changelog.txt

不错的文件比较器

  - Folder comparison reports now use '/' instead of '\' for the folder image
    paths.
  - Fixed   missing the ; in some file differences reports.

- Explorer Shell Extension
  - Explorer context menu extension now supports Windows XP/x64.
  - Explorer context extension automatically adds itself to the "Allowed" list
    so non-administrators can use it.
  - Fixed access violations in programs that host the Explorer shell extension.

- Command Line
  - The /rules= command line switch now affects all file comparisons, including
    rules-based comparisons from the folder viewer, the /quick compare switch,
    and scripts.
  - Fixed command line parsing to handle paths with two slashes in a row.
  - Added support for the /rules= switch in combination with the /quickcompare
    (/qc) switches and BCQC.

- Miscellaneous
  - BC can now use 3GB under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 with the Boot.ini /3G
    switch and 4GB under Windows/x64.
  - Fixed "Show hints for toolbar buttons, etc" not being used when first
    starting the program.
  - Plug-ins are now loaded using absolute paths.
  - "Open With" ordering is now maintained when using XML settings files.
  - Shift+F10 now shows the file and folder viewer's popup menus.
  - Fixed elapsed time displays when an operation starts one day and finishes on
    a later day.
  - Changed some tab orders and keyboard accelerators.
  - Fixed focus rectangle on some controls.
  - Fixed various memory leaks.
  - Switched to FastMM4 memory manager (http://fastmm.sourceforge.net/).


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2-June-2005 Build 231 release
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- This release is named 2.3.1

- Fixed error when starting under Windows 95.
- Fixed calculating CRCs for files larger than 2GB.
- Fixed some localized strings that weren't displaying properly.
- Localized new help file changes.
- Changed popup menus so they match the rest of the menus.


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27-May-2005 Build 230 release
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- This release is named 2.3

- General
  - Updated toolbar appearance under Windows XP.
  - Updated icons in Explorer menu.
  - Long filenames are truncated after 64 characters when displaying the
    Explorer menu.
  - Fixed hangs on CPUs with HyperThreading enabled.
  - "Open With" commands can now include environmental variables.
  - Fixed %b Open With varible.
  - Ignore saved window positions if they are off the edge of the screen.
  - Use millimeters instead of inches for report margins when warranted by
    locale.
  - Fixed permissions error when the installing user does not have permission
    to write to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
  - BC2.XML or BC2.INI file can be stored in the Application Data directory
    instead of the exe directory.
  - Added settings location override at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Scooter
    Software\SettingsPath.

- Scripting
  - Added %fn_time% scripting variable for use in filenames, which expands as
    'hh-mm-ss'.
  - Added support for setting size filters in scripts.  The format argument
    should be formatted as size:([<|>]#[KB|MB|GB]|none).
  - Added "title:" argument to FILE-REPORT and FOLDER-REPORT script commands
    to set the report title.
  - Added support for wrap-none and wrap-word settings when generating HTML
    file differences reports from a script.
  - File differences reports generated for a pair of files from scripts will
    now display the full paths of both files.
  - Log file is now closed as soon as the script is done, rather than when the
    window is closed.
  - Improved parameter validation for FILE-REPORT and REPORT commands.
  - Fixed FILE-REPORT so it can be called with a pair of filenames.
  - Fixed parsing script commands longer than 4096 characters.

- File Viewer
  - Increased maximum line length to 65,535 characters under Windows NT/2K/XP.
  - Added "Import Settings" and "Export Settings" to "Tools" menu.
  - Changed Find Text so it no longer defaults to "Just Selection".
  - "Open to first difference" now respects the "Advance by line" and
    "Auto-select section" next difference settings.
  - "Go To Next/Prev Different File" commands no longer appear if the folder
    viewer isn't open.
  - "Swap Sides" is now disabled while the comparison is active.
  - Added FileViewer\MaxFileChunks DWORD tweak that controls how large a file
    has to be before BC will keep it locked during the comparison.
  - Increased size of regular expression edit in rules criteria dialog.
  - Improved error checking in rules criteria dialog.
  - Fixed "modified" state and undo behavior after using "Swap Sides".
  - Fixed thumbnail's range when inserting new lines or realigning lines.
  - Fixed "Save As" prompts when both sides are edited and one side is from
    the clipboard.
  - Fixed access violation when copying lines into an empty file or empty side.
  - Fixed single instance mode so it no longer messes up the left filename.
  - Fixed text comparison so it outputs the last portion of the right file
    when "Never Align Mismatches" is set.
  - Fixed file parsing so it will display the "Decode error" dialog if a UTF-8
    file has invalid characters.
  - Fixed file differences reports to use elipses on long filenames.

