Versions history

Version 5.7.3 (nov 2012)

• Added: HTML pages are detected also by signatures "<html" and "<!doctype".

Version 5.7.2 (jun 2012)

• Added: updated SumatraPDF adds support for CHM (HTML Help) and e-book formats: MOBI EPUB FB2 FBZ FB2Z PDB PRC TCR.
• Added: options - shortcuts: more keys can be entered as shortcuts; button "Reset" added.
• Changed: @FileList parameter may point to UTF-8 encoded filelist. In Total Commander use "@%UL" instead of "@%L" in TC button parameters.

Version 5.7.0 (mar 2012)

• Changed: NavPanel add-on is freeware now.
• Added: PDF/XPS/DjVu/CBR/CBZ plugin preinstalled.
• Added: media mode: keys Up/Down/Ctrl+M/Space work in DirectX player.
• Added: image mode: keys Space/BkSp work like "File - Next/Previous" for images only.
• Fixed: plugins overlap status bar.

Version 5.6.2 (feb 2012)

• Added: Almost all codepages supported. Text mode encodings menu rearranged.
• Added: UTF8 detection. Opt "File types -- Autodetect -- Detect UTF-8 encoding".
• Changed: NavPanel "Dock to viewer" default is Off.
• Changed: rename: separate "Ext" field.

Version 5.6.0 (nov 2011)

• Changed: Portable mode is now set by presence of "Portable.ini" in the app folder.
• Added: PDF: support for Unicode filenames.
• Added: TIFF: correct show of various DPI X/Y.
• Added: images: options "Fit only width"/"Fit only height".
• Changed: text: codepages menu.
• Removed: text: mainmenu items for codepages KOI8, EBCDIC, ISO.
• Fixed: text: auto-reload is disabled while LMB is pressed.

Version 5.5.6 (may 2011)

• Added: new icon
• Added: support for sLister plugin
• Added: Unicode named images support
• Removed: commands View -- Multimedia -- Playback

Version 5.5.4 (apr 2011)

• Changed: Mode menu separated from View
• Fixed: Office mode in Win7. Now installer work needed for Office mode.
• Updated: unrar.dll, unzip.dll, text converter, Syn plugin
• Options window: checking for assigning of key for 2 actions
• Language added: Slovenian

Version 5.5.0 (oct 2010)

• Added: media mode "DirectX". Works if WMP not installed
• Added: if WMP6/WMP9 not installed, error msg appears in red line, not in msgbox. And next mode is tried.
• Added: space pressing in media mode - play/pause.
• Fixes.

Version 5.4.8 (oct 2010)

• Added: showing of bmp/jpg/gif/png images with wrong extension.
• Added: option "Allow toolbar in full screen".
• Added: options Misc/ Use custom window height for modes.
• Added: option File types/Ignore list. Warning when such files opened.
• Added: plugin auto-installing from arcs not containing .inf.
• Added: NavPanel: option "Open folders in viewer".
• Added: showing msg for null files.
• Fixed: some jpeg show.
• Fixed: Unicode-named MHT show.
• Fixes.

Version 5.3.0 (apr 2010)

• Added: Text encodings: Japanese, CHS, CHT, Korean.
• Added: cmd "File -- Create link".
• Added: option "Text -- Don't confirm 'Find next' options".
• Plugin: Syn 2.1.
• Removed: hidden option SearchNoCfm.

Version 5.2.0 (feb 2010)

• NavPanel:
  • license key stored in file now (not in registry). To get the license file (update is free), email to support address. License is portable now.
  • add: drives bar.
  • add: common folders bar.
  • add: ".Extent" column Details view.
• Added: option "Reopen last file".
• Changed: "File -- Delete" command requires NavPanel.
• Fixed: WMP with Vista issue.
• FAQ: questions "How to view CHM files", "How to integrate UV to Explorer".

