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Loxx Changelog

What's new in Loxx 1.02.2739

Apr 4, 2024
  • File open dialog fixes (faster icon load, annoying folder expand when content changes).

New in Loxx 1.02.2737 (Apr 1, 2024)

  • Show tray message and flash app-icon in case of trigger match in minimized state.

New in Loxx 1.02.2731 (Mar 14, 2024)

  • Fix for wrong sync jumps after filter/reset filter.
  • Support of drop files to target view.

New in Loxx 1.02.2715 (Feb 10, 2024)

  • Fix for wrong input file type detection in dynamic merge.
  • Fix for ignored late responding files in dynamic merge.

New in Loxx 1.02.2701 (Jan 31, 2024)

  • Broken links in About-Box repaired.
  • Optional merge of “new data” only for continuous merge sessions.
  • “Clear” in merged sessions resets merge to “new data only” (waiting for end of file takes to long in case of huge merge sources).
  • Parameters of “MergeFiles” automation function are changed!

New in Loxx 1.02.2671 (Jan 21, 2024)

  • Fix for endless wait for filtered files from macro (lines valid report was too early).
  • Fix: don’t restart changed macros while a macro is running.
  • Crash fix in session dialog.
  • Reload sessions after change in session dialog.
  • Fix: last 2 chars invisible while having both scrollbars.
  • Beta implementation shared configurations.

New in Loxx 1.02.2665 (Jan 21, 2024)

  • Fix for endless wait for filtered files from macro (lines valid report was too early).
  • Fix: don’t restart changed macros while a macro is running.
  • Crash fix in session dialog.
  • Reload sessions after change in session dialog.
  • Fix: last 2 chars invisible while having both scrollbars.
  • Alpha implementation shared configurations.

New in Loxx 1.02.2598 (Dec 19, 2023)

  • Fix for hanging scroll positions when resizing views.
  • Toolbar flicker paint fix.
  • Automation function for macro re-schedule added.

New in Loxx 1.02.2589 (Dec 18, 2023)

  • Crash fix when closing remote files (scp / ftp etc.).
  • Fix for Clipboard-views saying “line positions not valid”
  • Clipboard functions in Automation API.
  • Better names for Clipboard views (no GUIDs).
  • Auto repeat find repeating a search when last match count was 0 and file content changed (see find dialog).
  • Support of open file with cards from command line.
  • Minor paint fixes.
  • Re-arrange groups in settings list.

New in Loxx 1.02.2560 (Dec 4, 2023)

  • Fix for Clipboard-views saying “line positions not valid”
  • Clipboard functions in Automation API.
  • Better names for Clipboard views (no GUIDs).
  • Auto repeat find repeating a search when last match count was 0 and file content changed (see find dialog).

New in Loxx 1.02.2553 (Nov 24, 2023)

  • Fix for failing synchronize if filtered files are restarted.
  • “Open clipboard content” added (see file menu).
  • Macro documentation extended.
  • Fix for quick-selection reset caused by file reloads.

New in Loxx 1.02.2533 (Nov 9, 2023)

  • Fix for long taking close of filtered high active files.
  • Crash fix when moving views through automation interface.

New in Loxx 1.02.2531 (Nov 6, 2023)

  • New feature: adaptable tab displays in case of several views with identical names but different paths.
  • Fix for wrong tooltip position if many tabs are displayed and tabs are scrolled.
  • Fix for non starting halt-triggers when opening a file and incorrect position jumps.

New in Loxx 1.02.2524 (Oct 25, 2023)

  • Fix for showing full line when performing view sync (last line was shown only partially sometimes).
  • Automation extension: allow user alignment of views.
  • New feature: IP-Highlighting (check settings menu, license required).

New in Loxx 1.02.2514 (Sep 20, 2023)

  • Ask for credentials for network shares
  • Minor UI fixes.
  • Reload timeout introduced for rotating logs.
  • Clear find results on reload.
  • Filtered file view rework (reload changes only by trigger from source).

New in Loxx 1.02.2483 (Aug 24, 2023)

  • Auto update file changes in file open dialog.
  • Time filter added to file open dialog.
  • Network Share support improved in FileOpen dialog.
  • File change / reload detection improved.

