30.06.00 Release Windows Commander 4.50
30.06.00   Fixed: Selecting 'Tree' while a search result was shown caused wrong display
30.06.00   Fixed: 'Compare by contents' didn't work with files in subdirs inside a CAB archive
30.06.00   Fixed: Synchronize with FTP: If connection is lost before clicking 'synchronize', restore previous path

28.06.00 Release Windows Commander 4.50 RC 1
27.06.00   Added: Parallel port transfer in text mode (for Linux server)
27.06.00   Fixed: Parallel port directory change problem
26.06.00   Fixed: Synchronize dirs: If 'convert to lowercase' is checked, also convert dir names to lowercase
26.06.00   Fixed: When starting program from inside a subdir in an archive, set the current dir to temp\$wc\subdir
23.06.00   Fixed: Parallel port function: Uploading to root (with all drives on remote server) uploaded to current dir instead
23.06.00   Fixed: Internal unpacker: Only set archive attribute for files, not directories
19.06.00   Added: 'Unpack all and execute' can now also be used to install Windows Commander
19.06.00   Fixed: Remove password from ftp log also if user name contains '@'
19.06.00   Fixed: Set current directory to Wincmd dir before loading Wsock32.dll (Internet access) in Wincmd
19.06.00   Fixed: Do not scroll in lister when showing video
15.06.00   Fixed: Correct window update when adding multiple drives at the same time through script
15.06.00   Fixed: 16 bit version: Error creating window in Commands -> System Information -> Network
15.06.00   Fixed: Offer to reconnect if FTP connection lost when trying to change dir
14.06.00   Added: /installdriver on NT only installs driver if there isn't already an older or different company's driver in system32\drivers with the same name
14.06.00   Added: Report an error if file downloaded by HTTP is smaller than indicated in header -> probably aborted download
14.06.00   Added: Checkbox in front of 'Define colors by file type' to quickly turn off/on file colors
14.06.00   Fixed: Report xnview in Quick View window (Ctrl+Q) if it is used instead of IrfanView

13.06.00 Release Windows Commander 4.50 beta 4
12.06.00   Fixed: Send 'WAIT' if directory retrieval over parallel port takes longer than 1 second
11.06.00   Fixed: Focus rectangle could have strange color
11.06.00   Fixed: Decode UUE/XXE/MIME: Delete path from filename if included in file
11.06.00   Fixed: Crash if multi-rename window open at windows shutdown
11.06.00   Added: Delete progress for FTP (doesn't count files in subdirs for speed reasons)
11.06.00   Added: In functions 'copy' and 'pack': When source file unreadable, new option 'skip all'
11.06.00   Added: 'Pack files' to right click context menu
09.06.00   Fixed: When searching by date/time, don't find any files without a date/time, e.g. Network Servers etc.
09.06.00   Fixed: Minimize Wincmd when Multi-Rename dialog minimized
09.06.00   Fixed: Show 'aborted' message when user aborts unpacking of RAR file (instead of 'read error' which is returned by the DLL)
09.06.00   Fixed: 32-bit version: Always clear complete line before drawing new text in file lists. Avoids problems with font smoothing
07.06.00   Fixed: Configure FTP server didn't show previously selected server type
07.06.00   Added: Show unix permissions in 'define server type' under 'file type'
07.06.00   Fixed: Help didn't work in 'define server type'
06.06.00   Added: Instead of Irfanview, you can use XNView 1.14 or later as a plugin viewer (also with 16 bit version!) -> www.xnview.com
06.06.00   Added: 16 bit version now also plays WAV and AVI through F3 and Ctrl+Q
06.06.00   Added: Changed functionality of Shift+Enter: This no longer opens ZIP file with different extension (use Ctrl+Enter instead), but passes Shift to called program (e.g. Access)
06.06.00   Added: Multi-Rename-Tool now supports a 'counter' made of Roman letters, e.g. AA, AB, AC etc. by setting counter start to 'A' and step to '1'
06.06.00   Fixed: Disallow more than 1 simultaneous port connection
06.06.00   Fixed: Port connection now also works with Ctrl+D menu
06.06.00   Fixed: Custom colors by file type: disallow empty file type
06.06.00   Added: Show elapsed time for sound files
06.06.00   Added: Auto-resize lister window to size of multimedia data (media player)
06.06.00   Fixed: Improved file listing update on Win98 and Win2k when copying with Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V (Copy+Paste)
05.06.00   Fixed: Show icon shell extensions only if no default icon defined
04.06.00   Fixed: Uninstall: Only delete registration key if user deletes ini files too
04.06.00   Fixed: Could not abort reading of FTP subdirs in 'synchronize dirs'
04.06.00   Fixed: Show correct target name when decoding files and user changed filename
04.06.00   Fixed: Scroll problems in compare by contents listboxes
31.05.00   Fixed: 16 bit version: Remote copy server to server didn't work with whole subdirs
31.05.00   Added: Check buffer size for overflow in parallel port drivers
30.05.00   Fixed: File name could contain 2 dots before extension when packing

