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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0315, 20-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0315 - 2010-02-20 16:53
    * Now, when you attempt to go to a non-existing location you are 
      prompted to create it on the fly. Will also create whole new paths 
      (as long as the drive exists and is writable).
      This means you can now use the Address Bar as a quick and easy 
      interface to create new folders or paths, and go there right away 
      after creation. Nice!
      Note: Since the Address Bar also supports entering files (not only 
      folders) the above service only is delivered when the item in 
      question ends with a backslash to show it's meant to be a path.
    * Locations: Now you can pass locations in URL style and they are 
      silently converted to Windows style.
      For example, this
        D:/www/xyplorer.com/code/removed%20bits/
      will be converted to
        D:\www\xyplorer.com\code\removed bits\
      The prefix file:/// however will pass the item directly to the OS-
      default opening application.
    * New style for "Not Found" message.
    * New style and wording fo "Upgrade Note" message.
    * Backup operations: Statusbar after completed operation now uses 
      "new" instead of "copied". It's a bit clearer IMO because also 
      "updated" files have been copied. So now we have:
      - new:      files of that name did not exist in target
      - updated:  files of the same name were overwritten
      - skipped:  files were not copied, e.g. because they were older 
                  than files of same name in target
      BTW, note that any created folders are not counted in these stats.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0314, 19-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0314 - 2010-02-19 14:48

  *** More UAC related changes!
      
      !!! TIP: Backup your XY app data before running this version!!!
      
      Upgrading to this version
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      If you use the installer to upgrade to this version and you had no 
      startup.ini in the app path then the installer will create a 
      startup.ini and thereby change your app data path.
      
      In this case,
      AND if you use Vista or later,
      AND if XYplorer.exe is located under Program Files,
      AND if your appdata are currently located where XYplorer.exe is,
      
      THEN
      on first app run after upgrade, XYplorer will attempt to migrate 
      (copy, not move -- for safety and to avoid any lack-of-rights-
      induced problems) your application data files to the new app data 
      path.
      Before anything happens, you are prompted whether you agree to 
      this, or rather prefer to use the old app data path (in which 
      latter case UAC might give you a hard time when trying to save 
      your configuration next time.)

