AstroGrep 4.4.8

Bugs:
094: AstroGrep cant seem to search for japanese characters properly (tied with #115)
111: Open File from search results fails for some menu selections (more logging)
114: Disabled exclusions become enabled over time
115: Improve small file and non-BOM encoding detection
116: IFilterPlugin file full path
117: IFilterPlugin txt file in zip archive
119: v4.4.7 RegEx not working. .NET 4.8 installed. (New Word Plugin for .docx can do RegEx now)
120: [CRITICAL] Astrogrep executes AutoOpen macros regardless of security settings
122: Typo in size units (French, StrFormatByteSize issue with buffer length)
123: Exclusions apply to search path (don't apply exclusions to initial search paths)
Featured Requests:
055: Create plugin for Microsoft Excel files
105: Show the context of a file only if left click
117: Print Results... Emphasize search text
130: Filetypes grouping
131: GUI's Tab Stops
135: AstroGrep missing feature: no navigation between search results (part of new results viewer toolbar)
138: Add Close All menu item (File->Exit All menu item)
141: Custom key combination to toggle between files and results (properly handle tab/shift-tab in results view)
142: Make context lines switch dynamically instead of requiring a new search
143: Show context before the matched line (x lines before /? y lines after)
144: Add ability to exclude more than one extension at once
Patches:
008: Translation polish for German language file
010: Post-build event fix (support spaces in path names)
011: Precompilation of regex before search (moved all common regex logic to one place and build it outside any loops)
Other:
Now requires .Net framework v4.5 (which removes Windows XP support)
Microsoft Word Plugin will now only be used for older .doc files, where Microsoft Word Open XML plugin will be used for .docx files going forward
Created a new PDF plugin to better support text based pdf files (does not handle ocr of pdf images)
Created a new Media Tags plugin to allow searching within media file tags
Moved search plugins from options screen to main search options area (above Exclusions)
Added a results viewer toolbar to give direct access to viewing options for the results viewer (line numbers, context lines, show all characters, etc.)
Cleaned up regular expression creation
Switched some code to use newer .Net 4.5 features
Rework unhandled exception handler
Correct spelling error in en-us language

Bugs:
Possible issue with word plugin and leaving winword.exe process open.
Error "the string was not recognized as a valid DateTime"
Performance issues
Searching Multiple MS Word Documents
Context Lines Display Discrepancy
Astrogrep 4.4.6 hangs clicking on found file
commandline spath not accepting multiple searchPath
Used ListSeparator on right mouse "Copy all"
Command Line issues:
Check logic and docs
Feature 108 is not working (Add additional text editor parameter for search text)
Featured Requests:
Stopped painting status bar as often
Exclude directories that do not match pattern (added not equals option for path based options)
Added line hit count to count column values (format: total / line in current Count column)
Add option to only show x chars before/?after matched text
Support to add many search target directories from UI (Hold down shift and click the folder icon to append a path)
Added total files search to File search bar text (format: found / searched)
Scanning all files as UTF-8 encoded (Tools -> Options -> File Encoding, Choose a Force Encoding from the list. Selecting the blank (first) will disable)
Patches:
Caching translation strings for most common texts in IDE
Remove white space not working when displaying entire file Support Requests: Silent Install (supported by /S command line to the installer.
Note: this defaults to English)
Files without extensions implicitly excluded (bug fix)
Other:
Fixed issue with Spanish language where it wouldn't load
Use extension method to check for InvokeRequired instead of defining delegates

Bugs:
81: Open with associated app if no editors
80: SerializationException in the log file
79: Path in the title bar is multiplied every time I search
Featured Requests:
80: Open With Associated App (keep the text editor location blank and it will use the default app instead), also bug #80 will also make it so any no defined editors will launch default app
Other:
Updated Polish language, thanks to Maciej Gryniuk

- 77: Double-click in Results window No Longer Opens File (added back per requests)
- 39: Lines repeating in output (now results preview area will combine context lines when they overlap in different match sections. thanks to theblackbunny)
- 57: Allow external language files. Language files can be now read from %appdata%\AstroGrep\Language\ or local directory\Language when using portable version
- Added Polish language, thanks to Maciej Gryniuk

Bugs:
75: Issues with accented characters (use Tools->Options->File Encoding->Performance to set level of file encoding performance, or specify a specific encoding for a file)
74: Line numbers truncated on v4.4
73: Files fail to open in system editor when Search Text field is empty
69: Drastic search speed change over versions (allow ability to select performance level of file encoding via Tools->Options->File Encoding->Performance)
Feature Requests:
97: Create a portable version
Other:
Moved some common code to AstroGrep.Common to allow better usage of shared code and logging
Added file encoding cache for each performance level and the ability to clear it (Tools->Options->File Encoding->Clear Cache)
Removed zip file in favor of portable version (so regular version is only available as installer)
Updated application icon
Updated About dialog for a UI refresh

- 72: Detect file encoding option still gets a sample from the file even if unchecked
- 71: Missing translation for large/?binary file message in entire file display mode
- 69: Drastic search speed change over versions (partial fix by using same stream for sample and grep)

Bugs

-68: Selecting a file in the search results causes an exception
-61: Application freezes during preview pane population with a large amount of matched lines.

