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v12.50.0023 - 2013-07-02 10:15
    * SC inputselect enhanced: Now you can show generic icons.
      Syntax: inputselect(header, listdata, [separator=|], [style=1], _
                  [cancel], [width=600], [height=400], [windowcaption])
        style: 8 = show generic icons (just from extension, files need not exist)
      For example, offer to extract items from the currently selected zip file:
        zip_extract (, "", inputselect("Check Items to extract to current folder", _
            replace(zip_list(, "|", 0), "<tab>", ""), "|", 11,,,, "<curitem>"), "|");
    ! Message Box: After an unfortunate sequence of actions a state could 
      be reached where the three-button message box would not react 
      anymore when pressing the first button ("Yes"). Fixed.

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v12.50.0021 - 2013-07-01 20:40
    + SC zip_extract enhanced. Now you can extract particular items from
      a Zip.
      Action: Extract items from a Zip archive.
      Syntax: zip_extract(zipfile, path, [items], [separator="|"])
        zipfile:  Path/name of Zip archive.
                  Can be relative to current path.
                  If empty the current file is used.
        path:     Target path.
                  If the path does not exist it is silently created.
                  If missing the path is auto-named from the zipfile 
                  (suffixed on collision) and created below the zipfile.
                  If empty ("") the current path is used (= Extract to
                  Here).
        itemlist: List of items to extract.
                  Paths are to be given relative to the Zip.
                  If empty all items are extracted.
        separator:  Separator of items in itemlist.                    
        return:   Target path.
      Notes:
      - XP behaves differently from Vista and followers when items in 
        subfolders are copied:
        - XP: Source subfolders are auto-created in the target folder 
          before items are copied (like XY's "Rich Copy").
        - Vista: Items are all copied flat to the target path (with 
          possible collisions).
      Examples:
      - Extract "XYplorer.exe" from "E:\Test\ZipTest\xyplorer_12.50_beta_noinstall.zip" to "D:\XY\":
        text zip_extract("E:\Test\ZipTest\xyplorer_12.50_beta_noinstall.zip", "D:\XY\", "XYplorer.exe");
      - Extract Test\a\b.png from deep.zip in the current path. XP: target 
        folder "Test\a\" will be created if necessary:
        text zip_extract("deep.zip", "", "Test\a\b.png");
      - Extract two same-named files from one archive. No problem under 
        XP; under Vista you get a collision prompt:
        text zip_extract("deep.zip", "", "test\a\a.png|test\b\a.png");
    * Configuration | Fonts | Buttons and Labels: Now the size of this 
      font is configurable. Use with care since larger sizes will surely 
      mess up the layout.
      The tweak InterfaceFontMilliSize is hereby raised to UI.
      NOTE: The section "Configuration | Fonts | Dialogs" will probably 
      be removed in the next version and subsumed under "Configuration | 
      Fonts | Buttons and Labels".
    * Factory default font under XP is now Verdana for all interface 
      elements apart from the main contents. Verdana is wider than the 
      previous Tahoma thus more suitable in the era of big screens.
      Exception: For screens of 1024x768 or smaller Tahoma is kept as 
      default font.
      Tahoma stays default font for the main contents (Tree, List etc.)
    * Factory default font under Vista & Co is now Segoe UI for all 
      interface elements and for the main contents.
    * Tooltips in the main window now follow the font settings, i.e. you 
      can have them as big or as small as the rest of the text.

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v12.50.0020 - 2013-06-30 15:33
    + Now you can tweak the general interface font size. The size is 
      stored as millisize (to avoid issues with fractions and locales), 
      so to get a font size of 9.75 you enter 9750:
        InterfaceFontMilliSize=9750
      Use with care since larger size will surely mess up the layout.
      Reset to 0 to return to the default value:
        InterfaceFontMilliSize=0
    ! Zip View: Fixed a couple of Vista/Win7 glitches. Now all 
      extensions are shown and the path is shown relative to the Zip, 
      not absolute as before.

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v12.50.0019 - 2013-06-29 21:44
    ! MLS: Tried to fix an issue with Japanese, #3.
    ! Floating Preview: Toggle Full Screen glitch with window caption 
      fixed.

