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76

FAQ / Single Click

« on: August 13, 2016, 17:58:12 »

Configure Multi Commander to use Single Click to enter folder and run program
http://multicommander.com/docs/faq/singleclick

77

FAQ / Show Hidden Files

« on: August 13, 2016, 17:57:21 »

Show hidden / System files
http://multicommander.com/docs/faq/showhidden

78

Beta Releases / Multi Commander 6.4.5 BETA

« on: August 06, 2016, 12:04:04 »

Release v6.4.5 BETA

 33 Changes

-- Build 2241 ( 9-Aug-2016 )
FIXED - Tab with a LockPath, and the locked location was deleted by anohter program, resulted in new tabs opening up
FIXED - During startup if a tab had a lockpath to a location that did not exists anymore. The tab was still locked and behaved bad.
FIXED - Showing a folder and that folder was deleted, MC would fallback to closest path, but the removed folder would still be shown. (Since Windows told MC it still existed)

-- Build 2239 ( 8-Aug-2016 )
FIXED - Ctrl+Return in CreateFolder dialog now works again. (Goto created folder)
FIXED - New Folders now show up faster when creating new folders. (From Create folder dialog)
FIXED - 1 rare stability issue

- Build 2237 (6-Aug-2016 )
FIXED - Focus moved to ".." when current focus item was lost. Now it works as before and moves to next or previous item
FIXED - If tab was locked and option to open new tabs was not active. In some situation did not update.
FIXED - In some situation filesystem change monitoring was removed, even if there was more ExplorerPanels (other tabs) active for that path
FIXED - Possible buffer overrun in MCAudioTools extension
FIXED - 1 very rare stability issue

79

Support and Feedback / For users how have email address on gmx.de - Use the forum instead

« on: July 29, 2016, 16:51:18 »

I notice one thing over the year.
Almost all support email from users that uses gmx.de as domain will almost always bounce back with the error "mailbox unavailable"

So If you send a support request (Feedback from inside MC or from the Website form) and have a email address from the gmx.de domain and you do not get a answer from me.
Then post the question on the forum instead

80

Translations And Language Packs / Language Changes 6.2> 6.4

« on: July 27, 2016, 08:44:34 »

Here is a list of the new language texts IDs Since 6.2

Very few changes


Application - Multi Commander - ( MultiCommander_lang_en.xml )

Filebrowser (generic)

Code: [Select]

F - 100
F - 101
F - 102
F - 110
F - 111

Settings

Code: [Select]

S - 3201

Application - Explorer Panel - ( ExplorerPanel_lang_en.xml )

Custom Command

Code: [Select]

C - 116 - Minor change
C - 117 - Minor change
C - 118 - Minor change
C - 119 - New
C - 122 - New

Application - File Search - ( FileSearch_lang_en.xml )
Dialogs

Code: [Select]

D - 126

81

Beta Releases / Multi Commander 6.4 BETA/RC

« on: July 17, 2016, 19:57:08 »

The following fixes/changes since v6.2

    ** RELEASE CANDIDATE **

165+ Changes


-- Build 2215 ( 2016-07-24 )
   FIXED - Very rare filesystem scanning timing issue if multiple scans was started at the same time during startup
   FIXED - File system scanning thread should lockup in very rare situation if two or more file system scanning request was less then 5ms apart
   ADDED - MultiUpdate tool now support XP edition of MultiCommander. If run on XP it will check for and upgrade to the XP edition of MC when it exists.
   FIXED - MultiUpdate cleaned up and removed unused settings and code.

-- Build 2211 ( 2016-07-21 )
   FIXED - FindFiles dialogs will now auto switch to wildcard/contains if incorrect data entered. And add * if no LookFor content is entered
   FIXED - Searching 2 character folders where first character was "." was not entered correct. (eg ".F" )
   FIXED - Custom Command MC.FileSearch.Search did not handle Multiple "LookFor" matches in "SEARCHFOR" correct
   FIXED - Fileoperation plugin 'CopyContent' works again
   FIXED - Packing with filters so all items in a folders are excluded, The empty folder will now be added

 -- Build 2208 Beta ( 2016-07-20 )
   FIXED - Horizontal scrollbar was not restored correctly when coming back from message, when filesystem scanning took a long time
   FIXED - Focus is restored to ExplorerPanel after changing view mode
   FIXED - There is now less of a risk that something will interfere with Explorer Panel between when filesystem is scanned and UI is updated.
   FIXES - Internal code cleanup and for all the latest changes.