Version 5.1.0 (oct 2009)

• Added: TIFF multipage print.
• Added: Syn2 plugin preinstalled (instead of Syn 1.5).
• Added: Hex mode: mouse selection on the digits part.

Version 5.0.0 (8 oct 2009)

• Added: MS Office native view (view '9'). No issue with Word/Excel new window anymore.
• Added: Text converter (green bar appears at the top) for DOC/DOCX/XLS/XLSX/PPT/WRI/PDF/123 etc documents.
• Added: Syntax color view for source code: PAS/C/CPP/ASM/BAT/REG/INI etc. Syn plugin preinstalled for this.
• Added: Exe/DLL icons view. ICLView plugin preinstalled for this.
• Added: MS Office, OpenOffice types options.
• Changed: most ini keys (some hidden options) renamed, check the settings.
• Changed: NavPanel button Up moved.
• Fixed: NavPanel hang with ODT.
• Added: plugins detect-string syntax "Ext:ext1,ext2,...".

Version 4.3.0 (3 sep 2009)

• Added: NavPanel: better docking to viewer, both windows move syncroniously now.
• Added: NavPanel: path combobox.
• Added: NavPanel: options "Show combobox", "Horiz. layout".
• Added: NavPanel: filename edits, drag-drop.
• Added: option "Show confirmation before opening of unknown files".
• Changed: usage of user tools requires NavPanel.

Version 4.2.2 (23 aug 2009)

• Changed: UV is now free. Pro version's features moved into separate Navigation Panel addon (Nav.exe, shareware).
• Changed: NavPanel cannot be shown in fullscreen mode.
• Added: copying progress for "Copy to folder" command.
• Fixed: saved "Footer" print option.
• Fixed: command "Send by email".
• Fixed: big RTFs loading.
• Fixed: NavPanel: opening of folder .lnk.
• Removed: "ShowStatusbarOnMedia" option.

Version 4.0.2 (28 jun 2009)

• Added: context menu item also for folders.
• Added: commandline parameter to open all files in a folder.
• Added: shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Del removes file history.
• Added: US OEM codepage.
• Added: option "Misc -- File sorting". Hidden option "FileSortOrder" removed.

Version 4.0.0 (21 Apr 2009)

• Added: Plugins zip auto-install (using Pluginst.inf files).
• Added: Full TIFF support (using VTiff.dll).
• Icons: Tango 22x22.
• Added: Alt+left/right keys - change page (for TIFFs).
• Added: detection of XML files.
• Added: "Step" option for "Gutter / line numbers" dialog.
• Added: Plugins dialog: Del/Ins keys.
• Fixed: workaround for incorrect AmpView work with window pos.
• Fixed: flickering on text reload.

Version 3.9.0.2 (7 mar 2009)

• Added: URL/mail highlighting.
• Added: "Multiline regex" search option.
• Fixed: Tab display for fixed modes.
• Fixed: Line numbers for BE files.
• Fixed: Web search error.
• Fixed: Saving win position for 2nd monitor.

Version 3.8.4 (1 jan 2009)

• Added: Pro's feature "Show line numbers" made Free.
• Added: Commandline param /Print.
• Added: Hidden option FileMoveDelay.
• Added: Hidden option StatusUrlWidth.
• Fixed: UTF-8 Find next.
• Fixed: Image flickering.

Version 3.8.0 (14 Oct)

• Added: Plugins installation from archives.
• Added: Internet mode: webpage title is shown in window caption.
• Icons: X-Qute 32x32.

Version 3.7.3 (06 Sep)

• Added: Option "Misc -- Window title".
• Added: Option "Misc -- Startup view mode".
• Added: Option "Multimedia -- Internet -- Offline mode".
• Added: Option "Multimedia -- Internet -- Open unknown file types" (removed hidden option WebAcceptAllFiles).
• Added: minor change: last options tab saved during session.
• Fixed: UTF8 find text selection.
• Languages: Hungarian, Hebrew, Vietnamese.

