16.07.01 Release Windows Commander 4.

54 Final
12.07.01 Fixed: Internal unace: No overwrite confirmation with subdirs
12.07.01 Added: Create files with FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN when unpacking
12.07.01 Added: in dynamic size display mode (x b/k/M), show files with size b
etween 1000 and 1023 bytes as "1 k" instead of "0 k" (although this isn't 100% c
orrect, but 0 k confused some people)
12.07.01 Fixed: Lister: local URL, convert hex strings like %20 to the real ch
aracters (in this case, a space)
11.07.01 Release Windows Commander 4.54 RC2
11.07.01 Fixed: Couldn't enter subdirs in ZIP archives if the name contained C
hinese characters (Chinese Windows only)
11.07.01 Fixed: Limit displayed file count to 32700 on Win9x+ME. Reason: Stand
ard Windows Listbox cannot show more files anyway, trying to show more can cause
errors.
11.07.01 Fixed: Split files: When inserting a write protected disk, the functi
on is no longer aborted, but asks for a different location (or new disk)
11.07.01 Fixed: Installer: Couldn't install from read-only share
11.07.01 Fixed: Win2k only: Recycle bin opened with cm_OpenRecycled command
showed wrong names
11.07.01 Fixed: Couldn't create shortcut on Windows 95 with right click - New
- Shortcut
11.07.01 Fixed: Newer WinRAR versions don't include any version info -> Wincmd
thinks that they are DOS apps! <- use name 'winrar' to detect winrar instead of
version info
11.07.01 Fixed: .gz archives: If time field in header is 0, use time of the .g
z file when unpacking its contents
07.07.01 Release Windows Commander 4.54 final
07.07.01 Fixed: Switching to drive A:, removing the floppy then selecting A: a
gain could cause a crash on Windows 2000
05.07.01 Fixed: Workaround to bad association of German Outlook (has "ffnen" as
default verb)
04.07.01 Release Windows Commander 4.54 beta 2
03.07.01 Fixed: Problems with WindowBlinds: Multi-Rename tool moves up a few p
ixels each time it's re-opened (reason: Setwindowplacement() called with sw_hide
)
03.07.01 Fixed: Holding down '4' in lister and pressing ESC while showing a mu
ltimedia file could crash lister
02.07.01 Added: Support for ZIP files created with Python language
29.06.01 Release Windows Commander 4.54 beta 1
29.06.01 Added: FTP - Synchronize dirs: ignore time if the ftp listing doesn't
contain any time, e.g. on a Unix server with old files
29.06.01 Fixed: Support for more HTTP proxies added
29.06.01 Fixed: FTP through HTTP proxy: replace &nbsp; by a space when parsing
ftp listings
29.06.01 Added: Multi-rename tool: [[] and []] placeholders allow to add left/
right bracket
29.06.01 Added: Lister: Shift+Space same as PageUp
28.06.01 Fixed: Ctrl+Q on deep directory may cause an access violation
27.06.01 Added: cm_SrcOpenDrives, cm_LeftOpenDrives, cm_RightOpenDrives: Open
drive list (same as Alt+F1 or Alt+F2, e.g. to redefine hotkey)
27.06.01 Added: Synchronize dirs: F3 views left file, Shift+F3 right file
27.06.01 Added: FTP download from list: accept also Unix-style text files (0xA
as line end)
27.06.01 Added: Calculate dir space also in archives (Spacebar, Alt+Shift+Ente
r and Ctrl+L)!
26.06.01 Added: Multi-rename tool: new placeholder [F], everything after this

will be converted to "first letter of each word uppercase"