 -- Build 2205 Beta( 2016-07-17 )
   ADDED - Major internal redesign of how Filesystem scanning work. It is now a async operation.
           Runs in background with less blocking of UI.
           Improves Flat filesystem scanning a lot.
           Better aborting of filesystem scanning, Better startup time when loading many tabs.
           (Note : If you have issues, You can in settings enable the old filesystem scanning engine)
   ADDED - Custom Command "MC.FileSearch.Search" now has option "SEARCHINALLSELECTED"
   ADDED - File Search "Look In" quick picker (Popup) now as option "Selected folders in other panel"
   ADDED - Custom Command "MC.FileSearch.Search" optin "HIDE" should work again
   CHANGE- Option for CustomCommand MC.Explorer.Refresh changed
   FIXED - Saving Quicklaunch button with "&" character in the path now works
   FIXED - Modifying Color filters did not always work
   FIXED - Pressing cancel on "Add to queue" question now works again.
   FIXED - Some a couple of high DPI issues
   FIXED - If a file search was done with content matching, That content matching are sent to view when viewing file in from search result



Please report any error. Specially around scanning the filesystem.

If you get problems with the filesystem scanning you can turn on the old filesystem scanning engine again.
Go to  "Explorer Panel Settings" >  "Display" tab > "Tweaking" section
And enable the settings
 [.] Use old filesystem scanning engine

Then restart MC.

82

Beta Releases / Multi Commander 6.4 Alpha 2

« on: July 12, 2016, 19:17:20 »

Multi Commander 6.4 Alpha 2

Another Alpha release. Please test and report any issue around file system scanning and update of filesystem.

As said for Alpha1, the biggest change is the new file system scanning. and that is goes in the background.
read more it here

New in this Alpha is that the new file system scanning is now ON by default.
You have to opt-out of it in settings if you have any issue, then it uses the old way. (Before it was opt-in and some users missed that)

Also you can enable a new log tab, that log the filesystem scanning and such. However the log can be very talky.
so only enable it if you need to troubleshoot something.

Also the Alpha does not work on WinXP

When testing..
One thing to think about is that since the filesystem scanning is running in the background, there is a small time window
between when the filescanning is started and the UI is updated, and during this time the UI is not locked.
In most situations this time is so short so you will not notice it.
But you CAN (in theory) issue another command during that time (if you are really really fast.)
However most commands in the Explorer Panel is locked down during this period. But I might have missed some.
So if you notice that you can do anything strange, or something, Let me know.

(Btw FolderTree panel is NOT using this. It is still using the old blocking filesystem scanning.. So no need to report that )

Portable downlaods for v6.4.0.2199 ALPHA2
Portable - 64bit
Portable - 32bit

** If you test this release - Please report any issues you find around scanning the file system here or send me a mail **

83

Beta Releases / Multi Commander 6.4 Alpha

« on: July 03, 2016, 15:59:41 »

This alpha release contains some minor bugs fixes.
But the biggest change is that the whole file system scanning process have been refactored and remodeled.
The file system scanning process is one of the oldest part of MC and over time features have been added to that process to support more things.
It made the file system scanning process and updates of filesystem caches more and more complex.
So much that it needed to be restructured, to get a better view of it and to be able to fix some issues.
Before the file system scanning was semi asynchronous (it was running it background, But the UI parts was still responsible for some parts.)
Also in some situation it was not possible to run it completely the background, like when doing recursive scanning ( Like when showing filesystem in flat mode)

Now the file system scanning process is almost completely a asynchronous process. And recursive scanning (flat mode) will now also be running in the background and in flat mode you can also abort the scanning with the ESC key.

Know issues..
* There are some edge cases/situation left to fix. That can make a panel lock up and not scan anymore (I think it is waiting for a scan to complete.) But it is rare and only for special situations.
* Also if you really hammer it hard and cancel/start scan.. it can come into a situation where it crashes MC..  rare.. but not impossible..

There is a settings in Explorer Panel tweak setting where you can enable/disable this new scanning and if disabled again it will then go back to the old way..

Because this is early Alpha I did not want to push it out via the normal Beta channel that automatically update MC if you that checked.
It need more tested before it is sent out.

