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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.40.0030, 24-aug-2008).
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v7.40.0030 - 2008-08-24 16:42
    ! Color Filters: Due to a temporary glitch, patterns like 
      "D:\*readme*" did not work anymore. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0000, 25-aug-2008).
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v7.50.0000 - 2008-08-25 15:00
    = NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main changes since last release:
  +++ Folder View Settings: Now you can save and auto-restore folder-
      specific view settings.
  +++ The thumbnails view mode has been redesigned.
  +++ Scripting. A new "timestamp" command gives you programmatic 
      control over all three file dates of any file or folder on your 
      system.
  +++ Start Up. Now you can select the Application Data Path using a 
      command line switch. This means you can have any number of totally 
      independent configurations for one single executable. Choose your 
      preferred work environment via a simple Windows shortcut!
  +++ Tabs. List Style (line numbers, auto-size, grid...) and Column 
      visibility are now tab-wise.
  +++ Now the Catalog can be moved above the Tree.
  +++ Rename Preview. The size of the preview window now automatically 
      adjusts to best fit the info.
  +++ Batch Rename. New "Increment On Collision" switch (/i). 
      Automatically avoids collisions with existing files.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0001, 28-aug-2008).
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v7.50.0001 - 2008-08-28 13:16
  *** Scripting syntax enhanced:
      (1) Blocking of variable interpolation
          Variables embedded in double-quoted or unquoted strings are 
          replaced with their corresponding value. Now, you can block 
          variables from this so-called variable interpolation by 
          putting them inside single-quoted strings.
          This applies to all types of variables in XYplorer scripting:
            1. xy native vars (<date>...)
            2. environments vars (%TMP%...)
            3. user vars in scripting ($a...)
      
      (2) Introduction of a concatenation operator
          Strings and variables now can be concatenated by . (dot). Any 
          number of blanks surrounding the concatenator are ignored. The 
          following scripts are identical:
            ::msg "Hi there!"
            ::msg "Hi "."there!"
            ::msg "Hi " . "there!"
            ::msg "Hi "   .  "there!"
            ::msg "Hi"." "."there!"
      
      Examples
      ~~~~~~~~
      ::msg "The time is " . <date hh:nn:ss> . "."
        > The time is 08:40:17.
        Variable is outside of any quotes and simply resolved.
      ::msg "The time is <date hh:nn:ss>."
        > The time is 08:40:17.
        Variable is in dbl-quotes and interpolated.
      ::msg 'The time is <date hh:nn:ss>.'
        > The time is <date hh:nn:ss>.
        Variable is not resolved because it's in sgl-quotes.
      ::msg "The time is '<date hh:nn:ss>'."
        > The time is '08:40:17'.
        Variable is resolved because it's in a dbl-quoted string.
        The additional sgl-quotes do not count because they themselves 
        are inside a dbl-quoted string.
      
      ::set $a, "Hi!"; msg $a
        > Hi!
      ::set $a, "Hi!"; msg "$a"
        > Hi!
      ::set $a, "Hi!"; msg '$a'
        > $a

      ::msg '%TMP% = ' . %TMP%
        > %TMP% = C:\Temp
      ::set $date, <date>; msg '$date = ' . $date
        > $date = 28.08.2008 12:23:12
      This would not have been possible with the previous syntax.          
      
      Since unquoted dots are now interpreted as concatenators you must 
      quote your dots if you want them as dots:
      Old: ::msg Hi.
      Now: ::msg "Hi." OR ::msg Hi."."
      BTW, you could also use single quotes here, of course. They make a 
      difference to dbl-quotes only if variables are included.
      
      Note that sgl-quotes within sgl-quotes have to be doubled 
      (analogue to dbl-quotes within dbl-quotes)!
        :: msg 'You can''t!'
          > You can't!
      But dbl-quotes within sgl-quotes (and vice versa) do not have to 
      doubled:
        :: msg 'Hi, "baby"!'
          > Hi, "baby"!
      
