Proto Changelog

What's new in Proto 0.6.9.7

May 19, 2012

new: Proto: when you close Proto's child window (eg: image viewer or text editor) proto will brought back
new: Search: info about what is being searched in job name (below)
new: Search: info if nothing was found
new: Proto: startup parameters: -notray, -hidden, -session "filepath", -startDir "dirpath"
new: FileManager: many changes to rename prompt
fix: ImageBrowser: crash when trying to view (ctrl H) an animated .gif image.
fix: Proto: better image handling (.gif stuff + some other things)
fix: Proto: first Run - Empty Window
fix: Proto: infinite F1 help prompt
fix: AppLauncher: press alt Space, then ctrl L.
fix: Proto: tabs showNumber="True" doesn't work
fix: FileManager: nothing shown when there is no session
new: FileManager: no more hiccups when changing directory
new: FileManager: Proto will reserve space that is needed for a file before copying
new: FileManager: added MD5 and SHA1 hashes - invoke via ctrl+,
new: FileManager: added split and join file - invoke via ctrl+,
fix: FileManager: double folders on new dir (ctrl+N)
fix: FileManager: fixed issues with auto-highlight things
fix: ImageBrowser: fixed resolution changing when zooming
change: ImageBrowser: zooming speed
fix: ImageBrowser: fixed crash on zoom = 0%
fix: Proto: modify clipboard - save empty
fix: FileManager: OpenFolderWithExplorer - paths containing "=" or ","
new: Proto: alt+F2 will center to active screen, if centered will move window to next monitor
change: Proto: changed thread management - things should be faster
fix: DiskChart: crash when using mouse while generating chart
change: Proto: tabs now open next to current one
change: Proto: removed old layouts
fix: FileManager: dir content not updated sometimes
fix: Proto: GoToTab numbers don't match keys in F1 help
fix: Help: filtering doesn't work
change: Launcher: introduced case tolerance (a = A)
fix: Search: file coloring
fix: Search: search results not updated when deleting found files
fix: FileManager: some directories not showing on x64 bit systems
fix: Launcher: shortcut alt+space does not give focus to proto
fix: FileManager: splitting file now works
fix: FileManager: Proto hangup when pasting image (saving it as a file)
fix: NetworkMastah: mac addresses on x64 systems
fix: FileManager: filter not loaded properly from session
change: Proto: start parameters are case insensitive now
change: Links: renamed to Bookmarks
change: Bookmarks: system files will always be loaded
change: Bookmarks: depending on architecture of active pc (x86 vs x64) bookmarks for Program Files and Program Files x86 will be added
fix: NetworkMastah: random crashes
fix: Search: not searching in selected files (only in dirs)
new: FileManager: context menu loads python scripts from ProtoDir/Scripts/FileManager
change: Proto: Center to screen (ctrl+F2) has been moved to alt+F2
change: Proto: Modify clipboard (ctrl+F1) has been moved to alt+F1
fix: FileManger: go to path from clipboard (ctrl+P) wasn't setting the filter
new: 7zip: extracted to new module, rewritten, exposed to other modules
new: 7zip: compressing supports passwords; ctrl+P while typing in filename
new: FileManager: faster first drives list
new: Proto: you can now cancel a job by clicking it in a UI - the "cancel" will show up, just click the "cancel"
fix: Proto: glitch at startup when Proto was not redrawing
fix: ImageBrowser: again fixed the list of images when deleting
fix: TextEditor: fix highlight in search
change: TextEditor: removed aero glass - that looked fancy but text was hard to read
new: ImageBrowser: images with transparent bg will be dispalyed on a white/gray checkboard
new: ImageBrowser: press B to change background
new: ImageBrowser: double click to zoom to 100%, double click again to zoom-to-fit
new: ImageBrowser: you can now drag the image around
fix: Proto: modify clipboard prompt opened multiple times
new: Launcher: added duplicate removal as popular demand
new: Launcher: added validation of links (broken links won't be added)
change: Launcher: instead of deleting actual links stuff is being excluded; check AppLauncher.xml for excluded files
fix: Calculator: decimal and thousand separators bug fixed - now everything is taken from the system settings
fix: Help: not able to scroll when filtered out
fix: ProtoLOg: list not displaying correctly
new: Calculator: persistent history
fix: Proto: highlighted item was sometimes out of the visible area
fix: FileManager: divided by zero bug
change: Bookmark: changed ctrl+L to ctrl+B
fix: Proto: some leaks removed
change: FileManager: python extensions now compile in background
new: TextEditor: opens on the screen where Proto is and not where mouse cursor is
new: TextEditor: messages flash on change
change: Proto: removed support for animations
fix: Proto: prompts like rename/help/etc. could hang
fix: FileManager: copying speed was calculated incorrectly
fix: FileManager: fix for root of drive not refreshing
fix: Bookmarks: Program Files x64 pointing to Program Files x84