Portable downlaods for v6.4.0.2093 ALPHA
Portable - 64bit
Portable - 32bit

** If you test this release - Please report any issues you find around scanning the file system here or send me a mail **

84

Translations And Language Packs / Language Changes 6.1 > 6.2

« on: May 08, 2016, 15:49:41 »

There is no languages changes for v6.2
All changes that required languages changes was pushed for the next release on purpose to be able to push out this release faster.

85

Blog post comments / End of WinXp Support

« on: May 06, 2016, 13:29:25 »

blog : http://multicommander.com/blog/2016/05/multicommander-and-end-windows-xp-support

(For comments post them here )

86

Beta Releases / Multi Commander 6.2 BETA

« on: April 23, 2016, 12:50:42 »

The following fixes/changes since v6.1

110+ Changes

-- Build 2144 RC ( 2016-05-05 )
FIXED - Search Dialog will disable it self during search
FIXED - Content search will stop searching faster if stop command is issued
FIXED - Issue with binary content search that hanged searched in some situations.
FIXED - Call Unpack from script will now only unpack browsable files.
ADDED - CustomCommand "MC.CloseAllTabs" have a new option paramter "DONOTASK", This will prevent confirm dialog for locked tabs.
FIXED - 1 rare stability issue

-- Build 2140 ( 2016-04-30 )

CHANGE- Pack/Unpack now also use the new way to initialize file operations
FIXED - Unpacking password protected 7Zip from script now works better
ADDED - Unpacking Zip file with wrong password will now ask again for password
FIXED - Fixed issue with search and content search
FIXED - 2 Rare stability issues.
FIXED - Many internal changes.

-- Build 2135 ( 2016-04-23 )

CHANGE- Major rewrite how Copy/Move file operation are initialized (From copy/move button is pressed until copy/move is started)
ADDED - Temporary tweak setting in core setting, that will enable the old code path for starting copy/move (just in case)
ADDED - MultiScript functions for using the Advanced Filter engine from script.
          (FilterCreate, FilterLoad, FilterLoadById, FilterSave, FilterAddRule, FilterIsMatch)
ADDED - ShellContext menu 'new' updated to work with the new way program can register for this. (Like newer MS Office do)
CHANGE- Drag on Drop to same location will show the drop popup menu
FIXED - Holding ctrl and starting a drag/drop operation now works better.
FIXED - FindFiles content search could crash in very rare situations.
FIXED - Defining an empty array in MultiScript was not empty. Has 1 item, (that was unassigned)


Major rewrite of Initialize of Copy/Move Operation
This release contains a major rewrite of how copy/move operation are initiated and queued.
For example everything from when you press F5/F2 to start copy, until the file operation is actually queued.  Like how the dialog works and how it finds settings and and how it queues file operations and lots of other minor boring details are changed.
It is not something that you will notice, since it is still the same UI (dialog) But under the hood everything is changed.
and hopefully I have not broken anything.
BUT if I have.. There is a temporary settings in Core Settings that will enable the old code path instead.
You find it under the "Tweaking" section in the FileSystem Tab. But hopefully you will not need that.

Filters and MultiScript
The advanced Filters can now be used by MultiScript

For example this script till get all item items from the source panel.
and it then creates a filter that will match the Fullname and using 'Contains' matching with "Frog"
When done it will then set all the matching items as selected.

You can add many rules to a filter just like in the Advanced Filter setup.
You can also Load existing filters by ID or save/load to/from file.

Code: [Select]

@var $matches[];
@var $items = GetSourceItems(1);
@var $hFilter = FilterCreate();

FilterAddRule( $hFilter , "Fullname" , "Contains" , "Frog" );
@var $cnt = arrayCount($items)
for( $i = 0; $i < $cnt; $i++)
{
  $item = $items[$i];
  if(FilterIsMatch($hFilter, $item))
  {
    $item = PathGetNamePart($item);
    arrayAdd($matches , $item);   
  }
}
SetSourceSelected($matches, 1);
Filter Script function are. 
<handle> FilterCreate();
<num> FilterAddRule( <handle> , <Field to match> , <Match Type>, <Value> , [ Optional, set to 1 to invert rule)
<handle> FilterLoad( <filename> );
<handle> FilterLoadById( <guid of advacned id> );
<num> FilterSave( <filename> );
<num> FilterIsMatch( <handle> , <full path to file> ); // return 1 for a match, 0 for not a match

The Field / Match type for FilterAddRule are the names you see in the Advacned Filter dialog.. I will input the exact one here later

