April 15th, 2010· Added support for the AutoCAD 2010 format.
· Added simpler method to resize directory treeview
· You can now adjust the width of the directory treeview by dragging the splitter bar.
· Removed the obsolete Directory Treeview Width item from the View menu.
· Added ability to increase/decrease the preview size.
· Simply adjust the size of the Preview column and refresh.
· Preview images will fit the width of the Preview column.
· Added experimental shell integration support for Windows Vista.
April 15th, 2010· Added support for the AutoCAD 2007 format.
· Updated links to reflect new web site and contact information.
· Added ascending/descending sort option to the preview area.
· Fixed a very minor Date sorting bug.
· Updated preview area to display previews in full color.
· Older versions reduced the previews to 256 colors.
· Updated code for the black background option
· Dramatically improved performance. Roughly as fast as the default background.
· (New code not stable for Win9x and ME so they still use the original code).
· Added simple 'search' utility that searches subdirectories for Dwg files.
· At this time, you can only open a result by double-clicking.
· File management functions may be added later if I get enough requests.
· Included ascending/descending sort to the results window.
· Added a font selector to the HTML Export dialog.
· Added mostly functional right-click menu to directory treeview.
· File management functions (Cut/Copy/Paste) are not stable yet, so they are disabled.
April 15th, 2010· Added more DragDrop support to the preview area;
· You can now drag files from the preview area into other Windows programs.
Examples:
· Drag files into AutoCAD drawing area to insert as a block.
· Drag files on the AutoCAD title area to open file.
· Drag files into Windows Explorer for default file operations.
· Drag files on a folder in the directory treeview in AVE.
· Modified DragDrop support in the directory treeview;
· NOTE WELL: This implementation only works with local drives and mapped network drives.
· You can now drop files directly to a folder in the directory treeview.
· When you drop files on the treeview, select Copy, Move, Set Path or Cancel.
· If the drop path cannot be determined, only the Set path and Cancel options will display.
· Fixed a problem that caused errors with R13 files and files with shaded views.
· Fixed a rare but nasty bug that would cause the preview area to lock.
· Fixed a rare bug that would prevent the directory treeview from refreshing.
· Fixed a bug that prevented ALT-key keyboard combinations from activating menu items.
· Cleaned up lots of internal functions.
April 15th, 2010· Fixed bug in HTML Export dialog box that prevented browsing for a directory.
· Fixed bug in file view that prevented launching .DWT files by double-clicking.
· Eliminated flicker in the directory and file viewer areas.
· Changed path drop-down list to show a directory one time only.
· Moved ini file location;
· If the current directory is writeable, the ini file remains in the current directory.
· If the current directory is not writeable, the ini file will exist in the temp directory.
· Changed Version readout from 2000/2000i/2002 to 2000.
· Changed Version readout from 2004/2005 to 2004.
· Added keyboard shortcuts to the preview area.
· Ctrl-A selects all files in the preview area.
· Escape de-selects all files in the preview area.
· F5 refreshes the directory treeview and file list.
· NOTE WELL: You must select a file in the preview area to enable these shortcuts!
· Added experimental option to change background color to black.
· The option will roughly double the time it takes to generate each preview.
· NOTE WELL: On-Screen display only! HTML Export still generates images with the default background.
· Added dynamic sizing for the Selected File Size section of the status bar.
· Added Properties item to the right click menu when a single file is selected.
· Added ten more slots for Favorite directories.
· Added ability to simultaneously display .DWG, .DWT, .BAK and .SV$ files.
· Added automatic reloading of files;
· If the directory is changed from the path history.
· After the filter is changed and RETURN is pressed.
· After changing the extension selector.
· Added option in the right-click menu to zip a single file to the current directory;
· If "A-01.dwg" is selected, you can select "Create A-01.zip" from the right-click menu.
April 15th, 2010· Fixed bug introduced in 1.5 that required 2 clicks to change the directory if a file was selected.
· Reworked the path display;
· Added editable current path drop-down list;
· Copy the current path to the clipboard and Paste a different path into AVE.
· Also select a previously viewed path by selecting from the drop-down list.
