GNOME Commander Changelog

What's new in GNOME Commander 1.10.2

May 20, 2019
  • List of bug fixes:
  • Fix for compilation error with exiv2 0.27.1 (Thanks to Mamoru Tasaka)
  • New or updated docs:
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)

New in GNOME Commander 1.10.1 (May 13, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Menu entry for (un)selecting files with the same filename suffix
  • Search window can be optionally minimized or moved below the main window
  • Bug fixes:
  • List of bookmarks is synchronized between Gnome Commander instances
  • Removed gnome-config references, fixing bgo#570733 and issue #27 on GitLab
  • New or updated translations:
  • ar, bg dz, en_CA, en_GB, ga, hr, ne, rw, sq, vi, zh_TW (Elijah Zarezky)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)
  • hu (Balázs Meskó)
  • pl (Piotr Drąg)
  • pt_BR (Rafael Fontenelle)
  • New or updated docs:
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles

New in GNOME Commander 1.10.0 (Mar 31, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Gnome Commander icon and internal viewer icon refreshed
  • Gnome Commander settings are now completely migrated to GSettings under the key `org.gnome.gnome-commander`
  • Settings in `~/.gnome2/gnome-commander` and in `~/.gnome-commander/*` are migrated automatically
  • Script and plugin folder in `~/.gnome-commander` is moved into `~/.config/gnome-commander`
  • Bug fixes:
  • Various warnings at compile time have been fixed
  • Several code improvements and memory leaks have been fixed
  • New or updated translations:
  • cs (Marek Cernocky)
  • da (Ask Hjorth Larsen)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • de (Tim Sabsch)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)
  • es (Piotr Drąg)
  • hu (Balázs Úr)
  • id (Kukuh Syafaat)
  • pl (Piotr Drąg)
  • pt_BR (Isaac F. Ferreira Filho)
  • pt_BR (Rafael Fontenelle)
  • sr (Мирослав Николић)
  • sr@latin (Мирослав Николић)
  • sv (Anders Jonsson)
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Marek Cernocky)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • de (Tim Sabsch)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)
  • es (Piotr Drąg)
  • sv (Anders Jonsson)

New in GNOME Commander 1.8.1 (Mar 5, 2018)

  • New features:
  • Store the size of the options dialog when closing itself
  • Remove unnecessary border lines from the options dialog tabs (thanks to Elijah)
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fix simple script system for file names with spaces
  • New or updated translations:
  • cs (Marek Cernocky)
  • da (Ask Hjorth Larsen)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)
  • hu (Balázs Meskó)
  • id (Kukuh Syafaat)
  • pl (Piotr Drąg)
  • pt_BR (Isaac F. Ferreira Filho)
  • sr (Мирослав Николић)
  • sr@latin (Мирослав Николић)
  • sv (Anders Jonsson)
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Marek Cernocky)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)

New in GNOME Commander 1.8.0 (Oct 29, 2017)

  • New features:
  • Quick search can be activated by just typing a letter, adjustable in the options tab
  • Option for saving/not saving the command line history on exit
  • Option for saving/not saving the search history on exit
  • Added a settings option for deciding if the terminal window should stay open when a command finishes
  • [build] Don't use gnome-autogen.sh anymore (Many thanks to Philip Withnall and David King)
  • [build] Translations are now handled by upstream gettext instead of intltool
  • [build] New documentation infrastructure: Use yelp-tools instead of gnome-doc-utils
  • Other changes:
  • Increased minimum GTK version from 2.8.0 to 2.18.0
  • Code cleanup (Thanks to Mamoru and Andreas for contributing)
  • Bug fixes:
  • [build] Python is now found at build time, too, when its version is equal to or higher than 3.x
  • New or updated translations:
  • ca (Jordi Mas)
  • cs (Marek Černocký)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • eo (Kristjan Schmidt)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)
  • fi (Jiri Grönroos)
  • hu (Balázs Úr)
  • id (Kukuh Syafaat)
  • pl (Piotr Drąg)
  • pt_BR (Rafael Fontenelle)
  • sl (Matej Urbančič)
  • sr (Мирослав Николић)
  • sr@latin (Мирослав Николић)
  • sv (Anders Jonsson)
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Marek Černocký)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)

New in GNOME Commander 1.6.4 (May 28, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem bgo#779574 (Other favourite apps settings not saved)
  • Fixed problem bgo#619112 (Internal-viewer by default display incorrect code pages)
  • New or updated translations:
  • cs (Marek Černocký)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • eu (Inaki Larranaga Murgoitio)
  • hu (Balázs Úr)
  • id (Andika Triwidada)
  • pl (Piotr Drąg)
  • pt_BR (Rafael Fontenelle)
  • sr (Мирослав Николић)
  • sr@latin (Мирослав Николић)
  • sv (Anders Jonsson)
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Marek Černocký)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)