26.06.01 Fixed: Lister: some bitmaps no longer working (due to a previous fix
to read other bitmaps...)
26.06.01 Fixed: lptdos.exe (addons page): couldn't switch at all to empty driv
es
26.06.01 Fixed: Parallel port connection: sometimes problems with empty drives
26.06.01 Fixed: Update file list header width when changing display resolution
26.06.01 Added: Installer: Skip copying files to windows directory if write pr
otected (e.g. NT/Win2k as normal user)
26.06.01 Added: Lister: Html-Viewer, support for <tt> tag (same as <pre>)
26.06.01 Fixed: Wincmd beeped when deleting a file while the quick view panel
(Ctrl+Q) was shown
26.06.01 Fixed: Lister: Scroll up in UTF8 Unicode not always working
25.06.01 Fixed: Lister: Viewing Unicode file with motorola byte order in binar
y or text mode showed bytes flipped
25.06.01 Added: wcx_ftp.ini, [General], FtpShowHidden=1 always enable option "
FTP show hidden files" from "Commands" menu
25.06.01 Fixed: Parallel port connection: Pressing Alt+F4 on server side close
d log window, but Wincmd remained inactive
25.06.01 Fixed: Lister: Mouse cursor over bitmaps not arrow
25.06.01 Fixed: Pressing Ctrl+Backspace placed character 127 to the command li
ne - removed.
25.06.01 Added: Typing \\ and ENTER on the command line now opens the desktop
(same as cm_OpenDesktop in buttonbar)
25.06.01 Fixed: Files - Print - File list couldn't print file sizes>4 GB
25.06.01 Fixed: No volume label shown if selecting current dir from directory
history
25.06.01 Fixed: Lister couldn't find some strings in word wrap mode
25.06.01 Fixed: Quick view (Ctrl+Q): jumping directly from an image file to [.
.] didn't always show the dir size
25.06.01 Fixed: Pressing Alt+F4 in compare by contents during comparison could
crash Wincmd (note: press ESC to abort comparison!)
25.06.01 Fixed: Drop message from outlook on Wincmd -> no overwrite confirmati
on if file with same name exists
25.06.01 Added: wincmd.ini [Configuration] DriveisCD=FGH defines FGH as CD-RO
M drives (e.g. on the net) -> Wincmd doesn't copy read-only attributes
25.06.01 Added: Support word wrap in UTF8 mode
25.06.01 Added: Checkbox in 'compare by contents' to switch between binary and
text mode
25.06.01 Fixed: Append to file not working when using new copying modes (CopyH
ugeBlockSize in wincmd.ini)
25.06.01 Fixed: Copy to desktop was not working
25.06.01 Fixed: Installer: first mnu file unpacked may be corrupt
04.06.01 Fixed: Calculate occupied space shows wrong size in src/trg for files
> 2 GB
31.05.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 final
29.05.01 Fixed: Installer: Wait 2 seconds and retry if overwriting a file fail
s.
28.05.01 Fixed: Button bar: Drive shown as not connected after it was re-conne
cted outside of Wincmd
22.05.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 release canditate 1
22.05.01 Fixed: FTP download in background: Error message for each file if con
nection dropped <- removed, only one message at end
22.05.01 Fixed: Exception if no default printer is defined
21.05.01 Fixed: Workaround to bug in QuotaAdvisor software (right click menu c
rash)
21.05.01 Fixed: Small problem in multi-rename tool (search+replace)
17.05.01 Fixed: Delete error not always shown

16.05.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 7

15.05.01 Fixed: Wincmd didn't show last dot in a volume label (NTFS or CD)
15.05.01 Fixed: Main window could become active when clicking Apply in Configu
ration dialog while FTP connection was active
13.05.01 Fixed: Couldn't abort copying while files were only skipped.
11.05.01 Fixed: Selected file count not always updated when selecting files
11.05.01 Added: Support for environment variables like %user% in button bar+st
art menu (path entry)
11.05.01 Added: wincmd.ini [Configuration] IconsOnNet=0 turns off loading of E
XE/LNK icons on a network drive (UNC or drive letter)
05.05.01 Fixed: Change tree in copy dialog didn't place cursor on target path
05.05.01 Fixed: Right click menu in 16-bit lister could show wrong items
02.05.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 6
02.05.01 Added: Show used settings files (.ini files) in about box (32-bit onl
y)
02.05.01 Added: Installer allows to set location of settings files (32-bit onl
y)
27.04.01 Fixed: detects CRC error in some GZIP files where there isn't one
27.04.01 Fixed: Multi-Rename-Tool not applying changes on reload
25.04.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 5
25.04.01 Fixed: On Win2k, the lpt port driver wasn't removed automatically fro
m port manager after use as admin
25.04.01 Fixed: Print function can now also print the duplicate file list, but
only the complete list (not just the selected files) because of the delimiters
25.04.01 Added: wincmd.ini, [Configuration] 1hourdif=1 ignores 1 hour differe
nce when comparing files (in compare directories and synchronize dirs)
25.04.01 Fixed: Parallel port connection retried indefinitely if file was unre
adable - changed to 3 times
25.04.01 Fixed: HTML viewer, support links with spaces around '=', e.g. <a hre
f = "file.htm">
23.04.01 Added: Default button to Multi-Rename Tool, allows to reset to defaul
t settings
18.04.01 Fixed: F3 in search result not working correctly when searching in CA
B files
10.04.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 4
10.04.01 Added: FTP via HTTP-Proxy: When user presses F2 (refresh), send "Prag
ma: no-cache" to bypass proxy-cache
10.04.01 Fixed: Lister: May copy 1 extra char to clipboard at file end
10.04.01 Fixed: Couldn't delete files containing non-English letters from RAR
archive
10.04.01 Fixed: Read archives with names stored with UNC-path
10.04.01 Fixed: Problems with HTTP-Proxy Proxy+ (for FTP)
10.04.01 Fixed: Lister scroll problems with some Unix text files
02.04.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 3
02.04.01 Fixed: Removed 'New' submenu from right click menu of "F8-Delete"
02.04.01 Fixed: Display problems with faulty bitmap in 16-bit version
29.03.01 Fixed: Disconnect network drive didn't hide drive from drive button b
ar
28.03.01 Fixed: Split to floppy didn't work
26.03.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 2
26.03.01 Fixed: status line wasn't updated in single click start mode
26.03.01 Added: Alt+Left/Right in Lister switches to previous/next file
26.03.01 Fixed: Search function could find files in 'whole word' mode even if
the found string wasn't a whole word (at block boundaries)

26.03.01
22.03.01

Fixed: Enter on .r00 files no longer opened them

Fixed: Network drives in Ctrl+D didn't work (drive letters only)

