17.11.03 Release Total Commander 6.0
17.11.03   Fixed: Don't try to load a file via plugin when the file isn't found, e.g. because it was deleted by another program
16.11.03   Fixed: Memory leak in search function when searching for regular expressions in the file contents
16.11.03   Fixed: "cd c$" in command line not working on XP if target computer has a comment
16.11.03   Fixed: "Show admin shares" not working on XP if target computer has a comment

14.11.03 Release Total Commander 6.0 RC1
14.11.03   Fixed: File System plugins: sizes>4 GB not read for folders (worked for files)
13.11.03   Fixed: Bandwidth limit didn't work for FTP uploads via a HTTP proxy
13.11.03   Fixed: The option "activate new tab" now also works when copying folder tab to other window via right click menu
11.11.03   Fixed: Compare by content: If only "unicode" is checked when comparing 2 binary files, a read error can occur (error in CharLower)
11.11.03   Fixed: Alt+F5 of single dir sometimes suggested a wrong file name

10.11.03 Release Total Commander 6.0 beta 8
10.11.03   Fixed: "Synchronize dirs" could save extension in middle combobox multiple times to wincmd.ini
10.11.03   Fixed: Show folder tabs tip for current tab if current dir line hidden
10.11.03   Fixed: Changed button text "Ok" to "OK" in various places
10.11.03   Fixed: Dotted line around "search in archive" checkbox in search dialog wasn't shown completely
08.11.03   Fixed: XP: Show the various "My Documents" folders in "My Computer" with their display names (not all the same name)
08.11.03   Fixed: F5/F6 then F2 (Queue) didn't work correctly when not giving a full path, e.g. to just rename a file or folder
08.11.03   Fixed: Icon in tray not replaced when iconlib contained environment variables
08.11.03   Fixed: Hide folder tab  tip window when opening right click menu
08.11.03   Fixed: Closing search dialog in "compare by contents" with ESC doesn't correctly redraw the window
08.11.03   Fixed: Renaming of active tab wasn't remembered when it was a virtual folder
08.11.03   Fixed: Error when Nethood or Desktop was locked and TC was restarted -> Tab duplicated
07.11.03   Fixed: Repaint problem of history+hotlist buttons when tab headers were shown
07.11.03   Fixed: When switching to the "zip packer" page, the cursor was put in the "other dir" field by mistake if there was a path in it
07.11.03   Fixed: When "Download in background" was checked (FTP, F5) and user pressed ESC, this option was lost

06.11.03 Release Total Commander 6.0 beta 7
06.11.03   Fixed: Access Violation when clicking on drive with shift pressed while directory tabs disabled
05.11.03   Added: wincmd.ini, [Configuration], noreread=/ prevents plugins from being remembered as the current dir
05.11.03   Added: Remember plugins when closing
05.11.03   Added: wincmd.ini, [Configuration], noreread=: prevents virtual folders from being remembered as the current dir
05.11.03   Added: Remember the Desktop, Network Neighborhood and other virtual folders when closing, both the current dir and other tabs!
05.11.03   Added: Show tip windows for folder tabs, except for the current tab (where the dir name is already shown)
05.11.03   Added: Quick search now also works with a * at the beginning: Use Ctrl+Alt+"*" with "*" on the numeric keypad to invoke
05.11.03   Fixed: After enqueuing files (F5, F2), unselect them. They can be re-selected with Num "/"
05.11.03   Fixed: Long lines in Tip window were not word-wrapped on Windows 9x/ME
05.11.03   Fixed: Brief view: don't overlay name+extension if extension is very long
05.11.03   Fixed: The options "open tab near current" and "activate new tab" now also work when opening folder tab in other window (Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow)
05.11.03   Fixed: Ctrl+Cursor up not only opened new tab, but also moved cursor 1 line up
02.11.03   Fixed: 16-bit version: Translation of menu items in config dialog failed
02.11.03   Fixed: 16-bit version: Grouping of menu items in config dialog was wrong
02.11.03   Fixed: Don't try to copy date/time with folders over network on win9x, it doesn't work and can set random attributes
02.11.03   Fixed: When print dialog was minimized+restored, the main Totalcmd window was no longer disabled
02.11.03   Fixed: Rename/Lock tab: Strings "Rename" and "New name:" were shown in wrong location
02.11.03   Fixed: New menu items in Mark menu missing in English version
02.11.03   Fixed: Win9x: Don't show option 'Rename each file separately' in Shift+F5 if only one file is selected
02.11.03   Fixed: Show drive letters for compatibility mode in uppercase too
02.11.03   Fixed: Show deflate64(TM) for zip packer type 9 in zip properties)
02.11.03   Added: Remember location where folder tabs were stored/loaded (TabDir= in wincmd.ini)
02.11.03   Fixed: Searching in Unicode compare function wasn't always underlining found text
29.10.03   Fixed: "Unicode" was checked in "Compare by content" if one of the two files wasn't found
29.10.03   Fixed: Internal commands cm_config2 and cm_LanguageConfig no longer working
29.10.03   Fixed: No vertical line was shown between directory hotlist+history buttons when tabs were shown (non-XP GUI only)
29.10.03   Fixed: Ctrl+W: Don't close tab when cursor is in command line!
29.10.03   Added: Before extracting icons from file system plugins, set the current dir to the program directory (for relative paths)
29.10.03   Fixed: When searching for Regex in texts and "whole words" is both checked, enclose the regular expression with \b (word boundaries)

22.10.03 Release Total Commander 6.0 beta 6
22.10.03   Fixed: Also minimize Total Commander when the print file list dialog is minimized
22.10.03   Fixed: Ctrl+Cursor down was no longer scrolling through history list, just showing the first item
22.10.03   Fixed: Access violation when calling OPENTABS via a button while dir tabs are disabled
22.10.03   Fixed: When saving tabs, correct current tab index when tabs to the left of the current tab are skipped (virtual folders, search results)
22.10.03   Fixed: Loading of tabs in both panels activated the inactive panel
22.10.03   Added: Tab context menu: Option to save tabs from both windows
22.10.03   Fixed: Windows XP: Moved history and hotlist buttons one pixel up
22.10.03   Added: Two new internal commands: cm_ZipPackerConfig and cm_DisplayConfig to open these pages in the config dialog
22.10.03   Fixed: When quick search is disabled, redirect hotkeys to the command line
22.10.03   Fixed: Compare files (binary) was broken in beta 5
20.10.03   Fixed: Error in quick search caused by Microsoft security update KB824141

