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v23.90.0402 - 2023-01-04 18:25
    ! Configuration | Information | Tags | Options... | Edit Orphans: Manually edited 
      tags weren't saved to disk anymore since a couple of weeks ago if "Configuration | 
      General | Startup & Exit | Save Settings | Save changes to disk immediately" was 
      enabled. Fixed.
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v23.90.0403 - 2023-01-05 14:42
    + Tree: Now the OneDrive folder can be shown as a virtual top folder right under the 
      Downloads folder. Needs Win 8 or later.
    + Configuration | General | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List: Added option "Show 
      OneDrive folder".
    ! Rename Special | Batch Rename: The simple /cut switch (e.g. "/cut 2") had stopped 
      working since the enhancements added in v23.70.0324 - 2022-11-13 16:38. Fixed.
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v23.90.0404 - 2023-01-05 18:24
    + Configuration | General | Menus, Mouse, Usability | Context Menus | Custom items in 
      the context menu: When hovering over the "Copy Path" commands, the path to be copied 
      is now displayed in the status bar.
    ! OneDrive: Fixed a couple of glitches.
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v23.90.0405 - 2023-01-06 11:36
    ! OneDrive: Fixed more glitches.
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v23.90.0406 - 2023-01-06 20:20
    + Links: Now the Links folder can contain the item "Recent" (or "Recent places" or 
      "Recent folders" or "Recent Items", the actual name depends on Windows version and 
      locale, or on how you call it). When you select it the complete contents of the 
      shortcut/junction target of that link (%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent) are 
      listed in the file list and, other than with other Links items, the tree focus stays 
      on the "Recent" item. The listed contents are mostly shortcuts (LNK files) to recent 
      files and folders. Tip: For the "Recent" item to appear under Links it may be 
      necessary to create a shortcut to "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent" in the Links 
      folder (%USER%\Links\).
      Notes:
      - In the Win 8.1 File Explorer this folder gets an extra smart treatment: Only the 
        shortcuts to folders are listed, the rest is silently suppressed. I have not yet 
        decided whether I should replicate this extraordinary treatment. For now I leave 
        it in the raw list-it-all state.
      - In the Win 10/11 File Explorer the whole thing is under a virtual folder "Quick 
        Access" and lists frequently used folders and recently used files, not as shortcuts 
        but in a format that reminds to an XY Paper Folder. It is currently unclear where 
        those data come from, but a connection to these folders is likely:
         %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations
         %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations
    ! OneDrive: Fixed more glitches, incl an error 9.
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v23.90.0407 - 2023-01-07 20:12
    + Configuration | Information | File Info Tips & Hover Box | Show Hover Box | Select 
      Context... Added "Breadcrumb Bars". Tick it to show a Hover Box avec Folder Contents 
      Preview for any path component in the Breadcrumb Bars. Might save you a click if you 
      just want to quickly see what's in the path.
      Tip: If unchecked you still can force the Hover Box by holding CTRL.
    ! Links | Recent: Fixed some glitches.
    ! Configuration | Information | File Info Tips & Hover Box | In network locations as 
      well: Was not honored in the tree (still showed them when it shouldn't). Fixed.
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v23.90.0408 - 2023-01-08 15:22
    + Breadcrumb Bars | Context Menu: Added toggle "Drop Menu on Hover". Tick it to 
      auto-drop the menu on hovering a component separator (typically a triangle symbol), 
      and auto-undrop when moving away. No more clicking.
      Notes:
      - The auto-drop doesn't work on the "Breadcrumb Bars | Context Menu | Standard 
        Menu" option, because this type of menu captures all mouse actions, so there is no 
        automatic undrop.
      - The auto-drop won't happen in the background pane as it would then become the 
        foreground pane and that shouldn't be done just by moving the mouse.
    ! Hover Box on Breadcrumb Bars: Scrolling by key and wheel didn't work yet. Fixed.
    ! Breadcrumb Bars: The Links special folder had no working dropdown menu. Fixed.
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v23.90.0409 - 2023-01-09 13:23
    % Breadcrumb Bars | Drop Menu on Hover: Now the drop is timed (initial delay 
      controlled by "Configuration | Information | File Info Tips & Hover Box | Initial 
      delay in milliseconds"), providing a much smoother user experience.
