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WHAT IS FreeCommander
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FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard Windows file manager.
You can configure almost everything. Supported Windows versions: Windows XP and
above.
FreeCommander XE is in two versions 32 and 64 bit.
Please check the info about using FreeCommander XE 32 bit on 64 bit Windows
http://freecommander.com/en/version-summary/

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AFTER YOU HAVE INSTALLED FreeCommander XE
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If you have worked with the FreeCommander 2009.02b:

- the settings of the FreeCommander 2009.02b are not compatible with the settings
of the FreeCommander XE
- do not copy the old settings to the new settings folder

If you have worked with the FreeCommander XE 32 bit version and now you want use 64
bit version
- the settings are compatible; you can use the settings from the 32 bit version in
the 64 bit version
- for moving the settings you can use Tools->Backup all settings, Tools->Restore
all settings

The available help files you can download from the site
http://freecommander.com/en/languages/

Trouble with the help file

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When viewing your CHM documentation, Microsoft's HTML Help Viewer is showing an
error page saying either that:
- The action has been canceled
- The page cannot be displayed

Solutions
- Launch help file from local drive and not from a network path or via a mapped
networked drive.
- Make sure your help file isn't in a path with symbols such as "#" (sharp).
- In some cases, you can have access to an "unblock" button in the properties page
of the help file. Right click on the file then go to its properties and click the
"unblock" button. This button is not available in all systems though.
- Try the HHReg utility http://www.ec-software.com/products_hhreg.html or read
this technical note from the Microsoft Knowledge Base
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896054/.

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FEEDBACK & SUGGESTIONS
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Direct your feedback, suggestions and bug reports to the FreeCommander forum
http://www.forum.freecommander.com
or directly to me [email protected] but please do not expect that you get an
answer immediately :).
I hope you will enjoy FreeCommander

MAREK JASINSKI

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Important changes and bug fixes in the release 810a
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- Bug fix: Exception when saving the settings if only one file pane is visible.

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Important changes and bug fixes in the release 810 compared to 790a
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- Bug fix: No auto refresh after deleting file from smartphone

- Bug fix: Exception in internal viewer
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=28890#p28890
- Bug fix: If the options "One tree per panel" and "Keep expanded nodes per tab"
are active: by switching between left and right pane - the expanded folders in the
inactive tree are closed
- Bug fix: Layout switching may cause the exception
- Bug fix: Program start fail on Windows 2003
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&p=29009#p29009
- Bug fix: Path change through DOS prompt writes the path to the address bar with
trailing delimiter.
- Bug fix: After opening the zip file with the internal plugin fc_internal_zip,
different unspecific exceptions can occur later.
- Bug fix: Exception on program start if small icons used in the splitter toolbar
- Bug fix: Opening multiple files causes a crash
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9317
- Bug fix: If the option "Quick filter bar always visible" is not active then
exception appears on click in main menu
- Bug fix: Tree is not updated correctly after restart;
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9444
- Bug fix: Multirename on smartphone works again
- Bug fix: Synchronize folders - the Quick Viewer does not follow the changes made
to the selection in the file list.
- Bug fix: When using "Copy name without extension as text" to copy name of the
folder with dot (e.g. aaa.bbbcccddd), only the first part is copied (e.g. aaa)
- Bug fix: Filenames that start with periods (e.g.: .config) are not displayed
correctly if the "Right align extension ..." option is active.
- Bug fix: Toolbar buttons for List, Details, Thumbnails stay in down state if
"Small icons" or "Large icons" is in menu selected
- Bug fix: Rename of the volume drive does not work if rename operation with dialog
is defined
- Bug fix: Search files - Find duplicate files may provide false result
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9669
- Bug fix: Search for files/folders does not work with ";" in path. Use " to
enclose path with ";" https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9699
- Bug fix: Quick viewer close button does not work in multi rename dialog
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9707
- Bug fix: New added column profile is not visible on "Auto selectable views" tab
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9678
- Bug fix: Multi rename dialog - "Activate profiles combo box first" broken with
quick view https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=30211#p30211
- Bug fix: When using a toolbar button "Show main menu as popup menu" some submenus
may not work (e.g. Color schemes, Favorite tools)
- Bug fix: Search files dialog - selecting files in the result list does not count
selected (if Shift key is used) https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=9717
- Bug fix: Favorite folder tree - drop on node with folder is broken
- Bug fix: Favorite folder dialog - active item color is unreadable
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9624
- Bug fix: Chosen custom column profile "A" changes to custom profile "B" when a
file is moved https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30087#p30087
- Bug fix: Scrolling in the details view is slower as in the previous version
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&p=30356#p30356
- Bug fix: Sorting by any column in the search dialog changes the width of the
columns https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=30358#p30358
- Bug fix: Viewer - zoom with mouse wheel is broken
- Bug fix: Main menu minor issue https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=9772
- Bug fix: Minor issue when using multi rename button/hotkey
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9789
- Bug fix: Create new folder tab from file container tab
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30437
- Bug fix: Selecting files via commandline may not work for network paths
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=30622#p30622
- Bug fix: Deleting a file in the rename dialog from the context menu doesn't
remove it from the list https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?
f=7&p=30631#p30631
- Bug fix: Deleting a file in the search dialog from the context menu doesn't
remove it from the list
- Bug fix: Search dialog list - multiple items delete issue
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9909
- Bug fix: Sorting broken on delete https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=9926
- Bug fix: Layout definition - the option 'Ignore main window size and position'
will be unchecked if "Auto save current layout" is
used.https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=30814#p30814
- Bug fix: Multirename dialog - deleting a file in quick viewer doesn't remove it
from the list
- Bug fix: Search dialog - deleting a file in quick viewer doesn't remove it from
the list
- Bug fix: Thumbnails view doesn't work with "Auto selectable views" + Plain view
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10000
- Bug fix: Plain view mode - deleteing a file from context menu doesn't remove it
from the list https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9972
- Bug fix: A slow double click on a folder in the tree view allows the renaming of
the folder even though the option "Allow rename on slow double click" is not set
- Bug fix: "Keep expanded nodes per Tab": does not work when closing a tab
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10012
- Bug fix: Multi rename dialog, "Search for" field - the help after klick on "?"
picture is wrong
- Bug fix: Adding a profile to a search filter doesn't immediately show paths
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10057
- Bug fix: Sorting by "Bit rate" may be wrong
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10049
- Bug fix: Lock view issue https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=10041
- Bug fix: Auto selectable views - minor sorting issue
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9983
- Bug fix: Plain view is lost if used with quick filter on tab switch
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10066
- Bug fix: Recycle Bin panel switch issue
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10070
- Bug fix: Recycle Bin refresh issue https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=10071
- Bug fix: Quick viewer focus issue https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=10073
- Bug fix: Rename in the tree: DEL key want delete the renamed folder
- Bug fix: Option "Show drives as button bar - Use large icons" does not work if
the option "Show drive bar per panel" is not active

