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hey-

today, i updated three plugins on Plugin Central, two regulars and a newly
resurrected BufferTabs plugin.

* WheelMouse 0.4: Fixed wheel mouse listener bug that could cause jEdit to
  crash if used against windows that are not reinstantiated (i.e. Infoviewer,
  JCompiler); Added history textfield scrolling functionality to wheel mouse;
  requires jEdit 2.5.1 and JDK 1.1

* BufferTabs 0.5: updated for jEdit 2.7 API; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.7pre1

* FTP 0.2.1: fixes two long-standing bugs in the fooware FTP package that could
  cause NullPointerExceptions; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.7pre2

-md

jEdit 2.7pre3 is now available from <http://jedit.sourceforge.net>.

This is a "release candidate" -- everything I have planned for 2.7
is in place -- only debugging and documentation updates still
remain to be done.

+ New Features

- The list of recent files, along with their caret positions, is now
  stored in <user.home>/.jedit/recent.
  - When a file is opened, the caret is moved to the saved position
  - Sessions no longer record caret positions; just filenames
  - The session file format has changed. Old sessions will continue to
    work in jEdit 2.7pre3, however older jEdit versions will have
    problems loading sessions created by this version.
  - The number of files to remember is determined by the 'Maximum
    history list length' setting in Utilities->Global Options->General
  - If you would prefer recent files to open with the caret at the
    beginning, the caret saving feature can be disabled in
    Utilities->Global Options->General.
- x86 assembly syntax highlighting (Kristian Ovaska)
- You can now once again select files in the file system browser by
  typing the first few characters of their name (this feature was
  removed in 2.7pre1) (Denis Lambot)

+ Enhancements

- Search and replace changes:
  - Search and replace and HyperSearch dialog boxes merged into one;
    HyperSearch can be enabled by selecting the 'Batch' check box
  - Multiple file search settings are accessable directly from search
    and replace dialog box
  - Batch search results are displayed in a dockable window
  - Batch search can be performed from the search bar, too
  - Batch searches can be aborted in Utilities->I/O Progress Monitor
  - Multiple file search can no longer be done from the search bar
  - Normal searches can no longer be done from the search bar; only
    incremental (and batch) search is supported now
  - The search fileset is now stored in the properties
- Much faster bracket highlighting
- Minor scheme mode updates (Mike Dillon)
- The shell script for starting jEdit created by the installer on Unix
  now starts jEdit using the virtual machine that was used to run the
  installer, and not the system default VM
- Documentation updates:
  - Keyboard shortcut reference

+ Neutral

- find-selection is now bound to C+h instead of C+e C+f

+ Bug Fixes

- HyperSearch.java didn't compile
- CS+LEFT selected the previous paragraph, not the previous word as
  intended
- Disabling the search bar caused problems
- Word wrap would wrap the line of the text was on the wrap column; it
  should've only wrapped it if was beyond the wrap column
- Minor scrolling bugs fixed
- Searching in a directory with no files would throw a
  NullPointerException
- Backspace key didn't work in history text fields on some Java versions
- Fixed race between autosave I/O request and save cleanup that could
  result in autosave files being left after a successful save
  (Denis Lambot)
- Assigning shortcuts to plugins that used the new-style action system
  wouldn't work
- Minor performance improvement in EditBus class (Denis Lambot)

hi-

today, i added version 0.02 of the NetRexxJe plugin to Plugin Central.

* NetRexxJe 0.02: bug fixes; new GUI; minor optimizations for speed; requires
  jEdit 2.6pre6, JDK 1.3, EditBus 0.9.4, and ErrorList 0.11

-md

howdy-

today, i added a new plugin by Ollie Rutherfurd, updated 3 plugins by Slava
Pestov, and updated 1 plugin by Andre Kaplan.

* Console 2.3.1: fixes a compatibility issue with jEdit 2.7pre2; requires jEdit
  >= 2.6pre5, JDK >= 1.1.x, and EditBus >= 0.10

* ErrorList 0.12: adds commands for going to the previous and next error;
  requires jEdit >= 2.6pre3, JDK >= 1.1.x, and EditBus >= 0.9.4

* FTP 0.2: updated for the jEdit 2.7 action API; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit
  2.7pre2

* EditorScheme 0.1: new plugin by Ollie Rutherfurd allows one to easily switch
  between editor color/style schemes; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.2final

* BufferSelector 0.15.6: updated for jEdit 2.7pre2; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit
  2.6final

-md

jEdit 2.7pre2 is now available from <http://jedit.sourceforge.net>.