20.03.01 Release Windows Commander 4.53 beta 1

18.03.01 Added: Custom HTTP download timeout (default=30 seconds): wcx_ftp.ini
[General] httptimeout=30
18.03.01 Added: Synchronize: When comparing by content, hide equal files when
comparison is done and '=' button isn't down
18.03.01 Added: wincmd.ini, [Configuration], autotreechange=1 -> putting curs
or on dir in tree opens this dir in other window automatically
18.03.01 Added: Recognize extensions under key Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr
entVersion\Explorer\FileExts\
18.03.01 Fixed: Double click on unassociated file on Windows 2000 didn't open
'open with' dialog
15.03.01 Fixed: Pass long name to editor on Shift+F4 if program is recognized
as 32-bit (must be full path to program)
15.03.01 Added: Create self-extracting RAR and ACE archives by calling the pac
ker with the -sfx parameter (RAR: also multi-volume sfx)
15.03.01 Fixed: Possible problems with multi-arc plugin search function (becau
se of missing progress bar)
15.03.01 Fixed: Support for bad BMP files which report to have 0 palette entri
es, but 256 important entries -> palette is there!
13.03.01 Fixed: Lister: Can't copy text from Quick View of directories
08.03.01 Added: sleep() in lister to prevent extremely fast scrolling
25.02.01 Fixed: Press Ctrl+Q left left window while subdir in zip shown in rig
ht window -> subdir forgotten
25.02.01 Fixed: Support for bad BMP files which report to have 16 million pale
tte entries...
25.02.01 Fixed: Double click on a word at the end of a document in lister didn
't select the last letter
25.02.01 Fixed: FTP download from list: Download of whole subdirs no longer wo
rked
24.02.01 Added: Split/Combine files: Support for files > 2 GB (up to 2^63 byte
s)
24.02.01 Added: Lister: Display files > 2 GB (up to 2^63 bytes)
19.02.01 Added: Support for TAR files with faulty CRC checksum (offset 8x32)
19.02.01 Added: Internal ACE v 2.0 unpacker
14.02.01 Fixed: Wincmd could show too many items in 'FileNew' submenu in right
click menu
13.02.01 Added: Show not connected persistent network drives with an 'x' and r
econnect when clicked on them (not in mode 'quick logon')
13.02.01 Added: Multi-rename tool remembers last options until next restart of
Windows Commander
11.02.01 Added: FTP: for security reasons, send RMD ./~ if user tries to delet
e directory ~ (otherwise the home dir may be deleted!)
11.02.01 Added: Directory print with subdirs: Print only files of certain type
s, e.g. *.txt *.doc for all texts, | *.bak to exclude backups
11.02.01 Added: Change date/time of folders also on Windows NT/2000 (requires
backup privileges, which only the admin has)
11.02.01 Added: F2 reloads text document in Lister, also re-calculates HTML (u
seful e.g. for logfiles)
11.02.01 Added: FTP resume upload, with the following limitations: Partial fil
e min. 32k, only binary files, using REST command, no HTTP proxy, uploaded file
NOT verified!
11.02.01 Fixed: Dir open icon may stay open when changing to subdir
05.02.01 Fixed: Allow to upload files from directory branch command to ftp
05.02.01 Added: Show vertical bar cursor in lister to select text, and arrow o
nly when over a link
05.02.01 Fixed: Handle CAB files containing forward slashes instead of backsla
shes as dir separators

05.02.01 Fixed: Workaround to error in file associations (e.g. if association

was only partially deleted)
05.02.01 Fixed: Workaround to faulty html code with <ul> (list definiton) with
out <li> list items
05.02.01 Fixed: WinME, Win2k: Support for shortcuts (e.g. to "e on machinexy")
in "My Network Places"
31.01.01 Release Windows Commander 4.52a Hotfix
31.01.01 Fixed: Directory hotlist can now contain up to 200 entries
29.01.01 Fixed: No EXE icons shown in directory branch mode (Ctrl+B)
29.01.01 Fixed: Use *.htm *.html instead of *.htm* as definition string to det
ect text files
29.01.01 Added: Cause a refresh after closing parallel port server
29.01.01 Added: Giving .\wincmd.ini as ini location looks for the ini in the W
incmd directory (location of Wincmd32.exe)
28.01.01 Added: Location of Wincmd.ini can now be set in the registry: \SOFTWA
RE\Ghisler\Windows Commander, new text values IniFileName and FtpIniName
28.01.01 Added: Registry: The above key is searched under HKEY_CURRENT_USER AN
D HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, The first is used if both are there
28.01.01 Fixed: Print margins dialog in file list printer was resizeable
28.01.01 Fixed: MIME-Decode: If possible, don't include boundary in decoded te
xt file
28.01.01 Fixed: LNG file: Interpret \ (backslash) as normal backslash if not f
ollowed by 'n' (newline), 'r' (return), 't' (tab), second '\', or octal number
28.01.01 Added: When invoking context menu with Shift+F10 or Windows-keyboard
key, don't select file under cursor except if no file is selected
28.01.01 Fixed: wcmd_eng.mnu still contained 'Version info' instead of 'Proper
ties'
28.01.01 Fixed: Disallow right mouse button drag&drop from archives (which doe
sn't work anyway)
28.01.01 Fixed: Pressing 'W' in HTML mode jumped to beginning of file
28.01.01 Fixed: Lister: Switching between display modes could switch to next f
ile if multiple selected
28.01.01 Fixed: Search function allowed to check both Unicode and ASCII, altho
ugh the two together make no sense
28.01.01 Fixed: Ctrl+D menu shown above left window even if cursor in right wi
ndow, when file windows above each other
25.01.01 Fixed: Selection with Gray-"+": Double quotes around wildcards not sa
ved in history
25.01.01 Fixed: Double quotes around name or parameter in start menu not saved
25.01.01 Fixed: Panel size wrong (no sorting header) when starting Wincmd with
one tree panel and one file panel
25.01.01 Fixed: Double click on text in lister: only select true name
25.01.01 Fixed: Double click on space in lister -> wrong selection
25.01.01 Fixed: Alt+F3 didn't work with long names when they contained spaces
15.01.01 Release Windows Commander 4.52
10.01.01 Fixed: Enlarged search dialog
07.01.01 Fixed: Close print dir dialog when pressing ESC also when cursor on a
combobox or button
05.01.01 Release Windows Commander 4.52 RC3
03.01.01 Fixed: Drag&Drop didn't work correctly with two
ch other
02.01.01 Fixed: FTP upload/download in background: don't
und for every file when user has selected overwrite all or
02.01.01 Fixed: Click on item, then select with Spacebar
(total size display)
02.01.01 Fixed: Compare by contents, problems with files
68 lines (Win9x)

