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v13.80.0103 - 2014-03-05 13:33
    + Custom Columns: Now Find Files by Custom Columns is supported.
      Referring to the columns works just like with Find Files by Extra Tags. 
      You can either state a canonic field prefix "cc1" to "cc5" which will work 
      independently of the column captions. Or you state the column caption as 
      prefix.
      For example, find all items where the column called "Contents" returns 
      "Hash":
        contents:Hash
      Or, find all items where the first Custom Column returns "100" and the 
      second Custom Column returns "Blue".
        :cc1:100 AND cc2:Blue
      Note: You can even search by columns that are not currently visible. And 
      the search results will not automatically show the column(s) by which you 
      have searched.
    + Customize Column dialog: Added field "Item type" where you can limit the 
      action to Files, Folders, or Files and Folders.
    * Customize Column dialog: Renamed "Scope" to "Item filter". Also renamed 
      the INI key, so you need to redo this part in your column definitions from 
      the previous version.
    * Customize Column dialog: Now it remembers its position.
    + Custom Columns: Added "Hide Column" to the column headers right-click menu.
    + Custom Columns: Add variable <cc_isfolder>. It's "1" for folders, "0" for 
      files.
    * Custom Columns: Now when you show a Custom Column in the file list it is 
      auto-filled immediately.
    * Configuration | Styles: Added "Autosize columns maximum width (0 = 
      unlimited)". Here you can set the maximum width for autosized columns in 
      pixels. Valid inputs are "0" ("unlimited") up to "9999".
      Note that the default setting "0" ("unlimited") will be actually limited 
      to 600 pixels internally.
      Note that there is an internal "minimum maximum width" of 100 pixels. So 
      when you enter a value of 50 it will be internally set to 100.
      FYI, this is tweak AutosizeColumnsMaxWidth raised to config level.
    + Tweak AutosizeColumnsRadical: Set to 1 to autosize columns even on 
      startup, on tab switch, and on view change.
        AutosizeColumnsRadical=1
    * Help | List All Commands...: The command ID is not shown anymore. You can 
      however force it by holding CTRL when you click the command.

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v13.80.0104 - 2014-03-05 22:00
    + Now the variable <prop> supports four audio properties that will be 
      retrieved from the following formats: ASF, OGG, WMA, WAV.
      The format looks like this:
        text "<prop #audio.bitdepth>";
        text "<prop #audio.bitrate>";
        text "<prop #audio.channels>";
        text "<prop #audio.samplerate>";
      Note that #audio.bitdepth is only supported for WAV files.
      FYI, these things work really fast. :)
    + Custom Columns: Now columns of type Property support stating internal 
      properties in this format (directly into the Definition field):
        #aspectratio
        #Hash.MD5
        #audio.bitdepth
      Processing this way will be faster than going via Template and constructs 
      like <prop #aspectratio>.
    > Custom Columns: For the new audio properties you don't need to filter the 
      files since the action is already internally limited to ASF, OGG, WMA, and 
      WAV files
    ! Hotlist: The & character was not correctly escaped in the menu items. 
      Fixed.
    ! Custom Columns: Auto-filling undefined Custom Columns on showing them 
      popped Properties dialog. Fixed.

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v13.80.0105 - 2014-03-06 19:54
    + Customize Columns: The column headers right-click menu got a new command 
      "Select Special Property...". Here you can select one of XYplorer's 
      special properties from a list. The column caption is automatically set if 
      you leave it unnamed in the Configure Custom Column dialog.
      The following special properties (also known from the <prop> variable) are 
      currently supported:
        Bit Depth (#audio.bitdepth)
        Bit Rate (#audio.bitrate)
        Channels (#audio.channels)
        Sample Rate (#audio.samplerate)
        Aspect Ratio (#aspectratio)
        Hard Links (#hardlinks)
        MD5 (#hash.md5)
        SHA1 (#hash.sha1)
        SHA256 (#hash.sha256)
        SHA512 (#hash.sha512)
        CRC32 (#hash.crc32)
        Junction Target (#junctiontarget)
        Shortcut Target (#shortcuttarget)
    + Special Properties: Now audio properties for MP3 files are supported.
    ! Audio Format Info: Did not support files with Unicode names on drives with 
      NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation (registry) enabled. Fixed.
    + Info Panel | Preview: Finally, MP3s with Unicode names can be previewed 
      and analyzed.
    + Configure Custom Column dialog: Added format "Text Right-Aligned".
    ! Configure Custom Column dialog: Error on loading the dialog with an 
      out-dated language file active. Fixed.