+ New Features

- BeanShell scripting is now in the core.
  - BeanShell 1.01 with a few minor modifications is bundled. I will switch
    to BeanShell 1.1 as soon as the beta version is released
  - Replaces old macro system and BeanShell plugin (remove it)
  - New commands in 'Utilities' menu for evaluating an arbitriary command, the
    selection, or a script
  - The hundreds of classes in the org.gjt.sp.jedit.actions package are now
    gone; instead, actions are now written in BeanShell. The performance hit is
    minimal (espsecially with a good JVM) because most actions consist of
    nothing more than one or two method calls
  - There is a new EditAction API. Because the new API offers no compelling
    advantages at this point in time, I do not suggest that plugins are
    updated for the new API until after jEdit 2.7final is out. (Plugins using
    the old API will still work)
  - Old macros will need to be rewritten. A conversion tool may appear in a
    future release.

+ Enhancements

- Electric scrolling is now only performed when moving the caret using
  keyboard commands
- The buffer switching popup can now be disabled. You might want to do this if
  you prefer using another method to switch buffers, for example the
  BufferList or BufferSelector plugins
- The caret status has been moved to the bottom-left corner of the text area.
  So the jEdit 2.7pre2 GUI looks very similar to the old jEdit 2.4 GUI now.
  What goes around, comes around ;-)
- Documentation updates

+ Neutral

- I have decided that the 'command line' really sucks. So the old jEdit 2.5
  search bar is back. Now that BeanShell is integrated, the command line isn't
  as useful anyway.
- Key binding changes:
  - insert-literal is now bound to C+e v
  - save-all is now bound to C+e C+s
  - paste-previous is now bound to C+e C+v
  - the docking collapse/expand commands are now bound to C+e 1,2,3,4
  - next/prev-buffer is now bound to C+PAGE_UP and C+PAGE_DOWN
  - next/prev-split is now bound to A+PAGE_UP and A+PAGE_DOWN
  - recent-buffer is now bound to C+`
  - close-all is now bound to C+e C+w
  - reload, reload-all and new-view no longer have keyboard shortcuts
  - note how none of the function keys are now bound (except for F1).

+ Bug Fixes

- The 'Open File' dialog box erronously displayed an 'are you sure you want to
  overwrite...' warning
- The 'Edit System Macros' and 'Edit User Macros' commands threw exceptions
  if the filesystem browser wasn't open
- Mode-specific tab size and wrap column settings were not respected
- Unknown files could be opened with a random edit mode if some edit modes had
  settings customized in the Global Options dialog box
- The 'Format Paragraph' command messed up if the maximum line length was set
  to 0, and it didn't use compound edits so it took two invocations of 'Undo'
  to undo
- Reloading a file with unsaved changes could under some circumstances create
  an unneeded autosave file

+ API Changes

- Plugins which depend on the macro system, such as XInsert, will need to be
  updated to support BeanShell
- Action commands can no longer be passed to EditActions. So plugins that rely
  on this (for example, Templates) will need to be changed to instead use
  JMenuItems with custom action listeners
- Macro recording API has changed; if you use the Console plugin, upgrade to
  Console 2.3.1

yo-

this morning, i released new versions of BufferSelector and JBrowse, recently
updated by Andre Kaplan, on Plugin Central. both plugins require jEdit 2.6final
or higher.

* BufferSelector 0.15.5: updated to work with both jEdit 2.6final and 2.7pre1;
  requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.6final

* JBrowse 1.3.2: fixed sort option on Windows under JDK 1.3; tree no longer
  collapses when the sort option changes; updated from using deprecated
  JEditTextArea.setOrigin to JEditTextArea.setFirstLine; requires JDK 1.1 and
  jEdit 2.6final

-md

howdy-

tonight, i added Slava Pestov's new FTP plugin, containing the recently
separated FTP-related VFS function, and new versions of BufferSelector and
Code2HTML by Andre Kaplan. all these plugins require JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.7pre1.

