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 +===== [[5.5]] 5.5 =====
 +=== 2013-12-19 ===
 +  * Distinguishing main question/information of even more messages.
 +  * Detecting symbolic link loops when finding files. [[bug>1093]]
 +  * Remembering //Synchronized browsing// state with site only when //Remember last used directory// is enabled. [[bug>963]]
 +  * New installer icon.
 +  * Visualizing instant operations (such as copying data to clipboard or creating a desktop shortcut) with hourglass mouse cursor.
 +  * Showing full path to an INI file on Preferences dialog.
 +  * Not allowing to switch from ''/ini=nul'' configuration storage to avoid data loss.
 +  * Improved display of lists on Server and protocol information dialog.
 +  * Bug fix: During reconnect user was prompted with password even when password was remembered already.
 +  * Bug fix: Option to remember password for session was not working for authentication of background transfers and separate shell sessions.
 +  * Bug fix: Removing BOM on text mode FTP uploads was unconditional. [[bug>1096]]
 +
 +//Users upgrading from [[#5.1.8|WinSCP 5.1.8]]// can read more at [[announcement_winscp55|WinSCP 5.5 - What's New?]].
 +
 +===== [[5.2.7]] 5.2.7 RC =====
 +=== 2013-11-26 ===
 +  * Support for proprietary SFTP extension ''statvfs@openssh.com'' to check disk space usage.
 +  * Not requiring Windows nor Windows Explorer restart when new version uses the same or older version of Drag&Drop shell extension than existing one.
 +  * It's possible to Login/Open a site in PuTTY in a new window without closing Login dialog. [[bug>1086]]
 +  * Using theme instruction font for message texts.
 +  * Listing new/empty site folders on Save session as site dialog. [[bug>1089]]
 +  * Increasing number of items shown in drop down lists of some combo boxes.
 +  * Consistently logging modification time and size of every transferred file.
 +  * System error message is shown when changing local working directory fails in scripting. [[bug>1087]]
 +  * Added host name to some connection related error messages.
 +  * Canceling site editing when the site is dragged.
 +  * Allowing ''Enter'' and ''Esc'' keys on site list of folder/workspace view on Login dialog.
 +  * Improved error messages related to drag&drop shell extension.
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when closing Windows session.
 +  * Bug fix: Environment variables were not expanded in site hostname and username in rare cases.
 +  * Bug fix: It was not possible to skip error listing local directory during operation. [[bug>1090]]
 +  * Bug fix: Some messages containing ''&'' were shown incomplete.
 +  * Bug fix: FTPS upload over proxy truncates files. [[bug>1092]]
 +
 +===== [[5.2.6]] 5.2.6 beta =====
 +=== 2013-11-14 ===
 +  * Improved [[integration_url|registration for URL protocols]]:
 +    * WinSCP registers itself with //Default Programs// control panel for protocol URLS ''%%sftp://%%'', ''%%scp://%%'', ''%%ftp://%%'' and ''%%ftps://%%'' on Windows Vista and newer. [[bug>50]]
 +    * WinSCP handles application specific protocol URLs ''%%winscp-sftp://%%'', ''%%winscp-scp://%%'', ''%%winscp-ftp://%%'' and ''%%winscp-ftps://%%''.
 +    * It is possible to remove protocol registration from Preferences.
 +    * It is possible to open //Default Programs// control panel for WinSCP from Preferences.
 +    * When registering machine-wide, current-user-specific registration that would shadow it is removed.
 +  * New icons for //Move to// and //Duplicate// commands and dialogs.
 +  * Keyboard shortcut to open site in PuTTY on Login dialog. [[bug>1079]]
 +  * When saving session opened from SFTP/SCP URL with host key fingerprint, the host key is saved to cache.
 +  * Improved distinguishing main question of master-password related message boxes.
 +  * Removed icon from //Quit// command in menus.
 +  * Not adding UTF-8 BOM to files edited in an Internal editor. [[bug>1081]]
 +  * For FTP sessions over implicit TLS/SSL, //Copy URL to Clipboard// command uses ''ftps:%%//%%'' protocol.
 +  * Support FTP servers that require TLS/SSL handshake on transfer connection before responding ''1yz'' to ''STOR''/''APPE''. [[bug>1084]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when connecting through SSH tunnel. [[bug>1076]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure on start when any site has proxy or tunnel password protected with master password. [[bug>1077]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when disconnecting a session.
 +  * Bug fix: Failure during some operations in FTP over TLS/SSL session. [[bug>1078]]
 +  * Bug fix: When saving site from SFTP/SCP URL, the saved site was not pre-selected on the Login dialog, unless the URL contained host key fingerprint.