New in Loxx 1.02.2461 (Aug 14, 2023)

  • Fix for irritating output in “FindInFiles” if lines contain tabs.
  • File open dialog and file patterns added.
  • Fix for hanging application after “show in explorer” for remote files (menu not displayed for URL files).
  • Fix for non working wild card filters.
  • Rework of import / export settings.
  • Minor UI fixes (when changing settings).

New in Loxx 1.02.2408 (Jul 24, 2023)

  • More alignments added (left and tabbed, top and tabbed).
  • Fix for “showing tabs for new views” while tabs should be hidden.
  • Jump to line position with click in density graph.
  • Fix for case insensitive searches with intern patterns (searched case sensitive).
  • Fix for “Open file location” for files containing blanks.
  • Crash fix when double clicking empty toolbar region.
  • Beta version of internal file open dialog (preparation for extensions, disabled by default — see Settings / Misc).

New in Loxx 1.02.2407 (Jul 24, 2023)

  • More alignments added (left and tabbed, top and tabbed).
  • Fix for “showing tabs for new views” while tabs should be hidden.
  • Jump to line position with click in density graph.
  • Fix for case insensitive searches with intern patterns (searched case sensitive).
  • Fix for “Open file location” for files containing blanks.
  • Crash fix when double clicking empty toolbar region.
  • Beta version of internal file open dialog (preparation for extensions, disabled by default — see Settings / Misc).

New in Loxx 1.02.2385 (Jul 11, 2023)

  • More alignments added (left and tabbed, top and tabbed).
  • Fix for “showing tabs for new views” while tabs should be hidden.
  • Jump to line position with click in density graph.
  • Fix for case insensitive searches with intern patterns (searched case sensitive).

New in Loxx 1.02.2360 (Jun 20, 2023)

  • Minor UI fixes (store dialog positions).
  • Ensure visible start up position when stating with changed display settings.
  • Swap color context menu added in HighLightSettings list.
  • “Hide tabs” option added for more content lines (see settings menu).
  • Fix for fast pattern matches at end of line (contained the line end chars).

New in Loxx 1.02.2314 (Jun 1, 2023)

  • Fixes for combo selection of Alias / Filter / Highlights
  • Alias settings with file patterns
  • Compile macros only if required.
  • Store credentials in recent file settings.
  • Rework of graphics input and output.
  • Fix for sync from snippet view (set the current line but did not show).
  • Fix for rare crash during shut down.
  • Multifind with “search for all expressions” (alternative to complex regex expressions).
  • Find dialog fixes (improved control update).

New in Loxx 1.02.2311 (May 31, 2023)

  • Fixes for combo selection of Alias / Filter / Highlights
  • Alias settings with file patterns
  • Compile macros only if required.
  • Store credentials in recent file settings.
  • Rework of graphics input and output.
  • Fix for sync from snippet view (set the current line but did not show).
  • Fix for rare crash during shut down.
  • Multifind with “search for all expressions” (alternative to complex regex expressions).

New in Loxx 1.02.2270 (May 3, 2023)

  • Minor fix in highlight dropdown (show 2 checked entries).

New in Loxx 1.02.2265 (Apr 6, 2023)

  • Minor UI fixes (show more tooltips / popup size calculation).

New in Loxx 1.02.2244 (Apr 1, 2023)

  • Size calculation of line popup improved.
  • Fix for graphic output not showing standard graphics (trace density etc).

New in Loxx 1.02.2239 (Mar 30, 2023)

  • Beta implementation of line-view popup.
  • Clear snippets in case of file reload / recreate.
  • Minor paint fix in toolbar.
  • Fix for wrongly detected UNICODE encoding.

New in Loxx 1.02.1974 (Jan 9, 2023)

  • Fix for wrong "find in files output" after search in UTF8-BOM files.
  • Fix for irritating button states in find dialog (if no file was open).
  • Copy content only option added for Find-in-files output.
  • Fix for wrong highlighting in "FindInFiles" results if pattern is found in file name.
  • Incremental updates for scp an sftp remote files improved.
  • Fix for rare crash during shutdown.

New in Loxx 1.02.1905 (Nov 11, 2022)

  • Fix for jump from graphic find matches to line position.
  • Setup fix removing installations in the 32-bit folder.