* FTP 0.1: new plugin by Slava Pestov; includes FTP VFS functions moved from
  jEdit core in jEdit 2.7pre1; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.7pre1

* BufferSelector 0.15.4: Updated for jEdit 2.7pre1; BufferSelector uses the new
  jEdit buffer icons; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.7pre1

* Code2HTML 0.1.3: Updated for jEdit 2.7pre1; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit
  2.7pre1

-md

Hello everybody,

I jumped the gun with the 2.7 announcement a little; it is not
yet available for download. I will send out another e-mail when
it is.

Slava

jEdit 2.7pre1 is now available from <http://jedit.sourceforge.net>. Note that
as of this version, FTP support is no longer in the editor core; it has been
moved to a plugin, which can be installed separately.

+ New Features

- Word wrap:
  - The maximum line length is set by the 'maxLineLen' buffer property.
    The global default is 80; it can also be changed on a mode- and
    buffer-specific basis.
  - Setting it to zero disables word wrap.
  - If, when typing, the line length exceeds the maximum, a line break
    is inserted in the appropriate location.
  - A 'wrap guide' is drawn in the text area at the wrap column. This
    is similar to the LineGuides plugin.
- Ollie Rutherfurd's scrolling actions in View->Scrolling menu:
  - Scroll Up/Down Line: C+' and C+/
  - Scroll Up/Down Page: A+' and A+/
  - Center Caret: C+e C+i
- Checkbox to the right of the 'Filter:' field in the VFS browser can be
  used to temporarily display all files in the current directory
- 'File name' text field is now displayed in the 'Open File' dialog box
  as well as the 'Save As' dialog box
- A buffer list combo box replaces the buffer tabs component and
  View->Current Buffer menu
- 'File->Save a Copy As' command: same as 'Save As', except that the
  buffer's name isn't changed to the new name
- Commands in View->Docking Areas menu collapse/expand the window
  docking areas (bound to F6, F7, F8, F9 for top, left, right and bottom
  collapse/expand, respectively)
- jEdit now differentiates between the 'indent width' and 'tab width'.
  - the 'tab width' is only used when displaying tabs (\t), so should
    probably be set to 8 in most circumstances
  - the 'indent width' is used when shifting the indent, either using
    the 'shift-left' or 'shift-right' commands, or auto indent feature
- 'Synchronized Scrolling', which can be enabled in View->Scrolling,
  forces all text areas in a view to have the same scroll bar positions
- 'Insert File' command in File menu
- 'Replace and Find Next' command added (replaces 'Replace and Find Next'
  macro)
- If the <jedit install dir>/site-props directory exists, all property
  files are loaded from it on jEdit startup before user-specific properties.
  This can be used to enforce site-wide key bindings, color schemes, etc
  on multi-user systems (Mike Dillon)
- Format and Remove Trailing Whitespace actions from TextTools plugin
  integrated into the core
  - Format: bound to C+e f, reflows current paragraph or selection
  - Remove Trailing Whitespace: bound to C+e r, removes whitespace at
    the end of lines
- Multiple line search and replace now supported
- C# syntax highlighting (Ollie Rutherfurd)

+ Enhancements

- New default color scheme is easier on the eyes
- Better icons to indicate buffer new, dirty, read-only status
- If a selection is active, the left and right arrow keys now move to
  caret to the beginning and end of the selection, respectively
- Block cursor feature improved
- Search & replace and HyperSearch dialog boxes are 'pooled' and reused;
  as a result, after one of these dialogs has been opened once,
  subsequent displays should be faster
- More extensive Alt-key mnemonics in searching dialog boxes
- File system browsers are now reloaded if necessary after a 'save as'
- Caret location info moved to top right of text area
- The horizontal scroll bar, instead of having a fixed maximum value,
  is how adjusted according to the width of the longest visible line
- The 'append-to-register' command adds a newline to the text already in
  the register before appending
- Slightly faster HyperSearch over a directory of files
- HyperSearch now displays results in a tree format
- Minor change to dockable window behavior. If a dockable is open but
  it's container is collapsed, invoking the dockable's action will
  expand the container
- Deleting a file that is currently open in jEdit is now handled better
- When scrolling long distanes, the caret is now centered on the screen
- Buffer properties are reset when the edit mode is changed. For example,
  if your default tab size is set to 8 but Java tab size set to 4 and
  you save a new file with the ".java" extension, the tab size will
  automatically change to 4
- New options dialog layout
- Documentation updates

