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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v6.60.0034, 25-nov-2007).
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v6.60.0034 - 2007-11-25 12:52
    * Renamed INI tweak "PopupMenusAtTree" to "PopupMenusAtSelection".
    + INI tweak PopupMenusAtSelection got an additional effect: If set 
      to 1 then the context menu of Tree, Catalog, and List items is 
      positioned at the selected/focused item (if the menu is triggered by 
      key). This is actually the expected behavior in Windows apps.
    + New Tweak: now you can disallow getting properties and preview of 
      the focused file on startup. For example, if you closed XY while 
      previewing a sound file or video you might welcome an option to 
      prevent it from running again on startup "by itself".
      In the INI you'll find a new key:
        [Settings]
        NoPropertiesStartup=0
      Set it to 1 to never start with a preview.
    ! Free Keyboard Shortcuts dialog: clicking X close button crashed 
      the app. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v6.60.0033, 24-nov-2007).
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v6.60.0033 - 2007-11-24 19:14
    + Menu View | Auto-Refresh: now has default KS Ctrl+Shift+R.
    * Allowing to delete, move, or rename certain items: before, there 
      was a rigid (but not really clever) protection that made it 
      impossible to move certain items, e.g. items with the SYSTEM 
      attribute set, or the Desktop folder, or any items found within the 
      Recycle Bin. Now, your workflow won't be interrupted anymore by this 
      kind of patronizing security measurements. Along with the freedom 
      you also get a little more responsibility, of course.
      You still get a warning message when you try to delete, move, or 
      rename items from XYplorer's Raw Recycle Bin View. But now you 
      have the choice to go on anyway.
    ! Fixed a bug partly related to the above: before, in such 
      CanMove/CanCopy checks, the *focused* item was checked and taken to 
      represent all selected items (even if it was not selected itself!). 
      Now, the *first* (from top) of the selected items is taken to 
      represent all other items.
    + Added INI tweak "PopupMenusAtTree": popup navigation menus at top-
      left tree corner.

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v6.60.0032 - 2007-11-23 12:13
    ! On MyComputer, the stats in statusbar were wrong, always:
        total free: 0 bytes, capacity: 0 bytes
        all local disks: 0 bytes used, 0 bytes free (0%)
      Quite unlikely numbers, but still mildly shocking. Fixed.
    * CKS dialog: discovered a way to fully show the Category dropdown 
      without scrollbar. It's the little things...
  *** Find Files: before, the Search Results list was disabled while the 
      search was going on. So you could neither scroll the results nor 
      preview a file during a search. This was to prevent trouble.
      Now, the Search Results list is left enabled while the search is 
      running. Is it dangerous? I tried but could raise any trouble. But 
      developers usually cannot be as mean to their apps as users for 
      psychological reasons. Your turn...
      Nice addition: when you select/focus a file during search (e.g. to 
      preview it) it will be kept at the same screen position after the 
      search is done or stopped (by ESC).

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v6.60.0020 - 2007-11-20 22:16
    + Menu Tools | Customize File Associations: now, environment 
      variables (e.g. %windir% for the windows directory) are allowed 
      within the application part of the definition. For example,
        txt;htm>%windir%\notepad.exe
      would open all TXT and HTM files with Notepad (typically located 
      in C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe). Another little portability jewel.

