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

[+] New
[-] Bugfixes
[*] Changes


 NOTE: I found out that all 3.xx versions don't run on Windows 98 :) Please let me know if you need it.
 
Version 3.32, 19 May 2012

[-] Editing in "keys as files" mode didnt work
[-] Editing problems in unicode-only FAR installations where files could not be found
    because of relative path names.
[-] ANSI version got stuck when entering into keys in "keys as files" mode
[*] Unused "Disks menu hotkey" config item removed in Unicode versions
[*] In Far3, Shift-F1/F2 goes to its own registry settings (it makes sense for ANSI plugins only)
[*] New-style package with subdirectory and Renewal.xml for Renewal plugin (FAR3)


Version 3.31, 10 May 2012 (FAR 3 only)

[-] Fixed incompatibility with changed and poorly documented Far3 API
[-] Absolute .reg file path is saved in history even if relative path was specified in the command line


Version 3.30, 8 May 2012

[+] Versions for Far 3.0 (32- and 64-bit; now 5 builds are released in total)
[+] "Effective Permissions" tab is displayed in Permissions->Advanced dialog (local registry only)
[+] On Vista/Win7/8, when UAC is on, export with "Use Regedit" works. (Ctrl-J and hive operations don't.)
[+] On Vista/Win7/8, hidden files are cleaned up after unloading hive files.
[+] F5/F6 pressed on ".." copy the whole current key
[*] If opening from command line is unsuccessful, an error message is displayed
[*] String values in .reg can be multi-line and are processed until the closing quote
[*] On 64-bit systems, when browsing 32-bit registry, 32-bit regedit is launched on Ctrl-J
     and on F5/F6 (when "Use Regedit" is on)
[-] Garbage was displayed in Owner column when owner SID could not be translated to a name
[-] On 64-bit systems, Ctrl-A editor didn't display permission names in 32-bit FAR
[-] Ctrl-Z/Ctrl-G didn't work on values longer than 128 bytes


Version 3.21, 3 Aug 2010 (64-bit only)

[-] Crashes in dialogs in the 64-bit version


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, the limitation of displaying owners only for 100 items is removed.
[-] 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 as multi-line when pressing F4, 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.

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