Changes in v3.6

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Fix:(Renaming Script)
- issues when manually adding a step

NOTES: This is a hotfix to correct a major issue in the previous version. Archives rmv306.zip and rmv306b.zip both including an incomplete fix of the issue.

Changes in v3.5

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New:(Renaming Script)
- added Swap Step
- leading or trailing whitespace shown with an underlined font

New:(File List)
- prompt for a refresh if the current folder changes outside the program
- leading or trailing whitespace shown with an underlined font

Fix:(Counting)
- "reset counter" option not working with some renaming steps

Fix:(Case & Wildcards)
- issue with case changes with some accented characters

Fix:(Renaming Script)
- improved display speed

Fix:(Misc)
- batch mode options not functioning

Changes in v3.4

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New:(Configuration)
- Renaming Script option for Auto-Collapse
- Renaming Script font option
- option to disable autoclear of the Filter

Fix:(File List)
- issue with colors when changing the Filter
- date sorting issue in custom columns

Fix:(Misc)
- improved illegal date detection

Fix:(Renaming Script)
- tweaks to description font
- checkbox drawing issue
- issue with date formatting and JPEG dates
- Select and Move options not saved in script

Changes in v3.3

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New:(Renaming Script)
- updated the look for improved readability and usability
- created new 'Select and Move' step
- added a right-click menu for each step
- added ?temp? variable to Insert popup menu
- updated some Remove steps to include a replace option
- updated default script

New:(Configuration)
- added color settings for the Renaming Script

New:(Getting Started Wizard)
- updated the help wizard with new examples and updated text

New:(Folder Browser)
- added a close button

New:(Misc)
- new and updated example scripts archive

New:(File List)
- added file/folder display tabs
- moved the Folder Browser button
- moved and updated the Filter option


Fix:(File List)
- column size setting issue on load


Fix:(Path Control)
- timing issue when selecting a folder from a dropdown list

Fix:(Renaming Script)
- issues with some descriptions
- issues with counters on conditional steps

Changes in v3.2

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New:(Renaming Script)
- updated Remove Expression step to also replace an expression
- added a new File Contents meta-variable

New:(Textfile Wizard)
- added a page for automatically generating a script

New:(Configuration)
- added color options

New:(About Window)
- added button to check for new versions


Fix:(Filelist)
- sorting issues
- cosmetic changes for the "New Name" column

Fix:(Misc)
- error when renaming a single file
- issue with date format routine and "correct date" option

Changes in v3.1

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Fix:(Filelist)
- blank file names when using the "Send To" Explorer feature on a brand new install
- sort issues for some non-English Windows systems
- minor issue with Filter color

Fix:(Textfile)
- access error when choosing a textfile to load

Fix:(Renaming Script)
- EXIF date tag data not detected in JPEG files

Changes in v3.0

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New: Unicode support
- added support for filenames, renaming operations, and scripts using Unicode characters

New:(Wide Layout Mode)
- new menu option [View>Toggle Wide Layout]
- Wide Layout is on by default for a new install

New:(Renaming Script)
- created a new 'Scripting Step Tools' button
- 'Help' button added to each scripting step
- Shift+Click on the Delete button will reset the current step
- (Replace Numbers Step) added option to replace numbers with a phrase
- added environment variable support

New:(Thumbnail Window)
- reworked the Thumbnail Window
- added support for GIF, TIFF and PNG graphics files
- added support for thumbnail TXT, INI, PDF, and some video files
- supports file opening and opening the File Tags window

New:(File Tags Window)
- support for Video files [AVI, MPG/MPEG, ASF/WMV, MOV/MP4/M4V]
- added width, height, and length tags for video formats
- added addition metadata tag support for some video file formats
- changed columns to 'Name', 'Tag', 'Contents'

New:(Configuration)
- added option to always show full Renaming Step descriptions
- added option for detecting empty/missing meta-variables
- added option for detecting Windows Environment Variables
- added option to always show step buttons

New:(Filelist)
- added 'illegal' filename detection for newname column
- rewrote filelist highlighting code
- added TIFF GIF PNG support in Large Thumbnail view
New:(Tools Menu)
- added Highlight Illegal menu item

