Keep an Eye on New Items

[SkyFrontier]

-"new items" was not showing in 8.80.0016 - fixed in 0034, but NOT registered as a change.

[SkyFrontier]

Noticed problem in 8.80.0016.
Fixed in 8.80.034.
It was also working on 8.80.0103.

Not working again in 8.80.0301.

Symptom: it doesn't show anything under right click > New Items, except a separator.

[RalphM]

Works here under XP SP2 and XY v8.80.0301.

Maybe you should check, where your appath is pointing to, and whether the items you expect to see under the 'New Items' menu are to be found there.
With the changes in installation procedure your .ini and .dat files might have been copied to a (the) new location, but probably the folder 'New Items' was left behind.

[SkyFrontier]

It's all "normal".

appPath\Data\NewItems\New
appPath\Data\NewItems\New_RTF.rtf
appPath\Data\NewItems\New_TXT.txt

As it was when upgrading to 8.80.034 and 8.80.0103. Did nothing special.

Changes in 8.80.0060 were observed when upgraded to 8.80.0103, which worked.

Will test on the other PC with same .ini/entire install and see what happens, but I saw the same problem happening there too.

So no clues on what's going on.

[admin]

It's all "normal".

appPath\Data\NewItems\New
appPath\Data\NewItems\New_RTF.rtf
appPath\Data\NewItems\New_TXT.txt

As it was when upgrading to 8.80.034 and 8.80.0103. Did nothing special.

Changes in 8.80.0060 were observed when upgraded to 8.80.0103, which worked.

Will test on the other PC with same .ini/entire install and see what happens, but I saw the same problem happening there too.

So no clues on what's going on.

Looks like a bug, but where? Can you send me your whole NewItems folder wrapped in a ZIP?

[SkyFrontier]

-New Items does not reflect changes for .rtf +6 MB!
I had to restart XY in order to get such .rtf file on New Items menu under a Win7 machine.
Can someone please confirm...?

[admin]

-New Items does not reflect changes for .rtf +6 MB!
I had to restart XY in order to get such .rtf file on New Items menu under a Win7 machine.
Can someone please confirm...?

Can you be a bit more elaborate with your language, please? I have no time for guessing...

[SkyFrontier]

If I copy an .rtf (+6 MB/size) inside New Items' folder, it is not immediately shown at the New Items' context menu. Restarting XY solves the problem, ie - then I can see such .rtf as an option under New Items' context menu.
The problem occurs in a Win7 environment but not with XP.
Thanks!

[admin]

If I copy an .rtf (+6 MB/size) inside New Items' folder, it is not immediately shown at the New Items' context menu. Restarting XY solves the problem, ie - then I can see such .rtf as an option under New Items' context menu.
The problem occurs in a Win7 environment but not with XP.
Thanks!

Did you try View / Caches / Update New Items Menu?

[SkyFrontier]

Admin:

Did you try View / Caches / Update New Items Menu?

Well.
That was not required by the XP machine...
I'll try that and report asap (can't have access to the 7 box for now, sorry).
Thanks for the tip - that sort of stuff may save the skin on another future occasion!

[admin]

Admin:

Did you try View / Caches / Update New Items Menu?

Well.
That was not required by the XP machine...
I'll try that and report asap (can't have access to the 7 box for now, sorry).
Thanks for the tip - that sort of stuff may save the skin on another future occasion!

Of course, Win7 should not behave any different here than XP. I will check this later. Did you copy the file to New Items from another folder or from clipboard? What was the current folder during the copy?

[SkyFrontier]

Copied via SHIFT+B (custom KS for "Backup To Other Pane").
Went to the original (opposite) folder and tested right click > New Items - .rtf wasn't there.
Same procedure on XP went 5x5.

[admin]

Copied via SHIFT+B (custom KS for "Backup To Other Pane").
Went to the original (opposite) folder and tested right click > New Items - .rtf wasn't there.
Same procedure on XP went 5x5.

OK, that was a bug (also in XP). Just fixed.

What's "5x5"?

[SkyFrontier]

Military/Aviation/Communication term.
Perfect description: 5x5 is radio terminology used to signify that the signal has excellent strength and perfect clarity.
Daily usage (for insiders and friendly parents... ): 5x5 = understood!; 5x5 = worked perfectly!

[admin]

Military/Aviation/Communication term.
Perfect description: 5x5 is radio terminology used to signify that the signal has excellent strength and perfect clarity.
Daily usage (for insiders and friendly parents... ): 5x5 = understood!; 5x5 = worked perfectly!

Cool, how is it pronounced, "five times five"?