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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0068, 29-jul-2006).

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v5.00.0068 - 29.07.06 12:32
    + Configuration/Advanced: added option to "Keep folders on top". 
      Check it to keep the folders at the top of the list always 
      (independently of the sort order and column).
      A tiny improvement on the surface, but a heavy enterprise for the 
      developer. Old time-tested code had to be touched. The wages of 
      fear:
      - General speed improvement because of a superior data storage and 
        retrieval system. This will be hardly notable though because most 
        stuff takes only a bunch of milliseconds anyway in XYplorer. 
        For example finding files will be about 10% faster due to the 
        increased speed of the list; of course, this may vary depending 
        on a lot of factors.
      - The list uses (even) less memory.
      - A natural-sorting bug (sort order difference between tree and list 
        in some rare circumstances) has been fixed en passant.
    + Configuration/Report: moved "App load time" information label here 
      from Advanced. Also made it grey to signal that it won't stay 
      there forever but is just a temporary little BETA users service.      

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0069, 30-jul-2006).

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v5.00.0069 - 30.07.06 09:54
    * Configuration/General: improved the logic of "History without 
      duplicates" so that the Back button (Alt+Left) actually brings you 
      back to where you have been before.
    * Menu File/Preview (Ctrl+Q): now it's a toggle. If the Preview tab 
      is currently selected then Ctrl+Q will close the Info Panel.
    * List View: columns 4 pixels more narrow than before (shaved off 2 
      pixels on each side of the contents).
    * Name column again 2 pixels more narrow on the left (as it has been 
      all the time before v5.00.0068). The icons by their nature provide 
      enough visual separation power to allow a smaller gap to the 
      previous column. And you use icons, don't you?
    * Configuration: moved "App load time" information label to the 
      bottom of the dialog. And now it's more formally "Application 
      loaded in ...".
    * Info Panel: "File View" is now "Raw View". It's simply the better 
      term for it. Note that the INI section continues to be "FileView" 
      to maintain backward compatibility.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0070, 31-jul-2006).