15.10.03 Release Total Commander 6.0 beta 5
15.10.03   Added: When using the function to load dir tabs from file, load other side tabs from section [inactivetabs]. This section must be created by hand by copying+renaming section [activetabs]
15.10.03   Added: When a tab is locked, TC now shows error "This tab is locked! Close anyway?", so the user can still close it without the need to unlock it by hand.
15.10.03   Fixed: "Tabs on multiple lines" and "All tabs have same width" can no longer be checked both simultaneously
15.10.03   Added: Document folder tabs, history and hotlist buttons in help - user interface
15.10.03   Added: Internal command cm_visDirTabs to turn folder tabs on and off
15.10.03   Added: FTP: Parameter %p in Buttonbar now pastes full FTP URL uncluding user name. %P still pastes just the path on the server without the server name
15.10.03   Added: New internal commands cm_CopyConfig, cm_DirTabsConfig and cm_FtpConfig open the corresponding pages of the config dialog
15.10.03   Fixed: Win9x: When clicking on "Use default method only", the compatibility mode checkbox was enabled although this mode only works on WinNT/2k/XP
15.10.03   Fixed: No icon shown in button config dialog (only upper icon box) under these conditions: Win9x, path contained environment variable and name longer than 8.3 characters
14.10.03   Added: drop tab on target path adds this tab in the target window even if no tab header is shown yet
14.10.03   Added: Option to disable quick search in current dir, useful with new command cm_ShowQuickSearch placed on a custom hotkey
14.10.03   Added: When a directory cannot be deleted during a move operation, the user can now either continue the operation or cancel it
14.10.03   Fixed: Ctrl+Shift+U when left+right window have different number of Tab lines -> tabs overlap file list
14.10.03   Fixed: Renamed tabs did not stay renamed on Ctrl+U
14.10.03   Added: If "Show tab headers also when there is only one" was checked in the dialog, the headers didn't show up
14.10.03   Added: Some more HTML special characters like &bul; for a bullet (shows as a *)
10.10.03   Fixed: Could no longer select current dir bar with mouse (only affects right panel)

10.10.03 Release Total Commander 6.0 beta 4
10.10.03   Fixed: When clicking on an FTP tab and the connection couldn't be re-established, TC correctly showed a local path, but didn't update the tab header
10.10.03   Fixed: Packer plugins not working correctly if extension longer than 3 characters
10.10.03   Fixed: Support environment variables in paths to external packers (arj, rar etc.)
08.10.03   Fixed: Multi-rename tool: ignore empty regular expressions string in search+replace
08.10.03   Added: When the options "Close tab on double click" and "Activate target panel when clicking on one of its tabs" are disabled, a double click activates the panel
08.10.03   Added: Documented new tab header hotkeys in keyboard.txt and the help file
08.10.03   Added: Option "Show directory tabs" to the "Layout" page: It allows to turn off folder tabs completely. Ctrl+T will again invoke the multi-rename tool
08.10.03   Fixed: Moved the option "Always show directory tabs" from the "Layout" to the "Folder Tabs" page
08.10.03   Fixed: Removed the option "Save directory tabs when closing". The tabs are now saved when the option "Operation"-"Save on exit"-"Directories" is set
08.10.03   Fixed: File panels were not updated after moving files on the SAME disk in the background transfer manager
08.10.03   Fixed: No refresh after Alt+F9 unpacking of non-zip archives
08.10.03   Added: Included new unrar.dll from the RAR author, which fixes some bugs
08.10.03   Fixed: Show error message when user tries to drag files to a tab with an FTP connection
08.10.03   Fixed: Drag&drop files on button bar button while right mouse button held down didn't copy the files there, it moved them
08.10.03   Fixed: Color filters were not updated when there were more than 1 color filter with a delay (e.g. max 1 hour old and max 1 minute old)
08.10.03   Fixed: Archive in archive cannot be opened in branch view if inner archive in a subdir
08.10.03   Fixed: Panel switching while quick view panel open not working by clicking on window title
08.10.03   Fixed: Text "&Delete" shown when deleting files from packer plugins
08.10.03   Added: "Show parent dir also in root of drive" documented in the help
06.10.03   Fixed: Directory history not working correctly with file system plugins
06.10.03   Fixed: Could no longer synchronize with drive z: if 'z' plugin installed
06.10.03   Fixed: When renaming a tab, the list window size wasn't adjusted if the number of tab rows changed
06.10.03   Fixed: Dirs with ampersands (&) in name not shown correctly on tabs
06.10.03   Fixed: Alt+F5 pack to RAR played finished sound twice, once when clicking background and again when done
03.10.03   Fixed: Ctrl+D then Shift+Enter activated the target panel if both source and target path were set
03.10.03   Fixed: Shift+Scroll wheel jumped to next/previous dir also when lister was active
03.10.03   Fixed: Nagscreen was still showing the year 2002
03.10.03   Fixed: Tab was not hidden if it was unlocked via internal command cm_ToggleLockCurrentTab
03.10.03   Fixed: Shift-F6 using wildcards not working. now it even works with Unicode names!
03.10.03   Fixed: sort order was not remembered for Lister plugins when sorting with up/down arrows
03.10.03   Fixed: Ctrl+Tab sometimes stopped working after drag&drop

01.10.03 Release Total Commander 6.0 beta 3
01.10.03   Fixed: Don't allow to copy a dir to its own subdir also when copying with F2, this would result in an infinite loop
01.10.03   Fixed: Ctrl+Q sometimes showed the end of the file
01.10.03   Fixed: Clicking on current tab on other side now also activates this panel
01.10.03   Added: Don't hide single tab if it is locked!
01.10.03   Added: Ctrl+Shift+U Swaps not only the active panels, but all tabs
01.10.03   Fixed: Changed the way how multimedia plugins are detected: To override the internal handling (or Irfanview), it's now sufficient that MULTIMEDIA appears as ANY node in the detect string
01.10.03   Added: New menu item Show - New Folder Tab.
01.10.03   Added: Option "Activate target panel when clicking on one of its tabs" is now the default on new installations
01.10.03   Fixed: Access violation using OPENTABS when no tab was visible
01.10.03   Fixed: When starting user menu item via Ctrl+Alt shortcut, it was opened in a new tab
01.10.03   Fixed: Multi-rename tool, [N#-#] button: New string was always overwriting existing
01.10.03   Added: Shift+Mouse wheel activates history (go back/forward)
01.10.03   Fixed: Drag&Drop from WinRAR to TC was no longer working
30.09.03   Fixed: Incorrect background color in ftp - change attributes
28.09.03   Fixed: Block drag&drop of search result panel to other side
28.09.03   Fixed: Block commands Ctrl+T, Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+W during drag&drop
28.09.03   Fixed: Access violation in multi-rename tool when clicking on [N#-#] and no files are there to rename
28.09.03   Fixed: Apply Button was not enabled on Tabstops-Configuration Dialog
26.09.03   Fixed: Access violation in lister plugin if ListPrint not implemented but ListPrint was.
26.09.03   Fixed: commander_path set too late in startup of the program
25.09.03   Fixed: Configuration: "FTP Open new connections" was forgotten when changing other options without going to the ftp page
25.09.03   Fixed: Files - Print - File list with subdirs: OK and Cancel button overlapped
25.09.03   Fixed: 'Unicode' checkbox in compare by contents unreachable in 800x600 big fonts mode
25.09.03   Fixed: When copying a file to itself, when one dir shows the long name and one the short dos name, the file is damaged in some cases
25.09.03   Fixed: Click on history or hotlist button opens the lists below the button, not at the mouse pointer
25.09.03   Fixed: History and Hotlist buttons too small when very small font used -> use minimum height of 16 for current path when history+hotlist buttons shown
25.09.03   Fixed: Ctrl+Up arrow on normal file just duplicates the current dir now (same as Ctrl+T)
25.09.03   Fixed: Unchecking "RegEx" checkbox in search does not disable regular expression search
25.09.03   Fixed: Opening archive in archive only working in the right panel

