Quick Cliq Changelog

What's new in Quick Cliq 2.1.1

Apr 18, 2018
  • Fixed: Many Windows 10 compatibility issues
  • other minor fixes/improvements

New in Quick Cliq 2.1.0 (Sep 15, 2015)

  • New: Added "Open Location" context menu option
  • New: "From Process" command added to command selection menu
  • New: "From Recent" command added to command selection menu
  • New: Added option to select items in menu by frame. See Options->Appearance->Highlight items by frame
  • New: Added possibility for comments in command, see Special description
  • New: Added possibility to use clipboard content in command, see Special description
  • New: Autorun: It is now possible to mark item as autorun, which will be executed on Quick Cliq startup, but only when Windows starts
  • New: Any menu can now be deleted by holding SHIFT w/o confirmation
  • New: Added pretty frame selection to QC Editor
  • Fixed: Few fixes/improvements in Custom Hotkey List windows
  • New: Items with custom hotkey now can be easily seen in QC Editor
  • New: added RUN_MIN, RUN_MAX commands, see Special description
  • New: Added possibility to run shortcut's commands with RUNAS verb by holding SHIFT when clicking on item
  • New: It is now possible to copy recent target by holding CTRL when executing shortcut
  • Fixed: Running of items in menu by hot key
  • Fixed: Problem with persistent tooltip when enabled options "Show Icons Only", "Show Tooltips", and "Menu Mnemonic Method" = "run"
  • Fixed: Reappearing of QC Editor if it closed just after opening
  • Fixed: "Edit" context item did not work properly
  • Fixed: memos on top menu - few changes
  • Fixed: Clips append command now work better
  • Fixed: Few redrawing problems in QC Editor
  • +many minor fixes

New in Quick Cliq 2.0.8 (Feb 2, 2013)

  • New: Shift + RightClick anywhere in Quick Cliq Editor to open main menu properties
  • New: Added "Date and time to the clipboard" system shortcut
  • New: Added possibility to put comments into command lines using structure {! comment !}
  • New: Added new option "Menu mnemonic method" under Options->General, which is if set to "select" allows you to circle through menu items using key buttons
  • New: Added new option "Enable windows filter" under Options->Gestures which allows you specify windows for which gestures must not work
  • New: Added "Report" button to the error message
  • New: It is now possible to run multiple instances of Quick Cliq with confirmation
  • Changed: Spelling of suspend items changed to "Turn OFF/ON"
  • Changed: To see tooltip for Recent items it is now require to hold CTRL
  • Fixed: Recent items were not restored after menu rebuild
  • Fixed: Sending feedback could not work sometimes because of specific IP
  • Fixed: Memo encrypted in Windows XP could contain extra spaces
  • Fixed: Clips->ClearAll didn't work
  • Fixed: Deleting an item which is being edited cause an exception
  • Fixed: Few reasons of "non valid item passed" error
  • Fixed: Copying text using clips could sometimes crash Quick Cliq
  • misc changes/fixes

New in Quick Cliq 2.0.7 (Aug 10, 2012)

  • Fixed: Settings does not saved when closing the "Quick Cliq Editor" window
  • Fixed: New shortcuts now correctly added to the end of menu ( not to the top ) if no items selected
  • Fixed: Icon has not been retrieved properly when adding new shortcuts through file's context menu
  • Fixed: Menu now rebuild itself when adding shortcuts through file's context menu
  • misc fixes

New in Quick Cliq 2.0.6 (Jul 24, 2012)

  • Fixed problem with using memos if you have more than 9 in menu

New in Quick Cliq 2.0.5 (Jul 24, 2012)

  • Added context menu for Memos and Clips ( hold CTRL to see it's preview ). Default action when memo or clip clicked - send to the current window.
  • Wins: Misc window modification commands ( Transparency, Always-On-Top ) moved to separate GUI inder "Change Window" menu item
  • Wins: Added "Ghost window" command which makes window transparent and click-through
  • Memos: Time values like %d%,%t% can now be modified with required amount of minutes like %d+60% or %t-120%
  • Folder menu: Fixed possible hang-up when menu opens
  • Possible fix of qc_conf.xml corruption ( removed saving on Quick Cliq exit )
  • Fixed: "Restore" button didn't work for restoring backup on Options screen
  • Added option to divide menu by columns based on max items per column
  • Fixed problem with updating - hash was not calculated properly on Windows XP

New in Quick Cliq 2.0.4 (May 29, 2012)