      You can, of course, as well concatenate variables using the dot. 
      But the dot is not necessary since interpolation sets in in 
      unquoted and dbl-quoted strings:
        ::set $a, 1; set $b, 2; msg $a.$b
        ::set $a, 1; set $b, 2; msg $a$b
        ::set $a, 1; set $b, 2; msg "$a$b"
          > all the same: 12

      If a variable is undefined it will not be replaced by anything:
        ::set $a, 1; msg $a.$b
          > 1$b
      
      The new syntax allows for special options with Batch Rename 
      scripts. This will be resolved to the modified date of each 
      selected file (the date variable is resolved by the rename 
      function, not by the script parser!):
        ::rename b, '*-<datem yyyy>', p
      This will be resolved to the modified date of the focused & 
      selected file (the date variable is resolved by the script 
      parser):
        ::rename b, "*-".<datem yyyy>, p
        ::rename b, "*-<datem yyyy>", p
        ::rename b, *-<datem yyyy>, p
        (all are identical)      
  
    ! Scripting: Resolved variables were resolved again (aka repeated 
      processing). Fixed. For example:
        ::set $a, "$b"; set $b, "B"; msg $a and $b;
          was: > B and B   = WRONG
          now: > $b and B  = OKAY
  *** Scripting: Now variable names must conform to strict rules.
      (1) Variables are represented by a dollar sign followed by the 
          name of the variable.
      (2) The variable name is case-sensitive (this is NOT new).
      (3) A valid variable name starts with a letter or underscore, 
          followed by any number of letters, numbers, or underscores.
      (4) A letter is a-z, A-Z (different here from PHP which also 
          allows the ASCII characters from 127 through 255).
      Good variables: $a, $ABC, $good_variable, $a1, $a_, $_a, $_
      Bad variables: a, ABC, $1, $ä, $., $
      
      This change also allows to handle the following issue in previous 
      versions, where variable parsing had ignored word boundaries 
      because word boundaries had been allowed inside variables:
        ::set $a, "1"; set $ab, "2"; msg $ab;
          was: > 1b = WRONG
          now: > 2  = OKAY

      Also the order of variable declaration is now completely 
      irrelevant.
      
    - Scripting "addstr" command removed. Reason: same can be done 
      using concatenators now.
      Before:
        ::addstr $x, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
          > $x = "12345678910"
            The 11th argument is discarded.
      Now:
        ::set $x, 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11
          > $x = "1234567891011"
            Any number of parts can be concatenated.
    ! Scripting: Arguments containing the characters ~ AND % anywhere 
      where converted to UPPERCASE. Arguments containing the characters ~ 
      AND % AND \ were cropped after (and including) \. Extremely 
      bizarre bug. Fixed.
    * XYplorer Variables: The following deprecated date variables are 
      not supported anymore from now on:
        <dyyyymmdd_hhnnss>          : date now
        <myyyymmdd_hhnnss>          : modified date of current item
        <srcmyyyymmdd_hhnnss>       : modified date of source item
      Use these forms instead:
        <date yyyymmdd_hhnnss>      : date now
        <datem yyyymmdd_hhnnss>     : modified date of current item
        <srcdatem yyyymmdd_hhnnss>  : modified date of source item

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0002, 29-aug-2008).
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v7.50.0002 - 2008-08-29 09:50
    * Scripting command enhanced:
      - set
        Now it can be used to resolve any environment and XY-native 
        variables found inside the 'value' argument. It's like a second 
        processing, since all arguments get already resolved one time 
        when they are passed to the function.
        New Syntax: set output, value, [r]
          output: required, variable
          value:  required, anything goes
          r:      optional, resolve any env and xy vars found in value

        Examples:
        ::copytext '%tmp%'; set $a, <clipboard>; msg $a
          > %tmp%
        ::copytext '%tmp%'; set $a, <clipboard>, r; msg $a
          > C:\Temp

        ::copytext '<date>'; set $a, <clipboard>; msg $a;
          > <date>
        ::copytext '<date>'; set $a, <clipboard>, r; msg $a;
          > 29.08.2008 08:34:37

        ::set $a, '<date>'; set $b, $a; msg $b;
          > <date>
        ::set $a, '<date>'; set $b, $a, r; msg $b;
          > 29.08.2008 08:34:37
          
