Here's the new BETA (32-bit)

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Nice scrollbars!

However--It does NOT work at all when xp is set to "classic".
The app seems to exit right away, no process is created.

I'm not sure if it's by design so far, only to test the visual add-0ns, but I've seen other apps still function while using/ignoring xp themes
or adding their own.

On the same setup When xp visual style is on, it works as advertised.

Hmmm...
No go on Win ME as well. (and presumably 9x?..)
It works but not a single theme change. Both trackers appear identical.

As for W2K- AFAIK it doesn't have native support for any visual add-ons other than it's alpha transparency settings.

So far I can only see the change between
the 2 in xp with default theme.

[Kirby]

Well, I'm not even sure if W2K has XP styles...

nope....W2K has no XP theme support. The only way for themes to be applied for 2000 and lower is for WindowBlinds.

[admin]

Well I'm not sure what happened, but I couldn't see any difference between 0054 and 0061(XPStyle).
Probably because I'm still working with W2K Prof.

You probably don't use any XP styles (like "Luna", e.g. blue scrollbars) but the classic interface (grey scrollbars)...
Well, I'm not even sure if W2K has XP styles...

[RalphM]

Questions:
- does it work?
- what happens under Win98?
- do you like it?

Well I'm not sure what happened, but I couldn't see any difference between 0054 and 0061(XPStyle). Therefore I can't rate it, sorry.

Probably because I'm still working with W2K Prof

[admin]

it's expecially hard to notice any difference because the tabs aren't skinned, but the buttons, scrollbar, and ratio buttons are.

That's right, the tabs and list column headers are my own and don't carry a theme. Also, there are some graphical buttons on the report tab which aren't skinned, but I plan to redesign them anyway.
Actually I start to like it (yep, it's a manifest hack). Especially the Find Files interface looks real cool now

[Kirby]

- does it work?

works for me it's expecially hard to notice any difference because the tabs aren't skinned, but the buttons, scrollbar, and ratio buttons are.

- what happens under Win98?

Really dunno but if this is just a .manifest hack, it should run fine on 98

- do you like it?

I like TrackerV3 in general

[admin]

Here's a little experiment: TrackerV3 with XPstyle controls (scrollbars, buttons, etc.)! The archive contains TrackerV3-XPstyle.exe, which you can simply place into your current TrackerV3 folder and run it.
TrackerV3 with XPstyle (04-may-2005).
Questions:
- does it work?
- what happens under Win98?
- do you like it?

Don

[admin]

Download the latest TrackerV3 BETA version (v4.00.0054, 03-may-2005).

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v4.00.0054 - 03.05.05 17:26
    ! "Multiple Location Search (via selection in List View)" did not 
      work anymore. Fixed.
    * Now when you do a "Multiple Location Search (via selection in List 
      View)" the selected folders are automatically written into the 
      Location field (separated by " | "). That way they will now be 
      remembered by finding tabs.
    * For internal reasons, the Path column will now always show the full 
      absolute path when you do a "Multiple Location Search", even if 
      all searched locations are direct subfolders of the current tree 
      location.

[admin]

Download the latest TrackerV3 BETA version (v4.00.0053, 03-may-2005).

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v4.00.0053 - 03.05.05 09:23
    ! You could not delete/copy/move a huge number (ca. > 1000) of files 
      at once: sometimes you got an error message, sometimes even a crash. Fixed.

[peterbonge]

I know I can delete the ini file. But then I would have to set up all again.

No Peter, please read carefully: run TV3, delete TrackerV3.ini, close TV3. Viola: a fresh clean INI is created!

Ups, yes, I see it now. Works fine. The ini file is now 10% smaller. Thanx!

[admin]

I know I can delete the ini file. But then I would have to set up all again.

No Peter, please read carefully: run TV3, delete TrackerV3.ini, close TV3. Viola: a fresh clean INI is created!

And I know why you have changed the tabs section. But I don't think that renaming a section is a good idea...

We are talking about changes in the BETA-version here, for me that means work in progress: there's really no need to fatten the app by adding compatibility code between various BETA-builds.

[peterbonge]

I know I can delete the ini file. But then I would have to set up all again.

And I know why you have changed the tabs section. But I don't think that renaming a section is a good idea. Why don't you handle this problem like you have changed the "NewTemplates" or "ListDateFormats"? I think a version entry is the better solution.

I don't want to attack the way you are doing things. These are just my thoughts and ideas ;-)

[admin]

Does this mean that the [Tabs] section is now waste? Can it be deleted? Are there any other waste entries or sections? I want to have a clean ini. But I don't want to delete it and set up all new.

Easy way to create a clean INI: run TV3, delete TrackerV3.ini, close TV3. Viola: fresh clean INI!

And why don't you use the [Tabs] section anymore and just delete all entries beginning with a "|"? It's just a little bit strange to me...

It's explained in the paragraph you quoted: because "|" is part of the data itself if you use multiple search locations (which are separated by "|").

[peterbonge]

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v4.00.0046 - 20.04.05 16:07
    ! Inconsistency bug concerning search location of Finding Tabs. 
      Fixed: now the search location of Finding Tabs is read from INI data 
      instead from the tab's Find Template.
    * NOTE: Had to change the tab's data separator used to store 
      sequential data in the INI. It was "|" which was a stupid choice 
      from the beginning because "|" can be part of the data itself (if 
      you use multiple search locations, which are separated by "|"). Now 
      it is ">". As a consequence, unfortunately, all your tab data will 
      be lost. The tabs section in the INI now is [Tabs2].    

Does this mean that the [Tabs] section is now waste? Can it be deleted? Are there any other waste entries or sections? I want to have a clean ini. But I don't want to delete it and set up all new.
And why don't you use the [Tabs] section anymore and just delete all entries beginning with a "|"? It's just a little bit strange to me...

[admin]

Download the latest TrackerV3 BETA version (v4.00.0052, 30-apr-2005).

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v4.00.0052 - 30.04.05 10:03
    + Added preview of *.url files (internet shortcuts). Now, the 
      targets of such files are directly opened within the preview tab. 
      Makes TrackerV3 a nice bookmark manager (go to your Favorites 
      folder).
    + Updated Help file, topic "Browsing Tabs".
    ! If closing many tabs at once by holding down Ctrl+W you could 
      crash the app. Fixed.
    ! When creating a new tab (Ctrl+T) the current tab did forget its 
      recent settings. Fixed.
v4.00.0050 - 22.04.05 17:04
    ! Shortcut "Ctrl+Left Arrow" (jump to the original location of the 
      currently focused file in the find results) did not work correctly 
      since some months: it did jump to the right folder, but did not 
      focus the file. Fixed.