    + Menu Panes: Added command "Backup to Other Pane". Does what it 
      claims to do. Default KS: Ctrl+Shift+F6.
      BTW, this command comes pretty close to a nice Two-Way Folder 
      Synch: Do it left-to-right and right-to-left, and you end up with 
      two identical folders, and - depending on your Backup 
      configuration - with all the newest versions from either side.
    * Backup operations: No more "Done" message box when the operation 
      is done. The status bar message has been pimped up to make up for 
      it: You will now see something like this:
        Backup done in 0.032 sec (8 files processed: 4 copied,
        2 updated, 2 skipped)
      Meaning:
      - copied:   files of that name did not exist in target
      - updated:  files of the same name were overwritten
      - skipped:  files were not copied, e.g. because they were older 
                  than files of same name in target
    * Menu Edit | Paste Special: Renamed "Edit Clipboard..." to "Edit 
      Files in Clipboard...". 'Cause that's what it's about.
    * Recycle Bin: Now you get statusbar progress while restoring.
    * Nuke: Now the function will pop a confirmation prompt before 
      deleting without recycle bin.
      Note that Nuke will always pop the prompt, also when "Turn off 
      delete confirmation" is enabled. Everything else would be madness.
    * Nuke: Removed this unnecessary and probably confusing complication:
        v5.10.0040 - 2006-09-20 12:57
        + The dangerous Nuke button from hell now always skips locked 
          files.
      Now Nuke is simply a button that deletes without recycle bin.
      Later, I will add some shredding power to it...
    * List: In "List" view clicking an item in a cropped column does not 
      scroll that column into view anymore.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0310, 18-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0310 - 2010-02-18 14:54
    + Menu Edit | Paste: Now you can paste attachments copied from 
      Outlook.
    ! Dropping attachments dragged from Outlook Express did not work 
      anymore since a while. Fixed.
    + Menu Panes: Added command "Go to Other Location". Use it to go to 
      the inactive pane's location, in other words to make the active 
      pane's location the same as the inactive pane's.
      Note: This command replaces the same-named command in CKS / 
      Miscellaneous / List. The command ID remains the same (#1070).
    + Menu Panes: Added command "Go Here in Other Pane". Use it to make 
      the inactive pane's location the same as the active pane's. It's 
      the reverse of the above "Go to Other Location".
      Tip: Hold SHIFT to open the location in a new foreground tab.
    * Toolbar: Slightly changed the "Hotlist" icon to better distinguish 
      it from the "Recent Locations" icon on black & white screens. :)
    * Tabs: Now if "Don't save history" and/or "Don't save tabs" are 
      enabled the active and inactive pane's last paths are remembered 
      and restored on next start.
      Note that Configuration | Startup & Exit | Permanent Startup Path 
      will always overwrite the last path of the active pane.
    * The general default path now is MyComputer. Before it was Desktop.
    * Raw View: Now when you toggle the "Tail" option in the context 
      menu of the Raw View (orange button drop down menu), the view 
      jumps to the head resp. tail of the viewed file immediately.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0305, 15-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0305 - 2010-02-15 21:58
    + Preview: Added MTS (*.mts) and M2TS (*.m2ts) video files to preview.
      - MTS: High-definition MPEG Transport Stream video format, commonly 
        called "AVCHD" (Advanced Video Codec High Definition)used by 
        Sony, Panasonic, and other HD camcorders; based on the MPEG-2 
        transport stream and supports 720p and 1080i HD video formats.
      - M2TS: Video file saved in the high-definition Blu-ray BDAV format; 
        used for saving video data on Blu-ray discs; based on the MPEG-2 
        transport stream and supports 720p and 1080i formats. BDAV 
        stands for "Blu-ray Disc Audio/Visual," while the M2TS extension 
        refers to "MPEG-2 Transport Stream."
      As always you just need the codec on your system to actually be able 
      to preview *.flac files. The shell will generate thumbnails for 
      these files if the appropriate extensions are installed.
    * Tabs: If "Don't save tabs" is enabled now the inactive pane's last 
      path is remembered and restored on next start. Before it was reset 
      to Desktop.
      Note that if "Don't save history" and "Don't save tabs" are both 
      enabled then both panes' paths are forgotten.
    ! Tabs: Empty tab caption when moving a folder from a special folder 
      in another tab with tab captions set to "Folder Only". Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0304, 14-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0304 - 2010-02-14 18:32
    ! Find Files: Could not use a RegExp-based Visual Filter on a 
      RegExp-based search results listing. Fixed.
    ! Find Files: With Search Results listings open on both panes and 
      Search Results caching enabled the inactive pane's find specs were 
      overwritten by the active pane's find specs on exit under certain 
      conditions. Fixed.
    ! Renaming a folder in a Search Results listing did not update the 
      Action Log nor the Tags database. Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0303, 13-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0303 - 2010-02-13 20:39
    + Scripting got a new command.
      Name:   Copy
      Action: Copies item(s) to the clipboard.
      Syntax: copy itemlist
         itemlist: |-separated list of items (files or folders);
                   items support environment variables, XY native 
                   variables, relative (to app path) and portable paths.
      Examples:
        copy "E:\Test\Test.txt|E:\Test\a\alpha.png";
        copy "D:\TestD.txt|E:\TestE.txt|F:\TestF.txt";
      Usage:
        Allows you to copy any items to the clipboard without the need 
        to go to their locations first to fetch them.
        It also allows you to copy items from distributed locations in 
        one go which is not possible by any other means.
      Note:
        The command will only copy those items that do exist/are 
        available in this moment. Other items are silently ignored. If 
        none of the passed items are available you get a message. 
    + SC ReadFile enhanced by new NumBytes parameter.
      Name:   ReadFile
      Action: Read data from file into string.
      Syntax: readfile([filename], [mode], [numbytes])
        filename: file full path/name, or relative to current path
                  defaults to the current file
        mode:
          t:  [default] text
              whether file is ASCII or UNICODE is auto-detected
          b:  binary: raw bytes
              each byte is internally stored as double-byte character 
              with a zero big byte
              corresponds to mode "b" in WriteFile()
        numbytes:
          empty: read whole file
          else:  number of bytes to read;
                 if longer than file size then the number is silently 
                 set to file size;
                 if <= 0 the function returns an empty string (and does 
                 not even try to read the file)
      Example:
        // read first 4 bytes of the current file
        echo readfile( , , 4);
    + List: Now the drives listing (MyComputer) supports drop.
    * Address Bar: Experimentally, the Address Bar now uses the font and 
      font size as Tree, List, and Catalog.
    * Wheel: Reversed the direction of font sizing by wheel. Now it's:
        Ctrl+Wheel Up/Forward:    Increase font size
        Ctrl+Wheel Down/Backward: Decrease font size
      Same for other wheel-driven sizing:
        Ctrl+Shift+Wheel Up/Down: In/Decrease row height Tree, List,
                                  Catalog
        Shift+Wheel Up/Down:      In/Decrease node indent Tree   
    - Menu View | Show Items: Removed item "WOW64 Redirection (64-bit 
      only)", i.e. the option to turn off WOW64 Redirection on 64-bit 
      systems. Reason: It turned out that the Shell's file operation 
      routines fail to work reliably when WOW Redirection is disabled.