New in Proto 0.6.9.5 (May 19, 2012)

new: Calculator: hints for conversions
new: Help: you can now use PageUp/PageDown
new: Help: module names are now shown instead of "CreateNewTab"
fix: DiskChart: total wasn't displayed
fix: DiskChart: tab couldn't be closed
fix: Calculator: infamous decimal separator bug
change: Proto: new theme file structure
new: Proto: theme validation
new: Proto: fail-safe for corrupted themes
fix: FileManager: duplicating tab was selecting items incorrectly
new: Proto: 'Orange' theme
fix: Proto: fixed some issues with themes and some fonts
fix: FileManager: many fixes regarding the selection logic
new: FileManager: enriched all prompts asking for filename with existing file detection
fix: FileManager: synchronizations issues (random crashes)
fix: FileManager: fixed selecting/highlighting glitches
fix: FileManager: select sort prompt
fix: Proto: some arrows weren't displayed correctly on some systems
new: RegexRename: focused field has border around it
fix: FileManager: checking info of one element did't show it's name
fix: Proto: drawing of too many tabs
fix: Links: links to system folders
new: FileManager: path will now distinguish the filter with more bright color
change: ProtoLog: new shortcut: alt+0
change: ProtoLog: reversed the order of messages
fix: ImageBrowser: deleting was messing up the image file list
new: AppLauncher: speeded up index rebuilding
fix: Search: very rarely search would fail to find something
new: Calculator: currency calculation thanks to Yahoo! Finance type in 'm 10 gbp in pln' and press enter
new: Launcher: settings for each computer that you run it on.
new: Search: now you can search within a search (ctrl+F inside search results)
new: RegexRename: use \d to number your files; \d{2} will start numbering from 2; \d{4}{3} will start from 4 with 2 leading 0 (eg. 004)
fix: FileManager: in the list of drives - sometimes drive names were overlapping
fix: Proto: job's progress bar not drawing correctly
fix: FileManager: incorrect copied dir count
fix: Launcher: new links not being added
fix: Launcher: Proto was adding links with .lnk in the name
new: Launcher: shift+enter to open new instance of program for each file
new: Proto: when some job progress can't be measured it will still animate
new: ThumbnailViewer: press ctrl+j in File Manager to open ThumbnailViewer

New in Proto 0.6.9.4 (May 19, 2012)

New in Proto 0.6.9.3 (May 19, 2012)

New in Proto 0.6.9.2 (May 19, 2012)

New in Proto 0.6.9.1 (May 19, 2012)

New in Proto 0.6.9 RC 1 (May 19, 2012)

