29.05.01 Fixed: Installer: Wait 2 seconds and retry if overwriting a file fails.
28.05.01 Fixed: Button bar: Drive shown as not connected after it was re-connected outside of Wincmd
22.05.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 release canditate 1
22.05.01 Fixed: FTP download in background: Error message for each file if connection dropped <- removed, only one message at end
22.05.01 Fixed: Exception if no default printer is defined
21.05.01 Fixed: Workaround to bug in QuotaAdvisor software (right click menu crash)
21.05.01 Fixed: Small problem in multi-rename tool (search+replace)
17.05.01 Fixed: Delete error not always shown
16.05.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 7
15.05.01 Fixed: Wincmd didn't show last dot in a volume label (NTFS or CD)
15.05.01 Fixed: Main window could become active when clicking Apply in Configuration dialog while FTP connection was active
13.05.01 Fixed: Couldn't abort copying while files were only skipped.
11.05.01 Fixed: Selected file count not always updated when selecting files
11.05.01 Added: Support for environment variables like %user% in button bar+start menu (path entry)
11.05.01 Added: wincmd.ini [Configuration] IconsOnNet=0 turns off loading of EXE/LNK icons on a network drive (UNC or drive letter)
05.05.01 Fixed: Change tree in copy dialog didn't place cursor on target path
05.05.01 Fixed: Right click menu in 16-bit lister could show wrong items
02.05.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 6
02.05.01 Added: Show used settings files (.ini files) in about box (32-bit only)
02.05.01 Added: Installer allows to set location of settings files (32-bit only)
27.04.01 Fixed: detects CRC error in some GZIP files where there isn't one
27.04.01 Fixed: Multi-Rename-Tool not applying changes on reload
25.04.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 5
25.04.01 Fixed: On Win2k, the lpt port driver wasn't removed automatically from port manager after use as admin
25.04.01 Fixed: Print function can now also print the duplicate file list, but only the complete list (not just the selected files) because of the delimiters
25.04.01 Added: wincmd.ini, [Configuration] 1hourdif=1 ignores 1 hour difference when comparing files (in compare directories and synchronize dirs)
25.04.01 Fixed: Parallel port connection retried indefinitely if file was unreadable - changed to 3 times
25.04.01 Fixed: HTML viewer, support links with spaces around '=', e.g. <a href = "file.htm">
23.04.01 Added: Default button to Multi-Rename Tool, allows to reset to default settings
18.04.01 Fixed: F3 in search result not working correctly when searching in CAB files
10.04.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 4
10.04.01 Added: FTP via HTTP-Proxy: When user presses F2 (refresh), send "Pragma: no-cache" to bypass proxy-cache
10.04.01 Fixed: Lister: May copy 1 extra char to clipboard at file end
19.02.01 Added: Support for TAR files with faulty CRC checksum (offset 8x32)
19.02.01 Added: Internal ACE v 2.0 unpacker
14.02.01 Fixed: Wincmd could show too many items in 'FileNew' submenu in right click menu
13.02.01 Added: Show not connected persistent network drives with an 'x' and reconnect when clicked on them (not in mode 'quick logon')
13.02.01 Added: Multi-rename tool remembers last options until next restart of Windows Commander
11.02.01 Added: FTP: for security reasons, send RMD ./~ if user tries to delete directory ~ (otherwise the home dir may be deleted!)
11.02.01 Added: Directory print with subdirs: Print only files of certain types, e.g. *.txt *.doc for all texts, | *.bak to exclude backups
11.02.01 Added: Change date/time of folders also on Windows NT/2000 (requires backup privileges, which only the admin has)
11.02.01 Added: F2 reloads text document in Lister, also re-calculates HTML (useful e.g. for logfiles)
11.02.01 Added: FTP resume upload, with the following limitations: Partial file min. 32k, only binary files, using REST command, no HTTP proxy, uploaded file NOT verified!
