XYplorer Beta Club

Here we go, the first ever XYplorer compiled with twinBASIC (32-bit still):

XYplorerTB.exe (26.90.0.204)

There will be glitches, there will be bugs. Work in progress.

Yippie!

Didn't do anything useful with it (yet), but... at least it runs

Are there any outstanding bugs that don't allow to compile it as 64-bit atm?

No, but there's some code work to do to make it happen. And there is no way back. So I first want to make sure the 32-bit version works, before I cross the point of no return.

It seems like the 32-bit version always requires additional programs?

Just move XYplorerTB.exe to where your XYplorer.exe is located and all will work.

Mhhh, Windows Security eats the zip

Had to exclude the folder, now it works

I have 2 drives on a VPN that are mapped to 2 drive letters. These do not show up and trying

T:\

+Enter also does not open the drive.
Other than that it looks exactly the same, all my tweaks are honoured etc. - very good for a first version!

Unfortunately the Floating Preview doesn't work properly.

I got it running and so far it's working. I had to disable Microsoft's virus protection completely to download the fie. It kept deleting it. Microsoft knows everything.

I then made a "XYplorerTB" folder and copied everything from my existing XYplorer folder, "D:\Tools|Xyplorer" (portable) to the new folder with the exception of my massive thumbnail folder (portable). The new TB version sees the existing thumbnail folder any way since the location is the same. Turned security back on.

Edt: After a minute, Microsoft deleted the file while in use. I'll have to set and exclusion for the new version.

I uploaded a digitally signed version now, same link.

At my place, the button "Use custom copy" (in my case 14th place; the next button to the right is the first user button in my toolbar) does not have any specific functions in the submenu (and neither the on hover help string). At the same time, all the buttons to its right have the functions/submenues of its left neighbor (i.e. "shifted"). Strange. Have not tested :fresh.

Also, it seems that on the startup it does not take the size of the whole screen. (I am starting with a script, from an app launcher. The script does not have anything to do with the window size, I think.) The same issue also without starting with the script. Have not tested :fresh.

Needless to say, at this stage bugs and unexpected issues are more than expected. It is in this spirit that I am reporting this.

Info only, startup times for me has been running 3 seconds longer than the existing version which is typically running about 800 ms. The TB version is approximately 3900ms.

The greatest difference seems to be in - Init UDC and KS - 2270 ms for TB vs 12 ms for VB.

admin wrote: ↑06 Mar 2025 14:39 Here we go, the first ever XYplorer compiled with twinBASIC (32-bit still):

XYplorerTB.exe (26.90.0.204)

There will be glitches, there will be bugs. Work in progress.

Thanks Don.. Looking forward to giving it a spin around the track. Is the .exe withing the .zip going to do an installation? Or is it portable?

klownboy wrote: ↑06 Mar 2025 17:36 Info only, startup times for me has been running 3 seconds longer than the existing version which is typically running about 800 ms. The TB version is approximately 3900ms.

The greatest difference seems to be in - Init UDC and KS - 2270 ms for TB vs 12 ms for VB.

Yes, this is one of the areas that will be interesting. I can say that I'm a total expert in making VB fast. But now it's a different game. All my tricks may turn out to be worthless or worse. But theoretically the old speed should be possible again, most likely even faster. I just have to find the ways.