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v13.80.0106 - 2014-03-06 20:27
    ! Custom Columns: Columns were refreshed in the inactive pane even if they 
      were not visible. Fixed.

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v13.80.0107 - 2014-03-07 12:27
    + Special Properties: Added property "Length" (#audio.length). It returns 
      the length in a more exact format than the Shell column of the same name:
        nn:ss.fff
          n = minutes
          s = seconds
          f = milliseconds
      Notes:
      - Length is currently only retrieved for WAV, FLAC, OGG, and MP3. The 
        formats ASF and WMA are yet to come.
      - OGG length is only approximate since it is calculated from file_size 
        divided by nominal_bit_rate.
      - Of course, the shell cannot display the length for OGG and FLAC at all.
    + Special Properties: Now audio properties for FLAC files are supported.
    ! Custom Columns / Extra Columns: Columns of format/type Date were not 
      sorted correctly. Fixed.
      Note that for Custom Columns the Format field must be set to "Date" to get 
      the sorting right.

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v13.80.0108 - 2014-03-07 21:13
    + SC get got a new named argument "counticons", by which you can retrieve 
      the number of embedded icons in a file.
      Syntax: get("counticons", [file])
        file:     Full path to the file.
                  If missing the currently focused file is used.
        return:   The number of embedded icons in the file.
      Note:
        The following file type are scnned for embedded icons:
          .exe.dll.cpl.ocx.scr.icl.bpl.wlx.wfx.wcx.wdx.acm
      Examples:
        text get("counticons", "%winsysdir%\shell32.dll");  //from shell32.dll
        text get("counticons");   //from focused file
        text <get counticons>;    //from focused file
      Example for a Custom Column of type Template:
        <get counticons "<cc_item>">
    ! Custom Columns: Definitions for columns of type Template only supported 
      variables of type <prop>. Now they support all XY variables.
    ! SC unset did not work for any non-first variable in a list of variables. 
      Fixed. Now this works again:
        unset $a, $b;
    ! Date display: A lowercase "f" was wrongly seen as placeholder for 
      milliseconds in certain date formats. Fixed.

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v13.80.0109 - 2014-03-09 11:37
    + Special Properties: Added property "Dimensions" (#image.dimensions). It 
      returns the dimensions much faster than the shell for the following image 
      file types: gif.jpg.jpeg.jpe.png.psd.psb
    + Special Properties: Added property "Date Taken" (#image.datetaken). It 
      returns the date taken much faster than the shell for the following image 
      file types: jpg.jpeg.jpe.tif.tiff.nef
    + SC report: Now Custom Columns are supported, referenced by their 
      case-insensitive canonic names (independent of any translations), e.g. "custom 1".
      Example:
        text report("{name}: {custom 1}, {custom 2}, {custom 3}, {custom 4}, {custom 5}<crlf>");
      Columns of type Date can be formatted in the usual way, e.g.:
        text report("{name}: Year {custom 5 yyyy}<crlf>");
    * Branch View: Now the current column layout is preserved when you toggle 
      from Browse mode to a Branch View.
      Notes:
      - The Path column is ensured to be visible in the Branch View since it is 
        essential in this view.
      - Any changes in the Branch View column layout are not inherited back to 
        the Browse mode, nor are they inherited to the next Branch View. In 
        other words, they are simply forgotten.
    ! Mode Switch Oddity: Switching back to Browse mode would not return to the 
      previous Browse mode list layout after switching to another Browse mode 
      tab and back to the first tab. Fixed.
    ! Some variables, e.g. <prop ...> did not work anymore in all contexts since 
      v13.80.0108. Fixed.

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v13.80.0110 - 2014-03-09 22:22
    + Configure Custom Column dialog: Now the "Clear" button has the same 
      right-click menu as the "Clear" button in the Edit User Button dialog, 
      offering the following semi-documented commands:
      - Copy as Snippet: Copy the current configuration to the clipboard.
      - Paste Snippet: Paste the configuration currently on the clipboard.
      You can use those snippets to easily share column definitions online.

