v1.9 - January 8, 2007
-Added support for the AutoCAD 2007 format.
-Updated links to reflect new web site and contact information.
-Added ascending/descending sort option to the preview area.
-Fixed a very minor Date sorting bug.
-Updated preview area to display previews in full color.
--Older versions reduced the previews to 256 colors.
-Updated code for the black background option
--Dramatically improved performance. Roughly as fast as the default background.
--(New code not stable for Win9x and ME so they still use the original code).
-Added simple 'search' utility that searches subdirectories for Dwg files.
--At this time, you can only open a result by double-clicking.
--File management functions may be added later if I get enough requests.
--Included ascending/descending sort to the results window.
-Added a font selector to the HTML Export dialog.
-Added right-click menu to directory treeview.
--File management functions (Cut, Copy, Paste, etc) are not stable yet, so they are disabled.


v1.8 - Semptember 20, 2005
-Added more DragDrop support to the preview area;
--You can now drag files from the preview area into other Windows programs.
--Examples:
----Drag files into AutoCAD drawing area to insert as a block.
----Drag files on the AutoCAD title area to open file.
----Drag files into Windows Explorer for default file operations.
----Drag files on a folder in the directory treeview in AVE.
-Modified DragDrop support in the directory treeview;
--NOTE WELL: This implementation only works with local drives and mapped network drives.
--You can now drop files directly to a folder in the directory treeview
--When you drop files on the treeview, select Copy, Move, Set path or Cancel.
--If the drop path cannot be determined, only the Set path and Cancel options will display.
-Fixed a problem that caused errors with R13 files and files with shaded views.
-Fixed a rare but nasty bug that would cause the preview area to lock.
-Fixed a rare bug that would prevent the directory treeview from refreshing.
-Fixed a bug that prevented ALT-key keyboard combinations from activating menu items.
-Cleaned up lots of internal functions.


v1.7 - July 8, 2005
-Fixed bug in HTML Export dialog box that prevented browsing for a directory.
-Fixed bug in file view that prevented launching .DWT files by double-clicking.
-Eliminated flicker in the directory and file viewer areas.
-Changed path drop-down list to show a directory one time only.
-Moved ini file location;
--If the current directory is writeable, the ini file remains in the current directory.
--If the current directory is not writeable, the ini file will exist in the temp directory.
-Changed Version readout from 2000/2000i/2002 to 2000.
-Changed Version readout from 2004/2005 to 2004.
-Added keyboard shortcuts to the preview area.
--Ctrl-A selects all files in the preview area.
--Escape de-selects all files in the preview area.
--F5 refreshes the directory treeview and file list.
--NOTE WELL: You must select a file in the preview area to enable these shortcuts!
-Added experimental option to change background color to black.
--The option will roughly double the time it takes to generate each preview. 
--NOTE WELL: This only works on-screen!  HTML Export still generates images with the default background.
-Added dynamic sizing for the Selected File Size section of the status bar.
-Added Properties item to the right click menu when a single file is selected.
-Added ten more slots for Favorite directories.
-Added ability to simultaneously display .DWG, .DWT, .BAK and .SV$ files.
-Added automatic reloading of files;
--If the directory is changed from the path history.
--After the filter is changed and RETURN is pressed.
--After changing the extension selector.
-Added option in the right-click menu to zip a single file to the current directory;
--If "A-01.dwg" is selected, you can select "Create A-01.zip" from the right-click menu.


