Version 2008.06c

• Bug fixed: On some PCs the using of copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) functions is not possible due to a crash of FreeCommander.

Version 2008.06

• New: Multi rename tool
• New: Built in FTP: activate FTP under Settings->Drives: Show FTP as drive
• New: Synchronize folders - exclude filter possible
• New: Synchronize folders - option for "ignore 1 hour time delay"
• New: Lock toolbars
• New action: Create new file
• New action and pushbutton in toolbar: New file
• New: Settings->Toolbar: Show menu as toolbar
• New: Settings->Toolbar: Drawing style
• New: Settings->Icons: Icons in main menu (Use small icons; Use the same size as in toolbar)
• New item in the popup menu for tabs: Lock - navigation to subfolders
• New: Settings->View: Width of Go Up strip
• New: Settings->View->Toolbars: Use big icons
• New: Settings->View->Splitter: Show "Swap panels" button; Width of splitter
• New: Settings->Quick search/filter: Deactivate filter for folder change
• New: Save scroll bar position for tabs
• Changed: F5/F6 shortcuts changed to copy/move with dialog
• Bug: High CPU Usage after taking Desktop Snapshots
• Bug: Password is shown, when user enter password for unRar files
• Bug: Favorite folders - multibyte characters do not work
• Bug fixed: Vista folder e:\windows\winsxs can not be open if "View folder size" option is active
• Some other small bugs fixed

Version 2007.10a

• Bug fixed: some folders or drives can not be opened
• Bug fixed: adding separators to categories list
• Bug fixed: folder synchronize function break with the message '00:00:02: is not a valid time'
• Bug fixed: thumbnail of Open Office files crash the program
• Bug fixed: wrong display of zip content for some zip files
• Bug fixed: synchronize folders - compare files process very slow
• Bug fixed: context menu in address bar not available, wenn path in the address bar is longer than the address bar width
• Bug fixed: wrong folder size display if sorting by size
• Bug fixed: change of the font visible only after program restart
• Bug fixed: viewer plugin dialog doesn't let you specify %FcSrcDrive% as the drive
• Bug fixed: Favorite Tool - %FcSrcDrive% parameter does not work for "Start folder"
• In file search dialog: display file icons
• New setting options (now only in freecomander.ini, later in program)

• SplitterSmallWidth=            allowed Values 3-12; default is 6
• SplitterSmallHideSwapButton=   allowed 0 or 1; default is 0
• AddrBarButtonWidth=            allowed Values 12-25; default is 17
• GoUpStripWidth=                allowed Values 0-10; default is 0
• ShellOperationInclConnectedElements=    allowed values 0 or 1; default is 1: copy/move/delete operation on folder and connected html file  

• New items added to address bar context menu

• Edit
• Paste from clipboard
• Some other small bugs fixed

Version 2007.10

• Address bar editable with auto completition and auto suggest (Alt+G or middle mouse button click)
• Function key bar
• DoubleClick on locked tab - go to locked folder, if not in tab
• New settings:
• Shell menu: add 'FreeCommander' item to context menu
• Start program: TEMP folder can be defined
• Programs: more options for define programs
• Select items: Hover time for select items with mouse pointer; open files with one click
• Folder Tabs: Folder history per Tab
• Function Key Bar: Show icons
• Drives: Show with drive select (3 options)  
• Confirmations: Use dialog window for rename
• Color/Font: Color for striped lines in detail view

• New sorting options:
• Folders always at the end of the list
• Natural sorting (as Explorer)
• Folder like files (except for name)

• Shortcuts saved as text and not as number
• Favorite tools renewed (Categories, Toolbar, Drag&Drop)
• New toolbar button: Window splitting
• Desktop and Thumbnail button with drop down list
• View button with drop down list - you can use this button for toggle views between list and details. You can define more views for toggle in the freecommander.ini in the [Form] section, e.g. ToggleViews=1,2,5 if you want toggle between list, details and thumbnails.
• Localized Vista folders (reparse point folder) can be opened now
• New command line parameters /NewIni=, /Ini=, /NoPlugins, /Lng=, /N, /C, /Z
• /NewIni=   Starts FC with a different INI file instead of freecommander.ini. A new file will always be created. If defined file exists, it will be deleted first.
• /Ini=   Starts FC with a different INI file instead of freecommander.ini. A new file will be created if the defined file does not exist.
• /NoPlugins   Starts FC with disabled plugins  
• /Lng=   Starts FC with a different language file instead of that defined in config file
• /N   Starts FC in any case as new instance
• /C   Starts FC and passes the command line parameters to the already running instance
• /Z   For usage with /C parameter - interprets the passed paths as source/target instead of left/right.