New in GNOME Commander 1.6.3 (Feb 26, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • libunique (sometimes called only 'unique') is now optional via configure option
  • New or updated translations:
  • cs (Marek Černocký)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Marek Černocký)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)
  • pl (Piotr Drąg)
  • pt_BR (Rafael Fontenelle)
  • ru (Stas Solovey)
  • sr (Мирослав Николић)
  • sr@latin (Мирослав Николић)

New in GNOME Commander 1.6.2 (Nov 7, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem bgo#398734 (Color of marked files does not change when using theme colors)
  • Device list entry width is set equal to the longest string in the list
  • Fixed a bug in advance rename tool when utilizing METATAGS
  • New features:
  • Disk free space label is shown in status bar if device list isn't shown (works after restarting gcmd)
  • Shortcut can be assigned for:
  • Moving the cursor up or down ("Move cursor one step up/down")
  • Viewing bookmarks of current device ("Show bookmarks of current device")
  • New or updated translations:
  • hu (Balázs Meskó)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • pl (Piotr Drąg)
  • sr (Мирослав Николић)
  • sr@latin (Мирослав Николић)
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Marek Černocký)

New in GNOME Commander 1.6.0 (Oct 4, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Configurable command for sending files to a preferred application
  • Button ‘Edit files’ accepts more than one selected file at the same time
  • Device buttons and device list entries act as ‘home buttons’ for that device
  • Copy directory path to clipboard after right click on dir-indicator
  • Show/hide mainmenu can be set as keyboard shortcut
  • Simple plug-in system for file context menu
  • Display of application icons in the ‘Open With’ popup menu
  • Write bookmark changes immediately to file, sync bookmarks between all instances
  • File Roller plugin can use prefix patterns using strftime when generating the archive name
  • Storage of options is done in the dconf database now instead of a gnome-config file
  • Devices and fav-apps are now stored within the GKeyFile format
  • Reopen the same options dialog tab which was previously closed in the current session
  • New colour theme ‘Winter’
  • Other changes:
  • Removed "Open folder" command in popup menu and user actions
  • Started usage of google test framework for unit tests
  • Samba support is now optional via configure option at build phase
  • Code cleanup
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed bgo#671616 (Right-Mouse popup menu is displayed in wrong position)
  • Fixed bgo#683087 (Crash opening properties window on certain objects)
  • Fixed bgo#742752 (Made options dialog resizable and added scrollbars)
  • Fixed bgo#767158 (Shortcuts stop working after changing layout)
  • Fixed bgo#770062 (Memory leak in GnomeCmdPlainPath)
  • Fixed bgo#770063 (Memory leak in get_string_pixel_size)
  • Preserve focused file after renamed with AdvRenDialog
  • Fixed string escaping for directories with ampersand (see bgo#769309)
  • New or updated translations:
  • bs (Samir Ribic)
  • ca (Jordi Mas)
  • cs (Marek Černocký)
  • de (Mario Blättermann, Wolfgang Stöggl)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)
  • eu (Inaki Larranaga Murgoitio)
  • fi (Lasse Liehu)
  • fr (Alexandre Franke)
  • hu (Balázs Meskó, Balázs Úr)
  • id (Andika Triwidada)
  • lt (Zygimantus)
  • nb (Kjartan Maraas)
  • oc (Cédric Valmary)
  • pl (Piotr Drąg)
  • pt (Pedro Albuquerque)
  • pt_BR (Rafael Fontenelle)
  • ro (Jobava)
  • sk (Dušan Kazik, Tibor Kaputa)
  • sl (Matej Urbančič)
  • sr (Мирослав Николић)
  • sr@latin (Мирослав Николић)
  • sv (Anders Jonsson, Josef Andersson)
  • tr (Necdet Yücel)
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Daniel Mustieles, Marek Černocký)
  • de (Christian Kirbach, Mario Blättermann)
  • el (Dimitris Spingos, Maria Mavridou)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)