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when selecting SSH private key. [[bug>1080]]
 +  * Bug fix: Time-based SSH key re-exchange does not work. [[bug>1082]]
 +  * Bug fix: Passwords are lost when any raw session settings is specified in scripting or command-line. [[bug>1083]]
 +
 +===== [[5.2.5]] 5.2.5 beta =====
 +=== 2013-10-24 ===
 +  * Distinguishing main question of a message box. [[bug>46]]
 +  * Session can be opened in PuTTY from Login dialog. [[bug>190]]
 +  * Improved working with session colors:
 +    * Better standard color set (16 less saturated colors).
 +    * Remembering recently used custom colors.
 +    * Drop down color selector on Advanced site settings dialog.
 +    * Custom colors can be modified on standard Color dialog.
 +    * Option //Default// (color) renamed to //No Color//.
 +    * Bug fix: Color of a directory tree border was not updated in some cases.
 +  * Change: Using UTF-8 for strings (such as file names) with SFTP protocol by default even for version 3 and lower. [[bug>1072]]
 +  * Offering to upload edited/opened file using another session to the same site, if original session was closed. [[bug>1042]]
 +  * Support for FTP servers with Windows-like paths. [[bug>1074]]
 +  * Option to create a site desktop shortcut on Save Session as Site dialog.
 +  * Verifying TLS/SSL certificates against system Trusted Root Certification Authorities. [[bug>1063]]
 +  * Command to clone site settings to a new site. [[bug>1069]]
 +  * Automatically saving opened workspace. [[bug>1029]]
 +  * Not showing Progress window for operations shorter than 200ms.
 +  * Change: Removing BOM/EOF marks on text mode uploads is configurable and disabled by default. [[bug>842]]
 +  * Showing total progress for non-recursive transfers even when //Calculate total size// transfer settings is turned off. [[bug>1040]]
 +  * Support for Diffie-Hellman group exchange with SHA-256. [[bug>1067]]
 +  * SSH core upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.63]] and further to [[&url(puttywishlist)|the latest development snapshot]] (2013-10-09, r10049). It brings following changes:
 +    * SSH_MSG_UNIMPLEMENTED in response to SSH_MSG_KEXINIT is ignored. [[pbug>kexinit-unimplemented]]
 +    * Support for HMAC-SHA-256 as an SSH-2 MAC algorithm (hmac-sha2-256).
 +    * Bug fix: If the host key isn't saved, rekeys cause another warning. [[pbug>hostkey-rekey]]
 +    * Many other small bug fixes.
 +  * New Site icon on Login dialog and Session tabs.
 +  * New Open Directory/Location profiles dialog icons.
 +  * Command to delete all completed queue items.
 +  * Improvements to session URL syntax:
 +    * Support for SSH host key fingerprint specification in session URL using connection parameter ''fingerprint'' defined by draft-ietf-secsh-scp-sftp-ssh-uri. [[bug>93]]
 +    * URL session parameter ''save'' to initiate site saving.
 +    * Change: Symbol '';'' has special meaning in session URL (due to the above changes) and has to be URL-encoded when used as a literal.
 +    * Change: UTF-8 encoded characters in session URL are supported. [[bug>1062]]
 +  * Detecting Drag&drop shell extension on 64-bit systems. [[bug>20]]
 +  * Logging warning when system option //Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time// is disabled.
 +  * Bringing an application into foreground, when opening session from commandline and/or from jumplist in existing WinSCP instance.
 +  * More command and dialog icons.
 +  * Showing window and application name on Internal editor window caption.
 +  * Improved layout of message boxes.
 +  * Showing tree lines on site tree on Login dialog.
 +  * Tolerating invalid local file timestamps. [[bug>1064]]
 +  * Pattern ''!U'' in Custom command and PuTTY path works even with password entered only during authentication.
 +  * Do not include information about inability to test, if server IP address is routable, into error messages.
 +  * Warning that editing is in progress when double-clicking edited site on Login dialog.
 +  * Drop down menu is never narrower than its button.
 +  * Not allowing operations on focused-only file, when focus is not visible (application does not have focus). [[bug>1050]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure to run WinSCP or open session with .NET assembly after frequent scheduled use. [[bug>996]]
 +  * Bug fix: Up to one second delay for transfer of every file with FTP over TLS/SSL. [[bug>1058]]
 +  * Bug fix: Rare incorrect conversion of line endings. [[bug>1059]]
 +  * Bug fix: Timestamps of local files are not shifted when DST starts/finishes on Windows 2008 R2. [[bug>1060]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when validating/executing custom command ending with ''!'' pattern.
 +  * Bug fix: File name was not shown on Progress window when deleting local files.
 +  * Bug fix: Stray folders on initially inactive page of Location profiles dialog. [[bug>1094]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when excessive session timeout or keepalive interval is configured. [[bug>1065]]
 +  * Bug fix: Incorrect Login dialog placement when application was closed on non-primary monitor. [[bug>1066]]
 +  * Bug fix: When saving new site with the same generated name as an existing saved site, an overwrite configuration was not requested.
