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salvete amici amicaeque-

hodie, novam versionem... ahem... today, i added the updated release of Scott
Wyatt's WheelMouse plugin to Plugin Central.

WheelMouse 0.2: DLL was not always found on Win 95/98 so it must now be in one
  of the directories in the java.library.path (such as %JAVA_HOME%/jre/lib);
  scroll wheel now works on all windows jEdit creates (not just in the views
  and their docked components); requires JDK 1.1, jEdit 2.5 final, and Win32

valete.

-md

well howdy y'all!

today, i added the initial release of Scott Wyatt's WheelMouse plugin to Plugin
Central. as the name suggests, this plugin allows the use of the wheel mouse
with all scrollbars. this is a Windows-only plugin with a pre-compiled DLL
(with source and build scripts) which requires JDK 1.1 or higher and works with
jEdit 2.5 final or higher.

version 0.1 is now available via the PluginManager and Plugin Central
(http://jedit.standmed.com/).

-md

Non-Open Source developers rejoice,

The jEdit 2.2.1 (very old, but still better than the syntax
highlighting in commercial Java IDEs) syntax highlighting and
text area packages are now available under a very liberal license
which allows them to be linked into commercial software, etc.

Download this from <ftp://." rel="nofollow">jedit.sourceforge.net/pub/jedit/jEdit-221-syntax.zip>.

Note that this code is old and no longer maintained, so I'm not
going to do any debugging. If it breaks, keep both pieces.

Have fun,

Slava

jEdit 2.6pre7 is now available from <http://jedit.sourceforge.net>.
Because I just got back from NZ, this release has relatively few
changes; mostly just bug fixes and a few tweaks.

I would like to know if this release fixes the following problems:
- 'Backspace' key in docked plugins going to text area
- Problems with 'complete word' and command line completion popups
- Problems with AltGR key
- Any other problems related to key event handling

If you previously experienced these problems, please test pre7 and tell
me what happends!

+ Enhancements

- Numbers like 1e10 should now be highlighted by the syntax code
- 'Apply' button in Global Options dialog box
- When 'Complete Word' is invoked in the middle of the word, that word is no
  longer displayed in the list of completions
- The gutter border is now the focused color for the edit pane that last had
  focus, even if it doesn't have focus currently. This makes it easier to see
  which edit pane operations will take place in when using the command line,
  for example
- Open files in the VFS browser are now indicated by a thin vertical line to
  the left of the file's icon
- Standard Metal tool bar icons are now used instead of the JFA ones. Note
  that because of the above change, the toolbar is reset to the default when
  you upgrade from jEdit 2.6pre6 or earlier. This avoids problems with the
  toolbar costomizations using no longer existent icons, and so on.

+ Bug Fixes

- The activity log code would throw a NullPointerException the first time jEdit
  was started
- The command line and plugin manager should no longer print debugging messages
- The VFS browser would sometimes display 'You can only execute one I/O request
  per VFS browser...' messages, even if only one request was executing
- The bug where keys typed in docked plugins and the command line go to the
  text area should be fixed, for real, this time
- Disabling and then enabling the buffer tabs in the Global Options dialog box
  would select the wrong buffer tab
- EditBuddy (the first-time and new-version wizard plugin) was broken
- Clicking beyond the end of the list or tree in the VFS browser could have
  unexpected results
- Sometimes, clicking 'Start' in the HyperSearch window with no string
  entered would 'lock up' the window and make it unusable
- Repeating commands from the command line was really broken and didn't work
  most of the time; should be fixed now

+ API Changes

- GUIUtilities.loadToolBarIcon() deprecated; call loadIcon() instead
- Plugins that used the old JFA icons in the jEdit JAR file will break

hello-

today, i packaged Andre Kaplan's latest round of plugin releases and placed
them on Plugin Central. now available are the following new releases:

  BufferSelector 0.15.3: BufferSelector was not properly repainted when buffers
    changed state; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.6pre5
  
  JBrowse 1.3: no longer requires PluginHolder; uses jEdit core docking API;
    automatic reparse was broken when a new buffer was loaded; requires jEdit
    2.6pre6 and JDK 1.1
  
  QuickFile 0.12: no longer requires PluginHolder; uses jEdit core docking API;
    requires jEdit 2.6pre6 and JDK 1.1

all of these plugins require a recent development version of jEdit.