New:(Folder Tools)
- add Files/Folders option

New:(File Path)
- updated breadcrumb control cosmetics



Fix:(Renaming Script)
- 'Add at Position' issue addressed
- color changes for the Expand/Collapse buttons
- minor changes to Remove Expression step
- renamed 'Replace Phrase' step to 'Find and Replace'
- error when enabling 'Remove Expression' with no options checked
- workaround for illegal EXIF values

Fix:(File List)
- improved speed of 'Preview' when working with large file sets
- Large Thumbnail View not refreshed correctly on program start
- workaround for files on shares that have missing timestamps
- 'Integer Overflow' when scanning empty MP3 files
- updated the right-click menu to support videos

Fix:(File Path)
- made more functional even when small
- various minor fixes

Fix:(Configuration)
- toolbar setting now saved on exit
- tweaks to color settings

Fix:(Filter)
- increased the delay before activating auto-preview

Fix:(Excluded Files)
- file selection refreshed on close

Fix:(Split and Move)
- issue with Auto-Gen sometimes leaving a trailing space

Changes in v2.9.7

New:(Renaming Script)
- drag-and-drop reordering
- new 'Split and Move' renaming step, designed for similarly named file groups
- [Skip/Execute] step updated with new options
- [Skip/Execute] step now indents affected steps
- [Remove Expression] new option added to this step
- steps now show line numbers
- button add for clearing only disabled steps or all steps
- updated the 'Insert' popup menu
- highlighted variables can now be clicked on and manually edited

New(Configuration>Renaming Script)
- option to disable the Format Highlighted popup
- option to show/hide the Up and Down buttons on steps

New:(Path) Breadcrumb style path control
- UNC shares supported
- recent history

New: Completely reworked of the Insert Variable window
- interface simplified
- example formats added to date formatting options
- created a new variable for the current filename without the extension
- date correction options added in the formatting options
- button added for disabling variables not found in the selected JPEG file
- target edit control visually changed while window is open

New:(Filelist)
- added a right-click popup menu to the filelist
- updated the columns right-click menu

New:(Case & Wildcards) option for additional word separator characters

New:(File Tags window)
- opens using the filelist right-click menu
- preliminary XMP tag support for JPEGs added
- right-click menu copy tag names and values

New:(Excluded Files)
- excluded files automatically unchecked when the file list is refreshed
- files unchecked instead of hidden

New:(Textfile Tab)
- Added a Textfile Wizard window for importing data from a text file
- Added Matching settings for the Textfile tab

New:(File Menu)
- (View>Column Sizes) Improved the Fit Screen option to remain proportional
- option to generate a batch file
- (View>Toolbar) control replaced

New:(Folder Tools) updated the popup menu

Fix:(Renaming Script)
- reworded Add Counter step
- file selections preserved if loaded script does not contain Path and Filter settings
- problem when loading a script with no steps
- scrollwheel issues
Fix:(Add to Beginning/Ending) 'only on a name collision' option
- file with no extension not processed correctly
- certain meta-variables not process correctly, like Date Modified

Fix:(Filelist)
- Explorer context menu not showing "Open With" or "Share" submenu items
- "New Column" menu item not always executed
- column size sometimes too small to show header text
- tooltip not always removed after a manual edit
- minor fixes to the Folder Browser pane
- multiselect issues for right-click and lasso selected

Fix:(Check/Uncheck by wildcards) - Escape key will now close window
Fix:(Remove Expression) made text case insensitive
Fix:(Split and Remove) issue with full name matching
Fix: main window buttons changed for Large Font compatibility
Fix: "Send To" option not checking files

Changes in 2.9.6

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New: New option in the 'Remove Expression' step
New: New option in the 'Add at Position' step
New: Improved the Scripting interface
- color coded
- easier to read
New: Increased speed of Preview operation on large sets of files
New: Improved first time run default visual settings
New: Breadcrumb popup shown when parent folder is double clicked
New: 'Folder Tools' button next to the path dropdown
New: 'Format' popup shown when a Meta-Variable is clicked in a textbox
New: Full regular expressions option added to 'Select by wildcard' menu command
New: Improved loading scripts that include file paths