29.05.00 Release Windows Commander 4.50 beta 3
28.05.00   Added: Win95/98 only: wincmd.ini, [configuration], PortInDriver=0 makes transfer in user mode -> slower, but better multitasking
29.05.00   Fixed: Right click in sync dialog -> unselect all files in right clicked outside selection
28.05.00   Added: Optimized parallel port code in 16-bit version (inline assembler) -> 25k/sec on 386/20
26.05.00   Fixed: Wrong colors in 'brief' mode if file name color not equal to status bar color
26.05.00   Fixed: Removed warning about FTP-sync when synchronizing over parallel port
24.05.00   Fixed: Parallel port connection: Show file attributes, hide hiddden/system if not enabled
24.05.00   Added: Port connection: 'test' function to test the cable for bad lines
24.05.00   Fixed: Don't ask for e-mail address when connecting through parallel port (uses anonymous connection)
24.05.00   Added: Multi-Rename Tool: Undo last rename (even after closing dialog!) and show result list
24.05.00   Added: Multi-Rename Tool: First letter of each word uppercase
23.05.00   Added: Windows NT: Synchronize can now also copy NTFS permissions (files only)
23.05.00   Added: wincmd32.exe /installdriverq  or  /removedriverq  installs/removes the driver without error message, e.g. for a remote install script
23.05.00   Added: wincmd32.exe /installdriver installs NT driver to system32/drivers and starts it there. This protects the file from being overwritten by normal users
23.05.00   Fixed: FTP-connection: Re-entering username or password failed
23.05.00   Added: When packing dirs, don't cut name after last dot if long names enabled
23.05.00   Fixed: Synchronize dirs: No filenames shown in progress dialog when unpacking from ZIP
23.05.00   Fixed: Couldn't write read-only files to Unix server
23.05.00   Fixed: Exception if pressing Ctrl+Shift+F twice
23.05.00   Fixed: Parallel port connection: Don't switch to drive with no disk in it (e.g. CD-ROM)

22.05.00 Release Windows Commander 4.50 beta 2
22.05.00   Fixed: Install didn't delete ini files even if this option was checked
19.05.00   Fixed: Parallel port connection not working with some ports which return '1' for unused pins
17.05.00   Fixed: 'Copy NTFS permissions' was not shown for Shift+F5
17.05.00   Fixed: Install showed read error in CAB instead of write error if disk full (or write protected)
17.05.00   Added: Tooltips for files in mutli-rename dialog (only if tooltips enabled in main program)
17.05.00   Fixed: %L didn't add only selected files to list, but all files
17.05.00   Added: Simplified multi-rename tool
16.05.00   Fixed: Upload to FTP, 'overwrite all' no longer worked
16.05.00   Added: Copy NTFS permissions of directories too
16.05.00   Added: Rename inside ZIP: Added 'rename' to context menu
16.05.00   Added: Multi-rename tool: Disable cursor up/down in name definition combobox
16.05.00   Added: Button 'Edit' to file color configuration
16.05.00   Fixed: Changing color of individual files was only shown when changing directory
16.05.00   Fixed: 'FTP Connect' - 'New connection' didn't fill comboboxes for proxies and server types
16.05.00   Fixed: New menu items didn't work in English version
15.05.00   Fixed: Problems with new install.exe