- Implemented: New action "Set Quick Filter from clipboard"

- Implemented: New menu item "Edit -> Filter files with same ext." (Set quick
filter to the extension of the focused item in the current panel )
- Implemented: Confirm overwrite dialog - file version info is showed now
- Implemented: Exif info in viewer - Context menu "Copy to clipboard" (selected
lines)
- Implemented: Folder view in viewer - Context menu "Copy to clipboard" (selected
text)
- Implemented: New option "Always open in new tab" for shell menu settings added
- Implemented: "Redirect Win+E to FreeCommander" function opens the program in the
foreground
- Implemented: Create checksum - space characters are ignored in the field "Compare
with the pattern sum"
- Implemented: "Make folder/file list..." now possible for archive files and SFTP
folders
- Implemented: Thumbnails for epub files
- Implemented: New action for main splitter added "Split 0/100 %" and "Split
100/0%" (Compatibility with old version)
- Implemented: JPG as screenshot format added
- Implemented: Position of the settings dialog is saved
- Implemented: Unpacking the archive file from the desktop to another desktop
folder is now possible.
- Implemented: New quick filter option added: Clear edit field when quick filter is
deactivated
- Implemented: Color scheme menu icons can now be used
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9329
- Implemented: Now color scheme is used in Viewer and quick viewer
- Implemented: Two options in "Attributes/Timestamp" dialog added: 'Copy date
"modified" to "created" for each file', 'Copy date "created" to "modified" for each
file'
- Implemented: Option to define in the freecommander.ini for deactivating of the
color scheme in viewer - "ViewerUseColorScheme=0"
- Implemented: Search dialog - file editing from archive file is possible now
- Implemented: Background color of the file list in the search dialog changes if
searching is active; line "BusyColor=" in freecommander.find.ini
- Implemented: Multirename dialog - using substring (enclosed with \) for the
option "Upper first letter following any of defined characters" is now possible
- Implemented: New command in multirename dialog added - "Copy old name"
- Implemented: New option for "File/folder list" added "Ignore size of link folder
(reparse point)"; default value is false;
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?
f=6&p=29686&sid=ebcde0131eafec4ccc9ada14c4a8b621#p29686
- Implemented: Quick viewer - close button in the title bar added
- Implemented: Additional options for "Close all folder tabs": Close locked tabs
too, Apply for both panels
- Implemented: Tab property dialog - icon definition is possible now
- Implemented: Settings - new tab option "Use large images"
- Implemented: Setting for menu font size (Settings->View)
- Implemented: Search dialog - new options for searched text: As entered, Any term,
All terms
- Implemented: Search in file container
- Implemented: Quick filter field - with Ctrl+Enter apply quick filter for both
panels
- Implemented: Protection against "right to left override" characters in the file
name. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/09/right-to-left-override-aids-email-
attacks/
- Implemented: Drop operation (while holding down the SHIFT key) on a Folder button
in the Favorite toolbar works as "Move".
- Implemented: New condition for "Automatic views": <newtab>; if defined is always
active
- Implemented: Settings->Programs - define %AcceptOnlyFiles% as Parameter if you
want to ignore the program start for folders
- Implemented: "Alt+Left Click" on folder or archive file opens new tab in other
pane
- Implemented: Option "Ignore diacritical marks" added (quick filter, quick search,
filter, multirename)
- Implemented: New command line parameters: -LQF (left quick filter, e.g.
-LQF=*.png ), -RQF (right quick filter)
- Implemented: Multirename dialog - new command "Copy old name without extension"
added
- Implemented: Multirename dialog - new option "Use big icons" added
- Implemented: Viewer, VLC Player - "Play loop" option added
- Implemented: New action added - "Select all folders"
- Implemented: New action added - "Lock view ; Locks view and disable automatic
views"
- Implemented: Search dialog - new option added: "Use big icons"
- Implemented: Multirename dialog - "Options->Select columns" added
- Implemented: "Tools->Settings->Programs->Default action" - %InternalViewer% can
be used as program for default acion (double click; Enter key)

