[Scilab-users] [ANN]: Scipad-8.72

[Francois Vogel]

ANNOUNCE: Scipad version 8.72
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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:

  * Added sort command (for strings or real numbers, ascending or
    descending) in the edit menu

  * The selection is now saved and restored across Scipad sessions

  * Clickable links are better seen through colorization of the link
    text


FIXED BUGS:

  * URLs containing the ampersand (&) character were truncated in the
    external internet browser on Windows

  * Fixed an issue with replace: the text could be replaced at a wrong
    position when searching in regexp mode for a search pattern
    matching one or more \n (testcase: search for \n, replace with a
    comma)

  * Fixed bug when reopening Scipad after closure with only modified
    files visible and the user did not save any of them

  * Fixed bug when closing a temporary file created during a drag and
    drop operation

  * Fixed crash when dragging an email from MS Outlook over Scipad

  * Worked around slowdown with File/Open under Scilab-4.1.2

  * Made error message more explicit when Scipad cannot be installed in
    Scilab-5.4.1 due to missing "modules_manager" module

  * Fixed shrinking of Scipad window under Win7 when opening a match
    from Find in files results window

  * Capitalize words did not work for first word of each line in a
    multiline selection

  * Updated autoproxy package to version 1.5.3, which includes the fix
    for tcllib bug 3313923:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3313923&group_id=12883&atid=112883


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-8.72/scipad-8.72-Scilab5.zip/download
   - for Scicoslab: 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scipad/files/scipad-8.72/scipad-8.72-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.