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Changes from v0.97 Beta to v0.98 Beta

• Added ability to add custom scan paths for indexing/scanning.
• Added that the icon for each keyword can now be customized.
• Added a new more organized settings interface with more options (some where previously hidden).
• Added list can now also contain large items, where each item has a 32x32 pixel icon [Screenshot] (See "List appearance wizard" button in "Drop down / list" settings). The wizard can also change font and fontsize for the list.
• Added optional "Group" as a new keyword property. By this you can for example give all your browser keywords (ie, firefox, opera etc). the group "browsers". Then if you type "browsers" in the input field all keywords with the group browsers will be displayed in the drop down / list. Group names will also be auto-completed in input. Trying to Execute a group will open the drop-down / list with the group items.
• Added index settings now tell the amount of index items, and "scan now" button gives a bit more feedback.
• Added the keyword "apps" to the default keywords. This will list (and option to open) current running applications. Also each can be right-clicked for a number of options.
• Added the keyword "clipboard" to the default keywords. This will list previous clipboard text. Also each can be right-clicked for a number of options.
• Added the keyword "recent" to the default keywords. This will list (and option to open) most recent documents.
• Added lastfm to the default keywords.
• Added an option to run keywords/commands on startup. Found in settings (under misc.)
• Added setting "Always align to center of screen" to "General" settings.
• Added setting "Lock window position and size". The setting can be found in "General" settings, and in the context menu if you right-click Executor and select "More...".
• Added setting "Only auto-complete when cursor is at end of text, or at start of suggestion." This makes auto-completion less aggresive, and allows for easier editing of text to avoid auto-completion suggesting something while for example editing the middle part of the text input. Can be found in settings under "Input, wording & auto-completion".
• Added "Quick launch" and "Desktop" items are now scanned for short-cuts too.
• Added Auto-completion in drop-down (by typing something while focus is on drop-down).
• Added a setting to "Drop down / list" called "Auto size to fit number of items". If enabled this will trim down (auto size) the height of the list, if list contains less than the max number of visible items.
• Added keyword editor columns will size adjust better when resizing keyword editor.
• Added in keyword editor that you can sort the list by keyword name, hotkey or group, by clicking that specific column header.
• Added hidden setting specialsolo. If set to 1 $APPS$ and $RECENT$ will be shown isolated (default). If set to 0 they will be shown along with other matching items.
• Added keyword "center" to the "windowkeywords.exc" file (for importing).
• Added an option to always open the keyword editor maximized (found in Settings/misc).
• Added when Executor is set to not resolve network path icons, it will instead display a default network folder icon.
• Added "Add keyword" will now also detect if an url or a command is currently typed in the input field and use this as default for the keyword command being added.
• Added hidden setting (in executor.ini) named borderstyle. 0 (default) = rounded border, 1 = square border.
• Added the tag $APPS$. If you include this tag in a keywords command, typing the keyword will list the current open applications. If you select one of them it will activate that application (like alt-tab). Added this as I was tired of some remote desktop clients not supporting alt-tab etc.
• Added the tag $RECENT$. If you include this tag in a keywords command, typing the keyword will list the recent documents (just as going to the start-menu and selecting "recent documents").
• Added the tag $CLIPBOARD$. If you include this tag in a keywords command, typing the keyword will list clipboard text history.
• Added tag $SETPOS$. This can set the position of Executor.. Syntax is: keywordname x,y (Add a keyword with command $SETPOS$).
• Added tag $WCENTER$. It will center the current focused window on the monitor it's displayed on (in case of multiple monitors).
• Added a new tag $CE$ (clipboard extended) that is useful with a keyword that has a hotkey assigned. This will copy marked text to clipboard and launch the marked text. If the marked text is not an url or filepath it will launch the marked text to a default keyword as parameter, else it will launch the url or the filepath. The name of the default keyword can be modified in the inifile and is named "fastsearch".. It defaults to the keyword "google". So how is this useful ? Make a new keyword for example called "textlaunch", set it's command property to $CE$ and select a hotkey for the keyword. Now if you mark some text in a window somewhere (browser, email client etc) press the hotkey you assigned and the marked text will be copied to clipboard and launched. If you don't have a keyword named google, open the executor.ini and modify the value called fastsearch to your default internet search keyword.
• Improved Executor will no longer wait for scanning (if a scan is in progress) when closing down Executor (it will stop scanning gracefully instead).
• Improved keyword editor window can now be resized more easily.
• Improved "Scan for dead keywords". Now handles quoted commands and multiple command keywords better.
• Improved startup keywords/commands/etc. won't trigger any sound.
• Modified the tag $WRESIZE$. It can now take two optional parameters X and Y position of the window syntax is like this "200x200,10,20" (widthXheight,xpos,ypos).
• Modified the tag $WRESIZE$. It can now take an optional parameter to center. Syntax is like this "200x200,center" (widthXheight,center).
• Fixed an annoying bug where under certain circumstances when pressing a keywords hotkey, Executor would instead launch last selected/executed command from text input.
• Fixed a bug with "Detect and hide duplicate items" option, that could hide unique scanned items.
• Fixed that "Don't try to resolve network paths" option also applies to keyword commands containing network paths. Else this could stall Executor if visible part of list contained a keyword pointing to an unconnected network path.
• Fixed a bug where in some multi-screen environments stored window position would not be correct on start up.
• Fixed when keywords editor or settings dialog is open, Executor won't auto-hide when moving focus to something else (if auto-hide is enabled).
• Fixed some dialogs that could sometimes sneak behind Executor/settings window. Making it very hard to respond to the dialog.
• Fixed Executor sometimes appearing twice in the alt-tab view when visible.
• Fixed launching a keyword by hotkey and keyword fails will not pop up the "Seems broken" message (that message is only meant for the "Test" keyword button).
• Fixed drag and drop to window should work with alpha skins now.
• Fixed visual glitch that sometimes with alpha skins you can briefly see previous command executed before Executor hides (probably only on slower/stressed computers).
• Fixed an annoying bug with alpha skins and stay-on-top enabled (and no auto-hide) where Executor would in some cases keep grabing window focus.
• Fixed F9 should work now when drop down is visible but don't have focus.
• Fixed conflict with "show info on focus" and "clear last input" settings (show info now overrides).