- Changed: Multirename dialog - auto-completion disabled for date field

- Changed: Dos-Prompt field - auto-completion disabled
- Changed: "Attributes/Timestamp..." dialog - "Copy Created -> Modified" changed as
suggested https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9199#p29099
- Changed: Computing of folder Size - the size of the symbolic link folder is now
always 0; https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&p=29616#p29616
- Changed: Buttons alignmet for left and right toolbar if buttons caption visible
- Changed: Active option "Open folder with one click" opens the link to folder too
- Changed: Tab properties dialog - now the field 'Tab name' is always empty unless
you define your own tab name.
- Changed: Address bar alow input of the file URI as suggested
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&p=29991#p29991
- Changed: Loading of the favorite tools faster when many favorite tools (more than
100) are defined.
- Changed: Item colors are no longer set in the background but directly while
loading of the file list.
- Changed: Drag&drop key modifier for move (favortite folders tree) changed from
CTRL to SHIFT https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9795
- Changed: Define columns dialog - default button changed from Cancel to OK
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10023

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Important changes and bug fixes in the release 790a
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- Bug fix: If thumbnail view is active before closing the program, then an error
message will appear on the next startup
- Bug fix: NC-Mode (sticky selection) with the active option "Select with right
mouse button" - File selection under cursor is lost if using right mouse button for
context menu
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Important changes and bug fixes in the release 790 compared to 770
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- Bug fix: "Check for updates" drop list items are duplicated after changing of the
language http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8428
- Bug fix: Possible exception if editing viewer settings from general settings
dialog
- Bug fix: Search dialog - "Attribute/Timestamp..." dialog can not be opened
- Bug fix: Full path is showed for "Network shortcut"
http://forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=8432
- Bug fix: Define toolbar items dialog - dialog is opened for the false item if the
list of toolbar items was scrolled. http://forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=8496
- Bug fix: Drive buttons in toolbar have no icons on program start
- Bug fix: If the Explorer option "Hide extensions for known types" is active, then
files can not be deleted from the desktop (FC Method).
- Bug fix: Command line does not work if current tab is ::Computer
http://forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8518#p27282
- Bug fix: Unpacking multiple archive files at once - if the destination path is
empty, the folder of the first file will always be used as destination.
http://forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=8515
- Bug fix: Viewer - searching in hex mode does not work for properly
- Bug fix: "Make folder/file list.." dialog - selected predefined filter is
ignored
- Bug fix: Auto save settings broken
- Bug fix: Rename on smartphons broken for current Windows 10
- Bug fix: Some tab icons are not displayed correctly
http://forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8545
- Bug fix: Refresh of 'Network' goes to 'Desktop'
http://forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8530
- Bug fix: Zip naming issue http://forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8596
- Bug fix: Search function - size filter is ignored sometimes
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8650
- Bug fix: View of the PDF files does not work for some installed PDF programs
- Bug fix: Quick filter - exclude multiple extensions does not work
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8654
- Bug fix: Building of the zip file name broken
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8662
- Bug fix: Internal viewer - the option "Enable adjust orientation" does not work
correctly if "Show Exif" is switched on/off
- Bug fix: Main menu disappear if defined as "Show menu as toolbar"
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8715
- Bug fix: Queue button is always default for pack operation
- Bug fix: Compare folders - takes a long time if there are several thousand files
in folders.
- Bug fix: Tree view is not updated when deleting a folder in the file list via
context menu.
- Bug fix: Quick starter - In order to search with quick filter first focus must be
set in the field. That was not necessary in the old version.
- Bug fix: Automatic views - few minor bugs fixed
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8838
- Bug fix: Different behavior of selected items when deleting with the Windows
method https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&p=28073#p28073
- Bug fix: Exception on program start if thumbnail view is active in one pane
- Bug fix: Exception on drives reload if drive button was added to toolbar
- Bug fix: Rename with slow double click does not work if the option "Hot track
only" is active
- Bug fix: Sorting on shell columns does not work properly
- Bug fix: Searching for the hex string does not work properly (viewer and search
dialog)
- Bug fix: Option "Keep expanded nodes per Tab" broken
- Bug fix: RAR files created on Android can not be extracted
- Bug fix: Column profiles - added Windows column can get wrong title
- Bug fix: Message "The system cannot find the path specified" can be showed twice
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9004
- Bug fix: Drive icons may be not correctly displayed in toolbars
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=28430#p28430
- Bug fix: Copy&paste in the tree does not refresh the tree
- Bug fix: An internal error in the thumbnail display may slow down the display,
especially from the network.
- Bug fix: Multi rename option "Activate profiles combo box first" is broken
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9025
- Bug fix: Plain View does not remember selection after switching to another tab
- Bug fix: Quick filter does not see some country-specific uppercase letters
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9022
- Bug fix: Drag&drop operation fails if it was started from plain view and some
country-specific letters exist in the file name
- Bug fix: Color schemes saving is broken
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9054
- Bug fix: Folder synchronize (with compare by content) may stops after comparing
the very last file
- Bug fix: File/folder selection is lost when cancel delete operation (NC-Selection
and "Use Freecommander" for delete)
- Bug fix: Screenshot in systems with multiple monitors and different resolutions
is faulty.
- Bug fix: The file name extension is always showed in lower case letters, if it is
in the separated column.
- Bug fix: Desktop folder is not refreshing after delete operation (if defined as
"Use Windows") https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9113
- Bug fix: Unpack archive zip file into "Program files" folder is broken

- Changed: "Color schema" changed to "Color scheme"

- Changed: Hotkeys (Ctrl+Up, Ctrl+Down) for changing search result splitter changed
to Alt+Down, Alt+Up http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8446
- Changed: Handling of the favorites LNK files changed. Now target path will be
handled.
- Changed: The drop-down menu for the Desktop button in the toolbar has been
changed. Now no submenus are loaded. This avoids delays in starting of the program.
- Changed: Quick starter repository files now saved in UTF8 format
- Changed: Tab caption - UNC-paths are displayed with "1:" instead of the server
name https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7244
- Changed: Freecommander.ini option "ThumbsNoClipCaption" can be defined now in the
settings dialog: "Draw caption without clipping"
- Changed: Delete/Copy/Move with the option "Use Windows": the message "The
operation was canceled by user" is no more showed

- Implemented: New option in copy dialog "Use last overwrite options"

