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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0045, 21-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0045 - 21.03.06 17:15
    + Menu Tools, List Management: added Favorite Folders.
    + Menu Tools, List Management: added Favorite Files.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0046, 22-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0046 - 22.03.06 19:01
    * Improved resize/layout strategy: now maximizing the info panel 
      will always leave 2 lines in detail view visible (or 1 line if 
      horizontal scrollbar is visible), independent of visibility of any 
      top bars.
    ! Find Files: Crash after trying to use and invalid RegExp pattern. 
      Fixed.
    + Toolbar: added "List Management" button, which pops up the List 
      Management submenu.    

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0047, 23-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0047 - 23.03.06 17:34
    % Gave another strong boost to browsing/finding performance by 
      employing a more sophisticated icon retrieval strategy that should 
      be notable especially in remote environments like folders on 
      (mapped) network drives.
    ! Little glitch during edit label rename in the file list: focus 
      shortly jumped to addressbar or tree or whatever was next in the 
      focus queue. Fixed.  

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0049, 24-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0049 - 24.03.06 14:21
    ! When renaming a folder in file list -- with column width auto-
      adjustment active -- the tree node was updated to a zero length 
      name. Fixed.
    % Another boost to browsing/finding performance, notable if you list 
      many folders.
    % Slight tree browsing speed up for NT/2K/XP.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0050, 25-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0050 - 25.03.06 19:50
    + Image Preview: there are some (rare) JPEGs that are not loadable 
      by GDI+ (and hence cannot be shown for example by Windows Explorer's 
      internal preview/thumbnails). These can now be correctly previewed 
      and thumbed by XYplorer.
    ! Menu File: custom INI file was not remembered between sessions 
      when loaded via "Save Configuration As...". Fixed.
    * Common file Open/Save dialogs: better filter management. For 
      example, when handling INI files, now you are presented only the 
      *.ini filter, and not *.txt, *.csv etc. which are useless in this 
      context.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0051, 27-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0051 - 27.03.06 11:06
    ! Tab-wise find settings were not saved to disk anymore after a 
      "Save Configuration As..." operation. Reason: the buffer/flush-INI-
      writing technique introduced in v4.00.0133 has never been fully 
      implemented for those find setting files, and after "Save 
      Configuration As..." the buffer was active but never flushed. 
      Fixed (see next point).
    + Buffer/flush-INI-writing technique (to avoid virus-scanner induced 
      delay when writing INI files) now also implemented for find setting 
      files (\FindTemplates\tab_*.dat).
      This will speed up tab-changes from search results tabs in virus-
      scanner environments.
    * Menu Go: moved the list of history items one level down to new 
      submenu "History". Purpose: easier menu hovering.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0052, 28-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0052 - 28.03.06 16:42
    ! Close XY displaying a removable media drive and a filter set. Open 
      XY with no disk in the drive, and hence the "Currently not 
      available" message. Change to another folder in the tree (C:\ for 
      example) and all the files are displayed even though the tab clearly 
      shows a filter. Fixed.
    + Toolbar: added "Nuke" button. Deletes selected items quick and 
      permanent: no Confirmation, no Recycle Bin! Take care...

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0053, 29-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0053 - 29.03.06 11:24
    + Configuration, Advanced: added option to use generic icons in the 
      file list: "Use generic icons for faster browsing".
      Generic icons are determined by the extension (resp. type) of a file 
      only, and not by its specific contents and hence need no file access 
      to be determined, which makes retrieving them much faster, 
      especially in network locations.
      Note that only the following file types can have specific icons 
      (which typically but not necessarily are embedded icons), so only 
      files of these types will show different icons when you enable the 
      use of generic icons:
        folders and *.exe *.lnk *.ico *.icl *.cur *.ani *.htm(l) *.url
      Since the effects will be most notable in network locations, there is 
      a second option that allows you to confine the use of generic icons 
      to network locations: "But only in network locations".
    - Menu Go: removed "Clear History". You can do this via List Management.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0054, 30-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0054 - 30.03.06 12:59
    + Addressbar and Go to now support short paths (8.3 style) like
      "C:\DOKUME~1\Donald\Desktop\NICHTV~1\".      
    + Menu Tools, List Management: added Find Files, Name.
    + Menu Tools, List Management: added Find Files, Location.
    + Menu Tools, List Management: added Rename Special, Batch Rename.
    + Menu Tools, List Management: added Rename Special, RegExp Rename.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0055, 30-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0055 - 30.03.06 19:05
   %+ Configuration, General: added option "Expand destination node in 
      tree". Up to now the automatic expansion of a browse destination node 
      was hard-coded, in sharp contrast to Explorer and other file managers 
      that do not expand-on-browse. And they don't do it for a good reason: 
      expanding costs time! Now you can save that time in XYplorer, too.
    % Tree browsing after tab change and after some other events faster. 
      Could skip one level of browsing depth.      