    ! Scripting: Fixed further issues with repeated processing.
      These examples now work as expected:
      ::copytext '%tmp%'; msg <clipboard> + %windir%;
        > %Tmp% + C:\WINDOWS
      ::copytext '<date>'; set $cb, <clipboard>; msg $cb;
        > <date>
      ::copytext 'The <clipboard> is exploding!';
        set $a, <clipboard>; msg $a
        > The <clipboard> is exploding!
      ::set $c, 'ROAAR!!!'; copytext '$c'; msg <clipboard>
        > $c
    * Release Package: From now on a sample catalog.dat file is 
      distributed and will be installed by the installer if no 
      catalog.dat file already exists.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0003, 29-aug-2008).
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v7.50.0003 - 2008-08-29 21:00
    + Catalog Properties Dialog: The edit boxes now support UNICODE.
    ! Scripting: Fixed two glitches with variable processing.
    + New variable: <xyver> = current XYplorer version.
    + Scripting got a new command:
      - Self
        Action: get info about the currently running script
                resp. script file
        Syntax: self output, info
          output: required, variable
          info:   required, any of the following:
            file = current script file (empty if none)
            path = current script file's path (app data if none)
            base = current script file's base (empty if none)
            script = current script
        Examples:
          ::self $a, path; msg $a;
          ::self $a, script; msg $a;
        Of course, the info types file, path, and base only make sense 
        when the script is running from a script file.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0005, 31-aug-2008).
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v7.50.0005 - 2008-08-31 13:38
    * Menu File | To Clipboard: Added command "Image". If the current 
      file is an image file this command will copy the image directly to 
      the clipboard.
    * Release Package: Now, a default catalog file called 
      "CatalogDefault.dat" is installed in (copied to) the application 
      path (AP).
      If on application startup no "catalog.dat" file is found in the 
      application data path (ADP), then "[AP]\CatalogDefault.dat" is 
      copied to "[ADP]\catalog.dat".
      Note that the installer will copy "CatalogDefault.dat" only if it 
      does not exist. It will never overwrite any already existing 
      "CatalogDefault.dat" even if it is older.
      This means:
      (1) The installation, even if using the non-install package, and 
          even if your ADP is identical to your AP, will never overwrite 
          your current "catalog.dat".
      (2) You can use "[AP]\CatalogDefault.dat" for your own purpose as 
          a backup for "[ADP]\catalog.dat". But note that when you use 
          the *non*-install package, "CatalogDefault.dat" might be 
          overwritten on extracting the archive.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0008, 01-sep-2008).
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v7.50.0008 - 2008-09-01 15:35
    + List Management Dialog: The Editor now supports UNICODE.
    + Edit boxes: Added a few service key combos to convert selected text
        F5:         to Title Case (converts the first letter of every 
                    word in string to upper case); this is for ANSI 
                    strings only
        Shift+F5:   to UPPER CASE
        Ctrl+F5:    to lower case
      If no text is selected then the conversion applies to the 
      character right after the caret. Works in all editable multiline 
      boxes, and also in Rename Boxes and Font Preview Sample.
      BTW, took those KS from UltraEdit.
    + Scripting: Now you have the usual variable assignment syntax using 
      the equal(=)-operator. Any number of blanks surrounding the "=" are 
      ignored. This syntax is an alternative to the set command, and 
      internally it's converted to a set command.
      For example, these now work indentically:
        ::set $a, "Hi!"; msg $a;
        ::$a = "Hi!"; msg $a;
      Note that the syntax also supports a 2nd parameter -- a bit unusal 
      but why not:
        ::copytext '%tmp%'; set $a, <clipboard>, r; msg $a
        ::copytext '%tmp%'; $a = <clipboard>, r; msg $a
    * Scripting commands enhanced:
      - getkey, setkey
        Now they support reading/writing values of up to 32,766 
        characters. Before the limit was 1,023.
    ! Scripting command "self": Output variable was not reset to empty 
      when an illegal parameter was passed. Fixed.
    * Menu File | To Clipboard | Image: Now you can assign a KS.
    ! Preview Tab | Image Preview | Context Menu: "Copy Original" failed 
      with crash on big pictures (approx 10+ Megapixels, depending on 
      system). Now it does not crash anymore.
    ! Wildchar use in Go to feature was broken. Fixed.
    + INI-Tweak to automatically reconnect mapped drives on startup.
        [General]
        ReconnectMappedDrives=1

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v7.50.0009 - 2008-09-01 23:00
    ! FVS: On a fresh install removing a previously saved Folder View 
      could lead to a total reset of all applied settings (because the 
      Automatic Default Folder View was not yet initialized but 
      applied). While totally harmless because only display is 
      concerned, especially the disappearing icons in the file list 
      (because the List Style was set to all False) could easily lead to 
      a state of shock with some user. Fixed.
    ! Various bugs. Don't ask. ;)