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v13.80.0111 - 2014-03-10 14:59
    + Special Properties: Added the following special properties:
        MP3 Album (#mp3.album)
        MP3 Artist (#mp3.artist)
        MP3 Comments (#mp3.Comments)
        MP3 Genre (#mp3.genre)
        MP3 Title (#mp3.title)
        MP3 Track (#mp3.track)
        MP3 Year (#mp3.year)
      Note that they also work in the <prop> variable. e.g.:
        text "<prop #mp3.year>";
    > Find Files: Note that the above addition means that you can now find files 
      by their MP3 properties. For example, to find all MP3s with a title 
      beginning with "no":
        prop:#mp3.title: no*
      Note that this works completely independent of Custom Columns.
    + Configure Custom Column dialog: Now you can more easily select a property 
      right from the dialog using a little orange button.
    * Find Files: From now on all patterns are trimmed: leading and trailing 
      spaces are ignored. This is also done for in a Boolean term, or in a Multi 
      Field Search.
      Reason: This is simply the expected behavior.
      So now, for example, these search terms are equivalent:
        Name:a*
        Name: a*
      Before, the second term would not have found anything (since filenames 
      don't start with spaces).
      Same here, both yield the same results:
        Height:300 or 600
        Height: 300  or   600
    > If you want leading or trailing spaces in your patterns you have to put 
      them within quotes:
        Name: " a*"
    * Find Files: From now on, Extra Tag and Custom Column patterns are NOT 
      auto-wildcarded anymore (aka Loose Match).
      Reason: This (no auto-wildcards) is simply the expected behavior.
      Example:
        Height:30         will NOT match 300 or 130 anymore, but only 30
    > If you want leading and trailing wildcards in your patterns you have to put 
      them yourself:
        Height:*30*       will match 300 or 130 or 30
    ! Custom Columns: Find Files by Custom Columns did not recognize the 
      localized default captions inherited from the shell column headers. Fixed.
      Now for an unnamed column defined by property #27, you can do this in 
      German Windows:
        Abmessungen:500 x *
      and this in English Windows:
        Dimensions:500 x *

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v13.80.0112 - 2014-03-10 21:16
    + Scripting got a new function.
      Name: SetColumns
      Action: Sets or gets the list's columns.
      Syntax: setcolumns([columns], [flags=0]
        columns:    Comma-separated list of canonic column names.
                    May optionally include visibility prefix "+" as '+Name'.
                    May optionally include the column width (in pixels) as 'Name.Width'.
                    If missing only the current columns are returned.
                    If "" then the current columns are ordered in the default column sequence.
        flags:      Options for set and get.
          0: Only visible columns. Prefixes and Widths are ignored (but 
             permitted), respectively not returned.
          1: Mind/Return visibility of the columns with prefixed "+".
          2: Mind/Return column widths, suffixed to the names separated by a period.
        return:     The previous columns (as comma-separated list of canonic column names).
                    Depending on the flags with visibility prefixes and widths suffixes.
      Examples:
        setcolumns("Name,Size");      //shows Name and Size
        setcolumns("Name,+Size", 1);  //shows only Size
        // set exact pixel widths; where the width is missing or 0 the current width of the column is used
        setcolumns("Name.223,Ext.43,Size.48,Created.115,Modified.115,Accessed.115,Label.18,Tags.53,Comment.82", 2);
      Notes:
        - You cannot hide all columns. If you try then the Name column will be shown.
        - This command could become very popular. :)
    + Tweak to inherit Browse mode columns, view, and sort order to the Find 
      mode (= Search Results listing), analog to the changes to Branch View in 
      v13.80.0109. Affects Quick Name Search as well as Find Files.
        FindInheritColumns=1
      Might be raised to UI level later.

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v13.80.0113 - 2014-03-11 14:18
    + Custom Copy Progress: Now the source and target paths for each processed 
      file are displayed. The dialog became a little higher and wider.
    * XYcopy: Updated to 2.10.0051.
    * View | Columns | Show Columns...: Now the list shows the columns in their 
      current order, and you can drag them to a new position. Cool enhancement!
      Tip: Instead of mouse-dragging you can also shift their positions by 
      Ctrl+Up/Down.
    * View | Sort By: Also in this menu the columns are now shown in their 
      current order.
    * View | Columns: Also in this menu the columns are now shown in their 
      current order.
    + SC SetColumns enhanced:
      Syntax: setcolumns([columns], [flags=0]
        flags:      Options for set and get.
          4: Set only the widths, not visibility or position.
        setcolumns("Name.250", 4); //set Name column width to 250 pixels
        setcolumns("Name.250,Size.100", 4); //set the width of two columns
    ! Find Files by Custom Columns: Did not apply numeric comparison when 
      needed. Fixed. Now this will not match documents with only 5 pages:
        ?Pages: > 40

