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21-Nov-2007 Build 252 release
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- This release is named 2.5.2

- Fixed one file viewer pane showing one less line of text than the other one
  (again).
- Fixed script with explicit ftp login storing password in log file.
- BC initialized to use default printer, rather than remembering printer
  selection between runs.


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30-Aug-2007 Build 251 release
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- This release is named 2.5.1

- Fixed comparing against disconnected mapped network drives to prompt for 
  username/password and reconnect.
- Improved text viewer comparison speed when comparing files on slow network 
  drives.
- Fixed crash when retrieving hint text for some Explorer context menu 
  extensions.
- Fixed file viewer not detecting external changes when a file was modified by 
  another text compare window in the same instance of BC.
- Fixed one file viewer pane showing one less line of text than the other one.
- Fixed text compare's "Save" command and prompts to save changes being 
  disabled after cancelling out of a save prompt.
- Fixed support for \a, \b, \e, \f, \n, \r, \t, and \v metacharacters in the 
  replacement text for a regular expression search and replace.
- Fixed script error when performing a FILE-REPORT scripting command with no 
  files selected.


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3-Aug-2007 Build 250 release
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- This release is named 2.5

- Fixed several Vista compatibility issues.
- Fixed tip dialogs not appearing.
- Fixed crash when performing a rules-based quick comparison of files with lines
  longer than 64KB that contain umimportant text.
- Fixed crash when performing a rules-based quick comparison of a 0-byte file
  against a file that starts with at least 50 lines of unimportant text.
- Fixed crash when the file viewer repaints while saving a large file.
- Fixed "Detect partial file locks" option.
- Added "Save Password" checkbox to FTP browse dialog.
- Improved error handling for source control operations.
- Added support for Borland Developer Studio integration.
- Enhanced support for installing as an unpriviledged user.
- Other minor bugfixes and enhancements.


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28-Aug-2006 Build 243 release
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- Fixed crash during binary/rules-based comparison (broken in 2.4.2).
- Fixed zip files within zip files not displaying their sizes (broken in 2.4.2).
- Fixed support for connecting to FTP sites with underscores in their names.


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24-Aug-2006 Build 242 release
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- This release is named 2.4.2

- Deleting a file on a VMS FTP server with "Hide VMS version numbers" checked
  now deletes all versions.
- Added support for seconds in VMS FTP listings.
- Added limited support for z/VM over FTP.
- FTP\AfterLogin tweak now supports multiple, semicolon separated commands.
- Fixed filename parsing for just a drive letter and colon (eg, E:) incorrectly
  using the current directory if that drive doesn't exist.
- Fixed empty report problem when saving comparison of right orphan files.
- Fixed wordwrap problem in file comparison reports.
- Added FileViewer\SambaSafeSave, FTP\KeepAliveInterval, FTP\KeepAliveCommands,
  FolderViewer\HalfHourTimezones, and Settings\BinaryBufferSize tweaks.
- Added detection of Windows Vista when generating support information.
- Fixed reading directory information for zip files generated using
  SpeedCommander.
- Copying or moving a file that only has a short (8.3) name into a directory 
  containing a file with a matching short name but different long name is now 
  detected and the existing file's short name is changed to remove the 
  conflict.
- Fixed list index out of bounds error in directory comparison.
- Long source control operations now show an hourglass mouse cursor.
- Removed code to pre-process script commands to allow whitespace in some
  commands, since it broke valid scripts.
- Fixed access violation when using "Prompt On Load" codepage setting with
  clipboard contents and files stored in snapshots.
- Fixed positioning of "OK" and "Cancel" buttons on source control dialogs when
  the "Advanced" button wasn't visible.
- Fixed button widths to accomodate Japanese captions.
- Pressing [Enter] in the comparison results dialog now opens the selected file
  for viewing, just like double clicking does.
- Fixed bug when reading snapshot files with unsupported extended file
  information.
- File viewer's "Check Out", "Check In", and "Undo Check Out" can now have
  shortcuts assigned to them.
- Fixed localization of source control "Check Out" menu item.
- Fixed support for paths longer than 260 characters on Windows Vista.
- Fixed "Control Has No Parent" error when closing the file viewer while a mouse
  button is pressed.
- "Copy Filename" no longer includes a line ending for after the last filename.
- Fixed changes to the "Indent uses" setting not being noticed.
- Fixed exception when using the "Explorer" menu item with the MiTeC shell 
  extension pack.


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23-Mar-2006 Build 241 release
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- This release is named 2.4.1

- FTP
  - Fixed SmartFTP bug that would result in truncated downloads.
  - Fixed FTP connection dialog stealing focus from other applications.
  - Changing directories on VMS servers now uses the [.dirname] format for
    relative path changes.
  - Fixed FTP connections disabling XCRC support after a reconnect.
  - Retrieving directory listings using the Indy FTP library no long forces
    ASCII transfers.
  - Fixed using multiple LIST options with the Indy FTP library.
  - Fixed setting timestamps on FTP servers when using the SmartFTP library.
  - Fixed bug where using the SmartFTP library would request all directory
    listings twice.