15.05.00 Release Windows Commander 4.50 beta 1
14.05.00   Added: Upload to FTP servers also through HTTP proxy (only supported by some proxies!}
09.05.00   Added: file split function: 250 MB ZIP disk added to default sizes
09.05.00   Fixed: Extract file attributes from ARJ files even if they are marked as 'created by Win95'
08.05.00   Added: Support for multiple proxy servers
07.05.00   Fixed: Change attributes, did not recurse into subdirs starting with a dot "."
07.05.00   Added: Finished writing multi-rename tool (Ctrl+T)
26.04.00   Added: Resolve lnk files on the desktop or in the Network Neighborhood
25.04.00   Added: Sample FTP definitions to custom FTP host types (Unix, OS9000, MVS etc.)
25.04.00   Added: FTP definition of custom host types: import hosts from a file, which contains one or multiple sections [hostname] with strings Template1= and Template2=
25.04.00   Added: Custom month names in FTP listings using the definition TTT=12x3 letter month name
25.04.00   Added: Support for WinACE self-extractor (open with Ctrl+PgDn)
25.04.00   Fixed: Replace ":" char in TAR file's file names by "_"
25.04.00   Added: Copy multiple files to LPT1, LPT2 etc.
25.04.00   Fixed: Do not try to delete to Recycle Bin on removable or network drives, it wouldn't work anyway and slow down deletion
24.04.00   Added: Finsihed writing parallel port transfer function, drivers for Win95/98 and NT4/2000 written
03.04.00   Added: Batch rename function in Shift+F6: Wincmd asks for the new name of each selected file
03.04.00   Added: CM_LIST now allows to open a file. The file name must be given directly behind CM_LIST, and not in the parameters field!
03.04.00   Added: Support for environment variables like %user% for loading plugins
03.04.00   Fixed: Dir handle may not be freed when aborting space calculation (<spacebar>) with <ESC>
03.04.00   Added: Allow bell signal (char(7)) in text files in compare by content (only switch to binary if char<7 present)
03.04.00   Added: Do not write 0 length block to disk, some drivers seem to have problems with that
17.03.00   Start working on NT driver for parallel port
17.03.00   Fixed: New unrar.dll can now handle RAR files created on a Unix system
10.03.00   Added: GET and PUT in command line (during FTP): Support for long filenames with spaces by using double quotes, e.g. GET "long name" "local name"
10.03.00   Fixed: FTP refresh dir if TEMP file was deleted
08.03.00   Added: Command cm_ShowFileUser to show which remote user has opened a local file (through a shared directory)
08.03.00   Added: Shortcut for background copy also in English version (B)
08.03.00   Fixed: Background HTTP downloads: show percent in title and speed in main window
08.03.00   Fixed: Lister, print ASCII in text mode could show wrong values (due to the conversion ASCII->ANSI)
01.03.00   Added: Support for environment variables also in viewer associations
01.03.00   Added: New option "Unpack all and execute" in packer properties allows to try out a program or run an installer from inside an archive
29.02.00   Added: Compare by contents: Compare two files with same name in 2 different archives
29.02.00   Fixed: Compare by contents: Line at end of file only 1 character long -> not displayed
29.02.00   Fixed: wincmd.ini, ActiveRight=1 was no longer working
29.02.00   Fixed: Compare by contents: Show error if not enough memory to map files into memory
29.02.00   Added: Compare by contents can better handle files with many repetitions
23.02.00   Fixed: FTP automatic mode: recognize VMS names like file.txt;1 as text with *.txt mask
23.02.00   Fixed: Pressing ESC in FTP download didn't always work (only if pressed long enough)
20.02.00   Added: Drop files from outside Windows Commander (e.g. Explorer) on packed files
16.02.00   Added: Search function: Search for NTFS-compressed files (NTFS file system, Windows NT/2000 only)
16.02.00   Added: Define custom colors for different file types, e.g. all directories, all zip files etc.
15.02.00   Added: Search for text also inside CAB files (not for duplicate files, though)
15.02.00   Fixed: Configuration - Tabstops - Default gave wrong default tabstop widths
15.02.00   Fixed: FTP client didn't send predefined commands when re-connecting to server (when connection was lost)
15.02.00   Fixed: FTP client didn't log out when closing Wincmd without disconnecting
10.02.00   Added: cm_EditPersmissionInfo: Show permissions dialog on Windows NT (NTFS file system)