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v12.50.0017 - 2013-06-29 14:06
    + Menu Edit | Paste Special: Added command "Paste Extracted". Lets 
      extract the Zip on the clipboard to the current folder. Only 
      enabled if exactly one Zip archive is on the clipboard.
    + Menu Edit | Paste Special: Renamed "Paste As Zip" to "Paste 
      Zipped".
    + Custom Context Menu | Zip: Added command "Zip View". Opens the Zip 
      View on the right-clicked file.
    * Custom drag and drop context menu: Renamed and reorder the two new 
      commands related to the new ZIP support:
      - Extract Here
      - Zip Here
    ! Create New Subfolder Here: Sometimes the rename box auto-closed 
      after a second or so. Fixed.
    ! Floating Preview: Toggle Full Screen was not smooth on Vista/Win7. 
      Might be fixed.
    ! MLS: Tried to fix an issue with Japanese, #2.

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v12.50.0016 - 2013-06-28 20:21
    + Floating Preview: Now you can toggle Full Screen and normal mode 
      while the preview is on. Simply press F12.
    ! Zip View: The Live Filter was not applied to newly shown Zips. 
      Fixed.
    ! MLS: Tried to fix an issue with Japanese.

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v12.50.0015 - 2013-06-28 17:11
    + Zip View: Now, when you call the Floating Preview on a Zip file, 
      the contents of the Zip are shown in a list.
      You get 4 columns: Name, Path, Size, Modified. The layout is less 
      than perfect because the list does not (yet!) support real 
      sortable columns with a header but it's surely better than no list 
      at all.
      Notes:
      - The items are sorted by path/name ascending.
      - Encrypted archives are marked as such in the top section of the 
        dialog, and with a "+" behind the filenames.
      - You cannot extract from or add to the zip via this interface,
        it's merely a view. This might be *added* later.
      - Only ZIP is supported for now, but RAR and other formats will 
        follow in an upcoming phase.
      - The dialog shares size and position with the Quick File View. (I 
        found this more practical than sharing it with Floating Preview.)
      - If you opened the preview by F11 you can also close it by F11 
        (or whatever other KS you have assigned to Floating Preview).
      - Finally the best: The dialog is non-modal, so you can leave it 
        open and preview Zip archives by simply selecting them in the 
        file list. Cool!
    > Zip Support: Generally this feature only works if Zip Folders is 
      enabled in Windows (which it is by default).
    ! SC quickfileview: Would totally ignore the "filename" parameter. 
      Fixed.