Version 3.7.1 (31 Aug)

• Added: Option to specify line numbers max count.
• Changed: Line numbers right aligned.
• Fixed: Hidden files display.

Version 3.7.0 (27 Aug)

• Program name shortened.
• Added: Line numbers: "Text -- Gutter & line numbers" option (Pro version).
• Added: When option "Misc -- Save last folder" is checked, "Save as" folder is saved too.
• Changed: Font options saved under different inikey.
• Commandline: passed folder name is opened in navigation panel too (Pro version).
• Fixed: Text Ctrl-R lineup issue.

Version 3.6.0 (11 Jun)

• Added: "Go to" line number.
• Added: ANI, CUR support.
• Added: Toolbar command "ViewModeMenu" (replaces ViewMode1...ViewMode8 by default).
• Added: Statusbar:
  • file num display also on startup (limit for 200 files)
  • Internet mode links shown
• Added: "Copy filename" command.
• Added: Alphanum sorting of filenames (for Previous/Next commands).
• Fixed: Tailing issue.

Version 3.4.0 (16 Apr)

• Added: support for non-square icons. 32x32 tool icons read correctly.
• Added: "View -- media -- Loop playback" command.
• Added: "View -- media -- Fit window to image" made Free.
• Added: "Edit -- Paste" command (for text/bitmaps).
• Added: "File -- Send by Email" command.
• Added: Options dialog changed.
• Added: Translation of shortcut names.
• Fixed: Del press in plugins.
• Installer: "All Users" section is used.
• Icons: Clo 29x29.
• Help: FAQ Q10.

Version 3.3.0 (04 Apr 2008):

• Added: Graphic support for JP2, JPC, PNM, RAS, MIS.
• Added: Command "Show EXIF" made Free.
• Added: RegEx search made Free.
• Fixed: IJL grayscale images loading.
• Added: .txt file saving on saving Icons template.
• Icons: Clo 24x24, 32x32.

Version 3.2.0 (19 Mar 2008):

• Added: Graphic:
  • Full JPEG support (ijl15.dll).
  • Full PNG support (w. alpha channel).
  • Pro version: "View -- Multimedia -- Show EXIF".
  • BPP display for some graphic types in statusbar.
• Added: Option "General -- Icons".
• Added: Alphablending of search progress window (Win2K).
• Help: Topics "Custom icons", "Plugins usage".
• Installer: Installer updated, "Add/Remove Programs" item added.
• Fixed: Regex multiline option now disabled.
• Fixed: 'Alt' key press in dialogs under Vista.

Version 3.1.0 (23 Feb 2008):

• Added: Search:
  • Option "Text -- Suggest selection as search text".
  • Option "Text -- No error message, beep instead".
  • Option "Misc -- Save search history".
• Added: Printing:
  • Image preview dialog uses ATPrintPreview 1.3.
  • "Page setup" dialog allows to enter margins.
  • Text: page numbers printed.
  • Text: page range enabled in Print dialog.
• Added: Multimedia mode "MCI" returned back.
• Added: Text mode: Notepad minor feature: follow file tail on resize.
• Changed: Hidden options renamed/deleted.
• Fixed: Text mode: Vertical scrollbar could disappear on some files.
• Fixed: "Reload" command now closes the file if it was deleted.
• Fixed: Search strings could save without leading space.

Version 3.0.0 (25 Jan 2008):

