Recent Version History

2005-08-15

• Editing files enhanced:
  • There can be several external editors configured.
  • Appropriate editor for particular file can be selected automatically by file mask (i.e. file extension, directory, etc.).
  • Command File(s) > Edit (alternative) replaced with sub menu listing all available editors.
  • Command File(s) > Edit new has now keyboard shortcut originally used by File(s) > Edit (alternative).
  • File can be optionally opened in editor as response to double-click.
  • Change to internal editor configuration is immediately applied to all already opened editor windows.
  • Search options are shared among opened internal editors.
  • Search dialogs have context help.
  • Bug fix: Application could not be closed as long as any internal editor was opened.
  • Bug fix: “Total replacements” message sometime incorrectly appeared, even when Replace All was not used.
  • Bug fix: Find results sometime appeared over the main window instead of over the editor window.
  • Bug fix: Search dialogs were sometime incorrectly placed.
• Authentication banner, if any, is shown during authentication.
• New functions for queue management: Suspend, Resume, Suspend All and Resume All.
• Unix-style approach to Daylight saving time (client does adjustment) is made default. This can affect interpretation of timestamps of your files. Use function Synchronize with option Synchronize timestamps only, not files to resolve it.
• Button Calculate on Properties dialog calculates also total number of files/directories/symlinks. The button newly also does not show up, when all selected directories are actually symlinks.
• Several changes to synchronization:
  • Added new option Selected files only for functions Synchronize and Keep Remote Directory Up To Date. It limits the synchronisation to files selected in either panel only.
  • Removed option No confirmations for functions Synchronize and Keep Remote Directory Up To Date. Confirmations are now disabled always.
  • Directory number limit for function Keep remote directory up to date can be overruled.
  • Event log is shown for function Keep remote directory up to date.
  • When synchronizing timestamps, only same-sized files can be affected optionally.
  • For Synchronize timestamps only, not files mode the only item of transfer settings that can be set (and that is displayed) is exclusion/inclusion mask.
  • Keep remote directory up to date can be interrupted by ESC.
  • Bug fix: Failure when synchronization before Keep remote directory up to date was interrupted.
  • Bug fix: When time-stamp synchronisation was configured as default synchronization action, it was incorrectly inherited by Keep remote directory up to date.
• Several changes to scripting:
  • New scripting option option batch abort. When set, WinSCP will abort the script as soon as any of the commands fail. Values on and off are still available with unchanged behaviour.
  • New scripting options include and exclude to set include/exclude masks. Only one of the two can be set at a time.
  • Ctrl+C during script file processing breaks whole script, not only current command.
  • During synchronisation names of directories where change happened are displayed only.
  • Bug fix: Script file loading errors were displayed in message box instead of console.
  • Bug fix: Scripting have not inherited configured synchronisation settings.
  • Bug fix: Incorrect parameter syntax in help for scripting command open. Thanks to Gottfried Haider.
  • Bug fix: Second consecutive put command from script file overwrites output of previous one.
• When overwritting of remote file fails, WinSCP can try to delete file and create new one (SFTP only).
• New custom command option Copy results to clipboard.
• Workaround for OpenSSH limit of 256 kB for size of SFTP packet. Consequence was occasional interruption of transfer with error “Connection has been unexpectedly closed. Server sent command exit status 11.”
• All new sessions can be automatically opened also in PuTTY.
• The Office XP-like look can be turned off from Interface tab of Preferences dialog.
• WinSCP remembers what location profile folders were opened.
• New Type column for remote panel (hidden by default).
• Default private key can be specified using /privatekey option.
• User is notified when selected private key file does not contain private key in supported format or when the private key is for different SSH version than preferred one.
• New file selection command Restore Selection which restores file selection before last file operation.
• Characters not allowed in Windows file names are now replaced by %XX (where XX is hexadecimal representation of character ASCII code), instead of underscore (_).
• Increased chance that files information on overwrite confirmation message are properly aligned (English version only).
• New optional file selection mode in Norton Commander interface, where mouse behaves as in Windows Explorer and keyboard behaves as in Norton Commander.
• Files dropped on newly created desktop icons, associated with particular stored session, are uploaded.
