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v10.50.0026 - 2011-11-16 22:13
! Level-indent flat view: Crash could happen easily when turning it
on. Fixed.
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v10.50.0027 - 2011-11-17 20:47
*** Find Files & Flat View: Rewrote the recursive file find algorithm.
Before, files and folders were processed in alphabetical order (as
delivered by NTFS) in each parent folder, e.g.:
E:\Parent\A-File.png
E:\Parent\Child <DIR>
E:\Parent\Child\A-File.png
E:\Parent\Child\Z-File.png
E:\Parent\Z-File.png
Now, all files are processed before all folders in each parent
folder:
E:\Parent\A-File.png
E:\Parent\Z-File.png
E:\Parent\Child <DIR>
E:\Parent\Child\A-File.png
E:\Parent\Child\Z-File.png
The big advantage of the new way is that in "Unsorted" sort order
(i.e. items are displayed in the order they were originally
delivered in to the file list by the recursive file find
algorithm) the items are now displayed in the most human-friendly,
"natural", namely tree-like order.
The small disadvantage is that file find got around 2% to 6%
slower than before (the exact ratio depends on the makeup of the
input folders).
Notes:
- This core change will not surface in many situations, so you
won't note much of it usually. The major use of it is clearly in
level-indented Flat View with the file list in "unsorted" sort
order. Here it shines because it gives you a complete (folders
AND files) tree view of any branch your file system.
Another effect is that on a recursive search you will
immediately get all matching *files* in search root level
listed, and only then the folders are processed recursively.
Before, you would get some matching files in search root level
only after processing folders that would precede them
alphabetically.
- If you give a shit about this great improvement and care for
speed only, use this tweak:
FindMixedSortPerLevel=1
+ Configuration | Find Files & Flat View: Added option "Default to
tree-like sort order". When invoking a level-indented Flat View
sort the items like in a tree: all items sorted alphabetically
under their direct parent folders. This usually the best way to
show a level-indented view so it's recommended to tick this
option.
+ Configuration | Find Files & Flat View: Added option "Follow
junctions". Tick it to allow following junctions on a search
including subfolders.
Note that this option had been added as a tweak in v7.90.0107 -
2009-02-09 14:43. Now it's raised to GUI level.
! Flat View: Would follow folder links and junctions if File Find
was configured to do so. Fixed: Flat View never does this.
! Configuration | File Operations | No progress dialog on intra-
volume moves: Was not honored in Search Results and Flat View.
Fixed.
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v10.50.0028 - 2011-11-18 12:39
* Flat View: On a mixed Flat View (i.e. /:flat = showing files and
folders), any Visual Filters or Name Search patterns from now on
only apply to files, not to folders. In other words, all folders
always pass any filters.
This fine feature, combined with level-indent and tree-like sort
order, enables you to view *filtered trees* in the file list, for
example a tree showing only images or only EXE files. Hot stuff!
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v10.50.0029 - 2011-11-20 14:53
+ Recycle Bin: Now drops onto the Recycle Bin node in the folder
tree are supported. Also supported are drops onto a DUB pointing
to "Recycle Bin" (resp. to %recycler%, the variable that returns
the locale aware string, e.g. "Papierkorb" in German)
* Configuration | Find Files & Flat View: Renamed "Show relative
path in search results" to "Show relative path in Path column" and
moved it to the top of the section (because it applies to both
Find Files and Flat View.
! The Free Keyboard Shortcuts dialog was slightly malformed for
about six months. Fixed.
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v10.50.0030 - 2011-11-21 12:30
+ Recycle Bin: Now you can also drop onto the file list when it
points to the Recycle Bin, as well as to Tabs and Catalog items
pointing to the Recycle Bin.
* Updated the help file.
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v10.50.0031 - 2011-11-21 21:00
+ Catalog: Added command "Sort Category". Sorts the items of the
current category in alphabetically ascending order of their
captions.
+ Configuration | Find Files & Flat View: Added option "Let folders
pass all filters". If ticked then on a mixed flat view (showing
files and folders), any Visual Filters or Name Search patterns
only apply to files, not to folders. So the folders always stay
visible while their contents are filtered: A Filtered Tree.
Note: This setting had been hard-coded before.