  • Fixed issue when icons menu doesn't appear

New in Quick Cliq 2.0.3 (May 28, 2012)

  • New "Folder Menu" options: Sorting, files/folders order, show/hide .lnk extension
  • New system shortcuts added
  • From now gestures will not work while any of Quick Cliq windows is active
  • New options passed to S-Menu files on creation ( Folder Menu related, etc. )
  • Added notification about required MSXML version when running Quick Cliq on XP SP1 or earlier OS version
  • Changed error message when fail to run shortcut/command ( added more details )
  • Added "Defaults" button on "Options" window - to reset all setting to default
  • Implemented autobackup of qc_conf.xml on each Quick Cliq exit
  • Added possibility to use modifiers for gesture button - shift, ctrl, win ( see options->gestures )
  • Added option to choose copy&paste method ( see options->other )
  • Added options window for Tree View ( see Quick Cliq Editor->Settings->View ). There you can set the font for the tree and it's size.
  • Font for all Quick Cliq windows set to Times New Roman
  • Improved speed at which Quick Cliq Editor opens after long time system idle
  • Improved speed at which icons menu opens
  • Height Adjust options now works for Folder Menu as well
  • Added "Change Title" options into Wins menu which offer active window title changing
  • Fixed possible reason of rewriting qc_conf.xml with empty file
  • Fixed issue setting hotkeys/gestures to None - was used default values in that case
  • Fixed crash caused by some shortcuts in Folder Menu
  • Fixed few problem with retrieving icons in Folder Menu
  • Fixed bad behavior when right clicking inside Quick Cliq Editor on Vista/XP
  • Fixed bug when previous gesture wasn't disabled after changing it's trigger button
  • Fixed "Folder menu" bug when icons from folder shortcuts did not retrieved
  • Fixed Memos Ctrl+S hotkey didn't work
  • Fixed blank message about adding your own icons

New in Quick Cliq 2.0.2 (May 5, 2012)

  • Fixed autoupdate issue

New in Quick Cliq 2.0.1 (May 5, 2012)

  • Fixed problem when hotkeys could not work or behave erratic while some windows active
  • Now hotkeys/gestures of disabled features will not be checked for similarity
  • Now while "Change Hotkey" window opened - all hotkeys become disabled
  • Quick Cliq own windows now cannot be hidden using Wins
  • SendFeedback now shows corresponding error message on fail
  • New: Few options added for Folder Menu ( see Options->Folder Menu )
  • New: Folder Menus can be refreshed from context menu or automatically ( see options )
  • Fixed problem with retrieving proper icon from .ico/cur/ani files
  • It is now possible to navigate menus by pressing button with first letter in the name of shortcuts ( as was in 1.3.7 ). However, if any of the shortcuts include mnemonic character with that letter ( e.g. preceded by & ) - it will be launched first.
  • Fixed problem when old hotkey remain active after changing it in options
  • Added possiblity to decrypt memo on-fly. For this - hold CTRL key while performing any action on memo like send to window/clipboard,emailing, etc.
  • Fixed problem with resolving memo's vars like %d%,%t%,%clip%
  • Fixed non-working "Font Changing" dialog on XP
  • Fixed error message about opening clipboard when sending memo to clipboard/window

New in Quick Cliq 2.0.0 (May 4, 2012)

  • Quick Cliq has been completely rewritten and overall improved
  • All settings are now stored into xml
  • All your menu items will be successfully transferred on Quick Cliq start from old-form settings
  • Old ini configuration will not be changed in any way after QC 2.0 start, so you may continue using previous version if you want later
  • S-Menus now can be updated by right-clicking on file and choosing “Update S-Menu”
  • Common QC items now right-clickable from opened menu this action opens additional menu with few options
  • Added option to choose font for the menu
  • Added "T-Form" option for menus divided by columns
  • Added possibility to change text/background color for each item individually in the menu
  • Shortcut's commands are now always saving automatically
  • Improved performance for Folder Menu shortcuts
  • You may now have items with any possible name ( event empty of similar )
  • You may now Drag&Drop items on other shortcuts to create menus
  • Clips: module have been rewritten, therefore all saved clips from earlier Quick Cliq versions will not be restored on start.
  • Clips: Added option to save Text/HTML/Graphics from each clip through it's menu
  • Memos: Crypting system have been changed in new version, therefore you should decrypt all your enrypted memos before running new Quick Cliq
  • Only hotkeys/gestures settings are transferred from the old “ini” configuration. So you will need to manually recheck other options if you need
  • S-Menus format have also been changed and you will need to recreate necessary menus again.
  • Improved adding shortcuts through drag&drop
  • Improved methods to retrieve icon location for files
  • Many new "Shell" shortcuts added under System Shortcuts category. This shortcuts allow easy access to the most system applications.

