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 +===== [[5.2.3]] 5.2.3 beta  =====
 +=== 2013-08-12 ===
 +  * Convenience and robustness improvements for working with master password: [[bug>1023]]
 +    * Avoiding repetitive master password prompts, when editing site.
 +    * Detect and warn when trying to set/clear master password while another instance of WinSCP is running.
 +    * Saving configuration, including master password, immediately after setting/clearing one.
 +    * Not prompting for master password for read-only site view.
 +    * Hiding an actual password length from read-only site view.
 +    * When setting/changing/clearing master password, collecting errors while recrypting passwords individually, not to abort whole process on a single error.
 +    * Gracefully handling stray encrypted passwords, when master password is actually not enabled or different.
 +    * Feedback and repeated prompt on incorrectly entered master password in scripting mode.
 +  * Synchronization preview in scripting. [[bug>885]]
 +  * Change: In .NET assembly, ''SessionOptions'' class properties ''SslHostCertificateFingerprint'' and ''GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAnySslHostCertificate'' renamed to ''TlsHostCertificateFingerprint'' and ''GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAnyTlsHostCertificate'', respectively.
 +  * Showing number of active and pending transfers on queue label. [[bug>1031]]
 +  * Configurable minimal and maximal supported TLS/SSL version.
 +  * Information about TLS/SSL version and cipher used in available on Server and protocol information dialog and main window status bar.
 +  * ''Ctrl+W'' shortcut for closing tab (session). [[bug>1035]]
 +  * Bug fix: Local directory box was missing on Advanced Site Settings dialog.
 +  * Bug fix: Redundant reading of directory contents before file download when ''MLSD'' is in use. [[bug>1021]]
 +  * Bug fix: Incorrect encryption of passwords protected with master password, potentially leading to loss of stored passwords. [[bug>1022]]
 +  * Bug fix: When adding password to existing site, new password can possibly be unprotected with master password.
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when starting with default session settings having a password set protected with master password.
 +  * Bug fix: Not allowing search path to exceed system limit of 2048 characters. [[bug>1025]]
 +  * Bug fix: Pending queued transfers were omitted from queue status display on taskbar button. [[bug>1030]]
 +  * Bug fix: No error is displayed and session is not immediately closed when detecting variable containing command return code fails with SCP protocol. [[bug>1032]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when using context menu of disconnected session tab. [[bug>1033]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when right-clicking empty area on site tree. [[bug>1036]]
 +
 +===== [[5.2.2]] 5.2.2 beta =====
 +=== 2013-07-18 ===
 +  * Simplified [[ui_login|Login dialog]]:
 +    * Both site tree and basic session controls are visible at the same time.
 +    * Login dialog is resizable. [[bug>378]]
 +    * Modal editing of sites.
 +    * Advanced session controls moved to a separate dialog Advanced Site Settings dialog.
 +    * Context menu for site tree.
 +    * Site name and path are specified separately when saving site.
 +    * Separate entry for //New Site// in site tree.
 +    * Global settings such as //Interface// and //Logging// removed from Login dialog.
 +    * Language selection moved from //Languages// button of Login dialog to //Languages// page of Preferences dialog.
 +    * Display of sessions in workspace.
 +    * SSH //Private key file// box moved to //SSH tab// of Advanced Site Settings dialog.
 +  * Performance improvement. [[bug>1141]]
 +  * Custom command pattern ''!`command`'' that expands to output of local command.
 +  * Subset of custom command patterns can be used in PuTTY path, including ''!/'', ''!@'', ''!U'', ''!P'', ''!?prompt?!'' and ''!`command`''. This among other allows opening PuTTY in the same directory as current WinSCP working directory [[bug>326]]; or using different SSH client, such as KiTTY [[bug>966]].
 +  * Buttons that open drop down menu are marked with an arrow.
 +  * New icons for Console, Find and Synchronization Checklist windows.
 +  * Session settings can be exported also to KiTTY, when opening session in PuTTY/KiTTY.