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v6.60.0010 - 2007-11-20 13:00
    + Address Bar, Catalog, Favorites, Go to, UDC-Goto: Now the asterisk 
      wildcard (*) is allowed within the location term. The location is 
      automatically resolved to the first (in original file system sort 
      order) matching file or folder item. 
      Examples:
        C:\* = C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
        C:\Programs\XY* = C:\Programs\XYplorer\
        C:\Programs\XYplorer\XY* = C:\Programs\XYplorer\XYplorer.cnt
      You can use the wildcard also in the middle of the term and more 
      than once:
        C:\Pr*m*\ = C:\Programs\
        C:\Programs\XYplorer\XY*.exe = C:\Programs\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe
        C:\Pro*\ACD*\*.exe = C:\Programs\ACDSee32\ACDSee32.exe
      But don't stress this little usability gimmick too much. This, for 
      example, will not work as you might expect it to:
        C:\*\ACD*\*.exe != C:\Programs\ACDSee32\ACDSee32.exe
      Instead it will resolve to the first match and stop there:
        C:\*\ACD*\*.exe  = C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
      In other words: wildcards are resolved from left to right, and 
      since there is no C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT\ACD*, the process halts.
    + UDC | Open With: added two new variables, <item1> and <item2>. 
      They are set to the first and second item of the currently selected 
      list items. The following term will open UltraEdit with the first 
      two of all selected items in the given order.
        "UEdit32" <item1> <item2>
      Any other selected items are ignored. If you select only one or no 
      item, the call will very likely fail, of course.
      If you expect blanks in the items' names and if the called 
      application supports quoted arguments, you should put quotes 
      around the variables:
        "UEdit32" "<item1>" "<item2>"      
      Note: The order of items is determined by the focus and the 
      current sort order in the following way (which strictly follows 
      the standards set by Windows Explorer): the focused item is always 
      the first, the next items are the following items downwards until 
      the bottom, then the sequence wraps to the top of the selected 
      items until the cycle is completed. It sounds a bit confusing 
      but is very simple and logical, as you see in these 3 examples:
      Example 1:
        - item #1 focused item
        - item #2
        - item #3
      Example 2:
        - item #3
        - item #1 focused item
        - item #2
      Example 3:  
        - item #2
        - item #3
        - item #1 focused item
    ! UDC: when deleting a UDC with a KS assigned, the KS was not freed 
      for later usage. Fixed.
    ! UDC | Open, Open With: parameters were not passed when no variable
      was contained. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v6.60.0000, 19-nov-2007).
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v6.60.0000 - 2007-11-19 11:30
    = NEW OFFICIAL RELEASE. Main changes since last release:
  +++ User-Defined Commands now fully support command line parameters! 
      Pimp up your single keystroke to sciencefictionesque kill power. 
      Pack all selected files into a zipped archive with an automatic 
      name depending on the current date? One keystroke! Print a DOS 
      style directory listing of the current folder to a file or 
      printer? One keystroke! Welcome to one-keystroke-paradise.
  +++ The Catalog Application Launch Panel now fully supports command 
      line parameters. Here's one-click heaven for the mousy man!
  +++ User-Defined Commands now include all the important mass rename 
      functions. For example, you can convert an item to another file type 
      (extension), or clean all selected file names of certain characters, 
      by a single keystroke/mouse click.
  +++ Added an alternative interface to assign custom keyboard shortcuts 
      to native and user-defined commands in a fast and intuitive way.
  +++ Dropping messages from Outlook / Outlook Express is now up to a 
      hundred (!) times faster than before!

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v6.50.0021 - 2007-11-18 17:55
    * Find Files: Now you can search for the character "[" by escaping 
      it with "\". Before, you had to enclose it in [ and ] (which still 
      works). E.g., these standard patterns will both match the file 
      "Info[23].txt":
        Info[[]##].txt
        Info\[##].txt
      Note that escaping "[" is only necessary when "]" is found further 
      to the end of your search pattern. Why is escaping necessary at 
      all? Because "[...]" is otherwise interpreted as a list of 
      characters to be matched. For example, "[abc]*" or "[a-c]*" will 
      match all items starting with a, b, or c. 
    - Removed "Shift+Click closes tab" (added v5.80.0001 - 2007-03-08 
      09:00). Reason: It's non-standard, was never documented outside this 
      change log, and even is contradictory to other gestures in XY: 
      Shift+Click actually *opens* a new tab when done on a folder.

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v6.50.0020 - 2007-11-16 12:38
    + UDC dialog: added button "Assign Keyboard Shortcut...". Gives you 
      direct access to all currently free shortcuts. I kept things as 
      simple as possible:
      - This new KS selection method will replace any existing KS with 
        the new KS. It will not accumulate multiple KSs.
      - To remove any existing KS press OK without any selection in the 
        Free KS list. Unselect a list item: Ctrl+Click or Ctrl+Space.
      - You do not have to press "Apply" to apply the new KS. Saves a 
        click.
    + UDC dialog: replace the "Info" icon by an Tips button. Reason: 
      have it keyboard accessible. Also changed the browse button from 
      "..." to "Browse" to make it reachable by accelerator.
    + Menu Edit | Move/Copy/Backup To: now, environment variables (e.g. 
      %TMP% for temp path) are allowed within the destination field.      
    + UDC: now, environment variables are allowed within the argument 
      field for Open, Open With, and Move/Copy/Backup To actions.
    + CKS dialog: added button "Free Shortcuts...". You thought you run 
      out of free shortcuts? Here are some ideas. Scroll and dbl-click for 
      a fast alternative way to assign a new shortcut to a function.
    * CKS dialog: reorganized various interface elements. I removed the 
      lonesome "Options" menu /that was easily overlooked) and replaced it 
      by a new "Options..." button which also now contains the 
      "Remove..." and "Reset..." functions.
      Tip: Right-click the "Options..." button to pop the menu on button 
      down and select any menu command by right-button up.
    + Configuration | Tabs: added two more options to "On dbl-click":
        - Go Home
        - Go Up