fix: FileManager: fix progress bar while deleting
new: FileManager: alt+v - copy without size check or validation
new: Proto: help - based on what you are doing Proto will show you some hints
new: Proto: when 'hide on focus lost' is disabled (via r-click on the tray icon) when Proto loses focus it will be a bit transparent
fix: FileManger: massive creation of files was not letting go of the file handle
new: Proto: new crash dialog - more reliable and better looking
change: NetworkMastah: name of the network card is truncated to 30 characters
new: Proto: supports themes from .xml files - check Themes folder for examples
fix: Proto: text editor (ctrl+H) fixed again
fix: ImageBrowser: sometimes stopped on corrupted images
new: Proto: only one instance allowed - launching another will bring up the running one
change: Proto: removed Legacy theme since it sucked a bit
change: FileManger: toggling the file coloring (ctrl+i) is now global for all FileManager tabs
new: ImageBrowser: press r to rotate clockwise and shift + r to rotate counterclockwise
new: ImageBrowser: zoom in and out using mouse wheel or arrows up/down
new: ImageBrowser: double click for 100% zoom
change: ImageBrowser: status recreated
new: Proto: ctrl+F10 to load next theme
new: Proto: ctrl+F11 to reload theme
new: Proto: ctrl+F12 for ProtoLog
new: FileManager: press ctrl+, for Proto context menu (simple for now)
new: Proto: you can now open messsage log with ctrl+F12 (this is not saved between sessions)
new: Proto: faster startup
new: Proto: text editor (ctrl+H) is now based on Scintilla (via ScintillaNET)
new: ImageBrowser: press 'w' to set current image as wallpaper
new: FileManager: Proto context menu remembers shortcuts like Launcher
new: FileManager: changed the message when deleting based on deleting type
new: FileManager: when deleting "securley", if the iterations will overwrite files at least once (even if the setting in .xml is set to 0)
new: Proto: Proto will now create settings files if they are missing or corrupted (check out new settings in Proto.xml)
fix: Proto: stability issues
new: DiskChart: in 'other' the files weren't sorted by size
fix: Calculator: when element in history was highlighted pressing enter would somethimes bring back the equasion incorrectly
fix: FileManger: improved copying speed
new: Launcher: press alt+space to open Launcher even if Proto is hidden
fix: FileManger: proto was not deleting read-only files
new: Launcher: press delete in 'open with' list to remove app to file association
fix: Launcher: fixed linking of apps to extension ('open with' feature - press ctrl+L in Launcher after pressing tab key in FileManager)
new: FileManager: eager selection/highlighting when copying
fix: FileManager: in image browser Proto will skip images that can't be opened
fix: Proto: fixed some memory leaks
fix: Proto: fixed proxy releated features
change: Calculator: applied changes made by google
fix: Proto: optimized drawing (less cpu usage)
new: ImageBrowser: now uses sexy sorting
fix: Calculator: functions were messing up the correct result
new: RegexRename: summary includes overall count
new: RegexRename: \r will be substituted with random number, \R with a random string
change: Launcher: searching desktop for links is not recursive - this makes rebuilding index much faster
new: FileManager: changing sorting (ctrl+s) is done by a prompt - this way is faster for selecting desired sorting type
new: Launcher: added comments to settings in 'AppLauncher.xml'
new: Proto: you can now manually kill the job that checks for new version (ctrl+end)
new: Launcher: will show list of selected apps (based on settings in: AppLauncher.xml)
fix: FileManager: improved deleting logic
fix: FileManager: converting was stopping name change
new: Launcher: pressing ctrl+space will show you the link location
new: Links: added explorer context menu for shortcuts (ctrl+. over a shortcut)
new: Launcher: added explorer context menu for shortcuts (ctrl+. over a shortcut)
fix: Proto: the proxy setting wasn't loaded because of the misspelled word
new: FileManager: increased speed of opening new tab and less resources are used to get drives list
fix: FileManager: crash when unmounting network drives
new: Proto: Proto handles transparency/opacity - set it in your Proto.xml
new: Proto: new theme 'Mud'
change: FileManager: extracting won't show name of the extracting file in lower right info pane
new: FileManager: added sorting by Last Access Time
new: FileManager: after compressing Proto will show the size of the created archive
fix: FileManager: Proto was holding a removable drive even though it shouldn't
new: FileManager: you can convert/load to clipboard/preview photoshop files (.psd)
new: Launcher: running apps will not hang Proto anymore
fix: FileManager: shortcuts not working when in regex filtering mode
fix: FileManager: couldn't move the file without pressing ctrl/shift button (via mouse)
fix: Proto: mouse clicks are handled only when you didn't move the window
new: Proto: every list in Proto now supports numeric (sexy) sorting - that means that files will be in the most intuitive order (eg. file 1, file 2, file 10, file 20; the old way: file 1, file 10, file 2, file 20)
new: Proto: proxy now supports PAC (Proxy Auto-Configuration), set it up in Proto.xml
change: FileManager: deleting symbolic links will delete only the link (without contents)
change: FileManager: changed the look of symbolic link creation dialog to be less confusing
new: FileManager: executing programs/files will not hang the Proto
new: Proto: pressing esc will hide Proto if no dialog is open (eg. rename dialog)
new: Proto: support for queuing operations (currently supported only in FileManager) - enable/disable by pressing ctrl+q
fix: Proto: sometimes the list was showing that there is more elements when there weren't any
fix: FileManager: deleting was incorrectly displaying information about skipped files
new: FileManager: secure delete renames the files and dirs so that the name won't be reconstructible
fix: FileManager: secure delete wasn't recursive
fix: Calculator: removed some crap when asking Google
new: Proto: Proto will check for change in settings every 5 seconds and will save them if needed
new: FileManager: info about supported compression types when compressing
fix: Proto: in some prompts you couldn't type in some chars
fix: Calculator: some culture related fixes, the decimal point can be overridden in Calculator.xml
fix: Calculator: thousand separator wasn't removed when copying result (ctrl+c)
change: FileManager: the '\' key will NOT be used to go up one dir from now on

