Here you will find a brief list of items added in each consecutive build. For more information please refer to the updated full documentation. NOTE: Items marked with [P] are only in the professional version [1.6.0.1] 25 June 06 ---------------- * registry option DPF_X2TITLETRAIL forces xplorer2 to appear last in titlebar (see registry.txt; if set you lose dirkey compatibility) [1.6.0.0] 5 June 06 ---------------- * Alt+Shift+GRAY_+ select all files with basenames same as the one in focus (GRAY_- to unselect) * New tips (see x2tips.txt in installation folder): 75a, 152c, 155a, 160a * [P] View | Raw contents can be used for filesystem folders too * [P] Folder groups now save any fixed tab names too * [P] Customize | Color coding sets up text attributes for certain file types (hyperfilters) * registry option GIOPT_QSNOFCONTENT (=268435456) stops quicksearch looking in file contents (only scan text in columns/details shown) * [P] Robust transfer options can be saved & restored for common scenarios * Improved icon overlay extraction for TortoiseCVS etc * View | Lock viewer freezes quickview to whatever item it is currently showing * [P] View | Arrange by | Custom groups to organize a pane's content using your own hyperfilters (winXP) * [P] Customize | Custom groups submenu to manage such custom categories * registry option nThumbSpacing for tighter icon spacing in thumbnail view mode (recommended: 3 pixels) * Edit | Duplicate now allows you to rename the new item (if single) * dragging/opening from a single folder respects the visible item order * filter, group and other view changes preserve the old selection status * Help | Licence agreement shows the small print associated with program usage * Edit | Paste special new submenu to handle NTFS folder junctions * Goto | Find target now traces junction targets as well as regular shortcuts * Generic text input dialog is now resizable [1.5.0.1] 02 March 2006 ------- * full manual published * registry option GIOPT_NODIRTHUMBS=134217728 stops extracting folder thumbnails in XP [1.5.0.0] 06 February 2006 ------- * registry option szNewFileExt provides extension for NewFile (F7) command e.g. set it to txt to create text files * [P] date rules in hyperfilters now can count in years too * [P] Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down goto next/previous group * updated quickstart guide & new tips: 19a, 27a, 47a, 108a, 152b, 159a * [P] Mark | Quicksearch marks items searching for text in _any_ text column shown & in file contents (you can also type the wanted phrase in the addressbar using ':' as a prompt) * [P] Show in groups (Arrange by menu), requires winXP secondary in-group sorting by shift-clicking on column header * Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down move focused item up/down in the listing (override sort order) * Mark | Total size, marks items summing up to "Total size" for subsequent copy (approximate) * Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Grey+ select current group (- to unselect) * [P] robust copy with hyper filters (only for filesystem source+targets) Filter in F5 dialog can be just a wildcard you type, e.g. "*.cpp,*.h" * [P] new transfer options for robust copy: clear "A" source attribute and copy only existing files * [P] 20 icons in bookmarks and customize menu (more items can go on toolbars) * [P] paste special | Multi paste drops same copy on all selected folders (always copy, not move!) * Ctrl+Alt+C copies selected paths as a comma separated list (useful for searching in multiple folders) * Advanced option for user-friendly date columns (today/yesterday/...) * [P] stock column for shortcut target path * size on disk column now shows ADS (streams) size too * folder thumbnails shown properly (winXP) * added UNC path $U token for network-wide file access * ctrl+alt+P copies only active column (main sort) * status bar pane for item index * statusbar tooltips * registry option GIOPT_NOCOLCACHE(=16777216) don't cache column information (for CVS users) * registry option GIOPT_RENFULLNAME(=33554432) F2 selects all filename, including the extension * [P] folder context menu (right click "nowhere") contains explorer commands too * [P] scrap optionally saves CIDA file with UNC names for PC-independent access (use Save as type in SaveAs) * [P] recent file list in scrap windows (CIDA files accessed) Actions menu * Brazilian translation [1.4.0.1] 20 October 2005 ------- * "extension" in