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v17.30.0110 - 2016-11-12 12:11
    + DEBUG: Added some experimental extra code for single file copying (shell 
      copy, foreground) under Win7. (It did not work for some users.)
    * Main Title Bar: Too much information on search tabs. Now the current tree 
      path is not shown anymore on Find Files, Quick Search, and Branch View.
    ! Main Title Bar: Was not updated when changing to a Multi Branch View tab. 
      Fixed.
    ! Multi Branch View: Wrong tree folder selected when switching to a Multi 
      Branch View tab. Fixed.

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v17.30.0109 - 2016-11-11 15:27
    + SC writefile enhanced. Added new mode "utf8bom".
      Syntax: writefile(filename, data, [on_exist], [mode])
        mode:
          utf8bom: Converts data to UTF-8 before writing it to file. A UTF-8 BOM 
                is added.
      Example:
        writefile("test-UTF8BOM.txt", "äöü", , "utf8bom");
    * Find Files and Quick Search: From now on the size: selector will only 
      match files, not folders. E.g., this pattern returned all small files and 
      and all folders before. Now it returns only all small files:
        size: < 1000
    ! Find Files: Would not work on subfolders of special paths (e.g. 
      Desktop\Sub\) since 20161024. Fixed.
    ! Find Files: The /contents=... switch did not work in the Name field. Now 
      it does, and it overwrites anything states in the Contents tab. So, if the 
      switch is present, the tab is ignored.
    ! On wake up after sleep some user colors were not restored correctly. Fix #2.
    ! SC popupmainmenu: The last submenu ("Help") did not pop anymore since 
      20161102. Fixed.

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v17.30.0108 - 2016-11-10 19:07
    + SC writefile enhanced. Added new mode "utf8".
      Syntax: writefile(filename, data, [on_exist], [mode])
        mode:
          utf8: Converts data to UTF-8 before writing it to file. A UTF-8 BOM is 
                not added.
      Example:
        writefile("test-UTF8.txt", "äöü", , "utf8");
    ! SC writefile: On DBCS locales (using double-byte character sets: Chinese, 
      Japanese, Korean) text with Unicode characters would be cropped at the end 
      when you passed 't' as mode parameter. Fix #2.
    - SC writefile: Removed the change from v17.30.0102. Wasn't the right thing 
      to do.
    ! Scripting | Nested Multi-Scripts: Hidden scripts (caption beginning with 
      "_") were shown as separators. Fixed.
    ! Scripting: Non-left-aligned closing HEREDOC identifiers did not play well 
      with subsequent block comments. Fixed.

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v17.30.0102 - 2016-11-09 20:53
    + Permanent Custom Sort Order: Now a custom sort order is also preserved on 
      an auto-refresh event.
    ! Portable Devices: Could not paste a folder from a Portable Device. Fixed.
    ! SC writefile: On DBCS locales (using double-byte character sets: Chinese, 
      Japanese, Korean) text with Unicode characters would be cropped at the end 
      when you passed 't' as mode parameter. Fixed.

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v17.30.0006 - 2016-11-07 12:42
    ! On wake up after sleep some user colors were not restored correctly. Fixed.

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v17.30.0005 - 2016-11-05 12:52
    * List | Label Column: Before, the sorting of this column was by caption of 
      the label. Now it's by index as defined in Configuration | Tags. First 
      label comes first, no matter how it's called.
    - Removed a fix from v17.20.0030 - 2016-09-27 21:02: It was too general and 
      generated too many undesired refreshes of tree and list:
        ! Portable Devices: On Win10 the automatic refresh on plug in/out did 
          not work. Fixed.
      Tried something experimental in ways of a better fix.
    ! Visual Filter: Filter was autoremoved when batch renaming more than 10 
      files at once. Fixed.
    ! Thumbnails: PDF thumbnails would not be shown when PDF was added to 
      Configuration | Previewed Formats | Category | Text. Fixed.

