fixed a bug with not working keyboard navigation on 64-bit systems
0.5.2 Build 323 (2011-07-26)
added the Running processes item
reduced menu flicker for Folder Menus and Titlebar Menus
improved Serial Number validation
fixed minor bugs
0.5.1 Build 311 (2011-06-25)
added multiple monitor support
hidden items can now display a dimmed icon
added automatic update checks
improved RTL support
improved reparse point handling
fixed major and minor bugs
0.5 Build 283 (2010-10-02)
improved the Options window
added support for icon overlays
added support for generic icons
optimized the icon retrieval process for faster icon display
added the ability to display the number of items left to scroll
added more scroll arrow positioning modes
added more file/folder grouping modes
added support for scaled DPI modes
fixed some bugs
0.4.5 Build 243 (2010-05-15)
added support for right-to-left text directions
added the Plugins page allowing to enable and disable plugins
fixed some security issues
0.4.4 Build 239 (2010-04-10)
added support for Windows 7
added support for 64 bit windows
added Approach Items customization
added Titlebar Menus customization
created the ClipboardAssistant plugin which extends Contextual Menus for files, shortcuts, and folders
implemented arbitraty text file support in InstantTxt
included InstantTxt plugin into the product bundle
inimized resource usage
0.4.3 Build 162 (2007-03-24)
added support for Windows Vista
optimized InstantWave plugin for quicker handling large amounts of files
optimized icon extraction
fixed major and minor bugs
0.4.2 Build 135 (2007-02-01)
implemented drag and drop support
changed plugin loading scheme for unregistered users - any two plugins can now be loaded
fixed major and minor bugs
0.4.1 Build 132 (2006-12-24)
enhanced Approach Items for quicker root menu display
implemented 'Add Shortcut to Approach Items' context menu string
optimized Scope plugin for quicker handling large amounts of graphics files
implemented Trace Mode for testing purposes
fixed major and minor bugs
0.4 beta 1 (2006-11-08)
implemented Titlebar Menus
implemented unlimited menu depth support
reduced CPU usage in the Folder Menus feature
added support for F1 key
the Options dialog box now appears when activating Approach while another instance is running
fixed the bug with opening a Removable Device in a Search view after double click
fixed the bug with incorrect icon handling under certain circumstances
0.4 (2006-11-08)
implemented Titlebar Menus
implemented unlimited menu depth support
reduced CPU usage in the Folder Menus feature
added support for F1 key
the Options dialog box now appears when activating Approach while another instance is running
fixed the bug with opening a Removable Device in a Search view after double click
fixed the bug with incorrect icon handling under certain circumstances
0.3 beta 1 (2006-07-13)
added support for localizing Approach
fixed the bug with crashing Explorer when opening an item in a ZIP archive
fixed the bug with incorrect menu/text colors on some high contrast schemes
fixed several documentation bugs
0.2.1 (2006-04-13)
fixed the bug with disappearing current selection when activating a context menu
fixed the bug with Folder Menus displayed after two single clicks made within the Initial Menu timeout
fixed the bug with inability to activate Send To context menu commands under certain circumstances
fixed an icon cache bug
fixed minor help bugs
0.2 (2006-03-16)
added "Approach Items" feature
improved overall stability
fixed the bug with incorrect international names on FTP sites
fixed the bug with inability to open items by pressing Enter key under certain circumstances
fixed several memory leaks
improved the Scope plugin -- added support for semi-transparent layered PNG
improved the InstantWave plugin -- reduced plugin file size
added an image-rich help file
added help popups
fixed other minor bugs
0.1 alpha 14 (2005-12-16)
added the InstantWave plugin for playing WAV sound from KO Approach menus
optimized icon extraction
0.1 alpha 13 (2005-12-07)
added support for Shell notification events. With this functionality KO Approach menus are autimatically updated if you make a change on any item (i.e. copy/paste operations)
misc minor bugfixes
0.1 alpha 12 (2005-11-27)
improved compatibility with Windows XP Themes
faster icon handling resulting in faster scrolling and improved responsiveness
fixed the bug with incorrect behavior of context menus for shortcuts to folders
fixed the bug with incorrect icon extraction for certain items
other minor bugfixes
0.1 alpha 11 (2005-11-10)
fixed the bug with incorrect menu drawing after moving the mouse outside the menu's client area
Previously when Scope plugin was installed, all items that displayed an arrow were treated equally. Currently true folders are on top of the list and items handled by plugins are not necessarily folders
0.1 alpha 10 (2005-11-02)
added an option whether or not treat ZIP archives as folders
added an option to limit maximum menu width
the Scope plugin now supports JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, WMF and BMP formats. For details see readme_scope.txt in the 'Plugins' sub-directory of KO Approach installation root (i.e. C:\Program Files\KO Approach)
0.1 alpha 9 (2005-10-27)
provided the setup program with the ability to auto-start the app upon successful installation
added the Scope plugin
fixed the bug with inaproppriate menu display when clicking an icon in single-click icon opening mode
fixed the bug with crashing after clicking on a shortcut to a non-folder
fixed the bug with terribly looking icons on certain systems
fixed the uninstaller bug with shortcuts remaining in the Start menu after uninstallation
0.1 alpha 8 (2005-10-17)
provided icon caching functionality
fixed the bug with blank icons on certain items (furthermore than in 0.1 alpha 4)
fixed the bug with maximum menu width
fixed the bug with crashing explorer under certain circumstances in single-click icon opening mode
fixed the bug that appeared accidentally in 0.1 alpha 7 with non-working menus in Windows 2000
fixed the bug with incorrect icon for shortcuts to folders
0.1 alpha 7 (2005-10-12)
added support for Cut/Copy context menu commands. This finalized context menu support that was in the pre-working phase in version 0.1 alpha 6
added support for shadows under menus in Windows XP
removed the feature of treating ZIP archives as folders in Windows XP
fixed the bug with wrong names of shortcuts to folders
fixed a memory leak when manipulating shortcuts
provided a warning message in the setup program appearing if KO Approach is currently running
0.1 alpha 6 (2005-10-09)
fixed the bug with task-based Explorer view
fixed the bug with the 'Single-click to open an item' shell setting
added support for Home/End keys
added support for contextual menus (currently in beta)
improved window metrics support
fixed several memory leaks
other minor bugfixes
0.1 alpha 5 (2005-10-01)
provided more decent click-monitoring mechanism
added an option: browse for folders in a new or the previous window
added an option: activate items with single or double click
fixed several memory leaks
fixed the bug with crashing Explorer when pressing ENTER with no selection present
0.1 alpha 4 (2005-09-24)
fixed the bug which caused not all items to be included
fixed the bug with crashing explorer when exiting ApproachEP
fixed the bug with non-disappearing child menus
fixed the bug with disappearing Notification Icon when explorer restarts
fixed the bug with incorrect keyboard-based item activation (when activatin 2 or more items in a row)
fixed the bug with blank icons on certain items
0.1 alpha 3 (2005-09-19)
added support for Windows 2000
fixed the bug with suddenly disappearing menus
added several new parameters: hidden files mode, number of items to scroll (wheel, page)
fixed the bug with non-disappearing menus (when clicking outside the menu)
fixed the bug with searching by International symbols