- Implemented: New drag&drop option "Start dragging on label or icon only"
- Implemented: Option for search dialog to define in the section [fcSearchForm] of
the file FreeCommander.find.ini: OpenLocationChangeShortcut=1 if the shortcut
should be changed from Ctrl+Space to Alt+Space
- Implemented: New action added "Collapse all nodes, except selected node, in the
tree view"
- Implemented: NOT operator for quick filter: \~
- Implemented: Multirename - pattern for parent folder (level 1 to 9) added
- Implemented: "Customize action toolbars" dialog - quick filter added
- Implemented: Column profile definition - new option added: 'All subfolder levels
for columns: Files, Items, Folders'
- Implemented: Internal viewer - basic functions for image editing added
- Implemented: Favorite tools - if folder is defined as favorite tool, than
parameters %RightDir%, %LeftDir%, %InactivDir% can be used if you want to open the
folder not in the active pane
- Implemented: Quick filter popup menu - new item added: Clear edit field
- Implemented: Quick filter - click on quick filter button with pressed CTRL key:
edit field will be cleared
- Implemented: Quick starter - context menu for the line added
- Implemented: Version checker form - frequency of checking can be set here too
- Implemented: Quick filter field - select all with Ctrl+A is now possible
https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8612
- Implemented: New action added "Copy name without extension as text"
- Implemented: Delete operation (Windows) non blocking now
- Implemented: Viewer settings - ignore list added
- Implemented: Action for reverse quick filter added
- Implemented: Layout option "Ignore main window size and position" now is defined
per layout and not global https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8369
- Implemented: "Settings - Shell menu" new option added "Apply to: Current user,
All users"
- Implemented: Quick starter - quick filter field use the settings color now
- Implemented: New action added - Close duplicate Tabs
- Implemented: "Define favorite toolbars" dialog - "Duplicate" function added;
Drag&drop for moving to another toolbar
- Implemented: Quick starter settings - item colors by file type
- Implemented: Quick starter - in "Repository -> Reorganize" function you will be
asked, if non existing elements should be removed.
- Implemented: Switch view mode automatically on folder change - "Settings ->
Column profiles/Automatic views"
- Implemented: If the favorite tree option "Full row select" is active, the double
click (or click) will also work if the mouse is not over the name
- Implemented: Currently we can switch to the desired drive with Shift+drive-
letter. If no root folder is active after switching, then using again Shift+drive-
letter will switch to the root folder.
- Implemented: Quick starter settings - selection color added
- Implemented: Main menu items added "Edit -> Save selection" and "Edit -> Restore
selection"
- Implemented: When navigating in the folder history (Alt + Left, Alt + Right),
non-existent folders are ignored.
- Implemented: Searching duplicates
- Implemented: Multirename - new options for case processing "Upper first letter
following any of defined characters:", "Keep current case"
- Implemented: Possibility to define text label in the favorite toolbar
- Implemented: Search dialog - new option added "Open first profile on start"
- Implemented: Viewer - new option for images added "Show frames" (in the context
menu of the picture)
- Implemented: Quick filter option now available in the settings dialog "Also use
for folder names"

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Important changes and bug fixes in the release 770 compared to 740
================================================================================

- Bug fix: Some russian chars does not work in quick search
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7750
- Bug fix: '\&' operator in quick filter does not work
- Bug fix: Using ENTER while editing the options in "Settings -> Programs" closes
the entire dialog http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7740
- Bug fix: View->Swap function may cause exception
- Bug fix: Favorite tool icon is not visible if favorite tool is integrated in
splitter toolbar
- Bug fix: "Windows preview" icon is not created in the default viewer toolbar
- Bug fix: Using ENTER while editing the options in "Column Profiles" or "Status
Bar" closes the entire dialog http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?
p=25041#p25041