New in Loxx 1.02.1900 (Nov 6, 2022)

  • Minor paint fixes.
  • Fix in pattern searches.
  • Fix for disabling sample macros.
  • File positions of macros improved (for editing macros from dialog).
  • Documentation changes.
  • Remove write protection when saving copies.
  • Fix for save of filtered files.
  • Fix for closing files while queries are running.

New in Loxx 1.02.1899 (Nov 6, 2022)

  • Minor paint fixes.
  • Fix in pattern searches.
  • Fix for disabling sample macros.
  • File positions of macros improved (for editing macros from dialog).
  • Documentation changes.
  • Remove write protection when saving copies.
  • Fix for save of filtered files.
  • Fix for closing files while queries are running.

New in Loxx 1.02.1881 (Oct 28, 2022)

  • Copy C# samples also during update setups.
  • C# Macro loading also from subdirectories

New in Loxx 1.02.1873 (Oct 26, 2022)

  • Automation API extended for creating graphics.
  • Graphic samples added.
  • XY-Graphs with several lines.
  • Use dark mode independent from system settings.

New in Loxx 1.02.1866 (Oct 12, 2022)

  • Fix for disappearing find results when switching views.

New in Loxx 1.02.1864 (Oct 12, 2022)

  • Documentation extended.
  • Graphics improved and samples added.

New in Loxx 1.02.1856 (Sep 28, 2022)

  • Setup fix (VC-redist package)

New in Loxx 1.02.1851 (Sep 27, 2022)

  • C# references added (for Linq usage)
  • Don't clear macro generated graphic outputs when closing files.

New in Loxx 1.02.1841 (Sep 16, 2022)

  • Clear quick selection first -- then line selection with "escape"-key.
  • Overwrite temp-setting if folder does not exist.
  • Fix for stored density information (re-loaded content was wrong).
  • Fix for FTP connections with user/pwd (connect failed).

New in Loxx 1.02.1804 (Aug 19, 2022)

  • Show progress while downloading update setup.
  • Time pattern added to default settings.

New in Loxx 1.02.1799 (Aug 16, 2022)

  • 64-bit installer uses correct directory (check shortcuts for possible required updates!).
  • Alpha implementation C# Macros (see documentation "Automation").
  • Minor paint fix for selected empty lines.
  • Fix for wrong or slow time sync when working with time offsets.
  • Fix for missing checked "ShowChangedTimes" state in TimeSettings Dialog.

New in Loxx 1.02.1790 (Aug 15, 2022)

  • Alpha implementation C# Macros (see documentation "Automation").
  • Minor paint fix for selected empty lines.
  • Fix for wrong or slow time sync when working with time offsets.
  • Fix for missing checked "ShowChangedTimes" state in TimeSettings Dialog.

New in Loxx 1.02.1690 (Jul 18, 2022)

  • Optional mirroring of network files.
  • Fix for save selection (huge selections did not save correctly).
  • More graphics extensions/fixes.

New in Loxx 1.02.1644 (Jul 2, 2022)

  • Default graphic for content / time added
  • Show red background in find progress if canceled or max match count was exceeded.

New in Loxx 1.02.1638 (Jun 26, 2022)

  • Fix for showing spurious "Time stamps valid".
  • Crash fix for bar charts (if max results > real results).
  • Minor fixes around graphics.

New in Loxx 1.02.1632 (Jun 22, 2022)

  • Fixes for initial query run (some things worked only after restart)

New in Loxx 1.02.1629 (Jun 21, 2022)

  • Time pattern detection fixes.
  • Alpha implementation for graphical outputs.
  • Alternative pattern search to regular expressions added (much faster).
  • Wild card search improved (using simple patterns now).

New in Loxx 1.02.1581 (Apr 21, 2022)

  • Feature added: Start find with inline selection for current an optional other files.
  • Fix for missing find result window update when clearing find results.

New in Loxx 1.02.1578 (Apr 19, 2022)

  • Clear find results when clearing or resetting running view.
  • Auto horizontal scroll (while selecting) improved.
  • Crash fix when collecting snippets from URL-files.

New in Loxx 1.02.1571 (Apr 17, 2022)

  • Fix for sessions saying always "Close other files".
  • Reopen session in next start.
  • Switch to case sensitive search if possible (faster).
  • Performance improvement when walking through huge find match lists.
  • Performance for line info parsing improved.