Feature Requests

-94: Add ability to download .net 4 framework if not installed from installer
-81: Word Wrap (View -> Word Wrap)
-54: Display all search results from in all found files after each search (Search Options -> Show all results after search, View -> All Results)
-21: Integrate syntax highlighters (only available when viewing entire file)
-20: full-document display (View -> Entire File)

Other

- To support newer features, updating the preview area from a RichTextBox to AvalonEdit control
- Added Context Fore Color for the context line/line number color displayed in preview area
- Move Line Numbers and Remove Leading White Space options to View menu
- Removed double click action in preview area to open file at current line/match, made it a right-click menu option instead at current mouse position
(making it better to discover than double clicking)
- Zoom support for preview area (View -> Zoom)
- Add NLog logging to application (Help -> View Log, log saved in %appdata%\AstroGrep or current directory if /local used + \Log\AstroGrep.log)
- Rearrange internal processing of export settings to get ready for export option selections
- libAstroGrep updated to use MatchResults collection instead of Greps, rework HitObject into MatchResult, MatchResultLine, and MatchResultLineMatch classes
- Line numbers are always saved for each MatchResult in libAstoGrep in order for display to toggle instead of performing a new search
- Update look of search and search options headers, removing toggle to show/hide options
- Use F1 key to open Help -> View Help menu item

- 67: Unhandled exception if I click "search"
- 65: Slash in Command Line for Text Editor doesn't work (adds text editor option to specify quotes around the file)
- 64: Whole Word sometimes lists a non matched file
- 63: Multi monitor issue when additional monitor is removed (that was showing app)
- 49: Gfx glitch with Windows DPI 125%
- 93: Save the window position and column widths for the Messages dialog (added option Save messages window position on General tab)
- Removed check that wouldn't update preview text area during a search when a file was selected
- Removed maximum hit check when loading preview text (looking into proper fix for long loading bug)
- Add counts to each message type tab in Messages window
- Added missed translation for Remove Leading White Space in Options->Results
- Fixed an edge case that could cause the a window sound to play when highlighting text
- Fixed some tab order issues with Text Editors and File Encodings add/edit window
- Adjusted look of toolbar of messages window in Windows XP

More user feature requests have been added such as: saving results from command line, more exclusion options, open with associated application, option to remove leading white space for each result line, and specifying a file encoding.

Bugs
-40: Counts not updated after item deleted from file list.
-42: Minimum File Count option needs translated
-43: Unicode/?binary matched text, display error
-44: Issues with accented characters
-45: Issue with file filter
-47: Wrong Italian translation in status bar
-48: AstroGrep not working (correctly) with utf8 characters/?files

Support Requests
-04: windows code page

Feature Requests
-53: Search folder in taskbar button & title bar
-56: Add new default Directory Name exclusions for Source Controls systems and IDEs
-58: Drag and drop for "Search Path"
-59: make exclusions checkable
-61: For file types, please add ability to separate using ; or ,
-64: Add possibility to show current search path in program title
-65: Create context menu options for common file operations
-66: Detect UTF-8 files without BOM as UTF-8
-67: Add option for default file open to associated program

Others
- Cleaned up saving results output when only searching files or selecting only to return file names (thanks to user Joseph Sheble)

Feature Requests:
· Use a UAC aware process to enable right click search folder option
· Added ability to filter out results based on how many hits in the file occur (Search Options->Minimum File Count, default is 0)
· Added font size selection for the file listing area (Tools->Results Tab->File List)
· Added Copy/Select All to a context menu for the results window to select all text or copy selected text to clipboard.
· Added ability to search within the currently displayed results

Others:
· Add Search Handlers (IFilter) support (disabled by default under Tools->Options->Plugins->Search Handlers)
· Add ability to specify the tab size for each text editor defined. This will improve accurrancy when passing the column option.
· Send the correct line/column options to the text editor when just opening the file from the file list instead of just opening at the first line/column.
· Create an actual shortcut link file instead of using the .url type of shortcut
· Highlight Exclusions/Errors status area when event occurrs (Yellow/Red).
· Use correct system sort indicators and theming on ListViews (Exclusions, Text Editors, File Results)
· Added saving to JSON