Here's the new BETA (32-bit)

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.60.0004, 04-feb-2007).
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v5.60.0004 - 04.02.07 12:06
    ! Drop on EXE in Catalog (DEC): did not work with Catalog items 
      prefixed with file:///. Fixed.
    + Find Files: added option Auto-Sync. Turn it ON to always (and now)
      automatically set the location field to the current location. This 
      was the hard-coded behavior all the years before. So the news is: 
      now you can turn it OFF!

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.60.0003, 03-feb-2007).
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v5.60.0003 - 03.02.07 10:41
  +++ Catalog: Now you can drag'n'drop files onto catalog items that 
      point to executables (*.exe) to open those files with those 
      executables. Nothing less than Open With via drag'n'drop. Can come 
      in extremely handy.
      The cursor will take a special shape when hovering a load over an 
      executable.
      Note: What happens when you drop more than one item at once 
      depends on the executable. Some will open various instances, 
      others will load multiple files within one instance, others will 
      only load the first or the last dropped file.
    + List: Visual Filters now work also in the drives listing 
      (MyComputer) and servers listing (My Network Places).
    ! Catalog: Backspace key in rename box did trigger Go Up. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.60.0002, 30-jan-2007).
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v5.60.0002 - 30.01.07 12:00
  %%% Browsing Huge Networks: Start up time suffered dramatically when 
      the number of servers went beyond 10,000. This problem is history: 
      loading 10,000+ servers at start up is now blazingly fast! Made 
      possible by the following changes:
      - Servers are not stored in the INI anymore (which lead to the 
        delay, especially with agressive virus scanners patrolling in the 
        background), but in a separate file called servers.dat, located 
        in XYplorer's app dir.
      - Now can choose whether you actually want the servers to be 
        stored between sessions (the only reason of which is speed). I 
        added an option in Configuration|Advanced: Cache network servers 
        between sessions.
      - As a reminder: The cached list is editable in List Managament | 
        Servers in My Network Places. Allows you to (a) show only those 
        servers you actually need, and (b) manually add servers from 
        other than the primary/default domain/workgroup.
      - Note that to refresh/reread the servers you simply select My 
        Network Places in the tree and press F4.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.60.0001, 28-jan-2007).
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v5.60.0001 - 28.01.07 21:04
    + Tree item context menu: menu items "Fully Expand" and "Fully 
      Collapse" now are available for UNC folders, too.
      Tip: press ESC to stop a potentially longish expansion process.
    + Tree: hold Shift key when clicking plus/minus icons to "Fully 
      Expand" and "Fully Collapse".
    + Catalog item context menu: added command "Paste Here to New 
      Subfolder..." (Ctrl+Shift+V).
    ! "Flat plus-minus icons" option worked reversed. Reversed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.60.0000, 27-jan-2007).
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v5.60.0000 - 27.01.07 17:08
    * New License Key: from now on, only the new key is accepted. 
      Registered users can receive their new key 
      - online here: http://www.xyplorer.com/key.php
        (have your current registration details handy)
      - or via email to XYplorer support
        (include your registration details)
    + Configuration|Colors: added option "Flat plus-minus icons" which 
      allows you to change the style of the collapse/expand icons in Tree 
      and Catalog. The "flat style" is very similar to the old style 
      before I introduced the non-flat 3D-style, with one improvement: 
      they are black on non-transparent white, not current forecolor on 
      shining through backcolor. Makes them stand out on colored branches.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.50.0022, 24-jan-2007).
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v5.50.0022 - 24.01.07 10:49
    ! List: Ctrl+Space would not unselect a selected item anymore. Fixed.
    + Open Command Prompt Here: now the title of the Command Prompt 
      window is set to the path, suffixed by " -- Original location of 
      this command prompt" to avoid confusion if the prompt's current path 
      changes. Big thanks to jacky for the code and the suffix idea!
      Working copy-and-paste-ready code is always welcome! :)
    * Catalog: now with shady plus/minus icons.

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LATE NOTE: I made a mistake in the "Example" on key.php. For Date:, enter just the date part (e.g. 2006-04-14_11-09-48), not "2006-04-14_11-09-48_PayPal"!

This is fixed now. You now can enter the "Date:" field as given in the example or just the date part without the _PayPal or _ShareIt or whatever it is. It does not matter.

