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0.6 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:45

2025-08-16 23:10:45

New stuff:

DiskChart: ctrl+g in FileManager and Proto will create a chart with occupied space in current folder; go into -> enter, go back -> backspace
DiskChart: folders are now in bold
FileManager: alt+c - adds path to clipboard; alt+shift+c - adds name to clipboard
FileManager: ctrl+alt+a selects files or folders (first files then folders)
FileManager: ctrl+alt+f will open search in files tab
FileManager: in file info (ctrl+alt+space) press ctrl+enter when modifying folder properties and the changes will be applied to contents also
FileManager: in file info (ctrl+alt+space) you can change file properties (space to toggle)
FileManager: using ctrl+alt+space (more info about file/folder) you can change creation/modification/last access date - modify and press enter
Proto: after closing DiskChart, Search, Launcher will focus previous tab
Proto: auto reload Proto settings on change or creation of the Proto.xml file
Proto: F1 will now show context based shortcuts list + version number in lower right
Proto: Legacy skin - check the Proto.xml settings file
Proto: new filtering modes: matchAll (original), matchFirst, matchAny - to set in Proto.xml
Proto: new setting for proxy - enabled="true" or enabled="false"
Proto: pressing F1 will bring up the help for current feature
Search: all actions (almost) from FileManager are now supported in Search

Changes:

FileManager: changed info regarding deletion (total added)
Proto: auto-update disabled, replaced with a notification of new version
Proto: ctrl+backspace in prompt will clear text on the left of the cursor instead of clearing it

Fixes:

Proto: improved proto moving with mouse (faster)
Proto: in prompt copying empty text would cause crash
Proto: prompt input was displayed incorrectly
Proto: proxy setting wasn't working
Proto: Search, FileManager and DiskChart - fixed loop when symbolic links were in path

0.4.4 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:45

2025-08-16 23:10:45

0.4.3 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:44

2025-08-16 23:10:44

0.6.8 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:39

2025-08-16 23:10:39

New stuff:

AskLing: querying results is now faster
AskLing: removed some crap from the results
AskLing: uses now Proto proxy setting
AskLing: you can browse through search results and copy them via ctrl+c
Calculator: big number will have thousands separator
Calculator: now asking Google is faster
Calculator: skips text that it doesn't recognize, so we can type in: (3h * 4 euro) + (4 days * 30 euro) = 132
DiskChart: disk chart is now created as a job - it is shown at bottom and when Proto is not visible and job has finished there will be sound notification
DiskChart: you can now go into "other files"
FileManager: after deleting you'll have a message with how much free space is left
FileManager: alt+delete will 'securely' delete - Proto will overwrite files x times before deleting it (this is configurable via FileManager.xml)
FileManager: 'file:///' is now supported
FileManager: files now can be colored via a filetype (see FileManager.xml)
FileManager: selecting files from clipboard (ctrl+o) gives the number of selected files
FileManager: shift+a deselects everything
FileManager: when copying you'll have a message how much space you'll have left when copying will be completed
FileManager: when deleting selected element will be deselected
FileManager: when renaming a file the cursor will be moved just before extension
FileManager: when viewing drives they will be refreshed every 0,5 second
FileManager: when viewing image file you can copy it's path/name/etc. via standard shortcuts (ctrl+c, ctrl+shift+c, etc.)
FileManager: when you extract and specify name Proto will make sure there is no nonsense like extracting 'file.zip' in 'c:\test' to folder 'file' resulting in c:\test\file\file\someFiles.*
FileManager: when you're in empty folder calling explorer context menu will get you the menu for that folder
FileManager: while going into path (ctrl+p) when the path doesn't exits Proto will go as far as it can
FileManager: you can create massively folders and files based on clipboard text (alt+n for folders and ctrl+alt+n for files)
FileManager: you can now create Junction Points (or symbolic links) by pressing shift+L
FileManager: you can now move the directory 'out' (level up) even if it has the same name eg.from c:\test\test to c:\, the result will be that files/dirs in c:\test\test will be in c:\test
ProcessManager: simple process manager, kill a process with delete key
Proto: changing modules settings at runtime will cause settings to be reloaded (without restart)
Proto: home/end keys will move you to first/last element respectively
Proto: new update manager
Proto: proxy now supports user/password options
Proto: underlying work for plugins is almost done
Proto: using '/' as path separator is now supported
Proto: using mouse related functionality now appears smoother
Proto: when the same message appears as previous one - the info message will flash
Proto: when you type in the exact name Proto will select that element
Proto: you can now turn off ClearType - go into proto.xml, section under "render"
Search: now you can switch modes in file search using arrows

