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- Changes for ex2fs
- John Newbigin
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- version 0.1 beta
- initial release
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- version 0.2 beta
- directory structure changes
- name change to explore2fs
- proper support for 2k and 4k block size
- added 16 color icon
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- version 0.3 beta
- proper driectory listing support. Can now list /dev dir (takes a long time though)
- options dialog added
- 0 length file names are now ignored, lost+found is now empty
- Fixed block access stuff. Now very fast and can read 4k block size
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- version 0.4 beta
- added debug level
- partition rescan
- larger buffer for disk geometry
- fixed block group lock count bug
- added limited ctime function
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- version 0.5 beta
- Support for > 2^32 partitions
- Fixed support for extended partitions
- Some interface changes
- Extra exception handling
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- version 0.6
- Modifications to partition reading code
- Files with an inode of 0 are now ignored.
- Partition numbers added (should be the same as Linux)
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- version 0.7
- More changes to partition reading code, should now support up to 32 partitions per disk.
- Changed partition naming
- Added read sharing to partitions, so now you can open 2 or more partitions on the same disk
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- version 0.8
- Added write support
- Currently implements unlink and delete inode (delete file)
- Changes to OO code
- File->Properties no longer causes an exception if no file is selected
- Removable media detection
- Saving of options in registry (under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Newbigin\explore2fs\)
- Option to scan for partitions other than 0x83 (Linux Native) (In case you are using a non-standard
- number for any reason)
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- version 0.9
- Changed date/time calculation
- Add file write support (experimental)
- Supports:
- - Writing files
- - Creating directories
- - Renaming files and directories
- - Deleting directories (and all children)
- Save file as text (0x0A -> 0x0D 0x0A translation)
- Support for sparse files
- Code split up into more units (currently 16 units)
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- version 0.10
- Fixed possible bug in delete directory
- Rewritten Recreate directory
- Added import directory
- Fixed bugs in menu options
- Some improvements in error handling
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- version 0.11
- Workaround for directories on network drivers
- Subtle chage to low level disk reading (no more error 131 (seek error))
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- version 0.12
- Added Progress bars for all imports and exports
- Some minor code improvements
- Fixed another properties bug
- Floppy drive support
- - Supports 1.44 meg
- - LS120 raw and partitioned
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- version 0.13
- Change file attributes under Properties
- Massive speed improvements for write support
- New directory selection dialog box
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- version 0.14
- Modifications to disk access code to allow 95 Support
- Addition of DLL for disk access under 95
- Partitioned floppies not supported. I'll try to fix this for the next version.
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- version 0.15
- Speed increase for Windows 95
- Fixed bug in umask handling (no longer adds extra 0's)
- Fixed bug in partition rescan.
- re-added support for partitioned floppies.
- Removed NT IOCTL partition scan (it didn't work anyway)
- Improved error handling, especialy for floppies.
- Folder listing now always in order
- Properties modification bug
- Fixed many display features
- Shows user and group names
- Properties shows symbolic link destination
- Added view option for files. Registered types are opened with the registered app.
- Unknow formats are opened with notepad, or the file specified in the options.
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- version 0.16
- Added create device (char and block)
- Added create symbolic link
- Fixed bug in sector write cache. Did not check a write to see if it was bigger than the cache.
- Would have caused an eventual stack overflow. I only discovered it with a 2k block size partition
- so I don't know if anybody has come across it.
- Added view as text/binary option
- Changed default viewer to notepad
- Changed defaut for scan floppy to false
- Fixed small bug in properties dialog
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- version 0.17
- Added support for win98 extended partitions
- Debug log now automaticly saved to file on exit.
- Fixed bug in non-standard partition which alows partitions to be listed twice
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- version 0.18
- Changed tree navigation to allow not placing +'s beside directories with no child dir's.
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- version 1.00 pre 1
- Too many things to list.
- Major changes are:
- - Port to Delphi 4.0
- This required changes to get around the new int64 data type.
- The user interface was also updated to use the built in Splitter bars
- - Other data-type updates take advantage of D4's support for unsigned types
- - UI updates. Detail view now uses fixed width font. Column settings are saved.
- - Implemented sort
- - Drag and Drop ;-) Files, multiple files and directories can be dragged onto explorer windows.
- - Files and Directories can be dropped on the List View (the right hand pane)
- - Read-Write partitions are automaticly sync'd every 10 seconds
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- version 1.00 pre 2
- - Fixed copyright window
- - support for Extended int 0x13 under 95b upwards. Enable it under general options. Should support up to 1024Gig HD.
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- version 1.00 pre 2b
- - 30-3-2000
- - started putting dates in the change log
- - started an even more stupid numbering scheme
- - added heaps of debug to try and sort out some common problems
- - fixed null pointer exception if the up button is clicked when nothing in the tree is selected
- - bug fix for files names with 0x00's in them (it seems that some new kernels do this)
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- version 1.00 pre 2e
- - 27-4-2000
- - more changes/fixes to try and solve file name problems
- - added superblock check on startup
- - added revision 1 superblock changes
- - added detection of features (based on kernel 2.2.14)
- - added better error message if diskio2.dll is missing
- - set Use EI13 default to true
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- version 1.00 pre 3
- - 7-5-2000
- - Confirmed that file name handling is fixed and decided to release
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- version 1.00 pre 4
- - 11-7-2000
- - Added .img to file->open file types.
- - Fixed refresh issue after file->open
- - Added listing of folders in file list view (Off by default, change under options)
- - Added support for NT Native IO. This is not well pollished and needs a few adjustments
- but should get around the problems people are having with Partition Magic (Under NT only though).
- - Prevent multiple instances
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- version 1.00 pre 5
- - 20020420
- - Added autoupdate function
- - Removed write support. If you realy want to use it set "DangerWriteSupport" = True in the registry
- - Disable write actions in file menu ("New Folder" etc)
- - Set NativeIO default to True
- - Display volume label as device name
- - More filename mangling.
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