What Is New

What's New

Note that bugfixes are not listed here, for more information look in "whatsnew.txt" in the TUGZip root directory.

What's new in version 3.1.0.0:

Added support for resizing many windows.
Fixed a ratio sorting bug, causing the column to be sorted as a string instead of a value.
All file associations are now written to HKEY_CURRENT_USER instead of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
Fixed a translation bug in the status window causing wrong controls to be translated.
Added support for testing LZH archives.
Added support for renaming files in LZH archives.
Detailed ZIP testing is now possible.
Improved ZIP and JAR compatibility.
Improved RAR performance.
Fixed a bug causing an error when opening some ACE archives.
Added support for creating JAR archives.
Support for BH archives, creating, extracting, testing etc.
Fixed a bug causing folder names to be included in TAR archives regardless of the settings.
Fixed a bug causing the 'none' compression mode to use the lowest compression available instead of no compression on TGZ and 7Z archives.
Fixed a bug which wouldn't extract all files from an SQX archive, only selected files where extracted.
Support for asking files to be replaced before overwriting them.
Fixed a bug causing the browse button on the multi-extract window to be hidden when using a translation.
Fixed a couple of bugs causing previous archive settings to be enabled for later selected archive types which normally shouldn't support those settings.
Added support for associating CPIO archives.
InstallShield cabinets can now be viewed correctly.
Fixed a bug causing TAR archives not to be extracted when draging them into another folder and use the 'Extract here' command.
Improved the way *.tar.* archives are displayed in 'Extract to:' context menu.
Fixed the drag and drop cursor.
Fixed the bug causing the EInvalidOp error message.
The folder tree in the extract and checkout window is now set to the target path when displayed.
Files can now be opened with the return key.
Added option to extract files simultaniously from the shell context menu.
You may now trigger the 'Go up one level' button with the backspace key.
updated all SFX-stubs to support 48x48 icons.
The shell extension do now work properly on ZIP archives even when Windows XP's default ZIP extension is enabled.
Listview Columns do now keep their widths when the program closes.
The extended RAR and ACE plugins are no longer needed for ACE and RAR compression support. Place Rar.exe and Ace32.exe in the plugins directory and change the settings for the TzArchive plugin in the configuration window.

What's new in version 3.0.0.0:

Updated program icons, added 48x48 sizes.
Many bugs and memory leaks fixed.
Major shell context menu speed improvements.
The setup now disables the Windows XP Zip support automatically
Periods removed from the archive type description. Re-association needed to take effect.
A couple of new describing texts added the to config window.
Socks 4,4A and 5 support added for the web-update function.
Subfolders are now correctly extracted from 7-zip and Cabinet archives.
Cab, Rar, Zip & Jar compatibility improved.
Improved rar identifying routines.
Shell archive misspelling fixed.
Improved logging features in TzScript.exe. All error messages are now sent to the 'stderr' IO stream.
TimeExtension variable added to the script engine.
Pressing Cancel when asking for a password on an encrypted zip archive now cancels the entire process, not just the current file to be extracted.
Spelling mistakes corrected.
Added the "Go to the archive directory" button on the explorer toolbar.
The Enter key can now be used to open directories in the archive listview.
Added support for drop handlers. It's now possible to drag and drop files on an archive in Explorer to add the files to the archive.
A configuration wizard added. It's shown the first time TUGZip is started.
Automatic language download tool added.
Support for extracting multiple archives from the shell context menu. "Extract here" and "Extract here using filenames for folders" menu items only.
Added support for displaying short path names in the shell context menu.
Temporary files used are now correctly removed.
The 7-Zip plugin is updated. You are now choosing between the "correct" LZMA compression levels. The dictionary size and all other settings are automatically configured the same way as in 7-Zip.
Support for deleting files from 7-Zip archives.
Dropping a file (archive) from Explorer to the archive listview when no archive is open will now open the archive instead of suggesting to create a new archive.
New icons added to TzRes.dll to use as archive icons.
Improved storing of toolbar data (positioning etc.).
Shell extension "Extract here" bug fixed. It's now working properly dragging and dropping between different drives.
Directory structure is now correctly stored when extracting Ace archives.
Lowercase file extension is now used on archive created from the shell extension.
The archive comment property page status is correctly shown in the configuration window.
Updating the filter settings is now triggered by pressing the Enter key.
Advanced span naming is set to default since many users didn't know how to use it.
Added support for creating 7-zip SFX archives from the context-menu.
Added support for testing from the context-menu.
Support for copying files within the archive and paste them in Explorer.
The default temporary folder is now the same as Windows default.
Added a describing text to the temporary folder settings.
Support for automatically displaying archive comment when opening archive.
Added support for backing-up the association configuration.
Support for changing the default program folder.
Support for restoring default settings.
New icons, once again created by Foood. Thanks!
"Open File" added to the archive listview popup menu.
Multi-spanned Zip archive compatibility improved.
Flicker when resizing main window removed.
Archive name and path is now displayed in the titlebar.
Support for editing the main comment in Zip archives.
Added support for changing the compression level on Tgz (tar.gz) and Tbz (tar.bz) archives.
New core developed, based on a plugin system.
Completely new Explorer system. This will be the final system.
Decreased memory usage.
Faster startup time.
New improved configuration system.
New translation system. This is the final system and will be used in all future versions of TUGZip.
Removed the "Span Extractor" tool, this feature is now integrated in the Zip routines.
You may now search the shell listview as well as the archive listview.
The batch tool now supports folders.
Updated self-extracting modules.
Support for ClearType fonts.
It's now possible to change the view-style of the archive listview.
Support for larger system font than small.
TUGZip status is now shown in the Windows taskbar.
Archive information is displayed in the statusbar.
Added Web Update proxy support.
Removed the last backslash from the shell extension right-click menu and made the folder and file names shorter.
Support for viewing and extracting ISO, IMG, BIN/CUE, NRG and C2D images.
Updated script engine. It now supports password protected archives. Please see the help file for more information on what's changed.
Redesigned compress window.
Added support for creating self-extracting 7-zip archives.
Logging support.
Removed the shell extension file path shown when right-clicking on a non-archive file.
Support for archive directory view.
Added option to open the target folder after extraction.
Filter settings are now stored in registry.
Added wildcard support for managing the favourite archives.

What's new in version 2.0.0.0:

Added support for RAR 3.0 archives.
Support for SQX archives (creating, extracting, repairing testing etc).
Can create 7-zip archives (only extraction supported in earlier version).
Support for repairing broken Zip and SQX archives.
Totally new Zip engine, much faster and more powerful.
Dynamic columns. If an archive does not support to display e.g. the CRC of the files in the archive the column will automatically be removed. The user may choose what columns to use.
New GUI. You can choose between explorer style and classic style.
Support for virus scanning.
Improved way of handling your settings, almost every checkbox/radiobutton setting e.g. on the extract dialog are now saved in the registry.
Rebuilt install/checkout functions.
Support for mailing archives in two ways, standard and silent.
Support for printing file lists into ether a HTML document or a text document.
Support for archive renaming.
A new separate SFX-tool is included in the package which allows the user to create very powerful self-extracting archives.
The multi-extract and batch tools are improved a lot.
New very nice looking graphics, made by FOOOD.
A new separate scripting tool is included. It's is perfect for making regular backups. The scripts are written in javascript.
Added support for encryption and decryption of archives. Currently 4 different algorithms are supported: Blowfish (128-bit), DES (56-bit), Triple DES (168-bit) and Rijndael (128-bit,192-bit and 256-bit).
Support for creating self-extracting encrypted archives.
Automatic updates using the new "Web Update" function.
All dialogs are redesigned.
The shell extension is improved a lot. It contains more features and a lot of bugfixes.
Support for extracting and viewing Zoo, Imp and Arc archives.
Improved Zip identification routines.
Added support for creating self-extracting Ace, Rar, Zip, Cab and Lha (lzh) archives.

What's new in version 1.1.0.0:

The default language is now English instead of Swedish.
Multi-language support.
Added a new plug-in called: Batchzip
Renamed a few things in the Multi-extract plug-in.
Integration with SFXMaker, if the user has SFXMaker installed they will be asked to use SFXMake instead of the SFX functions provided by TUGZip.
The help is now translated into English.
Added GZip and Cpio archives to the filter in the open dialog.