New in Proto 0.6.8 (May 19, 2012)

fix: Search: was showing wrong path when highlighting a file
new: Search: now you can switch modes in file search using arrows
new: Proto: new update manager
new: Calculator: big number will have thousands separator
fix: FileManager: info about conversion wasn't displayed
new: FileManager: alt+delete will 'securely' delete - Proto will overwrite files x times before deleting it (this is configurable via FileManager.xml)
change: FileManager: it it now possible to open command prompt from disk list
fix: Proto: tab prompt wasn't cleared sometimes
new: Proto: home/end keys will move you to first/last element respectively
new: FileManager: you can now create Junction Points (or symbolic links) by pressing shift+L
change: FileManager: regex filter is now case insensitive
fix: FileManager: changing files letter case was failing
new: Proto: proxy now supports user/password options
change: FileManager: the '\' key will be used to go up one dir from now on
new: FileManager: 'file:///' is now supported
new: Proto: using '/' as path separator is now supported
new: FileManager: when viewing drives they will be refreshed every 0,5 second
new: Calculator: skips text that it doesn't recognize, so we can type in: (3h * 4 euro) + (4 days * 30 euro) = 132
new: Proto: using mouse related functionality now appears smoother
new: FileManager: shift+a deselects everything
new: FileManager: after deleting you'll have a message with how much free space is left
new: FileManager: when copying you'll have a message how much space you'll have left when copying will be completed
new: FileManager: when viewing image file you can copy it's path/name/etc. via standard shortcuts (ctrl+c, ctrl+shift+c, etc.)
new: Proto: when the same message appears as previous one - the info message will flash
new: FileManager: when renaming a file the cursor will be moved just before extension
new: FileManager: when you extract and specify name Proto will make sure there is no nonsense like extracting 'file.zip' in 'c:\test' to folder 'file' resulting in c:\test\file\file\someFiles.*
new: FileManager: you can now move the directory 'out' (level up) even if it has the same name eg.from c:\test\test to c:\, the result will be that files/dirs in c:\test\test will be in c:\test
fix: FileManager: couldn't rename when folder was opened in another tab - that tab will be closed now
new: DiskChart: you can now go into "other files"
new: AskLing: querying results is now faster
fix: Proto: stability has been increased
new: Proto: underlying work for plugins is almost done
new: Proto: changing modules settings at runtime will cause settings to be reloaded (without restart)
new: DiskChart: disk chart is now created as a job - it is shown at bottom and when Proto is not visible and job has finished there will be sound notification
new: Proto: when you type in the exact name Proto will select that element
fix: FileManager: error message when tab started an operation and then was closed
new:
AskLing: removed some crap from the results
new: FileManager: selecting files from clipboard (ctrl+o) gives the number of selected files
fix: FileManager: deleting folder that was opened in other forms caused incorrect tab to be highlighted
new: Calculator: now asking Google is faster
change: Proto: brought old foreground color to prompts
fix: Proto: after dragging a file out from Proto and then using mouse wheel was cycling tabs instead of files
fix: FileManager: mini editor was crashing sometimes
fix: Proto: sometimes Proto had issues with gaining focus at start and flickered
new: AskLing: you can browse through search results and copy them via ctrl+c
fix: AskLing: error message wasn't displayed
new: AskLing: uses now Proto proxy setting
fix: FileManager: crash when creating dir/file without right permissions
new: ProcessManager: simple process manager, kill a process with delete key
fix: FileManager: faster opening folders from links and duplication of tab in FileManager (ctrl+shift+t)
fix: Proto: clipboard editor (ctrl+F1) was not pasting (ctrl+V)
new: Proto: you can now turn off ClearType - go into proto.xml, section under "render"
change: FileManager: copying is now faster (switched to system copying)
new: FileManager: files now can be colored via a filetype (see FileManager.xml)
fix: FileManager: when folder contained a read only file it wasn't deleted
fix: FileManager: while viewing images with file viewer it was possible to go past the last file
fix: FileManager: couldn't change case of a dir name when renaming
new: FileManager: when deleting selected element will be deselected
fix: FileManager: when new element is added to folder the highlighted element will stay highlighted
new: FileManager: you can create massively folders and files based on clipboard text (alt+n for folders and ctrl+alt+n for files)
new: FileManager: when you're in empty folder calling explorer context menu will get you the menu for that folder
fix: FileManager: calling explorer context menu is now much faster
new: FileManager: while going into path (ctrl+p) when the path doesn't exits Proto will go as far as it can