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v17.30.0003 - 2016-11-03 15:39
    * Scripting: Switch statement enhanced. Now the case statements don't have 
      to be in their own line anymore no matter whether they are ended by colon 
      or semicolon.
      So this example now works as expected (and it shows that using the return 
      command within a function you can spare the break command):
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        function getChineseZodiac($year){
              switch ($year % 12) {
                  case  0: return 'Monkey';  // Years 0, 12, 1200, 2004...
                  case  1: return 'Rooster';
                  case  2: return 'Dog';
                  case  3: return 'Boar';
                  case  4: return 'Rat';
                  case  5: return 'Ox';
                  case  6: return 'Tiger';
                  case  7: return 'Rabit';
                  case  8: return 'Dragon';
                  case  9: return 'Snake';
                  case 10: return 'Horse';
                  case 11: return 'Lamb';
              }
          }

          echo getChineseZodiac(2016);
          
          // BTW, user functions work in switch and in case:
          switch (getChineseZodiac(2016)) {
          case getChineseZodiac(2015): echo "2015"; break;
          case getChineseZodiac(2016): echo "2016"; break;
          case getChineseZodiac(2017): echo "2017"; break;
          }
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > Scripting | Switch statement: The case argument may be in parentheses, but 
      it's no more than a cosmetic option, e.g.:
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        $a = "bar";
          switch ($a) {
            case ("foo"):
            case ("bar"):
              echo "It's foo or bar.";
              break;
            default:
              echo "It's neither foo nor bar.";
              break;
          }
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    > Scripting | Switch statement: Also note this somehow perverted use of a switch:
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        $a = "Kirin";
          switch (true){
            case $a=="Kirin":   echo "first choice"; break;
            case $a=="Sapporo": echo "second choice"; break;
          } 
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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v17.30.0002 - 2016-11-03 12:56
  +++ Scripting: Added the switch statement.
      Quoting from PHP docs (http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.switch.php):
      "The switch statement is similar to a series of IF statements on the same 
      expression. In many occasions, you may want to compare the same variable 
      (or expression) with many different values, and execute a different piece 
      of code depending on which value it equals to. This is exactly what the 
      switch statement is for."
      
      "In a switch statement, the condition is evaluated only once and the 
      result is compared to each case statement. In an elseif statement, the 
      condition is evaluated again. If your condition is more complicated than a 
      simple compare and/or is in a tight loop, a switch may be faster."

      Remarks:
      - The case statements are checked from top to bottom until a match is found.
      - Each case should be closed by a break statement.
      - It's possible to use a semicolon instead of a colon after a case.
      - A special case is the default case. This case matches anything that wasn't 
        matched by the other cases.


      Example:
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // switch
          $favcolor = "blue";
          switch ($favcolor) {
            case "red":
                echo "Your favorite color is red!";
                break;
            case "blue":
                echo "Your favorite color is blue!";
                break;
            default:
                echo "Your favorite color is neither red nor blue but $favcolor!";
          }
          echo "Switch done!";
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      
      The switch and case arguments can also be more complex expressions:
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        $a = 3; $b = 7; $c = 10.5; $d = 2;
          switch ($a * $b) {
            case $c * $d:
                echo "The result equals $c * $d = " . $c * $d;
                break;
            default:
                echo "The result is something else.";
          }
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      
      Usually each case should be closed by a break statement. Else processing 
      continues with the next case (sometimes though this can be desired). In 
      this example the first two echo lines are shown (then the break; is met):
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        $i = 0;
          switch ($i) {
            case 0:
                echo "i equals 0";
            case 1:
                echo "i equals 1";
                break;
            case 2:
                echo "i equals 2";
          }
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Here is an example where omitting break statements makes sense. Also shows 
      that the default case also accepts a break statement (although is totally 
      superfluous here). Also shows that semicolons after the cases are an 
      acceptable alternative to colons.
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        $beer = 'Kirin';
          switch($beer)
          {
              case 'Asahi';
              case 'Kirin';
              case 'Sapporo';
                  echo 'Good choice';
                  break;
              default;
                  echo 'Please make a new selection...';
                  break;
          }
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      
      When, and only when, you use semicolons after the cases the case 
      statements don't have to be in their own line:
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        $beer = 'Kirin';
          switch($beer) {
              case 'Asahi';
              case 'Kirin';
              case 'Sapporo'; echo 'Good choice'; break;
              default;        echo 'Please make a new selection...';
          }
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Apparently even nested switches are possible, but I wouldn't bet all my 
      money on this. Needs careful testing:
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // switch
          $a = 3; $b = 7;
          switch ($a * $b) {
            case 20:
                echo "The result is 20.";
                break;
            case 21:
              switch ($b) {
                case 7:
                  echo "a = 3."; break;
                case 3:
                  echo "a = 7."; break;
              }
              break;
            default:
                echo "The result is something else.";
          }