- Added option to suppress confirmations when overwriting and deleting system
  files.
- Added support for touching read-only files with a confirmation.
- Added ability to select the current difference block in file viewer using
  keyboard.
- Fixed filenames getting ? characters when the Windows Regional Options was set
  correctly.
- Fixed zipping folders with international characters in their names adding an
  extra incorrect directory entry.
- Fixed hang when closing the directory viewer while a refresh was occuring.
- Fixed access violation when using certain incorrect paths on the command line.
- Answering "Yes to All" when overwriting a system file no longer suppresses
  later confirmations for files that are both system and read-only.
- Fixed BC not allowing system shutdown/logoff to complete.
- Fixed exception when using TortoiseCVS menu from directory viewer's Explorer
  menu.
- Fixed Explorer menu drawing white squares around some icons.


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6-Mar-2006 Build 240 release
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- This release is named 2.4

- Overview
  - Added support for checking in and out of most version control systems.
  - Added support for Explorer context menu in folder viewer.
  - Added support for ignoring file extensions when comparing folders.
  - Switched to new FTP library under Windows NT/2000/XP.
  - Explorer menu add-on now works under Windows XP/x64.

- Version Control
  - Added support for accessing version control systems using the Source Code
    Control API (SCC or MSSCCI).
  - File viewer is now aware of version control status and will prompt to check
    out read-only files.
  - Added check in, check out, and undo checkout commands to file viewer menu.
  - Added Source Control submenu to folder viewer menu.
  - Added optional Status column to folder viewer.
  - Added Source Control panel to options dialog to set up directory->project
    mappings.

- File Viewer
  - Added checkbox to control whether modifying read-only files in the file
    viewer keeps the read-only attribute set.
  - Added "All" button to text replace confirmation dialog.
  - Undoing a Replace All command now undoes the entire replace as a single
    group.
  - ClearCase view paths (with @@) now match rules correctly.
  - "Open With" menu is now hidden for files in archive files or on FTP sites.
  - Find Text MRU list is now case sensitive.
  - Loading a new file on one side of the file viewer no longer clears clipboard
    contents on the other side.
  - File viewer's "Save As" dialog now prompts when overwriting an existing
    file.
  - Fixed copying text to the clipboard in the file viewer so it doesn't copy
    missing lines as blanks.
  - Fixed using "Show Left/Right Orphans" "Composite" file viewer filters with
    "Ignore Unimportant Differences".
  - File viewer Browse button now uses the text in the path edits if it's
    different from the loaded files.
  - Fixed parsing UTF-8 files with lines longer than the maximum line length.
  - Fixed "Open Clipboard" command including garbage characters past what was
    copied.
  - Fixed line details state if it's visibility is changed while editing text.
  - Improved error handling when a save fails due to a read-only target
    location.
  - Fixed column importance criteria to allow ignoring a single character
    column.
  - Fixed Next/Prev Difference commands when editing in the line details so they
    don't leave the edit active.
  - Fixed Open With->Associated App so it sets the working directory to the
    file's parent directory.
  - Fixed %n and %x support for External Conversion->Run when saving commands.
  - Fixed problems with Page Heading criteria in file comparison rules.
  - Fixed parsing MBCS and UTF-8 files where BC would stop reading the file
    before it reached the end.
  - Added elipses to Open command in File menu; removed elipses in Open File
    toolbar hint.
  - Esc now cancels progress dialog when searching for text.
  - Fixed manual alignment not updating the scrollbar for the thumbnail view.

- Folder Viewer
  - Explorer's context menu is now included as a submenu of the "Actions" menu
    and context menu.
  - Added "Ignore file extensions" setting.
  - Compare Contents results dialog now lists all orphan files and folders
    instead of skipping children of orphan folders.
  - Minimizing/restoring BC from the task bar no longer messes up the z-order of
    maximized windows.
  - Improved behavior of path edit comboboxes.
  - Folder viewer's Session->Exit menu item can now have a shortcut assigned to
    it.
  - Fixed "Compare Contents" results dialog so it doesn't cover file viewer
    windows.
  - Connecting to a mapped drive across a VPN should now prompt for a username
    and password if necessary.
  - Tar, Gz, Tgz, and Cab archives now calculate CRCs for contained files
    instead of always reporting 00000000.
  - Fixed loading snapshots with directories larger than 2GB.
  - Fixed access violation after using "Compare To..." command.
  - Fixed text drawing over the center column of the folder viewer after
    resizes.
  - Fixed folder viewer's "Exclude" command when excluding files with '[' in
    their name to escape that character rather than using a ? wildcard.
  - Fixed hang when entering a filter with an unterminated '[' range.
  - Fixed typo in folder overwrite confirmation dialog.
  - Fixed file replacement dialog so it resizes to handle extremely long
    filenames.
  - Fixed session names when importing sessions from BC 1.
  - Fixed Session Manager renaming of locked sessions.
  - Improved display of path in synchronize folders preview dialog when building
    sync list.
  - Fixed "Detect partial file locks" checkbox so it enables the "Apply" button.
  - Improved error handling for invalid filename filters (eg, '...')
  - Opening a new session from the Session Manager dialog now prompts to save
    changes to the previous session.
  - Fixed directory comparison's "Filter" dropdown so it won't cause access
    violations under Windows 9x if there are blank lines.
  - Fixed Rename so it doesn't strip off characters before a colon in FTP
    filenames.
  - Fixed bug where saving a snapshot to a USB drive would prevent the drive
    from being ejected until BC was closed.
  - Fixed Touch on Win9x systems so it doesn't set the time 2 seconds later than
    entered.
  - Fixed logging an error in the directory comparison when both files are
    modified in the file viewer while a background comparison is enabled.
  - Esc now cancels the file filters dialog.
  - Changing the "Sync Options" settings in the Options dialog now enables the
    "Apply" button.