Yesterday, I released version 2.0 of CSV Buddy. There is a new "field-by-field" record editor. The old "full-screen" is still available if you prefer it.

See what's new in this release:

• New Record editor dialog box with field-by-field edition (support up to 200 fields per row)
• New "Options" tab to change setting values saved to the CSVBuddy.ini file
• New option "Record editor" for choice of 1) "Full screen Editor" (legacy) or 2) "Field-by-field Editor" (new), default is 2
• New option "Encapsulate all values" to always enclose saved values with the encapsulator character
• Display a "Create" button on first tab to create a new file based on the Set header data
• Remember the last folder where a file was loaded
• Code signature with certificate from DigiCert
• See history for v1.3.9 and v1.3.9.1 for details and bug fixes

You will benefit from multiple enhancements including: new revamped Add/Edit favorite dialog box, mouse or keyboard shortcuts for any favorite or submenu, hotkeys management dialog box, switch to any running Windows Explorer or application window, copy favorites, new FTP favorite type, integration with Windows folders icons and much more.

… And it’s still free!

What’s new in Quick Access Popup compared to Folders Popup?
Import your existing favorites and settings automatically

*Quick Access Popup is optimized for Windows 7 and more recent OS. Windows XP and Vista users can still use Folders Popup that will continue to be maintained for these versions.

• a favorite settings windows easier to navigate
• more flexibility in the customization of the popup menu
• keyboard or mouse shortcuts for each individual favorite or submenu
• new favorite options in a brand new dialog box to control how favorites are inserted in the popup menu or launched (window position, launch with, parameters, etc.)
• a new FTP favorite type with support for login name and password
• "one-click" to launch a group of favorites, with group management fully integrated with favorites settings
• a new Power menu to edit favorites directly from the menu or copy favorites's location to clipboard
• native custom file manager support (without the need for the FPconnect addon)
• ... and still more to come!

Until Quick Access Popup is ready for public release, you can continue to use Folders Popup. Quick Access Popup will be delivered with a tool to import your Folders Popup favorites and options, making the transition straightforward.

And I continue to maintain Folders Popup. I will soon release a new version to provide better support for Windows 10.

But, if you have the time and the technical interest to give Quick Access Popup a try, provide valuable feedback or help uncover bugs, you are welcome to join the beta testers group. Just read the instructions and the usual beta test warnings and you will ready to download the latest beta version.

Thank you for your continuing support!

If you want to know more about some of the new features coming up, please read this post on the QAP website.

In the mean time, I still do quick fixes or additions to Folders Popup. In the last releases (v5.1.1 and v5.1.2), I improved support for the Explorer extension Clover users, improved group load error management, fixed a bug with FPconnect and some minor label error fixes. More info in the Folders Popup page.

As mentioned in an earlier post, since its initial launch, Folders Popup evolved a lot. At the beginning, the app was solely doing folders change and launch. Now, it also launches documents, URLs and applications. In addition, various features were added to improve and accelerate your computer work. On many software directory web sites, Folders Popup is still described as only a folder launcher with very old screenshots and features lists. For most of them, these description cannot be updated. This is why I think about re-branding the app with new features and launch it as a new product called Quick Access Popup (still freeware, don’t worry!).

Now, what should be the next generation of Folders Popup? See the QAP wishlist and vote for your preferred features or add your comments and suggestions. Welcome the Quick Access Popup wishlist!

Since its initial launch, Folders Popup evolved a lot. At the beginning, the app was solely doing folders change and launch. Now, it also launches documents, URLs and applications. In addition, various features were added to improve and accelerate your computer work.

On many software directory web sites, Folders Popup is still described as only a folder launcher with very old screenshots and features lists. For most of them, these description cannot be updated. This is why I think about re-branding the app with new features and launch it as a new product (still freeware, don't worry!).

Now, choosing a name for an app is not easy! I had some ideas, each having their pros and cons. But what do YOU think? Please, be my focus group and vote for your preferred name. And, if you feel inspired, suggest your own new name using the comment form below. I'll add your suggestions to the poll.

When the new name will be chosen, I'll launch a new website to share ideas and collect your requests on a public wishlist. Thank you for your continuous support!

