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v9.80.0106 - 2010-12-12 14:43
      Tags 2.0, Phase 1
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    * List: The "Tag" column in Details view has been renamed to 
      "Label".
      Note that this has been achieved by inserting a layer of 
      abstraction between data and display, i.o.w. the internal data 
      stored in INI-files and wherever else (e.g. Folder View Settings) 
      continue to use "Tag" to refer to this column to ensure full 
      backward compatibility.
      The upcoming "Tags" column internally uses "Tags" so there is no 
      collision.
    * Selection Filter: Now any filters for the old "Tag" column won't 
      work anymore and need to be adjusted. E.g., select all items where 
      the Label begins with "s":
        OLD: tag:s*
        NEW: label:s*    
    * SC report(): The fields {Tag} and 
      {TagID} need to be updated to {Label} and {LabelID}.
      Example:
      OLD: ::text report("{name}, {tag} (ID={tagID})<crlf>");
      NEW: ::text report("{name}, {label} (ID={labelID})<crlf>");
    * Find Files: Now searching for Labels should be done usimg the 
      selector "lbl":
      E.g., find all items where the Label begins with "s":
        Name: lbl:s*
      Note that the previous selector is kept for backward compatibility 
      (but deprecated!):
        Name: tag:s*
    * Configuration | Tags: Adjusted the interface to the new "Label" 
      term. Note that "tags" (and "tagging") is generally used as 
      container term for Tags, Labels and Comments -- just like 
      "tag.dat" is the file where all these data are stored.
    * Toolbar: The following button identifiers need to be updated:
        tags    > labels
        findtag > findlabel
      For the main toolbar this is done automatically on upgrading to 
      the new version. However, if you refer to buttons or button images 
      in scripts you will need to update these places.
    
      Other Stuff
      ~~~~~~~~~~~
    * Menu File | Duplicate: The item "Copy Here with Number" has been 
      renamed to "Copy Here with Increment".
    * Configuration | Templates: The item "Number Suffix" has been 
      renamed to "Incremental Suffix".
    ! List: Sometimes a missing repaint after icon retrieval. Fixed.

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v9.80.0104 - 2010-12-11 13:22
    * Address Bar: Now the breadcrumb menu popped on right-clicking the 
      dropdown arrow shows all-in-one, featuring the following sections:
        =================
        breadcrumb
        -----------------
        desktop
        personal
        user
        -----------------
        drives
        -----------------
        nethood
        recycle bin
        =================
      Note that holding CTRL while right-clicking does not make a 
      difference anymore, so you can forget about this old trick.
      FYI, you now get almost the same popup when right-clicking 
      Toolbar | Up. The difference is that the Address Bar popup 
      attempts to breadcrumb the current Address Bar contents, which 
      are usually but not necessarily identical to the current list 
      path.
    + Configuration | Templates | Number Suffix: Now also lower case 
      letters are supported as what now maybe should better be called 
      "Incremental Suffix".
      Use "a" as the placeholder for letters and "0" for numbers. Note 
      that, of course, you cannot mix them.
      
      Examples:
                  Templates
                  -00   -aa
               ---------------
      Numbers  1: -01   -ab
               2: -02   -ac
              25: -25   -az
              26: -26   -ba
             100: -100  -dw
             675: -675  -zz
            1000: -1000 -bmm
     
      You see, the hexavigesimal system saves space and is fun. :)
      Of course, also SC renameitem now supports this format.
    * Rename Special: Various improvements with the message-on-failure 
      design.