- Folder Viewer
  - During file copies automatically created folders will copy their matching
    folder's attributes.
  - Simplified rename options when only one file selected.
  - Copying a closed folder on a local drive will now copy it's contents in
    alphabetical order.
  - Session names are now limited to 255 characters.
  - Switched local disk move function to MoveFileEx when supported.
  - Added support for minimizing the program when the "Building Folders"
    dialog is displayed before the file operations dialogs.
  - Added Settings\CopyACLs DWORD tweak that controls whether NTFS ACLs are
    copied when copying files.
  - In the compare contents results dialog it is now possible to double click
    on the "xxx-Based Comparison of <xxx> to <xxx>" line when comparing a
    pair of files to view them in the file viewer.
  - File version information is now updated after copies and when external
    changes are detected.
  - Session manager now displays an error if a session's new name collides
    with an existing session.
  - Fixed "New Folder" command so it works consistently when selecting a empty
    space in the directory comparison.
  - Fixed displaying free space larger than 1 terabyte.
  - Fixed creating directories with extremely long paths.
  - Fixed loading zip files with a '/' or '\' directory entry.
  - Fixed opening non-spanned zips created on a removeable drive.
  - Fixed drawing bugs on dual monitor systems.
  - Fixed saving a snapshot of a single file using the "Left" or "Right" path
    option and using file filters.
  - Double clicking on a folder in the "Compare Contents" results dialog no
    longer opens it in the file viewer.
  - Fixed logging the elapsed time of file operations that take more than a
    day to complete.
  - Fixed swap sides so it restarts background comparisons.
  - Fixed "Open All Subfolders" so it works on filtered folders that are
    visible due to the "Suppress filters" option.
  - Fixed progress dialog to cancel when Esc is pressed.
  - Fixed session "Save As" dialog so it doesn't show the untitled session as a
    possible name.
  - Fixed access denied message when moving folders between drives.
  - Fixed base folder load error dialog so it always appears on screen.
  - Fixed error when rapidly changing base folders while background folder
    processing is active.

- FTP
  - Added support for Dutch month abbreviations in directory listings.
  - Added support for Korean directory listings on FTP sites.
  - Added support for German HP-UX directory listings on FTP sites.
  - Fixed access violation when using SOCKS FTP proxies.
  - Fixed VMS ftp listings for filenames that start with 0 or 1.
  - Fixed access violation when attempting to create a folder on an FTP site
    failed.
  - Fixed error when creating a new diretory on an FTP site running XBox Media
    Center.


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1-September-2004 Build 227 release
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- This release is named 2.2.7

- Fixed visual glitch in file comparison report dialog.
- Fixed access violation when saving a file without proper permissions.


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26-August-2004 Build 226 release
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- This release is named 2.2.6

- Updated Compare Reports printout to match style of other reports.
- Added automatic detection of UTF-8 and Unicode (UTF-16) files based on the
  content of the file.
- "Find Next/Previous Difference In Line" will now go to the next different
  line if it's done with the current one.
- File viewer's Swap Sides command now works in-place without reloading the
  comparison.
- Folder Viewer's Readonly flags will now change during "Set As Base Folder"
  and "Compare To" commands to follow the folder's original state.
- Added current user's User name to verbose log.
- Custom sync's Just Selection setting is now sticky.
- F3 now opens the Find Text dialog if a previous search hasn't been done.
- File viewer no longer updates the folder viewer's comparison if one side is
  a snapshot.
- Added "Settings\DisableBCSSAssoc" DWORD tweak to turn off snapshot support,
  allowing comparisons of files with .bcs and .bcss extensions.

- Folder Viewer
  - Fixed progress reporting so backups are not counted, "Copying (9 of 5)"
  - Fixed "unsupported interface" errors when initializing autocomplete on
    Windows NT 4.
  - Fixed exporting Open With settings.
  - Overwriting an existing sessions export zip with new settings will remove
    existing versions of the export xml files.
  - Overwriting existing backup files no longer moves the old backups to the
    recycle bin.
  - Fixed %F Open With variable.
  - Fixed bug where Sync dialog could appear on top of the preview dialog when
    performing a quick sync.
  - Fixed folder viewer's "Compare To" menu's "Compare in File Viewer" to open
    the text file viewer instead of the associated viewer.

- File Viewer
  - Fixed error handling for a few script commands.
  - Fixed copying text to clipboard so it no longer copies deleted lines as
    blank lines.
  - Fixed Open Clipboard support so it doesn't throw away the clipboard
    contents after save prompts.
  - Fixed editing lines with vertical tab (0x0B) and form feed (0x0C)
    characters.
  - Fixed access violation when saving or exiting the file viewer.
  - Copying lines between sides now handle cases where the source line does
    not have a line terminator.
  - Fixed editing files where the last line doesn't have a line terminator so
    it no longer combines lines.
  - Fixed "cannot focus disabled window" error while viewing file as web page.
  - Fixed "Find Previous Difference" wrapping to the start of the last
    difference when advancing by line.
  - Fixed "Goto previous different file" incorrectly closing the file viewer
    if the current file is the last file in the folder viewer.
  - Fixed hang when searching for text with an invalid regular expression.
  - Fixed selecting "Unicode" or "Unicode (Big Endian)" from the codepage
    selection dialog when the default codepage is "<prompt>".
  - Fixed file viewer's "hex:" display so it doesn't display anything at the
    end of a line.

- Reports
  - Fixed Compare Results printing to respect user's selection of paper size.
  - Fixed Patch file comparison report so it doesn't strip trailing
    whitespace.
  - Fixed Patch file comparison report so it always use the "Differences with
    Context" filter.
  - Fixed Patch file comparison report so it doesn't include extraneous header
    lines.

- FTP
  - Fixed saving FTP passwords with foreign characters.
  - Fixed FTP parsing of some French and German month abbreviations.
  - Fixed Serv-U support so it won't use the '-T' list option on older
    versions of Serv-U that don't support it.


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8-July-2004 Build 223 release
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- This release is named 2.2.5