-md

jEdit 2.6pre6 is now available from <http://jedit.sourceforge.net>.
This is going to be the last release for a few weeks, because I'm going
to New Zealand for a holiday. To make things easier for me, file bugs in
the bug tracker, instead of reporting them to the list. Also, I would
appreceate it if you took the time to fix bugs you find yourself, and
send me a patch, so that I don't have a huge list of things to do when
I come back.

* Version 2.6pre6

+ Enhancements

- While the complete word popup is visible, pressing any key except that
  handled by the popup (Up, Down, Enter, Escape) will hide the popup and
  pass the key to the view
- Shortcut changes:
  CS+DELETE becomes S+DELETE
  CS+BACKSPACE becomes S+BACKSPACE
  CA+[ becomes C+e [
  CA+] becomes C+e ]
  C+e C+x becomes C+/
  F7 becomes C+,
  F8 becomes C+.
  'Gutter Expanded' is now bound to C+'
- jEdit no longer prints exceptions to the console if errors occur with
  the edit server. This is to avoid confusing newbies. They are still
  printed to the activity log.
- When windows are docked into a view, double-clicking on a separator bar
  will collapse/expand it
- jEdit now attempts to work around bugs in the key event handling of
  various Java implementations
- Various workarounds to make complete-word and command line popups work
  better

+ Bug Fixes

- Incremental search didn't work
- Fixed compile error on JDK 1.3 in BrowserListView.java
- On Windows, opening FILE.txt and then file.txt used to open the same
  file in two buffers. jEdit now detects when it is running on an OS
  with a case-insensitive filesystem (Windows or MacOS) and adjusts
  accordingly
- Attempting to fix some bugs people have experienced with the Complete Word
  and command line completion popups under certain Java versions

hello esteemed users of jEdit-

last night, i updated Plugin Central with a new version of XInsert, now
maintained by Dominic Stolerman, and a new version of BufferSelector. both
updated versions work only with development versions of jEdit.

XInsert 1.3: now maintained by Dominic Stolerman; updated for jEdit 2.6pre3
  docking API; all new scripting that is more useful/flexible than before (e.g.
  pop-up windows with prompts for input); inserts can be macros; more insert
  libraries; option pane; unlimited nested menus; variable substitution;
  requires jEdit 2.6pre3 and JDK 1.2

BufferSelector 0.15.2: updated for the jEdit 2.6pre5 view component hierarchy;
  fixed bug where BufferSelector was not always properly repainted when buffers
  were closed; requires jEdit 2.6pre5 and JDK 1.1

-md

jEdit 2.6pre5 is now available from <http://jedit.sourceforge.net>.
This release cleans up some loose ends, adds a new 'command line',
similar to the emacs minibuffer, and fixes a large number of bugs.