• Note for Pro version: License type is shown in About box. If you see wrong license type, please write to support address to update your key.
• Changed: "Regular expression" search option is now in Pro version only.
• Added: Support for folder plugins such as VisualDirSize. Notes:
  • Free version: to activate such plugins you must pass the folder name in command line;
  • Pro version: to activate such plugins you can also click a folder in Navigation panel Listview;
  • most of file commands are disabled for such plugins.
• Added: Find features:
  • "Find" dialog reworked, added "Origin" option.
  • "Find previous" command (Note: only for text modes and not for RegEx).
  • When "Hex string" search option is changed, text is automatically encoded/decoded.
• Added: Options dialog reworked.
• Added: Plugin dialog: Button to edit plugin ini file.
• Added: On image loading errors UV doesn't show messagebox, but instead shows error text in image corner.
• Added: Options for image label colors.
• Added: Command line parameter "/Mode".
• Removed: Multimedia mode "MCI".
• Removed: Hidden option "TextVariableScrollbar".
• Fixed: Find error on changing view mode.
• Fixed: Text mode: Trailing spaces showing on word wrap.
• Fixed: Plugins mode: Crash with Syn, Hpg_Ed.

Version 2.8.0 (09 Dec 2007):

• Added: Startup speedup.
• Added: "Go to" dialog improved, added "Selection start"/"Selection end" options.
• Fixed: Plugins focusing after some messagebox displaying.

Version 2.7.0 (21 Nov 2007):

• Added: Option "View -- Text -- Non-printable characters".
• Added: Option "Advanced -- Use special OEM font". When unchecked (default on Unicode systems), OEM text is shown using the same font as ANSI text.
• Added: Option "Advanced -- Gutter on the left".
• Added: Option "Follow tail" has the menu command, so you can put it on Toolbar.
• Added: Command "Edit -- Copy to file" (enabled in text modes).
• Added: Text mode: Tabs have correct dynamic size (currently only for monospaced fonts).
• Added: Command line parameter to specify window position.
• Fixed: Memory leak in Internet mode.
• Fixed: Error on plugins dialog close.
• Fixed: Option "Add 'Alt' key to menu shortcuts" could not work.

Version 2.6.0 (22 Oct 2007):

• Added: Text mode: EBCDIC, KOI8, ISO, Mac encodings are visible in the main menu, and more than 40 additional encodings are visible in the menu called by F8. Notes:
  • Some encodings are greyed out, this means OS doesn't support them.
  • RegEx search for custom encodings is not yet implemented.
• Added: Text mode: Commands "Encodings menu" (F8), "Next encoding", "Previous encoding".
• Added: Text mode: To the right-click menu added commands "Select line", "Encodings menu".
• Added: Text modes: Statusbar shows current text encoding.
• Added: Text/Image modes: Mouse shortcut for zoom: left button + wheel.
• Added: Option "Show icons in menu".
• Added: Option "Add the 'Alt' key to menu shortcuts, so they won't conflict with plugins" in Plugins dialog.

Version 2.5.0 (28 Sep 2007):

• Added: View mode "Unicode/Hex", similar to FAR manager's one. To activate it call the Unicode mode twice.
• Added: Text mode: Support for KOI8-R codepage. More codepages will be added later.
• Added: Text modes: Nice scroll by middle mouse click, like in MSIE / Forefox.
• Added: Text modes: When a text is selected, Find dialog shows that selection (first line) as initial input.
• Added: Image mode: Commands "View -- Multimedia -- Flip vertically / Flip horizontally / Convert to negative".
• Added: Image mode: If internal library couldn't load an image, IrfanView/XnView are tried automatically.
• Added: Option "Advanced -- Save last working folder".
• Added: "Print preview" dialog: added "Print setup" button and "Position" option (for images).
• Changed: Ini-files reading optimization performed (TMemIniFile class is used now).
• Changed: Reworked "View -- Internet -- Offline" option: global IE Offline flag is used. Now when option is checked, UV should not connect to Internet at all. Default option value is unchecked now.
• Changed: Changed registry key name for ini relocation feature. External "Configuration files relocation tool" is updated.
• Fixed: Image mode: Transparency setting for animated GIFs.
• Fixed: Hidden menu appeared after returning from the Full Screen mode.