10.02.00   Added: cm_EditAuditInfo: Show file auditing dialog (NTFS)
10.02.00   Added: cm_EditOwnerInfo: Show "Take ownership" dialog (NTFS)
09.02.00   Added: New Button bar/Start menu parameters: %L, %l, %F, %f, %D, %d create a list file in the TEMP directory with the names of the selected files and directories.
08.02.00   Added: Pass long name to external viewer (Alt+F3) if 32-bit program (to test this, Wincmd needs the full path to the viewer)
06.02.00   Fixed: Drag&Drop from external program to empty floppy disk didn't work
06.02.00   Added: In search function, offer name of last loaded parameters when saving
06.02.00   Fixed: In single click mode, also start programs with single click when file tips shown (for long names)
04.02.00   Added: User-defined FTP servers also through HTTP proxies (data preprocessed to remove HTML tags)
02.02.00   Added: VMS-style files and dirs to user-defined FTP servers, e.g. directory.dir;1  or filename.ext;1
01.02.00   Added: Support for user-defined FTP servers
30.01.00   Fixed: Bug when downloading 2 files in background at the same time, and both threads ask for new name
30.01.00   Fixed: Workaround to bug in some FTP servers (e.g. warftpd 2.x beta) where MKD fails after CWD
30.01.00   Fixed: 16-bit: remove button bar hint windows from Alt+Tab list
30.01.00   Fixed: Repaint problem with command line in auto-hide mode (when hidden, it appears autmatically when needed)
30.01.00   Fixed: Couldn't open certain self-extracting CAB files
28.01.00   Added: Put retrieval of icons in critical section to avoid problems with non-threadsafe shell extensions
28.01.00   Added: Support shell extensions which display different icons per file - may be disabled: wincmd.ini, [configuration], ShellExtIcons=0
28.01.00   Fixed: CAB unpacking progress showed wrong percent value
28.01.00   Fixed: Adjust underlines between files (after search for duplicate files) when deleting files
28.01.00   Added: "Save as" in lister allows to store temporary files - save directory is set to current dir in wincmd
26.01.00   Added: Rename files and subdirs inside a ZIP archive (Shift+F6)
26.01.00   Added: Command cm_ShowOnlySelected hides all files/dirs which aren't selected when this function is used
26.01.00   Added: Better progress display in 'synchronize dirs' when comparing by content
26.01.00   Added: FTP retry to connect multiple times also for non-anonymous connections
26.01.00   Added: Button bar command cm_OpenRecycled opens 'recycle bin'
25.01.00   Added: *.bas and *.tex to default Text files (for automatic FTP transfer mode). Of course you can add your own extensions...
25.01.00   Added: FTP delete dirs, add option 'delete all'
24.01.00   Fixed: Allow copying to 'write only' directories (windows NT, network)
24.01.00   Fixed: Copy in background, added PeekMessage() loop to avoid copy problems
24.01.00   Fixed: Compare by content had some problems with 2 special files of very different size (e.g. 100k and 1,5MB)
24.01.00   Fixed: Lister, printer configuration: assume 0 margin if user leaves field empty or gives illegal chars
24.01.00   Fixed: Problems unpacking RAR archive containing encrypted files in subdir (using external unpacker)
24.01.00   Fixed: Problems unpacking RAR self extracting archive
17.01.00   Fixed: External LHA32 packer: ignore error code=1 (returned by some lha32 versions even when packing was a success!}
17.01.00   Fixed: Support file names starting with numbers on German FTP servers
17.01.00   Fixed: Lister: do not abort text search when pressing Alt+Tab or Ctrl+Esc
17.01.00   Fixed: Synchronize dirs: correctly move down selection bar when pressing INS key
17.01.00   Fixed: Warn about not enough space on target disk when copying, even when renaming during copying
17.01.00   Fixed: Problems with file selection in files - compare by contents
17.01.00   Fixed: Lister refresh bug when horizonatally resizing while horizontal scrollbar not at the left side
13.01.00   Fixed: Keep any extra fields of the form PK#7#8 when changing ZIP files
04.01.00   Fixed: Wincmd switched to drive c: when executing right click menu command in Network Neighborhood
04.01.00   Fixed: FTP session names were limited to 127 characters - changed to 255
04.01.00   Fixed: Could not modify button bar with copy+paste (right click menu) when archive open in active window
04.01.00   Fixed: Progress bar could show wrong values when copying subdirs
04.01.00   Fixed: Could not redefine hotkeys defined in English main menu