Changes from v0.96.6 Beta to v0.97 Beta

• Added a new skin type called alpha. This supports alpha blending and free positioning of all elements. Supports 32bit alpha channel bitmaps (same possibilities as png). Skin creation has also been simplified for this type. A guide can be found on the website.
• Added two alpha skins (Thanks to Dan Mendez for making them). Added one of them to the wizard.
• Added support for all environment varibles, and not just a few selected ones.
• Added more window commands (width, height, resize).
• Added if keyword does not use any $P* or $U* tags (in command, parameter or path) and given a parameter when executed, it will act as virtually append a $P$ to the keyword's parameter field.
• Added so input and button background can now be transparent against skin and don't have to be one specific color. This should make life a bit easier when creating skins (to enable in skinfile medium and alpha set transparentcontrols=1). This makes Executor capable of the same eye-candy as other popular eye-candy launchers.
• Added so $W$ (wait command) now support number of seconds. Example $W5$ for five seconds.
• Added tag $C$ that will be replaced by text from the clipboard.
• Added tag $H$ (for home) it will return the full path to executor.exe
• Added font property bold will now be saved. Can also be set in skinfiles with fontbold=1 (can be handy if input is transparent and displayed on a hard to read background).
• Added hidden setting nolistprogramsiconcache. If set to false (0) programs icons will be loaded and cached, meaning they will be displayed much faster but also take up more memory (on my computer like 4mb extra) and initial programs detecting will be a bit slower as icons have to be loaded (like two seconds more on my computer).
• Added a hidden setting called autosorteditor.. will sort keywords in editor after closing the keyword editor.
• Added hidden setting "fastesc" where if enabled pressing the "esc" key once will hide Executor if autohide is enabled, no matter what text is in the input field.
• Added hidden settings infocustomtime, customtime, dropdownfontname, dropdownfontsize.
• Added hidden setting notrailingspace. If enabled Executor will never append a space character to the input (will override smart keyword param. detection).
• Added new dll hookwinr.dll to replace wingrab.dll (for option to grab win-r).
• Improved popup at cursor smarter with multiscreen and taskbar.
• Improved launching and context-menu of some "Programs" items.
• Improved pressing ESC when all text is selected will hide Executor if autohide is enabled.
• Improved The priority setting in the settings dialog will now set process base priority, which will have a greater impact (can be confirmed in the taskmanager).
• Improved the two files "defaultinternet.htm" and defaultemail.eml" is no longer needed, or included with Executor.
• Fixed a bug in the hotkey manager.
• Fixed some behavior issues with multi monitor.
• Fixed dropdown positioning when using custom font sizes.
• Fixed popup at cursor when triggered by win+r.
• Fixed infoonfocus clock will now be properly updated.
• Fixed a bug where typing "\\" with certain settings could cause trouble.
• Fixed a bug that could in some cases trigger an access violation when using multiple monitors.
• Fixed $D$ working with context menu.
• Fixed an issue where "Programs" detection of start-menu items could follow drive/folder shortcuts outside the start-menu.
• Fixed various small bugs and did some performance tweaking.
• Fixed "&" character(s) should now display properly in title.
• Fixed Having a keyword where command is only $M$ or $R$ will not open default folder.

