A new testing release, version 2.1.3, has been released to Google Code. This release fixes a bunch of bugs, but more importantly contains a complete rewrite of the Text Clips UI and Management/Editing features.

Changes in 2.1.3:

1. Complete re-write of text clips view and clips management system
2. End clip entry on final empty field (experimental)
3. Smart highlight range now limited to field of view +/- 200 lines, improves speed and usability with large files.
4. Translations now fed directly from user translation project at pnotepad-twrans.googlecode.com
5. Switch to boost 1.42

Downloads

Download 2.1.3 Installer
Download 2.1.3 Portable
Download 2.1.3 Multi-Language

Thanks to all those who test these builds and provide feedback via the forums or bugs, I hope you’re enjoying the 2.1 releases!

A new testing release, version 2.1.2, has been released to Google Code. The major new feature in this release is Code Template Fields, but there have been a lot of other changes too:

• Code Template Fields
• Cleaner visual style for the document tabs
• Added line padding options, allows more whitespace between lines
• Switch to Scintilla’s built-in line length measurement
• Removed some 3D styling bits to clean up the look of the editor, more to do.
• New tab text changed from to Untitled
• -z parameter now assumes a single file after the -z, designed for notepad replacement.
• Updated to latest Scintilla bits for some multi-caret fixes
• Fixed a couple of regular expression issues.
• Fix tools options tab titles.
• Made SmartHighlight more visible, less alpha blending

In case you haven’t used a 2.1 build yet, here are the other headline features in the testing builds:

1. Full Unicode Support
2. Support for Translations – PN in your language
3. Prototype Command Bar feature (with PyPN)
4. Multiple simultaneous selections, including typing into block selections
5. Virtual space

Downloads:

Download 2.1.2 Installer
Download 2.1.2 Multi-language Installer
Download 2.1.2 Portable

There have been no show-stopping issues found in 2.0.10.1010 so I’m very happy to finally declare a new stable release. There will probably be an update for this build at some point in the near future to fix a couple of minor issues and also to test the auto-update system for stable release users.

If you’ve been holding off from testing releases, now is a great time to download the new stable release!

Thanks to all the testers, forum users, bug reporters and patch submitters for making 2.0.10 a great release. If you’re still using 2.0.8 here are some of the highlights:

1. Vastly improved regular expressions support
2. Explorer view
3. Open files view
4. Vista-behaviour improvements
5. Win7 Support
6. API file autocomplete
7. SDK for building extensions
8. Style presets
9. Macro/Script recording with PyPN
10. Smart Highlight to show all instances of selected word
11. Loads of bug fixes, and a bunch more new features

This is the release candidate for Programmer’s Notepad 2.0.10 – a new stable build!

Almost all changes since build 970 are minor fixes, with the exception of the additional support for XML API files (supporting Notepad++ format). Providing no major issues are found, this will become the stable release, and I plan to test the update mechanism for stable builds soon by signalling this as the new stable build.

Downloads:

2.0.10 RC Installer
2.0.10 RC Portable Zip

Thanks to all the users who have put time and effort into reporting and following up on bugs, testing, and contributing patches. For a detailed list of changes, see my blog.

The latest testing release of Programmer’s Notepad is out. This is a minor release with a few important bug fixes, including Unicode file handling, Windows 7 RC quirks, and a couple of toolbar appearance issues. All testing release users should upgrade to this new build.

Downloads

• 0.9.970 Installer
• 0.9.970 Portable

Thanks to all the users who have put time and effort into reporting and following up on bugs, testing, and contributing patches.

The latest testing release of Programmer’s Notepad is out. This release brings a whole bunch of great changes: Script (macro) recording when using PyPN, a customizable toolbar, firefox-style tab ordering and smart highlight. There are also a load of bug fixes too.

Downloads

• 0.9.962 Installer
• 0.9.962 Portable

There is also a new PyPN release fixing a couple of issues with the included scripts from the last build:

• PyPN 0.13.962 for Python 2.6
• PyPN 0.13.962 for Python 2.5
• PyPN 0.13.962 for Python 2.4

Thanks to all the users who have put time and effort into reporting and following up on bugs, testing, and contributing patches.

This is a minor bugfix testing release for Programmer’s Notepad, fixing a few niggles with the last release.

Downloads

• 0.9.926 Installer
• 0.9.926 Portable

There is also a new PyPN release fixing a couple of issues with the included scripts from the last build:

• PyPN 0.11.926 for Python 2.4
• PyPN 0.11.926 for Python 2.5
• PyPN 0.11.926 for Python 2.6

Thanks to all the users who have put time and effort into reporting and following up on bugs, testing, and contributing patches.

The latest testing release of Programmer’s Notepad 2 is finally out. There are plenty of fixes in this release, and a few minor new features too. Of particular note are the following:

1. Updates to the extensions interface allowing extensions to create menu items
2. International input fixed (I know this will please a whole bunch of users)
3. Read only edit protection cleaned up
4. More text transforms, also available from context menu
5. Tab to space and vice versa conversions fixed
6. Notepad’s .LOG feature natively supported
7. Fix a problem using PN on the Windows 7 beta causing PN to hang on exit

Downloads

• 0.9.921 Installer
• 0.9.921 Portable

There is a new PyPN release supporting the updated plugin interface:

• PyPN 0.11.921 for Python 2.4
• PyPN 0.11.921 for Python 2.5
• PyPN 0.11.921 for Python 2.6

Thanks to all the users who have put time and effort into reporting and following up on bugs, testing, and contributing patches.

We’re looking for your help to shape future development of Programmer’s Notepad by running some usage polls. These will be announced both here and on Simon’s blog. Please follow the link below and answer the two questions – it will only take a few moments and will be very helpful!

Usage Polls

I’m happy to announce a new testing release, 0.9.853.

1. Create file backups when saving (option)
2. Various look and feel improvements
3. Extension configuration now stored in user settings directory, meaning this works on Vista without an admin prompt
4. You can now choose to poll for updates of testing releases
5. Uncomment now works for multiple line-comment lines at once
6. New keyboard shortcuts for line comments
7. Added a new Turbo preset to help indulge your Turbo Pascal nostalgia
8. Improved the ZenBurn preset
9. Default scheme font on Vista is now Consolas, still Lucida Console on XP and below
10. Allow opening workspace files
11. Restore editor windows when jumping to a line or tag
12. Improved regular expressions support
13. Works on Win2k again
14. Don’t hold directories open after selecting files
15. Support explorer context menus in Browser, Open Files and Projects items
16. Added Mark All (again!)
17. Find in all Project Files
18. Find across all open files

Downloads

• 0.9.853 Installer
• 0.9.853 Portable

There is also a new PyPN release supporting Python 2.6 as well as 2.5 and 2.4:

• PyPN 0.9.853 for Python 2.4
• PyPN 0.9.853 for Python 2.5
• PyPN 0.9.853 for Python 2.6

This release wouldn’t have been possible without the excellent contributions (patches and documentation), testing, bug reports and feature suggestions made by users – thank you!