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Changes In Version 2.5a (December 23, 2008)
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Comments shown in the History view |
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Long stub names prevented users from performing version control operations |
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Incorrect blank default FtpVC directory for new projects |
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Added FtpVC executable path to the Registry: HKCU\Software\PrestoSoft\FtpVC\ExePath |
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Changes In Version 2.5 (April 21, 2008)
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Windows Vista support |
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Improved Find Checkouts and Find By Status behavior |
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Ability to copy History items to clipboard |
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Ability to copy main view items to clipboard |
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Option to minimize FtpVC to the system tray |
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Remembering user options in Find Checkouts and Find By Status dialogs |
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Option for comments to be required for actions where comments are available |
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Ability to hide the folder view and the navigation bar |
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Some timestamps were not shown correctly under regional settings other then English (US) |
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Removed infinite looping when double-clicked on a local-only directory if the latter was not visible in the tree |
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Proper support for Unix symbolic links |
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Improved SMTP support |
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Much faster compression algorithm |
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Changes In Version 2.4 (October 14, 2006)
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Ability to roll back a file to one of its previous versions |
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CRC and version number added to the file properties dialog |
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Option to add empty directories when doing a recursive add |
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Ability to specify arguments for the external diff tool |
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Ability to set local file time to a revision (version) time |
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Local file caching |
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True-color toolbar with small and large buttons |
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All executables are now digitally signed by a certificate of authenticity |
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Changes In Version 2.3 (March 28, 2005)
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Ability to show local-only files |
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Ability to assign multiple labels to a single file version |
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File locking for making version control safe in multi-user environment |
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Ability to set up custom file viewer |
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Ability to set local file time to a revision (version) time |
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'Make writable' option in Get dialog |
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XP look under XP and higher |
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Ability to show/hide output pane |
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Auto-refresh during file transfer could cause a crash |
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Blank subdirectories prevented recursive view to be fully filled |
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Ignoring stubs in root directory |
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GET may retrieve cached version if used without refresh |
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Improved Refresh behavior |
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Changes In Version 2.2 (May 10, 2003)
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Labels |
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Filtered history with multiple file support |
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Email subscription to version control events for a specific file |
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Support for SMTP servers with authentication |
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Ability to clone projects |
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Option to use filters when adding files |
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Back, Forward buttons |
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Bugs in Find Checkouts and Find By Status |
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Bugs in recursive Delete |
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When an unchanged file is checked in, the operation is treated as Undo Check out |
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Ability to minimize FtpVC when files are transferred |
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Much faster recursive functionality |
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Much faster directory listings |
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Changes In Version 2.1 (June 9, 2002)
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Fast status updates (stub files will be renamed and will not be backwards compatible with pre-2.1 versions) |
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recover version info when attaching a file |
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Option to save log to file |
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Manual and automatic reconnection to FTP server |
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Include and exclude filters for file names |
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Find checkouts |
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Find by status |
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"Go" bar |
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Forcing loading options and settings if files forceloadoptions.txt or forceloadsettings.txt exist in the FTP server root directory |
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View filters for the file list |
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Option to compress files on the server |
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Caching of temporary files for better performance |
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Forcing check-out of files checked out by other user |
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User-defined file double-click actions |
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Options for local file timestamps for Check Out, Get and Undo Check Out |
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Optional dialogs for version control operations |
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Changes In Version 2.0 (August 20, 2001)
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History of files (with option to store previous versions) |
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Option to use Windows user name to login to FtpVC |
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View files |
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Option to back up local files |
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Option to enable/disable multiple checkouts |
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Option to allow check-outs without replacing local files |
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Option to store remote FtpVC files (stubs, previous versions) in a selected remote subdirectory relative to each remote directory |
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Customizable toolbar |
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Ability to automatically update project options and FtpVC settings as soon as the FTP connection is established |
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New encryption algorithm |
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Changes In Version 1.4 (January 17, 2001)
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Auto-refresh (status of files is automatically refreshed at a specified interval) |
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Windows® Explorer menu for local files on a right-mouse click |
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Option to notify mailing list on Add operation |
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Option to show subdirectories recursively |
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Warning is issued on second check-out |
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Changes In Version 1.3 (February 22, 1999)
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Email check-in notifications to a mailing list |
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Support for passive FTP |
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Support for ports other than 21 |
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List of file extensions for ASCII transfer |
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"Keep checked out" option for Check In |
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"Replace local file(s)" option for Undo Check Out |
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Multiple projects |
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Checksums are used to show status of files and avoid unnecessary file transfers |
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Integration with ExamDiff 1.6 |
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Changes In Version 1.2 (May 16, 1998)
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Keeping FTP connection alive |
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Refresh selected files and refresh without status update |
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Integrated visual file difference which allows to compare file on the server with its local version |
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More informative file transfer dialogs |
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Choice not to download same or newer files while getting them from the server |
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Persistent screen layout |
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Failed to read files and directory names with blanks in names |
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Failed to set initial directory when absolute path was used |
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Changes In Version 1.0a (September 25, 1997)
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File Type Manager in the Put Dialog |
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More robust status checking (by a check of the stub file immediately preceding any version control operation) |
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Reverse sort after a second click on any file view column |
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"Smart" local dir default for Get and Check Out (guesses if it could offer a sub-dir of the local dir) |
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Check Out takes the current comment as a suggested comment (helps to keep old comments in absence of file history). For a multiple selection the comment is taken from the first file item |
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Save Password option in the Define Connection dialog sometimes failed |
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Check In or Undo Check Out option applied to a directory in the tree view caused an erroneous message |
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Double-click on a directory item in the file view sometimes caused an infinite loop if "/" was a current directory in the tree view |
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The first version of FtpVC (1.0) was released on July 17, 1997.
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Overview