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v17.30.0001 - 2016-11-02 11:29
  +++ Scripting: Now Multi-Scripts support nesting. The level is simply stated 
      by the number denoting its depth, first level is 0 (zero), which is also 
      the default, of course.
      General Syntax (all parts left of Script are optional):
        "Caption|Icon|State|Level : Label" Script
      
      Example:
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
        "C:|*"
        "Go to C:\|||1"
          goto "C:\";
        "|||1" goto "%winsysdir%";
          selectitems "calc.exe";
        "D:|*"
        "Go to D:\|||1"
          goto "D:\";
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      
      Note that indenting like with SC popupnested() cannot be used (and is also 
      not necessary) here to mark the levels since indenting is already employed 
      to mark the individual scripts within the Multi-Script.
      
  +++ Scripting: Now numbered arguments are supported. Instead of counting 
      commas you now can prefix the position of the argument to the argument 
      itself. The separator is ":=", the first position is 0 (zero).
      For example, instead of this:
        text popupmenu("A,B,C", , , , , , ",");
      You now can do this:
        text popupmenu("A,B,C", 6:=",");
      You can even do this (reversed or chaotic order):
        text popupmenu(6:=",", 0:="A,B,C");
      Or this (processing is from left to right, the last mapping wins):
        text popupmenu("a,b", 6:=";", 6:="|", 6:=",", 0:="A,B,C");
    ! SC popupnested: Parent items were not drawn disabled (grey) when set to 
      state 4. Fixed. And now, of course, the submenu does not even popup when 
      hovering such a disabled parent.
    ! Tags: When merging folders (be it a copy or a move) of the same name with 
      different capitalization any tags in the moved contents of the folders 
      were not adjusted to their new location's capitalization and hence the 
      tags became invisible (the tags DB is case-sensitive). Fix #2.

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v17.30.0000 - 2016-10-31 18:00
    = NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main developments since last release:
  +++ Find Dangerous Characters. Now you can find files that have invisible and 
      potentially dangerous Unicode characters in the name. You now can as well 
      color-code such files.

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v17.20.0210 - 2016-10-31 12:56
    + SC popupnested enhanced: Now the top level does not have to be absolutely 
      left-bound. Instead an overall indent can be applied to all items.
      Example:
      $menu = <<<MENU
                Top;;:paper;1
                  Sub;;;4
                  Sub
                    Sub2;;*.ini
                    Sub2
                    Sub2;;;2
                Top;;<xy>
              MENU;
        text popupnested($menu);
    ! SC popupmenu / popupnested: By documentation the caption should be 
      returned if the data section is empty. However this worked only here:
        text popupmenu("Caption 1|Caption 2");
      Not here:
        text popupmenu("Caption 1;;;|Caption 2;;;");
      Fixed.
    ! List: Folder sizes not always recalculated after deleting folder. 
      Attempted fix.
    * Updated the help file.
    * MLS: Internally updated to version 8.82.
      > TRANSLATORS: Please wait until Reference_8.82.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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v17.20.0209 - 2016-10-29 14:18
    ! Find Files: Search locations like "This PC" (or its alias "*") did not 
      work anymore since v17.20.0202 - 2016-10-24 21:36. Fixed.
    ! Tree: A locked Maxi Tree could auto-jump to "This PC" as a reaction on 
      certain shell notifications. Fixed.