87

Support and Feedback / MOVED: Passing arguments to MC.Run

« on: April 13, 2016, 14:23:22 »

This topic has been moved to Script.

http://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php?topic=1694.0

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Translations And Language Packs / Language Changes 5.9> 6.0

« on: March 28, 2016, 18:30:33 »

Here is a list of the new language texts IDs Since 5.9

Application - Multi Commander - ( MultiCommander_lang_en.xml )

Dialogs

Code: [Select]

D - 1005
D - 2324

D - 2430
D - 2431

D - 2740
D - 2741
D - 2744

Application - File Search - ( FileSearch_lang_en.xml )
Dialogs

Code: [Select]

D - 47

Application - Multi Rename - ( MCMultiRename_lang_en.xml )
Dialogs

Code: [Select]

D - 650
D - 654
D - 655
D - 656
D - 657
D - 658
D - 659
D - 660


89

Beta Releases / Multi Commander 6.0 BETA

« on: February 14, 2016, 15:18:37 »

The following fixes/changes since v5.9

245+ Changes

-- Build 2110 (27-Mar-2016) - RELEASE CANDIDATE
  ADDED - New Find Files - Hex/Binary search now work
  FIXED - New Find Files - CustomCommand MC.FileSearch.Search works again
  FIXED - New Find Files - Fixed issues with multiple search location.
  FIXED - New Find Files - Lots of code cleanup
  FIXED - New Find Files - Memory leak and thread sync issues fixed
  REMOVE- Old File search dialog and engine is now removed

-- Build 2105 (25-Mar-2016)
  ADDED - New FindFiles - Multiple LookIn, Exlude Path, Look For now works
  ADDED - New FindFiles - Can now Load/Save FindFilesFilters
  ADDED - New FindFiles - Can now Load from global advanced filters
  ADDED - New FindFiles - Can now Save FindFilesFilter to Global filters
  ADDED - New FindFiles - Reset button now works correct in the Advanced Dialog
  FIXED - New FindFiles - Many minor UI issues
  FIXED - New FindFiles - Thread shutdown issue

-- Build 2098 (22-Mar-2016)
  FIXED - Lots of fixes for the New FindFilesDialog, Most options now work.

-- Build 2096 (20-Mar-2016)
  ADDED - New FindFiles Dialog. Dialog is now split into two,
          One for simple searches and for advanced file searches.
  ADDED - New File search engine. Is now using the advanced filter engine to match files.
  FIXED - Changing registry values that was longer then 255 char failed.
  FIXED - Fixed a leap year issue.
  FIXED - 1 Rare stability issues.

-- Build 2085 (23-Feb-2016)
  FIXED - Updated 3de party 7Zip components to v15.14
  FIXED - MultiRename saveed and loaded the add/replace pairs from wrong location.
  FIXED - MultiRename had some MultiLanguage Issue
  FIXED - Colors now reset and revalidate them self better if there are any 'time' rules
  CHANGE- Changed AppIcon to match Website logo (thanks for Oliver for that)

-- Build 2075 (14-Feb-2016)
  ADDED - File Coloring engine is now using the Advanced Filter system for file coloring.
  CHANGE- File Coloring Rules Editor change to use the advanced filtering system
  FIXED - Copy Progress bar issues when copying more then 4TB or data
  FIXED - 2 Rare stability issues.


File Coloring
Does not look like much. But a lot of changes under the covers for File Coloring. The entire file coloring system is now using the Advanced Filter system.
So it is not possible to create even more advanced rules for file coloring.
So please test the file coloring and report any issues you find.

Note
The ColorRules configurations files have a new format. They are automatically converted into the new format when loaded.
But if you revert back to a previous version. The old version of MC will fail to read them.

Build 2098 - Find Files

  Fixed in build 2098 (since 2096)
 * RegEx Content matching should now work. both with case sensative option on/off
 * Verify RegEx Button only shown if content matching method is regex
 * Verify RegEx Button for file content matching now work
 * SubLevel limit work again
 * Exclude folder filter works again
 
 Known Issues still with new find files 
  * Reset button on Advanced dialog not always work (Make sure panel focus "blue frame" is on search panel, then it work)
  * RegEx content matching in UTF8 files are for now match as ASCII.
  * Hex/Binary content matching now working yet
  * Some tooltip are wrong
  * Load/Save Filter not working yet
  * Load From Gloabal Filter kind of working but still work to do