folder names is now ignored when sorting by type * indonesian translation [1.4.0.0] 12 October 2005 ------- * ctrl+E toggles equal/maximal panes * Ctrl+U swaps all tabs; Ctrl+O will keep the second view folders if that's active * new tips: 12a, 82a, 99a (see x2tips.rtf in installation folder) * left/rightFolder command line arguments can also be the name of a saved folder group (Customize menu) to set on startup * more options in Advanced page (previously available through registry editing) * drivebar (view | toolbars) * copy queue (F5/F6 dialogs and Edit | Queue status) * alt+enter gives preference to item properties whenever possible * search text in files with regular expressions (grep/filters/file search) for syntax see http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclib/html/vclrfcatlregexp.asp * multi-way sort (shift+click column header) * added a couple of file version stock columns for win98 * topmost toggle in system menu pins any x2 window above other windows * GIOPT_NOLEFTDND=4194304 to disable left drag-drop (see registry.txt) * GIOPT_SHELLAUTOCOMP=8388608 autocomplete path fields explorer style, not with F1 (available from advanced options) * tooltips for infobars * a few bugfixes * a few translations NOT updated (chinese) [1.3.0.0] 6 June 2005 ------- * Last active complex visual filter (Alt+H) saved and is available on restart with Ctrl+J * registry setting "nHoverTimeoutMS" controls delay before hover auto-expansion of tabs or tree nodes during dragging. In millisecons (1sec == 1000ms) * new stock column: Streams counts files' ADS (see tip #165) * Most customized icons are now read properly * New tips: 9d, 88a, 88b, 93a, 152a, 156a, 162-164, 165 * File | Browse can open multiple selected items (asks confirmation) * right click to rename a tab (semi-permanent) * View | Visual filter | Auto-filter filters one particular file type out of those available in the folder * % progress display for robust copy & resizable dialog * fixed bug with MP3 comments * settings saved properly during windows shutdown * Raw "encoding" for file text search (FindFiles command too) to search file raw bytes without interpreting text content in any way (e.g. BOMs or text filters are ignored). Makes all searches binary & case sensitive. * Text encoding settings available in find files dialog * possible to change folder time/date with Actions | change attributes (not for 98) * Tools | compare subfolders automates the tedium of creating dual-pane flat scrap windows for comparison/synchronization of folder hierarchies. * Sync wizard: "Loose name matching" option matches items by name ignoring their relative position in the folder hierarchy. Useful for dual scrap windows, but note you can't sync-o-paste the results of such a comparison * "scenario" combo box in Ctrl+F9 dialog offers easy access to typical synchronization scenaria * quickviewer gets extra tab "Normal" showing the exact preview of the focused item (ActiveX) for word, excel etc documents. "Draft" preview is the traditional quick mode for text, graphics and media. You can even edit word documents(!) to switch between normal/draft modes * registry option "rgbActiveBgcol" to set background color of active folder * "rgbFilterBgcol" registry option changes bg color when a visual filter is active, hiding some of the items in a folder pane * new media-related stock columns for detailed view (most for windows XP only) * all filesystem columns available for selection in scrap windows (may cause confusion if any non filesystem items are present) * "autosize columns" added to the context menu of infobars * new translations: Swedish, Hungarian and Chinese simplified [1.2.0.1] 30 March 2005 ------- * batch files get CMD extension if running under NT * spanish translation [1.2.0.0] 12 March 2005 ------- (sadly we lost some translations since some translators didn't respond to my call) * PDF, office document etc searching & previewing via IFilter (win2000 and later) now quick preview shows text (unformatted) and you can also search within such "binary" files for contained text. For PDFs you need this add-on: http://www.adobe.com/support/salesdocs/1004717.html Additional filters from: http://www.ifilter.org/Links.htm * editor2 [2.6.0.6] copies only text in clipboard * Actions | ADS | (un)bundle: pack all selected files' streams for transport. This helps preserve file comments and other ADS when you copy on floppy