! Flat View: Not persistent on a locked Tree. Fixed.
* Updated the help file.
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v10.60.0000 - 2011-11-22 12:00
= NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main changes since last release:
+++ Flat View. Lets you view the contents of all subfolders of a
folder in one list.
+++ Sticky Section. Now items in most-recently-used lists can be made
permanent by moving them into the Sticky Section.
+++ User Buttons. Now you can easily build toolbar-based open-with
dropdowns.
+++ Custom Copy with Verification. Now SHA-256 and SHA-512 hashing
works on all systems (XP, Vista, and Win7).
+++ Selection Stats. Displays statistical information on the currently
selected items.
+++ Move On Rename. Quickly move an item by entering a new path into
the inline rename box. Non-existing paths are created on the fly.
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v10.60.0001 - 2011-11-23 15:24
+ Name Search: Added switch /b for "branch-filtered". With this
switch present name filters in the search or flat view are only
applied to branches (= folders and all of their contents), not to
files.
Examples:
- Run a recursive search but exclude any branches starting with
s*:
E:\Test\?!s* /br
- Run a flat view but exclude any branches starting with s* OR
with p*:
E:\Test\?!s*;p* /b:flat
Notes:
- In a branch-filtered search, any Visual Filters apply only
to files, not to folders. So you can first filter the branches
using the search pattern, and then filter the files within the
shown branches using the visual filter pattern. This gives you
some interesting possibilities, like show all *.jpg in branches
not named "*copy*".
- The switch overwrites "Let folders pass all filters" (sets it to
False internally).
+ Configuration | Find Files & Flat View | Cache search results:
Added a suboption "Maximum number of items cached (0 = cache
always)" where you can set an absolute limit to the number of
items cached. The factory default is set to 1000. There are
several reasons for such a limit:
- The bigger the cache the slower it is compared to a live search.
So caching is simply inefficient, at least if it is done for
speed.
- Reading a cache may (depending on the sort order of the cached
items) trigger lots of wild-jumping head movements.
- A cache takes space on the disk.
- A huge cache is more likely to be stale (out-of-date).
You can experiment with different limits, but I personally would
not recommend a number higher than 1000.
Note that this limit does not apply to Search Templates that are
explicitly saved together with the search results (which
internally is identical to caching).
* Selection Stats: Now, when the Tree has the focus, the stats on
the current tree folder are returned. The layout differs slightly
to make immediately clear that this is a different sort of stats.
- List Style "Full Row Select" (Details mode): Removed the following
feature from v4.00.0139 - 2005-07-27 18:04:
Now a hit anywhere left of the Name column does not select the
item. This way you still have the Mouse Down Blow Up feature of
thumbnails in full row select mode, and you can drag-select
items in full row select mode if you start dragging in the Line
Number column or any other column that's located left of the
Name column.
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v10.60.0002 - 2011-11-24 15:44
+ Menu View | Tab | Sort By: Added command "Previous Order". Resorts
the list using the previous sort order. Quite useful to toggle
between the two recent sort orders. Of course, you should assign a
handy keyboard shortcut to it to make it a funky experience.
+ Configuration | File Info Tips | Visible time in
milliseconds: It turns out this value has to be a signed 16-bit
integer for which the maximum value is 32767. So the tooltips
cannot be shown longer than about 32 seconds.
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v10.60.0003 - 2011-11-25 12:03
+ Name Search: Now you can search servers. Before, only the next
level (shares on servers) was implemented.
For example:
\\server\?b*
+ Flat View: Now you can flat view servers. Before, only the next
level (shares on servers) was implemented.
For example:
\\server\? /:flat
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v10.60.0004 - 2011-11-26 17:40
+ CKS | Miscellaneous | Focus: Added command "Move Up" (#1056).
Moves the selected Tree or List item(s) up one level.
The command already existed in Configuration | Extended | Custom
items in shell context menu | File List. Now you can assign a
keyboard shortcut to it.
+ List Style "Full Row Select" (Details mode): From now on these
settings in Configuration | Tags:
Toggle Labels by Label column click
Popup by tag columns right-click
overwrite FRS in the affected columns. In other words, the special
functionality of these columns remains intact even on FRS.