24.09.03 Release Total Commander 6.0 beta 2
24.09.03   Added: New internal command cm_ShowQuickSearch shows window for searching a file name in the current dir
24.09.03   Added: Configuration - Save settings  now also saves tabs
24.09.03   Added: Auto-close background transfer manager if it was opened via F2 in copy/move dialog
24.09.03   Added: Rearranged items in config dialog to some sort of tree
24.09.03   Added: Moved one item in the main config dialog to "Display" page: Use long names
24.09.03   Added: Moved some items in the main config dialog to "Operation" page: Only 1 instance, move to tray
24.09.03   Fixed: Distance between two file panels was bigger than in TC 5.51 - now it's only bigger if tabs visible
24.09.03   Added: It's now possible to add files to a subdir of a RAR archive
24.09.03   Fixed: Repacking of an archive inside a subdir of a ZIP/TAR did not work
22.09.03   Fixed: 32k could not be stored in big copy mode buffer
22.09.03   Fixed: In the mode "Always load complete directory tree", the tree was not shown when going c:\ -> "My Computer" -> "Control Panel" -> "My Computer" -> "C:\"
22.09.03   Fixed: Drag&Drop to Tabs not working when lower function key buttonbar turned off
21.09.03   Added: Synchronize dirs: Also show compare by contents progress within a file (e.g. when comparing few very big files)
21.09.03   Fixed: Play "pack complete" sound only when packing has really finished after clicking background
21.09.03   Added: Functions like copying via Explorer, right click menu etc. now also work in search result (feed to listbox)
21.09.03   Fixed: Make all config dialog pages top aligned
21.09.03   Fixed: Removed the (32 bit) text from the installer - it's sufficient to have (16 bit) in the 16-bit version
21.09.03   Fixed: External packer wait dialog: Moved "Background" button to better looking location.
21.09.03   Added: Lister: Show %done when searching!
21.09.03   Added: Multi-rename tool: When clicking on [N#-#], user can select letters interactively in currently selected file name
21.09.03   Fixed: Moved option "F8/Del deletes to recycle bin (Shift=directly)" to copy/delete page
19.09.03   Fixed: The wrong tab was focused with Ctrl+T when option "open near current" was selected
19.09.03   Fixed: Don't allow to combine the options 'tabs on multiple lines' and 'tabs have same width'
19.09.03   Fixed: Access violations in RegEx search when searching binary files without any line breaks
19.09.03   Added: wincmd.ini, [Configuration] ShowInstanceNr=0 turns off numbered commander title bar
19.09.03   Added: Tabs: Option to activate target panel when clicking on one of its tabs
19.09.03   Fixed: Selection with space: Same fix as with Alt+Shift+Enter
19.09.03   Fixed: Alt+Shift+Enter: Reload colors by file type (in case the user has defined a color by size)
19.09.03   Added: FTP log file: if no path given (only a name), default to %TEMP%
19.09.03   Added: FTP log file configuration: Default to %TEMP%\tcftp.log
19.09.03   Added: Ctrl+D menu now supports changing paths on ftp servers: the path must contain a forward slash as a distinction. Only in source dir possible.
19.09.03   Added: F5 copy dialog: Moved the "F2 Background" button to the right of the OK button
19.09.03   Added: Shift+Enter or Ctrl+Enter in History opens this dir in a new tab
19.09.03   Fixed: Use better CRC algorithm to determine whether zip file has changed or not
19.09.03   Fixed: Ctrl+D then Shift+Enter (new tab) not working when path surrounded by ""
19.09.03   Fixed: ACE packer not working
19.09.03   Fixed: History not working in plugins when they contained a forward slash
18.09.03   Fixed: Numerical sorting of dirs or files without extension wasn't working
18.09.03   Fixed: Redefining hotkeys only changed them after restarting Total Commander
18.09.03   Fixed: By default, don't show [..] in root (can still be enabled via config)
18.09.03   Fixed: In main menu, changed hotkey display for multi-rename tool to Ctrl+M
18.09.03   Fixed: Duplicating virtual folder tabs wasn't working correctly
18.09.03   Fixed: Calling cm_DirTabsShowMenu when no tab header shown caused crash
18.09.03   Fixed: When unhiding current dir+buttons for history+hotlist, the buttons only showed up after restarting TC
18.09.03   Fixed: When hiding current dir, buttons for history+hotlist were not completely hidden
18.09.03   Fixed: Locking of FTP tabs now also works correctly
18.09.03   Fixed: Don't save title "search results" when saving tabs
18.09.03   Fixed: Blocked functions to duplicate search results tab
18.09.03   Fixed: When clicking tab with search results while cursor in other panel, the search results were shown in that panel
18.09.03   Fixed: File extensions not preserved in search result when switching tabs
17.09.03   Added: cm_ToggleLockCurrentTab: Turn on/off tab locking (e.g. for button bar, hotkey)
17.09.03   Added: "Tab is locked" item directly in tab right click menu
17.09.03   Fixed: Crash when double clicking on tab when only two are open (hide tabs enabled)
17.09.03   Fixed: No icons in TOTALCMD.EXE due to EXE packer
17.09.03   Fixed: In place rename didn't work on Win9x (Unicode problem)

