ANN: eric 4.2.0 released

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  • Detlev Offenbach

    ANN: eric 4.2.0 released

    Hi,

    I am proud to announce the immediate availability of eric 4.2.0. It is
    available via

    http://www.die-offenbachs.de/eric/index.html.

    The highlight of changes are as follows.

    APIs:
    - added API file for Ruby
    - added Ruby API file for eric4 Ruby files
    - enhanced the API file generation tool and dialog

    Configuration:
    - reorganized the configuration dialog
    - changed settings from native format to ini format

    Editor:
    - added functionality to mark all occurrances of a searched text
    - enhanced unicode support (added utf-16 and utf-32)
    - added an action to insert a new line below the current one
    (Shift+Return)
    - added capability to save the folding state of a file in the session
    file
    - added capability to save the open multi project and the open project in
    the global session file

    General VCS support:
    - added an LED to signal the project's VCS status to the project viewer

    Graphics:
    - added capability to save UML like graphics as SVG
    - added capability to display SVG files

    Help Viewer:
    - added a QWebKit based help viewer (available if Qt 4.4 is installed)

    Plugins:
    - added HTTPS support to plugin repository dialog (for Qt 4.3 and newer)

    Project:
    - added multiproject support
    - added storage key PROJECTTYPESPEC IFICDATA for project type specific
    data (may be used by project type plugins)
    - moved all supporting project management files (e.g. tasks file) to a
    management subdirectory

    Shell:
    - made Shell history more comfortable by
    -- selecting from history via a dialog
    -- list the history in a dialog with capabilities to
    --- delete entries
    --- copy entries to the current editor
    --- execute entries in the shell

    Templates:
    - extended the templates system to support a few predefined variables
    (thanks to Dan Bullok)

    Toolbars:
    - added a toolbar manager and a toolbar configuration dialog
    - cleaned up the default toolbars

    Translations:
    - added Spanish translations from Jaime Seuma
    - added Turkish translations from Serdar Koçdaş

    Various:
    - enhancements to the class browsers
    - added print preview capability (available if Qt 4.4 is installed)
    - added new default icon set based on the Oxygen icons

    Viewmanager:
    - added a viewmanager plugin using the new QMdiArea
    - added double click action to the tabview viewmanager. Double clicking
    the space right of the last tab opens a new editor.

    What is eric?
    -------------
    eric is a Python and Ruby IDE that comes with batteries included. Please
    see the eric web site for details.

    Regards,
    Detlev
    --
    Detlev Offenbach
    detlev@die-offenbachs.de
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