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v9.80.0101 - 2010-12-10 11:00
    * Rename Special: Now when one or more items within a mass rename 
      cannot be renamed (e.g. because it is locked by another 
      application) you get a message telling you about this and asking 
      you whether you want to proceed (including an option "Don't ask 
      again" which is honored during this Rename Special job).
      Further, when the job is finished, you are shown a list of all 
      items that could not be renamed.
    + Address Bar: Now the breadcrumb menu popped on right-clicking the 
      dropdown arrow features an additional item named "Computer" (or 
      "MyComputer" depending on your system) which will pop another menu 
      with virtual folders and drives (actually the same menu that is 
      popped when you Ctrl+RClick the dropdown arrow).
    + Toolbar | Find Tag: Added item "Find All" to the bottom of the 
      arrow drop down. Click it to list all tagged items.
    * SC renameitem enhanced. Now it supports the Name Collision dialog.
      Syntax: renameitem newname, [sourceitem=<curitem>], [flags=0], _
                  [numsuffix]
        flags
          0: [Default] Smart (keep extension unless extension is passed)
          1: Rename base (keep extension)
          2: Rename extension (keep base)
          [1 + 2 = 3: Rename all (base and extension)]
          4: Show dialog (Suffix / Overwrite) on name collision.
          
          Notes
          - 1 and 2 are only applicable if sourceitem is a file, not 
            a folder.
          - On 4 numsuffix defaults to the number suffix defined in 
            Configuration | Templates.
      Examples:
        //rename the current item to "John"; on name collision show the 
        //dialog with options to Suffix a Number, Overwrite, or Cancel.
        ::renameitem("John", , 4, "-000");
        //same as above using the number suffix defined in 
        //Configuration | Templates.
        ::renameitem("John", , 4);

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v9.80.0100 - 2010-12-09 09:28
    % List: Smoother scrolling on lots of specific icons.

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v9.80.0020 - 2010-12-08 13:31
    ! List: Renaming drives was not working correctly when you had
      opted to show drive letters in front. Fixed.
      FYI:
      - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
        ShowDriveLettersFirst=4
      - Reboot.  

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v9.80.0016 - 2010-12-07 18:14
    + Tweak to skip the confirmation prompt when choosing Overwrite on a 
      name collision on inline rename in file list:
        RenameOverwriteNoConfirm=1
    % List: Icon retrieval again faster.
    ! List: Sometimes a missing repaint after icon retrieval. Fixed.

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v9.80.0014 - 2010-12-07 14:20
    ! Preview: Depending on the app associated with PDFs you could have 
      problems opening a PDF by DblClick when the Preview tab was open, 
      because the Preview tab stole the second click. Fixed. You now get 
      a tiny delay before a PDF is previewed by mouse-select; during 
      this delay the app waits whether the single click will eventually 
      turn into a double click.
    ! List: v9.80.0012 could get unresponsive after tab switch. Fixed.
    ! Sync Select: Crashed. Fixed.
    ! Tabs: The second MouseUp event of a DblClick was treated as a 
      normal MouseUp when it should not. This could lead to the unwanted 
      closure of a tab when this happened right on the X-button. Fixed.
    * Shell context menu of Computer: Under 64-bit Windows the "Manage" 
      item does work when you are not Admin. Now this item is removed 
      from the menu in that case.

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v9.80.0012 - 2010-12-06 14:47
  %%% List: Total rewrite of icon retrieval. Now the list loads and 
      scrolls fast and smoothly also in folders with lots of specific 
      icons (e.g. many EXE files).
    * SC renameitem is now a function. If the rename was successful it 
      returns the new name, else it returns nothing (empty string).
    * SC renameitem: The newname argument now supports the following 
      placeholders: 
        * = original base
        ? = original ext
      For example, this renames a current file "hash.jpg" to "Copy of 
      hash.jpg":
        ::text renameitem("Copy of *");
    ! Shell context menu of Computer: Under 64-bit Windows the "Manage" 
      item did not work. Fixed.
    + Menu View | Folder View Settings | Manage Folder Views: Redesigned 
      the interface. Now you can directly jump to the "Edit Folder View" 
      dialog from the list: Select a Folder View and click OK, or 
      double-click a Folder View.
      You also can delete Folder Views from here: Select a Folder View 
      and press DEL (or use the item's context menu). Note that 
      deletions are only performed when you OK the dialog.

