List of changes (version 4.0 - 4.01)

List of changes (version 4.0 - 4.01) is a list of changes to Total Commander since version 4.0 until the release of version 4.01. The list starts at the latest change and goes back in time.

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List of changes (version 4.0 - 4.01)

(27.07.99) Release Windows Commander 4.01

• (26.07.99) Fixed: Use default 'rename' menu item in right click menu

(22.07.99) Release Windows Commander 4.01 RC1

• (22.07.99) Fixed: File not closed when unpacking multi-volume zip files
• (21.07.99) Added: Unpack files created by RAR for Linux
• (21.07.99) Fixed: When repacking to other packer than internal zip, the directories temp\$wc0 etc. were not deleted
• (21.07.99) Fixed: When holding down Ctrl+Q, the error "Cannot Change Visible in OnShow or OnHide" appeared
• (19.07.99) Fixed: Ask for firewall username with a different dialog
• (19.07.99) Fixed: Use DrawIconEx to draw icons
• (18.07.99) Fixed: Removed second confirmation when re-packing file to zip after editing
• (18.07.99) Fixed: Problem comparing 2 text files with very different size
• (18.07.99) Fixed: Remove rename window when background thread causes a refresh
• (18.07.99) Fixed: Use loadimage to load default icons

(14.07.99) Release Windows Commander 4.01 Beta 2

• (14.07.99) Fixed: Tooltips for directories did not always show up
• (14.07.99) Fixed: Wait cursor shown after ENTER on uue file, then ESC
• (14.07.99) Fixed: Problems with http downloads from www.microsoft.com: This site requires the host: parameter in the request
• (14.07.99) Fixed: Compare by contents crashes with text files with >32700 characters per line -> truncate lines
• (14.07.99) Fixed: Problems in FTP client with 'cancel' and 'resume' when downloading subdirs
• (12.07.99) Fixed: On Windows NT, 'copy', 'file split' and 'pack to multiple disks' to floppy disks was very slow
• (12.07.99) Fixed: Search function and CAB files (skip if searching for text)
• (12.07.99) Fixed: Problems with accented chars in ZIP files (marked as 'Windows NT', but not using Windows font!)
• (11.07.99) Fixed: Lister: Cannot reset printer font to default
• (08.07.99) Fixed: In http proxy, replace hex strings in URLs by their correct characters, e.g. %20 -> ' '
• (08.07.99) Fixed: Only restore from tray if mouse down and up on Wincmd icon (up to now, mouse up was enough)
• (08.07.99) Fixed: Multiple quick search windows appear when pressing accent key and quick search mode is 'letters with dialog'
• (08.07.99) Fixed: Lister couldn't print longer documents, only small documents or small selections of a document
• (06.07.99) Fixed: When comparing by content, always show left file in left compare window, even if cursor in right window
• (06.07.99) Fixed: When clicking the 'background' button, move Wincmd to the foreground, not the background window
• (06.07.99) Fixed: Correctly switch between 'cancel' and 'background' button using cursor keys
• (06.07.99) Fixed: Problem trying to view bitmap which was deleted in the meantime in lister

(04.07.99) Release Windows Commander 4.01 Beta 1

• (04.07.99) Fixed: Some problems with SQUID http proxy
• (04.07.99) Fixed: Ctrl+Q Quickview used shortcut 'B' instead of 'F' as in lister to fit bitmap to window
• (04.07.99) Fixed: Window not updated after Alt+Shift+Enter if root dir contains only a single subdir
• (04.07.99) Fixed: Beep when file unpacked from 'synchronize dirs' right click menu - removed
• (04.07.99) Fixed: 16-bit: External packers didn't work (smart callbacks was enabled!)
• (04.07.99) Fixed: 16-bit: Synchronize dirs didn't work
• (03.07.99) Added: Untested: HTTP proxy which requires a username+password
• (03.07.99) Fixed: Got error "cannot delete files" when repacking archive containing read only files
• (03.07.99) Fixed: Remember current selection when creating a new dir - now in both windows
• (03.07.99) Fixed: When Wincmd 4 was started for the first time (maximized), the file size+date columns may be invisible
• (03.07.99) Fixed: Rename file, target exists - user select different name - target exists again -> ask again
• (03.07.99) Fixed: Copying a share from an UNC server no longer allowed to set target directory name
• (03.07.99) Fixed: Shortcut key for 'command' in 'change start menu' didn't work
• (01.07.99) Fixed: FTP download in background: If downloading by HTTP, canceling an operation in the foreground canceled the background transfer
• (01.07.99) Added: Settings what to do when second ftp connection opened in same window: wcx_ftp.ini, [General] AutoDisconnect =1 disconnect previous =2 keep previous =0 ask user
• (01.07.99) Fixed: 16-bit: "Split file" did not use correct size for 1.44 MB or 1.2 MB disk images on harddisk
• (01.07.99) Fixed: 16-bit: Removed "FTP download from list" from the menu (it's not supported in 16 bit version)
• (01.07.99) Fixed: 16-bit: Could not abort copying of subdirs!
• (01.07.99) Fixed: Configuration dialog, 'Misc.': FTP transfer mode not remembered when switching to other page
• (01.07.99) Fixed: files - compare directories, set focus on left list after compare
• (01.07.99) Fixed: Ctrl+Q on archive didn't show readme file inside archive
• (01.07.99) Fixed: Directories were copied without their attributes
• (01.07.99) Fixed: "Mark newer, hide same" showed wrong file size summary
• (01.07.99) Fixed: Compare files and Synchronize dirs gave error when comparing NTFS with FTP
• (01.07.99) Fixed: Removed CMF_EXPLORE flag from QueryContextMenu()