file windows above ea

put Wincmd in foregro
skip all
didn't update footer
having more than 32'7

02.01.01
29.12.00

Added: Mirror lister menu in Hebrew version

Fixed: Error message when no printer installed

28.12.00 Release Windows Commander 4.52 RC2

28.12.00 Fixed: Problems resizing drive buttonbar when changing display resolu
tion
23.12.00 Fixed: 16 bit: Problems in HTML viewer with external links and images
21.12.00 Fixed: Disabled loading of system-default drive icons, because of pro
blems with CD-ROMs (auto-run may cause other icon)
21.12.00 Fixed: Lister: Update percent also when scrolling with mouse tracking
20.12.00 Release Windows Commander 4.52 RC1
20.12.00 Fixed: Rename in ZIP: Changing only upper-/lowercase didn't work
20.12.00 Fixed: 16 bit: Removed 'Unicode' from search dialog (not supported)
20.12.00 Fixed: 16 bit: Removed 'Unicode' from Lister menu in 16 bit version (
not supported)
17.12.00 Fixed: Alt+F10 Tree dialog not resizable in 16 bit version (same for
change start menu dialog)
17.12.00 Fixed: 'Save position' in vertical alignment mode
15.12.00 Fixed: Print dialog: 'Duplex' not translated
15.12.00 Fixed: Tree dialog (Alt+F10): Print button not translated
15.12.00 Fixed: Tree dialog (Alt+F10): Quick search no longer worked
14.12.00 Release Windows Commander 4.52 beta 3
13.12.00 Added: Lister: Select double byte characters (e.g. Chinese) only as a
whole
13.12.00 Added: Lister: Copy text of other code pages to the clipboard, also o
n Windows 2000
13.12.00 Added: Alt+F10 tree dialog: Dialog box now resizable, size stored aut
omatically
13.12.00 Added: wincmd.ini, [Configuration], spacemovesdown=1 when selecting
with <SPACEBAR>, move cursor to next file (as when selecting with Insert)
13.12.00 Added: Backspace to go to previous document (e.g. in HTML viewer afte
r clicking on a link)
10.12.00 Added: Copy files: set custom block size (default=32k): wincmd.ini [C
onfiguration] copyblocksize=32 (size given in kbytes)
10.12.00 Fixed: Synchronize dirs: Call message loop during compare by contents
10.12.00 Fixed: Synchronize dirs crash when deleting file during 'compare by c
ontents'
08.12.00 Added: Support for transparent proxy servers without proxy name for F
TP
06.12.00 Added: Support HTML files containing chr(0) characters (end of string
)
06.12.00 Fixed: Follow internal links pointing to the same document, e.g. test
.htm#link1 without reloading the page
05.12.00 Fixed: Installer (32 bit): Allow to overwrite read-only files (ask us
er first)
05.12.00 Added: Synchronize dirs: Asymmetric mode: Copy only from left to righ
t, files only on right are deleted -> new icon [x]
05.12.00 Fixed: Files - Associate: Auto-add "%1" with double quotes for 32-bit
apps
05.12.00 Fixed: FTP: Edit remote file with F4 - if file modified and connectio
n lost, reconnect AND re-upload file
05.12.00 Fixed: HTML in Lister: Turn off HTML display immediately if user unch
ecks HTML option in config dialog
05.12.00 Fixed: Lister: Switch from HTML to other mode -> file may not be disp
layed until the end
03.12.00 Added: Dir Branch mode (Ctrl+B) Ctrl+Side arrow key transfers directo
ry of file under the cursor to other window (file may be in subdir)
03.12.00 Added: Print file list: use same file size representation as in main