NOTE: Everybody who has used key.php before 2007-01-24_00-47-00 should do it once more to receive a correct xydentity number! The last one was buggy.
Sorry about that!

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.50.0021, 23-jan-2007).
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LATE NOTE: I made a mistake in the "Example" on key.php. For Date:, enter just the date part (e.g. 2006-04-14_11-09-48), not "2006-04-14_11-09-48_PayPal"!

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v5.50.0021 - 23.01.07 12:34
    * New License Key: I had to redesign the web interface.
      Try again, please!
      - First, have your current registration details handy, then go to
          http://www.xyplorer.com/key.php
        and get your new license key.
      - Then update your registration details.
        If you are a registered user you now find "Update Registration 
        Details..." under the Help menu.
    ! Listing drives via MyComputer could take long for currently 
      unavailable mapped drives. Fixed: mapped drives are not accessed for 
      detailed information anymore.
    * Nethood: now showing all possible types of servers (before the 
      list was filtered to show only the common types). Select Nethood and 
      press F4 to reread the servers. Just want to know: does anybody now 
      see *more* than before?
    * Tree's plus/minus icons:
      - Made the shading a touch lighter.
      - The minus icon now with 3D pressed-down look.
    ! When setting a new thumb size via Views toolbar icon, the 
      checkmark always stayed on size # 1. Fixed.
    * Configuration|Thumbnails: changed a caption:
      Old: Show &size of original image on thumbnail
      New: Show &dimensions of original image on thumbnail

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.50.0020, 20-jan-2007).
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v5.50.0020 - 20.01.07 08:51
    * New License Key: If you are a registered user you now find "Update 
      Registration Details..." under the Help menu.
      First, have your current registration details handy, then go to
        http://www.xyplorer.com/key.php
      and get your new license key.
      Then update your registration details.
      Some users (those who have not purchased via PayPal or ShareIt) 
      will need to receive their XYdentity number first; contact support 
      via email, please.
    * Nethood: showing hidden shares for a change.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.50.0019, 19-jan-2007).
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v5.50.0019 - 19.01.07 11:19
    + Outlook drop: now the dropped files' modified dates are set to the 
      date/time when the messages were sent!
    + Outlook drop: added status bar info "processing message n/all" 
      including option to stop the business by pressing ESC.
    ! Outlook drop: Commas in the email subject were converted to spaces 
      when dropped. Fixed.
    * Outlook drop: Before, when you drag-dropped exactly one file and a 
      same-named file was already existing in the target, the dropped file 
      was auto-number-suffixed to avoid collision. However, when you drag-
      dropped more than one file, they were only auto-number-suffixed 
      within the dropped packet (to avoid overwriting each other in the 
      target) but not against the target location.
      I removed this inconsistency: now you always get an overwrite prompt 
      when a dropped file collides with a file already existing in the 
      target. This is the expected behavior, I think.    
    + Tree's plus/minus icons hipper. And they work better now on darker 
      backgrounds.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.50.0018, 18-jan-2007).
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v5.50.0018 - 18.01.07 20:23
    ! Not all shares are shown? Tried to do something about it. Hm?