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v17.20.0208 - 2016-10-28 16:59
    + SC popupmenu enhanced: Now it supports multiple icons and states.
      While the overall syntax remains unchanged the itemlist parameter has more 
      options now, and the sep_itemlist parameter has a smarter default.
      Syntax: popupmenu(itemlist, [x=-1], [y=-1], [start=1], [count=-1], _
              [flags=0], [sep_itemlist="|"], [sep_item=";"], [on_cancel=""])
        itemlist: List of items separated by sep_itemlist.
                  Each item is made of a Caption and optionally a Data part, an 
                  Icon part, and a State part, all parts being separated by 
                  sep_item: "Caption;Data;Icon;State"
            Caption: Menu caption.
            Data: Returned when item is clicked. If missing then Caption is returned.
            Icon: Supports various sources for icons
              Toolbar icons, prefixed by ":", e.g. :paper
              Generic file system icons, e.g. *.png
              Specific files, e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe
              Icon file (defaulting to <xyicons>, e.g. 64_bit.ico
              XY native and environment variables, e.g. <xy>
            State: (bit field)
                  1 = default (bold)
                  2 = checked
                  4 = disabled
        sep_itemlist
          Defaults to CRLF if itemlist contains any CRLF.
          Else defaults to "|".
      Example:
        text popupmenu("Megan;Hello Megan!;*.png;1|Betty;Hello Betty!;*.jpg|Checked;;;2");
    + Scripting got a new function.
      Name:   PopupNested
      Action: Pops a nested menu and returns the selected item.
      Syntax: Identical to PopupMenu. The only difference to PopupMenu is that 
              indented captions are translated to a submenu structure. I found 
              this slightly cooler than using the PopupMenu function with some 
              extra flag parameter.

      How to define a nested popup menu
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      Nested popup menus are passed to the function as an indented itemlist. The 
      first indent encountered sets the gear for all following indents. So these 
      two lines generate identical menus:
        text popupnested("Top| Sub| Sub|  Sub2|  Sub2|Top");        //indent 1 space per level
        text popupnested("Top|  Sub|  Sub|    Sub2|    Sub2|Top");  //indent 2 spaces per level
      While the above one-liners perfectly work the HEREDOC syntax comes in 
      handy with larger menus. The structure is clearly readable and additional 
      props like icons and states can easily be added to each line:
        $menu = <<<MENU
Top;;:paper;1
  Sub;;;4
  Sub
    Sub2;;*.ini
    Sub2
    Sub2;;;2
Top;;<xy>
MENU;
          text popupnested($menu);
      
      Remarks:
      - Nesting is limited to a depth of 64 levels. Should be enough for humans 
        as we know them.
      - It's possible to create invalid indenting. Here, for example, Sub2 is 
        indented too far:
          text popupnested("Top| Sub|   Sub2");
        In consequence the "Sub" submenu will not work (not in Win8.1 at least).
        XY does NOT attempt to auto-correct this. This scriptor is responsible.

    + Configuration | Styles: Added option "Semi-transparent grid color". Tick 
      it to display any grid semi-transparently, like half-transparent glass. 
      This probably perferable when you also ticked "Mirror tree box color in 
      list" right above.
      FYI, the grid color itself is defined in Configuration | Colors | List | 
      Grid, and the Grid is turned on in Tools | Customize List | Show Grid.

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v17.20.0207 - 2016-10-26 22:24
    ! Thumbnails Cache: The cache did not work for thumbnails in paths 
      containing certain East-Asian characters (DBCS Code Page), sometimes even 
      an error message popped up. Fixed.
    ! List: If "Always show folder sizes" was enabled, but "In network locations 
      as well" was disabled, XYplorer still tried to calculate the folder size 
      for symbolic links who's targets were network locations. Fixed.

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v17.20.0203 - 2016-10-25 17:35
    + SC inputselect enhanced: Now you can preselect an item without using 
      checkbox style.
      Syntax: inputselect(header, listdata, [separator=|], [style=1], _
                  [cancel], [width=600], [height=400], [windowcaption], _
                  [preselect])
        preselect:  One or more characters that are prefixed to the item to 
                    preselect. Only one item should be marked like this. Any 
                    following items (checked from left to right) are ignored.
      Examples for preselecting drive "D:":
        text inputselect("Select Drives", "C:|+D:|E:", , 1, "-",,,,"+");
        text inputselect("Select Drives", "C:|###D:|E:", , 1, "-",,,,"###");
        text inputselect("Select Drives", "C:|<U+9>D:|E:", , 1, "-",,,,"<U+9>");
    ! Tags: When merging folders (be it a copy or a move) of the same name with 
      different capitalization any tags in the moved contents of the folders 
      were not adjusted to their new location's capitalization and hence the 
      tags became invisible (the tags DB is case-sensitive). Fixed.

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