- Bug fix: Selection problem if extension not showed in the Name column
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7231
- Bug fix: Wrong file highlighting when NC-style selection is enabled
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7810
- Bug fix: Selection duplicated in other tabs
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7809
- Bug fix: Favorites command "Open all in tabs" may fail
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7797
- Bug fix: Plain view - Opening multiple selected files does not always work
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5887
- Bug fix: Program may crash if base folder tree is set to drive and a DVD drive
without disk will be selected
- Bug fix: Column profiles "File container <cart>" issue
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7848
- Bug fix: Open default program broken
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7859
- Bug fix: Copy files from nested archive broken
- Bug fix: Loading the toolbar icons at the program start can lead to the endless
loop.
- Bug fix: Searching for Zero Byte Files does not work
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=7869
- Bug fix: After deleting the last element in the list, the cursor jumps to the
first element http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7851
- Bug fix: Current folder is not used if perform default action
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7882
- Bug fix: Prefered sort direction (column definition in the detail view) is not
used if sorting started with toolbar button or shortcut
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7899
- Bug fix: Quick viewer - wrong panel focused
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7894
- Bug fix: Quick viewer zoom state lost
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7893
- Bug fix: Quick viewer does not show file if already open on program start
- Bug fix: Font color for quick starter is not used
- Bug fix: Maximized start is not possible if the option "Handle closing as
minimization" is active
- Bug fix: File container favorite does not open at container contents
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7979
- Bug fix: Locked path of MTP device is lost when device is not connected
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7968
- Bug fix: Second favorites sets' items cannot be opened from pulldown
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7986
- Bug fix: It is possible to define duplicate keyboard shortcut
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7966
- Bug fix: Tree option "Show Windows archive files" broken
- Bug fix: Search history is not always saved
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7995
- Bug fix: Exception in Folder Synchronize dialog if 'Empty folders' option is
active
- Bug fix: FTP is not case sensitive
- Bug fix: "Use Vista+ delete method" option broken on Windows 10
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8101
- Bug fix: Using of the large icons in the favorite toolbar broken
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=8116
- Bug fix: "Go To Folder" history always empty
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8114
- Bug fix: The width of the tree pane is not correctly restored on start
- Bug fix: Folder size can be not correctly if contains files > 4 GB
- Bug fix: Multirename not working when making consecutive rename operations
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8019
- Bug fix: Synchronize folder dialog - filter fields does not accept space
character
- Bug fix: Renaming operation may fail for some languages
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8204
- Bug fix: Exception on program start if last used view was "Thumbnails"
- Bug fix: Favorite tool shortcut for changing location fail in some cases
http://forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=8318
- Bug fix: Switching from layout with one pane to layout with two panes fail
http://forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8348
- Bug fix: Copy file from the disk folder to the smartphone card with Shift+F5 fail
- copied file ends up in desktop folder.
- Bug fix: Possible exception in the search dialog when quick view is switched off.
- Bug fix: Quick filter option (only in freecommander.ini)
"QuickFilterFolderNamesToo" broken if set to "0"
- Bug fix: Possible exception in the search dialog when quick view is switched off.
- Bug fix: "Folder - > Synchronize..." same files can be marked as unresolved
- Bug fix: Filter in the plain view can fail

