Releases: WinMerge/winmerge
Releases · WinMerge/winmerge
ShellExtension-1.18.4.0
Add ARM platform (8)
ShellExtension-1.18.3.0
ShellExtension: - Re-enable the extended menu, as Windows 11 Build 22499 appears to have resolved the stability issue with WinMerge's extended menu behavior. - Bump revision to 1.8.3.0
Merge7z2106.0
Update 7-zip to 21.06
v2.16.16
WinMerge 2.16.16 Release Notes
October 2021
About This Release
This is a WinMerge 2.16.16 stable release.
This release replaces earlier WinMerge stable releases as a recommended release.
Please submit bug reports to our bug-tracker.
What Is New in 2.16.16
General
- Fix a problem where the string in the Windows common dialog would not
change to the language when switching languages.
File compare
- BugFix: Fix not getting the proper error message when saving failed
Table compare
- BugFix: Cannot resize last column with UI (#998)
- Reloading a file that was changed by another application does not preserve
column widths (#951)
Image compare
- BugFix: Fix an issue where drag-and-drop of file would only work once.
Folder compare
- BugFix: Sync (Super Slow) (#771)
- BugFix: Fix an issue where filters are not applied correctly when opening
a project file containing multiple items with different filters. (PR #995) - [Feature Request] New Display Columns: Dimensions + Size Difference (#131)
- FolderCompare: Additional Properties (Windows Property System+Hash
(MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256)) (PR #996)
Options dialog
- BugFix: Fix the problem that the "Register Shell Extension for Windows 11 or
later" button is not enabled when another user has registered
ShellExtension for Windows 11.
Plugins
- BugFix: Plugin unpacked file extension problem
(get_PluginUnpackedFileExtension) (#983) - BugFix: Comparing broken lnk-files (windows shortcuts) freezes WinMerge
(#1007) - Apache Tika plugin: Update Apache tika to 2.1.0 and change the
download URL - CompareMSExcelFiles.sct: Make the number before the sheet name zero-padded
Shell extension
- BugFix: ShellExtension for Windows 11 did not work on machines that did not
have MSVCP140.dll VCRUNTIME140*.dll installed. - BugFix: Loop counter should be the same type as the count type. (PR #987)
- ShellExtension for Windows11: Disable Registry Write Virtualization
Manual
- Where to report documentation/help errors? (#1004)
Translations
- Translation updates:
Internals
- BugFix: Missing packages.config (also outdated) and wrong NuGet packages
path in the WinMergeContextMenu.vcxproj and .filters file (#985) - Fix typo in OpenView.cpp (PR #1000)
What Is New in 2.16.15 Beta
General
- BugFix: WinMerge would crash when launched if the registry or INI file
contained invalid values. - BugFix: Winmerge Crash when comparing 2 files from Windows Explorer context
menu (#808, #908, #913) - BugFix: Incorrect text color for selected menu item on Windows 11
- BugFix: 50% cpu use by winmergeu.exe after program closed (#903)
- Digitally sign packages (#152)
File compare
- BugFix: The mouse cursor did not change to an hourglass when the files or
plugins were taking a long time to load. - BugFix: Save Middle and Save Middle As menu items were not enabled when
comparing three files. - BugFix: A two-pane window was displayed even though
New (3panes) → Table menu item was selected. - BugFix: The height of each pane in the Diff pane was calculated incorrectly
when comparing three files. - BugFix: Unicode SMP chars misrendered after performing a find (#914)
- BugFix: Crash when pressing Shift+F4 key
- BugFix: Replace slow (#940)
- BugFix: When moving in the scroll pane, the selected position is incorrect
(#970) - BugFix: When the Diff pane was redisplayed, the scroll position of the Diff
pane was not appropriate. (osdn.net #42862) - Make "Do not close this box" checkbox in search window On by default (#941)
Image compare
Project file
Options dialog
- Add a feature to set items saved to or restored from the project file.
(PR #953)
Plugins
- New unpacker plugins:
- DecompileJVM
- DecompileIL
- DisassembleNative
Command line
- Added /c
column numbercommand line option - Added /EnableExitCode command line option
Shell extension
- BugFix: WinMerge's extended menu items were doubly inserted into the context
menu of Explorer's navigation pane. (osdn.net #42702) - BugFix: Right click - compare - is unclear (#249)
- Added a new DLL (WinMergeContextMenu.dll) for the Windows 11 Explorer context
menu (currently unstable and not registered by default) (PR #954)
Translations
- Translation updates:
Internals
- README.md: Make it clear that requirements are to build, not use the
application (PR #942) - compiler-calculated maximum value for
m_SourceDefs(PR #966)
Known issues
ShellExtension-1.18.2.0
ShellExtension: Bump revision to 1.18.3.0
ShellExtension-1.18.1.0
WInMergeContextMenu.dll: Disable advanced menu due to stability issues
v2.16.15
WinMerge 2.16.15 Beta Release Notes
September 2021
About This Release
This is a WinMerge beta release which is meant for preview the current state of
WinMerge development. This release is not recommended for the production.
Please submit bug reports to our bug-tracker.
What Is New in 2.16.15 Beta
General
- BugFix: WinMerge would crash when launched if the registry or INI file
contained invalid values. - BugFix: Winmerge Crash when comparing 2 files from Windows Explorer context
menu (#808, #908, #913) - BugFix: Incorrect text color for selected menu item on Windows 11
- BugFix: 50% cpu use by winmergeu.exe after program closed (#903)
- Digitally sign packages (#152)
File compare
- BugFix: The mouse cursor did not change to an hourglass when the files or
plugins were taking a long time to load. - BugFix: Save Middle and Save Middle As menu items were not enabled when
comparing three files. - BugFix: A two-pane window was displayed even though
New (3panes) → Table menu item was selected. - BugFix: The height of each pane in the Diff pane was calculated incorrectly
when comparing three files. - BugFix: Unicode SMP chars misrendered after performing a find (#914)
- BugFix: Crash when pressing Shift+F4 key
- BugFix: Replace slow (#940)
- BugFix: When moving in the scroll pane, the selected position is incorrect
(#970) - BugFix: When the Diff pane was redisplayed, the scroll position of the Diff
pane was not appropriate. (osdn.net #42862) - Make "Do not close this box" checkbox in search window On by default (#941)
Image compare
Project file
Options dialog
- Add a feature to set items saved to or restored from the project file.
(PR #953)
Plugins
- New unpacker plugins:
- DecompileJVM
- DecompileIL
- DisassembleNative
Command line
- Added /c
column numbercommand line option - Added /EnableExitCode command line option
Shell extension
- BugFix: WinMerge's extended menu items were doubly inserted into the context
menu of Explorer's navigation pane. (osdn.net #42702) - BugFix: Right click - compare - is unclear (#249)
- Added a new DLL (WinMergeContextMenu.dll) for the Windows 11 Explorer context
menu (currently unstable and not registered by default) (PR #954)
Translations
- Translation updates:
Internals
- README.md: Make it clear that requirements are to build, not use the
application (PR #942) - compiler-calculated maximum value for
m_SourceDefs(PR #966)
Known issues
ShellExtension-1.18.0.0
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