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v10.60.0101 - 2011-11-28 15:36
+ Configuration | Advanced: New option "Draw selected list icons
dimmed" lets you choose whether the icons of selected list items
are drawn in a dimmed way. Factory default is ON for XP and
earlier, OFF for Vista/Win7 and later.
- Configuration | Find Files & Flat View: Removed option "Cache flat
view contents". Reasons: Caching is not efficient compared to a
live flat view; and with a flat view you want to see something
fresh anyway, not yesterdays papers.
! List Style "Full Row Select": Fixed various drawing glitches.
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v10.60.0102 - 2011-11-28 19:50
+ SC tab enhanced: New operation "close", analog to "Close Tab" in
menu View | Tab.
The "data" parameter can be used to control whether any prompts
are shown (if the tab to be closed is locked or default or has a
home).
The "index" parameter can be used to define the tab to close
(leftmost tab = 1). If missing then the current tab is closed.
Examples:
tab("close"); //close current tab (no prompts)
tab("close", 1); //close current tab (prompts)
tab("close", , 2); //close second tab (no prompts)
tab("close", 1, 2); //close second tab (prompts)
+ SC tab enhanced: New operation "closeothers", analog to "Close All
Other Tabs..." in menu View | Tab.
The "data" parameter can be used to control whether any prompts
are shown:
// show no prompts
tab("closeothers");
// show prompts
tab("closeothers", 1);
+ Environment Variables: New XY-only environment variable:
%winver% = the current Windows version number (e.g. 5.1)
Example:
::echo %winver%; //5.1 for Win XP
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v10.60.0112 - 2011-12-01 21:00
+++ Tabsets: Now you can save and load the tabset of a pane, that's
all tabs including their layout (tab settings and tabwise list
settings) and contents (cached search data, find settings, homes,
history, etc.).
While each pane always has exactly one tabset loaded, you can have
any number of tabsets available to choose from. The definition of
each tabset is held in a folder (also referred to as "pane data
path") containing all necessary information within a couple of
files. The name of the folder is identical to the name of the
tabset. Thus tabsets are perfectly portable and easily
maintainable.
This feature is available in the Pro Edition only.
Interface
~~~~~~~~~
The new main menu "Tabsets" has the following commands (along with
detailed notes about what's happening under the hub):
Open: Open/Load a stored tabset. A list of all available tabsets
in the default tabset folder (<xydata>\Panes) is popped. The
current tabset of each pane is auto-stripped from the list because
they would not be allowed or meaningless to open.
- First the pane's current tabset is saved to disk. Then the
current tabset is unloaded and the new one is loaded.
- The current path is set to the path of the current tab in the
new tabset. If the current tab is a search tab, the search is
performed (resp. the cached search is loaded).
- If the target pane is not active it will be activated.
- If the target pane is not visible it will be shown and activated.
- The new tabset stays with this pane between sessions, unless you
exit without saving. Technically, the pane data paths are saved
in the current INI file.
New: Start a virgin tabset.
- First the pane's current tabset is saved to disk. Then the
current tabset is unloaded and an empty tabset is loaded with
the default name "TabsetNew". It has one tab pointing to the
current path of the pane.
If "TabsetNew" already exists a new name is derived by appending
a numerical postfix.
Save: Save the current tabset.
- Not particularly useful since saving is automatic when changing
tabsets or exiting the app (with saving). Added for completeness.
Save As: Save the current tabset under a new name.
- The new tabset becomes the current one. The old tabset is kept
on disk.
Save Copy As: Save a copy of the current tabset under a new name.
- The old tabset remains the current one.
Rename: Rename the current tabset.
- If a tabset of the same name already exists in the parent folder
of the current tabset you are prompted for overwriting.
Further Notes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You are not allowed to load the same tabset into both panes,
i.e. to point both panes to the same pane data path, because
this would lead to sure trouble.
- The current pane data paths are shown in Various Information
window. They are also available in the new variables <xypane1>
and <xypane2>.
- The pane data paths are typically located under <xydata>\Panes,
and they can be referenced relative to this location. It is
recommended that you store all your tabsets here; makes it
easier for you to handle.
However, tabsets can be stored anywhere in the system, even in a
network path. This means users can share tabsets over the
network. Note, however, that currently no measures are
implemented to handle concurrent save operations of such a
shared tabset.