      On upgrading to this version the setting is auto-reset to 0:
        WOW64DisableRedirection=0
      You may still edit the INI file manually (aka tweak) to turn it on 
      again.

      Note
      ~~~~
      The recommended way to access the native system directory is to 
      substitute %windir%\Sysnative for %windir%\System32. Quoting 
      Microsoft:
      "32-bit applications can access the native system directory by 
      substituting %windir%\Sysnative for %windir%\System32. WOW64 
      recognizes Sysnative as a special alias used to indicate that the 
      file system should not redirect the access. This mechanism is 
      flexible and easy to use, therefore, it is the recommended 
      mechanism to bypass file system redirection. Note that 64-bit 
      applications cannot use the Sysnative alias as it is a virtual 
      directory not a real one."
      
    ! Too aggressive tab width trimming on Verdana font. Fixed.
    ! Address Bar and other dropdown lists: Background color did not 
      draw nicely unless it was white. Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0301, 10-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0301 - 2010-02-10 14:55
    + Menu Edit | Paste Special: New command "Paste Folder Structure". 
      Use it to paste the folder structure (without any contained 
      files) from folder(s) on clipboard into the current list path.
      Functionally equivalent to "Create Branch(es) Here" in the 
      drag'n'drop context menu.
    ! Action Log captions for Create Folders/Branches Here were 
      incorrect. Fixed.

v8.80.0300 - 2010-02-10 12:00
    = MAINTENANCE RELEASE.
  +++ Fixed an UAC related issue with upgrading to v8.80.0100.
  +++ Bug fixes.

v8.80.0206 - 2010-02-10 11:07
    * While connecting to a slow server you now get a "connecting..."
      message on the statusbar.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0205, 09-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0205 - 2010-02-09 15:15
    * While connecting to a slow server you now get a big blocking 
      message about what's going on.
    * New icon for the list block.
      Credits and thanks go to http://www.visualpharm.com/
    ! Fixed a couple of glitches related to recent changes in handling 
      of unavailable locations.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0202, 08-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0202 - 2010-02-08 21:42
    ! A blocked list was droppable. Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0201, 08-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0201 - 2010-02-08 15:55
    ! Tabs: On an unlocked maxi tree selecting a tab pointing to an 
      unavailable removable drive did pop an error message ("Couldn't 
      find path..."), but did not block the list so the previous list 
      contents remained visible and usable under the misleading 
      impression that they were the contents of the unavailable 
      removable drive. Fixed.
    * Startup: Before, when the selected tab pointed to an unavailable 
      location, a new tab pointing to Desktop was opened. The 
      unavailable tab was kept as a background tab for later use.
      Now, the unavailable tab is kept the selected tab but with the 
      list blocked.
    ! Dual Pane: Under certain conditions a Move or Delete could confuse 
      the app about the active pane's current item. Fixed (2 months old 
      bug).