• Many small bugs fixed

Version 2007.05a

• Fixed bug - hotkeys work suddenly no more
• New settings for folder tabs: multiline, close not locked, colors
• New folder tab property - "Lock - no navigation", 'Lock' property changed to 'with navigation'
• Auto refresh less sensitive. For some software (e.g. TortoiseCvs/SVN) you should define     DirMonSensitive=1  in the "Form" section of FreeCommander.ini
• Some other bugs fixed

Version 2007.05

• New symbols for the splitter: Favorite tools, Edit, View
• Settings dialog

   General: Process close as minimize (active if 'Minimize to system tray' checked)

   Auto save settings

   Confirmations: Show popup menu for left button drop

• Menu item: Save settings
• Loading/Storing of ini file improved 
• Splitter position stored as percent of window size now
• "Make Folder List..." window: settings are saved.
• Support for "ClearType" fonts (you can disable this with UseDesktopFont=0)
• Quick view Ctrl+Q
• View images - improved
• Better performance for connect via VPN or NetDrive
• The internal viewer - renewed:

    - no limit for file size for Views: text, binary, hex

    - new views: rtf, unicode, media, internet

    - interface for WLX plugins

• Settings dialog - new option 'Show two bars' for drives
• Command line parameters are passed to the first instance (if 'Only one instance' is active)
• Ctrl+I now is functioning as a switch
• New Options for image browser (spacing, optimization)
• Copy current dir to clipboard - new address bar button
• Folder tabs
• Right mouse click on hot folder in address bar shows popup menu with subfolders
• Quick filter (Ctrl+Y, Alt+Y)

Version 2006.06b

• Bug (critical): NC-Modus only - after rename operation the item was selected, but the selection was not visible
• Bug: on some pcs the tree pane was not visible
• Hotkey for sort by extension Shift+Ctrl+F4
• Default value for 'SelectCurrentHistoryDir4SelectDrive' changed to 1
• Some small bugs fixed  

Version 2006.06a

• Bug: MD5 sum for big files is not computed
• Bug: Splitter horizontal, network drive activate/deactivate -> lower drive bar is not displayed properly
• Bug: If 'Minimize to system tray' feature is active, the memory usage of the program is the same as when the program is opened
• Bug: Size settings in the search window work not correctly for some languages
• Bug: Sorting files by size, in the search window for some languages
• Bug: A problem with unpacking RAR files from subfolder: the file is extracted together with the folder
• Bug: The program crashes if you want to view images very quickly:  F3,ESC,F3,ESC,F3,ESC,.....
• Bug: Rename item from context menu - after rename the item is selected (only NC-modus)
• Config item for drive select: always try to open folder from current history

 SelectCurrentHistoryDir4SelectDrive=1

• New setting for external viewer: Assign to menu item 'File->View'
• Bug:  I can't change driver letter with shortcut Shift + 'drive letter' if drives are shown as combo box
• Config items for freeCommander.ini
•     ShowFullPathInCaption=0
•     ShowPathFirstInCaption=1
•     CopyFullPath_AddLastBackslash=1
•     StatusCountParentFolder=1
•     ComboBoxShowFreeSpace=1
•     ImageBrowserSizeIconSpacingX=
•     ImageBrowserSizeIconSpacingY=

• Unpack files with national characters from RAR archive
• New commands for "Define shortcuts...": find computer, delete without recycle bin (Shift+F8), open with...
• Bug: some problems with select of files in NC-Modus
• Bug: sort on "Type" column
• Rename - only file name (without extension) will be selected for in-place editing
• Bug: only system partition visible under Windows Vista
• Variables %FcSrcDrive% and %FcSrcPath% available for defining of favorites, external viewer and editors

Version 2006.06

• Network neighborhood available as drive
• Shortcuts for copy and move are now free definable
• Shortcuts for view and edit are now free definable
• Concurrent ZIP operations possible
• Unpack JAR, WAR, EAR archive files
• Multiple editors (for F4) definable
• New shortcuts and toolbar icons for history (back: Alt+Left, next: Alt+Right)
• New shortcuts in search dialog

       Display in active panel: Space

       Display in inactive panel: Ctrl+Space

       Copy: Ctrl+C

       Delete: Del

• Accept "file://///server/share/folder" as command line parameter     
• New Option in Synchronize folder:

    - Up to 2 sec. ignore

    - with hidden

• Custom columns
• New shortcut Shift+F1 shows popup menu for views
• Autosize for drives combo box (for dropdown)
• Settings: new program icons to choose
• Better performance for image browser
• Overlay images for extracted icons (TortoiseCVS icons too)
• Settings for "Search files" window: show in taskbar, auto add * to file name
• Configuration Changes/Enhancements:

    This lines you can define in the freeCommander.ini file.

    - DosCommandBoxSpec=

      You can define your own command line interpreter for Ctrl+D

    - AlignDrivesLeft=1

      Shows combo box drives align to left

    - ShowUserInCaption=1

      Shows current user in window caption

• Popup menus added to the buttons of the toolbar:

    - DELETE: basket context menu

    - DETAILS, LIST: same as Shift+F1

    - FILTER: filter popup menu

• Many small bugs fixed

Version 2005.09a

• English help file available
• Configuration Changes/Enhancements:

          This lines you can define in the freeCommander.ini file.