Build 2105 - Find Files

  Fixed in build 2105 (since 2098)
  * Reset button on Advanced dialog not always work (Make panel focus "blue frame" is on search panel, then it work)
  * Language and Tooltip text issues
  * Load/Save FindFiles Filter now working
  * Load From Global Filter working
  * Create Global Filter from a FindFiles filter
  * Multiple LookIn location now work (Adv and Simple dlg)
  * Multiple Exclude Folders location now work (Adv and Simple dlg)
  * Multiple LookFor Matches now work (Simple dlg, Already worked in Adv)

Known Issues
  * RegEx content matching in UTF8 files are for now match as ASCII.
  * Hex/Binary content matching not working yet
  * Search using script does not work (Custom command MC.FileSearch.Search )

90

Translations And Language Packs / Language Changes 5.8.1> 5.9

« on: January 12, 2016, 09:03:31 »

Here is a list of the new language texts IDs for v5.9 (Since 5.8.1 )

Application - Explorer Panel - ( ExplorerPanel_lang_en.xml )
Settings

Code: [Select]

S-565
S-800
S-801
S-802
Application - Application - Multi Commander - ( MultiCommander_lang_en.xml )

Commands

Code: [Select]

C-214
Settings

Code: [Select]

S-1445
Dialog

Code: [Select]

D-2612
D-2645
D-2647
D-2648
D-2649

D-2661
D-2662

D-2710
D-2711
D-2715
D-2716
D-2720-2724
D-2730

// Added description field
D-2653
D-2657
D-2658


91

Translations And Language Packs / Language Changes 5.6> 5.8.1

« on: January 12, 2016, 08:53:44 »

Here is a list of the new language texts IDs for v5.8.1 (Since 5.6 )

Application - Explorer Panel - ( ExplorerPanel_lang_en.xml )

Global

Code: [Select]

G-2000
G-2001
G-2002
G-2003
Commands

Code: [Select]

C-135
C-138
C-470
Settings

Code: [Select]

S-606
S-610
S-671
S-672
S-675
S-676
Dialog

Code: [Select]

D-800-806
D-810-814
D-820-823
D-830-837
D-840-843

Application - Application - Multi Commander - ( MultiCommander_lang_en.xml )
Dialog

Code: [Select]

D - 2341
D-2342
D-2343

D-2644
D-2700
D-2701
D-2702
Application - FSFTP - ( FSFTP_lang_en.xml )
Dialog

Code: [Select]

D-128

92

Beta Releases / Multi Commander 5.9 RC

« on: December 12, 2015, 19:57:18 »

The following fixes/changes since v5.8.1

101+ Changes

-- Build 2060 (6 Jan-2016)
  ADDED - MultiLine text editor used by Advanced Filters now support Ctrl+A to select all text
  FIXED - Advanced Filters now using large text buffer allowing for large text filters to be entered
  FIXED - FSFTP will now log what cipher suite that is used better (If doing FTP-SSL/TLS)
  FIXED - 2 Rare stability issue

 -- Build 2058 (31 Dec-2015)
  FIXED - FolderTree is now rendering text correct again

 -- Build 2057 (30 Dec-2015)
  FIXED - PageUp/PageDown navigation sometimes jump to far and missed some items.
  FIXED - List ViewMode and ThumbList ViewMode sometimes failed if first column was not filename
  ADDED - Dynamic Column Properties for showing line number. (Can't be used in Filters or MultiRename)
  ADDED - Copy path to clipboard will append trailing slash for folders.
  ADDED - Option to show history popup as sorted or not.
  ADDED - Command to show the Panel specific Recent (Back button) Popup. Can now customize key to show popup
  ADDED - Settings to change how Rename Similar works.  Ask/No/Always

 -- Build 2054 ( 29-Dec-2015 )
  FIXED - UI and Language fixes for Advanced filters
  FIXED - Extended File properties in Advanced filters works a lot better.
  FIXED - Minor FTP / Network logging improvements for better diagnostic when failure happens
  FIXED - 1 Rare stability issue

 -- Build 2050 ( 12-Dec-2015 )
  ADDED - Advanced Filters now starting to support extended file properties.
  CHANGE- Change default mode of button panel
  FIXED - Issue when reading default path
  FIXED - Crash issue for very long network path.
  FIXED - 2 Rare stability issues.