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0200, 07-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0200 - 2010-02-07 18:03
    ! Going up in a Locked Tree while in rename mode would not exit 
      rename mode. Fixed.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0103, 06-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0103 - 2010-02-06 18:23
    + Toolbar: Added button "Find by Tag". Gives you one-click access to 
      global tag-wise searches. For example, to search all local drives 
      for items tagged "Blue" simply click "Blue" from the button's 
      arrow menu. Should take a split second...
    + CKS | Miscellaneous | General Functions: Added command "Show/Hide 
      Main Menu". Default KS: Alt+Up.
      In other words: You now can hide the main menu. Note that the app 
      will always startup with visible menu (saves me from emails by 
      users with bad memory).
    * List | Tag column: Now you always get tooltips when the tags are 
      shown as symbols AND "Show tips for clipped tree and list items" 
      is checked. Before, tooltips were only shown when the tag name 
      would be cropped if it would be shown.
    ! Action Log: Preselection of next Redo not working from the arrow 
      dropdown. Fixed.
    * New manifest: Attempt to fix UAC related issues with some users.

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0102, 05-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0102 - 2010-02-05 20:17
    % Fast Tag Search: Further speed improvements!
    + Quick Name Search: Now supports MyComputer as location:
        MyComputer?tag:"Blue" /r
      Note that MyComputer as search location is equivalent to all 
      *local* drives by design. Floppy, CD, and other removable drives 
      are not included.
    + Added alias "*" for "MyComputer" as location.
      To browse MyComputer you can use this in the Address Bar and other 
      location ports:
        *
      To search all local drives for items with tag Blue you can use 
      this in the Address Bar and other location ports:
        *?tag:"Blue" /r

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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version (v8.80.0101, 05-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0101 - 2010-02-05 12:18
  %%% Fast Tag Search: New algorithm gets tag and comment search up to 
      warp speed, especially searches over large areas! Now you can 
      actually search whole drives or even MyComputer for "tag:blue" and 
      get results almost immediately. A definite k-i-l-l-e-r feature!
      A difference to previous versions: Now when you search for tag:* 
      or cmt:* you will get only items that are featured in tag.dat (and 
      are located in the specified search location), i.e. that have a 
      tag or a comment or both.
      Note that the results are, of course, subject to XY's Show filters 
      (Show SYSTEM/HIDDEN files and folders) and to Visual Filters.
      Tip: Fast Tag Search also supports the Quick Name Search syntax. 
      So, for example, to find all items on drive E: with a comment 
      containing the letter "q" you simply run this through the Address 
      Bar:
        E:\?cmt:q /r
    + Thumbnails: Now the minimum column width for thumbnails is 
      configurable. Before it was hardcoded to 120 pixels. To change it 
      use menu View | Columns | Grow/Shrink Name Column (default KS 
      Ctrl+Shift+Numpad Add/Subtract) when in thumbnails view, which 
      will change the width by 4-pixel steps.
      Notes:
      - This is a global values for all thumbnails views of all 
        lists in all panes.
      - The real column width will be larger than the minimum column 
        width if the thumbnails would be cropped otherwise. Actually the 
        column cannot get smaller than the current thumbnail width + 12 
        pixels because of the hardcoded margins around the preview.
    + Added Portable Tabs. With Portable Tabs enabled the locations of 
      tabs are stored relative to app path (in the pane.ini files) IF 
      app path is on a removable drive. 
      Portable Tabs are useful only when you run XYplorer from a USB 
      drive; it renders these tabs pointing to locations on app drive 
      independent from the drive letter assigned by the host system.
      Currently available only as a tweak, let's see how it works out:
        [Settings]
        PortableTabs=1
    * Action Log: Now, when opened from Redo button's context menu, the 
      item to be *re*done next is preselected in order to immediately get 
      a preview of the action to be redone next. Before, the item to be 
      *un*done next was preselected.
    * Sticky Selection: Now you can drag selected items as expected. 
      While mousedown on a selected item with Sticky Selection enabled 
      will unselect this item at first, the item gets selected again 
      when you initialize the drag.
    ! Toggling a Favorite Folder did not work as expected on a Locked 
      Tree where the current List path was not part of the Tree. Fixed.

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Summary of the latest XYplorer Official Release (v8.80.0100, 02-feb-2010).

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v8.80.0100 - 2010-02-02 12:00
    = MAINTENANCE RELEASE.
  +++ Bug fixes.
  +++ Toolbar icons now with alpha transparency.
  +++ Input dialogs now resizable.
  +++ Improved UAC integration.

v8.80.0100 - 2010-02-02 11:11
    * Updated the help file.