[ jEdit-announce ] jEdit 3.0pre5 now avaiable (for real)

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

jEdit 3.0pre5 is now available from <http://jedit.sourceforge.net>. This
release is also available in RPM format, in addition to the Java-based
installer. Unless more major bugs are uncovered, the next release will
be 3.0final.

+ New Features

- RPM spec file syntax highlighting
- Texinfo syntax highlighting

+ Enhancements

- The default filter in the 'Open File' and 'Save As' dialog boxes is
  now based on the current buffer's extension
- The shell script created by the installer to start jEdit no longer
  runs jEdit in the background
- The modified flag is now set on buffers when the line separator is
  changed in the Buffer Options dialog box
- If, for example, C+ENTER 80 b was entered, all 80 insertions would
  have to be undone one by one. Now, repeated insertions are batched in
  a compound edit
- Plugins are no longer loaded if plugins they depend on could not be
  loaded
- jEdit.bat file is created on Windows again
- The edit server reimplemented to use UDP packets, instead of TCP/IP.
  This makes it virtually immune to DoS attacks, and simplifies the
  code.

+ Neutral

- 'New Version' wizard removed
- 'First Time' wizard replaced with a 'Welcome to jEdit' window
- Main class of installer changed to 'installer.Install'

+ Bug Fixes

- Printing didn't work if syntax highlighting was disabled
- Multiple file selection in the 'Open File' dialog box didn't work
- Several typos in the documentation fixed
- Double-clicking on directories in the file system browser didn't work
- Search strings would not always be added to the history in the search
  bar
- The 'Record Macro' command created buffers with the '.macro'
  extension, not the '.bsh' extension as required
- The commenting commands would insert spaces if comment properties were
  not defined in the current mode. Now, they beep
- The 'Set Marker' command would beep needlessly before displaying the
  prompt dialog
- The 'Run Last Macro' command didn't work
- Scrolling using the arrow keys didn't perform synchronized scrolling
  if it was enabled
- Character classes (eg, [[:alpha:]]) didn't work in regexps because
  the corresponding syntax bit wasn't enabled
- Fixed NullPointerException that would occur if the buffer switcher was
  disabled
- Search dialog is resizable again. Non-resizable dialogs caused
  problems with some Java versions
- Disabling the tip of the day didn't work
- Workaround for bug found in some Java versions where pressing 'Enter'
  in the buffer options dialog box while the focus was inside an
  editable combo box didn't pick up the edit
- File system browser always opened with the default filter
- When selecting to the end of the document, the text area will scroll
  by one line less than necessary
- 'Old style' installer used again, with one file per ZIP entry. The
  'archive' scheme, where everything was stored in an 'install.dat'
  file, was faster and more compact but it caused problems for some
  people
- Fixed minor horizontal scrolling flaw
- Search bar history wouldn't be set up correctly if the search bar
  commands in the 'Search' menu were used
- Aborting HyperSearches didn't work
- Visiting more than 25 pages in one help viewer window would throw
  exceptions (but the help viewer woulds till work)