Version 2.4.0 (23 Aug 2007):

• Added: IrfanView/XnView integration option ("General" tab). You can switch between internal library and IrfanView/XnView using '4' key.
• Added: New printing procedure for text modes, it works differently in Text/Binary/Hex/Unicode modes. Printing in Unicode mode is finally done.
• Changed: Pro version trial period is now 15 days.
• Added: Command "File -- Print preview" now works in Text/Binary/Hex/Unicode modes.
• Added: Command "File -- Properties".
• Added: Option "Advanced -- Resample image on scaling" (not for Win9x).
• Added: Option "Advanced -- Auto-save window position" and command "Options -- Save window position" like in TC Lister.
• Added: When Lister plugins are added from TC config file, the "RedirectSection" feature is allowed.
• Added: Large images are shown during loading.
• Added: Navigation panel remembers its column widths and positions.
• Added: '?' character can be specified at the beginning of usertools parameters string to confirm parameters.
• Added: Help topic "Additional information -- Configuration files".
• Fixed: Command "Fit window to image".
• Fixed: Internet mode: Acrobat plugin could cause crash on exit.
• Fixed: Image mode: Wrong copies number on printing.

Version 2.2.0 (25 Jul 2007):

• Changed: These commands are now in Pro version only:
  • "File -- Rename"
  • "File -- Copy to folder"
  • "File -- Move to folder"
  • "View -- Multimedia -- Fit window to image"
• Added: Russian license allowed under Ukrainian Windows with Russian locale.
• Added: Option "Advanced -- Show hidden files" (Pro version).
• Added: Option "Advanced -- Resolve .lnk files targets" (Pro version).
• Added: Image mode: Print preview form.
• Added: Image mode: Images are printed with a footer text.
• Added: Text mode: Only chars missed in the current font are replaced with dots.
• Changed: Default shortcut for "Full screen" command is F11, it's well known from all major browsers.
• Changed: Hidden option "TextScrollPageSize" renamed to "TextVariableScrollbar", it's default value changed to 0.
• Changed: Hidden option "TextMaxLength" is made visible.
• Fixed: Option "Fit window to image" didn't work with Navigation panel.
• Fixed: Plugins mode: Arrows keys didn't work in Lister plugins.
• Fixed: Plugins mode: Crash with IniEd plugin.
• Fixed: Plugins mode: Exception with FileInfo plugin.
• Fixed: Internet mode: BMP files sometimes open in a new window.

Version 2.0.0 (10 Jul 2007):

• Changed: Now there are two UV versions: Free and Pro. See the help file ("Help -- Contents" command) for the differences list.
• Added: Option "Show navigation panel" (F4), Pro version only. It allows to have Explorer-like browser at the left and to open files directly from within UV window. Note that UV will load faster when navigation panel is off.
• Changed: Various histories are now saved in the separate ini file: ViewerHistory.ini (located in the same folder as Viewer.ini). These are: window size and position, recent files list, search history. You can open this file using command "Options -- Advanced -- Manually edit history file".
• Added: Help in CHM format
• Added: Commands "File -- Rename", "File -- Copy to folder", "File -- Move to folder"
• Added: Option "Advanced -- Media -- Auto-start media playback"
• Added: Option "Advanced -- Media -- Play count"
• Added: Command "Help -- Web links -- Download plugins"
• Added: Command "View -- Multimedia -- Play/Pause"
• Added: Commands "View -- Multimedia -- Volume -- Up / Down / Mute". Volume value and mute state are saved and restored on program restart.
• Added: Warning when Explorer integration option cannot be applied under Vista
• Added: Text mode: Auto-scroll when mouse is lefter/righter than text area
• Added: Text mode: Shift + Mouse Wheel scrolls horizontally, like TC Lister
• Added: Text mode: Ctrl + Mouse Wheel changes font size
• Added: Image mode: Ctrl + Mouse Wheel changes image scale
• Fixed: Statusbar was shown in Full Screen state

