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v23.50.0008 - 2022-08-12 19:34
    + Scripting | Arrays: Now the named keys in associative arrays can also be 
      double-quoted, it does not make a difference ATM:
        $a["pussy"]="cat"; $b="pussy"; echo $a[$b]; //cat
        $a["pussy"]="cat"; echo $a['pussy']; //cat
        $a['pussy']="cat"; echo $a["pussy"]; //cat
    ! Configuration | General | Startup & Exit | Save Settings | Backup settings on save: 
      This feature was poorly designed and ultimately buggy. The idea was to always have a 
      backup that is at least 24 hours old (to be able to recover from today's errors). 
      However, what actually happened was that the backup files were overwritten (and 
      therefore lost) by the current fresh data when they were determined to be 24 hours 
      or older.
      Fixed: Now a backup of every file that is at least 24 hours old is kept in the "24" 
      subfolder of the AutoBackup folder (<xydata>\AutoBackup\24\).

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v23.50.0007 - 2022-08-12 14:35
    + Admin Settings | Fixed Mini Tree: Now, if bit 2 of FixedMiniTree is set, the loaded 
      Mini Tree auto-adjusts to the allowed locations as specified in AllowedDirs.
      For example, on this setup in Admin.ini...
        AllowedDirs=C:|E:\Test|X:
        FixedMiniTree=3
      ... all paths that are not within the allowed branches ("C:", "E:\Test", and "X:") 
      are removed from the Mini Tree and it is ensured that the allowed branches are part 
      of the Mini Tree.
    + Scripting | Arrays: Now associative arrays are supported. The named keys have to be 
      put in single quotes:
        $a['pussy']="cat"; $b="pussy"; echo $a[$b]; //cat
    * Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails | Show dimensions of original image on 
      thumbnail: Renamed it to "Show dimensions of original", to save some space, and it 
      makes more sense since also videos are included.
    + Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails: Added option "For videos as well" as a 
      suboption of "Show dimensions of original". The main reason to turn it off speed. 
      Retrieving this info can take time.
    ! Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails | Show dimensions of original: Worked for 
      videos only if "Overlay caption" was enabled. Fixed. Now it works independently of 
      that.
    ! Color Filters: Fixed another readability issue related to the p and f switches in 
      selected thumbnails. Fixed.
    ! Video Thumbnails: Error 6 could happen on some systems since 20220806. Tried a fix.
    ! Hover Box: Photo Data (if you don't see them: press P while the box is showing) were 
      shown without any space since 20211130. Fixed.

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v23.50.0006 - 2022-08-11 21:10
  +++ Scripting: Started adding arrays. It already seems to be working at a basic level:
        $a[2]="cat"; $b=1; echo $a[$b+$b]; //cat
    + SC property #Empty and #NoSubs: Now on "Accessed Denied" the return value is "X".
      Previously, such folders returned the same values as if they were empty.
    ! SC property #Empty and #NoSubs: Did not work correctly with junctions (they were 
      always shown as empty). Fixed. Now the returns refer to the target paths of the 
      junctions.
    ! Hard Links: Retrieving the number of Hard Links did not work correctly with 
      junctions (they were always shown as having zero Hard Links). Now the returns refer 
      to the number of Hard Links of the target paths of the junctions.
    ! Color Filters: Two separate issues related to the p and f switches resulted in wrong 
      colors in dark mode. Fixed.
    - Configuration | Colors and Styles | Highlights & Dark Mode | Dark mode: Removed the 
      option "Enable dark mode". Putting it here was a design flaw. The functionality 
      is already present in the main window (View | Views | Dark Mode, and Toolbar button 
      Dark Mode), and that's where it belongs.
    ! Configuration | Apply button: Did not work well with changing Dark Mode settings. 
      Removing "Enable dark mode" from Configuration fixed that.

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v23.50.0004 - 2022-08-11 15:15
    + Admin Settings: Added a way to completely fix the last saved Mini Tree to its 
      current state:
        [AccessControl]
        FixedMiniTree=1
      These are the effects of this setting:
        - The tree will be the last saved Mini Tree, and cannot be turned to a Maxi Tree.
        - It is locked and the expansion state is locked, both cannot be unlocked.
        - You cannot drag anything from the tree.
        - You cannot rename anything in the tree.
        - View | Mini Tree | - submenu - is gone.
        - Tools | List Management | Mini Tree... is gone.
        - Tree changing commands like "Hide Folder from Mini Tree" or "Flatten Folder" are 
          not available anymore.
        - The "Mini Tree" toolbar button is gone.
        - SC button "minitree" does not work anymore.
        - SC loadtree does not work anymore.
      The Fixed Mini Tree is only useful for picking a location or dropping items in a 
      location.
    ! Info Tips in Tree: Didn't work correctly on items on Links folder and some other 
      special items (This PC, etc). Fixed.
    ! Info Tips in Tree: Only worked if "Show tips for clipped tree and list items" was 
      ticked. Fixed.