11.02.01 Fixed: Dir open icon may stay open when changing to subdir
05.02.01 Fixed: Allow to upload files from directory branch command to ftp
05.02.01 Added: Show vertical bar cursor in lister to select text, and arrow only when over a link
05.02.01 Fixed: Handle CAB files containing forward slashes instead of backslashes as dir separators
05.02.01 Fixed: Workaround to error in file associations (e.g. if association was only partially deleted)
05.02.01 Fixed: Workaround to faulty html code with <ul> (list definiton) without <li> list items
05.02.01 Fixed: WinME, Win2k: Support for shortcuts (e.g. to "e on machinexy") in "My Network Places"
31.01.01 Release Windows Commander 4.52a Hotfix
31.01.01 Fixed: Directory hotlist can now contain up to 200 entries
29.01.01 Fixed: No EXE icons shown in directory branch mode (Ctrl+B)
29.01.01 Fixed: Use *.htm *.html instead of *.htm* as definition string to detect text files
29.01.01 Added: Cause a refresh after closing parallel port server
29.01.01 Added: Giving .\wincmd.ini as ini location looks for the ini in the Wincmd directory (location of Wincmd32.exe)
28.01.01 Added: Location of Wincmd.ini can now be set in the registry: \SOFTWARE\Ghisler\Windows Commander, new text values IniFileName and FtpIniName
28.01.01 Added: Registry: The above key is searched under HKEY_CURRENT_USER AND HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, The first is used if both are there
28.01.01 Fixed: Print margins dialog in file list printer was resizeable
28.01.01 Fixed: MIME-Decode: If possible, don't include boundary in decoded text file
28.01.01 Fixed: LNG file: Interpret \ (backslash) as normal backslash if not followed by 'n' (newline), 'r' (return), 't' (tab), second '\', or octal number
28.01.01 Added: When invoking context menu with Shift+F10 or Windows-keyboard key, don't select file under cursor except if no file is selected
28.01.01 Fixed: wcmd_eng.mnu still contained 'Version info' instead of 'Properties'
28.01.01 Fixed: Disallow right mouse button drag&drop from archives (which doesn't work anyway)
28.01.01 Fixed: Pressing 'W' in HTML mode jumped to beginning of file
28.01.01 Fixed: Lister: Switching between display modes could switch to next file if multiple selected
28.01.01 Fixed: Search function allowed to check both Unicode and ASCII, although the two together make no sense
28.01.01 Fixed: Ctrl+D menu shown above left window even if cursor in right window, when file windows above each other
25.01.01 Fixed: Selection with Gray-"+": Double quotes around wildcards not saved in history
25.01.01 Fixed: Double quotes around name or parameter in start menu not saved
25.01.01 Fixed: Panel size wrong (no sorting header) when starting Wincmd with one tree panel and one file panel
25.01.01 Fixed: Double click on text in lister: only select true name
25.01.01 Fixed: Double click on space in lister -> wrong selection
25.01.01 Fixed: Alt+F3 didn't work with long names when they contained spaces
15.01.01 Release Windows Commander 4.52
10.01.01 Fixed: Enlarged search dialog
07.01.01 Fixed: Close print dir dialog when pressing ESC also when cursor on a combobox or button
05.01.01 Release Windows Commander 4.52 RC3
03.01.01 Fixed: Drag&Drop didn't work correctly with two file windows above each other
02.01.01 Fixed: FTP upload/download in background: don't put Wincmd in foreground for every file when user has selected overwrite all or skip all
02.01.01 Fixed: Click on item, then select with Spacebar didn't update footer (total size display)
02.01.01 Fixed: Compare by contents, problems with files having more than 32'768 lines (Win9x)
02.01.01 Added: Mirror lister menu in Hebrew version
29.12.00 Fixed: Error message when no printer installed
28.12.00 Release Windows Commander 4.52 RC2
28.12.00 Fixed: Problems resizing drive buttonbar when changing display resolution
23.12.00 Fixed: 16 bit: Problems in HTML viewer with external links and images
21.12.00 Fixed: Disabled loading of system-default drive icons, because of problems with CD-ROMs (auto-run may cause other icon)
21.12.00 Fixed: Lister: Update percent also when scrolling with mouse tracking
20.12.00 Release Windows Commander 4.52 RC1
20.12.00 Fixed: Rename in ZIP: Changing only upper-/lowercase didn't work
19.09.00 Added: Find files now also searches in *.jar files (Java archives, which are just zip files)
17.09.00 Fixed: No file tooltips in brief view
17.09.00 Added: Don't extract icons from EXE or BMP if it's 0 bytes small (may cause problems on Netware drives)
15.09.00 Added: Search for files max nn minutes old
12.09.00 Added: Increased dir menu and start menu to 200 entries - WARNING: Don't use if you use >100 an older version of Wincmd in parallel!