21.12.99 Release Windows Commander 4.03
21.12.99   Fixed: Cannot redefine more than 10 hotkeys (more cause a crash)
21.12.99   Fixed: Change FTP timeouts in configuration - misc -> extensions box shown by mistake
21.12.99   Fixed: Crash when Wincmd started minimized to system tray, and size was set to maximized

New in Version 4.02 (16.12.99):
- Unzip, delete and HTTP downloads (Ctrl+N) in background.
- Synchronize dirs now also supports directory from/to ftp synchronization! Concerning the date/time synchronizing problems with ftp, please read the section important note on the page Synchronize dirs.
- Tray icon right click menu (context menu).
- Direct upload of files from inside an archive to an FTP server.
- Better parsing of FTP file lists downloaded via a HTTP proxy.
- User-defined keyboard shortcuts.
- Split "Equal/Unequal" button into two buttons in sychronize function
- Change date/time of directories (Win95/98 only)
- FTP server to server transfers (FXP): Always sends PORT command to left server, PASV to right server. This allows for file transfers between a public server and one in a private address room, or behind a firewall. The private server must be in the left window.
- Find files: Only search in selected files and folders
- many small additions and bugfixes (see history.txt)

New in Version 4.01 (27.07.99):
- This version was mainly a bugfix release
- HTTP downloads enhanced (now supports passwords, and special sites which require 'host:' line)
- Settings what to do when second ftp connection opened in same window: wcx_ftp.ini, [General] AutoDisconnect  =1 disconnect previous  =2 keep previous  =0 ask user

New in Version 4.00 (17.06.99):
General:
- Directory synchronize: Compare two dirs with subdirs, or 1 dir and 1 archive
- Compare files by content
- Allow to abort binary compare in 'synchronize' with ESC
- Copy/move in the background - 32 bit only
- wincmd.ini, [configuration], AlwaysCopyInBackground=1 always copies in background
- Connect to UNC path (\\server\path) in background (separate thread), allow to abort after 3 seconds
- Dialog box Change Attributes, button to set current date&time
- wincmd.ini, [configuration], activeright=1 activates right file listbox at start
- Support for virtual folders through button bar. Use commands: cm_OpenDesktop, cm_OpenDrives, cm_OpenControls, cm_OpenFonts, cm_OpenNetwork, cm_OpenPrinters
- Copy and Move files from and to virtual folders
- Copy to nul, prn, lptx and comx now supported
- Rename or append when copying and target exists
- Files - Split now also accepts fractions of a number, like 0.5 MB
- Use NTFS time compare method (2 seconds difference considered as same) in 'Compare directories' and 'Synchroinize dirs'
User interface:
- 2 drive button bars, one per file window (configurable)
- 256 color folder icons, and support for external icon library (icl): wincmd.ini, [configuration], iconlib=dllname.dll  (sample DLL on www.ghisler.com)
- User-defined drive names (for drive list+button bar). Example: wincmd.ini, [DriveHints], E=ZIP drive
- File window tabstops (column width) are now saved separately by resolution, and adjust to the right (configurable)
- Save current position and maximized state separately for search, compare and synchronize dialogs
- Show special folder icons for system folders, e.g. the Recycle Bin
- Extended selection (Num+ and CTRL+F12) now supports almost all options as the 'search' function
- The / key on numeric keypad restores file selection as it was before the last file operation
Packer:
- Multi-threading of zip function (pack in background) - 32 bit only
- Packer/unpacker plugins to add external archiver DLLs
- Copy files directly from ZIP to ZIP
- Rename while unpacking (internally) and target exists
- Support for ARJ SFX 2.62
- LZH files with comment field (starting with -com-) now supported
- Configuration - Save settings saves current file display settings and directories even if auto-save turned off
FTP Client:
- FTP resume download even if multiple files selected
- FTP Connection dialog allows to specify commands executed after connecting, separated by a ";"
- FTP connect dialog, "duplicate entry" added - allows to create new connection from an existing one
- CTRL+M allows to select FTP transfer mode (text, binary, auto) with keyboard
- Warn if binary file is downloaded or uploaded in text mode (to turn off: modify wcx_ftp.ini, section [General], WarnWrongMode=0)
- Support for some more ftp server types (OS9 etc.)
- HTTP proxy for FTP connections
- Transparent FTP proxy: Send firewalluser, firewallpass, user, pass
Search function:
- Search for/select files which do NOT match certain wildcards. Use | to separate, e.g. w*.*|*.bak finds all files starting with w, without extension .bak
- Search for all files NOT containing a certain string
- Duplicate file finder can find files with same name, size, contents or any combination of the 3
Lister:
- Bitmap viewer, more formats through IrfanView plugin (see addons page on www.ghisler.com)
- Lister can now play sound and video (configurable)
- Printing in lister (Text+Graphics)
- Select all in lister: CTRL+A selects whole file
- Search for Hexadecimal strings, even mixed. Example: "PK"0102 will find 504B0102
- Lister now wraps at word boundaries (may be disabled: wincmd.ini, [lister], WordWrap=0)