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v23.50.0003 - 2022-08-10 19:17
    + Configuration | Information | File Info Tips & Hover Box | Show file info tips: 
      Added option "In tree as well". Tick it to show File Info Tips also for the items in 
      the folder tree.
      FYI, this raises tweak ShowInfoTipTree to UI.
    + Info Tips in Tree: Now it supports the Extra fields (Configuration | Information | 
      File Info Tips & Hover Box | Show file info tips | Extra fields). Of particular 
      interest here is the Color Filter field, which tells you the meaning of the colors 
      you see.
    + Info Tips in Tree: Now it obeys to "Only while the shift key is held down".

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v23.50.0002 - 2022-08-10 10:32
    + Status Bar: Reordered the right-click menu and added two toggles:
      - Horizontal Swipe Toggles the Preview Pane
      - Vertical Swipe Toggles the Info Panel
      So these recently added mouse functions can now be deactivated at will.
      The factory default is ON for both, but upgraders need to turn them on themselves.
    + View | Columns | Grow Name Column (Ctrl+Shift+Numpad Add): In thumbnails, this 
      command now toggles "Overlay Captions". Maybe not very logical given the command's 
      name, but since Autosize Columns Now (Ctrl+Numpad Add) is abused in a similar way 
      (since v14.50.0308 - 2014-11-17), it's easy to remember.
      Previously, this command just did nothing when used in Thumbnails views.
    + Tree: Added tweak to show standard shell file info tips for tree folders when you 
      hover the caption:
        ShowInfoTipTree=1
      The contents are controlled by "Configuration | Information | File Info Tips & Hover 
      Box | Show file info tips | Select Standard Fields..." just like in the file list.
      Will add Color Filter info later, which is the main reason for adding this.
      Setting will go to UI later.
    ! Overlaid Thumbnail Captions: Links to folders showed the thumbnail filename instead 
      of the folder name as the caption. Fixed.
    ! Status Bar: After a swipe a Status Bar CEA "Left-click on status bar" could be 
      triggered. Fixed. After a swipe nothing else should happen on MouseUp.

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v23.50.0001 - 2022-08-09 18:10
    + Status Bar: Now you can left-button-drag the Status Bar up/down to open/close the 
      Info Panel. The action is fired when you drag more than 8 pixels vertically.
    + Status Bar: Now you can left-button-drag the Status Bar left/right to open/close the 
      Preview Pane. The action is fired when you drag more than 8 pixels horizontally.
      - If "Window | Arrangement | Preview Pane to the Left" is ticked then of course you 
        drag to the right to open the pane, and to the left to close it.
      - You can undo/redo the last action while the mouse is held down, so you can quickly 
        open and close the Preview Pane by a slick mouse move (or finger move if you have 
        a touch screen).
    > Status Bar Dragging: The first direction that triggers an action automatically (and 
      intentionally) disables the other direction, so you can't do both actions in one 
      diagonal move. It's better like this, I made lots of tests.
    * Configuration: Various color labels and textboxes will not increase the font size 
      anymore beyond 9 point, especially those on Configuration | Colors and Styles | 
      Colors. The larger sizes just looked ugly and broke the layout.

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Summary of the latest XYplorer Official Release.

Direct Download: https://www.xyplorer.com/download/xyplorer_full.zip
Download Page: https://www.xyplorer.com/download.php
Release Notes: https://www.xyplorer.com/release.php

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v23.50.0000 - 2022-08-08 18:00
    = NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main developments since last release:
  +++ Overlaid Thumbnail Captions. Thumbnail captions can now be superimposed over the 
      image like subtitles in a movie. Saves space and looks cool.
  +++ Color-Code Folders by Content. Now color filters can be applied to folders in tree 
      and list depending on what items they contain.

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v23.40.0013 - 2022-08-08 12:50
    + Configuration | Colors and Styles | Highlights & Dark Mode | Selections: Now 
      "XYplorer Classic Style" is the factory default.
    - List: Undid the change from v23.40.0011. Now tweak ListHighlightFocusedSelection is 
      NOT bound anymore to the setting of "Tools | Customize List | Highlight Focused Item".
    % Thumbnails: The list does not change the scroll position anymore when you just 
      toggle "Show Captions" (Ctrl+Numpad Add).

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v23.40.0012 - 2022-08-08 10:09
    + Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails | Overlay caption: Now also items without a 
      thumbnail show the overlaid caption.
    + Breadcrumb Bars | Context Menu | Paste and Go: Now you can also paste relative 
      paths. They will be resolved relative to the current list path.
    - Info Panel | Report: Removed the "To Printer..." buttons. The results were just 
      below average. For a good print you need an editor with font options and preview, 
      let alone print options like line height, paper size and margins. That would be 
      overkill for a file manager.
    * Updated the help file.