• File mask ending with slash matches directories only. This is particularly useful for include mask to match any directories using mask */.
• When appending (including alternative resume), the target file is not deleted, when transfer is canceled by user.
• Custom command parameters are escaped for remote commands. For !?prompt[\]?default! pattern, escaping can be avoided using optional slash (\).
• Added hint links to several dialogs. They open popup hint describing syntax of masks and custom command patterns.
• About dialog redesigned. URL links can receive focus, to allow opening the URL using keyboard. Additional URL link can be associated with translation.
• Confirmation of overwritting read-only files can be suppressed the same way as overwrite confirmation, i.e. by disabling confirmation for synchronization, background transfers or in script.
• When saving location profile, existing profile can be overwritten (names of existing profiles are provided for selection in drop down menu), giving limited ability to edit profiles.
• When one of the directories of location profile does not exist anymore, the latter is opened, before error shows up.
• Added new error messages as defined by SFTP-6.
• Maximal size of read block as requested by SFTP server using supported2 extension is respected.
• New option to lock placement of toolbars.
• Added /command option to usage screen (/help).
• Cache directory changes checkbox is disabled when Cache visited remote directories is unchecked and SCP-only mode is selected.
• Empty proxy password is not “saved” to reduce session data size.
• When reloading directory content, file panel tries to preserve its position.
• When checking Never ask me again checkbox, all answer buttons are disabled except for the positive one, to avoid confusion.
• More informative error message when setting permissions of uploaded directory fails.
• File masks can be separated also by comma (in addition to semicolon).
• Dialog for entering deselection mask has Deselect title now.
• It is now possible to specify both password and private key on Login dialog (server may require double authentication).
• Confirmation is required before stored session is deleted.
• Too long authentication prompts can be revealed also using keyboard.
• Queue command Delete renamed to Cancel to avoid confusion with delete file command.
• Usage of ellipsis (…) and capital letters in menus revised.
• Splitters have hints describing their specific functionality.
• Double clicking some of the splitters hide component they resize.
• Commands toolbar has initially vertical layout when undocked.
• When reading of local file during upload fails, more descriptive error message is shown and Skip button is not offered (SCP only).
• When automatic popup of background transfer prompts is disabled, task bar button at least flashes when WinSCP is on background.
• Obsolete temporary directories are no longer checked, when WinSCP is run for service task (such as registration for URL handling).
• Bug fix: When using MS Virtual Desktop Manager, the main window of WinSCP was enlarged, when its virtual desktop was activated. Other associated issues are pending.
• Bug fix: Stored session name was not recognized in URL’s containing path suffix.
• Bug fix: When remote file was opened (not edited) in an external application that opens multiple files in window (process), WinSCP incorrectly suggested to enable support for this kind of editors. Now it suggests to configure the application as an external editor.
• Bug fix: Wrong default action was highlighted in remote file context menu when resolving of symbolic links is turned off or impossible.
• Bug fix: When directory was removed its cache was not, making it possible to enter no longer existing directory by typing its path manually.
• Bug fix: SCP fallback was not working in 3.7.5.
• Bug fix: Include mask was not saved in configuration.
• Bug fix: Command Open in PuTTY was not working when current session was not opened from stored session.
• Bug fix: When there were too frequent changes to current local directory the panel content was never refreshed.
• Bug fix: Failure when directory was reloaded while file was being renamed.
• Bug fix: Layout of some toolbars was not restored when using INI file as configuration storage.
• Bug fix: Occasional failure when opening Preferences dialog.
• Bug fix: Custom transfer settings dialog had some controls incorrectly disabled when invoked from Keep remote directory up to date dialog by double-clicking the transfer settings panel.
• Bug fix: Custom transfer settings dialog had incorrect help context.
• Bug fix: Incorrect files were selected when using Shift-click after reloading directory after using Left or Right keys to select first or last file.
• Bug fix: Incorrect help context for message informing about autoselection of transfer settings preset.
• Bug fix: Inccorect behaviour after two consecutive clicks on Execute command of queue.
• Bug fix: It was possible to enter invalid mask to transfer setting preset autoselection rule.
• Bug fix: Help button on console window was incorrectly anchored.

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