
                    Registry Browser Plugin for FAR
                    What's new in the newer versions

[!] Important
[+] New
[-] Bugs fixed
[*] Changes


Version 3.20, 25 Jul 2010

[+] On 64-bit Windows, Shift-F3 switches the 32-bit plugin to 64-bit registry,
     or the 64-bit plugin to 32-bit registry. Pressing Shift-F3 switches it back.
[+] Owner names are cached, removed limitation of 100 items to display owners for.
[-] Owner sometimes was not displayed for remote machines and for TrustedInstaller user
[-] In Unicode version, F4 pressed on keys sometimes opened
    Permissions dialog instead of editing.
[-] Multi-string values in .reg are displayed by F4 as multi-line, like in registry

Version 3.10, 17 Jul 2009

[+] The first 64-bit version is available.
[+] Export to both old REGEDIT4 and newer Unicode REG files
    is possible in both versions of the plugin.
[-] ANSI version: FAR crash when sorting by descriptions.
[-] ANSI version: fixed some old bugs in export from Unicode
     REG files
[-] ANSI version: descriptions for multi-line and expanded strings
     in Unicode .reg files were not displayed correctly.

Version 3.02, 3 Jul 2009

[-] Unicode version: memory allocation bug crashed FAR sometimes.
[-] ANSI version: fixed sorting by names and descriptions (intl chars).

Version 3.01, 28 Jun 2009

[-] Lastt characterr wass duplicatedd when F4-editing values
    in the Unicode version
[-] Ctrl-G didn't work in the Unicode version.
[-] Some unnecessary permissions were still requested when deleting a key.

Version 3.00, 27 Jun 2009

[+] The first Unicode version (for FAR 2.00). Keys and values can be
    imported/exported/edited/created in Unicode.
[+] Buttons added to copy dialog from .reg files (mouse-friendly).
[*] List of locations for GUID/ProgID Lookup was defined more correctly
    and expanded.
[-] Security editor didn't work correctly on Vista/2008.
[-] Ctrl-J didn't jump to right location in REGEDIT on 64-bit systems.
[-] Hive file sometimes remained locked after closing. Restarting FAR was
    required.
[-] When deleting a key, the plugin attempted to open its parent key
    with unnecessary KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS flag.

Version 2.19, 11 Oct 2003

[*] Custom compare routine added. Items with slashes, like in
    "HKCR\mime\Database\Content Type",  will be sorted correctly now.
    Email me if you find it slower, I'll make it optional.
[*] After editing hives under 2000/XP/2003, newly created .log files
    are deleted.
[-] Value type dialog didn't work properly.
[*] If a new value is created (Shift-F4), and its type is DWORD, it is
    converted from the ASCII string to the binary form.

Version 2.17, 16 Sep 2003

[-] F3 on root key bug fixed.


Version 2.16, 13 Sep 2003

[*] .Reg extension is added to .reg file names even for intermediate files.
    This causes extension-dependent plugins like Colorer to work correctly
    while editing keys.
[+] You can edit multi-line string values by F4 with each string in a new line.
    (In View they are still exported in the old style with zeroes,
    to provide more "physical" view.)
[+] When a new value is created, user is asked for its type.
[+] When DWORD type is given to a value with the size different from 4,
    the user is proposed to fix it.
[+] "Skip Access denied messages" option added.
[+] The Lookup feature works in network registry too.
[-] When opening .reg files and going automatically into the tree, the plugin
    stops when there are values under the key.
[-] Some error message bugs fixed.


Version 2.15, 26 Apr 2003

[+] Shift-Enter is equivalent to Ctrl-J if command line is empty.
[+] Ctrl-J can jump from .reg files to Regedit.
[+] Ctrl-J can jump to values.
[+] cd [HKEY_...] or cd "HKEY_..." is possible (reg:... too) 
[+] Date, time and size are shown in status line in description
    panel modes (6 and 7).
[-] Only one root key was copied when several are selected.
[-] Extra re-reading after key creation was removed.
[-] Key names were case-sensitive when opening .reg files.
[-] Crash when attemting to open a locked hive from reg: prefix was fixed.
[-] Security editor still didn't show information correctly under Windows XP.
[-] Crash when attempting to delete keys with access denied.
[-] Hive export is possible for some root branches.
[-] Could not view/edit keys with special names like "prn" or "com1".
[-] "Access denied" messages are not shown in Alt-F7 search.

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Michael Yutsis
Ramat Gan, Israel
http://michael-y.org/FAR
yutsis@gmail.com