v1.6 - December 2, 2004
-Fixed bug introduced in 1.5 that required 2 clicks to change the directory if a file was selected.
-Reworked the path display;
--Added editable current path drop-down list;
----Copy the current path to the clipboard and Paste a different path into AVE.
----Also select a previously viewed path by selecting from the drop-down list.
--Added filter option;
----Enter "*" for all files or modify to display only matching files
----Example:
------Directory contains A-01.dwg, A-02.dwg, E-01.dwg, M-01.dwg, P-01.dwg
------If filter contains "*", then all files are displayed.
------If filter contains "A*", then only A-01.dwg and A-02.dwg are displayed.
----Filtering applies to zip file creation and HTML export.
--Added .DWG, .DWT, .BAK and .SV$ extension selector;
----Now you can display templates, backup files and autosave files
-Changed status bar to reflect the new filter option.
-Added Zip file creation;
--Create Zip files from all files in directory or selected files only.
--Currently AVE will only creates new zip files, not add to existing zip files.
--**Special thanks go to the ZLib Compression Library for making this possible.**
-Added shortcut (.LNK) file support;
--New selection area displays a list of available shortcuts in the current directory.
--If no shortcuts are present, the selection area is disabled.
--Selecting a shortcut will change the current directory to the shortcut target.
-Added New Folder option in the context menu and in the CopyTo & MoveTo menus;
--This option creates a new folder in the current directory only.
-Added Directory Treeview Width setting under the View menu;
--This value can range from 100 pixels to 500 pixels.


v1.5 - September 10, 2004
-Fixed a memory leak that occurred at every directory change.
-Added ability to select multiple files in the preview area.
-Added a section to the right side of the status bar;
--X File(s) Selected = X KB
-Added right-click context menu to preview area;
--Launch selected file with associated program.
--3X Enlarged View (Single file only)
--Select All
--Copy To
----Copy selected files to 5 customizable directories or browse to a specific directory.
--Move To
----Move selected files to 5 customizable directories or browse to a specific directory.
--Delete
----Delete selected files.
--Export HTML...
----Displays the HTML export dialog.
-Added customizable favorites menu
--Store up to 10 of your most frequently accessed directories.
-Added Drop copy/move support to the preview area;
--Drop files into the preview area and select Copy, Move or Cancel from the popup menu.
--Previous DragDrop support for changing the directory remains for any other area of the program.
-Minor adjustments to HTML output.
-Added improvements to HTML output;
--Output is sorted as it is displayed in the preview area.
--Output can contain all files in a directory or only the selected files.
-Fixed small typo in the status bar
--Old: '... X Total Objects(s) Found'
--New: '... X Total Object(s) Found'


v1.4 - June 19, 2004
-Added DragDrop support for current path
--Just drag and drop a folder or file on the AVE program to change the directory.
-Added summary of directory contents to the status bar;
--Old: 'X File(s) Found'
--New: 'X AutoCAD File(s) + X Other File(s) + X Folder(s)  =  X Total Object(s) Found'
-Added option to Double-Click the status bar to view contents of current directory.
-Added current directory to the title bar.
-Added more preferences to be saved and restored;
--Most of the HTML options.
--Column widths in detail view mode
--View mode (List or Details)
-Added basic font selection to HTML options.
-Added User-defined header for HTML output.
-Added progress bar to HTML output dialog;
--No more guess work on how long the output will take.
-Added Escape key as a method of closing the enlarged preview dialog box.
-Fixed dialog box bug that would hide part of the buttons.
-Fixed date sort bug.


v1.3 - April 5, 2004
-Added view mode option under the View menu;
--You can view the details or just a list of previews and filenames.
--New mode is similar to the "List" option in Windows Explorer.
-Expanded HTML output;
--Added option to export 1 file per row or 4 files per row.
--Added ability to select output directory and filename.
--Added ability to select directory to output.
--Added ability to select items to display in exported file.
-Added optional Shell integration to Tools menu;
--Gives the ability to launch AVE by right-clicking a folder in Windows Explorer.
-Added ability to close enlarged view by clicking on the image.
-Added Refresh item under View menu.


v1.2 - February 27, 2004
-Added one-way sort capability by clicking column headers.
-Added utility to create html output of current directory;
--This is very useful for documentation.
--Output will include all displayed columns in the displayed sort order.
-Added requested (experimental) enlarged view by right-clicking a file;
--The image is simply enlarged 3X.
--Future versions may offer better quality.
--Will only display if preview is found.
-Reconfigured About dialog box to include hyperlinks.
-Various minor tweaks to improve speed and reduce memory usage.


v1.1 - February 3, 2004
-Added ability to open a file in it's associated program by double-clicking;
--If there is no associated program, there is no action.
-Reduced flicker when resizing window.
-Various minor tweaks to improve speed and reduce memory usage.


v1.0 - January 8, 2004
Initial release.