 +  * Bug fix: Error when downloading empty file/directory using FTPS via proxy. [[bug>1068]]
 +  * Bug fix: Wrong icon for //Enable Queue Processing// command.
 +  * Bug fix: //Suspend All// and //Resume all// queue commands were not working unless any queue item had focus.
 +  * Bug fix: It was not possible to drag a site to a root folder on Login dialog.
 +  * Bug fix: Wrong check for presence of GSSAPI/SSPI on Advanced Site Settings dialog.
 +  * Bug fix: When remote directory was not opened using directory tree, a node of the opened directory was not expanded.
 +  * Bug fix: Local custom commands working with both local and remote files were disabled when file in passive panel was focused only (not selected). [[bug>1071]]
 +  * Bug fix: Size of externally removed local selected files is detracted twice from total file size of selected files shown on status bar. [[bug>1073]]
 +  * Bug fix: When some of master-password protected passwords became undecryptable, //Sites// and //Workspaces// menus could not be opened.
 +
 +===== [[5.2.4]] 5.2.4 beta =====
 +=== 2013-09-16 ===
 +  * Improved and fixes for large font/high DPI environments:
 +    * Windows and panel size configuration (including default configuration) scales with DPI.
 +    * Using native "Segoe UI" dialog font in Windows Vista and later.
 +    * Changing Internal editor and Console window font to "Lucida Console" (Windows 7 and older) or "Consolas" (Windows 8 and newer).
 +    * Using icon font for file panels/lists, directory trees, path labels, status bars, message boxes and other controls throughout the application.
 +    * Saving preferred editor font in points, rather than pixels.
 +    * File panels respond to changes of system icon font.
 +    * Using native scaling even for scales above 120%/125 DPI.
 +    * Using Windows native scalable mouse cursors for splitters.
 +    * Bug fix: Path labels on Commander interface were using different font than the rest of the window.
 +    * Bug fix: Status bars on some windows did not resize for large fonts.
 +    * Bug fix: Some images were not centered.
 +    * Bug fix: Many dialogs were incorrectly resized for large fonts.
 +  * Redesigning message boxes after Windows task dialogs.
 +  * Reusing TLS/SSL session ID is configurable.
 +  * Upgraded private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) to 0.63. [[bug>1039]]
 +  * Not allowing operations on focused-only file, when focus is not visible (panel does not have focus). [[bug>1050]]
 +  * Aligning file information on Overwrite confirmation dialog. [[bug>1049]]
 +  * Improved placement and effects of drop down menus.
 +  * Showing //Proxy settings// box on Advanced Site Settings dialog for SFTP/SCP protocols only.
 +  * Empty queue notification can be clicked to restore/activate application, respective session and transfer queue list
 +  * Showing file name in error message when deleting of auxiliary local files fails.
 +  * Configuration is saved after submitting Preferences dialog (this among other warns user when configuration storage is not writable). [[bug>667]]
 +  * Opening update information, when clicking update notification balloon. [[bug>1047]]
 +  * Widening default //Changed// columns width to accommodate AM/PM suffixes.
 +  * Hiding //Group// column by default also in Explorer interface.
 +  * Not asking for exit confirmation when Windows session is closing.
 +  * Reporting connection errors on FTP transfer failure.
 +  * Do not include confusing FTP server's intermediate and success responses into error messages.
 +  * ''Ctrl+Space'' shortcut for toggling selection of focused file works in Commander-style selection mode.
 +  * Message box width is limited.
 +  * Widened some forms and controls to make space for translation into languages with longer words, such as German.
 +  * Reduced chance of collision in .NET assembly session instance name in multi-threaded applications. [[bug>1055]]
 +  * Allowing button selection using ''Left''/''Right'' keys on message boxes with drop down menus. [[bug>1054]]
 +  * Bug fix: Back-propagated SSH security and memory-leak fixes from PuTTY 0.63. [[bug>1039]] [[pbug>vuln-modmul]] [[pbug>vuln-bignum-division-by-zero]] [[pbug>private-key-not-wiped]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when opening the first session with //Automatically open new session in PuTTY// enabled. [[bug>1037]]
 +  * Bug fix: Login dialog got corrupted when changing language on systems with Windows XP style font scaling enabled. Worked-around by disabling runtime language change on such systems. [[bug>1038]]
 +  * Bug fix: Dialog boxes were incorrectly considered as submitted when Windows session was closing, causing failures or validation errors, preventing the Windows session from actually closing.
 +  * Bug fix: On failure to overwrite local file (e.g. due to permissions), error "The system cannot find the file specified" was shown instead of the actual cause.
 +  * Bug fix: Console input/output was not using UTF-8 encoding on Windows 8.