- Changed: Multirename - negative value for counter "Start at" allowed again
- Changed: Select item options: "By click on extension..." and "By click on item
icon" now separated for Windows-mode and NC-mode
- Changed: Color by attributes - now any set of attributes is possible
- Changed: Copy/Paste operation is now performed asynchronously (set
CopyPasteInThread=0 for old behavior)
- Changed: Font color is not changed now if "Only border" for focused item is
active in NC-Mode http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7853
- Changed: "Define filter" dialog - option for "Older than" added
- Changed: Temporary filter in "Set filter" dialog extended by condition for date
modified
- Changed: Due to a bug in Windows 10 1607 the operations on portable devices was
broken.
The internal treatment of these devices has been revised. Now the basic
functions works with the portable devices (from Windows 7).
- Changed: Better performace for copy operation in network (FreeCommander method)
- Changed: Menu "Tools -> View style" moved to "View -> View style"

- Implemented: Report missing files for "Verify MD5-checksums"

http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7755
- Implemented: New system tree option for excluding some nodes from the tree
- Implemented: Status bar - File Container filter
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7847
- Implemented: Split file command
- Implemented: Combine files command
- Implemented: Action toolbar for the left and right border of the main window
- Implemented: New thumbnail option "No thumbnails for the files:"
- Implemented: Option "Color by attributes" extended to "Color by attributes and
timestamp"
- Implemented: New property "Font color" added for favorite folder
- Implemented: In viewer: Multiframe images (tiff, ico, avi), EXIF info can be
showed, Saving images in many formats (popup menu), Print preview for images (popup
menu)
- Implemented: Search dialog - time interval filter accept multiplier now; e.g. |
day*4, |hour*2, |month*3, -|week*5, -|year*2
- Implemented: The width of the input dialog (e.g. for new folder F7) is changeable
now
- Implemented: VLC media player (videolan.org) integrated in viewer and quick
viewer
- Implemented: Checksum dialog - new sum methods added (SHA1, SHA2)
- Implemented: Completion of renaming operation with TAB key opens the next item
ready for renaming
- Implemented: Color schema can be saved and restored View->Color schemas
- Implemented: Color schema can be saved with layout too
- Implemented: Loading drive icons in background - program start may be faster
- Implemented: Custom style dialog - definition for menu added
- Implemented: "Settings -> Folder Tabs" more colors for tabs added
- Implemented: Font color for quick filter
- Implemented: "Only border" option added for "Focused item inactive list"
- Implemented: Restore last used color schema
- Implemented: Color schemas saved in settings backup
- Implemented: "Exposure time" added to EXIF info (multirename and status row)
- Implemented: New options for the tree added: "Full rows select", "Theme off"
- Implemented: Option to define in the [Form] section of the freecommander.ini:
LayoutsIgnoreMainWindowSize; 1 - in layout saved window size is ignored; 0 - in
layout saved window size is used
- Implemented: "Check for update" option defined under Tools->Settings->General