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v6.50.0015 - 2007-11-15 11:42
    + CKS dialog: added 2 further options to the Copy Cheat Sheet menu, 
      and chose another character represent the TAB char in the menu 
      captions:
        Shortcut » Command
        Shortcut » Category / Command
        Shortcut » Category / Command » Description » Scope
        -
        Command » Shortcut(s)
        Category / Command  » Shortcut(s)
        Category / Command  » Shortcut(s) » Description » Scope
    + Configuration | Advanced: added option "Click on status bar 
      toggles info panel". Note that this setting controls both left click 
      (show/hide panel) and right click (last size/minimize panel) on the 
      status bar.
      Backward compatibility code has been provided.
    ! Toolbar: some of the button context menus did not work alright 
      when any of the containing commands had more than one keyboard 
      shortcut. Fixed.

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v6.50.0014 - 2007-11-14 12:38
    ! Forgot to adjust CKS mapping to the new List Management menu 
      order. Done.

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v6.50.0013 - 2007-11-14 10:42
    * Menu Tools | List Management: reorganized the menu.
    ! Menu Tools | List Management: items with environment variables 
      were displayed without icons. Fixed.
    ! Menu Help | Find Files Help did not work anymore. Fixed.
    ! Backup from Catalog did not work as expected when list was in Find 
      mode. Fixed.
    ! Find Files Tab: button Reset Filters had a bug that could lead to 
      auto-checking of the Date Filter. Fixed.
    ! Drag'n'Drop context menu | Rich Move/Copy Here: did not work when 
      the search was done over a special folder like "Desktop". Fixed.

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v6.50.0012 - 2007-11-13 11:32
    + UDC dialog: added some usage tips to each of the actions.
    * UDC and Catalog: now, items passed to a single instance of the 
      opening application are only stripped from their full path when 
      the command line otherwise would be too long (i.e. > 2 KB).
    ! UDC | Open: opening apps with parameters did not work. Fixed.
    ! Could crash when OK-ing Category Properties (since one day). 
      Fixed.

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v6.50.0009 - 2007-11-12 12:48
    * UDC dialog: slightly changed order of fields to be more consistent 
      with catalog item properties.
    * UDC dialog: now the "Options" label is set depending on the nature 
      of the options.

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v6.50.0008 - 2007-11-11 21:34
    + UDC | Open: now supports using short forms for registered apps 
      (just as Open With does already), e.g. "winzip32", "uedit32".
      Find them in the registry in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications.
    + UDC | Open: now supports using parameters (incl. XY variables like 
      <curpath> etc.). Just as in Open With, the app name must be quoted 
      so that the parameters/variables are recognized as such.
    + Catalog: "Open" now supports short forms for registered apps, 
      parameters, and variables. For example a catalog item
        "winzip32" -min
      will open WinZip in minimized state on any machine that has 
      WinZip installed.

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v6.50.0007 - 2007-11-11 15:46 - *** Cologne Carnival Edition ***
    + UDC | Rename: added Keep Particular Characters pattern mode.
    + UDC | Rename: added Set Extension pattern mode.
    + Catalog: now, when dragging files over items pointing to 
      application, the form of cursor will tell you whether a single or 
      multiple instances of the app will be opened.
      Further, holding CTRL will invert this property for this drop job.
    * Menu Tools: added item "Customize File Associations...". It's just 
      an alternative way to the somewhat hidden Menu Tools | List 
      Management | File Associations. XY's Portable File Associations 
      constitute a very powerful functionality that deserves a more 
      prominent place in the menus.
    * UDC statusbar message now is set *before* the action proper is 
      triggered. So you now already what's happening before it is all 
      over. A " ..." is attached to signal "it's in progress".
      The statusbar message is also updated *after* the action, now 
      with any suffix. Note that this final message is also given when 
      no operation actually happened (because the user canceled the 
      process, or it was illegal for some reason). It just means the UDC 
      has been triggered and it returned from the job.
    ! UDC statusbar message was hard-coded to "Rename". Fixed.

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