27.07.99 Release Windows Commander 4.01 26.07.99 Fixed: Use default 'rename' menu item in right click menu 22.07.99 Release 4.01 RC1 22.07.99 Fixed: File not closed when unpacking multi-volume zip files 21.07.99 Added: Unpack files created by RAR for Linux 21.07.99 Fixed: When repacking to other packer than internal zip, the directories temp\$wc0 etc. were not deleted 21.07.99 Fixed: When holding down Ctrl+Q, the error "Cannot Change Visible in OnShow or OnHide" appeared 19.07.99 Fixed: Ask for firewall username with a different dialog 19.07.99 Fixed: Use DrawIconEx to draw icons 18.07.99 Fixed: Removed second confirmation when re-packing file to zip after editing 18.07.99 Fixed: Problem comparing 2 text files with very different size 18.07.99 Fixed: Remove rename window when background thread causes a refresh 18.07.99 Fixed: Use loadimage to load default icons 14.07.99 Release 4.01 Beta 2 14.07.99 Fixed: Tooltips for directories did not always show up 14.07.99 Fixed: Wait cursor shown after ENTER on uue file, then ESC 14.07.99 Fixed: Problems with http downloads from www.microsoft.com: This site requires the host: parameter in the request 14.07.99 Fixed: Compare by contents crashes with text files with >32700 characters per line -> truncate lines 14.07.99 Fixed: Problems in FTP client with 'cancel' and 'resume' when downloading subdirs 12.07.99 Fixed: On Windows NT, 'copy', 'file split' and 'pack to multiple disks' to floppy disks was very slow 12.07.99 Fixed: Search function and CAB files (skip if searching for text) 12.07.99 Fixed: Problems with accented chars in ZIP files (marked as 'Windows NT', but not using Windows font!) 11.07.99 Fixed: Lister: Cannot reset printer font to default 08.07.99 Fixed: In http proxy, replace hex strings in URLs by their correct characters, e.g. %20 -> ' ' 08.07.99 Fixed: Only restore from tray if mouse down and up on Wincmd icon (up to now, mouse up was enough) 08.07.99 Fixed: Multiple quick search windows appear when pressing accent key and quick search mode is 'letters with dialog' 08.07.99 Fixed: Lister couldn't print longer documents, only small documents or small selections of a document 06.07.99 Fixed: When comparing by content, always show left file in left compare window, even if cursor in right window 06.07.99 Fixed: When clicking the 'background' button, move Wincmd to the foreground, not the background window 06.07.99 Fixed: Correctly switch between 'cancel' and 'background' button using cursor keys 06.07.99 Fixed: Problem trying to view bitmap which was deleted in the meantime in lister 04.07.99 Release 4.01 Beta 1 04.07.99 Fixed: Some problems with SQUID http proxy 04.07.99 Fixed: Ctrl+Q Quickview used shortcut 'B' instead of 'F' as in lister to fit bitmap to window 04.07.99 Fixed: Window not updated after Alt+Shift+Enter if root dir contains only a single subdir 04.07.99 Fixed: Beep when file unpacked from 'synchronize dirs' right click menu - removed 04.07.99 Fixed: 16-bit: External packers didn't work (smart callbacks was enabled!) 04.07.99 Fixed: 16-bit: Synchronize dirs didn't work 03.07.99 Added: Untested: HTTP proxy which requires a username+password 03.07.99 Fixed: Got error "cannot delete files" when repacking archive containing read only files 03.07.99 Fixed: Remember current selection when creating a new dir - now in both windows 03.07.99 Fixed: When Wincmd 4 was started for the first time (maximized), the file size+date columns may be invisible 03.07.99 Fixed: Rename file, target exists - user select different name - target exists again -> ask again 03.07.99 Fixed: Copying a share from an UNC server no longer allowed to set target directory name 03.07.99 Fixed: Shortcut key for 'command' in 'change start menu' didn't work 01.07.99 Fixed: FTP download in background: If downloading by HTTP, canceling an operation in the foreground canceled the background transfer 01.07.99 Added: 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 01.07.99 Fixed: 16-bit: "Split file" did not use correct size for 1.44 MB or 1.2 MB disk images on harddisk 01.07.99 Fixed: 16-bit: Removed "FTP download from list" from the menu (it's not supported in 16 bit version) 01.07.99 Fixed: 16-bit: Could not abort copying of subdirs! 01.07.99 Fixed: Configuration dialog, 'Misc.': FTP transfer mode not remembered when switching to other page 01.07.99 Fixed: files - compare directories, set focus on left list after compare 01.07.99 Fixed: Ctrl+Q on archive didn't show readme file inside archive 01.07.99 Fixed: Directories were copied without their attributes 01.07.99 Fixed: "Mark newer, hide same" showed wrong file size summary 01.07.99 Fixed: Compare files and Synchronize dirs gave error when comparing NTFS with FTP 01.07.99 Fixed: Removed CMF_EXPLORE flag from QueryContextMenu() 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