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v23.40.0011 - 2022-08-07 11:46
    + Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails: Added option "Overlay caption". Enable it to 
      display the caption on the thumbnail instead of underneath it.
      This is was yesterday was called "subtitles".
      Slightly changed the logic, overlays are now bound to "Show Caption" and you cannot 
      have both simultaneously anymore:
                                Show Caption      Show Overlay
        Show normal captions        ON                OFF
        Show overlaid captions      ON                ON
        Show no caption             OFF               ON or OFF
    > Tip: Ctrl+Numpad Add toggles "Show Caption" in thumbnails.
    * Thumbnail Overlays: Now the overlaid filenames obey to obfuscation level 1 (SC 
      obfuscate).
    + Folder Sizes: Now you get a final feedback in the Status Bar, e.g. "folder sizes 
      done in 52.5 ms (scanned 22 folders with 64 files)". These stats exclude any cached 
      values, so if everything was cached there will just the time.
    * List: Since v23.40.0002 - 2022-08-02 12:15 there is a tweak to control whether the 
      focused element within a multi-selection is drawn slightly lighter to make it stand 
      out:
        ListHighlightFocusedSelection=1
      From now on this behavior is also controlled by "Tools | Customize List | Highlight 
      Focused Item". Both need to be ON to make it happen.
    * MLS: Internally updated to version 8.150.
      > TRANSLATORS: Please wait until Reference_8.150.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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v23.40.0010 - 2022-08-06 15:04
    + Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails | Show dimensions of original image on 
      thumbnail: Now it's also done for videos.
    + Thumbnails: Added a tweak to customize the subtitle and dimensions overlays. You can 
      define the text color (RRGGBB), the back color (RRGGBB), and opaqueness (0-255), 
      where 0 is fully transparent and 255 is fully opaque.
      Example for a dark-grey on semi-transparent white overlay:
        ThumbsOverlaySpecs=333333,FFFFFF,128
      The current factory default is FFFFF,000000,80, but you won't see it in the tweak. 
      It is used for each field that's missing in the tweak.
      More examples:
        ThumbsOverlaySpecs=,FF0000,     //just make the background red
        ThumbsOverlaySpecs=,,0          //just completely remove the background
    % Experimentally reduced paint work in the list and hence an erratic flicker when 
      switching list views or using SC thumbsconf.

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v23.40.0008 - 2022-08-06 12:14
    + Thumbnails: Added a tweak (but see SC ThumbsConf below) to overlay the filename on 
      the thumbnail like subtitles in a movie.
        ShowSubtitles=1
      That way you can hide the captions (Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails | Show 
      caption), save screen space, and still see the filenames.
      - Note that the subtitles are provided only for items that have a thumbnail.
      - It's done only in the three Thumbnails views, not in Tiles or Details with Thumbs.
      - The max number of lines is controlled by "Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails | 
        Caption lines". The overlay height will then adjust to the lines needed.
      - With small thumbnails and long filenames you will, of course, meet the limits of 
        this concept.
      - The dimensions on "Show dimensions of original image on thumbnail" are appended to 
        the subtitle in parentheses.
    + SC ThumbsConf enhanced. Added field "OverlayCaption" to the "settings" argument:
      Syntax: thumbsconf([settings="ShowCaption,ZoomToFill,Style,Padding,Transparency,ShowIcon,ShowDimensions,OverlayCaption"], [separator=","])
        settings:
          ShowSubtitles: 0 or 1 or ! (toggle 0/1)
                    = Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails | Overlay caption (PLANNED)
      Example:
        thumbsconf(",,,,,,,!"); //toggle OverlayCaption

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v23.40.0006 - 2022-08-05 20:18
    + SC property enhanced: Added argument #contains.[pattern] to return whether a folder 
      contains files matching a simple wildcard pattern. Contains here means: in the 1st 
      level, not within any subfolders. The pattern can contain the wildcards * and ?.
      Return values:
      - Folder does not contain matching files: 0
      - Folder contains matching files: 1
      - Item is not a folder: 2      
      For example, this would be a Color Filter definition to match all folders in Tree 
      and List that contain a file "desktop.ini" (yes, the pattern can be without wildcards):
        B:prop:#contains.desktop.ini:1
      And this would match all folders containing any JPG files:
        B:prop:#contains.*.jpg:1
      And this would match all folders NOT containing any JPG files:
        B:prop:#contains.*.jpg:0
      Note that you cannot have sequences of patterns:
        B:prop:#contains.*.jpg;*.png:1  //NOPE, DOES NOT WORK!
      Instead you have to do it this way:
        B:prop:#contains.*.jpg:1;B:prop:#contains.*.png:1 //works
      Of course, it does not have to be Color Filters. In a Quick Search, e.g., this will 
      find all folders containing TXT files:
        prop:#contains.*.txt:1
      And so on. Find Files, Live Filter Box, Visual Filters, Instant Color Filters ...

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v23.40.0005 - 2022-08-05 10:08
    + 32-bit Shell Context Menu: Since 20220729 you could not select a menu item by 
      right-click anymore. Didn't think anyone would care. Well, it's back. Mysteriously 
      (it's clearly not a Windows standard) many users seem to love it.
    + 64-bit Shell Context Menu: Now also this menu supports right-click selection. That 
      was never possible before.

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