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What's New in V - Version 2002 (SR2)
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Service Release 2 fixes a problem with printing EBCDIC files.

Service Release 1 added the following features:

  - The automatic summing of columns has been disabled. The sum of a column
    can now be displayed by right clicking on the bottom left of the
    status bar.
  - A "Remove from List" command has been added to the right click menu
    of the GREP results list which removes the entry from the list.
    It does not delete the corresponding file.
  - A search option has been added so that the window is not centered if the
    string you are searching for is already visible. The string is simply
    highlighted without the window being scrolled.
  - In the Colors tab of Preferences you can now right click on the color
    buttons to select a Windows system color.

SR1 also fixed the following problems:

  - V would sometimes crash when selecting column blocks.
  - The ASCII chart did not display properly under Windows XP.


V 2002 Release Version (5th October 2002)
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There are many new features in V 2002 - below is a brief description of them.

For further details, please refer to the "What's New in V 2002" section of
the Help file.

The main new feature in V 2002 is the addition of an Explorer-like tree.
By default, the Explorer tree is hidden. To display it, simply press the
folder button with a "+" (next to the Directory history just below the
toolbar).

Other new features include:

  - Support for CAB, TAR and GZIP files
  - Multiple string searching in GREP
  - You can specify a line number or offset on the command line using
    /L and /O (eg, /L:100 or /O:0x100)
  - "/S" command line option positions the file at a specified search string
    (eg, V Filename /S:Error)
  - Greater control over the history that V maintains (new History tab)
  - If highlighted columns contain numbers, the sum is automatically displayed
    in the status bar
  - Correct line numbers are maintained when lines are wrapped and when new
    chunks are loaded
  - Moved several search options from the File Options tab to the search
    dialog (press the Options button)
  - "Start search from Next Line" option
  - "Wrap to Start" search option
  - Form feed characters can be ignored - they will not cause a line break
    (View->End Of Line menu)
  - Option to ignore multiple carriage returns (View->End Of Line menu)
  - Ability to hide system and hidden files (on the View menu)
  - Option to display directories at the END of the file list
    (Directory Options tab of Preferences)
  - "Ignore Binary Files" option in GREP
  - Selection size is displayed in the status bar
  - V can now automatically look for redirected input on startup - /F option
    becomes unnecessary (File Options tab)
  - Multiple rulers
  - Keyboard shortcut for flat text mode (Alt+G)
  - Changes to Text Only Printing, including new "binary/raw" mode
  - Allow mixed hex/text data in search string by using \x prefix
    (eg, "AB\x43D" is the same as "ABCD")
  - Can now use 0x prefix when entering most numbers to specify hex
    (eg, 0x100 instead of 256)
  - Option to disable middle mouse button (File Options)
  - /OEMP command line option to use OEM character set when printing
  - Display the file mask on the window title bar (Directory Options)
  - Save Unix path of selected files to the clipboard in Cygwin format
    (File->Clipboard menu)
  - An option to use the same path history for Copy and Move operations
    (History tab)
  - An option to make closing the file window (by pressing [X]) equivalent
    to pressing ESC (File Options)
  - The GREP results window can now be maximized
  - You may now copy/move files by "right-dragging"
  - Ctrl+Alt+O displays a "rooted" Explorer
  - Ctrl+RightClick on the ruler (Ctrl+Alt+R) toggles the starting column
  - Keyboard shortcuts are now displayed on the toolbar tooltips
  - "Maintain sort order when changing sort column" option (Directory Options)
  - "Map Network Drive" and "Disconnect Network Drive" buttons on the toolbar
  - File->Properties can now be selected for multiple files
  - The Keyboard tab of Preferences allows you to configure the functionality
    of the ENTER key
  - %A can be specified as the Command Path in User Commands to indicate the
    associated application of the selected file
  - V now handles files whose total path name length exceeds 260 characters
  - V now supports Windows XP Themes - use the v.exe.manifest file


NOTE
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If you have customized the toolbar in the Directory View, it will probably
not display correctly. You will need to restore the default toolbar and
re-customize it.


Charles Prineas          Email: charles@fileviewer.com
1st November 2002        WWW  : http://www.fileviewer.com/