06.09.00 Fixed: Workaround to bug in some TAR files: Symbolic link, but size field not set to 0
06.09.00 Added: Print button in tree dialog box (Alt+F10)
06.09.00 Added: Parsing of <div> and <center> tags to HTML converter (in lister)
03.09.00 Added: Print function for file panel (supports brief, full and tree modes)
29.08.00 Added: Web folders (Win2k): Create directory
29.08.00 Added: New command internal cm_DirBranch and Shortcut Ctrl+B shows all files in current dir and all subdirs
28.08.00 Fixed: When connecting to FTP while tree is shown, switch window to brief or full view
28.08.00 Fixed: FTP download from list: only ask for target path if not stored in list file
28.08.00 Fixed: Wincmd went to background if background download failed
28.08.00 Fixed: Lister: with very long lines, last line sometimes not displayed
28.08.00 Fixed: Do not update tree view when CD ejected
28.08.00 Fixed: Wincmd showed 'not enough memory' when comparing a 0 byte file with another file
28.08.00 Fixed: FTP download in background: directories were downloaded in alphabetical order -> changed to order as in list file
23.08.00 Fixed: Buttonbar: Parameter %l (small L) causes problems with long path names
23.08.00 Added: Lister, double click selects word under cursor
23.08.00 Added: wcx_ftp.ini, section [General] FtpInBackground=1 puts all ftp transfers in the background (unless the user unchecks the option before starting the download)
23.08.00 Fixed: Download in background: When asking for user input give focus to input dialog
23.08.00 Added: FTP download later: Allow to save the download directory in the list file
23.08.00 Fixed: Search results: listbox could show wrong item with more than 16'000 files found (bug in standard windows listbox)
23.08.00 Fixed: System information: On all systems except WinNT, get number of COM and LPT ports from the BIOS data area instead of opening the ports
23.08.00 Added: Multi-rename-tool: Counter definition [C] now accepts paramteters like [C10+5:3] (start at 10, step by 5, width 3 digits)
22.08.00 Added: Show file size and date in Network Neighborhood (if this data is available)
22.08.00 Fixed: Lister: Problems with scrollback with certain paragraph lengths (if approx. multiple of line length)
22.08.00 Fixed: Ignore space in list and redirect to command line if command line contains characters
22.08.00 Added: Unicode-Viewer in Lister (32-bit version only) - Intel byte order, text files with header (#254 #255) also other byte order
20.08.00 Added: Show html as plain text with links in Lister
16.08.00 Fixed: Multi-Rename-Tool: Rename could fail if numbering changed, e.g. a1.txt..a8.txt -> a2.txt..a8.txt
16.08.00 Fixed: FTP download in background, better detection of user abort
16.08.00 Fixed: FTP new connection: when entering URL, convert hex strings like %20 to characters (e.g. %20 -> ' ')
16.08.00 Fixed: Lister crash when renaming deleted file name, then switching to different display mode
16.08.00 Added: Rename in place: if name of a subdir is given, Wincmd moves the file to that subdir
16.08.00 Fixed: Wincmd 16 bit may crash when trying to look in unrecognized self extracting EXE files
16.08.00 Fixed: If search result shown in both windows, click on \ button in non-active window changes to root in active window
16.08.00 Added: FTP: Rename multiple files across dirs by Shift+F6, then new dir+name (e.g. subdir/newname.txt)
16.08.00 Fixed: When aborting to open a new connection in the same window, the FTP panel wasn't removed
16.08.00 Fixed: Bug in 16 bit version when unzipping whole subdirs
15.08.00 Fixed: Rename of subdir in ZIP modifies accented characters of files in this subdir
23.07.00 Fixed: Compare by content accessed some unrelated files before comparing the selected files
23.07.00 Fixed: Remapped hotkeys didn't work with all functions, e.g. cm_DirectoryHotlist
23.07.00 Fixed: External viewers (Alt+F3): Only enclose long names in double quotes if they contain a space
23.07.00 Fixed: "cd directory" in command line during search result now works correctly
New in Version 4.50 (30.6.00):
- Multi-rename tool: Allows to rename multiple files in one step (Hotkey: Ctrl+T)
- Batch rename function with Shift+F6 to quickly rename multiple files one by one
- Rename files and subdirs inside a ZIP archive (Shift+F6)
- Parallel port transfer function (direct cable connection), works between Win95/98/NT/2000/3.1 and DOS!
- FTP: Definition of custom host types, using a definition string
- FTP: Retry to connect multiple times also for non-anonymous connections
- FTP: Support for multiple proxies (separately for FTP and HTTP connections)
- FTP: Workaround to bug in some FTP servers: Upload of subdirs failed
- Resolve lnk files on the desktop or in the Network Neighborhood
- Unpack self-extracting files created by WinACE and WinRAR (open with Ctrl+PgDn)
- "Unpack all and execute" in packer properties allows to try out a program or run an installer from inside an archive
- Define custom colors for different file types, e.g. all directories, all zip files etc.
- Search for text also inside CAB files
- Copying to 'write only' directories (Windows NT, network)
- Uninstaller: Automatic removal of the program through the Control Panel
Several new commands and parameters for Button bar / Start menu:
- cm_List now allows to open a file. The file name must be given directly behind CM_LIST, and not in the parameters field!
Example: cm_list c:\windows\wincmd.ini always opens the file wincmd.ini in lister.
- cm_ShowFileUser: Show which remote user has opened a local file (through a shared directory)
- cm_EditPersmissionInfo: Show permissions dialog on Windows NT (NTFS file system)
- cm_EditAuditInfo: Show file auditing dialog (NTFS)
- cm_EditOwnerInfo: Show "Take ownership" dialog (NTFS)
- cm_ShowOnlySelected: Hide all files/dirs which aren't selected when this function is used
- cm_OpenRecycled: Open 'recycle bin'
- New parameters %L, %l, %F, %f, %D, %d create a list file in the TEMP directory with the names of the selected files and directories.
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)
- 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