• Added: RegEx search option in Text/Binary/Hex/Unicode modes; to see help on RegEx syntax press Help button in search dialog
• Added: Text modes: triple click selects current line
• Changed: Internet mode: by default all file types are accepted; if you don't like it, change the value of WebAcceptAllFiles hidden option to 0
• Fixed: "Full screen" command's work on second monitor
• Added: Option "Show image transparency"
• Added: Hidden option "TextMaxClipboardDataSizeMb"

• Added: Status bar with some file information
• Added: Options "Show menu", "Show toolbar", "Show status bar" are duplicated in main menu "View -- Interface"
• Added: Command "Options -- Advanced -- Manually edit configuration file"
• Added: Command "View -- Image -- Fit window to image"
• Added: Commands "View -- Zoom -- Zoom in/ Zoom out": they work with text, images and web pages
• Changed: Configuration file default location under Vista is "%AppData%\ATViewer"
• Fixed: Last selected charset (OEM/ANSI) is saved, if option "Auto-detect OEM charset" is turned off
• Added: Image mode: image is scrollable by keyboard/ mouse wheel
• Changed: RTF/UTF-8 mode: for UTF-8 files the signature is no longer required (Note: not supported under Win9x)
• Added: Hidden options: TextMaxLength, MediaAutoAdvance

• Added: Images printing
• Added: Support for Total Commander 7 Lister API
• Added: Options "Show menu", "Center image in window"
• Added: Command "Edit - Go to" works also in Internet mode
• Added: Command-line parameter to specify startup file position
• Added: Support for 32-bit toolbar images
• Added: Hidden option FileSkipHidden

• Added: New program icon by StickyNomad
• Added: Command "Options - Configure user tools"
• Added: Command "File - Delete"
• Changed: Text modes: file is not locked anymore, so you may delete it - in this case, if "Auto-reload file on changing" option is on, Viewer will just close file (Note: not supported under Win9x)
• Added: RTF/UTF-8 mode: URLs made clickable (Note: not supported under Win9x)
• Added: Plugins mode: better parsing of plugins detect-strings
• Added: Hidden options: FileNextMsg, WebAcceptAllFiles, ModeUndetected, ModesDisabledForDetect, SearchNoErrorMessage, SearchNoNextConfirm
• Added: Filelist can be passed to Viewer as a command line parameter: use '@' preceding character. In Total Commander, in the toolbar button properties, enter "@%L" into Parameters field.

• Added: Search is implemented also in Unicode mode
• Added: Image mode: image sizes are shown at the left-top image corner
• Added: Image mode: image is draggable by mouse
• Added: Text modes: mouse click marks selection start, Shift+click marks selection end
• Added: "Single instance only" option
• Added: "Copy" command works also with images

• Added: Configurable toolbar
• Added: Ability to plug-in external tools: see file "Readme\External Tools Configuration.html"
• Added: Commands for images: "Fit only big images", "Rotate to the right", "Rotate to the left", "Grayscale"
• Added: Commands for Internet mode: "Go back", "Go forward"

• Added: "Always on top", "Full screen" commands.
  Note: don't use "Full screen" Viewer command in Windows Media Player mode, use WMP's Full Screen command instead because it shows much more nicer display.
• Added: "Zoom in", "Zoom out", "Original size" commands for images in Multimedia mode
• Added: Recent files list (optional)
• Changed: Supressed "File Download" MSIE dialog when unknown file type is opened in Internet mode
• Fixed: Displaying of ANSI text in asian Windows versions

• Added: "Auto-reload file" and "Follow tail" options (currently work only in Text/Binary/Hex/Unicode modes)
• Added: "Auto-copy to clipboard" option that allows to silently copy text at the end of selection operation. Be careful, do not press Ctrl+A on 600 Meg video clip.
• Added: "Border" option that allows to hide border around view area
• Added: "Hex background color" option
• Added: Configurable shortcuts
• Added: Disablable plugins
• Added: "Go to" dialog improved

Version 1.3.2 (17 Jun 2006):

• Initial public release