What's new in Locate32 3.1.9.3010 RC 3
Mar 22, 2010
- Templates for "File/Save Results" (see some example template file in templates directory)
- It is possible to use keyboard shortcuts to open specifig tab in the settings dialog
- It is possible to open context menu for parent folder (a new option for "Open context menu"-subaction). This is not yet assigned by default, so go to "View / Select details" or keyboard shortcut settings to assign it.
- Slashes '/' given in directory names are replaces with back slashes '\' (e.g. "Named:" and "Look in:" fields and in parameters of locate.exe)
- Added Stop button to the update tooltip
- Added "Update title bar when executing search" option (Advanced settings) for instant searching
- Added "Enable shell extension fix" option to Advanced settings. Can be tryed if unexpected crashes occur
- Added new command line arguments for Locate32.exe: '-nf' clears "Named:" field, '-nt' sets "Type:" to "(no extension)" ('-t ""' can new be used to clear "Type" field), and '-P0', '-P1', ... can be used to choose 'Everywhere' in 'Look in' (see the help file for more information).
- New icons (thanks to rolloLG) and loading some icons from shell32.dll and imageres.dll
- Fixed: "Open Containing folder" and "Special"-menu were missing in simple File MenuCommand
- Fixed: problem with filesizes over 4GB in minimum/maximum when bytes are used
- Fixed: Up and Down buttons in Save Results
- Fixed: "Add Folder" button in database options allows now to specify computers
- Fixed: error related to PCRE and UTF8 when searching folder names
- Fixed: date format errors
- Maybe some other fixes and changes
New in Locate32 3.1.8.9210 RC 3 (Sep 22, 2008)
- Options menu renamed to Tools and "Delete Private data" feature added
- Added a notification message when language is changed, language settings tab shows version for translations
- Stop button enabled with search while typing
- Preliminary support for template files in "Save Results" (see templates directory)
- Improved error messages in status bar (including "Search while typing")
- Fixed: when Avant Browser is used as Web Browser, "Open" in context menu do nothing
- Fixed: may work with Windows 98 and NT 4
- Fixed: renaming failed with unicode files
- Fixed (locate.exe): '-p' argument allows now '..' in directory name
New in Locate32 3.1.8.8030 RC 2 (Aug 6, 2008)
- Added a command line argument "-V" to select list view move
- Added possiblity temporally use selected databases with "Find using databases" (not only one time)
- "Copy MD5 sums to clipboard" added to Special menu (under File)
- Fixed: if comma or semicolor was given in Extensions field, programs was hanged/crashed
- Fixed: command line argument "-U" caused program to crash
- Fixed: incorrect icons were shown for drives
- If directry contains an exe file and subdirectory wiht the same name, the exe file was executed when directory was double-clicked
New in Locate32 3.1.8.7200 RC 1 (Jul 22, 2008)
- Wildcards * and ? are allowed in extensions.
- Possible to save results using Unicode (UTF-16) or UTF-8 character sets.
- If several directories are given in "Look In:" (or the given directory contains ';'), selecting directory using Browse button won't replace the directories in "Look In:" but adds the selected directory to end.
- For the command in "Use another program to open directories", %f added to mean the selected file.
- New option "Prevent moving tooltips (use if tooltips steal focus)" in Advanced settings (see the help file for meaning).
- Fixed: searches failed if file name has uppercase characters.
- Some other minor improvements and fixes.
New in Locate32 3.0.8.1200 (Mar 10, 2008)
- Windows search: protocol support: possible to use Locate32 as a default desktop search application (requires Vista SP1)
- New option (Advanced settings): "If extension is given, file name should match to the extension"
- New option (Advanced settings): "Ask confirmatioon when "Update databases" is chosen"
- Possible to specify icon for the main dialog (a new option in Advanced settings)
- Fixed: icons glown when "Find as you type is used"
- Fixed: if Locate32 dialog was minimized when program is closed, the dialog is hidden at startup
- Some other fixes
New in Locate32 3.0.8.1200 (Feb 25, 2008)
- Support for junctions and symbolic links
- New option in Advanced settings: "Avoid to access files when reading icons"
- New options to "Pressed when:" list in the keyboard shortcuts: �""Find as you type" is active" and ""Find as you type" is not active"
- Some fixes
New in Locate32 3.0.8.1200 (Feb 18, 2008)
- "Find as you type" feature
- New option in Advanced settings: If asterisks given, search as if "Match whole name" is enabled
- Improvements to the help file: F1 and '?' button goes to right position in the help file and all options in Advanced settings are described
- A database file name can contain %locatedir% which means the Locate32's directory
- Some other fixes and changes
New in Locate32 3.0.8.1200 (Jan 21, 2008)
- Added "Last update" column to Databases tab in the settings dialog
- Delayed database writing when searching files
- The range for "Locate dialog transparency" and "Transparency" (tooltips) is now 0-100
- Fixed: "searching in file" text when ANSI codepage is used in databases
- Fixed: Locate32 dialog hanged when first line in lookin field is UNC path to offline server
- Fixed: freezing when "Find now" is pressed at the same time when database is written
New in Locate32 3.0.7.12160 Beta (Dec 17, 2007)
- Added "Include directories pattern" to Advanced database settings
- Fixed: locate.exe didn't work (again)
- Fixed: argument '-U' didn't work
- Fixed problems with database settings export/import
- Several other fixes
New in Locate32 3.0 RC1 (2.99.6.10220) (Oct 23, 2006)
- New options (Advanced settings): "Don't show deleted files" (Result list), "Don't save network drives and directories" ("Look in" Combo"), "Use default icon for directories" (Miscellaneous)
- Fixed: pause after Setting dialog is closed
- Fixed: Auto update/update at startup didn't check CPU usage
- Various other fixes
New in Locate32 3.0 Beta 6 (2.99.6.9030) (Sep 5, 2006)
- New options (Advanced settings): "Single-clicking tray icon will open Locate dialog" and "Custom tray icon"