disks etc Unbundling command is for extracting all the original streams (for NTFS partitions) * Actions | ADS | view streams: inspect alternate streams e.g. comments (mainly for the curious, no real utility :) * help button [?] for dialogs sends to bitesize help * new stock column: contents: # of subitems (useful for locating empty folders) * sorted out webfolders a little, still suck compared to ftp * "bSingleWindow" registry option for single instance/window operation (see registry.txt) * Tools | Options | Advanced option to calculate subfolder sizes automatically (subfolder size _not_ automatically calculated for root or network drives) * enabled column selection in virtual folders * new file attributes: O-offline files, J-junctions/reparse points * new advanced property page in Tools | Options * new command tokens: ${column_name} is substituted with the contents of column_name for each selected item (useful for batch files or/and mass renaming) $? command/script token asks for user input * Actions | Export settings to save registry key info to a file You can import the .REG file on another computer to have the same settings there. * copy option: rename target instead of overwriting another one to calculate the size upfront and warn about free space * when doing folder groups, extra tabs are closed * double-click on a tab to close it, on some empty space to get a new tab * ctrl+alt+ins opens tab in inactive pane * view | toolbars | info bars, customizable status bar for each pane (right-click to select columns) * Easier access to duplicates finder from main window (Tools | Check duplicates) * new advanced option for custom icon overlays (e.g Tortoise CVS) * free space status bar pane also shows percent free * tree now shows zipfolders if forced with Alt+T [1.1.0.3] 27 December 2004 ------- * folder icons in tabs * select items with same extension as focus (see tip #155) * bXPNumberSort (see registry.txt) allows "friendly" numeric sorting of filenames * in scrap windows flattens all selected folders (see tip #156) * fixed the odd bug * new language: chinese [1.1.0.2] 23 November 2004 ------- * small bugfix * new languages added: french & japanese [1.1.0.0] 3 November 2004 ------- * folder tabs (File | New tab) allowing many folders for each pane; use Window menu to close tabs * saving tabs (Customize | Folder groups) * robust copy operations with additional options for overwrite confirmations and error handling (see Edit | Copy to dialog) * registry tweak: GIOPT_ROBUSTPASTE(=131072) to decide if Edit | Paste goes robust (default=explorer paste) * Edit | Duplicate (creates "copy of" file) * /T commandline option NOT to restore tabs * tabs move left/right with context menu * tabbed folders included as targets in F5 copy dialog * Actions | Folder settings | Suspend temporarily custom folder settings * File | Trash (toolbar button only): delete permanently (like shift+delete) * More translations [1.0.0.3] 8 August 2004 ------- * fixed bug with WMP9 locking x2's process after exit * registry tweaks for various 2x-friendly titlebar settings (see registry.txt) [1.0.0.2] 12 July 2004 ------- * GUI translated to various languages (external resource DLLs) (actually just German for the moment, a few others under way) * console2 now properly handles unix (LF) text output * tree/quick viewer can be tiled vertically: see nTreeQVTileVertical in registry.txt * keyboard shortcuts for toolbar buttons in Find and Organize dialogs * flyby text showing the path for back/forward navigation and quick-bookmark * View | Visual Filter | Rule based (hyperfiltering for visibility) "Same filter" forces the active pane filter to the inactive pane * Actions | Import clipboard for scrap windows: insert items from text paths in clipboard; one FULL path per line, no quotes or comma separators Useful for importing from other apps like PIMs * sorted out UTF-8 bugs in editor2 [1.0.0.1] 21 June 2004 ------- * faster reading for large FAT32 folders * Tools | Options | Window: new options for setting the background color of the inactive browser panel and checkbox for track (hover) select view mode * status bar panel to show free disk space; refresh rate controlled via "msFreeSpaceUpdateInterval"; set to 0 to disable the feature (see registry.txt) * quickview szAudioExtList/szVideoExtList moved to xplorer2.global registry key * full manual now available for downloading [1.0.0.0] 10 June 2004: Initial release