[ jEdit-users ] jEdit 2.3pre1 now available

[Slava P. <sp...@gj...>]

Hello y'all,

jEdit 2.3pre1 is now available from <http://www.gjt.org/~sp/jedit.html>.

Tomorrow, I'm leaving to New Zealand for one month. I will have e-mail
access over there, but there probably won't be any new jEdit versions for
a while. So have fun with 2.3pre1 for now.

+ New Features

- Predefined abbreviation expansion.
  - Expand current word by pressing C+e C+x, or entering a non-alphanumeric
    character
  - Abbreviations can be edited in File->Global Options->Abbreviations
  - To insert a character without expanding the current word, type
    C+e C+v <character>. C+e C+v can also be used to insert a literal tab
    or enter if indent on tab or indent on enter is enabled
- Buttons added to tool bar for changing ignore case, regexp, multifile search
  options

+ Enhancements

- 'Expand Abbreviation' renamed to 'Complete Word'
- Pressing '}' now only reindents the line in C derived modes (C++, Java, etc)
- Changes to the key bindings take effect immediately; no need to restart
- Shortcuts option pane split into 'command shortcuts' and 'macro
  shortcuts' option panes
- View status bar code improvements
- New methods in MiscUtilities class: charsToEscapes() and escapesToChars()
- Cancelling a 'save as' when exiting from jEdit now aborts the exit
- Regexps are compiled only once in a multifile search, not once for each
  file
- The cursor no longer jumps to the end of the buffer when reload-all is
  invoked
- Documentation updates
- The wait cursor is now shown in the search&replace dialog box when
  doing a 'replace all'

+ Bug Fixes

- Undos are now cleared when a buffer is reloaded (this was a bug because
  the reload garbled existing undos anyway)
- PHP3 mode didn't perform syntax highlighting (since 2.2final)
- Geometry loading moved windows up by the height of the title bar each time
  (since 2.2final)
- The NEW_FILE flag wasn't set for new files until an attempt was made
  to load them from disk, this caused problems with BufferTabs, etc
  (since 2.2pre8)
- The 'Cancel' button in the send dialog did nothing (since 2.2pre6)

Merry christmas, happy new year, etc.

Slava