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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0029, 17-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0029 - 17.10.06 22:57
  +++ Added support for hidden shares (aka "administrative shares")! A 
      hidden share is identified by a dollar sign ($) at the end of the 
      share name. Hidden shares are not listed when browsing the network. 
      However, now you can enter a path on a hidden share in the Address 
      Bar (or the "Go to" dialog, Catalog, Favorites), and it will be 
      added to the tree node of respective server on the fly and be 
      browsable. Try e.g. "\\[servername]\ADMIN$\Fonts\". (Quoting MS: 
      "The system root folder (%SYSTEMROOT%) is shared as ADMIN$. This 
      is your Windows folder, and the administrative share provides 
      administrators easy access to the system root folder hierarchy 
      over the network.").
    * Info Panel|Version tab: from now on, only certain files types will 
      be checked for an embedded version info, namely currently: *.acm, 
      *.asr, *.ax, *.com, *.cpl, *.deu, *.dll, *.drv, *.exe, *.ime, 
      *.lx, *.ocx, *.qts, *.qtx, *.scr, *.sys, *.tlb, *.tpl, *.tsp, 
      *.vbx, *.vxd. Before, all file types were checked, which lead to 
      unnecessary work, especially notable on network drives.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0031, 19-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0031 - 19.10.06 11:52
  +++ Address Bar: added path name completion! If turned on then, while 
      typing into the addressbar, you get a drop-down that automatically 
      suggests *existing* file system items that match the string 
      entered so far.
      Notes:
      - Path name completion also includes files (not just dirs)!
      - Path name completion also includes MRU URLs!
      - This nice functionality is based on an API limited to systems 
        with IE5 or greater.
      - If path name completion is ON then the normal Auto-Complete 
        (based on MRU items) is silently/implicitly turned off (else you 
        would get two simultaneous drop-downs stacked over each other).
      Here's the checkbox: Configuration|General|Path name completion in 
      Address Bar.      
    + Configuration|Advanced: added warning message to clicking "Show 
      icon overlays": "You just turned on showing icon overlays. Note that 
      browsing will be notably slowed down."
    + Statusbar message "autosizing columns..." when autosizing columns 
      in lists > 3000 items (ie when it will take some time).
    * There has been a 255 character limit in the edit fields of Address 
      Bar, Find Files Name, and Find Files Location dropdowns. Increased 
      it to 1024. If you need more, tell me.
    + Menu Edit|Paste Special|Edit Clipboard...: now with icons.
      Icons still do not adapt if you edit the list... work left to do.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0033, 20-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0033 - 20.10.06 11:03
    + Reactivated "auto-select the most recently used subfolder" 
      functionality, aka the "Invisible Breadcrumb".
      Now, any UP or DOWN navigation ...
        - List: dbl-clicking a folder:              go down one level
        - List: [enter] on a folder:                go down one level
        - Tree/List: [backspace] anywhere:          go up one level
        - Tree/List: [shift+backspace] anywhere:    go down one level
      ... will do it, namely select the most recently used subfolder (if 
      it's found in the history) in the list. So now you can quickly 
      crawl up and down a particular path by simply hitting [backspace] 
      to go up resp. [enter] to go down.
      The feature also works across sessions.      
      Note: In three special cases, namely Desktop, MyDocuments, and 
      MyNetworkPlaces, going up to MyComputer (drives listing) would be 
      a dead-end because they are not featured as subfolders in the 
      MyComputer list view (which is the drives listing) and hence 
      cannot be auto-selected. To prevent this I simply disabled going 
      up by backspace-on-the-list from these special "folders" to 
      MyComputer.
    * Tree: changed the coloring style a bit. Now highlighted folders 
      are displayed without a grey margin around the box anymore. 
      Instead the current folder now shows a grey margin around the box 
      if the tree is unfocused. Purpose: spot easier where you are.
    * List: changed the coloring style a bit. The focused item, if it is 
      selected, now shows a grey margin around the box if the list is 
      unfocused. Purpose: see which selected item is focused even when the 
      list has no focus currently.
    ! List: Context menu keys Shift+F10 and the proper "context menu 
      key" did not popup the selected items' context menu when items were 
      selected. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0034, 21-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0034 - 21.10.06 13:00
    + Menu Go: added command "Go to Last Target" [Ctrl+Alt+F7]. Beams 
      you to the most recent target of a move/copy file operation that 
      was performed inside the current XYplorer instance and session.
      That's good news for the paranoid: a quick [Ctrl+Alt+F7] (or 
      right-handed [AltGr+F7]) will carry you to the place you've just 
      moved/copied some files to, to check personally whether the files 
      arrived in a good condition. Dual pane without the space-waste ;)
    + Configuration|Advanced: added field to set the "Max number of tabs 
      (0 for unlimited)". If the limit is reached and a new tab is to be 
      created by you or by some implied process, then the last (right-
      most) tab will be used for it. 