window (e.g. 5 k)
03.12.00 Added: ZIP packer: Try to open a ZIP for writing before creating new
ZIP. Prevents problems with write-protected ZIPs
01.12.00 Added: Line break before image map bitmap
29.11.00 Release Windows Commander 4.52 beta 2
29.11.00 Fixed: Split to floppy disk no longer worked on NT
29.11.00 Added: FTP via HTTP proxy: added more proxy support
29.11.00 Added: Lister should now be able to show first 2 GB of files larger t
han 2GB (untested)
29.11.00 Added: Show special cursor in lister for external links (which open t
he default browser)
29.11.00 Fixed: Rounding error when showing file size in k: 1023 byte file was
shown as 1k instead of 0 k.
28.11.00 Fixed: 16 bit version: Started external HTML viewer also when clickin
g on internal link
28.11.00 Fixed: Parallel port connection: Didn't detect disk full error.
28.11.00 Fixed: FTP client may show wrong year when file has date in the futur
e and no year is sent by server
28.11.00 Fixed: Dynamic file size display: use decimal separator as set in reg
istry
27.11.00 Fixed: Bug in Windows NT SP6: Wrong icons shown in file list. Reason:
RegQueryValue() returns error 13 even if function succeeds!
26.11.00 Fixed: 16 bit version: System-info dialog not working (Reason: not en
ough local heap space!)
26.11.00 Added: Support for client-side image maps
26.11.00 Fixed: Config dialog, switch from Tabstops page to other page back to
Tabstops page -> settings in size display box lost
26.11.00 Added: Ctrl+B now toggles branch view on/off
26.11.00 Added: Lister configuration: Show html files without { } around links
26.11.00 Added: HTML viewer: Support for bad html files, e.g. link without tra
iling </a> or internal bookmarks with # at start.
24.11.00 Fixed: Rename in place of subdirs no longer worked if only upper/lowe
rcase was changed
24.11.00 Fixed: HTML viewer: Resolve updir links like ../otherfile.htm
24.11.00 Added: Lister config dialog: Option to turn off HTML viewer (can stil
l be activated with '5' key)
24.11.00 Added: HTML viewer: Right click on absolute URL (http:) - added optio
n "Download target as..."
24.11.00 Added: HTML viewer: support in links for bookmarks in other files, e.
g. file.htm#bookmark
24.11.00 Fixed: Search dialog, moved options 'Hex' and 'Unicode' a bit to the
left
24.11.00 Added: PageDown goes to next page when end of page reached, analogous
with PageUp
24.11.00 Added: ESC closes print preview window
24.11.00 Fixed: Recursive printing not working if directory contained only 1 i
tem
24.11.00 Fixed: Access violation in HTML viewer when switching through pages w
hile tooltip with link name shown
24.11.00 Fixed: Display of HTML files with bad syntax, e.g. with missing <head
> or <body> tags.
24.11.00 Fixed: Relaxed detection of HTML files. Detect also files which do no
t contain <html> in the first few bytes
24.11.00 Fixed: Lister: F7 search bad default string on NT or Win2k
23.11.00 Fixed: Ctrl+D menu didn't work to switch to remote drive
22.11.00 Release Windows Commander 4.52 beta 1
20.11.00 Added: wincmd.ini, [Configuration], longnamestodos=1 passes long name
s to DOS box (Noclose.pif Shift+Enter on exe, com or bat files)

