Magic Explorer Controls - Version History
V 1.0.3.2 [Release Date: 13 Aug 2005]
-
Fix: when an unreadable drive was selected
DriveExplorer
,
exception was thrown on some cases.
-
Fix: Exception was thrown when unfocusing
DriveExplorer
when in
edit mode.
-
Fix:
DriveExplorer
would not load on some Windows 2000 systems.
-
Fix: "Program Files" folder always appeared as the first folder in
FileExplorer
,
when sorted by name.
V 1.0.3.1 [Release Date: 10 Jun 2005]
-
AsyncPopulation
property and IndicatePopulatingMode
property were removed from FileExplorer
and DriveExplorer
.
-
LockPopulate()
and UnLockPopulate()
methods were added to FileExplorer
.
-
ItemRenamed
event was added to FileExplorer.
-
Added
IsFolder(bool IncArchives)
method instance
to ExplorerItem
class which can treat also archive files as
folders.
-
Fix: When using
BackDir()
method to return to the
"My Computer" folder, the previous folder was not automatically selected.
-
Fix: Archive files were sorted as folders (before all other files).
-
Fix: Archive files were not mask filtered when using the
FileExplorer.Filter.NonFolderMaskFilter
property.
-
.ICO files' icons were not shown correctly in
FileExplorer
. The
icon of the first file was used for all the other files.
V 1.0.3 [Release Date: 1 Nov 2004]
-
Name changed from Dosoft's Explorer Contols to Magic
Explorer Controls. Package's file name and namespace
were also changed.
-
Added AsyncPopulation
property to FileExplorer and DriveExplorer: controls now read files and
folders data in a background thread. This means, for example, that the
application is not hanged while reading a folder with large amount of
files.
-
Added IndicatePopulatingMode
property to FileExplorer and DriveExplorer .
-
Added PathID
property to FileExplorer and DriveExplorer which can be used by the
developer to save/restore last visited path in the application for
example.
-
Added LocateFile
( ) method to FileExplorer, which locates a specific file in the FileExplorer
view.
-
Pressing a key while DriveExplorer drop down portion is down, now closes
the dropped portion and adds the key to text box.
-
Added InvokeShellCommand
( ) methods to FileExplorer, which enables to invoke shell commands like
"properties" or "print" on files or explorer items.
-
When pressing Alt-Enter on an item in FileExplorer, it's property sheets
are displayed.
-
Controls now do not seek floppy drives upon start.
-
Added FolderChanged event for DriveExplorer.
-
Added PopulateInDesignMode
property to FileExplorer and DriveExplorer which enables to leave controls
unpopulated in VS.NET Design Mode.
-
Exposed the properties ListViewItems, ListViewSelectedItems
in FileExplorer.
-
Files are now activated using "open" shell command and not executed directly.
This means that also virtual items can be activated (like items inside Control
Panel).
-
Mutiple selected items are opened together when "Enter" is pressed.
-
Fixed some sync problems between File & Drive Explorer.
-
Some fixes concerning handling of network paths.
-
Fixed dragging of folders. Now in shell's FileDrop format.
-
Registration message might have appeared also in design mode.
-
"Folder Up" icon was not transparent in details mode.
-
Fixed problems when browing to archive files in details mode.
-
Fixed deleting files inside archives.
-
Controls throw an uncatchable exception when setting Path to
invalid path before HandleCreated event occured.
V 1.0.2.5 [Release Date: 27 Jan 2004]
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Drive explorer now supports entering path by keyboard.
-
Added GetDisplayName() method to ExplorerItem.
-
Mask filtering now treats virtual items as empty strings.
-
DriveeExplorer item titles are now in Windows Explorer Address Bar's style.
-
Fixed: Setting DriveExplorer.Path when in sync with a FileExplorer caused
FileExplorer's ListView to be empty.
-
Fixed: Drive A: was seeked when populating 'My Computer' folder and when
creating a new DriveExplorer.
-
Fixed: Some minor memory leaks.
-
Fixed: The "Folder Up" icon was not transparent under some conditions.
-
Fixed: When renaming a drive label, the displayed new name did not include the
drive letter (as in Windows Explorer).
-
Fixed: A bug which crashed the FileExplorer control on some systems (mostly
Windows 2000) and also might had shown wrong/empty item names.
-
Fixed: A bug which caused an exception message on Win98/ME systems when
switching folders.
V 1.0.2.3 [Release Date: 08 Oct 2003]
-
Browsing into archive files is now supported. Bugs fixed.
-
Added AllowArchiveNavigation property.
V 1.0.2.2 [Release Date: 09 Sep 2003]
-
Fixed two bugs which occured when right clicking on a "Folder Up" item.
-
Fixed a bug in details mode.
V 1.0.2 [Release Date: 04 Aug 2003]
-
Speed improvment.
-
Added "Select All" functionallity when pressing Ctrl-A.
-
ListView is sorted by name by default, instead of no sorting at all, which
caused items to switch positions when refreshing.
-
ListView now automatically updates itself when current folder's contents are
changed. Auto refresh when user switches back to the control's form from
another application was canceled.
-
Added InvokeCurrentShellContextMenu() method.
-
User's Context Menu is now shown only if System's Context menu is not
available.
-
First item in a folder is ensured to be visible when switching folder.
-
Filter.ShowFolders proeprty now hides also drive roots when off.
-
HideSelection property's default value is true.
-
AllowRename property's default value is true.
-
Fixed interops memory leaks.
-
Fixed a bug which occured when dragging an item and no event handler was set to
the drag event.
-
Refresh method now preserve the selected items.
-
RenameSelectedItem() method now not affected by AllowRename property.
-
Fixed a bug in MoveToSpecialFolder() method which caused not to function after
some calls.
V 1.0.1
-
Added hourglass cursor while the control is populating itself.
-
When user is climbing to the parent folder of an item, the parent folder is
ensured to be visible.
-
Fixed a bug which occured when right clicking on a "Folder Up" item.
V 1.0.0 [Release Date: 29 Dec 2002]