+ Neutral

- Key binding changes:
  - 'Gutter Expanded' now bound to C+e C+t instead of C+'
  - 'Expand Abbreviation' now bound to C+; instead of C+/
  - 'View Registers' now bound to S+F5 instead of F6
  - 'Delete Paragraph' now bound to C+e d instead of C+e C+d
- List view removed from browser, only tree view supported
- FTP support moved to a separate plugin, available from plugin central

+ Bug Fixes

- Dragging a dockable area to its minimum size is now handled the same
  as collapsing it
- 'Clear Register' action didn't work
- Mode cache wasn't created properly if empty property names were present
- The text area would repaint too much when the caret was being moved,
  which caused a slight slowdown
- 'Open Selection' macro didn't work
- Disabling the 'check file modification status' setting would have no effect
- Some Java implementations return the clipboard contents using the native line
  separator. This caused problems when the contents were inserted into the
  buffer

+ API Changes

- JEditTextArea.setOrigin() deprecated. This method should not be called
  anyway.

hi-

today, two updated plugins were sent to Plugin Central: XInsert and WhiteSpace.
both have significant feature improvements and are well worth checking out.


* XInsert 1.4: Macro commands in scripts run correctly; Variable word ends are
  now detected correctly; Fixed bugs with incorrect file/directory variable
  insertion; Now places cursor in correct position in scripts; Now correctly
  expands escape sequences in scripts; Added JSP inserts (from Richard Sperko);
  Tree now has tooltips; Improved documentation; requires JDK 1.2 and jEdit
  2.6pre3

* WhiteSpace 0.3: implemented "on save" actions (configurable through the
  General Options dialog): Remove trailing whitespace, Tabify leading
  whitespace, Untabify leading whitespace; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.6pre9

-md

hello plugin groupies-

in what should prove to be the last round of the shape-em-up-or-ship-em-out
updates, i have updated Plugin Central for the third time in a week. this
update brings new versions of the BufferList, JavaStyle, HTML, and JavaInsight
plugins

HTML 3.2.2: Bug fix release: the EOL bug also occurred when generating JTidy
  config files; requires JDK 1.1, jEdit 2.6pre6, EditBus 0.9.4, and Tidy
  04aug2000r4 (included); ErrorList 0.11 strongly recommended

JavaInsight 0.2.1: removed StaticLogger; added documentation; requires JDK 1.1,
  jEdit 2.6pre9, and JODE 1.0.93 (included)

BufferList 0.2: directory now shown in a separate column; keyboard navigation:
  [enter] to open file, [tab] to switch between the two lists, [esc] to close
  window (if docked); new option pane in the plugin options; options to turn
  off second column and horizontal and vertical lines; the two actions are now
  called "BufferList" (internal name: "bufferlist") and "Bring BufferList to
  front" (internal name: "bufferlist-to-front"); bugfix: handle split views
  correctly; bugfix: divider position was not set properly on Swing versions <
  Kestrel; bugfix: NPE on "Create New View"; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.6pre7

JavaStyle 0.3.1: updated to JREFactory 2.5.20; fixed EOL bug; requires JDK 1.1
  and jEdit 2.6pre7

-md

Yo,

After more than 3 months of development, the 2.6 stable release of jEdit
is now available from <http://jedit.sourceforge.net>.

Because several aspects of the plugin API have changed between jEdit 2.5
and 2.6, I suggest you update all plugins to the latest versions after
installing.

* Streamlined I/O system

The I/O system has been considerably improved in jEdit 2.6. Non-blocking
I/O is now supported, and hung I/O requests can be aborted. The FTP
virtual filesystem now caches remote directory lists for improved
performance, and remembers passwords better.

* VFS browser

The 'Open File' and 'FTP Browser' dialog boxes have been merged into a
new 'VFS Browser'. It is much more powerful than the Swing file chooser;
its features include an optional tree view, a 'favorites' list for
quick access to frequently-used directories, basic file manipulation
(delete, rename), a history of previously visited directories, and more
flexible sorting. The VFS Browser also supports non-blocking I/O.

* Dockable windows

For quite some time, the PluginHolder plugin has allowed external
windows to be "docked" into views, to reduce clutter and make
frequently-used windows more convinient. This feature is now part of
the editor core; PluginHolder is obsolete.