19.11.00 Fixed: Right click on F8, select properties twice without closing dia
log could cause a crash
15.11.00 Fixed: Connect to FTP with Ctrl+D menu -> password shown in Alt+F1 if
saved in Ctrl+D menu
15.11.00 Added: Quick search in file list with search dialog: If same letter i
s typed multiple times, cycle through names starting with that letter
15.11.00 Fixed: 16 bit version: Limit number of items in parport server histor
y to 1000 to avoid overflow
15.11.00 Added: cm_ContextMenu to open context menu (e.g. to define a shortcut
for it)
15.11.00 Fixed: Don't warn when user tries to add files to subdir of packer pl
ugin (warning: Plugin may not support it!)
15.11.00 Fixed: Correctly detect multiple nested archives in SFX, e.g. LHA ins
ide self extracting RAR -> show contents of RAR
15.11.00 Fixed: Couldn't enter empty FTP directories using a HTTP proxy
18.10.00 Fixed: Workaround to bug in Windows 2000 (function FindExecutable): d
ouble click on files with 4 letter extension (e.g. *.html) didn't work
18.10.00 Added: When using left mouse button for selection, right button drag&
drop shows a context menu (copy, move or create shortcut)
18.10.00 Fixed: Alt+Shift+Return (calc dir sizes) now also works when cursor o
n a file
18.10.00 Added: Lister: View multiple multimedia files with F3 -> jump to next
file when file played to end (virtual playlist function)
17.10.00 Added: 'Skip all' to delete function (to skip all locked files)
17.10.00 Added: File size display configurable: bytes, kbytes or dynamic (byte
s, kB, MB, depending on size) - configuration - tabstops
17.10.00 Added: Support for Win2k mount points: Show current disk size dependi
ng on mount point
17.10.00 Fixed: Internal ZIP: File name display not updated during verify
17.10.00 Fixed: Tab order in lister configuration dialog
06.10.00 Fixed: When switching to network drive with Ctrl+D, reconnect if conn
ection was lost
06.10.00 Fixed: When clicking button with parameter %L (or other list file but
tons) and cursor is on [..], call program without any parameters
06.10.00 Fixed: Faster reaction if changing to network drive fails (e.g. becau
se the server is down)
06.10.00 Fixed: When downloading with HTTP and giving only file name (no dir),
the file was downloaded to the Wincmd dir instead of the current dir
25.09.00 Added: Search for Unicode and Hex in the search function
25.09.00 Added: Cursor up/down does NOT close in place edit (rename)
25.09.00 Added: Make start menu change dialog resizeable
25.09.00 Added: Show selected files inverse (configurable)
25.09.00 Added: Extract drive icons from operating system
20.09.00 Added: Show the two file windows above each other instead of side by
side
19.09.00 Added: 'New' submenu in right click menu
19.09.00 Fixed: Problem with Alt+F3 (external viewer) when viewed file on remo
te Win2k machine
19.09.00 Fixed: Problem with archives and accented characters
19.09.00 Added: EMF extension (enhanced metafile) to lister's supported multim
edia formats
19.09.00 Added: Find files now also searches in *.jar files (Java archives, wh
ich are just zip files)
17.09.00 Fixed: No file tooltips in brief view
17.09.00 Added: Don't extract icons from EXE or BMP if it's 0 bytes small (may
cause problems on Netware drives)
15.09.00 Added: Search for files max nn minutes old
12.09.00 Added: Increased dir menu and start menu to 200 entries - WARNING: Do
n't use if you use >100 an older version of Wincmd in parallel!
06.09.00 Fixed: Workaround to bug in some TAR files: Symbolic link, but size f

ield not set to 0

06.09.00 Added: Print button in tree dialog box (Alt+F10)
06.09.00 Added: Parsing of <div> and <center> tags to HTML converter (in liste
r)
03.09.00 Added: Print function for file panel (supports brief, full and tree m
odes)
29.08.00 Added: Web folders (Win2k): Create directory
29.08.00 Added: New command internal cm_DirBranch and Shortcut Ctrl+B shows al
l files in current dir and all subdirs
28.08.00 Fixed: When connecting to FTP while tree is shown, switch window to b
rief or full view
28.08.00 Fixed: FTP download from list: only ask for target path if not stored
in list file
28.08.00 Fixed: Wincmd went to background if background download failed
28.08.00 Fixed: Lister: with very long lines, last line sometimes not displaye
d
28.08.00 Fixed: Do not update tree view when CD ejected
28.08.00 Fixed: Wincmd showed 'not enough memory' when comparing a 0 byte file
with another file
28.08.00 Fixed: FTP download in background: directories were downloaded in alp
habetical order -> changed to order as in list file
23.08.00 Fixed: Buttonbar: Parameter %l (small L) causes problems with long pa
th names
23.08.00 Added: Lister, double click selects word under cursor
23.08.00 Added: wcx_ftp.ini, section [General] FtpInBackground=1 puts all ftp
transfers in the background (unless the user unchecks the option before startin
g the download)
23.08.00 Fixed: Download in background: When asking for user input give focus
to input dialog
23.08.00 Added: FTP download later: Allow to save the download directory in th
e list file
23.08.00 Fixed: Search results: listbox could show wrong item with more than 1
6'000 files found (bug in standard windows listbox)
23.08.00 Fixed: System information: On all systems except WinNT, get number of
COM and LPT ports from the BIOS data area instead of opening the ports
23.08.00 Added: Multi-rename-tool: Counter definition [C] now accepts paramtet
ers like [C10+5:3] (start at 10, step by 5, width 3 digits)
22.08.00 Added: Show file size and date in Network Neighborhood (if this data
is available)
22.08.00 Fixed: Lister: Problems with scrollback with certain paragraph length
s (if approx. multiple of line length)
22.08.00 Fixed: Ignore space in list and redirect to command line if command l
ine contains characters
22.08.00 Added: Unicode-Viewer in Lister (32-bit version only) - Intel byte or
der, text files with header (#254 #255) also other byte order
20.08.00 Added: Show html as plain text with links in Lister
16.08.00 Fixed: Multi-Rename-Tool: Rename could fail if numbering changed, e.g
. a1.txt..a8.txt -> a2.txt..a8.txt
16.08.00 Fixed: FTP download in background, better detection of user abort
16.08.00 Fixed: FTP new connection: when entering URL, convert hex strings lik
e %20 to characters (e.g. %20 -> ' ')
16.08.00 Fixed: Lister crash when renaming deleted file name, then switching t
o different display mode
16.08.00 Added: Rename in place: if name of a subdir is given, Wincmd moves th
e file to that subdir
16.08.00 Fixed: Wincmd 16 bit may crash when trying to look in unrecognized se
lf extracting EXE files
16.08.00 Fixed: If search result shown in both windows, click on \ button in n
on-active window changes to root in active window
16.08.00 Added: FTP: Rename multiple files across dirs by Shift+F6, then new d

ir+name (e.g. subdir/newname.txt)