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0010, 02-sep-2008).
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v7.50.0010 - 2008-09-02 15:26
    + Scripting got a new command:
      - LoadSearch
        Action: Load a previously stored search template and 
                (optionally) run a search based on it.
        Syntax: loadsearch template, [options=rl]
          template: [required] search template name
                    as displayed in the search template dialog
          options:  [optional, default = rl]
                    r = Run Search
                        Run search after the template is loaded. Else 
                        just the Find Files tab is adjusted to the 
                        loaded template.
                        Run search after the template is loaded. Else 
                        just the Find Files tab is adjusted to the 
                        loaded template.
                    l = Load Search Location
                        Search the location that's stored with the 
                        template. Else search the current location.
                    e = Load Excluded Folders
                        Exclude folders as stored with the template. 
                        Else use the currently excluded folders.
                    x = (none of the above)
        Examples:
          ::loadsearch "Created or Modified This Hour", r
            = Load template "Created or Modified This Hour" and run a 
              search in the current location.
          ::loadsearch "Reset Find Options", x
            = Load template "Reset Find Options" and do nothing else.
          ::loadsearch "Videos in Temp Internet Files"
            = Load template "Videos in Temp Internet Files" and run a
              search in the stored location (Temporary Internet Files).
      
      Remarks
      ~~~~~~~
      - Search templates are INI-files that are all stored in a predefined 
        folder: <xydata>\FindTemplates. The template name (as used in 
        loadsearch) is usually identical to the base name of the 
        template file. Template names, however, may contain characters 
        that are illegal for file names; these characters are encoded in 
        the filename using the scheme "% & Hex(charcode)".
        You create and manage search templates using menu Edit | Search 
        Templates...
      - The loadsearch command is the nexus of two of XYplorer's 
        strongest features: Scripting and File Search. In combination 
        with the Catalog, UDCs, and XYS files, you can now easily built 
        handy libraries of complex live searches. A Pan Galactic Time 
        Saver!
      * Menu Edit | Search Templates...: Pimped up the dialog with 
        icons, tooltips, and better logic.
    ! Scripting: Command "new" was partly broken for a day. Fixed.
    - Removed (v7.50.0008 - 2008-09-01 15:35):
      INI-Tweak to automatically reconnect mapped drives on startup.
        [General]
        ReconnectMappedDrives=1

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0011, 02-sep-2008).
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v7.50.0011 - 2008-09-02 21:36
    + INI-Tweak to make dropping images from Firefox 3 work.
        [General]
        WorkAroundFirefox3ImageDropBug=1
      If set to 1, the images are actually *downloaded* from their web 
      location to your harddisk.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0012, 03-sep-2008).
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v7.50.0012 - 2008-09-03 15:31
    ! Scripting: Variable assignment did not resolve any variables in 
      the part right of the equal(=)-operator. Fixed.
    ! INI-Tweak WorkAroundFirefox3ImageDropBug: When you dropped an 
      image that was a link at the same time, you would get the HTML 
      code of the linked page under the name of the image file. Fixed: 
      Now, you still get the linked HTML but under the full name of the 
      corresponding URL (illegal chars replaced by the user-configured 
      replacement char), with the extension .HTM appended.
      If the resulting path/name is longer than 200 chars it is cropped 
      (to give you a little room for moving that file).

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0013, 04-sep-2008).
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v7.50.0013 - 2008-09-04 15:13
    + Scripting got a new command:
      - Download
        Action: Download a file from the internet to a specified 
                location.
        Syntax: download sourceurl, [targetfile], [options]
          sourceurl:  [required] any URL (http:// or ftp://)
          targetfile: [optional] full path/file of desired target
                      UNC works as well
             Defaults:
             - if empty: <curpath>\sourceurlfilename
             - if only file (or relative path): <curpath>\targetfile
             - if only path: <targetfile>\sourceurlfilename
             - if sourceurl has no filename: "Download.dat"
          options:    [optional] choose one or none:
            o = on collision: overwrite without asking
            i = on collision: auto-increment targetfile
            (empty) = on collision: ask before overwriting
        Examples:
          ::download "http://www.xyplorer.com/tour/images/pfa.png"
            = downloads "pfa.png" to "<curpath>\pfa.png"
          ::download "http://www.xyplorer.com/tour/images/pfa.png", , i
            = downloads "pfa.png" to "<curpath>\pfa.png"
              adds increment (e.g. pfa-01.png) if pfa.png already exists
          ::download "http://www.xyplorer.com/download/xyplorer_full.zip",
            "xy.zip"
            = downloads "xyplorer_full.zip" to "<curpath>\xy.zip"
          ::download "http://www.xyplorer.com/"
            = downloads "index.htm" to "<curpath>\Download.dat"
          ::download "ftp://ftp.editplus.com/epp230hlp.zip", "D:\Download\"
            = downloads "epp230hlp.zip" to "D:\Download\epp230hlp.zip"
      