* Improved printing

jEdit's printing feature is now much more flexible; the print font and
margins can be customized, optional line number printing has been added,
and the header and footer and be toggled.

* Improved bracket matching

The bracket matching feature now takes syntax information into acount,
so brackets in string literals and comments should no longer cause
problems.

* Improved abbreviation expansion

Abbreviation expansions can contain multiple lines, and the final caret
position can be specified. Also, if automatic abbreviation expansion is
enabled, only the space bar, not any non-alphanumeric character as
before, expands abbrevs.

* jEdit command line

A new 'jEdit command line' at the bottom of each view merges the
functionality of the search bar and command repeating feature. The
command line is also used by various commands, such as the register
commands and 'Go to Line' to prompt for input. Finally, it allows you
to invoke editor actions, for quick access to any jEdit feature.

* User interface improvements

Macros can now be added to the tool bar and text area right-click menu,
for even easier access to complicated and tedious operations. The menu
bar and global options dialog box have been streamlined to make them
more intuitive to newbies and experts alike. The standard Java look and
feel tool bar icons are now used.

* First-time and new-version wizards

When jEdit is first started, the new first-time wizard offers to set up
firewall settings and install plugins. The new-version wizard is shown
after a new jEdit version is installed, and can update all installed
plugins to their latest versions.

* Removed features

The following features are no longer part of the editor core as of jEdit
version 2.6:

- File->Send command: because it is so rarely used, it has been moved
  into a separate SendBuffer plugin
- 'Find File' widget in Open and Save As dialog boxes: no equivalent
  functionality currently exists in the VFS browser. It may be added in
  a future release

Have fun,

Slava

greetings-

round two of the shape-up-or-ship-out series brings us three plugin updates and
(eek!) one plugin addition. all of these plugins require jEdit 2.6 (two are
pre6, two are pre9).

CodeAid 0.2.9: updated for jEdit 2.6; requires JDK 1.2, jEdit 2.6pre9, and
  EditBus 0.9.4

JavaInsight 0.2: shortened package name; updated for jode 1.0.93; Dockable (no
  longer Holdable); corrected errors in .props file; integrates the most recent
  CVS BuildTools with minor corrections; requires JDK 1.1, jEdit 2.6pre9, and
  JODE 1.0.93 (included)

NetRexxJe 0.01: new plugin by Satguru P. Srivastava; written in NetRexx; allows
  you to easily compile and run NetRexx programs from within the jEdit
  environment; requires JDK 1.3, jEdit 2.6pre6, EditBus 0.9.4, and NetRexx 2.00
  (available at <);" rel="nofollow">http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/NetRexx>); ErrorList 0.11 strongly
  recommended

HTML 3.2.1: fixed EOL bug; requires JDK 1.1, jEdit 2.6pre6, EditBus 0.9.4, and
  Tidy 04aug2000r4 (included); ErrorList 0.11 strongly recommended

-md

howdy-

as jEdit 2.6final looms larger and nearer, it's time for the plugin authors to
get their plugins shaped-up, or shipped-out. the batch of updates includes
Console, BeanShell, EditBus, JCompiler, and ProjectViewer. the NetRexxJe plugin
was not included this time around, at the author's request (there was a fatal
bug under Linux).

Console 2.3: 'Stop' button added to console window; 'cd' command to change
  directories (works only under JDK 1.3); require JDK 1.1, jEdit 2.6pre5, and
  EditBus 0.10

BeanShell 0.3.3: updates for Console 2.3; requires JDK 1.1, jEdit 2.6pre5,
  EditBus 0.10, and Console 2.3

EditBus 0.10: moved Shell and Output interfaces to Console plugin; requires JDK
  1.1 and jEdit 2.4.2

JCompiler 0.7.2: fixed NPE if compile process completed very fast on JDK 1.1;
  fixed bug where you won't see anything, if JCompilerShell is not started
  (updated for Console 2.3 API); better error messages if tools.jar is missing;
  requires JDK 1.1 (1.2+ to compile), EditBus 0.10, Console 2.3, and jEdit
  2.6pre7

ProjectViewer 1.0.1: uses 2.6pre3 window docking API (no longer depends on
  PluginHolder); StaticLogger class removed; everything moved from
  net.sourceforge.jedit.projectviewer to projectviewer; 'version' property
  fixed; requires JDK 1.1 and jEdit 2.6pre3

-md