16.09.03 Release Total Commander 6.0 beta 1
16.09.03   Fixed: .TAR.GZ file had wrong time stamp when re-packing file
16.09.03   Fixed: Pass long name to notepad.exe in F4 even if full path to notepad isn't specified
16.09.03   Fixed: Find files dialog: Wrong tab order of checkboxes in "Duplicate file finder"
16.09.03   Fixed: Access violation in Ctrl+Q when cursor on [..] in empty directory
15.09.03   Fixed: Invalid zip file could cause a crash
14.09.03   Fixed: Trying to copy to network share without write rights gave wrong error
11.09.03   Fixed: Ctrl+D - add current path - add target path adds wrong subdir if target is ftp
10.09.03   Added: Got 16-bit version to work. Not added: Tabbed browsing, RegEx, Unicode
10.09.03   Added: Option "Show old 8.3 names lowercase" no longer the default on NT/2000/XP systems
10.09.03   Fixed: Incorrect column width in brief view with Unicode file names
10.09.03   Added: Support for regular expressions and stored searches in copy and move operations
10.09.03   Added: If the user hasn't chosen a default font, use "Microsoft Sans Serif" instead of "MS Sans Serif" on Win2k/XP, because it supports Unicode
09.09.03   Added: When an FTP server or file system plugin reports illegal chars in a name, TC converts them to underscores on download
09.09.03   Added: Up/Down scollbar buttons to lister plugin dialog to sort plugins (same as shift+up/down keys)
09.09.03   Added: Synchronize dirs now uses inofficial MDTM command to set remote file date. This command isn't supported by all servers.
09.09.03   Added: TC 6.0 now also accepts tcmdkey.zip containing wincmd.key instead of wincmd.key. The key must be stored (no compression) in the file.
09.09.03   Fixed: Win9x: After entering a dir and exiting it with Alt+Left, branch view (Ctrl+B) did not work
09.09.03   Fixed: In tree, trying to open dir longer than 259 characters could cause an access violation
08.09.03   Added: In F5 copy dialog, "Options" button: New option to rename copied file or target file when target exists. Names are filename(2).ext, filename(3).ext etc.
04.09.03   Added: Punycode accented domain encoding for http and ftp
04.09.03   Added: Speed limit when copying files (only in background transfer manager)
03.09.03   Fixed: Don't recognize files which start with 512 zero bytes as empty TAR archives, except if the file size is exactly 512 bytes
03.09.03   Added: Support for some more HTTP proxy types (FTP via HTTP)
03.09.03   Added: 3 new internal commands: cm_copySamepanel, cm_copyOtherpanel, cm_createShortcuts: Same as cm_copy, but not reacting to Shift and Alt keys!
03.09.03   Added: Command line: 'cd' command more fault-tolerant: Ignore spaces between 'cd' and full path, e.g. "cd  c:\test", but NOT in "cd  test" (=cd " test")
03.09.03   Fixed: Ctrl+Q mode: When a plugin is active after switching to other app and back to TC, the plugin no longer has the focus -> focus it
03.09.03   Fixed: Ctrl+Q not working with file system plugins if the name changed during the download
03.09.03   Added: Turn off dir branch view when ejecting a disk (so TC has to switch to drive C)
03.09.03   Added: Option to pack with ACE now also works with WinACE packer
23.08.03   Added: Unicode in "Compare by contents": also compare char by char inside a line, except for right to left scripts and for big endian format
23.08.03   Added: Support for Unicode UTF16 in "Compare by contents". If Unicode marker present, this also supports big endian format
17.08.03   Fixed: Don't try to load all URLs in very big HTML files (can cause out of memory error)
15.08.03   Added: Support for Unicode composed characters on MAC CDs (Win2k/XP only)
13.08.03   Added: cm_SaveSelection saves current selection internally (automatically done before each file operation)
05.08.03   Fixed: Crash when plugin extension longer than 15 characters given for packer plugin
05.08.03   Fixed: TC always showed minus sign in drag&drop icon when left/right mouse buttons swapped
05.08.03   Added: Internal command cm_LoadSelectionFromClip to load selection from clipboard (counterpart to cm_CopyNamesToClip)
05.08.03   Added: Internal commands cm_SaveSelectionToFile, cm_LoadSelectionFromFile to save/load current selection (names of all selected files)
29.07.03   Fixed: Test zip in left window while file system plugin open in right -> progress window stayed open!
29.07.03   Added: Show in title when there is more than one instance of TC, e.g. [2] Total Commander
29.07.03   Added: cm_ShowHint shows tooltip for current file in active file list (and places mouse cursor on it)
21.07.03   Added: Speedup of opening zip files with many subdirs
20.07.03   Fixed: Preserve ZIP archive main comment when adding or removing files
20.07.03   Fixed: Could not rename entry in FTP list if only the upper/lowercase of some letters was changed
20.07.03   Added: Show warning message the first time the user enters a dir with file names from a different codepage (can be disabled)
16.07.03   Fixed: Remapping of virtual keys like '/' on the numeric keypad did not work
16.07.03   Fixed: F3 on file with multimedia extension (e.g. avi, wav etc) with text contents loads media player control, but doesn't hide it when switching to text mode
16.07.03   Fixed: Lister showed no scroll bar and jumped to end of file when switching from mp3 view to text view
16.07.03   Fixed: Incorrect progress bar when copying/moving files >4GB in subdirs
16.07.03   Fixed: Some MD5 checksum checkers seem to expect TWO spaces between the checksum and the file name
16.07.03   Fixed: In lister plugin configuration, separate plugin name+load parameters with a tabstop
09.07.03   Added: Copying and moving of files with Unicode names on Windows NT/2000/XP, also with subdirs!
09.07.03   Added: Configure colors of compare by contents and lister via the main config dialog
09.07.03   Added: "Pause" support for CopyFileEx compatibility mode
09.07.03   Added: Show link cursor during drag&drop above tabs when a new tab would be added for the dropped dirs/archives
08.07.03   Added: Regular expression searches in lister, forward and backward
08.07.03   Added: Regular expression searches in file contents, grep-style (match one line at a time only, max 4k/line)
06.07.03   Fixed: Synchronize dirs: Compare by contents not working when in subdir of a zip
06.07.03   Fixed: Hide any file tip window when double clicking on a dir
06.07.03   Added: CMF_EXTENDEDVERBS added to context menu call when shift is pressed -> adds "open with" menu item!
06.07.03   Fixed: When switching to subdir, adjust tabs (for multi-line tabs, because number of lines may change)
06.07.03   Fixed: Comment list (Ctrl+Shift+F2) not updated after editing comment with Ctrl+Z when hidden/system files not shown
02.07.03   Added: More detailed statistics in SFV/MD5 check function
02.07.03   Added: Changed label "packer extension DLLs" to "packer extension WCXs" in the configuration dialog
02.07.03   Added: appendtabs tabfile.tab  in button bar appends tabs from tabfile.tab to current tabs
02.07.03   Added: opentabs tabfile.tab  in button bar replaces current tabs with tabs from tabfile.tab
02.07.03   Added: Save tabs to file, load tabs from file (append or replace)
02.07.03   Added: Option 'Show locked tabs with an asterisk *'
01.07.03   Added: Option 'Save tabs when closing'
01.07.03   Added: Option 'Tabs on multiple lines'
01.07.03   Added: Option 'All tabs have same width'
01.07.03   Added: Option 'Limit tab title length to [   ]'
01.07.03   Added: Option 'Confirm close all tabs'
01.07.03   Added: Option 'Close tab on double click'
01.07.03   Added: Option 'Ctrl+Up opens new tab in foreground'
01.07.03   Added: Option 'Open new tabs near current tab'
23.06.03   Fixed: Drag&Drop with tabs not always working correctly
22.06.03   Added: Tabs: Save tabs when closing, except for search results and virtual folders
22.06.03   Added: Ctrl+Shift+T opens new tab without activating it
22.06.03   Added: Ctrl+Shift+W closes all open tabs
22.06.03   Added: Ctrl+Shift+Cursor up opens dir under cursor in new tab in OTHER window
22.06.03   Added: Drop dirs/archives on empty space in tab header adds new tabs with them
22.06.03   Added: Drop dirs/files on tab header copies files to the directory represented by this tab
20.06.03   Added: Tab right click menu
20.06.03   Added: Configuration option to always show tabs (if disabled, show them on demand)
20.06.03   Added: Ctrl+Click on tab closes this tab
19.06.03   Added: Remember selected files on tabs
19.06.03   Fixed: Don't append backslash to path after "mark newer, hide same files"
19.06.03   Fixed: Show file sizes >4GB in synchronize dirs (correct sizes were used for calculation, but not displayed)
18.06.03   Added: Tabs: Open virtual folders (e.g. in Nethood) with Ctrl+Cursor up
18.06.03   Added: Tabs: Open plugins in Nethood with Ctrl+Cursor up
18.06.03   Added: Tabs: Open archive files and links with Ctrl+Cursor up
18.06.03   Added: Tabs: remember cursor position between tabs
18.06.03   Added: Ctrl+Cursor up opens dir under cursor in new tab
18.06.03   Added: New hotkeys: Ctrl+T opens new tab, Ctrl+M starts multi-rename tool, Ctrl+Shift+M changes FTP transfer mode
17.06.03   Added: cm_OpenDirInNewTab=573 internal message to open dir under cursor in new tab
17.06.03   Added: Experimental file panel Tab support
17.06.03   Added: Possibility to change drive icons
17.06.03   Fixed: Lister: update vertical scollbar on F2 if file length has changed
16.06.03   Added: When changing the language to English, close and reload the config dialog to update the language
13.06.03   Added: Make configurable to show/hide updir [..] in the root of a drive
11.06.03   Added: Unpacking of files >4GB from ZIP archives up to 4GB in size using the pkware 64bit extra field
11.06.03   Added: Unpacking of ZIP files created with the Deflate64(TM) method (Deflate64 is a trademark of pkware Inc.)
11.06.03   Added: Separate configuration tab for FTP settings
