TortoiseSVN 1.6.3-1.6.6 on XP (updated again)

Just a heads-up in case anyone reading is experiencing lock-ups in Opus and has TortoiseSVN 1.6.3 to 1.6.6 installed on XP.

It looks like an issue was introduced into TortoiseSVN 1.6.3 which can cause multithreaded file managers to lock-up. It is more likely to affect Opus than Explorer, though we think it could affect both programs in some situations. It also looks like the problem only happens on Windows XP and not Windows Vista or Windows 7.

The issue is being investigated and it looks like the problematic change in TortoiseSVN 1.6.3 has been identified. GPSoftware have modified the open-source TortoiseSVN code to create a test version that should fix the problem, if the diagnosis is correct, and that test version has been sent to some of the affected Opus users for confirmation. Assuming the fix is good, a bug report and suggested patch will be sent to the TortoiseSVN team so they can incorporate it into a future official version.

In the meantime, if you think you're being affected by this problem you may wish to revert to TortoiseSVN 1.6.2 for the time being or get in touch with GPSoftware if you'd like to help test their patch.

Forum thread with more detail.

UPDATE:

GPSoftware sent a patch to the TortoiseSVN team which fixes the issue. The patch has been accepted and will be part of the TortoiseSVN 1.6.7 release.

In the mean time, you can use the stable nightly builds of TortoiseSVN to get the fix ahead of time.

See this post for more info on getting the fix.

Many thanks to Stefan Küng for the quick response (and for TortoiseSVN in general!).

UPDATE 2:

TortoiseSVN 1.6.7 is now available from its website and includes the fix for this issue.

Directory Opus version 9.5.0.3 (Beta)

This is an Opus Beta release only. If you aren't comfortable running the very latest version of Opus then you may like to wait for the next stable/public release.

To download the new beta version, visit the Directory Opus 9.5.0.3 thread.

This fixes a Customize bug introduced in 9.5.0.2. It also makes the new JPEG ICC transform feature optional and off by default. (Got to Preferences / Miscellaneous / Advanced to turn it on.)

Since it's such a minor change on top of the previous beta, the 9.5.0.2 forum thread has been recycled for 9.5.0.3.

Directory Opus version 9.5.0.2 (Beta)

This is an Opus Beta release only. If you aren't comfortable running the very latest version of Opus then you may like to wait for the next stable/public release.

To download the new beta version, visit the Directory Opus 9.5.0.2 thread.

(Update: If you click the thread link now you'll get the thread for 9.5.0.3; that's because 9.5.0.3 was a very minor update so the thread for the 9.5.0.2 beta was recycled.)

Bugs fixed / minor changes:

• The new floatactive Toolbar state added in the previous update caused the old float behaviour to also activate the toolbar; this has been returned to its previous behaviour.
  
• Minor changes to hopefully fix a crash a few users were having when right-clicking on shortcut files.
  
• The Open With menu now includes applications that were assigned via Vista/Windows 7's Default Programs system.
  
• Fixed a problem in the ActiveX viewer with some IE-based viewers that could incorrectly take the input focus on opening.
  
• Improved support for 32-bit BMP files (now handles V4 or V5 BMP files that use BI_BITFIELDS).
  
• Fixed a bug in the status bar that could cause the text to not be correctly updated in a dual display Lister in some cases.
  
• Fix for Explorer Replacement that stopped file selection from working in the newly opened folder (e.g. FireFox's "Open Containing Folder" command now correctly opens the folder in Opus and selects the target file).
  
• The JPEG loader now always uses the ICC color profile of the file if one exists (previously, the color profile was only used for CMYK images).
  
• Added new THIS parameter for the Select command to select the file that currently has input focus (e.g. Select THIS).
  
• Added new home parameter for the Go TABSELECT command to reset a locked tab to its home directory (e.g. Go TABSELECT=home).

Directory Opus version 9.5.0.1 (Beta)

This is an Opus Beta release only. If you aren't comfortable running the very latest version of Opus then you may like to wait for the next stable/public release.

To download the new beta version, visit the Directory Opus 9.5.0.1 thread.

Bugs fixed / minor changes:

• Several Windows 7 compatibility improvements:
  
  • Explorer Replacement mode stopped Safely Remove / Eject device from working correctly.
    
  • Explorer Replacement can now trap the Open command from the context menu of a folder in the Start Menu.
    
  • Adding the Virtual Machines folder to the Explorer Replacement exclusion list now correctly prevents that folder from being trapped. Opus also adds this folder to the list by default now.
    
  • Fixed a problem with some context menu items not acting correctly when multiple files are selected (e.g. Windows Media Player - Play and Queue commands now work correctly with multiple files).
    
  • The SendTo context menu is now compatible with Windows 7 (including when the shift key is held down).
    