* Version 2.6pre5

+ New Features

- New 'jEdit Command Line' consolidates a number of useful features.
  - C+ENTER (or Utilities->jEdit Command Line) moves keyboard focus to it
  - Typing numbers, followed by a keystroke or menu selection, will repeat
    that keystroke/menu selection
  - Typing an action name, followed by ENTER will execute that action.
    If, while typing the action name, you pause for more than half a
    second or so, a popup will be displayed showing possible completions
    for the currently entered text. To navigate the popup, use either the
    arrow keys and ENTER, or the mouse
  - 'Go to line' now prompts for the line number in the command line, for
    faster operation
  - Some actions, such as open-file and vfs-browser, behave differently
    when invoked from the command line. open-file prompts for a path name
    instead of displaying the Open File dialog box, and vfs-browser prompts
    for a directory to display in the browser
  - Search toolbar removed; Search->Quick Search and Search->Incremental
    Search now prompt for the search string in the command line
- Rudimentary keyboard navigation added to VFS browser:
  - typing first few characters of a file's name selects it (only in list
    view)
  - 'Enter' opens the currently selected file/directory (unless one of
    the two text fields has focus, of course)
  - 'Left' goes to parent directory (ditto)
  - This is in addition to the keys already supported by Swing, such as
    Up/Down to select the previous/next item in the list, etc
- Activity log is now written to $HOME/.jedit/activity.log, and only the
  last 500 messages are kept in memory. This conserves resources because
  the log could grow to a very large size if jEdit was open for a long
  period of time

+ Enhancements

- The 'Complete Word' command now displays the list of completions in a
  popup window below the caret, instead of a separate dialog box. This
  makes it faster and less intrusive
- Settings are now saved in the Search & Replace and HyperSearch dialog
  boxes even if 'Cancel' is clicked
- New method: View.setKeyEventInterceptor(KeyListener listener). If the
  listener is non-null, all key events will be forwarded to it. Useful
  when displaying popup windows and such
- Slightly tweaked auto indent
- The offset of the caret from the beginning of the line is now preserved
  by the Page Up and Page Down keys
- Updated VBScript mode (Ollie Rutherfurd)
- *.asa files are now opened in ASP mode
- The VFS browser no longer reloads the file list every time a buffer is
  saved. This was annoying, especially with autosave
- Documentation updates
- The window docking code is now slightly more resistent to broken dockables
- Undoing all changes up to a save now clears the dirty flag
- 'Load Session' and 'Save Session' commands moved to 'File' menu
- Improved Unix window positioning workaround. Many Unix Java versions
  position windows in an extremely broken manner. As a result, windows
  could 'drift' because their position would be restored incorrectly.
  jEdit 2.6pre5 should do much better; if windows don't appear where you
  last put them on Unix, please tell me!

+ Bug Fixes

- VFS browser couldn't list files on any VFS except for the FileVFS
- Using the Global Options dialog box while a VFS browser was open would
  leave the VFS browser's file list blank
- Pressing the 'Up' button in the VFS browser while viewing the 'roots:'
  or 'favorites:' locations would throw an NPE
- Pressing Enter in the VFS browser's path field also updates the filter,
  and vice versa. Previously, you had to press Enter in both fields if
  you wanted to view a different path with a different filter
- Keys pressed in text components inside views are no longer passed to
  the view's input handler if the text component can handle that key
- The 'Insert Literal' (C+e C+v) command would beep every time it was
  used to insert a character
- Changing a dockable window's position in the Global Options dialog box
  while the dockable is visible and then closing the dockable would
  reset its position to what it was previously
- Plugin manager would throw a NullPointerException when updating plugins
  with no main class, such as BuildTools
- jEdit would hang if buffer list sorting was enabled and a buffer was
  saved to a file name which would re-sort it to the beginning or end of
  the list
- Abbreviations containing backslash characters would not be expanded
  properly sometimes
- The last line of multi-line abbreviations wasn't indented
- Under very rare circumstances, undos would throw IllegalArgumentExceptions
- Bracket matching would fail when brackets surrounded a syntax token
- Buffers menu was empty for initially opened views

+ API Changes

- Signature of Buffer.indentLine() method changed to:
  boolean indentLine(JEditTextArea textArea, int line,
          boolean canIncreaseIndent, boolean canDecreaseIndent)
- EditPlugin.createMenuItems(View,Vector,Vector) deprecated; override
  createMenuItems(Vector) instead

hello everyone-

last night, i added an updated version of Slava Pestov's Console plugin to
Plugin Central.

Console 2.2: updated for jEdit 2.6pre3 docking API; requires jEdit 2.6pre3,
  EditBus 0.9.4, and JDK 1.1

-md