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v28.30.0601 - 2026-06-03 12:01
    + Quick Search and Find Files: Added selector "sig:" (= signature). Use it to find 
      files that start with a specific byte sequence (all files are checked, all folders 
      are ignored). This is especially useful when files lack file extensions or you 
      suspect they have incorrect file extensions.
      The bytes are specified with hex codes (optionally separated by spaces). These, for 
      example, will match ZIP archives (all four versions are functionally identical):
        sig:504B03
        sig: 504B03
        sig:50 4B 03
        sig: 50 4B 03
      Of course, sig patterns can be combined in Boolean expressions:
        sig:504B03 or sig:FFD8
        sig: 50 4B 03 or sig: FF D8
        *.txt or sig: 50 4B 03 or sig: FF D8
      The wildcard "??" for "any byte" is supported:
        sig: 50 ?? 03      
    * Search Files | Content: When "Wildcards" mode is selected, patterns are now 
      automatically enclosed in asterisks (pattern -> *pattern*) only if wildcards are not 
      already present. This (potentially breaking) change allows you to create wildcard 
      patterns that match the beginning or/and end of files (pattern*, *pattern, 
      pattern*pattern), which is very useful but was not previously possible.    
    + Catalog | Item Properties Dialog: Now you can reset the colors to default by 
      right-clicking the color label.
    * Catalog: Now, for overall consistency, the content is now shifted down by two 
      pixels, just like in the tree.
    ! Catalog | Item Properties Dialog: Dark mode got stuck in parts of the dialog after 
      switching back to light mode, due to a tB bug. Worked around.

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v28.30.0600 - 2026-05-02 13:00
    = MAINTENANCE RELEASE.
  +++ Minor bug fixes and enhancements.

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v28.30.0501 - 2026-05-01 20:29
    ! List: Mousing over the age circle did not display the expected date and age tooltip 
      in non-Details views. Fixed.
    ! List | Mouse Down Blow Up on Thumbnails: Since 20260414, a faulty logic has caused 
      MDBU to malfunction on the left side of thumbnails when icons are not displayed.

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v28.30.0500 - 2026-04-30 21:00
    = MAINTENANCE RELEASE.
  +++ Minor bug fixes and enhancements.

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v28.30.0406 - 2026-04-30 12:10
    + Help | Various Information: Now shows the processor architecture in line "OS:".
    ! Shortcuts (LNK): Apparently environment variables in the arguments of shortcut 
      targets were not resolved when they should. Fixed.

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v28.30.0405 - 2026-04-29 15:27
    ! Configuration | File Operations | File Operations | Backup Operations | Configure...:
      Added checkbox "Exclude hidden files and folders". Won't stay unchecked. Fixed.
    ! Configuration | File Operations | File Operations | Custom Copy Operations | Configure...
      Added checkbox "Exclude hidden files and folders". Won't stay unchecked. Fixed.
    ! Tree: Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit, Version 25H2, Build 26200.7019 created a drawing 
      glitch (focused-and-+unselected item white out) with a certain combination of settings.
      Worked around.
    ! Action Log: The bug in tB concerning strings of 64 KB or more has not yet been 
      fixed, but there is now a perfect workaround: No more limits to the size of the 
      undo/redo data saved across sessions, and the read/write speed is even better than 
      before, though you won't notice because it was already lightning fast.

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v28.30.0404 - 2026-04-28 11:38
    + Custom Columns: Command ">draw.bar" enhanced. Added optional "align" parameter to 
      control the horizontal alignment of the printed text.
        >draw.bar [percentage=50], [colorleft], [colorright], [opacity=224], _
                  [borderwidth=0]|[text]|[colortext]|[align=c]
          align: c = centered [default]
                 l = left
                 r = right

