Na een lange ontwikkelperiode is eerder deze maand dan eindelijk versie 3.0 van Altap Salamander uitgekomen. Salamander is een bestandsbeheerprogramma en lijkt qua uiterlijk nog het meest op Total Commander. In versie 3.0 is overgestapt naar Microsoft Visual C++ als ontwikkelingsomgeving en er zijn er nu aparte downloads voor 32bit- en 64bit-omgevingen. Verder zijn er nieuwe vertalingen en gaat het kopiëren van bestanden over het netwerk sneller. De complete changelog is op deze pagina te vinden, dit is een stuk daaruit:
Altap Salamander 3.0 ChangelogAltap Salamander 3.0 has most reliable copy routine on the market
- Compatible with Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and 2000 (both 32-bit and 64-bit). Fixed compatibility warning when starting Altap Salamander on Windows 8.1.
- New native x64 (64-bit) version of Altap Salamander to bypass limitations of x86 (32-bit) version (File System Redirector, Registry Redirector). With x64 version you will see real directories on your disks instead of redirected ones, x64 keys in Registry (x86 keys are under Wow6432Node), and context menu items coming from x64 shell extensions. All plugins were ported to x64 except of UnACE (there is no x64 version of UnACE library) and third-party plugins: WinSCP and Eroiica Viewer. Start x86 version for tasks you cannot finish with the x64 build. Both x64 and x86 versions of Altap Salamander 3.0 can be installed at the same time and sharing the same configuration in the Registry. Note: we plan to port Eroiica Viewer to x64 version.
- Copy files on Windows 7 and later: we have added faster asynchronous algorithm for copying files to/from network. Its speed on our local GLAN network is 111 MB/s, conventional algorithm speed is 86 MB/s. It affects also moving of files in case you are not moving in scope of one volume (then it is just rename, not copy and delete).
- Support for WinRAR 5.0.
- Support for progress bars in Windows 7 and 8 taskbar buttons.
- Hot paths are available in Altap Salamander jump list (Windows 7+ feature).
Cloud Storage Services support
- When copying is interrupted (e.g. network is temporarily disconnected or target disk is full), Salamander can resume copying and continue where copy operation was interrupted. It verifies end of unfinished target file against source file to detect potential write errors. It's especially useful for long transfers via VPN or other slow networks. Explorer and Total Commander (TC) always start from the beginning, resuming is not supported.
- Copying/moving links (junction points, symlinks, or volume mount points) to different disk: choose if you want to copy link target or skip it and just create empty directory. Explorer always skips links when moving and copies link target when copying, TC always copies link target.
- Copy can optionally remove ADS from copied files/directories.
- Copy is also optimized for slower VPN. It uses smaller blocks, so progress is smooth and you can cancel operation instantly. Explorer and TC uses always large blocks, so progress is changing slowly and cancel is unresponsible.
- Copy files or directories with ADS to disk not supporting ADS (e.g. FAT32 flash disk). Salamander asks if you want to continue and shows list of streams which will be lost. Explorer asks if you want to copy without properties. TC copies quietly without streams (it loses data without any warning).
- Note: Altap Salamander, Windows Explorer, and Total Commander were tested with default settings.
Language translations
- Change Drive Menu and Drive Bar newly contain items for most popular Cloud Storage Services. Currently we have supported Google Drive, Dropbox, and Microsoft SkyDrive.
- Google Drive icon overlay handler crashed when called from two threads simultaneously (for left and right panel), so we have added synchronization. We use this handler only for files/folders located in Google Drive folder (it is relatively slow).
- Fixed getting of location of Microsoft SkyDrive local folder on Windows 8.1. Better displaying of files which are available online-only (they were hidden together with hidden and system files).
- New language versions: Dutch, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Slovak. Note: Dutch and French versions are not completely translated.
- Existing language versions: English, Czech, German, Hungarian, Romanian, and Spanish.
- All language versions were changed to work well with any DPI user chooses (see Control Panel: Adjust font size). Many dialogs and their controls were enlarged to prevent clipping of contained texts.