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0056, 31-mar-2006).

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v4.50.0056 - 31.03.06 20:00
    * Menu File, Move/Copy/Backup To: now all three file operations share 
      one and the same list.
      And: the selected item is not automatically shifted to the top of 
      the list anymore.
      Note: any previous Move/Copy/Backup To lists are not preserved 
      during this upgrade.
    + Menu Tools, List Management: added Move/Copy/Backup To.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0057, 01-apr-2006).

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v4.50.0057 - 01.04.06 09:00
    * "Local Drive" is now called "Fixed Drive".
    ! Various minor bug fixes.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0060, 01-apr-2006).

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v4.50.0060 - 01.04.06 11:56
    + Find Files, Name: now you can mark patterns as Boolean by a 
      prefixed colon (":"). If this prefix is set the pattern will be 
      interpreted as Boolean independently of the state of the Boolean 
      checkbox.
      This way you can store Boolean patterns without having to care 
      about adjusting the checkbox. I should have done this long ago!
  +++ Address Bar Search: Now you can enter search patterns directly 
      into the Address Bar and the GoTo boxes: simply put "?" between 
      location and pattern.
      There are interesting possibilities, for example:
        C:\WINDOWS\?*.log   = Find all LOGs in C:\WINDOWS\
        Desktop?*.bmp       = Find all BMPs in Desktop
        Desktop?            = Find all items in Desktop (!)
        ?                   = Find all items in current folder (!)
        ?*.txt              = Find all TXT files in current folder (!)
      It also works with Boolean and RegExp patterns, for example:
        Desktop?>.*(\.bmp|\.jpg)$ = Find all BMPs and JPGs in Desktop
        Desktop?:*.jpg | *.bmp    = Find all BMPs and JPGs in Desktop
        ?:!#                      = Find all items with no number in the 
                                    name in current folder :)
      Doing an Address Bar search will set the Name and Location fields 
      on the Find Files tab. All other current find settings remain as 
      they are but are *NOT* applied to the search (exceptions: Include 
      subfolders and Follow Folder links)! So, the Address Bar search is 
      a way to quickly get all the name hits unfiltered without caring 
      about the current state of all the other Find Files settings, and 
      without having to open the Find Files tab resp. Info Panel.
    * After editing and then <enter>ing Address Bar, Name, or Location 
      field, the caret automatically moved to position 0. Now it moves 
      to the end. Very good!
    ! Since v4.50.0054 the the Name and Location combos were emptied 
      after selection. Fixed.
    ! Screensavers (*.scr) did always show generic icon. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0062, 02-apr-2006).

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v4.50.0062 - 02.04.06 13:00
    + Configuration, General: added option "Synchronize tree with search 
      location". Check it to always keep the tree in synch with the find 
      results list.
      Of course, this setting will be notable only and always when the 
      search location differs from the current tree location, for 
      example when changing to a Finding Tab, or when you do a search 
      after editing the Location field.
    * Menu View/Tabs: "Show All Files" is now "Toggle No Filter/Last 
      Filter" (Ctrl+Shift+J).
    + Menu Tools, List Management: added Visual Filters.
    ! Tree navigation: selecting nodes by Alt+Up/Down (no special 
      function) and Ctrl+Up/Down (cycle through sibling nodes) did not 
      really kick it anymore: the file list did not follow. Fixed.
    * Find mode now is always signaled in the window title bar:
        "Search: ..."
    * Find Files tab, "Results to tab". Moved this option group to 
      Configuration/Advanced. Why:
      (a) We need the horizontal space down there for the new Catalog
          (aka Fav Panel).
      (b) It always looked ugly where it was. It still looks ugly but 
          now you don't have to see it anymore.
      (c) It's not an option you are likely to change very often.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v4.50.0064, 02-apr-2006).

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v4.50.0064 - 02.04.06 22:57
    + Menu Tools, List Management: added line numbers to the lists.