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v13.80.0114 - 2014-03-12 20:13
    + Special Properties: Added property "Version" (#version). Returns the 
      version number for all files types that have such data.
    * Custom Columns Reloaded Part 1: Now you have 32 Custom Column Definitions, 
      and (just as before) 5 Custom Columns available in the fixed global 
      columns arsenal for Browse and Find mode.
      The first 5 Custom Column Definitions are automatically used by the 5 
      Custom Columns.
      And in the next beta:
      - All 32 Custom Column Definitions can be assigned to a new type of ad-hoc 
        custom columns.
      - You can actually edit those 32 definitions.
    + Configure Custom Column dialog: Added a new Type "Mixed". A mixed column 
      is sort of a meta column, defined by a list of other column definitions 
      (which need to have been defined previously) which are simply referenced 
      by their serial number. The order is relevant since the listed column 
      definitions are worked from top to bottom and the first match wins (i.e. 
      it will be used to fill the cell). The filename in question is matched 
      against the filters defined in each column definition. If no filters are 
      present the column will match any filename. So, to make sense, all column 
      definitions (apart from the last one) joined in a Mixed Column should have 
      filters defined.
      Tip: You can easily select column definitions using the little orange 
      button.
      Example: A typical list of column definitions joined in a Mixed Column 
      could look like this in the list popped via the orange button:
        +5: Sample Rate (ogg;wav;flac;mp3)
        +3: Dimensions (jpg;png)
        +2: Seiten (pdf)
      Within the owning Mixed Column the "Definition" field for the above 
      listing would be simply: 5,3,2.
      Tip: Mixed Columns = Killer Feature. :)
    * Scripting | Step Dialog: Now it's a bit larger on larger screens.
    ! List: When switching to a tab with Name Search from a tab with Branch 
      View, the Name Search tab was changed to Branch View. Should not happen. 
      Fixed.
    ! SC FormatList: Filtering did not work correctly with separators larger 
      than one character. Fixed.
    ! Configuration | Shell Integration | 64-bit Windows | Show the real 
      System32 directory: Was not correctly initialized in a fresh instance. 
      Fixed.
    ! Find Files: On searching the whole computer a "System32 has been 
      redirected..." warning was falsely displayed. Fixed.
    ! List: When switching from Find mode to Drives mode and then to Browse 
      mode, the wrong column layout was selected since v13.80.0109. Fixed.

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v13.80.0115 - 2014-03-13 20:35
    + Configuration dialog: Added new section "Custom Columns". Features a list 
      of all available column definitions. Press Edit or dbl-click an item in 
      the list to configure a column. Of course, only when you OK the 
      Configuration dialog, the changes take effect and are applied to the list.
      Note that this is just the beginning. It's a long way to Custom Columns 
      Reloaded...
    * Configuration dialog: Removed the icons from the sections listing. Too 
      ugly.
    * Info Panel | Version: The "File Version" is now taken from the "Fixed File 
      Info". Before, it was taken from the "String File Info". The "Fixed File 
      Info", however, is supposed to be more exact.
      Also <prop #version> now returns the "Fixed File Info" version.
    + Custom Columns: Now you can escape the processing of Custom Columns by 
      pressing ESC. The cells where data retrieval was skipped will then show 
      "[Skipped by ESC]". Can be useful when browsing large folders with complex 
      Custom Columns on a slow machine.
    ! SC trim: Freeze on passing "*" as charlist. Fixed.
    * SC trim: From now on when passing "*" or "?" as charlist they are 
      automatically treated as verbatim characters, not as wildcards.
    ! Mixed Columns: Fixed a couple of glitches and crashes.
    ! Scripting: <crlf n> could cause a freeze when entered through the Address 
      Bar. Fixed.
    ! SC report: Fields {custom 1} etc were not resolved when an itemlist was 
      passed to the function. Fixed.

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v13.80.0116 - 2014-03-14 17:19
    * Custom Columns Reloaded Part 2: Another radical rewrite of the Custom 
      Columns dialog, too many changes to mention here. Just look and play... 
      but it's not the end yet. By far.
    > Beta to Beta: Because of the numerous changes it was not possible to 
      upgrade your previous custom columns. Everything is set back to zero when 
      you upgrade to this version.
      The good news: You get some factory defaults now for the first 5 columns.
    * List: Now, when you show the Len column it is filled immediately. Before, 
      a manual refresh of the list was necessary.

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v13.80.0118 - 2014-03-14 21:59
    ! Mixed Columns: Did not respect their own filter. Fixed.
    ! Custom Columns: Reverse sort did not keep data on top. Fixed.
    ! List: The Len column was not filled immediately when shown via the Show 
      Columns dialog. Fixed.

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