Fix: Dropping a single folder onto the program detected correctly
Fix: Disabled running the executable directly on the Desktop
Fix: Improved file permission detection for data files
Fix: Improved 'only on collision' renumbering
Fix: Improved the intelligent number sorting
Fix: Removed unused menu items
Fix: Added missing buttons to 'Toolbar'
Fix: 'Insert Meta-Variables' popup menu updated
Fix: Folder names now treated at having no file extension in Renaming Options
Fix: 'Title Case' option sometimes removed the start of the name
Fix: 'Selected Files Menu' sometimes not activating
Fix: 'New Name' column size too large in automatic width mode
Fix: 'Quick Load Script' sometimes not refreshing file list
Fix: Updates to the configuration window
Fix: Default script now created with steps in the order of Remove>Replace>Add
Fix: Older default scripts replaced re-created, unless any step is enabled
Fix: Timestamps sometimes off by one hour
Fix: Remove Expression only removed first found instance
Fix: Size column display problem with some Regional number formats

Changes in 2.9.5

New: Skip/Execute Steps renaming option
New: Re-vamped Textfile tab
New: Updated program's icon
New: Updated 'Replace Phrase' to include name/extension filter

Fix: Time setting not saved on close
Fix: Option to show on folder's right-click menu no longer requires Admin privileges to function
Fix: Corrected some typos
Fix: Drag-and-Drop files from Explorer not accepted in certain configurations
Fix: Old interface was saving scripts in the incorrect folder
Fix: Filelist not shown if configured to show Maximized on start
Fix: Recursive scan command line options performed only a normal scan
Fix: Ignore logic failed if the error occurs in the first phase of renaming
Fix: Stop and Undo logic failed if the error occurs in the first phase of renaming
Fix: Problems loading scripts containing non-existing paths
Fix: Problems with the "Open Script" function
Fix: Multiple Textfile tab fixes
Fix: Some Case settings not saved as expected
Fix: Freeze caused by some malformed folder names

Changes in v2.9.4

New: Step type Remove Expression added
New: Added some Example Scripts to the Zip file

Fix: Problem when using the date sorting option of a custom column
Fix: Problem when formatting an empty date
Fix: Formatting dates didn't work with some non-default regional settings
Fix: Changed "Remove Name/Phrase" to default to Phrase when first added
Fix: "View>Shown Items" setting not saved when changed
Fix: Folder Browser pane updated after a refresh to show new or deleted folders

Changes in v2.9.3

New: Add Counter Step
New: "Textfile" tab for loading data from text files
New: "Textfile" popup item for the Insert popup
New: Save Script dialog
New: Recursive scan command line options


Fix: Some meta-variables not highlighted when clicked
Fix: Removed duplicate/unused configuration/menubar items
Fix: Updated command line help
Fix: Default script didn't have all steps disabled by default
Fix: Added checks for permission to create files

Changes in v2.9.2

Fix: "Replace Characters" menu option created an incorrect "Remove Characters" step
Fix: Mousewheel support for scrolling the Scripting list updated
Fix: Various visual changes to the Scripting View
Fix: Workaround for files with special characters [sometimes Unicode]
Fix: "Remove Characters" reworded as "Remove Beginning/Ending"
Fix: Default script loaded for Scripting View
Fix: Replaces and Removes with empty text could cause errors
Fix: Updates to better support optional Right-Click Addon

New: "Remove Before/After" scripting step
New: Format Variable dialog
New: "Add All" option to add all steps
New: Cut,Copy,Paste,Delete,Format Variable right-click menu for text fields
New: Filter.ini file to customize the filter dropdown list
New: A single click highlights meta-variables in text fields
New: Optional Setup.exe program included

Changes in 2.9.1

Fix: updated the intelligent number sorting to work with very large numbers
Fix: running the new script format in batch mode didn't work
Fix: some script operations only partially saved
Fix: CTRL+A/D updated to be the same as using
File>Edit>Check/Uncheck

New: Enable/Disable button for each script step
New: added ?temp? variable option to Remove Characters/Substring options

Changes in 2.9.0

New: Scripting View interface toggle
New: [View -> Custom Columns], which are user created columns populated on a Preview
New: [View->Mini Rename Buttons] option
New: Date options for the insert popup menu.
New: Hotkey for the Rename button (CTRL+F6)
New: Added a Wildcard section to the Case tab
- scripts that require full regular expressions to work don't require a configuration change to execute
New: Added 'New Column ...' to column's right-click menu, to match Explorer's method of adding columns

Fix: Dropdown filepath problems
- problems when typing a Slash
- some items may show twice in the filepath
Fix: "Show Recursive List" prompt was continually shown after performing a rename on a recursive (subfolder scan) list of files
Fix: Spacebar toggled selection when manually typing a new filename
Fix: Right-Clicking an empty area of the filelist column shows the popup