11.06.03   Added: Changed page selection in configuration dialog from tabbed notebook to list+notebook (Mozilla style)
08.06.03   Added: Multi-Rename tool: [G] placeholder inserts grandparent directory name
08.06.03   Added: FTP resume all for uploads and downloads
08.06.03   Added: Ctrl+Shift+F5 link creation: Allow to rename link if target already exists!
08.06.03   Added: Refresh also comments when F2 is pressed
08.06.03   Added: Background copy now supports the Options button in the F5 copy dialog
08.06.03   Added: F2 Background button in F5 Copy dialog, will add the selected files to the last opened background transfer manager
07.06.03   Fixed: Memory leak in comment copy function
06.06.03   Added: Show NTFS junctions with a link icon
06.06.03   Fixed: Better handling of description file copying/deleting
06.06.03   Fixed: When deleting subdirs with comment copy enabled, don't ask when deleting comment files -> ensures that comment file doesn't remain when orphan comments in it
06.06.03   Fixed: When using multi-archive internal packing and minimizing to tray, TC could not be restored beginning with the second packed file until packing had finished
06.06.03   Added: Option to wait for external packers in the background (no wait window will be shown)
05.06.03   Fixed: TC hangs when trying to rename a file while a background copy operation shows an overwrite confirmation dialog
05.06.03   Fixed: Drive bar tips were shown on wrong screen in dual screen mode when TC was on secondary screen
04.06.03   Added: Experimental support for regular expressions in select/unselect files: string must be preceded by a '<', e.g. <^[A-Za-z \.]*
04.06.03   Added: Support for regular expressions in search function (Alt+F7)
04.06.03   Fixed: Changed behaviour of multiple dots in Shift+F6 (rename) back to what it was in 5.51: the first dot matches the last dot of the source file. Reason: cmd.exe works like this too!
04.06.03   Fixed: Program slowdown if background zip or unzip paused
01.06.03   Added: Regular expressions to multi-rename tool, using RegExpr.pas, Copyright (c) 1999-00 by Andrey V. Sorokin <anso@mail.ru> - http://anso.da.ru
01.06.03   Added: Drop files on F8-Delete button while right mouse button pressed has same effect as Shift+Drop (bypass recycle bin if it is activated)
30.05.03   Added: Buttons for directory hotlist and directory history
30.05.03   Added: Show free and total disk space in "My Computer" for fixed disks (may not work on all operating systems)
30.05.03   Added: Updir item in root of drives leads to "My Computer"
27.05.03   Added: FTP: Auto-reconnect if control connection lost in the middle of a download
27.05.03   Added: Alt+Enter on file system plugins now opens the plugin's properties (if the plugin supports it)
25.05.03   Added: Rename Unicode file names in place
25.05.03   Added: Show tip windows with Unicode names
25.05.03   Added: Show Unicode file names in file lists
20.05.03   Fixed: Synchronize dirs: Only show one progress dialog when getting dirs from ftp server
20.05.03   Fixed: Support .GZ archives which have the name field flag set, but contain an empty name -> use name of archive
20.05.03   Added: Center most dialogs relative to main window instead of relative to the screen (especially for 2 screen setups). No possible for standard MessageBox (e.g. delete confirmation)
20.05.03   Added: Synchronize dirs: Now also works with archives other than ZIP! Everything except for compare by contents is supported
20.05.03   Added: Synchronize dirs: Compare by content now also works with two ZIP files!
20.05.03   Added: Search in archives recognized by content: Needs to set SearchInFiles= in Wincmd.ini to extensions of this packer
20.05.03   Fixed: The following functions did not work with archives recognized by content: Unpack specific files, test, execute, properties, compare by content
20.05.03   Added: wincmd.ini, [Configuration] SortUpper=2   uses mixed lexical and numerical sorting, e.g. file10.txt comes AFTER file1.txt
20.05.03   Added: Button bar: Support for 48x48 and 64x64 icons for very high resolution displays, better scaling of sizes between 16 and 32
20.05.03   Fixed: Compare by contents: File mapped into memory not closed when not enough memory
05.05.03   Fixed: Reduced part size when splitting to 100MB ZIP by 1 MB because some zip disks seem to be formatted smaller
25.04.03   Fixed: The font "Lucida Sans Typewriter" couldn't be chosen in bold form in lister, because it reported a weight of only 600 (not the usual 700)
25.04.03   Fixed: When starting TC with /O switch while two or more TCs are running, the passed file names may be sent to a different instance than the one which is activated
25.04.03   Added: Some functions were not described in the help - updated
24.04.03   Fixed: Catch invalid floating point operation error with a certain HTTP proxy (when reading FTP listings)
24.04.03   Fixed: Couldn't open Network Neighborhood with plugins on Win95 first edition if no net was installed
24.04.03   Added: In Right click menu - new document, look in CSIDL_COMMON_TEMPLATES folder if not found in CSIDL_TEMPLATES folder
24.04.03   Added: Don't offer the option to search in selected files when starting the search inside an archive
24.04.03   Added: Show warning if user chooses to create self-extracting ZIP, and the file sfxhead.sfx isn't found
24.04.03   Fixed: When synchronizing with root of ftp server and connection was lost before the copying of the files, the files will be uploaded to the wrong dir
23.04.03   Added: Created better-looking list header (for tabstops)
23.04.03   Fixed: On XP with non-standard styles, ask XP button theme for button text color (may be different from default button color)
31.03.03   Added: Show thousands separator in "Synchronize dirs" status line when comparing by contents
31.03.03   Added: wincmd.ini, [Configuration] CompareIgnoreRepSpace=0 turns off ignoring of repeated spaces in compare tool
31.03.03   Added: Experimental: F2 in Copy dialog adds files to last opened background manager
30.03.03   Fixed: Synchronize dirs: Wrong name shown when unzipping (just the archive, not the file inside the archive)
30.03.03   Added: Synchronize dirs dialog can now be closed with ESCAPE as long as the user doesn't change the copy direction of any files!
30.03.03   Fixed: Lister: Don't resize when playing AVI/WAV while lister is maximized
30.03.03   Fixed: Copying text from big endian Unicode files not working correctly
30.03.03   Fixed: Support for environment variables in custom icon libary (iconlib= variable in wincmd.ini)
30.03.03   Added: Changed behaviour of multiple dots in Shift+F6 (rename): the last dot matches the last dot of the source file
25.03.03   Fixed: Access violation in drag&drop if target dir was refreshed during drag&drop, and file was dropped on no longer existing archive
25.03.03   Added: Lister plugin interface version 1.3: Allow to replace internal Multimedia viewers
25.03.03   Fixed: Synchronize dirs: Silently ignore error 'file not found' when deleting in sync and file is gone (e.g. HTML_files from Explorer)
25.03.03   Fixed: Switch tree display also to local drive if CD insert notification received
25.03.03   Added: FTP client: skip known troyan ports in ftp client to avoid problems with firewalls
23.03.03   Fixed: Compare by contents: External exception if file on the right has bad sectors, or when using search function in compare with bad sectors
23.03.03   Fixed: Diskdir plugins had problems with disk full error when unpacking
20.03.03   Fixed: Don't show percent value in Lister if plugin doesn't use it
20.03.03   Fixed: Changed behaviour of search function: when giving multiple names separated by spaces, treat them as separate names (e.g. Debug Release  finds Debug OR Release)
20.03.03   Fixed: In brief view, when clicking 'go to file' in search, the footer wasn't updated if it wasn't overlayed by the search dialog
20.03.03   Added: A way to use a HTTP proxy for HTTP downloads in background transfer manager: Use first HTTP proxy when user also has defined FTP proxy
20.03.03   Fixed: Couldn't unpack multiple files from Winzip 'split archives' if one of the files was going over several volumes
20.03.03   Fixed: Split-bar stayed visible when pressing an arrow key while moving the splitter between the two file windows
20.03.03   Fixed: Couldn't show icons with index of -1 in the file lists
20.03.03   Added: F7 New folder now also accepts multiple dirs separated by forward slashes
17.03.03   Fixed: Add support for HTTP proxy with <PRE width=50%> tags.
17.03.03   Fixed: Turn off branch view if drive not accessible (e.g. when switching to c:)
17.03.03   Added: Set environment variable COMMANDER_PATH to location of Total Commander's EXE file (e.g. for loading plugins)
17.03.03   Fixed: Clear search results flag when using Ctrl+D or Alt+Cursor down after "feed to listbox"
17.03.03   Fixed: "List index out of bounds" in "Add Lister plugins" dialog with Shift+Cursor keys when nothing selected
17.03.03   Fixed: Also allow to auto-re-upload 0 byte files after editing with F4 on FTP (same for F4 in zip)
17.03.03   Fixed: After deleting an item from FTP list, place cursor on next item
17.03.03   Fixed: Packer plugins not working if the path to the plugin contained a comma
17.03.03   Fixed: File sync+FTP: When using negative time zone offsets, the date wasn't correctly calculated across months
17.03.03   Fixed: X-Mouse focus (tweakUI) not working correctly with Lister
17.03.03   Fixed: Search results: horizontal scrollbar not showing when window resized
17.03.03   Fixed: Ctrl+Q not working in quick view panel with lister plugins
17.03.03   Fixed: Files-Split: Accept size with decimal point (e.g. 1.1 MB) even if decimal separator is the comma (,) or vice versa
17.03.03   Fixed: Couldn't drop link on TC from Mozilla when it contained a double quote character " (replace with single quote)
17.03.03   Fixed: Pack to separate files, if target dir contains spaces and a dash, packing fails