New in GNOME Commander 1.4.9 (Sep 24, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed bgo#764306 (Spelling mistake and wrong words in strings, thanks to Anders Jonsson)
  • New or updated translations:
  • cs (Marek Černocký)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)
  • hu (Balázs Meskó)
  • hu (Balázs Úr)
  • hu (Gábor Kelemen)
  • id (Andika Triwidada)
  • pl (Piotr Drąg)
  • pt (Tiago Santos)
  • ro (Jobava)
  • sk (Dušan Kazik)
  • sr (Мирослав Николић)
  • sr@latin (Мирослав Николић)
  • sv (Anders Jonsson)
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Marek Černocký)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)

New in GNOME Commander 1.4.7 (Sep 21, 2015)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem bgo#745454 (Segmentation fault after find files, thanks to Mamoru Tasaka)
  • Fixed problem bgo#749869 (Segfault on the second search, thanks to Mamoru Tasaka)
  • Fixed problem bgo#734032 (Clicking on .png file looks at wrong MIME type, thanks to Mamoru Tasaka)
  • New or updated translations: oc (Cédric Valmary)
  • New or updated docs: cs (Marek ÄŒernocký)

New in GNOME Commander 1.4.6 (May 20, 2015)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem bgo#747771 (appdata.xml file is not being translated, thanks to Dominique Leuenberger)
  • Fixed problem bgo#746003 (crash on opening property dialog on ftp-directory with "odd" uid)
  • Fixed problem bgo#748869 (crash when searching two times consecutively)
  • Fixed problem bgo#653573 (Passwords store in plain text in ./gnome-commander/connections)
  • Fixed problem bgo#742752 (Made options dialog resizable and added scrollbars)
  • New or updated translations: el (Maria Mavridou) pt (Pedro Albuquerque) bs (Samir Ribic)
  • New or updated docs: cs (Marek ÄŒernocký) el (Maria Mavridou)

New in GNOME Commander 1.4.5 (Jan 25, 2015)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem bgo#741316 (Appdata missing in POT)
  • Fixed problem bgo#742716 (Option --start-right-dir crashes gnome-commander)
  • Removed python-2.6 support from gentoo ebuild
  • New or updated translations:
  • hu (Balázs Úr)
  • id (Andika Triwidada)
  • sr (Мирослав Николић)
  • sr@latin (Мирослав Николић)
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Marek Černocký)

New in GNOME Commander 1.4.4 (Nov 12, 2014)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem bgo#571495 (Migrated from gnome_execute_shell to g_spawn_async)
  • Fixed problem bgo#737088 (Support for user's terminal different from gnome-terminal)
  • New or updated translations
  • New or updated docs

New in GNOME Commander 1.4.3 (Jun 23, 2014)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem bgo#731557 (Crash when drag 'n drop objects via mouse)
  • New or updated translations:
  • Czech
  • German
  • Finnish
  • New or updated docs:
  • Czech

New in GNOME Commander 1.4.2 (May 23, 2014)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed Gentoo problem #509574 (Switched from python-r1 to python-single-r1 in ebuild)
  • Fixed problem bgo#367949 (Corrected async_xfer_callback-results for moving folders)
  • Fixed problem bgo#598161 (Selecting text in internal viewer on lines with TANew features:
  • Text selection in int. viewer works on lines with TAB characters (Thanks to Jan Vleeshouwers)
  • New or updated translations:
  • Czech
  • Greek
  • Serbian
  • Serbian Latin

New in GNOME Commander 1.4.1 (Apr 5, 2014)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem bgo#641842 (use poppler-glib instead of poppler internal API)
  • Fixed problem bgo#726682 (Fix for undefined reference to vtable)
  • Support for utf8 encoded creation and modification dates in document metadata
  • Moved Search, Quick Search and Enable Filter from Edit to File menu
  • New or updated translations:
  • cs (Marek ÄŒernocký)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)
  • fr (Alexandre Franke)
  • id (Andika Triwidada)
  • pt_BR (Rafael Ferreira)
  • sl (Matej Urbančič)
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Marek ÄŒernocký)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles)