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v12.50.0013 - 2013-06-27 14:51
    + Configuration | Menus, Mouse, Safety | Context Menus | Custom 
      items in shell context menu: Added "Zip", so now you can turn it 
      off if you don't like it.
      > For upgraders: To see it you must turn it on now!
    + Custom Context Menu | Zip: Added command "Paste into this Zip". 
      Lets you paste the items in the clipboard into the right-clicked 
      zip file.
    + Custom Context Menu | Zip: Now the command "Extract Here" also 
      shows the top level folder (e.g. "Extract Here (Test\)") if all 
      contents of the Zip are internally subsumed under one top level 
      folder. This tells you that you can safely use "Extract Here" 
      without making a mess of your current location.
    + Drop into Zip: Now you can right-button-drop items into a zip 
      file. A mini menu pops up with one command: "Drop into Zip". Cool.
    + Zip Support: Also LNKs to Zips are supported. So you can right-
      button-drop items into a shortcut (LNK) to a zip archive, and the 
      custom context menu of a shortcut (LNK) to a zip archive will 
      offer the same options as if it were the zip archive itself.
    + Menu File | File Special: Added commands "Extract Here" and "Add 
      to Zip...".
    ! Zip Support: Fixed some issues with Win7.
    + Scripting got a new function.
      Name: Zip_Add
      Action: Add items to a Zip archive.
      Syntax: zip_add(zipfile, items, [separator="|"])
        zipfile:  Path/name of Zip archive.
                  Can be relative to current path.
                  If empty the name is prompted.
        items:    List of items to add.
                  If empty defaults to the selected items.
        separator:  Separator of items in items.
        return:   Full path/name of Zip archive.
      Examples:
      - Add selected items to zip (name is prompted):
        text zip_add();
      - Add selected items to "test.zip" (in current path):
        text zip_add("test.zip");
      - Add selected items to "E:\test.zip":
        text zip_add("E:\test.zip");
      - Add "E:\a.png" and "E:\b.png" to "E:\test.zip":
        text zip_add("E:\test.zip", "E:\a.png|E:\b.png");    
    + Scripting got a new function.
      Name: Zip_Extract
      Action: Extract items from a Zip archive.
      Syntax: zip_extract(zipfile, path)
        zipfile:  Path/name of Zip archive.
                  Can be relative to current path.
                  If empty the current file is used.
        path:     Target path.
                  If empty the path is auto-named from the first 
                  selected item.
                  If missing the current path is used (= Extract to 
                  Here).
        return:   Target path.
      Examples:
      - Extract the selected Zip archive to an auto-named folder in the 
        current path:
        text zip_extract();
      - Extract to "test\" (in current path):
        text zip_extract("test.zip");
      - Extract to "new\" (in current path):
        text zip_extract("test.zip", "new");
      - Extract to "E:\new\":
        text zip_extract("test.zip", "E:\new\");
      - Extract to here:
        text zip_extract("test.zip", "");
      - Extract "E:\test.zip" to here:
        text zip_extract("E:\test.zip", "");
    + Scripting got a new function.
      Name: Zip_List
      Action: List the items in a Zip archive.
      Syntax: zip_list(zipfile, [separator="|"], flags)
        zipfile:  Path/name of Zip archive.
                  Can be relative to current path.
                  If empty the current file is used.
        separator:  Separator of items returned.
        flags:    
          0 = List names only.
          1 = List basic properties as well.
        return:   Items in Zip.
      Examples:
      - List items in the selected archive:
        text zip_list(, <crlf>);
      - List items in "E:\test.zip":
        text zip_list("E:\test.zip", <crlf>);
      A listing with properties contains name>size>modified (separated 
      by TABs) and might look like this:
        a.png  466 KB (477.010 bytes)  29.04.2013 20:59:00
        b.png  234 KB (238.925 bytes)  29.04.2013 21:01:00
        c.png  234 KB (238.925 bytes)  29.04.2013 21:01:00
        d.png  234 KB (238.925 bytes)  29.04.2013 21:01:00
      Notes:
      - The items are listed in the original sort order.
      - Items in a subfolder are listed with the relative path.

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v12.50.0012 - 2013-06-26 14:29
  +++ Added ZIP support: Now XYplorer can add to and extract from zip 
      archives.
      For starters the functionality has been added to the right-click 
      menu of list items. There is a new submenu "Zip" with the 
      following four commands:
      - Extract Here
      - Extract to <folder>
        <folder> is auto-generated from the name of the archive, and 
        auto-suffixed on collision.
      - Add to Zip Archive...
      - Add to <zipname>
        <zipname> is auto-generated from the item owning the context 
        menu, and auto-suffixed on collision.
      Obviously, the first two are only enabled if the item owning the 
      context menu is a zip archive. If more than one zip archive is 
      selected only the one owning the context menu is extracted.
      Of course, in a later version you will be able to hide this menu.
    + Menu Edit | Paste Special: Added command "Paste As Zip". Lets you 
      paste the items in the clipboard to a newly created zip file.
      To make it maximally streamlined you are NOT prompted for a name. 
      The zip name defaults to the first item found in the clipboard 
      (auto-suffixed on collision).
      After completion the new zip file is auto-selected.
      Note: This command will never remove the source items, even if 
      they were *cut* to the clipboard. So, "cut" and "copy" make no 
      difference here.
    + Custom drag and drop context menu: Added two commands related to 
      the new ZIP support.
      - Create Zip Here
      - Extract Here
    + Action Log: Now it has a Live Filter Box.
    * Quick File View: Now empty files are "previewed" as well. Before, 
      you got a message box "File is empty" which just disturbed the 
      workflow.

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v12.50.0011 - 2013-06-24 14:21
    + Variable <get [Command ID] [ReturnOnTrue = 1] [ReturnOnFalse = 0]> 
      now also supports this one:
        #312 = Show Sort Headers In All Views
      Example:
        echo get("#312", "In all views", "Only in details");
    ! Quick File View: Fixed two glitches with the footer and the Word 
      Wrap checkbox.
    ! Tree Path Tracing: Fixed a number of drawing glitches.
    ! Tree Path Tracing: Fixed a particular glitch where the wrong path 
      was traced in a locked tree under certain conditions.
    ! Hotlist failed on long ellipsed paths. Fixed.