New in Quick Cliq 1.3.7 (Sep 20, 2011)

  • Fixed: "No Nulls" didn't work for sys clip
  • Fixed: Non-existent env vars could hang up QC
  • Fixed: Autosave indication for "Save" button under commands list
  • Fixed: Main window stayed disabled if say "No" on S-Menu enabling promt
  • Fixed: Folder switching now works for system folders like "Shell:AppData"
  • Fixed: Folder switching didn't work for quoted paths
  • Fixed: "Rebuild menu" button could stay disabled after use
  • Fixed: Attempt to change icon for shortcut without it shown error
  • Fixed: Command wasn't saved if we switch to another item while editing
  • Changed: "Insert" now pastes new command below selected
  • Changed: "Set" submenu added to commands context menu
  • Changed: If only one command presented, - its change will set name and icon of shortcut
  • Changed: Added a possibility to set FolderMenu shortcut while in list cmd view
  • Added batch convert for Path: Make Relative & Make Full
  • Added options for icons/commands relative paths
  • Few new shell commands
  • Few new aphorisms

New in Quick Cliq 1.3.6 (Sep 8, 2011)

  • Fixed bug when Add/Change window won't show up
  • Fixed hotkey's accociated shortcut view from "custom hotkeys" window
  • Few toolbars changes
  • Add/Change window saves it's size/pos when closed and restore when opened
  • Shortcuts list now update itself when restoring backup from options
  • Two notifications about suspended hotkeys/gestures added on Options screen
  • Shortcuts with relative paths now run correctly
  • Added option to make command's path relative/full if possible. Accessible through command's context menu at Add/Change
  • All icons paths now saved as relative whenever possible for better portability
  • "Copyto" special command will now ask about destination folder if there is no any specified
  • Fixed bug when S-Menu could not be saved due to restricted characters in menu's name
  • From now on bracers [] are not allowed in menu name
  • Other minor improvments

New in Quick Cliq 1.3.4 (Aug 25, 2011)

  • Fixed bug when qc hangs up on right clicking in main gui
  • Fixed bug when "Quick Cliq" label have not been seen in about on XP
  • Fixed bug with memos save confirmation dialog on rows switching
  • Fixed bug with memos ctrl+s hotkey
  • Fixed bug with encryption - the password was used in a wrong way and empty one didn't work
  • Fixed "Choose Icon" dialog which could crush QC sometimes
  • Fixed problem when default hotkeys like ctrl+RBM, ctrl+MMB and LMB+RMB were enabled by default
  • Few minor fixes

New in Quick Cliq 1.3.3 (Aug 24, 2011)

  • GUI remade (main part):
  • Main GUI is now resizable
  • Item's properties now appear on right click
  • Added confirmation on menu deleting
  • Added confirmation on memos window closing if not saved
  • "Extract Links" command improved to get www.-like links as well
  • "Extract Links" command improved to get links from most full source of clip data
  • Added "copyto" special command, which allows easy&fast folders/files copying
  • All menu's color changes can now be seen from edit window
  • "Show Custom Hotkeys" button added to Quick Help
  • All QC-related Icons moved to .icl file
  • Improved icons retrival from resources, especially for 24x24 icons size
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed bug with wrong icons rendering in TV
  • Shortcuts with "+" in name now works properly
  • Fixed bug when creating new memo did not unlock "Encrypt" button
  • Fix for memos/clips, they erased clipboard sometimes
  • Small GDI leak fixed
  • Fixed bug with moving menus - text color didn't saved
  • Fixed few bugs related to files drag'n'drop
  • Fixed bug when hotkeys with non english chars could not be used

New in Quick Cliq 1.3.07 (Jul 11, 2011)

  • Changes:
  • Quick Cliq 64-bit version now available!
  • Memos encryption system added
  • Added option to show tooltips when "icons only" mode enabled
  • Added option to remove theme style from Quick Cliq windows, which can help solve problems in some cases
  • A few thanks added on about screen
  • Fixes:
  • S-Menus now work properly again
  • Fixed bug when many hotkeys could not be set (like Numpad +)
  • After changing gesture button previous one didn't switched off correctly
  • Clips save/restore function didn't work
  • Saving clip in original format didn't work
  • Added error message if Quick Cliq cannot write to the settings file
  • Font choosing dialog for memos didn't work
  • Fixed bug when memo could not be saved through On-Top window
  • Many small fixes & improvments

