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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.40.0081, 07-feb-2006).

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v4.40.0081 - 07.02.06 08:55
    + Support for XButtons (buttons 4 and 5 on a 5-button mouse, usually 
      used for navigation) finally works (2K/XP only). Thanks to Justin 
      Feist and his mouse!
    ! Menu Edit, submenu New Items: menu item bitmaps had disappeared 
      with v4.40.0077. Fixed.
    + Configuration/Advanced: add option "File operation progress 
      modeless" (which already existed as a hidden feature):
      If checked the file operation progress window is shown modeless. 
      Which effectively means that you can go on working while files are 
      being moved or copied in the literal background: the progress 
      dialog is not "always on top" of the main window. Note however 
      that a modeless progress window can easily get lost behind larger 
      windows.
      Note also that when file operations were triggered by 
      drag'n'drop the source window is usually blocked until the 
      operation is finished.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0015, 26-feb-2006).

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v4.50.0015 - 26.02.06 12:40
  +++ Added Views. Up to now you had only Details view in XYplorer.
      Now you have a number of phantastic choices!
      Find the followig commands in menu View, submenu Views:
      - Details: show detailed file informations column-wise.
      - Details with Thumbnails: Details plus a Thumbs column.
        The thumbnails' size is defined by the settings in 
        Configuration/Thumbnails.
        Note: before you would press Ctrl+F8 to add the Thumbs column to 
        the Details view. Now this is treated as a separate view.
      - Small Icons: just icons and names. The column width matches the 
        current Name column width.
      - Thumbnails Width x Height: thumbnails plus names.
        The thumbnails' size is defined by the settings in 
        Configuration/Thumbnails.
      - Thumbnails 96 x 96: thumbnails plus names.
        The thumbnails' size is fixed to 96 x 96 which is the Windows 
        default thumbnail size.
      - Thumbnails 128 x 96: thumbnails plus names.
        The thumbnails' size is fixed to 128 x 96 which I find quite 
        suitable for previewing digital photos which are usually 
        proportioned 4:3.
      Views are stored tab-wise and retained between sessions.
      NOTE: due to necessary internal restructuring any tabs' *HOME* 
      information will be lost after this upgrade.
    + Menu View, submenu Views: hold Shift while selecting a view to 
      apply the view to all tabs.
    + Toolbar: added "Views" button which allows you to quickly choose 
      between the above described views. Again, holding Shift will apply 
      a selected view to all tabs.
    + Menu View, Tabs: add command "Tab List...". Pops up a menu 
      containing all currently existing tabs. Quite useful when you have 
      many tabs with heavily shortened captions.
      Nice side effect: when you reselect the *current* tab via Tab List 
      it is reset to its stored state, so you can kind of undo all 
      changes in column layout, scroll position and selections.
      Another nice aspect: now you can use tabs while the tab headers 
      are invisible! Here the Tab List menu functions like a second 
      Favorites collection.
    + Toolbar: added "Tab List" button.
    + Font Preview: added an additional preview line where the font size 
      is freely controllable (1-99). Set size to 0 (zero) to hide the 
      line.
      Removed the 48er line.
    + Menu Edit: added command "Deselect All" (Ctrl+Shift+A).
    % Refresh Tree (F4) much faster.
  +++ Menu View: added submenu Layout, which allows you to choose 
      between four layouts of the top bars:
        Address Bar; Toolbar + Tabs
        Address Bar; Tabs + Toolbar
        Toolbar + Address Bar; Tabs
        Address Bar + Toolbar; Tabs      
      Yep, I'm not a friend of drag-and-dock interfaces... :)
    * The new Layout options lead to some minor but totally logical 
      changes in the View menu.
    + Toolbar: added "Favorites" button which does the same as right-
      click on tree white space, popup the Favorite Folders submenu.
    * Reorganized the Favorites menu: it tended to get too high so I put 
      the Favorite Folders down one level.
  +++ Menu File, Rename Special: added command "Batch Rename...". 