  • The option to add File Collections to the Send To menu now works in Windows 7 (and Vista).
    
  • Toggling between Details and Thumbnails view modes now works correctly in system namespaces.
    
  • Reading of Homegroup folders now works correctly.
    
  • Improved support for Libraries (the 'Include in Library' folder context menu now works, the Folder Tree now displays the library member folders, the Tree automatically updates when libraries are modified, and libraries now work correctly as a destination folder).
• Fixed a crash that could occur when using dopusrt to send the Select command to Opus.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when reading some PDF metadata
  
• FTP improvements:
  
  • Fixed a problem with FTP with PureFTPd and SSL not handling protected data correctly.
    
  • Fix for problem with bad servers not returning FD_CLOSE - could cause a folder listing to never complete.
• Dragging and dropping from a TrueImage mounted backup image now copies sub-folders correctly.
  
• Using the Clipboard COPY command in a file collection now works correctly when multiple files have the same filename.
  
• Fixed problem with the Y / N key handling in a dialog when a button in that dialog had those keys as an accelerator.
  
• The Folder Tree now displays drive letters/labels correctly when the system has been set to display letters first via the registry.
  
• Adding files to the Search For list in the Duplicate File Finder now works correctly.
  
• Improved Context Menu support, including the Adobe PDF 'Print' command, and the context menu provided by MediaInfo.
  
• The CreateFolder command has a new NOSEL argument that prevents the newly created folder from being automatically selected.
  
• The Toolbar STATE argument has a new floatactive option which floats a toolbar AND makes it active (useful when opening a Toolbar from a hotkey).
  
• Fix for possible crashes from the context menu in the Viewer when accessed from the keyboard.
  
• Fixed a layout issue in the Advanced Rename dialog that could cause the window to open with the bottom buttons off the visible screen.

DirectDraw Surface viewer 64-bit version

A 64-bit version of the DirectDraw Surface (DDS) viewer plugin has been posted to the forum. (There 32-bit version is still there too, of course.)

You can download it via this thread:

• Simple dds viewer plugin

Directory Opus version 9.5

This update adds support for Windows 7 Explorer Replacement mode, and also provides several new minor features and fixes for a number of anomalies reported since the release of Opus 9.1.3.0.

This is a free update for all registered Directory Opus 9 users.

If you are using a pre-release beta version then you should still update to 9.5 to get the final version of the code. A few changes have been made since the last beta release in response to feedback.

Bugs fixed / minor changes:

• Support for Explorer Replacement mode in Windows 7. Also fixed creation of soft-links in Windows 7.
  
• FTP re-upload changed files option now works with programs launched from buttons.
  
• The Print Folder function can now print meta-data (e.g. Author, Title, Artist, etc) columns in File Collections.
  
• Improved handling of Office safe-saves for files within collections.
  
• Text pasted into the Create Folder dialog is now stripped of any linefeeds.
  
• Fixed rendering problem with List Mode when font size meant the label text was smaller vertically than the icon.
  
• Zip auto-extract now sets the correct current directory for files that are in sub-folders of the zip file.
  
• Fixed sorting with Name column when file extension is hidden (previously the extension was still considered for the sort).
  
• Image ADDSUFFIX now works correctly when the filename has a dot in the name.
  
• Blank links in multi-line commands no longer cause some functions to misbehave.
  
• The {filepath} command code no longer incorrectly adds a \ to the end of RAR file paths.
  
• Fixed problem with space/quote handling with the {allfilepath} command code.
  
• Fixed drag & drop problems when dragging from/to FTP -- now correctly uses functions defined in File Types.
  
• Fixed problem that could cause infinite loop of listers/tabs to be opened when a path like C://Dir was entered.
  
• Fixed problem with drag & drop that could prevent listers from coming to the front correctly.
  
• Fixed problem when dragging images from Firefox 3.5 to a lister (now writes the original image file instead of a bitmap version).
  
• With full-row selection on for the Folder Tree, double-clicks to expand/contract a branch are now active anywhere on the row instead of just on the label.
  
• Drag & drop from FTP/SFTP to the desktop now works correctly instead of only copying 4K of the file.
  
• Added @sync to the drop-down list in the Advanced function editor.
  
• Fixed potential infinite loop in the FTP file properties dialog if an error message appeared and the dialog was closed before the error dialog was.
  
• Fixed a crash on startup that could occur if any environment variables contained %%.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur in the Licence Manager on x64 systems.
  
• FTP Interim support for VMS servers.
  
• File permissions are now updated correctly when undeleting a file from the recycle bin (prevents files appearing with a 'padlock' icon overlay in Windows 7).
  
• The Delete confirmation dialog (and other dialogs where appropriate) now respond to the 'Y' and 'N' keys as well as the existing accelerators for each button. ('Y' and 'N' are localised as appropriate.)
  