New in Quick Cliq 1.3.0.0 (May 31, 2011)

  • Unicode support
  • IMPORTANT! Due to unicode support, shortcut names can now be of any language and thus some of the former shortcuts may become empty after update.
  • Clips/Memos also changed to support all languages, beside english.
  • Memos "Encryption" option is temporarily disabled, it will be returned back & improved in next update. Make sure you are converted your encrypted memos back to plain text before update.
  • Few useful windows commands have been added. You can find them as "Windows Commands" of System Shortcuts window
  • Improved a way to change explorer window folder
  • Added few extra shutdown commands & fixed old one
  • "Quick Launch" system command added
  • New menu for icons changing added - it appears when you click on icon in main window. It allows you to use your custom icons easily as well
  • Added option to divide menu by columns & show icons only
  • Double clicking on shortcut add new one after it
  • Double click on memo in edit window to rename it
  • Few small improvments and fixes
  • Fixes:
  • Critical mem leak fixed
  • Fixed bug when memos gui wont open after email send

New in Quick Cliq 1.2.1.2 (Mar 14, 2011)

  • New:
  • New window for editing multi-targets
  • Added option to adjust items height in menu
  • It is now possible to use windows environmental variables
  • Special commands description added (can be opened through "Set Target" -> Special menu)
  • "W" special command added, which stops target execution for a time
  • Added REP Special command for repeating the commands
  • Email targets now possible to edit
  • Few improvments to emails composing
  • Clips View window improvments
  • Added option to extract or run URLs from clips
  • Added "Run Links" item to clips menu
  • "Edit target" item added to the main window context menu
  • Fixes:
  • x16 icons should now be properly used from resources
  • Improved a way to run shortcuts solving some rare problems
  • Fixed issue when target field was erased if you cancel file/folder select dialog
  • Changing Quick Cliq's standard icons now works properly
  • Fix for context menus on XP, they must work properly now
  • Main window now have constant size (fix for small resolutions)
  • Many improvments and fixes

New in Quick Cliq 1.2.0.5 (Feb 21, 2011)

  • New: Custom Hotkeys feature added, allowing you to define hotkey for any shortcut/menu.
  • New: “CHK” special shortcut command added, which opens the list of all custom hotkeys you defined (you can also access this window through “Settings” menu in main window).
  • New: Added “Autosave” option for target field. Availble through “Settings” menu in main window
  • New: Added “Light-Style menu” option which removes all colors/icons from menu. Available on “Additional” tab in options
  • New: Any folder shortcut target with "^" symbol at the end now works as fast folder switch for active window. So now you can define hotkey for this type of shortcut.
  • Fix: GDI leak fixed
  • Fix: Few improvments to fast folder switching so it now works better
  • Fix: Fixed bug when right mouse button starts working as gesture button after main Quick Cliq window closing
  • Fix: Changed the way main window opening, so it's now more obvious what Quick Cliq is doing when idle for a long time
  • Change: “Default colors” options moved to “Settings” menu
  • Clips New: Added option to define hotkey modifiers for copy, append, paste clip commands
  • Clips New: “Remove extra lines” edit option added
  • Clips New: Added option to save clips on Quick Cliq exit and restore them on start
  • Recent New: Added option to log recently used shortcuts
  • Recent Fix: Fixed huge amount of page faults when “Log closed folders” option enabled
  • Memos: On-Top-Memos now can be edited and saved
  • New: Date and Time syntax added for Clips and Memos

New in Quick Cliq 1.1.1.0 (Dec 14, 2010)