 +  * Configurable registry key for exporting sessions to PuTTY(-like) clients. [[bug>1006]]
 +  * Suppressing critical error popups. [[bug>1007]]
 +  * New shell icons for site, site folder and workspace.
 +  * Relevant help is available for more error messages.
 +  * Renamed Login and Preferences dialogs' "tabs" to "pages".
 +  * Help border button is available on message boxes.
 +  * Prompt answers //Yes to All/No to All// moved closer to the primary //Yes/No// answers.
 +  * Internal error message boxes feature //Report// button to directly report the error on support forum.
 +  * Allowing filtering subdirectories. [[bug>1018]]
 +  * Event ''Session.FileTransferProgress'' is always raised when file transfer completes.
 +  * Bug fix: Remote panel state is lost after closing Console window. [[bug>1004]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when reading file into internal editor. [[bug>1005]]
 +  * Bug fix: Fragments in Help links were not working.
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when disposing ''Session'' of .NET assembly. [[bug>1008]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when pressing ''Shift'' key in console prompt with ''winscp.com''. [[bug>1009]]
 +  * Bug fix: Constant CPU usage when queue is empty. [[bug>1013]]
 +  * Bug fix: Missing labels for some answers in scripting (such as //Yes to All/////No to All// on overwrite confirmation prompt).
 +  * Bug fix: Option //Support for listing if hidden files// is not working. [[bug>1015]]
 +  * Bug fix: Cannot open context menu on another list or tree entry or different view location, while another context menu of the same view is already opened.
 +  * Bug fix: Back-propagated SSH security fix from PuTTY 0.63. [[bug>1017]] [[pbug>vuln-signature-stringlen]]
 +  * Bug fix: Mismatched warnings about accepting any SSH host key and TLS/SSL certificate respectively.
 +  * Bug fix: Timeout prompt sometime never dismisses, even when host finally replies, with SFTP/SCP protocol.
 +
 +
 +===== [[5.2.1]] 5.2.1 beta =====
 +=== 2013-05-08 ===
 +  * Not showing disconnect error message before reconnecting inactive session to upload edited file.
 +  * Renamed WinSCP .NET assembly to ''winscpnet.dll'' to avoid conflicts with ''winscp.exe''. [[bug>945]]
 +  * Command //Clear caches// clears also cache of separate shell session.
 +  * Change: Not trying to kill WinSCP process from .NET assembly ''Session'' finalizer.
 +  * Calculating hot track color of path label to be in contrast with background. [[bug>992]]
 +  * Simplifying [[ui_overwrite|overwrite confirmation]] prompt: [[bug>993]]
 +    * Grouping advanced commands to drop down menu under button with related common command.
 +    * Added thousands separators to sizes.
 +  * Offering to remember password for duration of session on [[ui_authenticate#password|password prompt]] (when settings //Remember password for duration of session// is turned off). [[bug>610]]
 +  * File sizes on [[ui_synchronize_checklist|Synchronization Checklist]] and [[ui_find|Find]] dialogs are optionally shown using short format. Use //Show files sizes in short format// checkbox in the //[[ui_pref_panels|Panels]] page// on the Preferences dialog to control this feature.
 +  * Changing default tabulator size to 8.
 +  * Swapped order of //Use MLSD command for directory listing// and //Support for listing of hidden files// FTP session options. Also disabling the latter unless the first is set to //Off//.
 +  * Not allowing //Timezone offset// session setting with FTP protocol, while ''MLSD'' listing command is used.
 +  * Not opening session from jumplist in existing instance, if it is showing error.
 +  * Logging parsed directory listing on //Normal// logging level (previously on //Debug 1// level).
 +  * Moved option to remember session password from //Background// to //[[ui_pref_security|Security]] page// of Preferences dialog.
 +  * Cached SSH host keys are imported by default.
 +  * Bug fix: It was not possible to pass sequence of consecutive delimiters when skipping to the next "word" in path input boxes.
 +  * Bug fix: Opened/Closed folder icons on Location profile dialog were swapped.
 +  * Bug fix: Build script was not working on 64-bit.
 +  * Bug fix: Build script was calling non-existing target ''clean''.