================================================================================
Important changes and bug fixes in the release 740 compared to 715
================================================================================
- Bug fix: Search profile doesn't retain Timestamp "Not older option"
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7108
- Bug fix: Main window is always hidden if starting FreeCommander with the
options "Minimize to system tray" and "Start minimized"
- Bug fix: '[' and ']' does not works in quick filter
- Bug fix: Invert selection - the first element of the list is not selected if
no parent folder '..' is visible in the file list
- Bug fix: The column titles may be not translated if the option "Start
minimized" is active
- Bug fix: Locked tab "D:\My Folder" with "Navigation to subfolders" -
navigation is possible to "D:\My Folder is locked"
- Bug fix: "Save container to file..." broken
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7160
- Bug fix: On some PCs all timestamps shows as 1899.12.30 00:00
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7197#p23091
- Bug fix: Active layout is not checked in menu if more as 10 layouts defined
- Bug fix: Settings->General "Start minimized" option broken
- Bug fix: Selection problem fixed forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=7073
- Bug fix: Checked state is initial not visible on splitter button
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7249
- Bug fix: FTP connections are not listed if connection name has special
chacter (e.g. German ö,ä,ü,...)
- Bug fix: When changing folders in network shares, when you go back one level
up, the cursor jumps to the top forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7270
- Bug fix: Drop folder to Deskop button - the content of the folder is dropped
but not the folder self
 - Bug fix: Customized button caption (toolbar buttons) is ignored for layouts
and favorites forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7282
- Bug fix: Splitter position is not restored after hiding/opening inactive
panel (F10) forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7292
- Bug fix: The state of "go to the next history item" toolbar botton is not
changed forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7291
- Bug fix: Item list Icons do not follow Item list Names upon change of sort
type forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7317
- Bug fix: Actions "Set active panel to X%" broken
- Bug fix: Plain views icons do not toggle when in address bar
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7345
- Bug fix: Selection in NC-Mode broken forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?
f=6&t=7390
- Bug fix: Folder size consolidation toggle ("KB") unpredictable state
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7080
- Bug fix: Del key issue with rename in "Favorites - edit..."
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7408
- Bug fix: Search result: Open location shortcut changed to original value -
Space (Shift+Space supported too) forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7400
- Bug fix: Linked browsing broken on the way "up"
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7410
- Bug fix: The main window opens on the primary monitor although closed on the
second monitor - only if maximized
- Bug fix: Folder synchronize problems forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=7445
- Bug fix: Unwanted selection in NC-Mode forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=7362
- Bug fix: "Auto add wildcards" option in quick filter is broken
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7360
- Bug fix: New folder should allow path with more than one directory
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6969
- Bug fix: "Quick viewer size by file type" option broken for jpg files
- Bug fix: Thumbnails may be false if using refresh function or if switching
tabs with thumbnails view
- Bug fix: Multirename dialog - not correctly displayed for bigger fonts (150%)
if profiles defined
- Bug fix: Compare folders is broken if UNC path is used
- Bug fix: Toolbar position is not saved if using "Tools->Save settings"
- Bug fix: Wrong tab order in "Define favorite toolbars" dialog
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7499
- Bug fix: Delete button not working in Laouts edit dialog
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7500
- Bug fix: Maximized/normal state of the main window not correctly restored in
layouts forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7496
- Bug fix: Popup menu is not showing by drop on address bar although the
setting for showing popup menu is active forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?
f=19&t=7507
- Bug fix: Show/hide main menu in the status bar context menu doesn't work
always forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7518
- Bug fix: Exception on closing of the layout dialog
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7497
- Bug fix: Incorrect file name suggested in Pack files dialog
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7204
- Bug fix: Favorites set dialog - rename does not work
- Bug fix: FTP - set timestamp for the uploaded file does not work
- Bug fix: File container - many problems solved
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7549
- Bug fix: Tree position is not correct restored when "Show menu as toolbar"
active is (only if main window is maximized)
 - Bug fix: Tree is not refreshed if context menu delete command is used
- Bug fix: View option for favorite folder does not work always
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?p=24465#p24465
- Bug fix: Toggle betwwen current and thumbnail view (Ctrl+I) does not work
properly if folder was changed http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?
f=7&t=7609
- Bug fix: Exception if you try to open folder in the file container but the
folder does not exist http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?
p=24456#p24456
- Bug fix: Quick viewer resize problem if "top" is used for "Align in panel"
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7641
- Bug fix: Exception on some PCs, e.g. on usb drive add/remove (introduced in
731)
- Bug fix: Deleting the folder in the tree causes error messages
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?p=24730#p24730
- Bug fix: File names may be not fully visible on high DPI screen
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7622
- Bug fix: Command line option "-Layout=" does not work if one instance option
is active
- Bug fix: Color items by predefined filter does not work properly
http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7727