- The pane data paths are stored in the INI file in a portable way
relative to <xydata>\Panes.
- The term Tabset was preferred to Tab Group, Workspace, and
Environment, because it is the shortest, fits best, and clearly
says what it is about.
- FYI, the Dual Pane contents are nothing but two default tabsets
loaded. Dual Pane has been designed 2009 with tabsets in mind.
Finally the time has come to bring in the harvest!
+ Scripting got a new function.
Name: Tabset
Action: Opens, saves, or renames tabsets.
Syntax: tabset([operation=open], [name], [pane=a])
operation: Operation, identified by name.
"new" = Start a virgin tabset.
If name is missing the name is prompted for.
"open" = [default] Open/Load a stored tabset from the
complete list of available tabsets in <xydata>\Panes.
Name is ignored.
"load" = Open/Load a stored tabset by name.
If name is missing the default tabset is opened.
"browse" = Open/Load a stored tabset by browsing the file
system. Name is ignored.
"save" = Save the current tabset.
"saveas" = Save the current tabset under a new name.
"savecopyas" = Save a copy of the current tabset under a new
name.
"rename" = Rename the current tabset.
name: Name of tabset (folder relative to <xydata>\Panes), or
full path to tabset.
pane: The affected pane; defaults to the current pane.
a [default], i, 1, 2
return: The full path to the current tabset.
Examples:
//open tabsets list to select one:
tabset();
//load the active pane's default tabset:
tabset("load");
FYI, the default tabset is internally chosen based on the name
of the INI file and the setting of "Keep pane data private".
If the latter is ON then an INI file Moon.ini will load tabset
"Moon_1" to pane 1 and tabset "Moon_2" to pane 2. If it is OFF
then the default tabsets are simply "1" and "2".
//start a new tabset named "Sue":
tabset("New", "Sue");
//rename back pane tabset to "Jack":
tabset("Rename", "Jack", "i");
//load tabset via absolute network path:
tabset("load", "\\Cooper\Shared\blah\");
+ Toolbar: New button "Tabsets". The the same menu as the "Tabsets"
main menu. Added for completeness, and probable future
enhancements.
Credits and thanks for the new icon go to
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/.
+ New variables:
<xypane1> = pane 1 data path (unslashed)
<xypane2> = pane 2 data path (unslashed)
+ SC tab enhanced: Operation "close" now returns the index of the
new current tab.
* Thumbnails: Experimentally added status feedback for all thumbs
that are about to be freshly created (that are not found in any
cache). This will cost a little time but I think it's worth it.
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v10.60.0113 - 2011-12-02 13:27
+ Menu Tabsets: Added "Go to Tabsets Folder".
+ Toolbar | Tabsets: The names of the current tabsets are now shown
in the button's tooltip.
And right-clicking the button shows the Tabsets menu now as well.
The left-click will later be used for an MRU list.
+ SC tabset enhanced. Now you can pass the tabset base path in the
"name" parameter for the operations "open" and "browse". And a new
operation "loadas" was added.
Syntax: tabset([operation=open], [name], [pane=a])
operation:
"open" = [default] Open/Load a stored tabset from the
complete list of available tabsets in the tabset base
(<xydata>\Panes).
Parameter "name" can be used to define an alternative
tabset base for this operation.
"browse" = Open/Load a stored tabset by browsing the file
system. Browsing by default starts in the current
tabset's path.
Parameter "name" can be used to define an alternative
start path.
"loadas" = Open/Load a copy of a stored tabset under a new
name, in other words: load a clone.
Parameter "name" points to the tabset to load. If
empty then the current tabset is cloned.
Example:
//Show complete list of available tabsets in E:\XYTabsets\:
tabset("open", "E:\XYTabsets\");
//Load a clone of tabset E:\XYTabsets\Duck:
tabset("loadas", "E:\XYTabsets\Duck");
//Load a clone of the current tabset
tabset("loadas");
* Menu Tabsets | Open...: Now also the currently used tabsets in
each pane are listed, marked as "[In Use - Pane X]". If you select
one of them you are prompted to make and load a clone.
* Menu Go: Moved the command "Go to Scripts Folder" to menu
Scripting.