 +  * Bug fix: Connection gets aborted when TLS/SSL certificate uses ASN.1 GeneralizedTime format. [[bug>1044]]
 +  * Bug fix: Connection gets aborted without any feedback when TLS/SSL  certificate cannot be decoded.
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when send buffer of FTP connection is temporarily full.
 +  * Bug fix: External changes to local directory are sometimes not shown on the local panel.
 +  * Bug fix: WinSCP child process was not terminated when process using WinSCP .NET assembly crashed. [[bug>1045]]
 +  * Bug fix: //Edit// toolbar buttons were not disabled when only directories were selected.
 +  * Bug fix: When changing configuration storage failed (such as when an INI file could not be removed), storage state on Preferences dialog is not rolled back and some of the other changes to preferences were lost.
 +  * Bug fix: For various errors when cleaning up application configuration, a resource number was shown instead of an actual error message.
 +  * Bug fix: Failure while (or after) creating directory during synchronized browsing. [[bug>1046]]
 +  * Bug fix: Context menu was popping up after new session was opened when New Session tab was right-clicked.
 +  * Bug fix: Notification about empty transfer queue was not shown.
 +  * Bug fix: Wrong detection of Windows Server 2008 R2 for purposes of timestamp conversion in respect to DST.
 +  * Bug fix: Directory listing was included in transfer error messages with FTP protocol.
 +  * Bug fix: Directory masks in autoselection rule of transfer settings preset were not working.
 +  * Bug fix: "Never show again" checkbox on information only messages boxes was wrongly labeled "Never ask again".
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when manipulating location profiles folders. [[bug>1052]]
 +  * Bug fix: //Allow SCP fallback// session option was not preserved. [[bug>1053]]
 +  * Bug fix: Hostname and Username masks in autoselection rule of transfer settings preset were not working.
===== [[5.2.3]] 5.2.3 beta  ===== ===== [[5.2.3]] 5.2.3 beta  =====
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  * Bug fix: Failure when creating local directory. [[bug>983]]   * Bug fix: Failure when creating local directory. [[bug>983]]
  * Bug fix: When user cancels connection, authentication window is not closed.   * Bug fix: When user cancels connection, authentication window is not closed.
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 +
 +===== [[5.1.8]] 5.1.8 (hotfix) =====
 +=== 2013-12-04 ===
 +  * Back-propagated some improvements and fixes from 5.2.4 beta - 5.2.7 RC releases:
 +    * Logging warning when system option //Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time// is disabled.
 +    * Reduced chance of collision in .NET assembly session instance name in multi-threaded applications. [[bug>1055]]
 +    * Bug fix: Console input/output was not using UTF-8 encoding on Windows 8.
 +    * Bug fix: Connection gets aborted when TLS/SSL certificate uses ASN.1 GeneralizedTime format. [[bug>1044]]
 +    * Bug fix: Connection gets aborted without any feedback when TLS/SSL certificate cannot be decoded.
 +    * Bug fix: Failure when send buffer of FTP connection is temporarily full.
 +    * Bug fix: External changes to local directory are sometimes not shown on the local panel.
 +    * Bug fix: WinSCP child process was not terminated when process using WinSCP .NET assembly crashed. [[bug>1045]]
 +    * Bug fix: For various errors when cleaning up application configuration, a resource number was shown instead of an actual error message.
 +    * Bug fix: Directory listing was included in transfer error messages with FTP protocol.
 +    * Bug fix: Failure while (or after) creating directory during synchronized browsing. [[bug>1046]]
 +    * Bug fix: Directory masks in autoselection rule of transfer settings preset were not working.
 +    * Bug fix: Failure when manipulating location profiles folders. [[bug>1052]]
 +    * Bug fix: Up to one second delay for transfer of every file with FTP over TLS/SSL. [[bug>1058]]
 +    * Bug fix: Rare incorrect conversion of line endings. [[bug>1059]]
 +    * Bug fix: Timestamps of local files are not shifted when DST starts/finishes on Windows 2008 R2. [[bug>1060]]
 +    * Bug fix: File name was not shown on Progress window when deleting local files.
 +    * Bug fix: Error when downloading empty file/directory using FTPS via proxy. [[bug>1068]]
 +    * Bug fix: //Suspend All// and //Resume all// queue commands were not working unless any queue item had focus.
 +    * Bug fix: Color of a directory tree border was not updated in some cases.
 +    * Bug fix: Size of externally removed local selected files is detracted twice from total file size of selected files shown on status bar. [[bug>1073]]
 +    * Bug fix: Failure when disconnecting a session.
 +    * Bug fix: FTPS upload over proxy truncates files. [[bug>1092]]
===== [[5.1.7]] 5.1.7 (hotfix) ===== ===== [[5.1.7]] 5.1.7 (hotfix) =====

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