New in release v5.1

• New menu Copy a Favorite's Path or URL... and shortcut Shift-Control-C to copy a location to the Clipboard.
  • This option opens the popup menu where you can choose what favorite's location you want to transfer to the Clipboard.
  • A tip in the notification zone prompts you to select the favorite to copy.
  • A message in the notification zone confirms that the location has been copied to the Clipboard.
  • A new check box in Options (first tab) allow you to choose to display or not the Copy a Favorite's Path or URL... menu.
• Two new languages!
  • Addition of Spanish translation, thanks to Kiketrucker.
  • Addition of Brazilian Portuguese translation, thanks to Igor Ruckert.
• Various improvements
  • Expand the relative path (like ../folder/) in favorite locations, based on the current working directory.
  • Sort URLs in the Clipboard menu.
  • Enable keyboard shortcuts even if Current folders, Groups of Folders and Clipboard menus are disabled.
• Bug fixes
  • Fix a bug causing an error when trying to show icon in the Clipboard menu when icons were not allowed.
  • In Change hotkey dialog box, make the selection of no hotkey (None) more obvious.
  • Fix a bug when adding folders using the drag-and-drop technique, these favorites being wrongly created as application favorites.
  • Various minor display and under-the-hood improvements.

Download and support here...

What’s new in v5.1 (see details in comments section)

• Paste favorite's location to clipboard or keyboard according to destination selected in Options
• More to come...

Guidelines for beta-testers

Make sure you have a backup version of the FoldersPopup.ini file. This beta version has been well tested but remember that the goal of beta testing is precisely to uncover the last bugs.

You will find the links to download the beta version in the comments below. They will be updated with a description of changes for each beta version.

You can report bugs, suggestions or comments here or by email at ahk@jeanlalonde.ca. Thanks in advance.

Clipboard submenu

What’s new in v5

• New Application favorite type with new options for full control on application execution:
  • Parameters to pass to the application (arguments);
  • Start in to set application's working directory.
• Clipboard submenu:
  • submenu with folders, documents, applications path(s) and URLs found in the Clipboard;
  • only existing folder, documents or application files are displayed in the submenu;
  • when the Clipboard does not contain path or URL, the previous submenu content is preserved;
  • when FP is launched, the Clipboard submenu is empty (disabled) as long as the Clipboard does not contain a path;
  • an option allows to determine if the Clipboard menu is shown (default is true).
• Check for beta version updates:
  • check for beta versions updates at startup if user enables the Check for update option;
  • active only for users who ran a beta version previously.

Add an Application favorite

Guidelines for beta-testers

Create Application favorites with various programs, using or not the parameters or start in options. Insert environment variables (like %temp%) in application path, arguments or working directory.

Check the Clipboard submenu content with various clipboard contents. To test the Clipboard menu with multiple paths, in the file manager, select and copy multiple files to the Clipboard (File, Copy or Ctrl-C). These files should show up in the Clipboard submenu. Launch these files or folders. There is no protection against clipboard with a very large text content. I've not notice a significant delay while the submenu is being refreshed (each time you popup the menu). Should I cancel refresh if the clipboard is larger than a given size?

Future developments on the Clipboard submenu include supporting URLs and parsing text or HTML code to extract URLs from it.

Make sure you have a backup version of the FoldersPopup.ini file. This beta version has been well tested but remember that the goal of beta testing is precisely to uncover the last bugs.

You will find the links to download the beta version in the comments below. They will be updated with a description of changes for each beta version.

You can report bugs, suggestions or comments here or by email at ahk@jeanlalonde.ca. Thanks in advance.

What's new in v4.3

• Make the Settings window resizable and enable the Maximize button.
• An option in Settings to determine if Settings window position and size are remembered.
• Save Settings Gui size and position to ini file on quit.
• Restore last Settings Gui size and position on load.
• When saved maximized, restore the Settings window at default size and centered.
• Prevent minimizing the settings window to avoid user forgetting to save settings.
• Adjust hand mouse pointer when hover clickable controls.

Guidelines for beta-testers
Try to resize/maximize the window. Try quitting FP with Settings window in various locations and sizes. If you have dual screeen setup, try both. I had an issue with controls not being repositioned at load time. This is solved in my test environment but let me know if you see this occurring.

Make sure you have a backup version of the FoldersPopup.ini file. This beta version has been well tested but remember that the goal of beta testing is precisely to uncover the last bugs.

You will find the links to download the beta version in the comments below. They will be updated with a description of changes for each beta version.

You can report bugs, suggestions or comments here or by email at ahk@jeanlalonde.ca. Thanks in advance.