[ jEdit-announce ] jEdit 2.5pre2 now available

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

Hello everybody,

jEdit 2.5pre2 is now available from <http://jedit.sourceforge.net>.
As with many pre-releases, this version has lots of new stuff and it
might be a bit buggy. Don't use it unless you are prepared for a few
surprises.

* Version 2.5pre2

+ New Features

- New macro language feature: writing $x where x is a register in an
  action command will substitute contents of register x. \$ can be used
  to insert a literal '$'
- You can now disable file tokenization on load in Utilities->Global Options.
  This results in faster file loading, but slightly less accurate syntax
  highlighting
- You can now edit more than one buffer at once in a split view
- Open and save dialog boxes now have a nifty 'find file' tool (written by
  Ken Klinner, kkl...@op...)
- Nifty new status bar

+ Enhancements

- jEdit download is now about 500K smaller thanks to an improved installer
  (if the installer breaks for anybody, it's probably because of this, so
  please tell me!)
- User input is blocked while I/O is in progress
- Improved focus handling when splitting views
- The 'Macros' menu now substitutes spaces for underscores in macro names
- 'Close File' command renamed to 'Close Buffer' for consistency
- For plugin developers: the ViewUpdate.CREATED message is now sent after
  views already have the correct geometry
- Commenting commands insert spaces around comment strings again

+ Bug Fixes

- Fixed possible EmptyStackException in View.popStatus() (since 2.5pre1)
- Possible fix for IBM Linux JDK 1.3 NPE in
  EnhancedCheckBoxMenuItem.Model.isSelected()
- HyperSearch didn't work with the directory list set (since 2.5pre1)
- Fixed minor buffer list sorting bug
- Fixed obscure buffer switching bug
- A few mode files had minor errors
- Minor text area fix: EOL markers are now always painted with the default
  font style
- Very minor change to buffer tabs focus handling; might solve recently
  reported JDK 1.3 focus problems

+ API Changes

- New EditPaneUpdate message; getWhat() method returns one of the following:
  EditPaneUpdate.CREATED (replaces ViewUpdate.TEXTAREA_CREATED)
  EditPaneUpdate.DESTROYED (replaces ViewUpdate.TEXTAREA_DESTROYED)
  EditPaneUpdate.BUFFER_CHANGED (replaces ViewUpdate.BUFFER_CHANGED)

Have fun,

Slava