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.50.0017, 17-jan-2007).
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v5.50.0017 - 17.01.07 12:45
  +++ Full Screen Preview of image files now works with info panel down 
      or preview tab invisible. Simply select/focus an image file in the 
      file list and press F11, voila! If you have not excluded it from 
      previewed formats you'll see it full screen.
    * List: now, when Space is pressed any previous selections are kept 
      and the focused item is selected if it was not selected anyway.
    ! Navigating per Up/Down keys in view List did not work as expected 
      when coming from view Thumbnails. Fixed.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.50.0016, 16-jan-2007).
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v5.50.0016 - 16.01.07 12:55
    + Further changes/enhancements to Full Screen Preview:
      - Simple F11 starts and ends it. No more Ctrl+F11.
      - Now, if more than 1 file is selected only the selected files are 
        previewed.
    + Batch Rename: When using no explicit number increment or other 
      argument (e.g. "<#01>"), the automatically appended number increment 
      got smarter in that it is only used when necessary!
      For example, you batch rename the following files, and use "ciao" 
      as template, you'll get this:
        hey.mp3   -> ciao.mp3
        hi.wav    -> ciao.wav
        ho.wav    -> ciao-01.wav
        hola.mp3  -> ciao-01.mp3
        hum.wav   -> ciao-02.wav
      I developed some cute little algorithm that checks for existing 
      files and files *going* to exist after the rename!
      BTW, you can use this new functionality also to rename single 
      files (press Shift+F2 to enter batch rename mode) with 
      automatically appended number *if necessary* and guaranteed no 
      collision! For example, if these files exist...
        ciao.wav
        ciao-01.wav
        ciao-02.wav
      ... and you batch rename any other *.wav file to "ciao" then it 
      will be auto-named "ciao-03.wav"!      
    ! Now when you rename a single file while previewing audio/video 
      files in "Play Next" mode, the preview stops. This fixes some 
      problems when it did not stop.
      Batch Rename while "Play Next" is in action seems to work so la la 
      but I would not really recommend it.
    + Media Preview: added a 4th mode of previewing audio/video files:
      - Play Once:  Play file and stop (was "Loop OFF" before).
      - Play Again: Play file repeatedly (was "Loop ON" before).
      - Play Next:  Play next media file in current list until the bottom 
        is reached. If more than one file is selected only the selected 
        media files are previewed.
      - Play Next and Loop: Same as "Play Next" but start from top of 
        list if bottom is reached.
    + Media Preview: now, when previewing audio/video files in "Play 
      Next" mode using the Space key will not change any selections but 
      just pause/restart the preview. Shift+Space will go to the beginning 
      of the currently playing/pausing file.
    * List navigation: now, in Small Icons view and Thumbnails view, you 
      can navigate through the whole list using Left and Right keys. 
      Before, those keys would stay in the current row.

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.50.0015, 15-jan-2007).
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v5.50.0015 - 15.01.07 09:19
    + Media Preview: now, if more than one file is selected, the "Play 
      Next" mode cycles only through the currently selected files.
      Which means you can play drumbox with XYplorer!
      - Download the XY drum kit:
        http://www.xyplorer.com/download/xydrum.zip
      - Unpack in some folder and select some of the sample files.
      - Open preview ("Play Next" mode active).
      - To make it groovy, change your selections on the fly by mouse-
        drag-(un)selecting new files, and press Ctrl+R to shuffle.
    + Further enhancements to Full Screen Preview:
      - If an image is being previewed AND the preview (tab) is visible 
        then [Ctrl+F11] will open the Full Screen Preview.
      - Now you can also use the Up and Down arrow key to move through 
        your pictures. Before it worked only with PageUp and PageDown.
    * New keyboard shortcuts:
      F11:        (free!) (we will find something good for this... ;))
      Ctrl+F11:   open Full Screen Preview if image being previewed
      Shift+F11:  open in new browser window if HTML-file is focused

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Download the latest XYplorer BETA version (v5.50.0013, 13-jan-2007).
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v5.50.0013 - 13.01.07 14:39
  +++ Media Preview: now you got 3 types of looping:
      - Play Once: play file and stop (was "Loop OFF" before).
      - Play Again: play file repeatedly (was "Loop ON" before).
      - Play Next: play next media file in current list; start from top 
        of list if bottom is reached.
    + The special rename edit box tricks now also work in the Catalog 
      and in the handcrafted list controls used in List Management, 
      Excluded Folders and Color Filters, i.e. everywhere where 
      something can be renamed.
    + Rename edit box (Tree, List, Catalog etc.):
      Now, pressing F2 while the edit box is visible will toggle the 
      selection state like this:
        If all is selected: unselect all, move caret to end of text.
        If not all is selected: select all.
    % Experimentally changed icon retrieval strategies in various places 
      of the app. The simple idea behind it is: why ask the operating system 
      again and again when the tree knows and remembers it already? And, 
      as far as I see, it works alright! Makes me say it one more time: 
      Here's downstream file management!
    ! The mouse-over-tab-headers-calculation was 2 to 4 pixels off 
      reality. Fixed.
    * Hipper unavailable icon overlay. Select empty CD drive to see it.
  %%% Just for the record: that last change concerning File Info Tips 
      (v5.50.0012) made listwise network browsing on mapped drives 
      considerably faster by removing an unnecessary delay.