  • New: Fast folder changing of Explorer/Open-Save dialogs using Quick Cliq’s shortcuts. Details in our blog
  • New: Added a big list of new “System” shortcuts. Easy-to-choose & easy-to-use. Details in our blog
  • New: RUNAS command to run any programs under Admin rights or with UAC elevation. Details in our blog
  • New: Drag&Drop added for shortcuts tree, so move em around freely!
  • New: Right-click menu added to the Aphorizm bar with "Copy" and "Send New" commands
  • New: Option to see exact menu colors in shortcuts tree
  • New: “Suspend” menu can now be hidden
  • New: A few new stylish icons added/changed.
  • New: Errors checking for not activated or wrong hotkeys
  • Memos: Small&handy “E-mail” button for "Memos"
  • Memos: Added option to save current On-Top-Memo’s color/font as default
  • Clips: Added an “S” button to “Clip View” window which will allow editing of the system clipboard
  • Clips: Two new buttons for clips editing: convert clip to list/enumeration
  • Windows: Added transparency changing tool in the windows menu
  • Windows: The menu was redesigned to be easier to use
  • Recent: Added an option to log Windows Recent items
  • Recent: Max items count in menu increased to 30
  • Fix: Some possible Windows 2000/2003 incompatibilites have been fixed
  • Fix: Quick Cliq will not even start anymore on OS under XP like 98/ME
  • Fix: Making changes to Registry under non-Admin account should now work properly
  • Fix: Fixed an issue when Quick Cliq required an English language to be default
  • Fix: Some bugs related to proper emails formatting when using MS Outlook
  • Fix: TAB navigation in main gui now works only for Tree-Target-Run controls
  • Fix: Removing items from menu by Shift+Right Click deletes them instantly
  • Fix: "Memos" bug fixed which add an extra line to memo on each save
  • Fix: Empty memo saving is now possible
  • Fix: When adding new menu it become selected instead of its child
  • Fix: Few flashing issues when closing windows fixed
  • Fix: Shortcuts for a drives (e.g. C:) weren't created with proper name
  • Fix: Icons assigning for Drag&Drop shortcuts now works properly
  • Fix: Fixed an issue prevents On-Top-Memos change their colors while other GUI's opened
  • Fix: Bug caused colors changing for main menu to be a little hard
  • Fix: Menu building have been made a bit faster
  • Fix: Fixed shortcuts tree flashing on menu selection (could be noticed on slow computers)
  • Fix: Fixed menu flashing when transparency disabled (could be noticed on slow computers)
  • Fix: Recent menu now applies the changes of main menu color & icon size
  • Fix: Fixed small mem leak when "log closed processes" option enabled
  • Fix: Transparency wasn't applied to the menus shown separately
  • Fix: Icons appeared on shortcuts which doesn't have one
  • Fix: Some icons could disappear if you move Quick Cliq to another dir
  • Fix: Confirmation about hidden windows could appear if you add shortcut through context menu
  • Removed: Check if file path exist in tooltip
  • Removed: Option to change default menu colors (you still can change overall menu colors through shortcuts tree)
  • Removed: Pre/Postfixes options deleted at all
  • Some minor improvments & fixes

New in Quick Cliq 1.0.5.0 (Nov 9, 2010)

  • Added "Quick Help" menu item allowing you to see current hotkeys/gestures/enabled features
  • Added option to show/hide notification about temporary gesture suspending
  • Memos:
  • Added "Encrypted" flag - now you can keep your notes encrypted on disk
  • Clips:
  • "Clip view" window now automatically lose it's Always-On-Top state when saving to file/viewing in notepad
  • Windows:
  • Fix for showing hidden windows from preview
  • Recent:
  • Added existence check for recently closed folders
  • GUI changes:
  • Shortcuts autonaming/renaming bug fixed
  • Added possibility to use "&" in shortcuts name allowing you to create fast hotkeys to them in opened menu
  • Added shortcut's target field tooltip showing you all targets as list
  • Fixed bug when shortcuts with the same name could be created via Drag&Drop
  • Drag&Drop files can now be applied to edit field (to add path for Multi-Target shortcut) or to shortcuts tree (to add new shortcuts)
  • Changed name of "Apply" button to "Save"
  • Minor changes

New in Quick Cliq 1.0.3.8 (Nov 1, 2010)

  • Added preview for Memos/Clips (hold CTRL to see)
  • Added Multi-Target Support (divide targets with {N} or hold CTRL while adding predefined target)
  • Added Transparency option for menu
  • New Predefined shortcut type - "Special Folder"
  • New Feature - "Recent" menu which contains recently closed processes/folders
  • Gestures and hotkeys settings divided to different tabs as well as some of main menu options
  • Added possibility to temporarily suspend gestures (hold CTRL while suspending)
  • Added "On Top" checkbox (ON by default) to "Viewing Clip" window
  • Added some quick links to the Help menu in main window
  • Added form for Comments/Suggestions sending under Help->Quick Links
  • Added form for Bugs Report under Help->Quick Links
  • Added Warning message if you quit Quick Cliq while there is still hidden windows left
  • Bug fixes