This file contains a report about bug fixes and new features in Servant Salamander. Plus sign means new feature addition, minus sign means a bug fix. Version 1.52: (5/27/1998) -the Drive Info dialog showed incorrect values for disks with size over 2 GB under NT -operation move/copy to ".name" didn't work well -move operation: skipped files was sent to Recycle Bin (if delete used R.B.) Version 1.51: (3/15/1998) -command line parameters didn't work under Win95 -coping file to itself caused reducing filesize to zero Version 1.5 (3/6/98): + user menu for all selected files and directories + Network Neighborhood item in Change Drive dialog (Alt+F1/F2) + context menu (right mouse button or Shift+F10) in Change Drive dialog (Alt+F1/F2) (useful for basic floppy disk operations like format and disk copy) + you can use inverse filter in panels (show files which don't match any mask) + menu Commands/Go to Hot Path was added + Change Case command works also with subdirectories now + shared directories are marked by symbol of hand (like in WinFile and Explorer) + Salamander can estimate space needed to store selected files and directories on medium with choosen cluster size; you can use it to test size of your CDROM image + Alt+F1/F2 dialogs can be closed using mouse click outside the dialog + Salamander can be Always On Top now + function Calculate Occupied Space displays also cluster utilization now + Ctrl+F10 key for Compare Directories + changing between brief and detailed view preserves selection and focus + Skip All buttons + select/unselect all files and directories (Ctrl+A or Ctrl+Num*) + swap panels (Ctrl+U) + the space bar key works as the Insert key now + you can choose colors in internal viewer and filenames colors at cursor in panels + you can copy selection to file (or printer - "prn") in internal viewer + all file type associations works (some did not) + viewer window position can be set to saved position or to position of main window + change drive button in Directory line (choosable - see Configuration dialog) + Salamander's command-line parameters: path in left panel and path in right panel + Change Directory function (Shift+F7) + Alt+left button double click - file or directory properties + change drive hotkeys (Ctrl+letter) can be disabled - Ctrl+C,V,X,A,R,L,Q,F are available (Shift+Ctrl is used for "disabled" function - change drive in standard configuration) + Open Folder from menu Commands: choose if you want to Open or to Explore folder (see Configuration dialog/More Options...) + you can enter password when you restore network connection (if it's necessary) + Salamander can show files in lower case and directories in upper case (like VC) + right mouse button works in the same way as in Explorer + Ctrl+Alt+0,...,9 - change directory in second panel to hot-path number 0,...,9 + better select in hex mode of internal viewer (selection in hex numbers part) + regular expressions matching in Find Files dialog and internal viewer (end of lines are defined in internal viewer - see its configuration) + calculate occupied space counts numbers of files and directories + information line contains also 8.3 DOS name (only if filename is long) + Salamander sets archive attribute to every copied file + copying of files opened for writing is possible + Shift+Ctrl+Enter inserts full path in actual panel to command line + better behaviour of drag&drop - error is displayed if source=target etc. + copy and move warn if there isn't enough free space on target drive + Ctrl+F1 hotkey for Drive Information + Ctrl+F12 hotkey for actual panel Filter + Find Files dialog: you can search for files which don't match mask (see Advanced) + optimized file operations (mainly delete) - font in panels was changed to original after customizing colors - vertical scroll bar was missing in user menu - empty panel has proper background color (not always white) - you can disable fast directory move (not supported on Novell drives) - "send to recycle bin" message on non-fixed drives was corrected to "delete" - save configuration on exit works on system shutdown - crash after invoking Empty Recycle Bin command from context menu in Win95 - crash when sending directories to Recycle Bin under Win95 Version 1.4 (11/6/97): + you can customize colors, see Configuration/General + file filters in panels, see menu Left and Right/Filter + clipboard operations with files and directories, see menu Edit + selecting files and directories with Ctrl+ and Shift+ left mouse button + deleting through Recycle Bin can be inverted with pressing Shift key (if Delete key doesn't use Recycle Bin, Shift+Delete key does and vice versa) + optional showing of hidden and system files and directories, see Configuration/General + opening special folders (My Computer etc.), see menu Commands/Open Folder + Ctrl+Backspace key deletes whole word in the command line + command Calculate Occupied Space counts also physical disk space + directories are also sorted by name, extension or time in panels (as files) + you can confirm drag&drop operations, see Configuration/General + extended syntax of hexadecimal search patterns - you can specify text in "" + you can terminate preparation of operations by ESC ("Reading directory tree...") - problems with files with size over 4 GB - system icons of shortcuts are displayed correctly - with link overlay - problems with Novell 3.11 network volumes (absence of ".." directory) - problems with Add and Edit dialogs in Find Files dialog (OK button didn't work well) Version 1.3 (9/10/97): - copying to floppy: deathlock after finishing drag&drop operation (copy or move) Version 1.2 (9/9/97): - problems with caret when the Select or Unselect dialog were displayed Version 1.1 (9/8/97): + drag and drop support (salamander is target as well as source) + right-click context menus for files and directories (also with Shift+F10 key) + you can let Salamander clear read-only attribute when copying from CD-ROM - hotkeys in panels didn't work when the internal viewer displayed some dialog Version 1.0 (8/15/97): first non-beta version