    + Menu Edit|Paste Special|Edit Clipboard...: now the icons are 
      updated if you edit the list items or add new ones. Works also 
      when using Editor Mode and switching back to List Mode.
    * Tree: enlarged the highlighting box for some pixels.
    $ Removed the "Reset to factory defaults" nag.
    $ The initial nag screen for unregistered users now counts down 
      taking 500 ms for each day used.
    $ Extended the trial period to 30 days.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0035, 21-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0035 - 21.10.06 18:25
    ! Initial nag screen countdown glitches fixed.
    * Menu Go: moved "Go to Last Target" command upward.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0036, 22-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0036 - 22.10.06 19:45
    ! Since a couple of days the app did not browse MyComputer and 
      Nethood anymore when entered via Address Bar, GoTo, Catalog etc. 
      Fixed.
    * Improved the "Max number of tabs" feature.
    + Toolbar: added button for "Go to Last Target".
    + Added "Auto-complete path/file names in GoTo dialog", and 
      reorganized that section in Configuration | General a bit.
    % Tree: Fully Expand [Numpad Multiply] was a tight loop that could 
      freeze the app for while when expanding large branches. Now I gave 
      the CPU some air: You can abort the expanding by pressing ESC, or 
      move the form around while it's going on. Selecting any folder in 
      the tree will also abort it on the fly.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0038, 23-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0038 - 23.10.06 12:51
  %%% A breakthrough in measuring the width of text that is about to be 
      drawn brings dramatic speed improvements in various parts of the app! 
      The new warp speed is especially notable in Autosize Columns, and 
      the painting of Tree and List. Call it snappy!
    + Believe or not: XYplorer now speaks Chinese (Japanese, Russian, 
      Arabic, etc.)! It's far from perfect, because you cannot do much 
      with those files yet, but at least you can see those characters 
      instead of question marks in Tree and List (nowhere else yet). 
      There's a lot left to do for full UNICODE support, but this is a 
      start...
      Note: only for NT platforms (NT/2K/XP/Vista...).
    + Toolbar: added button "Drives", which pops up a menu featuring all 
      currently shown drives.
    + Menu Go: added command "Drives...", which pops up a menu featuring 
      all currently shown drives.
    + Added path autocompletion (unconfigurable; you just want to have 
      this if you can) to the edit box in the MoveTo, CopyTo, and BackupTo 
      dialogs. Also, this edit box now is auto-highlighted on getting 
      focused.
    > Tip: in the GoTo dialog and MoveTo/CopyTo/BackupTo dialogs, when
      pressing ESC to close the autocompletion drop-down (aka "autosuggest 
      list") the key is not eaten but propagated to the dialog window 
      which is then immediately closed, too. Workaround: pressing the TAB 
      key instead of the ESC key will shift focus to the next control and 
      close the autosuggest list.
    * Toolbar: before, pressing any toolbar button after popping up a 
      menu via toolbar just closed that menu. Now you can trigger a 
      subsequent toolbar button immediately (and e.g. pop up another menu) 
      while the menu is still up. Saves one click.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0041, 24-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0041 - 24.10.06 12:38
  +++ UNICODE support: now you can do quite a lot of stuff with files 
      that have non-Latin character sets in the name:
      - view Properties in the Info Panel
      - preview images, sounds, videos, fonts
      - raw view
      - view ID3 tags of MP3 files
      - display thumbnails
      - you can browse folders
    + UNICODE: now Statusbar and Tab headers talk Chinese.
    + Address Bar focused: Ctrl+A now selects the whole edit box.
    ! Address Bar focused: Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right would move tabs instead 
      of selecting words in the Address Bar. Fixed.
    % Again a general speed improvement.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0049, 27-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0049 - 27.10.06 11:25
  +++ More support for items with UNICODE names:
      - Now you can search UNICODE folders.
      - UNICODE folders can be watched and auto-refreshed.
      - UNICODE folders can be favorites (although the menu cannot 
        display the characters).
      - Now XY correctly handles UNICODE start paths.
      - Now you can copy UNICODE names to clipboard.
      - Now you can preview UNICODE icon files.
      - Now you can time-stamp UNICODE items.
      - Now you can attribute-stamp UNICODE items.
      - Now you can pop the shell context menu of UNICODE items.   
      - Now file inof tips are UNICODE aware and can display non-latin 
        characters.
    % Again a general speed improvement.
    ! The path name completion autosuggest dropdown did not process the 
      mouse in dialogs. Fixed.
    ! Display glitch when drag-moving a folder from tree-to-tree with 
      "Auto- refresh..." and "Suspend refresh during file operations" both 
      ON. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0050, 27-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0050 - 27.10.06 22:02
    ! Since v5.20.0049, certain dialogs behaved like "Cancel" when "OK" 
      was pressed. Fixed.