 +  * Bug fix: Taskbar button does not flash, when message pops up, while WinSCP is on background. [[bug>988]]
 +  * Bug fix: Custom command pattern ''!/'' had incorrect value when executed on existing separate shell session just after directory change. [[bug>989]]
 +  * Bug fix: Wrong background of path labels with disabled themes. [[bug>990]]
 +  * Bug fix: Cannot import FileZilla sites in folders. [[bug>994]]
 +  * Bug fix: FileZilla site logon type is not imported. [[bug>995]]
 +  * Bug fix: Installer was asking for name of program menu folder, although no folder is created anymore.
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when reconnecting session with automatic remote panel refresh enabled. [[bug>997]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when using mouse wheel with mouse cursor outside of WinSCP window. [[bug>998]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when canceling FTP password prompt.
 +  * Bug fix: When //Change stored password to this one// option is checked on password prompt, password is not updated for current session.
 +  * Bug fix: Mouse range selection does not start from focused file after directory reload. [[bug>999]]
 +  * Bug fix: IP address range ''172.16''-''172.31'' was not detected as unroutable for FTP passive mode. [[bug>1001]]
 +  * Bug fix: Opening session in PuTTY does not work. [[bug>1002]]
 +
 +===== [[5.2]] 5.2 beta =====
 +=== 2013-04-07 ===
 +  * New toolbar icons and 16x16 icon. [[bug>290]]
 +  * [[workspace|Workspace]] can be saved. [[bug>776]]
 +  * Using term //Site// instead of //Stored session//.
 +  * [[ui_import|Sites import]] from Filezilla. [[bug>61]]
 +  * When upgrading, setup offers to restart Windows Explorer (or other applications), when drag&drop shell extension needs to be updated. [[bug>686]]
 +  * While installing, setup offers sites import from PuTTY or Filezilla.
 +  * Command to Import/restore configuration from INI file.
 +  * On first edit, offers configuration of user's custom text editor as default editor.
 +  * Simplified [[ui_copy|Transfer options]] dialog:
 +    * The dialog is shown only on the first transfer, when using drag&drop, unless user explicitly opts to show it the next time.
 +    * Moved the //New and updated files only// option to Transfer settings.
 +    * Moved the //Do not show this dialog box again// checkbox below buttons.
 +    * Hiding //Transfer each file individually// when not applicable.
 +    * Icon to distinguish Copy/Move operation.
 +    * //Do not show this dialog box again// implies saving transfer settings
 +  * Improved working with [[transfer_settings|transfer settings]] and presets:
 +    * Not showing default Text mode file mask in //Transfer settings// box.
 +    * Showing even default Binary Transfer type in //Transfer settings// box.
 +    * Removed "Exclude temporaries" transfer settings preset.
 +    * Added "Newer and updates files only" transfer settings preset.
 +    * Reorganized //Transfer settings// drop down menu, including new //Presets// header.
 +    * Hiding unusable presets from //Transfer settings// drop down menu.
 +    * Merged configuration of default transfer settings and transfer settings presets.
 +  * Improved user interface:
 +    * Using "Download" and "Upload" commands to distinguish copying to local and remote directories respectively.
 +    * Using "Download and Delete" and "Upload and Delete" commands instead of "Move" to distinguish moving files to local and remote directories respectively.
 +    * Optionally keeping completed transfers in queue list for configurable period of time. [[bug>584]]
 +    * Replaced file operation toolbar, bottom hot key bar and upload/download toolbar with specialized local and remote file toolbars to allow manipulating local/remote files using mouse, without need to change panel focus (Commander interface only).
 +    * Improved incremental search for sites on Login dialog: [[bug>984]]
 +      * Text is searched anywhere in the site name, not only at the beginning.
 +      * Next/previous matching sites can be searched for.
 +      * Search text is shown below site list.
 +    * Displaying queue status on taskbar button. [[bug>151]]
 +    * Replaced Selection toolbar with specialized local and remote Selection toolbars (Commander interface only).