Changes from v0.96 Beta to v0.96.2 Beta

• Added you can right-click items in the list for the standard windows context menu and special context menu for items that doesn't match the windows context menu.
• Added you can press F9 or select "windows context menu" from the context menu to invoke the standard windows context menu for the input in the text input field.
• Added support for a keyword can have more than one name. Each should be seperated with a comma.. example a keyword name could be: text,note,word,edit
• Added support for targeting individual parameters in keywords with $P1$ $P2$ $U1$ $U2$ etc. So for example a mailto keyword command would look like this: mailto:$P1$?subject=$P2$&body=$P3$
• Added a right-click menu for system-tray icon.
• Added a setting named "Detect and hide duplicates". If enabled it will not list an item more than once in the drop-down/list (if for example it exist both in history and keywords).
• Added support for tray-icon refreshing if explorer crashes.
• Added Executor now knows how to open .cpl files if not specified.
• Added a internal command named -edit.. will close down executor and open executor.ini..
• Added copy/paste/cut to right-click context menu.
• Improved drag-n-drop keyword name detection.
• Fixed a bug where a keyword calling multiple keywords with parameters wouldn't launch properly.
• Fixed an issue with dragging a folder to keyword list.
• Fixed an issue with -exit file parameter.
• Fixed Executor internal work folder will remain the same.
• Fixed bug with launching windowkeywords with hotkeys.

Changes from v0.95b Beta to v0.96 Beta

• Added you can right-click items in the list for the standard windows context menu and special context menu for items that doesn't match the windows context menu.
• Added support for a keyword can have more than one name. Each should be seperated with a comma.. example a keyword name could be: text,note,word,edit
• Added support for targeting individual parameters in keywords with $P1$ $P2$ $U1$ $U2$ etc. So for example a mailto keyword command would look like this: mailto:$P1$?subject=$P2$&body=$P3$
• Added a a right-click menu for system-tray icon.
• Added a setting named "Detect and hide duplicates". If enabled it will not list an item more than once in the drop-down/list (if for example it exist both in history and keywords).
• Added support for tray-icon refreshing if explorer crashes.
• Added Executor now knows how to open .cpl files if not specified.
• Added a internal command named -edit.. will close down executor and open executor.ini..
• Added copy/paste/cut to right-click context menu.
• Improved drag-n-drop keyword name detection.
• Fixed a bug where a keyword calling multiple keywords with parameters wouldn't launch properly.
• Fixed an issue with dragging a folder to keyword list.
• Fixed an issue with -exit file parameter.
• Fixed Executor internal work folder will remain the same.
• Fixed bug with launching windowkeywords with hotkeys.

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