New in Version 3.53 (8.11.98):
- Did extensive Year 2000 (Y2k) tests. Results: no internal date problems, only one interface prob to FTP
- Possible Y2k problem with FTP servers showing a 2 digit year only. Rule: date<80 ->20xx, date>=80 -> 19xx
- bugfixes

New in Version 3.52 (11.08.1998):
- cd \\Servername in command line (32 bit)
- Added: ACE packer/unpacker support
- unrar.dll and unace.dll internal unpackers for RAR and ACE (32 bit)
- bugfixes

Release Version 3.51 (07.05.1998):
- wcx_ftp.ini, [general], LogFile=Path\Log.txt writes FTP log to specified file
- Support for creating RAR SFX files
- Support for files > 2 GB (display, copy, rename, move, delete; NOT: ZIP, FTP, Lister)
- CTRL+P copies current path to command line
- FTP: Preserve file dates when downloading (selectable)
- FTP: Convert file names to lowercase when uploaded (selectable)
- FTP: Change Unix attributes (permissions) dialog for FTP sites (uses 'SITE chmod', which isn't supported by all sites)
- Bugfixes

New in Version 3.50 (18.3.1998):
- FTP client
- flat look
- Network Neighborhood
- IntelliMouse wheel support
- Directory history list (alt+cursor down)
- Go back, go forward (alt+cursor left / alt+cursor right)
- Create self extracting ZIP archive
- Expandable tree as in Explorer
- UUE/MIME/XXE-encode and decode, Binhex-decode
- Split/Combine files
- Start menu now supports shortcut keys (Ctrl+Alt+F1-F12)
- More command line switches (see help)
- ALT+GrayPlus selects all files with the same extension

New in Version 3.02 (14.4.1997):
- Cut/Copy/Paste of button bar buttons
- Deletion method used by explorer can be used also in Wincmd [Configuration] Win95Delete=1
- CTRL+Q on archive shows contained file_id.diz, readme*, or *.txt (in this order)
- Support for archives in archives
- CTRL+PgDn to open archives in archives
- TAR and GZ packers
- New commands cm_Switch83Names, cm_SwitchDirSort, cm_SwitchHidSys, cm_SwitchLongNames to button bar commands

New in Version 3.01 (31.12.1996):
- Bugfixes

New in Version 3.00 (15.12.1996):
- 32-bit version available
- drag&drop from and to explorer (32-bit version only)
- enhanced search function
- quick view panel (CTRL+Q)
- drive bar to select different drives
- button bar wraps around to 2 lines when larger than available width
- new multi-page configuration dialog
- Function to test selected archives for errors 
- A header now allows to sort the files by name, extension, size, and date
- All parts of the user interface (except the file list) can be turned off in the configuration
- The file window separator can now be moved