 +    * Added label to the most important toolbar buttons. They can be optionally hidden including already existing labels like Command-line label (Commander interface), Address label (Explorer interface) and New session tab label.
 +    * Moved //Commands// toolbar of Commander interface first.
 +    * Find files command moved from Commands toolbar to Remote Navigation toolbar and is now available regardless of focused panel.
 +    * Renamed //Add to Bookmarks// command to [[task_navigate#bookmarks|Add Path to Bookmarks]].
 +    * Removed //Close// toolbar button from Editor and Log windows.
 +    * //Session// menu and toolbar reorganized.
 +    * Increased height of path labels (Commander interface only).
 +    * Single-file queue transfers occupy only single line in background transfer queue list.
 +    * Increased height of background transfer queue list row.
 +    * User interface icons are shown also in Setup.
 +    * Turned off automatic stretching of Transfer settings toolbar.
 +    * Column //Attr// is hidden by default on local panel.
 +    * Default (installation) width of the Commander interface is larger, if the screen resolution allows it.
 +    * Added //Download// and //Download and Delete// buttons on //Commands// toolbar of Explorer interface.
 +    * Moved //Panels// node on [[ui_preferences|Preferences]] dialog to the top-level to reduce nesting.
 +    * Horizontal line above file background transfer queue list splitter to highlight its presence.
 +    * Disabling whole //Once Empty// submenu, when queue is empty.
 +    * Using own context menu for local files (similar to existing context menu for remote files) by default. [[bug>163]]
 +    * First column in Editor list in preferences is editor name.
 +    * Icons are no longer dimmed with Office XP theme.
 +    * Tab with disconnected session is greyed.
 +    * Removed //SSH Protocol version// from Site tooltip.
 +    * When file cannot be loaded using selected encoding in Internal editor, error is shown. On error loading default encoding, attempts to load using another encoding. [[bug>971]]
 +    * On main window views without focus respond to mouse wheel. [[bug>846]]
 +  * Whole site folder can be opened at once. [[bug>424]]
 +  * Change: Session from commandline and/or from jump list is opened by default using existing WinSCP instance. [[bug>769]]
 +  * Transfer resume support can be controlled in scripting (''-resumesupport'' switch of file transfer commands) and .NET assembly (''TransferOptions.ResumeSupport'' property). [[bug>834]]
 +  * Transfer progress feedback using ''Session.FileTransferProgress'' event. [[bug>818]]
 +  * For special cases, it is possible to accept any SSH host key or any TLS/SSL certificate (with warning) using ''-hostkey=*'' in scripting and ''SessionOptions.GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAnySshHostKey'' or ''SessionOptions.GiveUpSecurityAndAcceptAnySshHostKey'' in .NET assembly. [[bug>815]]
 +  * //Site Manager// command. [[bug>855]]
 +  * Writing INI file to user's profile, if program path is not writable. [[bug>817]]
 +  * Any mouse or keyboard input cancels or resets reconnect countdown.
 +  * Increased default reconnect interval for idle sessions to 9 seconds.
 +  * Additional ''F5'' shortcut to reload file in internal editor. [[bug>986]]
 +  * Reconnect interval for idle sessions can be configured independently.
 +  * Only shortcut to WinSCP itself is created in Start menu. [[bug>616]]
 +  * In Commander interface, the keyboard shortcuts F3 and F5 can optionally have the same meaning as in Windows Explorer (//Find File// and //Refresh//).
 +  * Changing session port number on Login dialog to well know port, updates protocol automatically.
 +  * Reporting an error when reading of local directory fails during operation. [[bug>952]]
 +  * Retrospectively logging previous script records when session is starting.
 +  * When SFTP connection is rejected, knock FTP port. If open suggest using FTP protocol.
 +  * Desktop shortcut to open site folder can be created.
 +  * Dropped support for Windows 2000. Minimal supported version is Windows XP.
 +  * Using GiB scale for large file sizes. [[bug>913]]
 +  * Option to reconnect disconnected non-active session, when saving file opened from that session. [[bug>917]]
 +  * Use of ''MLSD'' FTP command is configurable. [[bug>927]]
 +  * Printing transfer progress for small files in bytes in scripting. [[bug>964]]
 +  * Before opening session using command-line parameter in scripting, warning is printed, that this is deprecated function.
