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@derceg derceg released this 21 Oct 20:34
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New features

  • Taskbar thumbnails are now shown for each tab in Windows 7 (this can be turned on/off by toggling 'Show taskbar thumbnails' in the Options dialog).
  • 'New Tab' added to Tasks jump list in Windows 7.
  • Numerous improvements to drag and drop/copy and paste.
  • Text on the clipboard can now be pasted as a file. The file will be given a name of the form: Clipboard Text ([datetime]).txt. This also applies to drag and drop.
  • Images on the clipboard can now be pasted as a file. The file will be given a name of the form: Clipboard Image ([datetime]).bmp. This also applies to drag and drop.
  • The contents of the address bar can now be dragged and dropped.
  • Large toolbar icons added.
  • Files can now be dropped onto existing application toolbar buttons. This will open the dropped files in that application.
  • 'Automatically synchronize treeview with main pane' option added; this setting controls whether or not the treeview will automatically stay in sync with the listview whilst browsing.
  • 'Automatically expand nodes on selection' option added; if this setting is enabled treeview nodes will automatically expand when they are selected.
  • Shift+Mousewheel down and shift+mousewheel up can now be used to browse backwards and forwards, respectively.
  • The tab bar can now be hidden when there is only one tab.
  • The tab bar can now be shown at the bottom of the listview.
  • A navigation sound is now played when entering a folder.
  • The current folder is now selected when navigating up.
  • Listview groups can now be collapsed (Vista and later).
  • Listview checkboxes can now be turned on by selecting 'Use check boxes to select items' in the Options dialog.
  • Closing the last tab will now close the main window (provided the corresponding option is selected in the Options dialog).
  • Items can now be rearranged in details view.
  • It is now possible to show file sizes in one of: Bytes/KB/MB/GB/TB/PB.
  • Ctrl+Backspace can now be used to browse to the root of a tab.
  • Shift+Double Click will now open the selected folder in a new window.
  • "Desktop", "Pictures", "Music", "Videos" and "Documents" are all now valid address bar shortcuts.

Bug fixes

  • Several dialogs weren't closing when Escape was pressed. Fixed.
  • Fixed 'Copy Universal File Paths' bug.
  • Previously, if 'Hide file extensions' was checked, the display names of both files and folders would be altered. Fixed so that only files names are altered.
  • When 'Single-click to open an item' was selected, navigation up would occur on a single click, instead of a double click. Fixed.
  • Fixed directory modification bug.
  • Fixed set file attributes dialog bug (file dates weren't been saved correctly).
  • Fixed treeview rename bug (child items not updated).
  • Fixed treeview sort bug.
  • Fixed toolbar positioning bug.
  • Fixed custom infotips bug.

Misc

  • All settings are now saved to the registry (or XML file) when 'Ok' or 'Apply' is clicked in the Options dialog.
  • The treeview no longer syncs with network/UNC paths.
  • Copied data now remains on the clipboard after Explorer++ exits.
  • Search dialog now turns patterns of the form '???' into '???' before searching.
  • Main window now obeys startup position information (e.g. minimized/maximized, etc).
  • Wildcard select/deselect is now case insensitive.
  • Can now scroll listview/treeview, even when it does not have focus.
  • The options dialog is now modeless.
  • Handle zip files set to false by default.