What's New in Version 4.2
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Updated look and feel.
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Windows 8 compatibility.
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Updated Preview functionality.
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Enhanced stability.
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Dispay small folder icons in columns showing thumbnail images.
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Windows shortcut hyperlinks.
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Updated theme preference items.
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Bug fix: Show correct filename case for short filenames.
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Bug fix: Show correct name after updating drive name.
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Architecture updates.
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Additional performance and functionality updates.
What's New in Version 4.1
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Enhanced multi-file rename functionality.
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New Adobe PDF file viewer.
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File viewer updates.
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New file sort order hot-keys.
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Enhanced font support.
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Optional 'New folder' hot-key setting.
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Bug fix: Missing menu item in preview window.
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Bug fix: Display in Windows 125% zoom mode.
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Architecture updates.
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Additional performance and functionality updates.
What's New in Version 4
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Enhanced stability.
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Full support for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
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Support for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.
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Many bug fixes.
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Full Unicode support.
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Support for even larger icon sizes in Windows 7 and Vista.
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Full support of Windows XP, Vista and 7 Themed user interface styles.
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More efficient use of system resources.
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Active X File Viewers (including support for GXExplorer File Viewers) allow previewing of more than just image file types. Can now preview image, web, text, and multi-media files.
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Active X media viewer can continue playing as a toolbar while you browse other files.
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Can now preview file in the browser columns as well as in a separate window.
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New Back and Forward buttons allow quick navigation to previously visited folder locations.
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Next and back buttons on the file viewer window allows for simple viewing navigation.
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Support for Zip folders.
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New forward and back buttons on the file viewer window allow for easy viewing navigation.
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New thumbnail view for folders containing images.
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Added ability to choose which buttons are included on the toolbar.
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Cleaner visual design.
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Web-based Automatic software update checks.
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Smooth resizing of main window automatically updates the number and size of browser panes to fit new window size.
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New Multiple File Rename capability to rename files using wildcard characters.
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FTP site support (supports browsing and copying).
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Can now re-order shelf tabs.
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New option to allow file viewer window to stay on top of main window.
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Fully functional "Open With" menus in the context menus.
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"New" menu to create new files in the selected folder such as text files, bitmaps, and Office documents.
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Pressing <Alt> key while using the preview window hides viewing window to allow for navigation with main window.
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Choice of either system or custom fonts.
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Optional CPU Usage guage on the status bar.
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Revised menu system.
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Separate checkboxes to view hidden files and system files.
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Ability to copy the selected filenames or file paths to the Windows clipboard.
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Automatically detects changes in network file systems and non-file folders.
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Automatically detects when disks are loaded and unloaded from removable drives.
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Automatically detects when file associations are changed.
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Browser selection extended to include Ctrl-Shift key combination and Shift-Arrow Key.
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Improved multi-tasking for copy, move, delete, and open operations
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Icons are now hilighted when clicked or double-clicked.
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Drag and drop operations now drag full icons and images representing items being dragged.
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Multi-character search in file lists.
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Improved mouse wheel support.
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Folders can now be sorted by date.
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New preference to show all items in Desktop folder or only folder items.
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Improved performance when selecting items from folders containing very large numbers of items.
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Improved performance on slow network and removeable drives.
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File Wrappers now support the use of the folder name prefix when specifying the wrapped filename. For example, can now specify *.txt as wrapped filename where the * represents the folder filename prefix.
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Additional WinBrowser windows no longer open up at the same screen location as the currently open one.
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Changes to the Shelf show up on newly opened WinBrowser windows.
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Improved display quality of custom icons.
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Improved display quality with large fonts.
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New higher quality multiple selection icon.
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New application icon.
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Enhanced overlay icons.
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Additional items now available in context menus including Extended context menus (<Shift> right click).
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Custom folder icons (.dir.ico) now work for drives too.
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Text editor is available when folders are selected and will optionally create a new, empty text file in the current folder.
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Added ability to startup WinBrowser automatically when Windows starts.
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Splash screen is now optional.
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Additional toolbar skins.
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Additional performance and functionality updates.