93

Beta Releases / Multi Commander 5.8 RC

« on: October 22, 2015, 18:24:27 »

The following fixes/changes since v5.6

130+ Changes

 -- Build 2036 ( 15-Nov-2015 )
  ADDED - Hold CTRL while pressing return/OK button in MakeDir dialog and the ExplorerPanel will enter that folder
  ADDED - Custom command MC.Explorer.Makedir has a new parameter  "GOTO" that will make the Explorer Panel to enter the new folder
  ADDED - Advanced filter now support RegEx matching of filename
  CHANGE- Filter Editor will now use space as separator when entering multiple values to look for. (before it was | )
  FIXED - Various fixes in Filter Editor

 -- Build 2032 ( 10-Nov-2015 )
  ADDED - Explorer panel settings for default path for new tabs
  ADDED - Custom Command MC.Explorer.Selection.Select now has a "FILTERID" parameter
  FIXED - MultiFileViewer can now find text part backwards (up) in Unicode text files again

 -- Build 2030 ( 7-Nov-2015 )
  ADDED - Explorer panel settings for Column sortby and sort order for new tabs.
  ADDED - Custom Command MC.Explorer.SetFilter now has as parameter FILTERID, that can be used to set an existing advanced filter
  ADDED - Explorer Panel Tweak settings for enable/disable for context menu for current location should be shown on ".."
  ADDED - FSFTP bookmark now has an option if the log windows should be shown or not when connecting.
  FIXED - DuplicateTab will now duplicate most tab/explorer panel settings.
  FIXED - Filter window will now ask to save modified filter.

 -- Build 2026 ( 2-Nov-2015 )
  FIXED - UI Issues with View Filter field
  FIXED - View Filter toggle on/off when advanced filter was set

 -- Build 2025 ( 1-Nov-2015 )
  ADDED - The View Filter popup menu how also list the global advanced filters
  ADDED - View Filter can now also use the advanced filters
  ADDED - From the view filter popup menu it is now possible to define a advanced filter to be used
  FIXED - Filename matching using Contins,BeginWith,EndWith in Advanced filters now work

 -- Build 2021 ( 25-Okt-2015)
  ADDED - FilterEditor has some UI changes, when setting the date/time range
  ADDED - FilterEditor also show the FilterID. This is used if filter is referenced by in script
  FIXED - UI issues in FilterEditor.
  FIXED - QuickLaunchBar will now remember the Right click options for AllowInsertByDrop/AllowRearrange

 -- Build 2018 ( 23-Okt-2015)
  ADDED - Pick Filter window now support MultiLanguage
  ADDED - Filter editor now support MultiLanguage
  ADDED - Compare Folders Advanced windows now support MultiLanaguge
  FIXED - Exclude file matching now works.
  FIXED - Rename / Delete / Reload of filters now works
  CHANGE- Content Matching in Filter Dialog disabled. Not Implemented yet

-- Build 2015 ( 22-Okt-2015)
  ADDED - Menu > Configuration > Filter - New dialog of defining new global filters.
  ADDED - Expand/Shrink selection in explorer panel can now do selection with the new filter rules

 -- Build 2011 ( 17-Okt-2015)
  ADDED - File Operation progress now show progress of queing items for internal plugin operations.
  ADDED - FSFTP will now log data connections errors better.
  ADDED - Menu > Edit > Compare Folders Advanced - Shows a dialog where compare rules can be defined.
  FIXED - Fixad issue when unpacking large zip with duplicated files in archive.
  FIXED - FSZip issue when overwriting existing files
  FIXED - FSFTP now send "AUTH TLS" instead of "AUTH TLS-P" for protected login
  FIXED - SetFolderDateTime tool can cause a crash.
  FIXED - Icon Override Setup is no longer case sensitive
  FIXED - MultiFileViewer - RegEx syntax coloring rule chould sometimes cause a crash

94

Blog post comments / What New in 5.6

« on: September 15, 2015, 17:41:41 »

Blog Post: http://multicommander.com/blog/2015/09/whats-new-5.6

[ Use this forum post for commenting]

95

Translations And Language Packs / Language Changes 5.5> 5.6

« on: September 11, 2015, 07:29:59 »

v5.6 Release Candidate is now locked for new language changes.. here is a list of the new language texts IDs for v5.6

Application - Explorer Panel - ( ExplorerPanel_lang_en.xml )

Commands

Code: [Select]

C-169
Settings

Code: [Select]