    * Breadcrumb Bars | Hamburger Menu: Now it drops right under the Hamburger button (not 
      at the mouse pointer).
    ! Breadcrumb Bars | Drop Menu on Hover: Fixed some glitches.
    ! Configuration | File Operations | File Operations | Background Processing | Queue 
      file operations: When using the command "Start Job Now" from the "Background Jobs" 
      dialog, this new job initialized another queue. Fixed. Now it will do nothing after 
      it's completed.
    * XYcopy: Updated to 2.10.0212.
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v23.90.0410 - 2023-01-09 18:07
    ! Breadcrumb Bars | Drop Menu on Hover: The recent rewrite had some unwanted side 
      effects. Fixed.
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v23.90.0411 - 2023-01-10 19:53
  +++ Virtual Folders: The next big revolutionary feature! Think of it as Paper Folders 
      without the paper. Memory only and totally volatile. It will take a while to get 
      things going properly but for a humble start I (ab)used a first virtual folder to 
      represent the Windows "Recent" folder, which in reality is a bloody mess and needs 
      some layer of smartness to become usable. The perfect job for a virtual folder, in 
      this case an internal virtual folder!
      There are many paths to this "Recent" folder since Windows is a madhouse of 
      shortcuts and junctions. The simplest form is probably this: %USER%\Recent. Try it 
      to see the new virtual folder in action.
      Notes:
      - While the folder is virtual, its contents are not. They are real. To prevent 
        disaster I've disallowed deleting items from virtual folders for now. All of this 
        needs further fine-tuning and time.
      - The real path is %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent. This path is not virtualized, 
        so here you can see the real files in that folder.
      - You will have noticed the paper folder icon. I have yet to find a custom icon for 
        the virtual folders.
      - Tested only on Win8.1 for now.
    ! Breadcrumb Bars | Drop Menu on Hover: Fixed a couple of glitches.
    ! Hover Box on Breadcrumb Bars:  Fixed a couple of glitches.
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v23.90.0412 - 2023-01-11 20:27
    + Virtual Folders (VFO): The magic prefix is "virtual:", analogous to "paper:" in 
      Paper Folders. Here is what you can do with it:
      - Prefix it to one or more items (full path), and you have a virtual location term 
        that you can browse as a Virtual Folder. The simplest VFO has just one item, e.g.:
          virtual:<xy>
        It only lists one file and is ultra fast as there is no need to browse folders in 
        tree or list.
      - For more than one item you need an item separator. The primary separator is CRLF, 
        the secondary separator is |. So you can pass multiple items in one line like this:
          virtual:Desktop\Desk\T-XYplorer.JPG|D:\Thor\0706.jpg
        Or in a multiline block:
          virtual:Desktop\Desk\T-XYplorer.JPG
          D:\Thor\0706.jpg
        Or also like this:
          virtual:
          Desktop\Desk\T-XYplorer.JPG
          D:\Thor\0706.jpg
      - All variables are supported. For example, if you have files on the clipboard, this 
        simple line will present them to you in a VFO:
          virtual:<clp>
        Lets you list your clipboard as if it was a folder.
      - Other interesting VFOs:
          virtual:<get list_recentlocations>
          virtual:<get list_recentlyopenedfiles>
          virtual:<get selecteditemspathnames>
        The latter provides you with a snapshot of the currently selected items. Works great
        as a locked tab. You switch to it and see just the selections from the previous tab. 
        Cool! That VFO tab can offer a different view on those selected files, e.g. 
        Thumbnails or Tiles. And yes, even the thumbnails cache works for such a VFO!
      - You can also read contents of a file using the <file ...> variable:
          virtual:C:\Users\Donald\Desktop\Desk\c44b119e73e9a6c86a315f0232a793c9.jpg
C:\Users\Donald\Desktop\Desk\99fe7ecd1458b2aeb319e2ba1396cb77.jpg
C:\Users\Donald\Desktop\Desk\4c5d2ed4e57543486880e66af57373f5.jpg
        Quite similar to a Paper Folder then, but read-only. That file is never changed by 
        the Virtual Folder.