      Remarks
      ~~~~~~~
      - The application waits until the download is complete. You can 
        abort the download at any time by pressing ESC.
      - The maximum file size is set to 100 MB (but see the previous 
        point...).
      - The download progress is shown in the statusbar.
      - If there is no internet connection, your system might attempt to 
        establish one (if you configured it like that) and then continue 
        with the download.
      - If sourceurl is ftp:// then there is currently no test for 
        existence of the remote file, nor can its size be determined. 
        Nevertheless the download works (but you cannot know how long it 
        will take).
      - Only anonymous FTP is supported.
      - After a successful download the Last Target Path is set (menu Go 
        | Go To Last Target).
    + Scripting commands enhanced:
      - setting, settingp
        New named argument "nowatchduringfileop"
          = enable/disable "No Refresh during File Operations"
        Example:
          ::setting nowatchduringfileop, 1;
            = Auto-Refresh is suspended during file operations
        As with all setting statements, the original state from before 
        the script is automatically restored when the script is done.
    * Scripting: The "Continue the script?" prompt now displays the 
      current script line.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0014, 04-sep-2008).
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v7.50.0014 - 2008-09-04 21:42
    * Scripting command "download": Changed the default file name for 
      the target from "Download.dat" to "Download.htm". Reason: it is very 
      likely HTML code what you get when you pass just a folder to a 
      http:// address.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0016, 06-sep-2008).
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v7.50.0016 - 2008-09-06 10:13
    + Scripting got a new command:
      - ReadURL
        Action: Read the contents of a web file into a variable.
        Syntax: readurl output, url
          output: [required] variable
          url:    [required] URL
        Examples:
          ::readurl $a, "http://www.xyplorer.com/index.htm"; text $a
    * Scripting command "download": Changed the default file name for 
      the target *again*. Now, to keep it in line with those other 
      creations of XYplorer, the current date is added (and only then, 
      if necessary, a number increment):
        Download-20080905.htm     (download URL to file)
        DroppedText-20080905.txt  (drop text to file)
        Clipboard-20080905.png    (paste text/image to file)
      BTW, you can define the format of those dates in Configuration | 
      Report | Filename templates | Date suffix.
    * Scripting command "status": Now it waits until any pending 
      processes are completed before setting the new status message.
    * Scripting: Before, line breaking of texts was handled by a global 
      "line breaker" (that could be defined using the command "br"). This 
      line breaker was unconditionally active in three commands: 
      copytext, msg, and text. Now, the line breaker is passed as an 
      optional argument to each of these commands and thus handled 
      individually. This gives you much better control.
      New syntax for the following commands:
        - copytext text, [append], [linebreaker]
        - msg text, [buttons], [linebreaker]
        - text Text, [Width=600], [Height=400], [WindowCaption],
            [Wrap], [linebreaker]
        Where linebreaker (optional) is any character sequence to be 
        replaced by a line break.
      Examples:
        ::copytext "Blah<br>Blah", , "<br>"
        ::msg "Continue script?##Sure??", 1, "#"
    - Scripting: Removed command "br" (see previous paragraph).
    * Statusbar: Now displays a Pilcrow (¶) where a message has a line 
      break. Try this to see it:
        ::copytext "Blah<br>Blah", , "<br>"

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v7.50.0018, 07-sep-2008).
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v7.50.0018 - 2008-09-07 10:42
    * Scripting: Backward-compatibility needs made it necessary to set 
      the old line breaker <br> as default for the optional linebreaker 
      argument in the following functions:
        - copytext text, [append], [linebreaker="<br>"]
        - msg text, [buttons], [linebreaker="<br>"]
        - text Text, [Width=600], [Height=400], [WindowCaption],
            [Wrap], [linebreaker="<br>"]
      This means, to avoid the automatic replacing of <br> with CRLF you 
      have to pass an empty string ("") as line breaker argument.
      Examples:
        ::copytext "Blah<br>Blah"
          = copies "Blah¶Blah" (<br> is replaced with CRLF)
        ::copytext "Blah<br>Blah", , "<br>"
          = copies "Blah¶Blah" (<br> is replaced with CRLF)
        ::copytext "Blah<br>Blah", , ""
          = copies "Blah<br>Blah" (<br> is NOT replaced)
        ::readurl $a, "http://www.xyplorer.com/index.htm";
          text $a,,,,,""
          = shows HTML without replacing <br> with CRLF
    ! Menu File | Settings | Load Configuration: INI-files containing 
      extra-dots (e.g. "XYplorer7.50.ini") would not be loaded nor 
      remembered correctly. Fixed.