New in GNOME Commander 1.4.0 (Mar 17, 2014)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem bgo#377463 (mkdir dialog loses focus)
  • Fixed problem bgo#492479 (file replace prompt must show date and size of files)
  • Fixed problem bgo#617140 (GNOME Goal: Use accessor functions instead direct access)
  • Fixed problems bgo#632064, bgo#632208, bgo#633107, bgo#633167, bgo#633331, bgo#634972, bgo#637873, bgo#638059 (bugs in gnome-commander-help.master.po)
  • Fixed problem bgo#660043 (shortcut ALT+DOWN not documented)
  • Fixed problem bgo#660268 (remember directory history between sessions)
  • Fixed problem bgo#667080 (delete confirmation defaults to YES/OK)
  • Fixed Ubuntu problem #117226 (bookmarks unification)
  • Fixed problem with right mouse button selection not being precise
  • Fixed problem bgo#696227 (detect and support libgsf >= 1.14.26)
  • Fixed problem bgo#684527 (Fixed typos in strings)
  • Fixed problem bgo#660063 (define ALT+DOWN binding as user definable: view.dir_history)
  • Fixed problem bgo#642178 (lock tabs for prev/next buttons)
  • New features:
  • Support for tabs
  • Revamped bookmarks dialog
  • Revamped file properties dialog
  • One instance mode
  • New colour theme: green tiger
  • User defined LS_COLORS colours
  • Possibility to select/deselect files only
  • Support for automatic width counters in advanced file rename
  • Enhanced file name matching in quick search
  • Open terminal with administrator privileges
  • Prompt to confirm drag & drop operations
  • Right click popup menu for copying in internal viewer
  • --config-dir command line option for customized location of config files
  • Several speed improvements including C++ rework and code cleanups
  • New python plugin: 'apply_patch'
  • Dropped broken MIME type configuration
  • Dropped support for cvs plugin
  • New key bindings:
  • CTRL+T Open directory in a new tab (replaces the old Multi-Rename-Tool binding)
  • CTRL+W Close current tab
  • CTRL+SHIFT+W Close all tabs
  • CTRL+TAB Switch to the next tab
  • CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Switch to the previous tab
  • SUPER+1 Change left connection
  • SUPER+2 Change right connection
  • New or updated docs:
  • cs (Marek ÄŒernocký)
  • de (Mario Blättermann, Niklas Mattisson, Piotr DrÄ…g)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles, Jorge González)
  • el (Dimitris Spingos)
  • fr (Alexandre Franke, Bruno Brouard, Claude Paroz)
  • ru (Aleksej Kabanov, Radik Usupov)
  • sl (Matej Urbančič)
  • New or updated translations:
  • ca (Gil Forcada)
  • cs (Marek ÄŒernocký, Petr Kovar, Piotr Eljasiak)
  • da (Ask H. Larsen)
  • de (Mario Blättermann)
  • dz (Daniel Mustieles)
  • en_GB (Piotr Eljasiak)
  • eo (Kristjan SCHMIDT)
  • el (Dimitris Spingos)
  • es (Daniel Mustieles, Jorge González)
  • eu (Inaki Larranaga Murgoitio, Piotr Eljasiak)
  • fr (Bruno Brouard, Claude Paroz, Laurent Coudeur)
  • hu (Balázs Úr, Gabor Kelemen)
  • id (Andika Triwidada)
  • it (Alberto Bertoncini, Piotr Eljasiak)
  • ja (Jiro Matsuzawa, OKANO Takayoshi, Piotr Eljasiak, Takayuki KUSANO)
  • ko (Sewon Jang)
  • nb (Kjartan Maraas)
  • nl (Hannie Dumoleyn, Piotr Eljasiak, Wouter Bolsterlee)
  • pl (Piotr Eljasiak)
  • pt_BR (Adorilson Bezerra, Gabriel F. Vilar, Juan Diego Martins da Costa Cruz, Mateus Zenaide, Michel Recondo, Piotr Eljasiak)
  • ro (Daniel Șerbănescu, Lucian Grijincu)
  • ru (Aleksej Kabanov, Dmitriy Kodanev, Radik Usupov, Yuri Kozlov)
  • sl (Martin Srebotnjak, Matej Urbančič)
  • sr (Мирослав Николић )
  • sr@latin (Мирослав Николић)
  • sv (Daniel Nylander, Piotr Eljasiak)
  • th (Akom Chotiphantawanon)
  • uk (Maxim V. Dziumanenko)
  • zh_CN (Aron Xu, lainme)
  • TW (RayCherng Yu zh)

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.17 (Jan 13, 2014)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem bgo#721132 (Support build with -Werror=format-security)
  • Updated GCMD home page location
  • New or updated translations:
  • es (Daniel Mustieles),
  • id (Andika Triwidada),
  • pt_BR (Adorilson Bezerra)

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.16 (Dec 30, 2013)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fix for gcc-4.7 compiling problem
  • Fix for bgo#705724 (poppler >= 0.24)
  • Fix for bgo#676303 (poppler >= 0.20.0)
  • New or updated docs:
  • de (Mario Blättermann), el (Dimitris Spingos), fr (Bruno Brouard)
  • New or updated translations:
  • da (Ask H. Larsen), de (Mario Blättermann, Uwe Scholz),
  • el (Dimitris Spingos), fr (Bruno Brouard), hu (Balázs Úr),
  • id (Andika Triwidada), pt_br (Adorilson Bezerra, Juan Diego Martins
  • da Costa Cruz), ru (Aleksej Kabanov), sl (Martin Srebotnjak),
  • th (Akom Chotiphantawanon)

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.15 (Dec 7, 2011)

  • This version fixes a problem with broken links n documentation.
  • It also updates the Czech, Esperanto, French, German, Slovenian, and Spanish translations.