Changes:

FileManager: copying is now faster (switched to system copying)
FileManager: it it now possible to open command prompt from disk list
FileManager: regex filter is now case insensitive
FileManager: the '\' key will be used to go up one dir from now on
Proto: brought old foreground color to prompts

Fixes:

AskLing: error message wasn't displayed
FileManager: calling explorer context menu is now much faster
FileManager: changing files letter case was failing
FileManager: couldn't change case of a dir name when renaming
FileManager: couldn't rename when folder was opened in another tab - that tab will be closed now
FileManager: crash when creating dir/file without right permissions
FileManager: deleting folder that was opened in other forms caused incorrect tab to be highlighted
FileManager: error message when tab started an operation and then was closed
FileManager: faster opening folders from links and duplication of tab in FileManager (ctrl+shift+t)
FileManager: info about conversion wasn't displayed
FileManager: mini editor was crashing sometimes
FileManager: when folder contained a read only file it wasn't deleted
FileManager: when new element is added to folder the highlighted element will stay highlighted
FileManager: while viewing images with file viewer it was possible to go past the last file
Proto: after dragging a file out from Proto and then using mouse wheel was cycling tabs instead of files
Proto: clipboard editor (ctrl+F1) was not pasting (ctrl+V)
Proto: sometimes Proto had issues with gaining focus at start and flickered
Proto: stability has been increased
Proto: tab prompt wasn't cleared sometimes
Search: was showing wrong path when highlighting a file

0.6.9 RC1 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:33

2025-08-16 23:10:33

New stuff:

DiskChart: in 'other' the files weren't sorted by size
FileManager: added sorting by Last Access Time
FileManager: after compressing Proto will show the size of the created archive
FileManager: alt+v - copy without size check or validation
FileManager: changed the message when deleting based on deleting type
FileManager: changing sorting (ctrl+s) is done by a prompt - this way is faster for selecting desired sorting type
FileManager: eager selection/highlighting when copying
FileManager: executing programs/files will not hang the Proto
FileManager: increased speed of opening new tab and less resources are used to get drives list
FileManager: info about supported compression types when compressing
FileManager: press ctrl+, for Proto context menu (simple for now)
FileManager: Proto context menu remembers shortcuts like Launcher
FileManager: secure delete renames the files and dirs so that the name won't be reconstructible
FileManager: when deleting "securley", if the iterations will overwrite files at least once (even if the setting in .xml is set to 0)
FileManager: you can convert/load to clipboard/preview photoshop files (.psd)
ImageBrowser: double click for 100% zoom
ImageBrowser: now uses sexy sorting
ImageBrowser: press r to rotate clockwise and shift + r to rotate counterclockwise
ImageBrowser: press 'w' to set current image as wallpaper
ImageBrowser: zoom in and out using mouse wheel or arrows up/down
Launcher: added comments to settings in 'AppLauncher.xml'
Launcher: added explorer context menu for shortcuts (ctrl+. over a shortcut)
Launcher: press alt+space to open Launcher even if Proto is hidden
Launcher: press delete in 'open with' list to remove app to file association
Launcher: pressing ctrl+space will show you the link location
Launcher: running apps will not hang Proto anymore
Launcher: will show list of selected apps (based on settings in: AppLauncher.xml)
Links: added explorer context menu for shortcuts (ctrl+. over a shortcut)
Proto: ctrl+F10 to load next theme
Proto: ctrl+F11 to reload theme
Proto: ctrl+F12 for ProtoLog
Proto: every list in Proto now supports numeric (sexy) sorting - that means that files will be in the most intuitive order (eg. file 1, file 2, file 10, file 20; the old way: file 1, file 10, file 2, file 20)
Proto: faster startup
Proto: help - based on what you are doing Proto will show you some hints
Proto: new crash dialog - more reliable and better looking
Proto: new theme 'Mud'
Proto: only one instance allowed - launching another will bring up the running one
Proto: pressing esc will hide Proto if no dialog is open (eg. rename dialog)
Proto: Proto handles transparency/opacity - set it in your Proto.xml
Proto: Proto will check for change in settings every 5 seconds and will save them if needed
Proto: Proto will now create settings files if they are missing or corrupted (check out new settings in Proto.xml)
Proto: proxy now supports PAC (Proxy Auto-Configuration), set it up in Proto.xml
Proto: support for queuing operations (currently supported only in FileManager) - enable/disable by pressing ctrl+q
Proto: supports themes from .xml files - check Themes folder for examples
Proto: text editor (ctrl+H) is now based on Scintilla (via ScintillaNET)
Proto: when 'hide on focus lost' is disabled (via r-click on the tray icon) when Proto loses focus it will be a bit transparent
Proto: you can now manually kill the job that checks for new version (ctrl+end)
Proto: you can now open messsage log with ctrl+F12 (this is not saved between sessions)
RegexRename: \r will be substituted with random number, \R with a random string
RegexRename: summary includes overall count