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v28.30.0403 - 2026-04-27 18:29
    + Custom Columns: Command ">draw.bar" enhanced. Added optional "text" and "colortext"
      parameters, providing a way to print text onto the bar.
        >draw.bar [percentage=50], [colorleft], [colorright], [opacity=224], _
                  [borderwidth=0]|[text]|[colortext]
      Notes:
      - Pipe | is used a field separator to allow commas in the text.
      - The text color defaults to the list text color in light mode (usually that's black).
      - The text is horizontally and vertically centered.
      - Autosize columns ignores this text.
      Example:
      Here is a sample script that draws bars according to the file size. Color are used 
      to distinguish 4 size groups: green < 1KB, yellow < 1MB, red < 1GB, purple 1GB or more.
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      $size = "<cc_size>";
      switch (true){
        case $size == 0:          return ''; // draw nothing
        case $size < 1024:        return '>draw.bar ' . 100 * $size \ 1024 . ', 66CC66, BBEEBB|' . formatbytes($size);        //smaller 1 KB
        case $size < 1048576:     return '>draw.bar ' . 100 * $size \ 1048576 . ', FFBB00, FFEE88|' . formatbytes($size);     //smaller 1 MB
        case $size < 1073741824:  return '>draw.bar ' . 100 * $size \ 1073741824 . ', DD4444, FFAAAA|' . formatbytes($size);  //smaller 1 GB
        default:                  return '>draw.bar ' . 100 * $size \ 1099511627776 . ', DD44AA, FFAADD|' . formatbytes($size);  //1 GB or more
      }
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ! Action Log: A bug in v28.30.0402 could cause an "Invalid Index" error when loading 
      action.dat. Fixed.

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v28.30.0402 - 2026-04-27 12:47
    % Batch Rename Preview: Much faster when renaming more than 1000 items.
    % Action Log: Much faster when listing jobs with many items.
    % Action Log: Resizes much smoother when listing jobs with many items.
    ! Action Log: The log became corrupted when a logged operation exceeded 64 KB of data. 
      This easily occurred when an operation involved many long paths. The corruption was 
      caused by an unfixed bug in tB that affects how the log is stored in the action.dat 
      file between sessions. A workaround has been implemented. The file action.dat now 
      has a new structure, is much smaller, and reads and writes much faster (which also 
      positively affects the startup time).
      Notes:
      - As long as the tB bug remains unfixed, corruption can still occur, but it will 
        require a much larger amount of data.
      - The new action.dat format is not compatible with earlier versions of XYplorer.
        But, of course, this version can still read the old format.

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v28.30.0401 - 2026-04-25 15:23
    ! Startup: A corrupt action log could prevent the app from starting. Fixed.

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v28.30.0400 - 2026-04-23 18:00
    = MAINTENANCE RELEASE.
  +++ Minor bug fixes and enhancements.

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v28.30.0308 - 2026-04-23 15:18
    * MLS (64-bit): Internally updated to version 8.405.
      > TRANSLATORS: Please wait until Reference64_8.405.lng is uploaded.
        You will be notified if you have subscribed to this thread:
        https://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9648

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v28.30.0307 - 2026-04-23 14:07
    + Configuration | General | Controls & More | Miscellaneous: Added option "Convert 
      overlong paths to 8.3 format when opening files". Select this option to convert 
      paths longer than 259 characters to the old DOS-compatible 8.3 format when opening 
      files. Some opening applications still require this, even on modern Windows systems.
      FYI, this raises tweak OpenOverlongForceDOS83 to the UI.

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v28.30.0306 - 2026-04-22 16:03
    + Hover Box on This PC: Now provides the amount of free space per drive in numbers.

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v28.30.0305 - 2026-04-22 11:47
    + Opening Overlong Items: Added tweak to always convert to DOS 8.3 before opening 
      items with overlong filenames.
        OpenOverlongForceDOS83=1
      Notes:
      - This will help some older apps to open items with overlong filenames, but newer 
        apps may have problems with it.
      - Some Windows systems don't support DOS 8.3 anymore, so the conversion won't happen.
      - Modern Windows is usually LongPathAware, so DOS 8.3 is no longer necessary.
    * Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails | Show file icon on thumbnail: Refined the 
      changes of v28.30.0201 - 2026-04-13 15:36. Now the icon is drawn on non-thumbnails 
      only if the "Single-click to open an item" or "Point to select" option is selected 
      along with the "Icon only" option.
    * Native Context Menu: Now the "Share" command is only shown if the item for which the 
      context menu was called is a file (not a folder).
    ! Hover Box: Jumping to the next Hover Box by arrow keys did not work when the mouse 
      cursor was over the current Hover Box and "Configuration | General | Menus, Mouse, 
      Usability | Usability | Highlight hovered items" was disabled.
      Fixed #3. The previous fix had the disadvantage of making the Hover Box a disabled 
      window, which screenshot apps could not capture as an entire window.

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