New in Loxx 1.02.1548 (Apr 9, 2022)

  • Default filter pattern added (allows to define default filters for special file names).
  • Minor UI changes (tooltip hints, etc,)

New in Loxx 1.02.1546 (Apr 8, 2022)

  • Crash fix for null pointer access when duplicating a view.

New in Loxx 1.02.1545 (Apr 6, 2022)

  • Clear quick selection when selecting lines.
  • Continuous merge of files (beta).

New in Loxx 1.02.1543 (Mar 25, 2022)

  • Fix for find in files reporting not all matches.
  • Global storage for FTP credentials.
  • Session files replacing file groups(beta implementation).

New in Loxx 1.02.1529 (Feb 24, 2022)

  • Optional broadcast quick selections to other open files.
  • Minor time sync fixes.

New in Loxx 1.02.1508 (Feb 21, 2022)

  • Beta implementation for FTP-based log-files.

New in Loxx 1.02.1499 (Feb 16, 2022)

  • Fix for failing registration during setup.

New in Loxx 1.02.1493 (Feb 15, 2022)

  • Fix for showing only one highlight color.
  • Fix for not showing negative delta times.

New in Loxx 1.02.1488 (Feb 11, 2022)

  • Group file handling reworked (merge works only for non-unicode files!).
  • Fix for time syncs (better matching line find).
  • Auto update for URL-files added.
  • Update find result window more frequently.
  • Minor performance optimizations.

New in Loxx 1.02.1458 (Jan 20, 2022)

  • Fix: crash when synchronizing time stamp positions.

New in Loxx 1.02.1457 (Jan 19, 2022)

  • Crash fix when opening find dialog in new installations

New in Loxx 1.02.1434 (Jan 5, 2022)

  • Clear line details window when closing last file.
  • Performance improvements for find in files.
  • Fix for missing updates when viewing files with a start offset.

New in Loxx 1.02.1426 (Dec 28, 2021)

  • Multi expression find feature added (needs a license).
  • Fix for find result window: highlighting wrong area after switching the current view.

New in Loxx 1.02.1425 (Dec 28, 2021)

  • Multi expression find feature added (needs a license).
  • Fix for find result window: highlighting wrong area after switching the current view.

New in Loxx 1.02.1411 (Dec 15, 2021)

  • Prototype for global snippet collections.
  • Paint fix after changing back to original file.

New in Loxx 1.02.1406 (Dec 6, 2021)

  • Highlight find strings in find match output window.
  • Crash fix for huge line containing files.
  • Max. buffer size increased to 128MB (required for huge line containing files).
  • Open internal file for "edit file" in case of filtered or snippet files.

New in Loxx 1.02.1392 (Nov 18, 2021)

  • Minor UI fixes (icons / tooltip text added).

New in Loxx 1.02.1388 (Nov 10, 2021)

  • File groups extended (merge feature added).

New in Loxx 1.02.1383 (Oct 8, 2021)

  • Crash fix when loading additional files with strange content for append.
  • Progress bar when loading additional files for append.
  • Beta implementation for file groups.

New in Loxx 1.02.1376 (Sep 22, 2021)

  • Show balloon messages for invalid regex expressions
  • Register file types in settings
  • Paint fix for irritating column header flicker while scrolling horizontally.
  • Fix for detected UNICODE encoding for files containing NULL-byte sequences.

New in Loxx 1.02.1359 (Sep 6, 2021)

  • Crash fix for files with huge lines (>= 256k)

New in Loxx 1.02.1350 (Aug 19, 2021)

  • Fix for encoding files path (encodings are not found).
  • Use simple default encoding if UTF8-decode fails.
  • Fix for variable window width in running traces.

New in Loxx 1.02.1345 (Aug 16, 2021)

  • Scripting extended (functions added for accessing the FindInFiles-Output).

New in Loxx 1.02.1343 (Aug 16, 2021)

  • Scripting extended (functions added for accessing the FindInFiles-Output).

New in Loxx 1.02.1335 (Aug 14, 2021)

  • Auto page width in content windows.