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.14 (Oct 5, 2011)

  • This version fixes a problem with storing the port for the remote connections.
  • It also updates the Dutch translation.

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.13 (Aug 9, 2011)

  • This version fixes a crash on displaying file properties when connected to FTP.

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.12 (Jun 19, 2011)

  • This version fixes a crash when cancelling the search, issues with deprecated Python modules, problems with bookmarks not being updated for newly added ones, and a problem with mkdir permissions.

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.11 (May 2, 2011)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem #639243 (misleading docs for F2 shortcut)
  • Fixed problem #640387 (usage of deprecated python modules: md5, sha1)
  • Fixed problem with starting GNOME Commander as root
  • Fixed problem with Traditional Chinese translation
  • New features:
  • Support for backward/forward mouse buttons

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.10 (Jan 17, 2011)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem #448941 (numeric keypad arrows don't work in the main window)
  • Fixed problem #620275 (add menu item to copy full path and file name to clipboard)
  • Fixed problem #637501 (advrename: metatag popup menu shows wrong items)
  • Fixed problem with toggling path/basename/filename selections in copy/move dialogs
  • Fixed problem with searching path for devices
  • Updated translations: de

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.9 (Dec 4, 2010)

  • Support for shell-style wildcards in quick search

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.8 (Sep 10, 2010)

  • Fixed problem #610764 (menu item won't stay checked)
  • Fixed problem #626469 (add support for other su-like programs: xdg-su, gnomesu)
  • Fixed problem with broken Spanish translation

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.7 (Jul 27, 2010)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem #540438 (no GUI message if meld cannot be executed)
  • Fixed problem #616367 ("File not found" dialog after startup)
  • Fixed problem #620650 (buffer overflow in load_fav_apps())
  • Fixed problem #622456 (do not build plugins as shared library objects)
  • Fixed problem with editing options for favourite apps and devices

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.6 (Jun 2, 2010)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed problem #602795 (file content search)
  • Fixed problem #609912 (build error with --as-needed)
  • Fixed problem #612685 (crashes when double-clicking on a bookmark)
  • Fixed problem #616891 (build error on RHEL 5.5)
  • New features:
  • New translations: ko

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.5 (Feb 13, 2010)

  • Fixed problem #604558 (cursor lost/placed in wrong position)
  • Fixed problem #604904 (build error on OpenSolaris)
  • Fixed problem #609342 (do not show mtime for '..')
  • Fixed problem with editing connections to Windows network
  • Fixed problem with nonexistent user actions

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.4 (Dec 4, 2009)

  • Fixed problem #602916 (not working menu entry)
  • Fixed problem #603301 (crash when cancelling symlink creation by ESC)
  • Fixed Ubuntu problem #369818 (incorrect sorting by size in panel)
  • Fixed problem with not working keypad enter in copy/move dialog
  • Fixed problem with stalled keyboard after ALT+1/2 with hidden device list

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.3 (Oct 29, 2009)

  • Fixed problem #541891 (file names with % in advanced file rename tool)
  • Fixed problem #581645 (uncomfortable quick search)
  • Fixed problem #596768 (build warnings for python)
  • Fixed problem #596973 (documentation build error)
  • Fixed problem #597144 (missing call to pclose)
  • Fixed problem #597233 (validating of doc translations)
  • Fixed problem #597890 (wrong arguments passed to meld)
  • Fixed problem #598278 (memory leak)

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.2 (Sep 23, 2009)

  • Fixed problem #591944 (permissions set to 000 after chmod)
  • Fixed problem #595097 (build error for poppler >= 0.11.3)
  • Fixed debian problem #438884 (wrong device label when switching panels with CTRL+U)
  • Fixed problem with broken file icon after renaming a symbolic link

New in GNOME Commander 1.2.8.1 (Aug 11, 2009)

  • Fixed problem #587325 (crash in a clean chroot environment)
  • Fixed problem #589108 (build error on openSUSE)
  • Fixed problem #591206 (crash while sysconf() on FreeBSD)
  • Fixed problem with $c(16) counter formatting in advanced file rename templates