          In the version 2006 all the options will be available in the settings dialog.  

          NcSelectSpaceDown=1

          Go to the next file after selecting a file in NC-Mode with spacebar   

          SortDirAlwaysByName=1

          Sort directory always by name

          Color-StatusLine=

          With this line you can define a background color for the status line

          FormatTimestamp=

          This line defines a timestamp format. Examples: yyyy.mm.dd hh:nn:ss, dd.mm.yy hh:nn

          If the line does not exist, then Windows format is used.    

          ShowSizeOnlyBytes=

          This row can accept the following values: 1 -bytes, 2 -KBytes, 3 -auto (KB,MB,GB)

• DblClick on splitter - places the splitter in the middle.
• Shift+Esc:  minimizes freeCommander window
• Ctrl+Alt++: autoresizes columns
• Ctrl+*(Num): inverts selection - only files
• New action defined for keyboard shortcuts: Show/hide hidden and system files
• Many small bugs fixed

Version 2005.09

• Configuration Changes/Enhancements:

-New: Open folder with single click (Extras/Settings/General)

-New: Show only marked files (Extras/Settings/Compare Directory)

-New: Quick Search now configurable (Extras/Settings/Quick Search)

-Start quick search from top

-Quick search field auto close after x seconds.

-New: Norton Commander Mode (Extras/Settings/NC-Modus)

-Select files in NC-Mode

-Extended select with Shift and Ctrl

-Selection with right mouse button.

-Colors for selection definable.

-New: View Settings: File list, file size in bytes

-Change: Toolbar Configuration has changed completely

               (more Toolbars, Position changeable, Size of Buttons etc.)

-New: New Splitter Symbols: Favorite Folders, Copy, Move

-Change: Splitter-Site not configurable anymore

                 (When Buttons are used the size will be automatically set).    

-New: Color for compressed files definable.

• New: Menu item for compare of files

• New: Mark all files (without directories)

• New: Mark identical files on both sides.

• New: Load/Save Selection from/to a file

• New: View/Divide horizontal

• New: Show same folder on both sides

• New: Keyboard-Shortcuts are now definable.

• New: Colors of background and text are definable

• New: Alt+Click on folder in one pane opens the folder in the other pane

• Change: Ctrl+S now is functioning as a switch

• New: 'Unpack in subfolder' option at unpacking of archive files

• New: Unsorted view of files

• Change: ASCII Table removed from program (you can download small program on my homepage)

• New: Click on the subfolder in the folder status changes to this subfolder

Version 2004.10b

• The floppy drive is scanned on some PC's when starting the program (Unfortunately, this was not removed in the last version completely)
• freeCommander crashes while executing some context menu items, wich were generated by other programs
• If one opens a new file for editing (Shift+F4), it is not checked whether the specified filename already exists. The existing file is deleted without  warning

Version 2004.10a

• Ctrl+A selects only files and not all items
• In the tree the folder and drive icons have a grey background
• "Run As" item in context menu on Win2000 is not available
• The floppy drive is scanned on some PC's when starting the program
• Comments in MD5 files are not possible

   If you want to use ' *' as separator for MD5 files, you can do it with

   the setting in the freeCommander.ini:

   [DlgConfirmMd5]

   SeparateChar=*

• No refresh for Novell drives after file operations
• ReadMe file is not installed if installation language is other than German
• File rename: file icon not always properly refreshed
• Menu items for Copy and Move are displayed always in German when the settings were saved
• Some shortcut (.LNK files) can not be executed with double klick  
• Few small bugs in viewer

Version 2004.10

• Folders synchronize - revised
• New settings

       - Use long / short filename

       - Show grid

       - Colors for folders / files with attributes: folder, read-only, hidden, System

       - Define Start folders

       - Define source for freeCommander.ini

• Wipe files
• Create and verify MD5 checksums
• Favorite tools - revised
• 'Only selected files (Ctrl+S)' - are displayed with underlining in the folder line  
• Wrap text in the file viewer (text view)
• Keyboard shortcut for desktop snapshot active immediately after the program start
• Command line parameter

       freeCommander.exe [/L=LW:\Ordner1] [/R=LW:\Ordner2] [/i=name.ini] [/i=CSIDL_APPDATA]

       freeCommander.exe [-L=LW:\Ordner1] [-R=LW:\Ordner2] [-i=name.ini]  

• New keyboard shortcuts were defined

          Shift+Ctrl+S: settings

          Shift+Ctrl+F8: wipe file

          Shift+Alt+V: compare files

          Ctrl+F9: size of the selected folders 

• Several bugs were repaired