16.08.00 Fixed: When aborting to open a new connection in the same window, the
FTP panel wasn't removed
16.08.00 Fixed: Bug in 16 bit version when unzipping whole subdirs
15.08.00 Fixed: Rename of subdir in ZIP modifies accented characters of files
in this subdir
23.07.00 Fixed: Compare by content accessed some unrelated files before compar
ing the selected files
23.07.00 Fixed: Remapped hotkeys didn't work with all functions, e.g. cm_Direc
toryHotlist
23.07.00 Fixed: External viewers (Alt+F3): Only enclose long names in double q
uotes if they contain a space
23.07.00 Fixed: "cd directory" in command line during search result now works
correctly
New in Version 4.50 (30.6.00):
- Multi-rename tool: Allows to rename multiple files in one step (Hotkey: Ctrl+T
)
- Batch rename function with Shift+F6 to quickly rename multiple files one by on
e
- Rename files and subdirs inside a ZIP archive (Shift+F6)
- Parallel port transfer function (direct cable connection), works between Win95
/98/NT/2000/3.1 and DOS!
- FTP: Definition of custom host types, using a definition string
- FTP: Retry to connect multiple times also for non-anonymous connections
- FTP: Support for multiple proxies (separately for FTP and HTTP connections)
- FTP: Workaround to bug in some FTP servers: Upload of subdirs failed
- Resolve lnk files on the desktop or in the Network Neighborhood
- Unpack self-extracting files created by WinACE and WinRAR (open with Ctrl+PgDn
)
- "Unpack all and execute" in packer properties allows to try out a program or r
un an installer from inside an archive
- Define custom colors for different file types, e.g. all directories, all zip f
iles etc.
- Search for text also inside CAB files
- Copying to 'write only' directories (Windows NT, network)
- Uninstaller: Automatic removal of the program through the Control Panel
Several new commands and parameters for Button bar / Start menu:
- cm_List now allows to open a file. The file name must be given directly behind
CM_LIST, and not in the parameters field!
Example: cm_list c:\windows\wincmd.ini always opens the file wincmd.ini in liste
r.
- cm_ShowFileUser: Show which remote user has opened a local file (through a sha
red directory)
- cm_EditPersmissionInfo: Show permissions dialog on Windows NT (NTFS file syste
m)
- cm_EditAuditInfo: Show file auditing dialog (NTFS)
- cm_EditOwnerInfo: Show "Take ownership" dialog (NTFS)
- cm_ShowOnlySelected: Hide all files/dirs which aren't selected when this funct
ion is used
- cm_OpenRecycled: Open 'recycle bin'
- New parameters %L, %l, %F, %f, %D, %d create a list file in the TEMP directory
with the names of the selected files and directories.
New in Version 4.02 (16.12.99):
- Unzip, delete and HTTP downloads (Ctrl+N) in background.
- Synchronize dirs now also supports directory from/to ftp synchronization! Conc
erning the date/time synchronizing problems with ftp, please read the section im
portant note on the page Synchronize dirs.
- Tray icon right click menu (context menu).

- Direct upload of files from inside an archive to an FTP server.

- Better parsing of FTP file lists downloaded via a HTTP proxy.
- User-defined keyboard shortcuts.
- Split "Equal/Unequal" button into two buttons in sychronize function
- Change date/time of directories (Win95/98 only)
- FTP server to server transfers (FXP): Always sends PORT command to left server
, PASV to right server. This allows for file transfers between a public server a
nd one in a private address room, or behind a firewall. The private server must
be in the left window.
- Find files: Only search in selected files and folders
- many small additions and bugfixes (see history.txt)
New in Version 4.01 (27.07.99):
- This version was mainly a bugfix release
- HTTP downloads enhanced (now supports passwords, and special sites which requi
re 'host:' line)
- 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
New in Version 4.00 (17.06.99):
General:
- Directory synchronize: Compare two dirs with subdirs, or 1 dir and 1 archive
- Compare files by content
- Allow to abort binary compare in 'synchronize' with ESC
- Copy/move in the background - 32 bit only
- wincmd.ini, [configuration], AlwaysCopyInBackground=1 always copies in backgro
und
- Connect to UNC path (\\server\path) in background (separate thread), allow to
abort after 3 seconds
- Dialog box Change Attributes, button to set current date&time
- wincmd.ini, [configuration], activeright=1 activates right file listbox at sta
rt
- Support for virtual folders through button bar. Use commands: cm_OpenDesktop,
cm_OpenDrives, cm_OpenControls, cm_OpenFonts, cm_OpenNetwork, cm_OpenPrinters
- Copy and Move files from and to virtual folders
- Copy to nul, prn, lptx and comx now supported
- Rename or append when copying and target exists
- Files - Split now also accepts fractions of a number, like 0.5 MB
- Use NTFS time compare method (2 seconds difference considered as same) in 'Com
pare directories' and 'Synchroinize dirs'
User interface:
- 2 drive button bars, one per file window (configurable)
- 256 color folder icons, and support for external icon library (icl): wincmd.in
i, [configuration], iconlib=dllname.dll (sample DLL on www.ghisler.com)
- User-defined drive names (for drive list+button bar). Example: wincmd.ini, [Dr
iveHints], E=ZIP drive
- File window tabstops (column width) are now saved separately by resolution, an
d adjust to the right (configurable)
- Save current position and maximized state separately for search, compare and s
ynchronize dialogs
- Show special folder icons for system folders, e.g. the Recycle Bin
- Extended selection (Num+ and CTRL+F12) now supports almost all options as the
'search' function
- The / key on numeric keypad restores file selection as it was before the last
file operation
Packer:
- Multi-threading of zip function (pack in background) - 32 bit only
- Packer/unpacker plugins to add external archiver DLLs
- Copy files directly from ZIP to ZIP

