Instant File Opener Changelog

What's new in Instant File Opener 4.0.0

Mar 11, 2019
  • New Features:
  • Added "portable" option for Files, Folders, and Programs
  • Added "portable" and "window state" options to all dialogs
  • Added ability to open a list file via drag-and-drop into the toolbar area
  • Added Recently Opened Lists to File menu
  • Added option to suppress warning dialog when removing items
  • Added menu item to open Windows Default Programs
  • Removed support to save in the IFOS format (save as VBS instead)
  • Moved "Open all Items" and "Remove Missing Files and Folders" menu items from the Tools menu to the List menu
  • Escape key will now close the Add/Edit Program dialog
  • Changed arrow colour for the move up/down buttons on program arguments/switches
  • Coded a new backend for Add Folder dialog
  • Edit Item window was replaced for Folders, Files, and URLs with a new dialog window
  • A new Edit Item dialog was designed for editing multiple items (Multi-Edit)
  • Widened the Add URL dialog window
  • On Add URL window load, the URL textbox will now have focus
  • Added warning when trying to open more than 20 items
  • Added auto updater and improved manual updater
  • Added "Open List's Saved File" menu item and button
  • Moved default Internet browser selection from a global software setting to a list setting under List Options
  • The last selected List Type will now be automatically remembered
  • Added button in General Options to remove all lists from system startup
  • Added optional program registration
  • Moved program help from a chm file to the website
  • Minor UI changes including a new font
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed bug that caused the Default Window State option to not default to the correct value
  • Fixed bug that caused an error when removing the last argument item for a program
  • Fixed bug that caused an extra space to be saved with program arguments
  • Fixed bug that caused an error when editing a program entry with no arguments in a VBS list
  • Fixed various bugs when multi-selecting and then editing items of different types
  • Fixed bug that caused an unhandled error when adding a blank or one character URL
  • Adjusted the Find window's default screen location
  • Fixed bug that prevented opening the containing folder of a program
  • Fixed bug that caused long item names to not appear in a menu-styled VBS file (primarily affected long URLs)
  • Fixed various issues with opening URLs from VBScript files
  • Fixed issue with folders displaying the wrong icon in a IFOL menu list
  • Fixed bug that caused the duplicate file warning not to occur when adding a file if the only other instance of the file was already selected in the list
  • Adjusted duplicate file warning logic
  • Fixed bug that caused two copies of a VBS List file to start with Windows
  • Fixed bug that prevented "Open at System Startup" IFOL files from opening at system startup on another machine/account
  • Miscellaneous minor fixes and improvements

New in Instant File Opener 3.0.1.0 (Nov 5, 2013)

  • Fixed bug that would cause the program not to find the default web browser's full path on some systems. Fixed display issue with 32x32 32-bit IFOL icon. Fixed bug that caused Installer to create incorrect registry keys related to opening and editing IFOL files. Uninstaller now removes Startup shortcuts to any Instant File Opener files.