What's new in muCommander 0.8.4 ?

muCommander 0.8.4 was released on Oct 23, 2009. See ReleaseNotes for a list of all release notes.

Download links: Windows - Mac OS X - Unix

New features

  • Added native support for 7z archives.
  • Added a keyboard shortcuts editor. Originally contributed by Johann Schmitz and improved by Arik Hadas (ticket #84).
  • Added a command bar editor.
  • Added a debug console that shows recent log messages.
  • New 'Skip errors' option added to copy/move/unpack/download file operations, allowing file transfer errors to be ignored silently (ticket #231).
  • Files can be selected or marked one block at a time (ticket #116). Default shortcuts are Control+UP/DOWN and Shift+Control+UP/DOWN respectively.
  • New split and combine files functionality.

Improvements

  • Tar/TGZ and Zip unpacking speed has been improved significantly (ticket #74).
  • Improved RAR compatibility.
  • jCIFS library upgraded to version 1.3.12.
  • SMB domain-based authentication is now supported.
  • Added shortcuts to browse nearby SMB network shares.
  • JNA library upgraded to version 3.2.2.
  • Character encodings can be more easily selected (ticket #15).
  • Added icon mappings for Office 2007 file extensions.
  • 'Mark/Unmark files' is no longer case-sensitive by default.
  • Mac OS X: muCommander can now be interacted with from the Finder (Open with) or by dragging file/folders to the Dock icon (ticket #153).
  • New and improved application icon, contributed by Semyon Filippov.
  • Added a 'New window' item to the system tray menu.
  • Improved support for NRG images ; audio tracks can now be dumped as WAV files. Contributed by Xavier Martin.
  • Improved the toolbar's behavior when the window is too small for all buttons to be displayed (ticket #165). Contributed by LeO.
  • File table's right-click menu now has visibility toggles for all columns instead of just the current one, and one for Auto-Size columns (ticket #226).
  • Leading and trailing toolbar separators are no longer displayed (ticket #166).
  • 'Permanent delete' no longer asks whether symlinks should be followed, they are now silently deleted without being followed (easier and safer).
  • Improvements made to the filename selection algorithm used in Copy/Move/Unpack/Rename destination fields (ticket #167).
  • Added support for KDE 4 (ticket #257).
  • Startup failures are now handled gracefully by displaying a proper message and error details.
  • Local UNIX volumes are now resolved using /proc/mounts (dynamic) rather rather than /etc/fstab (static). Contributed by Kowy (ticket #227).
  • Added the Java runtime version to the 'Version information' section of the 'About' dialog (ticket #274).
  • 'mka', 'mkv' and 'divx' files now have proper audio/video icons. Suggested by Tenzer (ticket #279).

Localization

  • Arabic (AR) translation, contributed by ChArLoK_16.

Bug fixes

  • Zip entries using '\' as a path separator are now tolerated and handled appropriately (ticket #98).
  • Fixed image viewer not updating the zoom level in the window title (ticket #102). Contributed by Joshua Lebo.
  • Fixed date of Zip entries incorrectly displayed under certain conditions (ticket #107). Contributed by Oliver Burgmaier.
  • Fixed SMB connection issues (ticket #106).
  • Fixed connection issues with FTP servers not supporting the SYST command ; those are now considered as Unix servers (ticket #121).
  • Fixed credentials ignored when setting a remote startup folder (ticket #108).
  • Fixed unconsistent handling of destination when unpacking an archive (ticket #93).
  • Fixed the display of homonymous volumes in the drive popup button (ticket #138).
  • Swap partitions declared in /etc/fstab are now properly handled (ticket #139). Contributed by Johann Schmitz.
  • Fixed issues with Look & Feel (ticket #145).
  • Fixed slow downs affecting the drive popup button under Windows (ticket #122). Contributed by Alexander Yerenkow.
  • Fixed an exception occuring in the 'Run dialog' when pressing Enter repeatedly (ticket #212).
  • Fixed an issue with the panel separator being set incorrectly after a resize of the main window (ticket #163).
  • Improved the toolbar's behavior when the window is too small for all buttons to be displayed (ticket #165). Contributed by LeO.
  • Fixed flashing command windows under Windows 95/98/Me (ticket #63).
  • The authentication dialog's login field is now prefilled with the current user's name (ticket #185). Contributed by LeO.
  • Fixed exceptions occurring while copying text to the clipboard from an external application under certain conditions (ticket #164).
  • Added support for forward slash-separated paths on backslash-separated OSes (Windows, OS/2) (ticket #94).
  • Double-click speed system preference is now honoured under GNOME and KDE (ticket #221). Contributed by LeO.
  • Folder auto-refresh can be disabled in the preferences by setting the prefs.auto_refresh.check_period value to -1 (requested in ticket #233).
  • Fixed viewer/editor menus not appearing since Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 (ticket #243).
  • Fixed malfunctioning encoding detection in text viewer/editor (ticket #244).
  • Text viewer/editor no longer treats the Unicode BOM as an editable character (ticket #245).
  • UTF-16 and UTF-32 text files are no longer recognized as binary files (ticket #235).
  • Fixed erratic current file selection when 'Refresh' is called repeatedly (ticket #250).
  • Text editor now preserves Unicode BOMs when saving files (ticket #251).
  • Fixed file selection issues when middle clicking and dragging the mouse (ticket #176).
  • Fixed an issue causing icons not to appear on certain files when using system icons (ticket #225). Fix contributed by LeO.
  • Fixed UI freezes when invoking Copy/Move/Unpack dialogs on a remote filesystem (ticket #12).
  • Fixed 'open natively' opening all files when invoked on a remote filesystem or on archive entries (ticket #147).
  • Fixed auto-refresh not picking changes changes made to a file that was edited (ticket #258).
  • Fixed 'Move to trash' failures under GNOME (ticket #97).
  • Credentials could end up not being saved upon application exit (ticket #173).
  • Fixed connection issues when using a password containing a slash character (ticket #137).
  • Fixed a case where the application would freeze when browsing HTTP shares with the tree view enabled (ticket #266).
  • Fixed quick search issues under Mac OS X Snow Leopard (ticket #309).

Known issues

  • Some translations are not up-to-date. Refer to http://trac.mucommander.com/wiki/Translations for more information.
  • Recycle Bin not working on Windows 64-bit (ticket #234).
  • RAR and SFTP support are only available under Java 1.5 or higher.
  • Executable permissions are not preserved properly for local files prior to Java 1.6.
  • SMB support may not work properly on non multi-language JRE.
  • 'Copy files to clipboard' not working with some applications (files are not pasted).
  • Mac OS X: some keyboard shortcuts may conflict with global system shortcuts.
  • Mac OS X: text fields don't work correctly when using a fractionally-scaled font (known Java bug, http://lists.apple.com/archives/Java-dev/2005/May/msg00670.html).
  • Authentication issues when using several sets of credentials (login/password) for the same server (see ticket #76).
  • Untrusted HTTPS connections are allowed without a warning.