- Rename while unpacking (internally) and target exists

- Support for ARJ SFX 2.62
- LZH files with comment field (starting with -com-) now supported
- Configuration - Save settings saves current file display settings and director
ies even if auto-save turned off
FTP Client:
- FTP resume download even if multiple files selected
- FTP Connection dialog allows to specify commands executed after connecting, se
parated by a ";"
- FTP connect dialog, "duplicate entry" added - allows to create new connection
from an existing one
- CTRL+M allows to select FTP transfer mode (text, binary, auto) with keyboard
- Warn if binary file is downloaded or uploaded in text mode (to turn off: modif
y wcx_ftp.ini, section [General], WarnWrongMode=0)
- Support for some more ftp server types (OS9 etc.)
- HTTP proxy for FTP connections
- Transparent FTP proxy: Send firewalluser, firewallpass, user, pass
Search function:
- Search for/select files which do NOT match certain wildcards. Use | to separat
e, e.g. w*.*|*.bak finds all files starting with w, without extension .bak
- Search for all files NOT containing a certain string
- Duplicate file finder can find files with same name, size, contents or any com
bination of the 3
Lister:
- Bitmap viewer, more formats through IrfanView plugin (see addons page on www.g
hisler.com)
- Lister can now play sound and video (configurable)
- Printing in lister (Text+Graphics)
- Select all in lister: CTRL+A selects whole file
- Search for Hexadecimal strings, even mixed. Example: "PK"0102 will find 504B01
02
- Lister now wraps at word boundaries (may be disabled: wincmd.ini, [lister], Wo
rdWrap=0)
New in Version 3.53 (8.11.98):
- Did extensive Year 2000 (Y2k) tests. Results: no internal date problems, only
one interface prob to FTP
- Possible Y2k problem with FTP servers showing a 2 digit year only. Rule: date<
80 ->20xx, date>=80 -> 19xx
- bugfixes
New in Version 3.52 (11.08.1998):
- cd \\Servername in command line (32 bit)
- Added: ACE packer/unpacker support
- unrar.dll and unace.dll internal unpackers for RAR and ACE (32 bit)
- bugfixes
Release Version 3.51 (07.05.1998):
- wcx_ftp.ini, [general], LogFile=Path\Log.txt writes FTP log to specified file
- Support for creating RAR SFX files
- Support for files > 2 GB (display, copy, rename, move, delete; NOT: ZIP, FTP,
Lister)
- CTRL+P copies current path to command line
- FTP: Preserve file dates when downloading (selectable)
- FTP: Convert file names to lowercase when uploaded (selectable)
- FTP: Change Unix attributes (permissions) dialog for FTP sites (uses 'SITE chm
od', which isn't supported by all sites)
- Bugfixes
New in Version 3.50 (18.3.1998):

FTP client
flat look
Network Neighborhood
IntelliMouse wheel support
Directory history list (alt+cursor down)
Go back, go forward (alt+cursor left / alt+cursor right)
Create self extracting ZIP archive
Expandable tree as in Explorer
UUE/MIME/XXE-encode and decode, Binhex-decode
Split/Combine files
Start menu now supports shortcut keys (Ctrl+Alt+F1-F12)
More command line switches (see help)
ALT+GrayPlus selects all files with the same extension

New in Version 3.02 (14.4.1997):

- Cut/Copy/Paste of button bar buttons
- Deletion method used by explorer can be used also in Wincmd [Configuration] Wi
n95Delete=1
- CTRL+Q on archive shows contained file_id.diz, readme*, or *.txt (in this orde
r)
- Support for archives in archives
- CTRL+PgDn to open archives in archives
- TAR and GZ packers
- New commands cm_Switch83Names, cm_SwitchDirSort, cm_SwitchHidSys, cm_SwitchLon
gNames to button bar commands
New in Version 3.01 (31.12.1996):
- Bugfixes
New in Version 3.00 (15.12.1996):
- 32-bit version available
- drag&drop from and to explorer (32-bit version only)
- enhanced search function
- quick view panel (CTRL+Q)
- drive bar to select different drives
- button bar wraps around to 2 lines when larger than available width
- new multi-page configuration dialog
- Function to test selected archives for errors
- A header now allows to sort the files by name, extension, size, and date
- All parts of the user interface (except the file list) can be turned off in th
e configuration
- The file window separator can now be moved