List of changes (version 4.03 - 4.50)

List of changes (version 4.03 - 4.50) is a list of changes to Total Commander since version 4.03 until the release of version 4.50. The list starts at the latest change and goes back in time.

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List of changes (version 4.03 - 4.50)

(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