New in Total Commander 5.51 Final (18.02.03):
- FS-Plugins: Copy/Move files between 2 plugins
- FS-Plugins: Support for Multi-Rename tool
- FS-Plugins: Synchronize dirs supported
- FS-Plugins: Search files added
- FS-Plugins: Wildcards support (*.txt) for displaying files
- Lister-Plugin interface officially documented
- Show the first files being deleted in the delete confirmation dialog
- cm_usermenu1..cm_usermenu10 to invoke the first 10 commands in the starter menu (e.g. for hotkeys).
- cm_xxx commands now also work in directory hotlist (Ctrl+D)
- New search option to include/exclude specific dirs, e.g. | _vti*\ excludes all dirs starting with "_vti" (search, sync, branch view)
- cm_CopyNetNamesToClip copies file names with UNC path to clipboard
- Single click on active file window title allows to change / copy /paste the current dir
- wincmd.ini [Configuration] copystreams=0 turns off copying of NTFS streams

04.11.02 Release Total Commander 5.50 Silent update (a)

New in Total Commander 5.50 Final (29.10.02):
- Name changed to "Total Commander" - see our homepage for the reasons
- Change size display of total/marked files in footer below file lists (bytes, k or dynamic)
- Copy additional NTFS streams when copying files.
- Copy file comments with the files with F5 (optional, needs to be enabled first)
- Create CRC checksums: Function can now also create and check MD5 checksums
- Drag a link from Internet Explorer to Total Commander (holding down Shift) to open the URL dialog to download the linked file
- File system plugin interface to access external devices or other partitions
- In Copy dialog, "Options" button which allows to set "Overwrite all", "Skip all" etc. before copying
- Lister: In 'Fit to window' mode, resize the video window to the lister window
- Lister: RTF-Viewer (can be disabled)
- Multi-rename tool: Load/Save settings, for often used changes
- Multi-rename tool, search+replace: Support for wildcards * and ?
- Open partially downloaded ZIP files, even during the download
- Option: Always open new FTP connections in the left or right file panel instead of the active file panel
- Show file comments in file lists and as tooltips
- Show name of logged-on user in the title bar if the program was started with RunAs
- Synchronize dirs, asymmetric mode: Option to delete all empty dirs in right window (not available in zip or ftp)
- The HTML viewer in Lister supports some more tags