      - You can even list URLs. Double-click will open them in the default browser:    
          virtual:https://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?p=206411#p206411
      - In Virtual Folders zombies are always welcome.
      - Virtual Folders are currently not added to the Recent Locations list nor to the 
        History. During testing there was too much trouble with recursion.
      - You cannot drag into a VFO, but you can drag from it.Note that you are dragging 
        real files, not virtual files. Only the folder, the current collection in one 
        place, is virtual.
      - A good place to keep VFOs handy is in the Catalog, Locked Tabs, or Hamburger.
      - This is work in progress. Expect lots of bugs.
    ! Virtual Folder "Recent": Error 9 on some systems when the wrong "Recent" path is 
      passed. Fixed.
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v23.90.0413 - 2023-01-12 18:34
    + Virtual Folders (VFO), phase 2:
      - Tabs pointing to VFOs now support the Hover Box on the tab icon (if Configuration 
        | Information | File Info Tips & Hover Box | Show Hover Box | Select Context... is 
        enabled for Tabs).
        So if you have tabs pointing e.g. to these locations, just hovering the tab icon 
        (even when the tab is in the background, even in the back-pane) will show a Hover 
        Box with the VFO contents:
          virtual:<get selecteditemspathnames>
          virtual:<clp>
      - Concerning virtual:<clp>
        The Hover Box and the file list assume they are fed with file and folder items. 
        But of course "virtual:<clp>" can contain *anything*. While it shouldn't crash the 
        app, it's certainly not guaranteed to make sense.
      - Virtual Folders are now added to the Recent Locations list and to the 
        History. The danger of endless recursion is now averted.
      - Now you can convert a Virtual Folder to a Paper Folder using View | Paper Folders 
        | Toggle Paper Folder.        
    + SC get got a new named argument "pick" to return a random set of files from a given 
      folder.
      Syntax: <get pick [number] [folder]>
        number: Number of files (not folders) to pick.
        folder: Folder to pick files from. Final backslash is optional.
                Defaults to the current tree folder.
        return: Random set of files, one per line, each with full path.
      Remarks:
        - This has been specially tailored for the new Virtual Folders and is a sheer delight.
        - Within a Virtual Folder just press F5 to pick a new set.
      Examples:
        virtual:<get pick 4>                        //pick 4 from the current tree folder
        virtual:<get pick 12 E:\Test\Text>          //pick 12 from E:\Test\Text
        echo get("pick", 2, "E:\Test\Text");        //same as script
    ! Thumbnails: In "High Speed" quality there could be black lines at the right or 
      bottom side of a thumbnail, due to rounding errors. Fixed.
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v23.90.0414 - 2023-01-13 13:24
    * Hover Box: Now it can be as small as 64 x 64 pixels. Was previously 100x100 (x 
      screen resolution factor).
    ! Thumbnails and Preview: Since 20211023, EPS files got neither. Fixed.
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v23.90.0415 - 2023-01-13 17:18
    + Scripting: Added auto-include for scripts that are run directly from the address 
      bar (and only from there). This way you can also use user functions from the address 
      bar (which doesn't allow a proper include statement).
      It works like this:
        - Create a file named "xy-autoinclude.xys" in <xyscripts>.
        - Fill it with the user functions you intend to use. For example:
            function half($a) {return $a/2}
            function sum($x, $y) {
              $z = $x + $y;
              return "$x + $y = $z";
            }          
        - Now you can run these commands right from the address bar:
            echo half(7); //returns 3.5
            echo sum(172,428); //returns "172 + 428 = 600"
        - Note: If "xy-autoinclude.xys" is not found when running a script from the 
          address bar, XY will not try again during that session. Saves speed, energy and 
          material.
    ! Address Bar: Since 20140309 the dropdown matchlist could be one row short. Fixed.
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v23.90.0416 - 2023-01-14 19:07
    + Hover Box | Cycle Status Display: Pressing key "S" while the Hover Box is shown now 
      has a 4th state: Show the *full path* of the hovered item in the status area.
    ! Virtual Folders: Fixed some glitches.
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