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v9.80.0011 - 2010-12-04 17:21
    + Tree & List | Inline Rename: Now when an item with the same name 
      already exists you are presented with a couple of useful options.
      For example, when you rename the current file to hash.jpg but a 
      file hash.jpg already exists in the same location, you get the 
      following choices:
      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
      Name Collision
      A file of the same name already exists.
      
      hash.jpg   21,87 KB   14.11.2010 10:08:33
      
      - Suffix Number to rename the current file to "hash-01.jpg".
      - Overwrite to overwrite the existing file.
      - Cancel to choose another name.
      
                               [Suffix Number] [Overwrite] [Cancel]
      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
      Note:
      - The Overwrite action cannot be undone.      
    * Tree & List | Inline Rename: When renaming a folder and a folder 
      of the same name already exists, then under Vista/Win7 you are now 
      prompted to integrate the folders. Under XP or earlier you have to 
      choose a different name.
    + Scripting got a new command.
      Name:   renameitem
      Action: Renames a file or folder.
      Syntax: renameitem newname, [sourceitem=<curitem>], [flags=0], _
                  [numsuffix]
        newname:    The new name.
                    Absolute or relative to current list path.
        sourceitem: The item to rename.
                    Defaults to the current item.
        flags (only applicable if item is a file, not a folder):
          0: [Default] Smart (keep extension unless extension is passed)
          1: Rename base (keep extension)
          2: Rename extension (keep base)
          3: Rename all (base and extension)
        numsuffix:  Number template to auto-suffix on collision.
                    Use "0"s as placeholders for digits, e.g. "-00".
      Examples:
        // rename current file" to "John[.ext]" in current folder
        ::renameitem "John", , , "-00";
        // rename "Paul.txt" to "John.txt" in current folder
        ::renameitem "John", "Paul.txt", , "-00";
        // rename current file" to "<clipboard>[.ext]" in current folder
        ::renameitem <clipboard>;
      Remark:
      - Contrary to SC rename, SC renameitem is able to rename items 
        that are not currently listed or selected, and it can auto-
        suffix numbers on collision. This gives you a number of 
        fascinating new options.
    ! Admin Settings: Crashed when the Lic key contained a native 
      variable, e.g. <xydata>. Fixed.

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v9.80.0010 - 2010-12-03 14:46
  %%% Thumbnails: I discovered that the age-old "GDI Black Bug" has been 
      finally fixed in Vista/Win7 and apparently also in the latest XP 
      service packs! This allowed me to rewrite the whole thumbnailing 
      and speed up thumbnail creation (in "super-fast thumbnails" mode) 
      by factor 2 to 4 (!) depending on the various conditions.
    % Also the normal image preview of PNGs enjoys notable speed gains.
    * Thumbnails: Now transparent GIFs work just as well as transparent 
      PNGs, so you get the checkered grid also for GIFs with Thumbnails, 
      MouseDownBlowUp, and Full Screen Preview.
    * Image Preview: Now 64 bit PNGs with alpha channel are correctly 
      displayed with and without grid.    
    % Customize Toolbar Dialog: Due to a new GDI bug under Vista/Win7 
      scrolling the button lists was incredibly slow. Now I found the 
      time to work around this. Painting is about 20 times faster now.
    ! Admin Settings: Since v9.80.0007 app would crash when Admin.ini 
      did not contain all supported keys. Fixed.

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v9.80.0008 - 2010-12-02 20:54
    + Configuration | Thumbnails: Added option "Show grid under 
      transparent areas". Applies to PNGs only. So now you can (and have 
      to) control the grid in thumbnails independently from the grid on 
      the Preview Panel.
    + Toolbar: When the toolbar is scrolled you'll now find a "Scroll 
      Home" command at the end of the overflow dropdown which will reset 
      it to initial position.