New in Loxx 1.02.1333 (Aug 14, 2021)

  • Fix for missing line numbers in files with less than 10 lines.
  • Context menus in File menu and Edit file menu added.

New in Loxx 1.02.1331 (Aug 11, 2021)

  • Line preview improvements.

New in Loxx 1.02.1326 (Jul 31, 2021)

  • Beta implementation of line content pane.
  • Crash fix in 32 bit version.
  • Fix for copying lines when time stamp display is changed.

New in Loxx 1.02.1319 (Jul 24, 2021)

  • Fix for missing dark mode in Alias-Dialog.

New in Loxx 1.02.1317 (Jul 22, 2021)

  • Combo size in Highlight dialog fixed.
  • Store multiple main window positions for portable support.
  • Signed binaries for AVX build.

New in Loxx 1.02.1269 (Jun 15, 2021)

  • Fix for find in files (deadlock fixed).
  • Double click on line (first columns) toggles bookmarks.
  • Time shift feature added for synchronization of files with different time base and view of changed times in file display.

New in Loxx 1.02.1217 (Apr 29, 2021)

  • Stability fixes for running trace view reloads (reload after filter remove / externally recreated files).

New in Loxx 1.02.1212 (Apr 22, 2021)

  • Fix for blocked directory after appending files (restore current dir added).
  • Stop indexing while split thread is running.
  • Fix for displaying filtered content while file is overwritten.

New in Loxx 1.02.1205 (Apr 5, 2021)

  • Allow multiple files in "File open".

New in Loxx 1.02.1204 (Apr 4, 2021)

  • Fix for "add find matches to snippet view" (worked only from context menu).
  • Store recently used path for "Save selection as".
  • Paint fix for partial paints with offset.

New in Loxx 1.01.1184 (Mar 17, 2021)

  • Multi line tabs (shows all opened files).
  • Default file pattern for highlight settings.
  • Fix for search in partial displayed files.

New in Loxx 1.01.1136 (Jan 27, 2021)

  • Minor coloring fixes.
  • Fix for missing default configuration after setup.

New in Loxx 1.01.1121 (Jan 20, 2021)

  • Allow offsets and line numbers as hex values (auto detect "0x", "$" prefixes or any hex number in the goto-dialog input).
  • Fix for jumping to correct position in hex view.
  • Fix for applying recently configured filter instead of recently used quick filter when reopening files.
  • Fix for missing a single byte in filtered view when file was reloaded.

New in Loxx 1.01.1119 (Jan 20, 2021)

  • Crash fix for binary files / views.
  • Performance fix for filtered file view (one CPU was at 100%).
  • Fix for missing time sync when selecting lines from find result view.

New in Loxx 1.00.1103 (Jan 8, 2021)

  • Output windows added (required for additional outputs like find in files).
  • Fix for different encodings in macro source files.
  • Minor fixes for short cuts etc.
  • Memory leak fixes.
  • Crash fix for "Close all" from windows list.
  • Keyboard support for macros.

New in Loxx 1.00.969 (Oct 24, 2020)

  • Fix for misplaced scroll bar markups in small files.

New in Loxx 1.00.965 (Sep 23, 2020)

  • Fix for missing repaint in find result window when results are reported.

New in Loxx 1.00.964 (Sep 21, 2020)

  • Clear find result report in status bar when results are cleared or file reloaded.
  • Fix for messing up recent file list with temp files.
  • Faster thread splitting for special use case.
  • Progress bar when closing many files.
  • Window list as modeless dialog.
  • Fix for rotating views (Show / Hide windows was missing)

New in Loxx 1.00.960 (Sep 11, 2020)

  • Window list dialog improvements (set view focus on select, selection after close).

New in Loxx 1.00.958 (Sep 4, 2020)

  • Fix for displaying 1252-encoded files.
  • Show current encoding in status bar and allow switch in context menu.

New in Loxx 1.00.957 (Sep 1, 2020)

  • Fix for failing "Find" with ISO-8859-1 encoding.
  • Default encoding for single byte encoded files.

New in Loxx 1.00.952 (Aug 24, 2020)

  • Paint fix for scrollbar inline markups.
  • Fix for opening huge files by double click.
  • Reduce parallel access for slow disks (too many threads made UI slow/freezing while reading line information)

New in Loxx 1.00.946 (Aug 23, 2020)

  • Paint fix for scrollbar inline markups.