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v5.00.0070 - 31.07.06 12:51
    * When dragging more than one item from the list the focused item 
      will now be set to the top of the dragged data and hence be pasted 
      first. Before, processing was in the original order of listing.
  +++ Drag'n'drop context menu/Move[Copy] Here to New Subfolder...;
      and menu Edit/Paste Special/Paste Here To New Subfolder...:
      Now you are presented an array of 4 possible default names for the 
      new subfolder about to be created.
      The first three are (can be) defined in the [NewTemplates] INI 
      section. Here's an example:
        [NewTemplates]
        Folder0=\N\e\w \F\o\l\d\e\r   'date/time sensitive, shortcut Ctrl+N
        Folder1=yyyymmdd              'date/time sensitive
        Folder2=yyyy-mm-dd            'date/time sensitive
      The fourth is made from the first item to be moved [copied, 
      pasted] into the new subfolder, i.e. the item that was focused in 
      the moment of cutting, copying, dragging.
      The index of the last selection is remembered between sessions.      
    ! If you pressed and held F3 down, you would get duplicate (and 
      more) search results because the search routine was re-entered 
      before the previous one was finished. Fixed.
    ! The progress timer used in the statusbar would lose its 
      granularity once in a while (unexplained) and fall back to 10 msec 
      resolution instead of 1 msec. I've been watching this too long. Now 
      a better timer is used and the problem is history.
    ! Tree and List context menu: the "Cut" command did not work as 
      expected but rather as if it was "Copy". Fixed.
    * Menu View: now when you refresh a file listing using
        - Refresh (F5)
        - Refresh and Reset (Ctrl+F5)
        - Calculate Folder Sizes (Shift+F5)
      and the tab is locked to find mode (i.e. is showing find results) 
      then the tab will stay in find mode. It will also keep selections 
      on F5 and Shift+F5, but will reset the scroll position to top 
      (this might be changed later...).
    * Menu View/Calculate Folder Sizes (Shift+F5): now uses XYplorer's 
      great and unique "Refresh only" mode keeping selections, scroll 
      position and everything, just as you know and love it from F5.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0097, 01-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0097 - 01.08.06 12:45
  %%% Deep research into where the milliseconds go during start up. 
      Result: I could again speed up loading notably!
      Also the Configuration dialog opens much faster. 
    ! Tabs: header tooltips did not show the current Visual Filter. 
      Fixed.
    ! Drag'n'drop context menu/Create Branch(es) Here: did not recurse 
      subfolders after ESC has been pressed anytime before during the 
      session. Guess what: an escape flag had not been reset. Fixed.
    * When the app starts in find mode (when app was closed in find mode, 
      and either "Remember find mode between sessions" is enabled or the 
      current tab is locked), the main window is now shown before the 
      search starts. That way you can easily stop the search by pressing 
      ESC. 
      Before, the window was only shown after the search was through, 
      possibly leading to irritatingly long startup times.
    ! When starting in find mode, the search results target tab options 
      were effective but they should not: the search results should simply 
      appear in the same tab as they had been in when the app was closed 
      last time.
    * Menu View: As promised, F5 will now smooth-refresh the search 
      results in a locked find tab without resetting selections, focus 
      or scroll position. Even if you don't seem to see anything the 
      search results will be absolutely up-to-date. However, any changes 
      in the find specs will be ignored by F5: It will only refresh that 
      last search as originally defined.
      To do a re-search using new find specs use F3.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0108, 02-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0108 - 02.08.06 10:46
    % Browsing/Finding again faster.
    % Loading again faster.
    ! Info Panel/Report/Current Folder [List]/ To File...: When 'Default 
      name to "[Current folder].txt"' was checked, doing a report from a 
      root directory generated an invalid default file name. Fixed.
    * Replaced "aborted" by "stopped" everywhere. Also "(press ESC to 
      stop)" instead of "(press ESC to abort)" etc.
    + During a search "(press ESC to stop)" is now displayed in the 
      statusbar.
    * Font Preview: changed the font size selector from a dropdown to a 
      scrollbar. Font size range now from 0 to 128.
    + Configuration/Report: moved "App load time" info back here.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0109, 02-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0109 - 02.08.06 20:16
    % Browsing/Finding again faster! I'm speed-inspired lately...
    ! An empty Info Panel was filled with the currently focused item's 
      data on a refresh (F5). Fixed: empty stays empty.
    ! Status message "getting folder sizes... (ESC)" did not always 
      disappear when it should. Fixed.
    * Info Panel/Properties: looking for extractable embedded icons 
      (and, if found, extracting them) is now limited to EXE and DLL 
      files. Reason: this operation updates the last accessed date of a 
      file. Better we look only where there are any hopes to find 
      something.
  +++ List view: added Select-On-Paste functionality. Items pasted into 
      the current listing will be automatically selected when the 
      pasting is done. Thus you'll immediately see what was added to the 
      list.
      Two exceptions where Select-On-Paste is not happening:
      (1) If there are already selections in the list they are kept.
      (2) If you paste from-here-to-here (items being auto-renamed on 
          collision). This case will fall under exception (1), too, most of 
          the time.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0110, 03-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0110 - 03.08.06 13:04
    % Browsing/Finding *again* faster!
    ! Fixed some positioning issues related to dual monitor setups.
    ! Info Panel blanked out when setting attributes or time stamp and 
      list style had Autosize Columns enabled. Fixed. The connection is 
      obviously non-obvious and -- as you can guess -- just a surface 
      phenomenon of a deeper (but harmless) bug now fixed.
    * Configuration/Advanced: Added option "Show embedded icons on 
      Properties tab". If enabled then any embedded icons are extracted 
      from the following file types:
        .exe .dll .cpl .ocx .scr .icl
      Note that this operation updates the last accessed date of a 
      file. 
    * Configuration/General: renamed "Show folder size in Info 
      Panel/Properties" to "Show folder size on Properties tab".
    - Configuration/General: removed "Remember find mode between 
      sessions". Now this option is internally always on.
      General rule: XYplorer starts up as it was closed down (if "Save 
      setting on exit" is ON, that is), no matter whether it was 
      browsing or searching (which is nothing but a recursive and 
      filtered sort of browsing).
      If you don't need it you can stop a search at startup by simply 
      pressing ESC.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0113, 04-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0113 - 04.08.06 23:07
  ### After I learned how to do "User Controls" I learned how they suck 
      memory-wise. So, nice to meet you, but now it's bye-bye! I started 
      with the Statusbar: converted it back from a UC to a normal class.
      If everything worked out, you shouldn't note much difference in 
      the interface -- apart from a slightly better alignment and speed 
      improvements.
      However, when you look at Processes in your Windows Task Manager, 
      you'll see that XYplorer got slimmer again in every aspect!
    * Preview tab: now everything not previewed is raw viewed! Whether 
      it's "File type excluded from preview in configuration" or "Not a 
      previewed format.": you'll see the bytes.
    ! Catalog: when Ctrl+Clicking an item pointing to a file (not a 
      folder), a background tab was opened pointing that file as if it was 
      a folder. This is not allowed anymore. Instead you get a message: 
      "Cannot browse to a file in a background tab."
    ! Menu Go/Go to...: Since v5.00.0066 shortcut Ctrl+G did result in a 
      crash when focus was on Tree or List. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0119, 05-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0119 - 05.08.06 11:48
    ! Crash when selecting MyComputer or Network since 5.00.0113. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0120, 06-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0120 - 06.08.06 11:55
    ! When clicking on a Catalog item while being on a Finding tab, it 
      won't do anything if that tab's location is the item's location. 
      Fixed: now it enters browse mode as expected. 
    * Menu Help: "Keyboard Help" is now "Keyboard Shortcuts".
    * Reassigned keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+I now points to menu
      Edit/Invert Selection.
      Before it was menu File/Info to Clipboard/Extended File Info.
    * Before, the shortcut Ctrl+Numpad+ ("Autosize Columns Now") did 
      work only if the list had the focus. Now it works everywhere.
    + Menu View/List Style/Autosize Columns: now it works also for Small 
      Icons view, incl. automatic resizing after rename, and "Autosize 
      Columns Now" (Ctrl+Numpad+).
    ! "Autosize Columns" did not work correctly when switching back to 
      Details view. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0121, 09-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0121 - 09.08.06 12:51
    + Preview tab: Added some eye-candy, a new progress bar for media!
  +++ Menu View/Views: added new view "List": List is a wrapped column 
      of icons plus names, as opposed to "Small Icons" which is a wrapped 
      row of icons plus names. Some people actually seem to use this 
      view -- mystery to me, but here you are :)
      The "List" view knows "Autosize Columns", "Autosize Columns Now", 
      and "Shrink Name Column" (see below).
    * Now when filling a fresh new list, the horizontal scroll is reset 
      to leftmost just as the vertical scrollbar has always been reset to 
      topmost.
    + Menu View/Show Columns: Added new command "Shrink Name Column" 
      (Ctrl+Shift+Numpad +): it shrinks the name column by 5 pixels. Quite 
      practical sometimes, especially when used by keyboard shortcut.
    ! When clicking on a Catalog item while being on a Finding tab, it 
      won't do anything if that tab's location is the item's location. 
      Fixed *again*: now the fix works for every tab.
    ! After timestamping the labels on the Properties tab weren't 
      updated anymore (since a few days ago). Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0123, 10-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0123 - 10.08.06 11:48
    + When folder sizes are being calculated through the properties 
      panel, once calculated the size is automatically added to the list 
      (column Size).
      If you are currently sorting by Size, you'll need to Sort Again 
      (Ctrl+Shift+F5) to get the calculated folders in order.
    ! Drag'n'Drop context menu: The enabled state of "Move Here with 
      Suffix Number" and "Move Here As..." was based on number of selected 
      list items instead of dragged items (must be exactly 1 to be 
      enabled). Fixed.
    ! If XYplorer was opened via a folder's shell context menu (setting 
      the start path via command line) and the last opened tab was 
      locked, the locked tab's location was overwritten. Fixed: now a new 
      tab is automatically created in this case.
    * Changed (un)preview logic slightly to make it more intuitive and 
      KISS. If the Preview (or Raw View) tab is active:
      (1) The focused item is previewed if it is selected, and unpreviewed 
          if deselected, independent of the total number of selected files. 
          The selection state of the focused item can be toggled via 
          keyboard (Ctrl+Space) or via mouse click (holding Ctrl). The 
          selected-and-focused item can further of course be changed via 
          up/down arrow keys or simple mouse click.
          Consequently: Moving the focus without selection (using 
          Ctrl+arrow keys) will unload any preview.
      (2) One exception to rule (1): changing the selection state of the 
          focused item via MouseDrag selection will not change the state of 
          the preview. Reason: it would be counter-intuitive to e.g. 
          start/stop an MP3 while dragging a focus rectangle. 