    + Now you can copy UNICODE-named files to clipboard.
      (Paste not yet.)

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0051, 28-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0051 - 28.10.06 12:53
  +++ UNICODE: now, finally, file operations with items with UNICODE 
      names are supported! Delete, Copy, Move them as you like, Drag, 
      Drop, Copy & Paste etc.
      Only known exception: dragging items from UNICODE-named folders 
      does not work. I'm working on it...
      Also still work in progress is Rename...
    + Now you can create new items inside UNICODE-named folders.
    + Now you can drop-text-to-file into UNICODE-named folders.
    + Now you can drop Outlook messages into UNICODE-named folders.
    * Improved error handling with corrupt icons.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0052, 29-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0052 - 29.10.06 12:37
    + Added the possibility to experimentally add file types, identified 
      by their extension, to the media (audio/video) preview. This feature 
      is currently in the hard-core stage, so you have to edit the INI 
      file manually. Goto the section [Settings] and find the key 
      "MediaPreviewCustomExtensions" near the end of the list. The format of 
      the values is "dot-[extension-dot-]extension-dot". So it could look 
      like this, for example:
        [Settings]
        MediaPreviewCustomExtensions=.new.ext.ens.ions.
    + Improved the Customize Toolbar interface:
      - Larger lists.
      - Easier to add buttons in your preferred sequence.
        Before, if I wanted to add icons A, B, C, and dbl-clicked on each 
        XYplorer placed them in the reverse order (C, B, A). Now it will 
        be A, B, C.
      - Extra button for adding separators.
      - Extra button "Remove All".
      - Accelerators for all buttons.
    + Now you can Backup items with UNICODE file names.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0053, 30-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0053 - 30.10.06 12:07
    ! Customize Toolbar: crash (since v5.20.0052) when adding 
      button/separator to the bottom of the list. Fixed.
    + Customize Toolbar: added Reset button. Also keyboard DEL will now 
      remove items, INS will add items.
    + Now you can rename and batch rename items with UNICODE names.
      Note, that because of the lack of a UNICODE textbox you cannot enter 
      UNICODE characters, so you cannot e.g. single-rename a file *to* 
      Chinese. You can, however, batch rename Chinese files and keep the 
      Chineses characters in the new names.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0054, 31-oct-2006).
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v5.20.0054 - 31.10.06 12:40
    ! Customize Toolbar:
      - Accelerators did not show in XP. Fixed.
      - ESC triggered Reset instead of Cancel. Fixed.
    + Now you can open/run files with UNICODE names by dbl-click or 
      [enter].
    + Now you can Open Command Prompt Here at folders with UNICODE 
      names.
    + Rename Special: added commands
      - Unicode to UTF-8: convert non-latin characters to ANSI 
        characters using the UTF-8 encoding scheme.
      - UTF-8 to Unicode: the same backwards.
    ! Problems with creating new folders on FAT32. Fixed.
    * If "Resort list immediately after rename" is ON, then a newly 
      created file or folder is now immediately inserted at the right 
      position even before the rename box is opened. So now it's also
      "Resort list immediately after creating new item".
      Note: this is probably not such a good idea... make some noise and 
      I take it away... ;)

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.20.0055, 01-nov-2006).
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v5.20.0055 - 01.11.06 12:49
  +++ So you think to copy an item to the clipboard you have to go and 
      fetch it where it lives? Not anymore! Now you can order it from the 
      Catalog: Simply right-click it (left-click would go to it) in the 
      Catalog and choose the new "Copy" command in the context menu. If the 
      destination property of that item (file or folder) is copyable 
      (and not a Name Search, URL, MyComputer etc.) it will be copied to 
      the clipboard and ready for pasting.
    + Successful copying/cutting to clipboard now is reflected on the 
      status bar.
    + Rename Special/Batch Rename: added new template format "date 
      modified" by which you can datestamp many items at once drawing from 
      their individual modified date. The date format syntax is the same 
      you know from other XY date terms, and the magic letter is "m":
      Examples, applied today to Test.txt (dated 2005-02-24):
        NewName<dyyyy-mm-dd>  =  NewName2006-11-01.txt
        NewName<myyyy-mm-dd>  =  NewName2005-02-24.txt
        *_<myyyy-mm-dd>       =  Test_2005-02-24.txt
    + Configuration|Advanced: added option "Open command line start path 
      in new tab". If checked then a start path given by command line 
      (e.g. "xyplorer.exe e:\") will not overwrite the current tab (when 
      XY was unloaded last time) but open in a new foreground tab. If the 
      start path happens to be identical to the current tab's location 
      then, of course, no new tab is opened.
    * Menu File|Configuration File: "Save Copy of Configuration As..." 
      now defaults to the present date suffixed to the INI base name.
    - See v5.20.0054:
      * If "Resort list immediately after rename" is ON, ...
      Naah, I don't like it anymore. Away with it!