version 3.3 final released

[nikos]

now let's see how good was the testing
use HELP > CHECK FOR UPDATES menu command to get yours or use www.zabkat.com

changelog here

[Tuxman]

Will update tomorrow. You have some time left to fix the most obvious bugs.

[nikos]

you can read more about this release here
www.zabkat.com/blog/wart-buster-33.htm

[Tuxman]

Is there a reason why I am still forced to start xplorer² immediately after the installation?

[dunno]

Every program I've installed has asked me to run it, with a little tick box to disable that.

[Tuxman]

The "little tick box" is not uncheckable for me, it is greyed out.

[nikos]

xplorer2 needs to do some things the first time it runs, like register extensions. It could be done in the installer but it is easier for me through C++

[neko]

I just hate that, but after all there is no so much updates, so I can handle it

[Tuxman]

xplorer2 needs to do some things the first time it runs

And why does that have to happen immediately? Just for registering extensions (isn't that just another switch in your installer script?) this might not be the best of ideas. I guess even a simple CMD file would make x² more usable here. If x² is about giving more power to the users, it should not decide what users want to do.

C++ seems to narrow your mind.

[nikos]

because from the installer it is sure to run in fully elevated mode

[Tuxman]

Registering extensions will always ask for permission if it's not given.

[dunno]

Remember the good old days when one had to restart the pc to finalise the installation of a program, I miss the extra gardening time that gave me.

[otlaolap]

changelog here

Thanks for the notice regarding ATL:BrowserListView.

[diz]

I'm seeing a potential memory leak in 3.3.0.0 Unicode x64 on Win 7-64.

I wanted to identify a possible cause and provide a test case, but have been unable to do so. I wanted to report the possible leak immediately, rather than wait until my debugging is complete. I will continue working on a test case.

I'm able to reproduce the memory leak when searching a collection of media files using the new Stream names stock property.

I use the popular program FileBot to manage my video file collection. When a file is identified and renamed by FileBot, it adds Alternate Data Streams (ADS) to a file. The ADS store file-related metadata.

An an example, Requiem for a Dream contains two ADS streams:

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  net.filebot.filename: Requiem for a Dream (2000) Unrated DC 1080p x265 10bit.mkv
  net.filebot.metadata:
    {"@type":"net.filebot.web.Movie","year":2000,"imdbId":180093,"tmdbId":641,"language":" en","id":641,"name":"Requiem for a Dream","aliasNames":[]}

When I searched for Stream name net.filebot.filename in a directory containing 1130 files (of which 892 contain ADS), Resource Monitor reported that memory usage on my system had suddenly increased by several GB. xplorer2_64 and Resource Monitor were the only applications running on my system. When xplorer2_64 was closed, the memory was not released. I rebooted, searched again as described, and saw the same results.

Again, I will continue my testing. I am open to suggestions RE what to try in order to discern whether it's a problem with xplorer², FileBot, or something else.

[nikos]

if the memory leak was x2's fault, it would go away when you quitted the program