· Added filter option;
· Enter "*" for all files or modify to display only matching files
Example:
· Directory contains A-01.dwg, A-02.dwg, E-01.dwg, M-01.dwg, P-01.dwg
· If filter contains "*", then all files are displayed.
· If filter contains "A*", then only A-01.dwg and A-02.dwg are displayed.
· Filtering applies to zip file creation and HTML export.
· Added .DWG, .DWT, .BAK and .SV$ extension selector;
· Now you can display templates, backup files and autosave files.
· Changed status bar to reflect the new filter option.
· Added Zip file creation;
· Create Zip files from all files in directory or selected files only.
· Currently AVE will only creates new zip files, not add to existing zip files.
· Added shortcut (.LNK) file support;
· New selection area displays a list of available shortcuts in the current directory.
· If no shortcuts are present, the selection area is disabled.
· Selecting a shortcut will change the current directory to the shortcut target.
· Added New Folder option in the context menu and in the CopyTo & MoveTo menus;
· This option creates a new folder in the current directory only.
· Added Directory Treeview Width setting under the View menu;
· This value can range from 100 pixels to 500 pixels.
April 15th, 2010· Fixed a memory leak that occurred at every directory change.
· Added ability to select multiple files in the preview area.
· Added a section to the right side of the status bar;
· X File(s) Selected = X KB
· Added right-click context menu to preview area;
· Launch selected file with associated program.
· 3X Enlarged View (Single file only)
· Select All
· Copy To
· Copy selected files to 5 customizable directories or browse to a specific directory.
· Move To
· Move selected files to 5 customizable directories or browse to a specific directory.
· Delete
· Delete selected files.
· Export HTML...
· Displays the HTML export dialog.
· Added customizable favorites menu
· Store up to 10 of your most frequently accessed directories.
· Added Drop copy/move support to the preview area;
· Drop files into the preview area and select Copy, Move or Cancel from the popup menu.
· Previous DragDrop support for changing the directory remains for any other area of the program.
· Minor adjustments to HTML output.
· Added improvements to HTML output;
· Output is sorted as it is displayed in the preview area.
· Output can contain all files in a directory or only the selected files.
· Fixed small typo in the status bar
· Old: '... X Total Objects(s) Found'
· New: '... X Total Object(s) Found'
April 15th, 2010· Added DragDrop support for current path
· Just drag and drop a folder or file on the AVE program to change the directory.
· Added summary of directory contents to the status bar;
· Old: 'X File(s) Found'
· New: 'X AutoCAD File(s) + X Other File(s) + X Folder(s) = X Total Object(s) Found'
· Added option to Double-Click the status bar to view contents of current directory.
· Added current directory to the title bar.
· Added more preferences to be saved and restored;
· Most of the HTML options.
· Column widths in detail view mode
· View mode (List or Details)
· Added basic font selection to HTML options.
· Added User-defined header for HTML output.
· Added progress bar to HTML output dialog;
· No more guess work on how long the output will take.
· Added Escape key as a method of closing the enlarged preview dialog box.
· Fixed dialog box bug that would hide part of the buttons.
· -Fixed date sort bug.
April 15th, 2010· Added view mode option under the View menu.
· You can view the details or just a list of previews and filenames.
· New mode is similar to the "List" option in Windows Explorer.
· Expanded HTML output.
· Added option to export 1 file per row or 4 files per row.
· Added ability to select output directory and filename.
· Added ability to select directory to output.
· Added ability to select items to display in exported file.
· Added Shell integration.
· Gives the ability to launch AVE by right-clicking a folder in Explorer.
· Added ability to close enlarged view by clicking on the image.
· Added Refresh item under View menu.
April 15th, 2010· Added one-way sort capability by clicking column headers.
· Added utility to create html output of current directory.
· This is very useful for documentation.
· Output will include all displayed columns in the displayed sort order.
· Added requested (experimental) enlarged view by right-clicking a file.
· The image is simply enlarged 3X.
· Future versions may offer better quality.
· Will only display if preview is found.
· Reconfigured About dialog box to include hyperlinks.
· Various minor tweaks to improve speed and reduce memory usage.
April 15th, 2010· Added ability to open a file in it's associated program by double-clicking; If there is no associated program, there is no action.
· Reduced flicker when resizing window.
· Various minor tweaks to improve speed and reduce memory usage.
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