• The Find Panel now correctly inherits the current path when a new lister is opened.
  
• Ctrl-Z to undo a Paste now works in inline rename.
  
• Moving a file in a File Collection to a folder on the same hard drive now correctly moves the file instead of using copy/delete semantics.
  
• Fixed problem which meant that, in rare circumstances, files within archives were not fully read by viewer plugins.
  
• Fix for possible memory corruption with glass docked toolbars in Office style.
  
• Fixed incorrect sort order in Profile branch of tree in Windows 7.
  
• The 'Open With' menu item is no longer added for .EXE and other program files (same as Explorer).
  
• FTP improvements: Increased upload speed for both standard FTP and SSH.
  
• Fixed error that could allow a Copy/Move to take place with no valid destination path (e.g. if My Computer was open in the destination file display).
  
• Folder colors, toolbar icons and status bar icons now support aliases/environment variables.
  
• Added /homeroot alias for root of program drive.
  
• Folder aliases are now sorted correctly when displayed in the tree.
  
• For DOS commands with @leavedoswindowopen set (which includes commands run from the FAYT field), Opus now only adds /K to the command line if the command processor is the default cmd.exe; if the %ComSpec% environment variable is set to something else, Opus will now look for a new environment variable called %ComSpecLeaveOpenArg% which can be used to specify an argument for the "leave open" option.
  
• Fixed problem where a checkmark next to a context menu item may not have been shown (for example, the Always available offline context menu command).
  
• Additional fixes for rendering of glass docked toolbars.
  
• Buttons on "taskbar" and "borderless" toolbars docked to the right edge of the screen can now be clicked when the mouse is right at the edge of the screen.
  
• Fixed crash when attempting to view some 16-bit Photoshop images.

ActiveX plugin improvements:

• Added workaround for "Adobe PDF for Vista" preview handler not working under x64 due to Adobe registering it incorrectly.
  
• Added workaround for "Adobe PDF for Vista" preview handler rendering blank pages sometimes when scrolled with the mouse wheel.
  
• "Adobe PDF for Vista" preview handler is now enabled by default, if installed, as it's the only Adobe PDF viewer applet that works properly on Windows 7 x64 and it doesn't depend on the "Display PDF in browser" setting of Adobe Reader. People who preferred Adobe Reader can still configure the plugin to use it instead of the Adobe PDF preview handler if they want to.
  
• Added .MP4 to default Generic ActiveX extensions.
  
• Added workaround for Microsoft preview handlers that have identical names. It's now clear which is which.
  
• Added a hardcoded list of default preview handler associations to use as a fallback when no association exists in the registry. (Example 1: Uninstalling the FoxIt preview handler does not re-assign .PDF to the Adobe preview handler. Example 2: On a vanilla Windows 7 install there is no .EML filetype but there is an Email preview handler which works fine if the plugin knows to use it.)
  
• Plugin configuration dialog now opens a bit faster on Windows 7 x64.
  
• Fixed using Microsoft Office itself (not the preview handlers) to view documents on Windows 7 x64.
  
• The Open Office file types are now viewed via an embedded Internet Explorer, by default, as this works better with OpenOffice 3.
  
• The default configuration now recognises Open Office documents (.ODT), spreadsheets (.ODS), graphics (.ODG) and presentations (.ODP).
  
• Internet Explorer and the Windows Email preview handlers can now be scrolled with the mouse wheel without first clicking on them. (Unfortunately, this has to be done by giving them the focus when you scroll.)
  
• Adobe PDF preview handler no longer takes the focus when scrolling with the mouse wheel.
  
• Added workaround for Adobe PDF preview handler on Vista x64. (Different to the previous workaround for Windows 7 x64.)
  
• Added workaround for Adobe PDF preview handler locking files when they are viewed.
  
• Added workaround for Adobe PDF preview handler not responding to the keyboard after scrolling with the mouse wheel.
  
• Added workaround for Adobe PDF preview handler not allowing you to tab-cycle to or from it.
  
• Added workaround for Adobe PDF preview handler not drawing pages if you scrolled rapidly using the keyboard.
  
• Note: The above two Adobe PDF workarounds are done by installing a keyboard hook into the Adobe PDF viewer process. When you view a PDF file, if your anti-virus software complains that docsvw32.exe (part of the Opus ActiveX plugin) looks like a keylogger then you should either dismiss the ignore the warning or disable the keyboard hook by setting KeyHooks="no" in the plugin's configuration file. A FAQ has been posted with more details: Opus executables and hooks.

FAQ: Viewing AutoCAD DWG DWF etc. files

If you use AutoCAD then this may interest you:

How to view AutoCAD DWG DWF etc. files in Opus