S-339

Application - Multi Rename - ( MCMultiRename_lang_en.xml )
Dialog

Code: [Select]

D-423 - REMOVED
D-424
D-425
D-431
D-432
Application - MC Audio Tools - ( MCAudioTools_lang_en.xml )
Dialog

Code: [Select]

D-501
D-502
Application - MC Audio Properties - ( MCAudioProp_lang_en.xml )
Dialog

Code: [Select]

D-150
D-151
Application - MultiFileViewer - ( MultiFileViewer_lang_en.xml )
Command

Code: [Select]

D-140 - REMOVED
D-145
D-146
D-147
D-151
D-152
D-153
Dialog

Code: [Select]

D-116 - CHANGED
D-117 - CHANGED

D-133 - REMOVED
D-134 - REMOVED
D-135 - REMOVED
D-136 - REMOVED

D-158

D-160-167
D-170-176
D-191-192
D-210-217
D-225
D-230
D-232-238
D-240-242
D-245-251
D-255

D-260-264
D-270-273
D-280
D-281
D-284-286
D-290-292
D-294-297
D-315-317
D-349-358
D-370

96

Support and Feedback / MOVED: MC 5.5.1 build 1980 failed to read config file

« on: August 19, 2015, 20:27:43 »

This topic has been moved to Beta Releases.

http://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php?topic=1502.0

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Beta Releases / Multi Commander 5.6 RC

« on: August 16, 2015, 17:02:38 »

The following fixes/changes since v5.5.0

165+ Changes


 -- Build 1999 --( 6-Sep-2015 )
  FIXED - MultiFileViewer - Various UI issued with Color Syntax editor and ColorThemes editor
  FIXED - MultiFileViewer - Various MultiLanguage issues Color Syntax editor and ColorThemes editor
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer - Added a "none" item to the SyntaxColoring menu list.
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer - Can now be configured to Auto copy selection to clipboard. ( Menu > Options > Options )
  ADDED - ExplorerPanel can now disable Auto fade of selection when panel is inactive in WinExplorer mode.

 -- Build 1997 -- ( 3-Sep-2015 )
  FIXED - MultiFileViewer - Various UI issued with Color Syntax editor.
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer - All Color themes and Color syntax formatting are listed in menu for easy switching.
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer - ColorSyntax Formatting can now use a Theme defined color
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer - Color Theme Configuration can now also configure Syntax Colors
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer - Theme and Syntax are now stored in a different way.
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer - Added more and change existing Default Color Themes and Default Syntax Coloring
     * If you configured ThemeColors or SyntaxColor since build 1992 they will be lost.**

 -- Build 1992 -- ( 30-Aug-2015 )
  FIXED - Various UI issues with Color Syntax formatting editor.
  ADDED - Added color syntax formatting for C/C++,PHP,JAVA,JavaScript,XML,SQL into the default config file
          (Delete ColorFormatting.xml from user config folder to get the default file, for portable replace it with the *.tpl file)

 -- Build 1990 -- ( 29-Aug-2015 )
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer now has a editor to create Color Syntax Formatting easier.
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer configuration profiles can now autoload color syntax formatting.
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer has a default color syntax formatting for C/C++ (More will be added)
  FIXED - Auto ReSort after rename of folder did not always work
  FIXED - Go to Root will now on locked tabs (with allow subpath change) go to the root of the locked location.
  FIXED - 1 Rare stability issues.

 -- Build 1985 -- ( 22-Aug-2015 )
  ADDED - MultiRename - Find/Replace Dlg can now store content in quick storage (Load with F1-F10, Hold Shift to Save)
  ADDED - MultiRename - Find/Replace Dlg can now load content from file dropped in text area
  FIXED - MultiRename - Find/Replace did sometimes fail to auto add quotes
  FIXED - MultiRename - Find/Replace Dlg Window will now be right aligned to the MultiRename Window.
  FIXED - Issue when Copying "(Default)" registry value using Admin Helper
  ADDED - MultiFileViewer - Highlight colors can now be configured
  FIXED - 2 Rare stability issues.

--- Build 1980 ( 16-Aug-2015 )
  CHANGE- Upgrade built environment, Everything is not built using VS2015
  ADDED - MultiRename - Find/Replace will now automatically add quotes if needed
  ADDED - MultiRename - Minor UI layout changes.
  CHANGE- The Profiles/Configuration system in MultiFileViewer has change.
  FIXED - Issue when creating MD5 checksum files
  FIXED - Copy registry value to new location will now copy "(default)" value correct.
  FIXED - 1 Rare issue when using standard property data tags in MultiRename tool.
  FIXED - 2 Rare stability issues with script engine.