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0124, 11-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0124 - 11.08.06 11:03
    + Configuration/Advanced: added option "Turn off delete 
      confirmation". All deletions will go straight to the Recycle Bin, 
      apart from "Nuke" and holding Shift, which will go straight to 
      hell. 
      If you choose this option you'll also get *instant refresh* on 
      deletions (no delay, even if auto-refresh is enabled), so you can 
      delete many items very fast.
      ATTENTION! This option is only for impatient danger freaks!
    + Menu View/List Style: added "Highlight Selected Rows".
      Backward compatibility note: this new item took the slot and the 
      checked/unchecked setting of "Rename On Slow Double-Click" in your 
      settings before upgrading (to keep the order of the menu items 
      somewhat logical). So, please check your checkmarks for these two 
      options.
    % Calculate Folder Sizes ca. 10% faster.
    * Menu View: Calculate Folder Sizes (Shift+F5) does not re-browse 
      (or re-search) the location anymore, but just calculates the folder 
      sizes of all folders currently listed. Further, if any items in the 
      list are selected, then only the sizes of selected folders are 
      calculated. Very cool improvement! The list stays totally cool, 
      calm, and collected, while the CPU is busy adding numbers and item 
      by item feeds them into the Size column.        
    + Toolbar: added button "Calculate Folder Sizes".