New in Loxx 1.00.944 (Aug 23, 2020)

  • Elimination of null characters and warning icon in status bar added.
  • Fix for wrong results in thread splitting.
  • Minor UI fixes.

New in Loxx 1.00.940 (Aug 17, 2020)

  • Activate window with "file open" shell command.

New in Loxx 1.00.935 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • Fix for quick-select: Mouse capture was missing.
  • Detect timestamps in files when adding more files.
  • File preview (100 lines) in append files dialog.

New in Loxx 1.00.931 (Jul 31, 2020)

  • Crash fix for long null-areas in files.
  • Displayed line length limited to 10000 characters.
  • Fix: Next and previous view used wrong direction.
  • "Rotate windows" feature added.

New in Loxx 1.00.919 (Jun 29, 2020)

  • Resource usage decreased (GDI Objects, opening many files could cause a resource leak)
  • Fix for jump in wrong line from failed macro message.
  • Thread splitting with regex.
  • "Delete on close" property added.
  • Crash fix for recent file loading.
  • Open file limit increased to 512.

New in Loxx 1.00.908 (Jun 16, 2020)

  • Update message fix (did not appear)

New in Loxx 1.00.906 (Jun 15, 2020)

  • Fix for irritating line info (showed lines as estimated for special file sizes)

New in Loxx 1.00.903 (Jun 13, 2020)

  • Ignore time zone in time comparisons.
  • Auto ignore dates in time comparisons.
  • Favorites in file menu added.
  • Don't remove non existing files from recent menus.
  • Don't ask for 2nd view when already opened file from recent menus.

New in Loxx 1.00.897 (Jun 8, 2020)

  • Update notification in sys tray.
  • Performance improvement for scroll bar markups.
  • Time stamp pattern extended (? as wildcard).
  • Snippet view feature added (beta implementation).

New in Loxx 1.00.890 (Jun 1, 2020)

  • Crash fix when starting find while a find is running.
  • Duplicate keyboard short cut fixed.
  • Microseconds in delta timings / allow 2 or 1 digit for micro and milliseconds.

New in Loxx 1.00.882 (May 31, 2020)

  • Fix for single line selections (did always add the selection).
  • Fix for saving changed files while opened for writing by another app.
  • Save windows order when using predefined alignments.

New in Loxx 1.00.881 (May 28, 2020)

  • Menu entry text changed (fix for wrong shortcut of "duplicate view").
  • Automation API added (beta implementation)
  • Predefined window alignments added.

New in Loxx 1.00.835 (May 18, 2020)

  • Crash fifor find in files containing null characters.
  • Fifor first line quick select display for "BOM" files.
  • Fifor "Select find matches with context".

New in Loxx 1.00.793 (May 4, 2020)

  • Minor selection and focus fixes.
  • Close and delete context menu added.

New in Loxx 1.00.791 (Apr 28, 2020)

  • Fix in delta time display when switched on.

New in Loxx 1.00.790 (Apr 27, 2020)

  • Minor fix for find implementation.
  • Context menu extended (copy / delete added).

New in Loxx 1.00.787 (Apr 19, 2020)

  • Start setup from update menu elevated.

New in Loxx 1.00.771 (Apr 16, 2020)

  • Fix in lines / size display (additional dot removed).
  • Fix when filtering small files (could result in wrong empty filtered output).

New in Loxx 1.00.765 (Apr 14, 2020)

  • Fix for double results in file search.

New in Loxx 1.00.763 (Apr 10, 2020)

  • Fix for search not always finding all matches.

New in Loxx 1.00.761 (Apr 9, 2020)

  • Fix for search in cleared files (ignored offset).
  • Minor UI fixes.

New in Loxx 1.00.753 (Apr 9, 2020)

  • Automatic update to latest version added (help menu).
  • Fix in setup reading previous installation directory.

New in Loxx 1.00.746 (Apr 9, 2020)

  • Partial support for "Match words only" in find.
  • Fix for missing jump to first find match when first results are reported.
  • Fix displaying an empty window while line information is not available (when opening huge files).

New in Loxx 1.00.738 (Apr 9, 2020)

  • Reload function for URL files.