      Provides a simple way to rename a bunch of files using a common 
      template consisting of a fixed part and an auto-incremented counter.
      You can define the starting value and the number of leading 
      zeroes. Examples:
        File<#1>.ext    =  File1.ext, File2.ext, ... File74.ext ...
        File<#00>.ext   =  File00.ext, File01.ext, ... File235.ext ...
        File<#055>.ext  =  File055.ext, File056.ext, ... File9574.ext ...
      The files are renamed one after the other in their current order. 
      In case of a name collision you get a message with the option to 
      continue or abort the batch job.
      If more than one file is selected invoking rename (by pressing F2 
      or somehow else) will automatically open the Batch Rename 
      dialogue.
    * New input box design using Verdana font.
  +++ Multi-selections are now retained between tab switches!
      For memory and performance reasons there's a hard-coded upper 
      limit of 256 selections: if more files are selected then no 
      selections are retained. However, if *all* files are selected then 
      all selections are retained independently of their number.
      Note that selections are remembered by filename, so if another 
      process renames a selected file it will not be recognized as 
      selected. Again, this is irrelevant if *all* files are selected.
      Note that multi-selections are not retained between sessions.
    + Menu Go: added command Previous Tab (Ctrl+F7). Jump to the 
      previously selected tab.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0016, 02-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0016 - 02.03.06 11:56
    * Auto-complete in Address Bar and Name/Location field: before, the 
      first item of the drop-down-list was preselected but not copied to 
      the edit field (where it can be triggered via <enter>). To get rid 
      of this inconsistency I removed the preselection.
    * Search results, path column: root paths now are displayed slashed.
    % Improved file list refresh algorithm for search results: now on 
      every look-in-path change the listing is updated if necessary. And, 
      don't worry, it did not get slower but even a bit faster because I 
      found another little performance tweak.
    * Find Files, Multiple Location Search (via Location combo): up to 
      now the separator between different directories had to be " | " 
      (space-pipe-space). Now the spaces are optional, so you can for 
      example search in "C:\ | E:\" or in "C:\|E:\", it's the same.
    ! Crash on startup when selecting menu View (or invoking any of its 
      commands) while startup is not yet completely through (e.g. because 
      folder sizes are still being calculated). Fixed.
    ! Column width auto-adjustment did not happen after rename
      operations. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0017, 03-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0017 - 03.03.06 14:00
    ! File View, ASCII files: better handling of files with mixed line-
      endings.
      - Unix/DOS  = files that have as well 0a as 0d0a line ends
      - Mac/DOS   = files that have as well 0d as 0d0a line ends
      Before you had phantom line feeds in the display of some files.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0020, 07-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0020 - 07.03.06 22:29
    + Configuration, Advanced: added checkbox "Slow double-click invokes 
      single-rename" (slow double-click = clicking an already selected 
      file). The active state is what you know from XYplorer and most 
      other file managers. But if you are like me and don't like it and 
      prefer to invoke rename by F2 and want to simply move the focus by 
      clicking an item: uncheck it!
    * Before, slow double-click rename was invoked when you clicked the 
      icon or the name of an item. Now it's only the name.
    ! Sticky file selection: when re-opening a tab with exactly one 
      selected-but-not-focused file this selection got "sticky", i.e. you 
      could select a second file by a simple mousedown without holding 
      Ctrl. Fixed.
    * Navigation by arrow keys: in thumbnail views the arrow keys now 
      always bring you to the start and end of the columns and rows. And 
      they will always select the then focused file.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0021, 09-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0021 - 09.03.06 10:57
    ! Could not select first file in list using up arrow. Fixed.    