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0125, 12-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0125 - 12.08.06 14:09
    + Media Preview: added volume control. Click on the blue bar to set 
      the system wave volume from 0 to 100%. The left/right-balance will 
      be centered after you set the volume. Later, I will alter the 
      function to preserve any previous balance.
    * Highlight Selected Rows: I changed it to just an underline to 
      avoid clashes and confusion with "Highlight Focused Row". The 
      color can now be configured in Configuration/Colors/Selected Row.
    + The color of the normal grid can now be configured via 
      Configuration/Colors/Grid Row. Before it was hard-coded to the 
      button face color.
    ! Toolbar: if you trigger a task (click a button) and the mouse is 
      over a toolbar separator in the moment when the task is finished, 
      the app crashes. It also crashes (again in the moment when the 
      task is finished) when the mouse has left the toolbar area last 
      moving over a separator (while the task is running). Fixed.
    * After "Calculate Folder Sizes", if the list is sorted by Size, the 
      sorting is now automatically refreshed so that the now measured 
      folders are in the correct order.
    * After "Calculate Folder Sizes", the size column now is autosized 
      if Autosize Columns is enabled.
    ! When switching back to a tab with multiple selections, one of them 
      having the focus, then a simple click on any unselected file would 
      not remove the selection rectangles from the previously non-focused 
      selected files. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.00.0126, 13-aug-2006).

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v5.00.0126 - 13.08.06 08:37
    + Media Preview: the volume control knows sliding interaction now.
    + Audio/Video Preview. Added one mouse action on the progress bar:
        Left Mouse Down	  -> Start/Pause playing
        Right Mouse Down	-> Go to mouse position
        Ctrl+Mouse Down	  -> Go to mouse position (NEW)
        Shift+Mouse Down	-> Go to beginning
    + Preview of Audio-CD: now you can preview *.cda tracks on any CD 
      drive. Before it worked only on the default audio drive.
      Note: I did not manage to control the CD volume yet... :(
    * Before, if list sort order is by Size, and folder sizes have been 
      calculated through the properties panel and automatically been added 
      to the list, then, you needed to "Sort Again" (Ctrl+Shift+F5) to get 
      the calculated folders in order.
      Now can as well simply click the column header to "Sort Again".
      Further, the Size column is now autosized on the above event if 
      Autosize Columns is active.
    * Menu Edit, Selection Filter: patterns containing any of the 
      wildcards "*?#" are treated as "exact match" (no * wildcards auto-
      added at both ends). All other patterns a treated as "loose match" 
      which simply means: you can enter e.g. "~" and it will be treated as 
      if you entered "*~*". Just a little service...