Here's the new BETA (32-bit)

[admin]

+ Menu File: added command "Update New Items Menu". Makes TrackerV3 rescan the "NewItems" folder.

Should it not be "Menu | View - Update New Item"??

Yes, thanks. I corrected it.

[Gandolf]

Looks good!. I'll have to have a play and see what the possibilities are.

+ Menu File: added command "Update New Items Menu". Makes TrackerV3 rescan the "NewItems" folder.

Should it not be "Menu | View - Update New Item"??

[admin]

Download the latest TrackerV3 BETA version (v4.20.0066, 24-nov-2005).

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v4.20.0066 - 24.11.05 18:48
  +++ Menu Edit: added new sub menu "New Items". Another revolutionary 
      feature with exciting possibilities!
      On startup a new subfolder called "NewItems" is automatically 
      created (if not already there) under TrackerV3's application path. 
      Now and anytime later you can freely place any files or folders 
      (with contents if you like!) of your own choice and making here. 
      On startup TrackerV3 scans this folder and fills the submenu 
      Edit/New with all items found in this folder.
      The rest functions exactly like the "New" menu you might know from 
      Explorer: when you select one of the menu items, the respective 
      file or folder item is created in (copied to) the current folder, 
      and the rename mode is immediately invoked.
      The number of items is not limited, but your menu will give you a 
      hard time if you put more than say 40 items in the "NewItems" 
      folder.
      Tip: if you want to emulate Explorer's "New" menu in TrackerV3 
      then go to the "NewItems" folder with Explorer, and create all the 
      new items here. Restart TrackerV3 or "Update New Items Menu" (see 
      below). Done.
    + Menu File: added command "Go to Application Path".
    + Menu View: added command "Update New Items Menu". Makes TrackerV3 
      rescan the "NewItems" folder.
    ! Image Preview: when "Show Grid under transparent areas" was 
      enabled, GIFs would print over previously previewed non-transparent 
      formats, and when resizing the preview area other strange things 
      happened. Fixed.

[admin]

Download the latest TrackerV3 BETA version (v4.20.0062, 23-nov-2005).

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v4.20.0062 - 23.11.05 16:48
    ! XP visual styles fix, part II. Now all controls should draw 
      perfectly with custom visual styles.
      Even if you are using the out-of-the-box XP styles Luna or Silver 
      (and hence did not have any severe display problems) you will note 
      an improvement: a certain irregular flicker when hovering controls 
      has disappeared.

[admin]

Download the latest TrackerV3 BETA version (v4.20.0060, 23-nov-2005).

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v4.20.0060 - 23.11.05 12:01
    ! XP visual styles: some controls such as option buttons and check 
      boxes were drawn black if you used certain custom visual styles. 
      This should be fixed now in the Configuration dialog. Other places 
      will follow.
    + Added close tab on double click.
    + Drives Listing: added new column "Used Space".
    + Here's a new INI file trick (aka hidden feature):
        [Settings]
        FileOpProgressModeless=1
      If FileOpProgressModeless=1 then the file operation progress 
      window is shown modeless. Which effectively means that you can 
      go on working while files are being moved or copied in the 
      background.
      Note however that when file operations were triggered by 
      drag'n'drop the source window is usually blocked until the 
      operation is finished.
      Note also that a modeless progress window can easily get lost 
      behind larger windows.
v4.20.0058 - 22.11.05 16:46
    ! Alt+[letter key] triggered navigation in tree and list: jump to 
      item beginning with [letter key]. Fixed.
    ! Preview: files without extension have been unnecessarily forced 
      through quark.dll (as if they were a new unknown media format...). 
      This could lead even to crashes, depending on your system. Fixed.
    - Configuration, Preview: removed option "No videos at all". Reason: 
      obsolete.

[admin]

Other idea: use the tree area alternatively as image/video preview space. When you then hide the panel and drag the vertical splitter far to the right you have a very large preview area.

Sure that would cover it..

Currently I see a number of possibilities. Not decided yet which is best. This topic is not of top priority to me now. Come back next year (and open a new topic under "Wishes").

[legion1978]

Other idea: use the tree area alternatively as image/video preview space. When you then hide the panel and drag the vertical splitter far to the right you have a very large preview area.

Sure that would cover it..

[admin]

Download the latest TrackerV3 BETA version (v4.20.0057, 22-nov-2005).

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v4.20.0057 - 22.11.05 11:41
    + Toolbar: added Find button.
    + Toolbar: added Configuration button.
    + Configuration: the checkbox lists on Previewed Formats and File 
      Info Tips now have a context menu which allows you to quickly 
      select/unselect all items.
    ! Locked-tab-forced opening an existing tab instead of creating a 
      new one did not work when the target was a drive. Fixed.
    ! After "going home" on a tab, the updated locked state (which is 
      stored in the home definition) was not correctly reflected in the 
      tab headers underlining. Fixed.

[admin]

Can we please avoid unnecessary posts here?

I'm running 4.20.0056. I opened the Find Files tab, with the Name & Location sub-tab selected. I hit Alt+L, thinking it would jump to the Location text box. Instead, Alt+L toggles the Name filter, for some reason. This doesn't seem like intended behavior.

Well, this post should be in the bugs department...

Fixed it, thanks.

[pissant]

Can we please avoid unnecessary posts here?

[Edit: I thought that since I'm running the beta, this post would go here. Every other similar forum I've been in works that way.]

I'm running 4.20.0056. I opened the Find Files tab, with the Name & Location sub-tab selected. I hit Alt+L, thinking it would jump to the Location text box. Instead, Alt+L toggles the Name filter, for some reason. This doesn't seem like intended behavior.

[CyGho]

that doesn't count, you're not in the users group!

I suspect he's using Tracker himself

[jacky]

... the point is: some other users are used to it, and worse: one of them is me!

that doesn't count, you're not in the users group!

[admin]

Well, natural is what you are used to... ... no plans to change it.

Natural isn't always what you're used to, more what sounds obvious to you I'd say, besides I'm not used to it
(eh.. can't you make it an option )

You are using "natural" and "obvious" to mean the same thing, so your statement is obviously of redundant nature

... the point is: some other users are used to it, and worse: one of them is me!

[jacky]

Well, natural is what you are used to... ... no plans to change it.

Natural isn't always what you're used to, more what sounds obvious to you I'd say, besides I'm not used to it
(eh.. can't you make it an option )

Is this gone? cause it doesn't work anymore for me

Hmmm, sure?

no. Did some more tests, it actually seems to work, but only if the location I'm trying to go to (which has an active tab) is a subfolder, aka it won't work with drive's roots (D:\, F:\, etc).

[admin]

BTW, I didn't know that but I like that a right-click on the statusbar triggers the panel, but I'd like it better if this one was actually a shortcut for show/hide panel

yeah I had to bump this one Any plan on 'changing' it? not really a bug deal but it sounds more "natural/intuitive" to me

Well, natural is what you are used to... ... no plans to change it.

and another question:

v4.20.0030:

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    * When trying to change the location of a locked tab, a new tab was 
      opened automatically. Now, this happens only if a tab with that 
      location does not exist already, in which case this old tab will 
      be automatically selected. The search for an existing tab is done 
      from left to right

Is this gone? cause it doesn't work anymore for me

Hmmm, sure?

EDIT: ok, it did not work with drives...