Release notes 1.8.4

By Erik Jälevik on 18 May 2024

Another 1.8 follow-up, with a fix for Preserve dates on copy not preserving the Created timestamp, plus some usability tweaks and improvements around listing updates and focus handling.

Improvements

Preserve Created date too when the Preserve dates on copy option is enabled.
Dim colours when the application window does not have focus.
Always display available columns in the pane header context menu in the same order.
Allow refreshing panes that have an inline error, e.g. because the folder it’s pointing to is missing.
Only show the pane spinner for user-initiated actions, like navigation or refresh, not for listing requests triggered programmatically.
Show a very subtle background twinkle as visual feedback when a pane’s listing was updated.

Bug fixes

Prevent files from opening if double-clicking them with a modifier key held.
Fix keyboard focus being lost in a pane after the spinner appeared.
Mac: Fix context menu action being sent to the wrong window if invoked in a non-focused window, while another Fileside window has the focus.
Windows: Fix mapped network drive paths (X:\Etc) being automatically converted into UNC paths.

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