New in Wincmd 5.11 Final (16.09.02):
- Many small corrections and additions

New in Wincmd 5.10 Final (28.08.02):
- Unpack RAR 3 archives
- Support for OTP-MD4 -MD5 and -SHA1-authentication for FTP
- Decoder for Yenc-encoded files (Files - decode files)
- Many small corrections and additions

New in Wincmd 5.0 Silent update (26.02.02):
- Many small corrections and additions

New in Version 5.0 Final (21.01.02):
- Support for Windows XP themes on XP
- "Commands" menu split into "Commands" and "Net"
- FTP: support for more than 2 definition strings when defining a new server type
- FTP+HTTP: Auto-Resume download if download-connection lost
- FTP: SOCKS4+SOCKS5 Proxy support (active+passive mode!), SOCKS5 without encryption
- Multi-Rename-Tool: Placeholder [P] puts name of parent dir into file name
- Internal command cm_SyncChangeDir makes Commander change to the directory of the same name also in the other window
- Find files: Start search inside an archive
- FTP: Option to send keepalive messages (e.g. NOOP) to the server in user-defined intervals (for max. 1 hour of inactivity)
- Support for packing of TAR/GZ/TGZ archives. Make sure to choose the correct target OS (Linux or SunOS).
- Direct packing of TAR.Plugin archives, requires re-download of the plugin (e.g. BZIP2)
- Compare by contents: Search for text in both files simultaneously, found text will be underlined
- Compare by contents: Button to show the two windows above each other, e.g. for wide texts
- Right click menu in Lister: added "Copy all URLs" command in HTML-Viewer mode
- Pack: Option to create a separate archive for each selected file/dir. If no target dir is given, the packed file will be placed in the same dir as the original file.
- "Branch view" now added to "commands" menu
- Create CRC-Checksum files in SFV format
- FTP+HTTP in background: Set speed limit for up- and downloads
- Pause button for background operations: FTP, HTTP, copy, pack, unpack
- FTP download from list: detect if list file was modified, and add new items to current download
- Download list can now also copy+move files. Syntax:   copy:sourcename -> targetname   or   move:sourcename -> targetname
- Background transfer manager can now also be started separately without a list file

New in Version 4.54 (16.07.01):
- Compare by content: Switch between binary and text mode.
- Lister: Support word wrap in UTF8 mode

New in Version 4.53 (31.05.01):
- Display of UTF8 (special 1-6 byte Unicode format) in Lister
- Support for ACE 2.0 archives
- Support for files > 2 GB in Lister and split/combine functions
- Directory print with subdirs: Print only files of certain types, e.g. *.txt *.doc
- Change date/time of folders also on Windows NT/2000 (admins only due to restricted rights)
- FTP: Resume upload (binary files only). WARNING: With some versions of the server WarFTPd, the resume seems to work, but the uploaded file is unusable!
- Directory hotlist can now contain up to 200 entries
- The location of Wincmd.ini and Wcx_ftp.ini can now be set in the registry (32-bit version only):
\SOFTWARE\Ghisler\Windows Commander, new text values IniFileName and FtpIniName.
This key may be created under HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
The command line parameters /i= and /f= still take precedence over the registry values.
- Special larger block sizes when copying very large files can increase the copying speed of these large files quite a bit.
This function is only meant for advanced users, and needs to be enabled through wincmd.ini (CopyBlockSize etc).

New in Version 4.52 (15.01.01):
- Display of Unicode and HTML (as plain text) in Lister
- Search for Unicode and Hex in the search function
- Print function to print directory lists, trees and compare results in 'Synchronize dirs'.
- Display of all files in the current dir and all subdirs with Ctrl+B
- File windows above each other instead of side by side
- Display of the file size in kbytes or dynamic depending on the actual size
- Multi-rename tool: Enhanced counter settings using definition strings [Cxxx]
- Submenu 'New' in the right click context menu allows to create new (empty) files

New in Version 4.51 (18.07.00):
- Bugfix of 4.50

New in Version 4.50 (30.6.00):
- Multi-rename tool: Allows to rename multiple files in one step (Hotkey: Ctrl+T)
- Batch rename function with Shift+F6 to quickly rename multiple files one by one
- Rename files and subdirs inside a ZIP archive (Shift+F6)
- Parallel port transfer function (direct cable connection), works between Win95/98/NT/2000/3.1 and DOS!
- FTP: Definition of custom host types, using a definition string
- FTP: Retry to connect multiple times also for non-anonymous connections
- FTP: Support for multiple proxies (separately for FTP and HTTP connections)
- FTP: Workaround to bug in some FTP servers: Upload of subdirs failed
- Resolve lnk files on the desktop or in the Network Neighborhood
- Unpack self-extracting files created by WinACE and WinRAR (open with Ctrl+PgDn)
- "Unpack all and execute" in packer properties allows to try out a program or run an installer from inside an archive
- Define custom colors for different file types, e.g. all directories, all zip files etc.
- Search for text also inside CAB files
- Copying to 'write only' directories (Windows NT, network)
- Uninstaller: Automatic removal of the program through the Control Panel
Several new commands and parameters for Button bar / Start menu:
- cm_List now allows to open a file. The file name must be given directly behind CM_LIST, and not in the parameters field!
  Example: cm_list c:\windows\wincmd.ini always opens the file wincmd.ini in lister.
- cm_ShowFileUser: Show which remote user has opened a local file (through a shared directory)
- cm_EditPersmissionInfo: Show permissions dialog on Windows NT (NTFS file system)
- cm_EditAuditInfo: Show file auditing dialog (NTFS)
- cm_EditOwnerInfo: Show "Take ownership" dialog (NTFS)
- cm_ShowOnlySelected: Hide all files/dirs which aren't selected when this function is used
- cm_OpenRecycled: Open 'recycle bin'
- New parameters %L, %l, %F, %f, %D, %d create a list file in the TEMP directory with the names of the selected files and directories.