 +  * Allowing host key import for SSH protocols only.
 +  * Export to INI file moved from Preferences to Login dialog.
 +  * Added larger values to initial offer of speed limits. [[bug>987]]
 +  * New ''!P'' pattern to include process ID into session log path.
 +  * Logging file timestamps when transferring using SFTP protocol.
 +  * Workaround for FTP servers that do not acknowledge file transfer. [[bug>976]]
 +  * Bug fix: Scripting command ''synchronize'' sometimes did not announce that there is nothing to synchronize.
 +  * Bug fix: First Authenticate log entry was trimmed temporarily.
 +  * Bug fix: Separators on toolbars were showing "E" hint.
 +  * Bug fix: Incorrect file icon overlay positioning.
 +  * Bug fix: Not drawing own shortcut overlay over shortcut icons.
 +  * Bug fix: Records on Authentication window were temporarily truncated.
 +  * Bug fix: Selection on file panel was not visually updated when panel received/lost focus.
 +  * Bug fix: Panel path label was not deactivated when focus moved from directory tree to file transfer queue.
 +  * Bug fix: //Download// command was not highlighted as default in remote directory context menu when //Operation to perform on double-click// was set to //Copy//.
 +  * Bug fix: Text mode transfers should not be resumed FTP protocol. [[bug>965]]
 +  * Bug fix: No error is shown in Internal editor, when file cannot be loaded using selected encoding. [[bug>971]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when disposing ''Session'' of .NET assembly in process running with restricted privileges.
 +  * Bug fix: ''open'' command record in logs with masked-out password did not contain the command name.
 +  * Bug fix: Pointless attempt to update source file timestamp, when uploading with FTP protocol.
 +  * Bug fix: Preserve timestamp checkbox was not available for uploads with FTP protocol.
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when server does not acknowledge file upload with FTP protocol. [[bug>982]]
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when creating local directory. [[bug>983]]
 +  * Bug fix: When user cancels connection, authentication window is not closed.
 +
 +===== [[5.1.7]] 5.1.7 (hotfix) =====
 +=== 2013-08-14 ===
 +  * Back-propagated some improvements and fixes from 5.2.3 beta and 5.2.4 beta releases:
 +    * Upgraded private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) to 0.63. [[bug>1039]]
 +    * 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: Not allowing search path to exceed system limit of 2048 characters. [[bug>1025]]
 +    * Bug fix: No error is displayed and session is not immediately closed when detecting variable containing command return code fails with SCP protocol. [[bug>1032]]
 +    * 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.
 +
 +===== [[5.1.6]] 5.1.6 (hotfix) =====
 +=== 2013-07-29 ===
 +  * Back-propagated some improvements and fixes from 5.2.2 beta and 5.2.3 beta releases:
 +    * Help border button is available on message boxes.
 +    * Suppressing critical error popups when creating jumplist. [[bug>1007]]
 +    * Saving configuration, including master password, immediately after setting/clearing one. [[bug>1023]]
 +    * Bug fix: Fragments in Help links were not working.
 +    * Bug fix: Failure when pressing ''Shift'' key in console prompt with ''winscp.com''. [[bug>1009]]
 +    * Bug fix: Cannot open context menu on another list or tree entry or different view location, while another context menu of the same view is already opened.
 +    * Bug fix: Back-propagated SSH security fix from PuTTY 0.63. [[bug>1017]] [[pbug>vuln-signature-stringlen]]
 +    * Bug fix: Timeout prompt sometime never dismisses, even when host finally replies, with SFTP/SCP protocol.
 +    * Bug fix: Redundant reading of directory contents before file download when ''MLSD'' is in use. [[bug>1021]]
 +    * Bug fix: Failure when starting with default session settings having a password set protected with master password.
===== [[5.1.5]] 5.1.5 (hotfix) ===== ===== [[5.1.5]] 5.1.5 (hotfix) =====

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