New in Proto 0.6.5 (May 19, 2012)

New in Proto 0.6.4 (May 19, 2012)

new: FileManager: when going 'up' to the root the last visited drive will be highlighted
new: RegexRename: better support in 'replace' for \u (UPPER) \l (lower) \t (Title Case)
new: Calendar: pressing ctrl+c will add the date to clipboard, using ; as a separator
new: Calendar: pressing ctrl+c will copy the date to clipboard
new: FileManager: deleting read-only file will succeed (without prompt)
new: FileManager: handling the 'FileGroupDescriptor' structure in clipboard - this enables to click 'Copy' in Outlook, and paste (ctrl+v) it in Proto
new: FileManager: press ctrl+s to cycle through sorting modes; available modes: FileName, Extension, Modification Date, Creation Date and Size
new: FileManager: toggle sorting order by pressing ctrl+shift+s
new: FileManager: Proto can handle now paths with quotes
new: FileManager: Proto will close all tabs that may contain a directory to be deleted or drive to be removed
new: FileManager: when image is selected (png/jpg/bmp/gif/ico/tif), ctrl+space will give also the dimensions of the image
new: FileManager: you can now copy image file content to clipboard (ctrl+alt+c)
new: MiniEditor: ctrl+a selects all text
new: Proto: in Proto.xml under the node "shortcuts" you can change the toggle visibility shortcut
new: Proto: you can view clipboard at any time by pressing ctrl+F1 (exit by pressing esc)
new: Proto: you can reload clipboard text by pressing ctrl+l
new: Proto: you can save changed text in clipboard view by pressing ctrl+s
change: FileManager: copying file content is now as a job (so you can now kill it - ctrl+end)
change: FileManager: deselects files before decompression (not after)
fix: Search: couldn't use RegexRename from search
fix: RegexRename: crash when using token number eg. \d{3}
fix: RegexRename: when moving regex up/down (alt+up or alt+down) regex could be moved out of sight
fix: Launcher: settings were not saved after rename
fix: Launcher: settings were not saved after deletion
fix: DiskChart: crash when running on empty folder
fix: FileManager: after extraction name wasn't displayed
fix: FileManager: copying file content (ctrl+alt+c) didn't work
fix: FileManager: killing an extraction/compression did not end the 7z process
fix: FileManager: shift+enter didn't work properly
fix: Launcher: 'viewers' were saved as 'editors' resulting in loss of those settings
fix: Launcher: filter applied after rebuild
fix: Launcher: settings weren't saved when link was deleted
fix: Links: links to default folders were displayed incorrectly
fix: Proto: closing tab would focus the tab on the left instead of the one on the right
fix: Proto: crash when closing Proto with active jobs
fix: Proto: main window was not hiding after first shortcut keypress