[Scilab-users] [ANN]: Scipad-8.71

[François Vogel]

ANNOUNCE: Scipad version 8.71
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A new version of the Scipad text editor for Scilab and Scicoslab is 
available.


CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION
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NEW:

  * Multiline replace: replacing by a string containing special
    (escaped) characters, such as \n or \t, is now possible

  * Sashes positions are now saved and restored across Scipad sessions,
    recreating the layout of the tiles (Mondrian picture) with their
    specific sizes when reopening Scipad

  * Scipad now distributes tkdnd for both Windows and Linux, each in
    both 32 and 64 bits versions (thanks to Georgios Petasis for
    providing the tkdnd binaries)


FIXED BUGS:

  * Worked around possible crash when saving files on Windows (Tk bugs
    3071836 and 3146418)

  * Fixed multiline (regexp) search and replace: the text could be
    replaced at a wrong position when searching in regexp mode for a
    search pattern matching one or more \n in the found string

  * After Replace all, the buffer could still contain matches that
    should have been replaced

  * The progress bar is updated even if scrolling of the text widget is
    needed during replace all

  * The limits of the selection is correctly maintained when replacing
    at selection boundaries

  * Fixed Tcl error when clicking the "Open all files" button in the
    find in files results window during the building of the list of
    files to search in (this button is now greyed during this step)

  * Fixed error at startup under certain Linux OSs providing http 1.0
    only

  * Scipad can no longer open off-screen (requires a Tk version that
    includes the fix for Tk bug 533519)

  * Trying to input text in the "Changelog", "Bugs & Wishlist", or
    "Adding translations" window no longer triggers a Tcl error

  * Fixed Tcl error when starting a block selection in environments
    running Tk 8.4


WHAT IS SCIPAD ?
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Scipad is a powerful editor and graphical debugger for programs 
written in Scilab language. It is a mature and highly configurable 
programmer's editor, including features like syntax colorization, 
regexp search/replace, parentheses matching, logical/physical line 
numbering, peer windows, line and block text editing, and much more. 
Scipad can be used along with Scicoslab or Scilab, but even as a 
standalone text editor. Used as internal Sci(cos)lab editor, it 
interacts tightly with the interpreter, allowing:

  - Scilab code execution control
  - conditional breakpointing
  - variable retrieval and tooltip display
  - Scilab help lookup
  - access to source code of Scilab library function
  - control of Scilab facilities for Matlab code and creation of
    help documents
  - and much more

Scipad also includes basic Modelica and XML syntax colorization; it is 
currently localized in 13 languages and further localizations can 
easily be added. Scipad is entirely written in Tcl/Tk and Scilab 
language. It has been tested and developed under various versions of 
Windows and Linux.


WHERE CAN SCIPAD BE FOUND?
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Project page @ SourceForge.net: http://sourceforge.net/p/scipad/

Direct download:
   - for Scilab: 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scipad/files/scipad-8.71/scipad-8.71-Scilab5.zip/download
   - for Scicoslab: 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scipad/files/scipad-8.71/scipad-8.71-Scicoslab.zip/download

Installation instructions: 
http://sourceforge.net/p/scipad/wiki/Installation/

Details regarding the tested platforms: 
http://sourceforge.net/p/scipad/wiki/Tested%20on/


LICENSE
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Scipad is a free software distributed under the terms of the GPL (V2) 
license.