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v9.80.0007 - 2010-12-02 12:02
    + Image Preview: Now, when previewing a PNG image, you can have a 
      checkered grid shining through the transparent parts of the image.
      The size of the grid adjusts to the size of the image (larger 
      images get larger fields).
      Note that this feature is supported on the Info Panel as well as 
      with Thumbnails, MouseDownBlowUp, and Full Screen Preview. To 
      enable the grid check Configuration | Preview | Show grid under 
      transparent areas.
      Tip: You can as well toggle the grid in the orange button dropdown 
      menu on the Preview panel.
    * Image Preview: The same checkered grid as above is now applied to 
      transparent GIF, WMF, EMF, EPS etc. However, with these file types 
      it only works on the Preview Panel, not with Thumbnails, 
      MouseDownBlowUp, and Full Screen Preview.
    + Admin Settings: Now you can pass the full path (or relative to app 
      path, all variables and portability supported) to a file where the 
      license data are stored. This is quite useful when installing 
      XYplorer in companies for large numbers of users that are covered 
      by a single Corporate License, or when you have many parallel XY 
      installations on your machine.
      
      Examples for the new Lic key in Admin.ini:
        [Settings]
        Lic="appdata\Lic.ini"

        [Settings]
        Lic="\\CentralServer\XYdata\Lic.ini"
        
      The contents of Lic.ini (or whatever you call it) should look like 
      this (fill in your reg data between < and >!):
        [Register]
        Name=<Your Registration Name>
        Code=<Your License Key>
     
      If Lic.ini is not found, not accessible, or empty, then the 
      procedure silently falls back to reading the license data from 
      XYplorer.ini.

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v9.80.0006 - 2010-11-30 20:16
    + Portable Tabs: Now Portable Tabs also support portable drives, 
      e.g. "?:\" or "?:\Stuff\".
      FYI, "?" stands for the drive letter of this XY instance; very 
      useful when running XY from a USB stick where you have no control 
      about the drive letter assigned by the host system.
      Tip: To point a tab to such a path enter it via Menu View | 
      Current Tab | Relocate Tab.
    + Portable Home: Menu View | Current Tab | Set Home, Go Home, and 
      Lock Home Zone now also support portable drives, e.g. "?:\" or 
      "?:\Stuff\".
    ! List: Drawing glitch (pixel dirt) when renaming an item with a 
      back colored Color Filter set. Fixed.

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v9.80.0000 - 2010-11-30 12:00
    = NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main changes since last release:
  +++ Color Filters by Date. Now you can, for example, color all files 
      that were modified on a certain day, or that were created before 
      the year 2008. Now you can as well, for example, color files that 
      were created from 8:00-10:00 in the morning (on any day), or last 
      modified on a weekend, or last accessed on any Valentine's day.
  +++ Color Filters by Age. Now you can, for example, color all files 
      that were modified today, or yesterday, or last week, or that were 
      created more than 10 years ago.
  +++ Color Filters. Now you can combine color filters of any type and 
      number with a Boolean AND. For example, give a nice blue back 
      color to all TXT files larger than 1 MB and modified yesterday.
  +++ Serial Rename. Here's killer feature for everybody who frequently 
      needs to do lots of manual renaming: Serial rename by Up and Down 
      keys! Renaming files in a list now is almost like moving and 
      typing around in a multi-line text box. You will never want to 
      miss it.
  +++ Toolbar. New buttons "Move to Other Pane" and "Copy to Other Pane" 
      make basic dual pane file management a snap.
  +++ Backup. Now, on name collisions, you can optionally have the 
      copies renamed, or the existing files.
  +++ Scripting. Powerful new functions formatbytes(), formatlist(), 
      hash(), and listpane().
  +++ Size Formats. Now the units TB (Terabyte) and PB (Petabyte) are 
      supported everywhere in the application.

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v9.70.0050 - 2010-11-29 15:52
    * Configuration | Color Filters: Added Reset buttons to reset the 
      Text and Back colors to the factory defaults. Before, you would 
      have to hold CTRL and use the Text and Back buttons (which still 
      works now).

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