98

Blog post comments / Multi Commander and Visual Studio 2015

« on: August 08, 2015, 14:13:13 »

Blog Post : http://multicommander.com/blog/2015/08/multi-commander-and-visual-studio-2015

Use this forum post for commenting

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Translations And Language Packs / Language Changes 5.1> 5.5

« on: July 21, 2015, 17:54:44 »

v5.5 Release Candidate is now locked for new language changes.. here is a list of the new language texts IDs for v5.5

Application - Multi Commander - ( MultiCommander_lang_en.xml )

FileList Property Name

Code: [Select]

F - 20
Menu

Code: [Select]

M-2029
M-2030
M-2199
Settings

Code: [Select]

S-1236
Dialogs

Code: [Select]

D-800
D-801
D-802
Load/Save tabs Layout dialogs

Code: [Select]

D-2500
D-2501
D-2502
D-2504
D-2505
D-2510
D-2511
D-2512
D-2513
D-2514
Custom Commands

Code: [Select]

U-84
U-85
U-86
U-87
U-88
U-89
U-180
U-181
Globals

Code: [Select]

G-500
G-501
Application - Explorer Panel - ( ExplorerPanel_lang_en.xml )

Commands

Code: [Select]

C-121
C-450
C-451
C-454
C-455
Menu

Code: [Select]

M-130
M-297

Settings

Code: [Select]

S-570
S-571
S-572
Application - Multi Rename - Properties ( MCMultiRename_lang_en.xml )
Dialogs

Code: [Select]

D-420
D-421
D-422
D-423
Application - File Checksum Verifier - Properties ( MCTools-sfv_lang_en.xml )
Dialogs

Code: [Select]

D-110
D-111
D-112
D-113
Application - Audio Tools - Properties ( MCAudioTools_lang_en.xml )
Dialogs

Code: [Select]

D-317
D-318
D-319
D-320
D-321
D-322
D-400
D-401
D-403
D-404
D-406
D-410-418
D-420-425
D-430-433
D-436-437
D-440-444
D-450-456
D-460
D-465-472
D-475-481
D-483-487
D-490-496

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Script / Advanced Selection with Script

« on: July 18, 2015, 15:16:05 »

As of build 1964 you can now do advanced selection with script easier.

There are two new functions sets that allow for this.

The first new functions that make this possible are GetSourceItems() / GetTargetItems()
They return a array with all items from the source or target panel.
The file paths returned are only the filenames. So they are relative to current path of source/target.
( You can get current path with GetSourcePath()/GetTargetPath() )

You can get FULL path by sending 1 as parameter  ( GetSourceItems(1); ) But for the selection example below we do not want that since SetSourceSelected(..) require names only. not complete paths.

The other new function is SetSourceSelected(...) / SetTargetSelected(..)
They accept an array with names of files that it will match and set as selected. the second parameter is optional and if it is 1 it will clear all existing selections first. This is the default behavior so if you want to clear the second parameter is not needed. You really only need to set it to 0 if you want to ADD selections without clearing out current selections.
Eg
SetSourceSelect( $arr );  // Clear Selection before settings them
SetSourceSelect( $arr, 1 );  // Clear Selection before settings them
SetSourceSelect( $arr , 0); // Add selection. Do not clear


Example.
Lets say we want to select all audio files that have a bitrate of 320 and more

Code: [Select]

@var $currentPath = GetSourcePath();
@var $Items = GetSourceItems();
@var $count = arrayCount($Items);
@var $selectItems[];
@var $curItem;
@var $fullFilename;

// Loop all items in the $Items array
for( $n = 0; $n < $count; $n++)
{
  $curItem = $Items[$n];

  $fullFilename = $currentPath ^ $curItem;
  @var $bitrate = GetFileProp($fullFilename, "MCAudioProp.bitrate");
  if($bitrate >= 320)
  {
      arrayAdd($selectItems, $curItem );
  }
}

// Selected all the items in the $selectItems array
@var $ClearSelectedFirst = 0;
SetSourceSelected($selectItems, $ClearSelectedFirst);
(However since every file is accessed and bitrate is extracted from metadata inthe file. it can takes some time to run this script if there are a lot of audio files.)