Changes:

Calculator: applied changes made by google
FileManager: changed the look of symbolic link creation dialog to be less confusing
FileManager: deleting symbolic links will delete only the link (without contents)
FileManager: extracting won't show name of the extracting file in lower right info pane
FileManager: the '\' key will NOT be used to go up one dir from now on
FileManger: toggling the file coloring (ctrl+i) is now global for all FileManager tabs
ImageBrowser: status recreated
Launcher: searching desktop for links is not recursive - this makes rebuilding index much faster
NetworkMastah: name of the network card is truncated to 30 characters
Proto: removed Legacy theme since it sucked a bit

Fixes:

Calculator: functions were messing up the correct result
Calculator: removed some crap when asking Google
Calculator: some culture related fixes, the decimal point can be overridden in Calculator.xml
Calculator: thousand separator wasn't removed when copying result (ctrl+c)
Calculator: when element in history was highlighted pressing enter would somethimes bring back the equasion incorrectly
FileManager: converting was stopping name change
FileManager: couldn't move the file without pressing ctrl/shift button (via mouse)
FileManager: crash when unmounting network drives
FileManager: deleting was incorrectly displaying information about skipped files
FileManager: fix progress bar while deleting
FileManager: improved deleting logic
FileManager: in image browser Proto will skip images that can't be opened
FileManager: Proto was holding a removable drive even though it shouldn't
FileManager: secure delete wasn't recursive
FileManager: shortcuts not working when in regex filtering mode
FileManger: improved copying speed
FileManger: massive creation of files was not letting go of the file handle
FileManger: proto was not deleting read-only files
ImageBrowser: sometimes stopped on corrupted images
Launcher: fixed linking of apps to extension ('open with' feature - press ctrl+L in Launcher after pressing tab key in FileManager)
Proto: fixed proxy releated features
Proto: fixed some memory leaks
Proto: in some prompts you couldn't type in some chars
Proto: mouse clicks are handled only when you didn't move the window
Proto: optimized drawing (less cpu usage)
Proto: sometimes the list was showing that there is more elements when there weren't any
Proto: stability issues
Proto: text editor (ctrl+H) fixed again
Proto: the proxy setting wasn't loaded because of the misspelled word

0.6.9.7 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:21

2025-08-16 23:10:21

New stuff:

7zip: compressing supports passwords; ctrl+P while typing in filename
7zip: extracted to new module, rewritten, exposed to other modules
Calculator: persistent history
FileManager: added MD5 and SHA1 hashes - invoke via ctrl+,
FileManager: added split and join file - invoke via ctrl+,
FileManager: context menu loads python scripts from ProtoDir/Scripts/FileManager
FileManager: faster first drives list
FileManager: many changes to rename prompt
FileManager: no more hiccups when changing directory
FileManager: Proto will reserve space that is needed for a file before copying
ImageBrowser: double click to zoom to 100%, double click again to zoocm-to-fit
ImageBrowser: images with transparent bg will be dispalyed on a white/gray checkboard
ImageBrowser: press B to change background
ImageBrowser: you can now drag the image around
Launcher: added duplicate removal as popular demand
Launcher: added validation of links (broken links won't be added)
Proto: alt+F2 will center to active screen, if centered will move window to next monitor
Proto: startup parameters: -notray, -hidden, -session "filepath", -startDir "dirpath"
Proto: when you close Proto's child window (eg: image viewer or text editor) proto will brought back
Proto: you can now cancel a job by clicking it in a UI - the "cancel" will show up, just click the "cancel"
Search: info about what is being searched in job name (below)
Search: info if nothing was found
TextEditor: messages flash on change
TextEditor: opens on the screen where Proto is and not where mouse cursor is

Changes:

Bookmark: changed ctrl+L to ctrl+B
Bookmarks: depending on architecture of active pc (x86 vs x64) bookmarks for Program Files and Program Files x86 will be added
Bookmarks: system files will always be loaded
FileManager: python extensions now compile in background
ImageBrowser: zooming speed
Launcher: instead of deleting actual links stuff is being excluded; check AppLauncher.xml for excluded files
Launcher: introduced case tolerance (a = A)
Links: renamed to Bookmarks
Proto: Center to screen (ctrl+F2) has been moved to alt+F2
Proto: changed thread management - things should be faster
Proto: Modify clipboard (ctrl+F1) has been moved to alt+F1
Proto: removed old layouts
Proto: removed support for animations
Proto: start parameters are case insensitive now
Proto: tabs now open next to current one
TextEditor: removed aero glass - that looked fancy but text was hard to read

Fixes:

AppLauncher: press alt Space, then ctrl L.
Bookmarks: Program Files x64 pointing to Program Files x84
Calculator: decimal and thousand separators bug fixed - now everything is taken from the system settings
DiskChart: crash when using mouse while generating chart
FileManager: copying speed was calculated incorrectly
FileManager: dir content not updated sometimes
FileManager: divided by zero bug
FileManager: double folders on new dir (ctrl+N)
FileManager: filter not loaded properly from session
FileManager: fix for root of drive not refreshing
FileManager: fixed issues with auto-highlight things
FileManager: nothing shown when there is no session
FileManager: OpenFolderWithExplorer - paths containing "=" or ","
FileManager: Proto hangup when pasting image (saving it as a file)
FileManager: some directories not showing on x64 bit systems
FileManager: splitting file now works
FileManger: go to path from clipboard (ctrl+P) wasn't setting the filter
Help: filtering doesn't work
Help: not able to scroll when filtered out
ImageBrowser: again fixed the list of images when deleting
ImageBrowser: crash when trying to view (ctrl H) an animated .gif image.
ImageBrowser: fixed crash on zoom = 0%
ImageBrowser: fixed resolution changing when zooming
Launcher: shortcut alt+space does not give focus to proto
NetworkMastah: mac addresses on x64 systems
NetworkMastah: random crashes
Proto: better image handling (.gif stuff + some other things)
Proto: first Run - Empty Window
Proto: glitch at startup when Proto was not redrawing
Proto: GoToTab numbers don't match keys in F1 help
Proto: highlighted item was sometimes out of the visible area
Proto: infinite F1 help prompt
Proto: modify clipboard - save empty
Proto: modify clipboard prompt opened multiple times
Proto: prompts like rename/help/etc. could hang
Proto: some leaks removed
Proto: tabs showNumber="True" doesn't work
ProtoLOg: list not displaying correctly
Search: file coloring
Search: not searching in selected files (only in dirs)
Search: search results not updated when deleting found files
TextEditor: fix highlight in search

0.6.9.6 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:15

2025-08-16 23:10:15

0.5 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:14

2025-08-16 23:10:14

New stuff:

FileManager: ctrl+e extracts archive (support via 7-zip cmd line)
FileManager: ctrl+f opens search tab (wildcards supported)
FileManager: ctrl+shift+a reselects last selected objects
FileManager: ctrl+shift+f opens search tab (regex supported)
FileManager: ctrl+shift+n create empty file
FileManager: disk volume name renaming
FileManager: more informative prompt on rename
FileManager: renaming now supports case change
FileManager: tab name is not truncated if it is the active tab
FileManager: tab name is truncated if length is above 25 chars
Links: ctrl+r renames link
Links: files are open with working directory set to their place
Links: invalid links are preceded with '~' char
Links: links now work also for files
Proto: element name is truncated when number of visible columns is less that 2
Search: ctrl+c copies element path
Search: ctrl+enter opens containing folder int new tab and focuses found item
Search: ctrl+shift+c copies element name
Search: enter - opens dirs in new tab; executes files
Search: moving around shows element path info

Changes:

FileManager: after copying file path or name the files are deselected
FileManager: deleting message is now more informative
FileManager: info message is now more informative
Launcher: shortcut is not remembered if is an empty string

Fixes:

FileManager: executing file is now in it's own working directory
FileManager: renaming info corrected
Launcher: passing incorrect argument when file path contained spaces
Launcher: passing only one argument
Links: deleting a link changed focus
Links: links are added in correct position (sorted)
Proto: Proto icon will remove itself after a crash
Proto: Proto would not close if there was a crash when saving session

0.6.3 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:07

2025-08-16 23:10:07

New stuff:

FileManager: alt+l will create a .lnk file, put it to your links directory (specified in AppLauncher.xml, if not specified Start Menu dir is taken by default)
FileManager: pressing tab will open launcher to perform action similar to 'Open with...', also if you have editor defined this will be highlighted depending on file extension
FileManager: support for compression with alt+e - compression type will vary on the given extension (you can change it in FileManager.xml)
FileManager: support for multiple files extraction - Proto will propose a folder name where to extract - if you want every file to appropriate folder then proceed with "*" (this option is available when extracting multiple files), if you want them to extract to current directory - clear prompt
Launcher: app launcher will also parse your specified location (from AppLauncher.xml) when rebuilding
Proto: applied hack to minimize mem usage
Proto: most settings are saved eager - so that Proto exits faster and you can change most of the settings on runtime (only Proto.xml will reload automatically - auto reloading of rest of the settings will be available in future)

Changes:

Launcher: in configuration the node 'editors' was changed to 'viewers', and in subnodes 'type', attribute 'editor' was changed to 'viewer' (change those accordingly)
Links: invalid links will not be marked with ~ before name (faster links loading)
Links: links settings file format changed (please delete the settings file)

Fixes:

FileManager: crash when exiting the modify properties prompt
FileManager: crash when saving session and nothing was highlighted
Launcher: could not remove link, when the file didn't exist

0.6.4 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:05

2025-08-16 23:10:05

New stuff:

Calendar: pressing ctrl+c will add the date to clipboard, using ; as a separator
Calendar: pressing ctrl+c will copy the date to clipboard
FileManager: deleting read-only file will succeed (without prompt)
FileManager: handling the 'FileGroupDescriptor' structure in clipboard - this enables to click 'Copy' in Outlook, and paste (ctrl+v) it in Proto
FileManager: press ctrl+s to cycle through sorting modes; available modes: FileName, Extension, Modification Date, Creation Date and Size
FileManager: Proto can handle now paths with quotes
FileManager: Proto will close all tabs that may contain a directory to be deleted or drive to be removed
FileManager: toggle sorting order by pressing ctrl+shift+s
FileManager: when going 'up' to the root the last visited drive will be highlighted
FileManager: when image is selected (png/jpg/bmp/gif/ico/tif), ctrl+space will give also the dimensions of the image
FileManager: you can now copy image file content to clipboard (ctrl+alt+c)
MiniEditor: ctrl+a selects all text
Proto: in Proto.xml under the node "shortcuts" you can change the toggle visibility shortcut
Proto: you can reload clipboard text by pressing ctrl+l
Proto: you can save changed text in clipboard view by pressing ctrl+s
Proto: you can view clipboard at any time by pressing ctrl+F1 (exit by pressing esc)
RegexRename: better support in 'replace' for \u (UPPER) \l (lower) \t (Title Case)