- Implemented: It is possible now to add: Layouts, Favorite tools, Favorites

and Drives to action toolbars. Only items with assigned shortcut works in action
toolbar.
- Implemented: New method Copy/Move operation performed by FC added (Vista+
only)
- Implemeneted: New tree option "Keep expanded nodes if tree per Tab"
- Implemented: Sorting by Windows columns improved ("Data type" added to the
column definition )
- Implemented: Elevation prompt (admin rights) will be showed for unpack
operation if needed
- Implemented: New Option in search dialog - Run in external process
- Implemented: Middle button click on favorite item in toolbar opens favorite
target folder in new tab forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7174
- Implemented: Delete operation improved; option "Use Vista+ delete method"
added
- Implemented: Loading of network shares improved
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6288
- Implemented: New command line option added -StartMinimized
- Implemented: Address bar edit field - accept button added
- Implemented: FTP - unicode support added
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7041
- Implemented: New option in the search form - Use left/right for "Open
location"
- Implemented: Attributes/Timestamp dialog - new options for "Set timestamp as
in target folder" added: "Created from Modified" and "Modified from Created"
- Implemented: Favorite items edit dialog - shortcuts for rename, delete, up,
down added
- Implemented: Icons for favorite tools now loaded in background (important for
not existend or slow network paths )
- Implemented: Click on button with the folder in the favorite tools toolbar -
added Ctrl+Click (open folder in new tab), Alt+Click (open folder in the opposite
pane), Ctrl+Alt+Click (open folder in new tab in the opposite pane)
- Implemented: Click on folder in the favorite folders tree - added Ctrl+Click
(open folder in new tab), Alt+Click (open folder in the opposite pane),
Ctrl+Alt+Click (open folder in new tab in the opposite pane)
- Implemented: Click on folder in system folder popup menu - added Ctrl+Click
(open folder in new tab) forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7283
 - Implemented: New options for "Select with mouse pointer" added - Action by
click on free space in label, action by click on item icon (these options was till
now available only in freecommander.ini )
- Implemented: Left click in the free area of the address bar start the editing
if the option "Show history popup menu on free area click" is not set
- Implemented: Additional option for auto size of the 'Name' column - Fill
remaining space
- Implemented: Operations queue for operations ("Use FreeCommander" operations)
- Implemented: New action added "Paste address from clipboard and reload"
Shift+Alt+G
- Implemented: Main menu item added Edit->Address bar
- Implemented: Mouse "Snap to" implemented
- Implemented: Searching in the office files (docx, xlsx, odt)
- Implemented: Option to set in the freecommander.ini:
CopyFullPath_AddLastDelimiter=0 - set the value to 1 if you want to add trailing
backslash if copy folder paths to clipboard
- Implemented: New action added "Toggle toolbars visibility"
- Implemented: Favorite folder sets
- Implemented: New option added "Always perform copy operation for left button
drag&drop"
- Implemented: Last position of the layout dialog will be saved
- Implemented: Doubleclick on the line in the layout dialog perform "Apply"
command
- Implemented: 'Settings->Shell Menu' - options for adding "Open with
Freecommander" item to shell context menu
- Implemented: New option "Show basket icon" for splitter toolbar added
- Implemented: New command line option added (set active panel to left/top or
right/bottom) "-Panel=L" or "-Panel=R"
- Implemented: New thumbnail size added (512)

- Changed: Last selected layout is marked as checked (till now - only if "Auto
save current layot" was active)
- Changed: Deley befor opening of the rename dialog removed
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7287
- Changed: Multirename - mouse scrolling in the fields is allowed now only if
the mouse cursor is in the filed forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7301
- Changed: Settings dialog - OK, Cancel, Apply buttons moved to the right site
of the dialog forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7421
- Changed: Quick search support special characters
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7414
- Changed: Splitter toolbar should be visible if hot spot buttons are used
forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7516
- Changed: Mouse wheel scroll for details view follows now Windows settings
- Changed: Click on basket icon in splitter loads the Bin Tray in the active
panel
- Changed: Subfolder filter in search dialog simplified
- Changed: Modifications for high resolution screens
- Changed: Suppress message when global shortcut can not be registered (only if
second or further program instance is started)
- Changed: Redirect Win+E to FreeCommander now permanent and not only per
sesion

Full history you can find here http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?

f=6&t=775&start=165