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0022, 09-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0022 - 09.03.06 23:04
    ! Find Files, Excluded Folders: wildcards were allowed but did not 
      work. Fixed.
      Note that you don't have to add trailing "*"s to exclude all 
      subfolders. It's done automatically.
      Examples:
      ?:\RECYCLER\  = exclude all Recycle Bins
      ?:\recycler\  = exclude all Recycle Bins as well (case is ignored)
      *\junk\       = exclude all junk
      C:\Documents and Settings\*\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\
                    = ignore any IE temp files by any user 

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0025, 11-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0025 - 11.03.06 20:09
    + Configuration General, Minimize to tray: added option to use a 4-
      bit icon for the system tray. Some trays appear to support only 16 
      colors.
    + Drag'n'drop: before, you could trigger any number of simultaneous 
      file operations by keyboard shortcuts, menu commands, or toolbar 
      buttons, but not by drag'n'drop: the source-control of the first
      drag'n'drop operation was blocked until the file operation was 
      finished, and only then you could start the next. Now, you can use 
      drag'n'drop while the previous job is still on the way.
    + Menu View: added command "Refresh Folder" (Shift+F4). Refreshes 
      just the current folder, and is thus a bit faster and more to the 
      point than Refresh Tree.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0029, 14-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0029 - 14.03.06 21:56
    + Added two nice icons made by Mark James to the toolbar:
      Register (some green backs) and Unlock (a key). Thanks, Mark!
      Check out Mark's site: http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/
    * NT/2K/XP only: changed the filter for listing items in the Nethood.
      Thrilling question: do you still see what you'd like to see?
      Reason: speed and control.
    + Now configuration files (INI files) are remembered between sessions.
    + The name of the current INI is displayed in the title bar.
    + Toolbar: added "Favorite Files" button, which popups the Favorite 
      Files submenu.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0030, 14-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0030 - 14.03.06 22:45
    ! "Toggle Favorite file" did not work in the toolbar icon if there were
      no previous favorite files to start with. Fixed.
    ! "Command prompt here" icon transparent. Fixed.    

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0038, 16-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0038 - 16.03.06 22:36
  $$$ New license policy. Details see nag splash (initial nag screen):
      "XYplorer is not freeware. You may evaluate XYplorer for free for a 
      maximum period of 21 days. If you wish to continue using it after 
      21 days, you have to register and purchase a license. This trial 
      version is fully functional, with one exception: the configuration 
      will be reset to fabric defaults with a chance of 1:5."
    - Dropped command "Reset to Defaults..." in menu View.
      Outdated feature fossile from the previous millenium.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0039, 17-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0039 - 17.03.06 18:25
    + Menu Tools: added command "Open Configuration in Editor...".
      Opens the current INI file in whatever application is associated 
      with *.ini-files. Of course, any changes you do will be applied 
      only after a restart without saving.
    + Menu File, Save: the command caption now tells the "Save Settings 
      On Exit" state.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0040, 18-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0040 - 18.03.06 16:47
    ! Toolbar context menu "Customize Toolbar..." did not do what it 
      said but "Open Configuration in Editor...". Fixed.
    * All controls with Auto-complete functionality: the drop-down match 
      list (the list of items that match what you've typed so far) now has 
      a distinctive forecolor so that you can easily distinguish it from 
      the normal drop-down list (the list that contains all stored items 
      in reverse chronologial order).

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0041, 20-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0041 - 20.03.06 11:55
  +++ Menu Tools: add submenu "List Management" where you can manage 
      lists like History, Favorites, Address Bar, Name, Location, etc. 
      More lists will follow, I'm just starting...
    + Added new keyboard shortcuts to my owner-drawn listboxes (see them 
      in Customize Toolbar, Preview Formats, Color Filter, List 
      Management, etc.):
        Ctrl+Up:    shift selected item up
        Ctrl+Down:  shift selected item down

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0042, 20-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0042 - 20.03.06 16:03
    + List Management: added Clear List button.
    + List Management: added Sort button.
    ! Caught a couple of baby bugs in List Management.