Changes:

FileManager: copying file content is now as a job (so you can now kill it - ctrl+end)
FileManager: deselects files before decompression (not after)

Fixes:

DiskChart: crash when running on empty folder
FileManager: after extraction name wasn't displayed
FileManager: copying file content (ctrl+alt+c) didn't work
FileManager: killing an extraction/compression did not end the 7z process
FileManager: shift+enter didn't work properly
Launcher: filter applied after rebuild
Launcher: settings were not saved after deletion
Launcher: settings were not saved after rename
Launcher: settings weren't saved when link was deleted
Launcher: 'viewers' were saved as 'editors' resulting in loss of those settings
Links: links to default folders were displayed incorrectly
Proto: closing tab would focus the tab on the left instead of the one on the right
Proto: crash when closing Proto with active jobs
Proto: main window was not hiding after first shortcut keypress
RegexRename: crash when using token number eg. \d{3}
RegexRename: when moving regex up/down (alt+up or alt+down) regex could be moved out of sight
Search: couldn't use RegexRename from search

0.6.5 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:03

2025-08-16 23:10:03

New stuff:

AskLing: type in word that you want to translate (english - polish or polish - english) and press enter
FileManager: ctrl+o will select files/folders from clipboard (eg. ctrl+shift+c files in one folder, go to other and press ctrl+o)
FileManager: left clicking anywhere will toggle selection on selected file
FileManager: mini editor now supports previewing files (png/jpg/bmp/gif/ico/tif/wmf)
FileManager: renaming extension of an image file will convert it (supported conversions: png/jpg/bmp/gif/ico/tif/wmf)
FileManager: selecting files from clipboard supports now full paths (not only names)
FileManager: supports mouse wheel (moving up/down) and mouse wheel while shift pressed (moving and toggling selection)
FileManager: while viewing image in mini editor you can delete current image by pressing delete (to recycle bin) or 'forever' (shift+delete)
FileManager: while viewing image in mini editor you can go to next/previous image by pressing left/right arrow
Proto: right click + mouse wheel will move through tabs (like in opera)

Changes:

FileManager: when applying changes (enter) to folder properties (ctrl+alt+space) the changes will be applied to folder and content to apply changes only to folder press ctrl+enter
Proto: list control will select next item in a flow order instead of column mode (old behaviour)

Fixes:

Launcher: fixed passing folder paths as arguments
Links: changes in links module were not saved
Proto: crash when session.xml was missing
Proto: sometimes the list control was showing arrows although the list was empty
RegexRename: changes in regex renamer wasn't saved
Search: using '+' in search failed
Search: using esc didn't stop the search

0.5.3 @ 2025-08-16 23:10:01

2025-08-16 23:10:01

New stuff:

Calculator: ctrl+backspace clears equasion
FileManager: ctrl+h opens up tiny file editor (ctrl+s to save file, esc/ctrl+q close editor without saving, ctrl+w to toggle line wraping)
FileManager: ctrl+j opens file in default editor (configure in AppLauncher.xml - read readme.txt for further info)
FileManager: ctrl+u (open command prompt here) will now use the latest PATH variable available
Launcher: ctrl+backspace clears filter
Links: ctrl+backspace clears filter
Proto: it is now possible to move window with mouse
Proto: tray icon context menu via r-click (toggle visibility, check for new version, exit)
Search: deleting - delete key to delete to recycle bin, shift+delete to delete forever
Search: space - toggle selection, ctrl+a select all, ctrl+shift+a reselect
SearchView: shift+esc - stop current action (stop search is still Esc)

Changes:

FileManager: stopping current action from Esc to shift+Esc

Fixes:

Calculator: history copy was bugged
FileManager: crash when deleting (sometimes)
FileManager: having filter name = dir name and pressed '\' didn't change dir
FileManager: loading session and folder didn't exist
Proto: cpu usage at 100%
Proto: keys messed up
Proto: update failed was logged
Search: ctrl+c and ctrl+shift+c didn't work
Search: ctrl+enter didn't highlight element
Search: moving up/down caused some strange list behaviour