Changes in 2.8.2

New: Replace [left/right] number with a sequence number
New: Optional path command line option for batch scripting
New: Title Case renaming option
New: "Next Up" folder used when last used folder is not found at startup
New: Expiremental Toolbar option
New: Option to toggle visible columns using a Right-Click popup
New: "Column Select" option in the View->Columns menu
New: Roman Numerals case option

Fix: Crash as startup with some custom Default scripts
Fix: Size in bytes was backwards for ?zn? meta-variable
Fix: Title Case problems
Fix: Missing folder in script file would trigger an error dialog in batch mode
Fix: Extension was not changed to lower for Sentence and Word case
Fix: Wrong column sorted after re-ordering columns
Fix: Minor changes to highlighting draw routine

Changes in 2.8.1

New: Popup menu for the "Insert Meta-Variables" button to select common MP3, JPEG, and Renumbering variables
New: The "Insert Meta-Variables" has been reworked
New: Insert Meta-Variable relative window position and size remembered
New: Renaming Options Wizard button

Fix: Button icons cleaned up for Win2K and basic themed XP
Fix: Problems refreshing the folder of a removed drive
Fix: Drive icons was shown as one icon per type of drive instead of per drive
Fix: Generic folder icon not shown on folder browser
Fix: Progress bar was not displayed durring a long Preview operation
Fix: Main window was not shown center when Window Size is not saved
Fix: "Folder Properties" button icon not shown for drives on some operating systems
Fix: Refresh remained disabled after a Recursive Scan
Fix: JPEG/MP3 detection didn't include the file filter
Fix: OS Exception message clicking on a removable drive with no media
Fix: Added shortcut keystrokes to button hints
Fix: Filter popup menu said "defualt" instead of "default"
Fix: The "Clear" option stayed selected after pressing Repeat in the renaming options wizard
Fix: Lightened highlight color of unfocused filelist
Fix: Access Violation when opening a second instance
Fix: Crash when opening a second instance on Vista
Fix: Problem showing Special Folders locations at startup

Changes in v2.8.0

New: Streamlined interface
New: Implemented Vista/XP visual theme support
New: Dramatically improved performance for browsing large numbers of folders and browsing removable drives
New: [Help->Getting Started...] menu command
New: [Help->Renaming Options Wizard] menu command
New: "File -> Save to Undo file ..." menu option
New: Drag-and-Drop from Explorer supported

Fix: Positioning of selected node in Folder Browser not update on resync
Fix: Program not shown center screen on the very first run
Fix: Browser tree were icons blended to black instead of WindowColor
Fix: Invert All was previously broken
Fix: Status Bar was not fully updated when first showing
Fix: Icons not shown on "Select New Folder" dialog
Fix: Non-fixed disks were pre-scanned for subfolders, causing slow downs

Changes in v2.7.6

New: Remove Characters X thru Y and optionaly Move them
New: Two separate columns for Date Modified and Date Created

Fix: Checkbox problems in Folders Only view mode
Fix: 'Single Charcters' checkbox not cleared when Clear button pressed
Fix: Improved tab navigation
Fix: EXIF data from one file may used for the next file if a read error occurs
Fix: Some 'Remove 2' information not saved or loaded in scripts
Fix: Improved sorting when numerical string is longer than 10 digits

Changes in v2.7.5

Fix: updated fonts for ClearType
Fix: too small fonts when MS Sans Serif replaced
Fix: System folder (or folders with custom icons) not showing in Folder Browser pane
Fix: EXIF data not retreived from some JPEGs
Fix: default script breaks SendTo from working
Fix: reserved characters in MP3 tags not replace
Fix: updated visible tab when default script loaded
Fix: first changed option tab shown when loading a script
New: "On collision append" Add 2 option

Changes in 2.7.4

Fix: AutoWidth column size setting problems
Fix: Shortcut (.lnk) files icon incorrect
Fix: More errors found with [Add 2] and regular expressions/wildcards
Fix: Browse panel folder list display problems when resized
Fix: Failed find search string when first letter is duplicated (example: "readme" not found in filename "rreadme")
Fix: Parent Folder meta-variable problems

Changes in 2.7.3

Fix: command-line script execution still not working
Fix: Autopreview and full regular expressions break for [Add 2] renaming options
New: Highlight Collisions menu command
New: Parent Folder meta-variable "?pf?"

