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List:       perl-win32-announce
Subject:    [Announce] Komodo 4.0 Beta 4 Available
From:       Shane Caraveo <shanec () ActiveState ! com>
Date:       2007-01-12 0:57:12
Message-ID: 45A6DCE8.6020900 () ActiveState ! com
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Hello Everyone,

Komodo 4.0 Beta 4 is now available. This release includes over 100 bug
fixes to Beta 3 and some new features. Our current plans are to have a
final release in the very near future, this is the final beta for Komodo
4.0.

You can download Komodo 4.0 Beta 4 at:
        http://www.activestate.com/products/komodo/beta.plex

Note that this build is of beta quality and hence not recommended for
full daily use.

New in Komodo 4.0 Beta 4:

  * Go to definition: Right-click on a method or variable, and go to
    where it is defined.  This is currently does not work with standard
library data and with API catalogs, just with your own code and *site*
libraries.
  * Vi visual mode
  * Perl completion(some area's will be completed for final release)
  * Ruby on Rails "peer" module completion
  * JS completion now shows completion for files in same directory or
    for directories defined in global preferences
  * PHP completion now shows completion for directories defined in
    global preferences, as well as those defined in php.ini
  * Improved user experience when debugging JavaScript

Notable Bug Fixes in Komodo 4.0 Beta 4:

  * Remote files: Connections now timeout properly
  * Remote files: Support added for working with remote files with a
    different encoding
  * PHP XDebug extension updated (includes crash bug fixes)
  * Perl debugging over iterators now works correctly
  * Preference added for PHP commenting type
  * Tab ordering restores on startup
  * Window size/maximize restores on startup
  * PDK extension fixes and support for recent Perl Dev Kit beta added
  * PHP completion has partial support for use of CONSTANTS in
    include/require statements
  * Various Vi fixes


New in Komodo 4.0 Beta

There are so many new and exciting features, we hardly know how to
list them all! In no particular order, here's a preview:

  - Vi Emulation: Modal keybindings which emulate the navigation,
    text insertion and command behavior of Vi. Custom commands can
    be implemented by adding Komodo macros to a Vi Commands Toolbox
    folder.

  - HTTP Inspector: An interface for examining HTTP requests and
    responses as they happen. It runs a local proxy which intercepts
    HTTP traffic and records each transaction, which can then be
    viewed. The Inspector can break on a request or response, which
    can then be edited and submitted or re-submitted in its modified
    form.

  - SFTP and SCP: Komodo now supports access to remote files via SFTP
    and SCP. Saved password information for all remote servers is
    stored securely in Mozilla's native password manager, or you can
    use a key agent to manage your secure authentications.

  - JavaScript Debugging: Komodo now offers JavaScript debugging using
    the Firefox web browser and the JavaScript DBGP extension. With
    the extension enabled, loading JavaScript or triggering JavaScript
    controls in the browser window opens a debugging session in Komodo,
    which loads the relevant JavaScript code.

  - JavaScript Interactive Shell: An interactive shell for manipulating
    JavaScript code is now available within JavaScript debugging sessions.
    This shell is similar in functionality to the other interactive shells
    in Komodo.

  - Redesigned Code Intelligence backend: Reimplementation of PHP, Python,
    Perl, Ruby, JavaScript, XML and CSS Code Intelligence support. The
    Code Intelligence system is the backend for many of Komodo's
features,
    such as autocomplete, calltips, and the code browser.

  - PHP "Zero Configuration": It has no user interface, and you will never
    see it do anything, but it will make debugging PHP with Komodo easier
    than ever before!

  - Live Folders: Komodo projects now offer Live Folders which display
    current filesystem contents. Live folders also provide some basic file
    management, including the ability to show the current file or folder
    in your regular file manager. The previous folder behavior is still
    available; these folders are now referred to as "Virtual Folders" in
    the documentation.

  - Live Import: Projects can now automatically act as a Live Folder,
    importing, displaying and updating the contents of the base directory
    specified when it is created. Project-specific Directory Import
    preferences define which files adirectories to include. New projects
    use Live Import by default.

  - Project Settings: Many new settings are available for project-specific
    tasks, such as include paths for various languages and debugging
    settings.

  - XML/HTML Autocomplete and CallTips: Komodo now supports AutoComplete
    and CallTips support for XML and HTML based on DTD or RelaxNG Schema.
    SGML and XML Catalogs are supported.

  - DOM Viewer: A new tab in the Project Pane (left) shows the DOM
    structure of XML and HTML documents in a tree view. Double-clicking on
    a node in the DOM Viewer moves the cursor to the corresponding node in
    the document.

  - Help Browser: Komodo now uses Mozilla's help browser for displaying
    Komodo help.

  - User-Defined Languages: Komodo 4 introduces a system for adding
    custom language support called UDL (User-Defined Languages) which
    allows Komodo to properly syntax-color multi-language files and
    templated files common in many web programming frameworks. We use
    UDL to provide better support for RHTML, Template-Toolkit,
    HTML-Mason, Smarty, Django and Luddite (the language used to develop
    new UDL).

  - Project Templates: Projects templates can be created and used when
    creating a new project. They are a great way to add new functionality
    for project-specific needs, such as rsync, Rails, and more.

  - SCC History: A new option has been added to the Source Control menu
    which displays the revision history of a file. You can compare (diff)
    two selected revisions from the list, or select one and compare it to
    the local copy.

  - XPI Extension Support: Komodo supports the installation of extensions
    using the same technologies that Firefox uses. A short FAQ that
    describes the creation of a simple "Hello World" extension is at
    http://support.activestate.com.

Licensing

  - Komodo 4.0 Beta 4 has a built-in license. It can be installed alongside
    Komodo 3.x installations, however previous Komodo 4.0 Alpha/Beta
    installations should be removed.


Regards,
Shane Caraveo
Komodo Tech Lead


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