New in Version 4.02 (16.12.99):
- Unzip, delete and HTTP downloads (Ctrl+N) in background.
- Synchronize dirs now also supports directory from/to ftp synchronization! Concerning the date/time synchronizing problems with ftp, please read the section important note on the page Synchronize dirs.
- Tray icon right click menu (context menu).
- Direct upload of files from inside an archive to an FTP server.
- Better parsing of FTP file lists downloaded via a HTTP proxy.
- User-defined keyboard shortcuts.
- Split "Equal/Unequal" button into two buttons in sychronize function
- Change date/time of directories (Win95/98 only)
- FTP server to server transfers (FXP): Always sends PORT command to left server, PASV to right server. This allows for file transfers between a public server and one in a private address room, or behind a firewall. The private server must be in the left window.
- Find files: Only search in selected files and folders

New in Version 4.01 (27.07.99):
- This version was mainly a bugfix release
- HTTP downloads enhanced (now supports passwords, and special sites which require 'host:' line)
- Settings what to do when second ftp connection opened in same window: wcx_ftp.ini, [General] AutoDisconnect  =1 disconnect previous  =2 keep previous  =0 ask user

New in Version 4.00 (17.06.99):
General:
- Directory synchronize: Compare two dirs with subdirs, or 1 dir and 1 archive
- Compare files by content
- Allow to abort binary compare in 'synchronize' with ESC
- Copy/move in the background - 32 bit only
- wincmd.ini, [configuration], AlwaysCopyInBackground=1 always copies in background
- Connect to UNC path (\\server\path) in background (separate thread), allow to abort after 3 seconds
- Dialog box Change Attributes, button to set current date&time
- wincmd.ini, [configuration], activeright=1 activates right file listbox at start
- Support for virtual folders through button bar. Use commands: cm_OpenDesktop, cm_OpenDrives, cm_OpenControls, cm_OpenFonts, cm_OpenNetwork, cm_OpenPrinters
- Copy and Move files from and to virtual folders
- Copy to nul, prn, lptx and comx now supported
- Rename or append when copying and target exists
- Files - Split now also accepts fractions of a number, like 0.5 MB
- Use NTFS time compare method (2 seconds difference considered as same) in 'Compare directories' and 'Synchroinize dirs'
User interface:
- 2 drive button bars, one per file window (configurable)
- 256 color folder icons, and support for external icon library (icl): wincmd.ini, [configuration], iconlib=dllname.dll  (sample DLL on www.ghisler.com)
- User-defined drive names (for drive list+button bar). Example: wincmd.ini, [DriveHints], E=ZIP drive
- File window tabstops (column width) are now saved separately by resolution, and adjust to the right (configurable)
- Save current position and maximized state separately for search, compare and synchronize dialogs
- Show special folder icons for system folders, e.g. the Recycle Bin
- Extended selection (Num+ and CTRL+F12) now supports almost all options as the 'search' function
- The / key on numeric keypad restores file selection as it was before the last file operation
Packer:
- Multi-threading of zip function (pack in background) - 32 bit only
- Packer/unpacker plugins to add external archiver DLLs
- Copy files directly from ZIP to ZIP
- Rename while unpacking (internally) and target exists
- Support for ARJ SFX 2.62
- LZH files with comment field (starting with -com-) now supported
- Configuration - Save settings saves current file display settings and directories even if auto-save turned off
FTP Client:
- FTP resume download even if multiple files selected
- FTP Connection dialog allows to specify commands executed after connecting, separated by a ";"
- FTP connect dialog, "duplicate entry" added - allows to create new connection from an existing one
- CTRL+M allows to select FTP transfer mode (text, binary, auto) with keyboard
- Warn if binary file is downloaded or uploaded in text mode (to turn off: modify wcx_ftp.ini, section [General], WarnWrongMode=0)
- Support for some more ftp server types (OS9 etc.)
- HTTP proxy for FTP connections
- Transparent FTP proxy: Send firewalluser, firewallpass, user, pass
Search function:
- Search for/select files which do NOT match certain wildcards. Use | to separate, e.g. w*.*|*.bak finds all files starting with w, without extension .bak
- Search for all files NOT containing a certain string
- Duplicate file finder can find files with same name, size, contents or any combination of the 3
Lister:
- Bitmap viewer, more formats through IrfanView plugin (see addons page on www.ghisler.com)
- Lister can now play sound and video (configurable)
- Printing in lister (Text+Graphics)
- Select all in lister: CTRL+A selects whole file
- Search for Hexadecimal strings, even mixed. Example: "PK"0102 will find 504B0102
- Lister now wraps at word boundaries (may be disabled: wincmd.ini, [lister], WordWrap=0)

New in Version 3.53 (8.11.98):
- Did extensive Year 2000 (Y2k) tests. Results: no internal date problems, only one interface prob to FTP
- Possible Y2k problem with FTP servers showing a 2 digit year only. Rule: date<80 ->20xx, date>=80 -> 19xx
- bugfixes

New in Version 3.52 (11.08.1998):
- cd \\Servername in command line (32 bit)
- Added: ACE packer/unpacker support
- unrar.dll and unace.dll internal unpackers for RAR and ACE (32 bit)
- bugfixes

Release Version 3.51 (07.05.1998):
- wcx_ftp.ini, [general], LogFile=Path\Log.txt writes FTP log to specified file
- Support for creating RAR SFX files
- Support for files > 2 GB (display, copy, rename, move, delete; NOT: ZIP, FTP, Lister)
- CTRL+P copies current path to command line
- FTP: Preserve file dates when downloading (selectable)
- FTP: Convert file names to lowercase when uploaded (selectable)
- FTP: Change Unix attributes (permissions) dialog for FTP sites (uses 'SITE chmod', which isn't supported by all sites)
- Bugfixes

New in Version 3.50 (18.3.1998):
- FTP client
- flat look
- Network Neighborhood
- IntelliMouse wheel support
- Directory history list (alt+cursor down)
- Go back, go forward (alt+cursor left / alt+cursor right)
- Create self extracting ZIP archive
- Expandable tree as in Explorer
- UUE/MIME/XXE-encode and decode, Binhex-decode
- Split/Combine files
- Start menu now supports shortcut keys (Ctrl+Alt+F1-F12)
- More command line switches (see help)
- ALT+GrayPlus selects all files with the same extension

New in Version 3.02 (14.4.1997):
- Cut/Copy/Paste of button bar buttons
- Deletion method used by explorer can be used also in Wincmd [Configuration] Win95Delete=1
- CTRL+Q on archive shows contained file_id.diz, readme*, or *.txt (in this order)
- Support for archives in archives
- CTRL+PgDn to open archives in archives
- TAR and GZ packers
- New commands cm_Switch83Names, cm_SwitchDirSort, cm_SwitchHidSys, cm_SwitchLongNames to button bar commands

New in Version 3.01 (31.12.1996):
- Bugfixes

New in Version 3.00 (15.12.1996):
- 32-bit version available
- drag&drop from and to explorer (32-bit version only)
- enhanced search function
- quick view panel (CTRL+Q)
- drive bar to select different drives
- button bar wraps around to 2 lines when larger than available width
- new multi-page configuration dialog
- Function to test selected archives for errors 
- A header now allows to sort the files by name, extension, size, and date
- All parts of the user interface (except the file list) can be turned off in the configuration
- The file window separator can now be moved