Changes in 2.7.2

New: configuration option for full Regular Expressions
Fix: minor auto-preview fixes
Fix: minor focus problem with up/down arrows on Thumbnail Preview window

Changes in v2.7.1

Fix: Auto Width column size not working
Fix: Collisions not shown in bold in some cases
Fix: Columns not reset when toggling Folder Browser
Fix: Default script not triggering auto-preview
Fix: Some script option fail to load if tab is not active
New: Column Size menu changed to [Auto Width, Full Width, User Set Width]
New: Filename Collision color configuration option (red by default)
New: Exclude Files now accepts wildcards
New: Exclude Now menu item
New: Top/Bottom buttons added to Floating Thumbnail window
New: Improved update speed for toggling thumnail list
New: Improved update speed for Folder Browser
New: Disable icon cache configuration option
New: Collision count in status field
New: Tab name flagged when options set (to show tabs with changes)
New: Collapse All button on Folder Browser
New: Renaming options checkboxes automatically focuses textbox

Changes in previous versions

Changes in v2.7.0
Fix: Folders removed from view durring recursive scan
- also provides speed increase
Fix: Pressing Enter durring a manual folder rename changed folders instead of renaming
Fix: Check/Uncheck by wildcard fails on recursive file list
Fix: Error 103 while renaming a Read-Only file
Fix: Undo operation ignored folder names
Fix: Empty "move it before" field causes error message
New: Completely rewritten File List
- offers massive speed increases for display thousands of files and previews
New: Double-clicking a file shows the floating thubnnail window
New: Only the filename shown in the NewName column (durring recursive scan)
New: Menubar shortcuts saved to [menu.ini] text file for customization
New: Cancel button shown durring recursive scan
- removed recursive scan info message box
New: Status bar shown durring preview
New: Thumbnail window dismissed when Escape pressed (or the hotkey pressed)
New: Thumbnail window buttons wrap and the size is saved on exit
New: Remove option to removed everything but a substring
New: Formatting options 'Substring' and 'Numbers to Letters'
New: Configuration option to not show hidden files
New: "My Documents", "My Pictures" and custom folders added to Folder Browser Panel
New: Updated look and buttons for Folder Browser Panel
New: Option to redisplay recursive list after renaming button pressed
New: Exclude Files window


Changes in v2.6.2
Fix: non-stop flicker when redrawing certain file icons


Changes in v2.6.1
Fix: Ins and Del shortcut keys interfere with textbox editing
Fix: Files with no extensions incorrectly flagged as changed
Fix: Icon cache interferes with Renaming Folders
Fix: File Path dropdown sometimes shifts position
Fix: Speed increase for displaying large file lists (up to 3000 items)
New: Minor changes to default interface
New: Parent folder added to File Path dropdown
New: Improved status reporting refreshing and previewing large lists


Changes in v2.6.0
Fix: More command-line parameters problems
Fix: Error message sometimes displayed when "starting counting at 0" set
Fix: Error message when typing quickly in Filter textbox
Fix: Error message when rapidly pressing ESC or F5
Fix: Auto-preview firing twice
New: Icon caching for 'thumbnail list' mode - speed increase durring a refresh
New: MP3 tags shown on Thumbnail Preview window
New: Custom Color configuration options for main window
New: Updated interface
- new Menu Bar with shortcut keys for many operations
- cleaner interface / less buttons on main form
- old interface toggleable


Changes in v2.5.1
Fix: Command-line parameters not working as expected with quoted values
Fix: Thumbnail preview window ignoring a picture an invalid file selection
Fix: Improved workaround for illegal EXIF date formats


Changes in v2.5.0
Fix: Pressing the "Move Up" button repeatedly crashes the program
New: Checkbox to show thumbnails in the file list (finally!)
New: Thumbnail Preview window updated with Preview/Next file buttons
New: Thumbnail Preview window updated with current file name
New: Thumbnail Preview window shows JPEG/EXIF tags
New: Unchanged names shown in grey instead of ghosting the icon
New: Collisions names shown in a bold font
New: Folder Properties button in the file path area
New: Alternating background colors for rows in the filelist
New: Full row selection, when any column but Name is clicked
New: Hotkeys for buttons like Clear and Preview