-2010).

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v9.40.0111 - 2010-09-04 15:18
    + Configuration | Templates: Added Titlebar, elevated from tweak 
      TitlebarTemplate. Here you can define the layout of the main 
      window's titlebar. The factory default is:
        <path> - <app> @ <ini> - <ver>
      You may add or remove what you like, in any order. There's only 
      one rule: The <app> (resolved to the EXE base name, normally 
      XYplorer; if XYplorer is not part of that name it is added to the 
      titlebar anyway) is mandatory.
      Variables supported in the Titlebar Template:
      - <path>    = current path
      - <app>     = this EXE base name
      - <ini>     = current INI file (without path)
      - <ver>     = this EXE version
      - <folder>  = current folder (without path)
      - All other XY native variables, e.g.
        <date>, <xydrive>, <get pane>, <get userrole> etc.
    ! When a backup operation targeted the <xydata>\NewItems folder, the 
      New Items menu was not auto-updated as expected. Fixed.
    * Tree: When selecting a new folder by keyboard (= on KeyUp), there 
      will now be a 300 msec delay before the browsing is attempted. 
      This will prevent the usual hang when you meet locations that 
      aren't available for whatever reasons (floppies, unconnected 
      network locations, empty CD-drives, etc.).
      This is in accordance with Explorer's behavior.
    * Configuration | File Operations | File operation progress dialog 
      modeless: This is now enabled by factory default.
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v9.40.0110, 03-sep-2010).

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v9.40.0110 - 2010-09-03 15:27
    + Menu Edit | Select | Select Items...: Added a checkbox "Ignore 
      extensions". If checked then matching is done only against the 
      base of the given item names.
      The state of the checkbox is remembered within the session.
    ! Startup when the current tab pointed to an un-mounted USB drive 
      would lead to an error and immediate exit. Bug was born about 4 
      weeks ago. Fixed.
    + Address Bar: DOS commands now support XY native variables and 
      Environment variables.
      Examples:
        !dir "%temp%" /p
        !!regsvr32 "<curitem>"
        !!regsvr32 <items>
    + New variable <items> returns a space-separated list of the 
      currently selected list items in quotes and with full path, 
      ordered as listed from top to bottom.
        ::echo <items>;
      Real world use case: To register all currently selected files you 
      can now use this DOS command through the Address Bar:
        !!regsvr32 <items>
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v9.40.0109, 02-sep-2010).

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v9.40.0109 - 2010-09-02 15:33
    + Menu Edit | Select | Selection Filter...: Now you can restrict the 
      selections to files or folders. This is achieved by attaching one 
      of the following prefixes to the pattern:
        *:  => select files only
        \:  => select folders only
      Examples:
        new*        Select all items starting with "new"
        *:>new*     Select all files starting with "new"
        \:>new*     Select all folders starting with "new"
      Also works with RegExp:
        >^new       Select all items starting with "new" (RegExp)      
        *:>^new     Select all files starting with "new" (RegExp)
        \:>^new     Select all folders starting with "new" (RegExp)
      The prefix must precede any other prefix:
        *:!>^new     Select all files NOT starting with "new" (RegExp)
        *:!type:doc  Select all files where the Type does NOT have "doc"
    * Menu Edit | Select | Select Items...: Now you can pass paths and 
      even encoded URLs with the item names. The paths will be ignored 
      and the encodings resolved. For example, the following lines will 
      all select the file "Arial Unicode MS.zip" in the current list:
        c:\files\A\Arial Unicode MS.zip
        \\192.168.0.2\Fonts\Arial Unicode MS.zip
        file:///c:/files/A/Arial Unicode MS.zip
        http://www.sofontes.com.br/files/A/Arial Unicode MS.zip
        http://www.sofontes.com.br/files/A/Arial%20Unicode%20MS.zip
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v9.40.0108, 01-sep-2010).

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v9.40.0108 - 2010-09-01 20:24
    + Menu Edit | Select: Added command "Select Items..." by which you 
      can select items by a list of item names (one per line).
      - Item names should be only file titles, no paths.
      - The sequence of the item names does not matter.
      - Leading and trailing spaces around each name are allowed and 
        ignored.
      - Matching is case-insensitive (A=a), so you can state the names 
        with wrong capitalization and still have them selected.
      - XY native and environment variables are allowed (though rarely 
        useful here, I think).
      - The last used list is remembered within the session.
      Example List:
        ReadmeXY.txt
        LicenseXY.txt
      Use Case:
        Yesterday I updated ten screenshots for the website. Before 
        copying them to the large (hundreds of images) production folder 
        (thereby overwriting the previous versions) I wanted to store 
        the ten old versions somewhere else. But I was too lazy to 
        select them manually because they were scattered all over a 
        large list and I would have to scroll and peak for them manually 
        (or "eyeally") and select them one by one using Dual Pane to 
        check and compare their names. So that was enough for me to add 
        this new command. Now it's a matter of seconds to shoot some 
        file names up the clipboard (Ctrl+Shift+P) and paste them into 
        the "Select Items..." box to have them selected. :)      
    * List white space context menu: Now the Select commands are stuffed 
      into a submenu.
    * List: Since v9.11.0001 inline-rename checks whether the item to be 
      renamed is in use. Now there's a 500 msec delay (and then a 2nd 
      check) before the message is popped: "The item cannot be renamed 
      because it is currently opened by another application."
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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v9.40.0107, 31-aug-2010).

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v9.40.0107 - 2010-08-31 21:34
    + Now you can run a script on startup directly from the command 
      line. The new switch is /script=<script resource>, where <script 
      resource> can be
      (1) The path to a script file (commonly called *.xys). The file 
          spec is resolved as in SC load, so you can skip the XYS 
          extension. You can also skip the path if the XYS file is 
          located in the default scripts folder.
          For example
            XYplorer.exe /script=test
          would run the file <xyscripts>\test.xys on startup.
          If the path contains spaces it must be quoted:
            XYplorer.exe /script="C:\Zen\test one.xys"          
      (2) A script. It must be preceded by ::, and it must not contain 
          double quotes or other characters that might lead to problems 
          when parsing the command line.
          For example
            XYplorer.exe /script="::msg 'Welcome to XY!';"
          Note the quotes which are needed because of the space in the 
          script line.
      Note that this feature is not available in the Home Edition.
    ! Scripting: Since 2010-07-19 scripting-induced changes of the 
      active pane (e.g. by use of SC focus) were not correctly 
      registered by some other commands within the same script. Fixed.
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