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v12.50.0010 - 2013-06-23 21:27
    + Menu View | Sort By: Added toggle "Show Sort Headers In All 
      Views". Mirrors the same-named setting in "Configuration | Sort 
      and Rename | Sort" and makes it accessible by keyboard and 
      scripting.
    * Tree: Added 2 hard pixels padding to the top and 5 soft pixels 
      padding to the left. The latter are tweakable here:
        TreePaddingLeft=5
    ! Floating Preview and Quick File View: Dialog position was not 
      correctly retained when the taskbar was placed at the left or at 
      the top of the screen. Fixed.
      Note: When you move the taskbar while XY is running XY will 
      not get notified of this. You should restart it to get the above 
      mentioned placement right.

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v12.50.0009 - 2013-06-22 10:33
    + Configuration | Preview: Added option "Quick file view: Modeless 
      dialog". Tick it to have the Quick File View modeless similar to 
      the Floating Preview: You can leave it open and select files in 
      the file list to have them quick-viewed.
    > Dual Locations: Note that you can also pass scripts as locations 
      (like everywhere in XY). This, for example, will prompt for a 
      tabset for each pane:
        DUAL:tabset();||tabset();
      Of course, you can also load the dual tabsets right away:
        DUAL:tabset("load", "Bat");||tabset("load", "Man");
    > Dual Locations: Note that you can also use it to just change the 
      view of each pane. This, for example, sets both panes to the 
      "Large Icons" view: 
        DUAL:>>7||>>7
    * SC CompareFiles: Renamed it to "FilesEqual" and changed the return 
      values:
        return:
                 -1 = Function failed.
                  0 = Files are different.
                  1 = Files are identical.
      Examples:
        echo filesequal();  //first two selected files, bytewise
        echo filesequal("D:\a.txt", "D:\b.txt", "sha256");
    % Dual Pane: Switching panes in single pane mode got smoother.

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v12.50.0008 - 2013-06-21 12:54
    + Menu File | File Special: Added function "Display Hash Values". 
      Generates and displays the most common hash values for the current 
      file: MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512.
    + Scripting got a new command.
      Name: ShowHash
      Action: Shows the most common hash values (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, 
              SHA-512) for a particular file.
      Syntax: showhash [file]
        file:     The file.
                  Defaults to the current file, resp. the focused file 
                  if no file is selected.
      Examples:
        showhash; //shows hash values for current file
        showhash "D:\a.txt";
    * MLS: Internally updated to version 8.33.
      > TRANSLATORS: Please wait until Reference_8.33.lng is uploaded.
        You will be notified here:
        http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9648

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v12.50.0007 - 2013-06-20 21:28
    + Scripting got a new command.
      Name: HashList
      Action: Calculates and shows the hash values for a list of files.
      Syntax: hashlist [algo], [filelist]
        algo:     Hash algorithm; one of the following:
          md5:    MD5 [Default].
          crc32:  CRC-32.
          sha1:   SHA-1.
          sha256: SHA-256.
          sha512: SHA-512.
        filelist: List of files, separated by "|".
                  Default to all currently selected files.
      Examples:
        hashlist; //shows MD5 values for all selected files
        hashlist "sha256", "D:\a.txt|D:\b.txt";
    + Scripting got a new function.
      Name: CompareFiles
      Action: Compare two files for identity.
      Syntax: comparefiles([file1], [file2], [algo])
        file1:    First file. Defaults to first selected file.
        file2:    Second file. Defaults to first or second (if first 
                  file defaulted to first selected file) selected file.
        algo:     Hash algorithm; one of the following:
          (empty) Compare files bytewise.
          md5:    MD5.
          crc32:  CRC-32.
          sha1:   SHA-1.
          sha256: SHA-256.
          sha512: SHA-512.
        return:   
                  0 = Files are different (or function failed)
                  1 = Files are identical.
      Examples:
        echo comparefiles();  //first two selected files, bytewise
        echo comparefiles("D:\a.txt", "D:\b.txt", "sha256");

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v12.50.0006 - 2013-06-20 12:33
    ! Dual Locations: Fixed a couple of glitches and made it faster.

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