Komodo 8.0.0-alpha2 now available to preview
Todd Whiteman <[email protected]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:25:44 -0800
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Hello,
The second Komodo IDE 8.0.0 alpha (pre-release) is now available for
testing. Auto-updates from 8.0.0a1 are not enabled for Windows/Linux, so
you'll need to download it from here:
http://downloads.activestate.com/Komodo/releases/8.0.0a2/
We will continue making Komodo 8 pre-release builds every 3-4 weeks,
which will lead to an official Komodo 8.0.0 final release some time in 2013.
Note that Komodo Edit builds are not yet available, we'll be releasing
the Edit bits when we reach the Beta phase next year. That said, the IDE
alpha and beta builds can be trialed by anyone (you don't need to hold a
Komodo IDE license).
The major changes in Komodo 8 are:
* *User Interface*: We are aiming to have a more natural look and feel
with the underlying operating system, so we've starting revamping
the Komodo user interface, you'll notice the icons, toolbars,
statusbars and side panes have all been tweaked, and we'll continue
to modifying the styling throughout the Komodo 8 release series.
The default layout for the left and right side panes now use an icon
toolbar (at the bottom of the side pane), clicking on these icons
will change the selected tab. Double-clicking on the main editor tab
will hide/show all side panes.
We'd love to hear your feedback on these changes (for good and for
bad), so let us know how you feel and what you'd like to see improved.
* *Floating Panes*: You now get the ability to detach individual side
pane tabs (Places, Code Browser, Debug, Find Results, Breakpoints,
etc...) into their own separate window, so you can now put your
debugging pane on a completely separate monitor screen (if your
lucky enough to have multiple monitors). Just use the mouse and
right-click on the tab/icon you wish to move and you'll get the
appropriate context menu.
Another feature of this side pane work is that you can also combine
multiple items into the one widget (e.g. places and code browser can
be combined in the same left pane widget).
* *Auto Abbreviations*: Komodo now provides automatic triggering for a
selected group of toolbox abbreviations (snippets). This makes
developing code faster, smarter and easier, and your in complete
control of the content getting inserted.
For example, in Python, typing "def " will now trigger the "def"
snippet inside of your Komodo toolbox, which expands into a full
Python method declaration.
* *Conditional Snippets*: It's now possible to use JavaScript code
within a snippet, so you can programatically determine the snippet
contents at runtime.
Komodo allows the use of Embedded JavaScript (EJS) inside of the
snippet text, which will be dynamically executed inside of Komodo's
JavaScript environment, and as such it has full access to the Komodo
JavaScript API.
You can view the release notes for a full list of changes in Komodo 8:
http://docs.activestate.com/komodo/8.0/releases/ide.html#bug_fixes-8.0.0a2
You can contact us about Komodo 8 questions and problems using any of
the mediums below:
forums http://community.activestate.com/products/Komodo
email http://listserv.activestate.com/mailman/listinfo/komodo-discuss
bugs http://bugs.activestate.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Komodo
irc irc://irc.mozilla.org/#komodo
Cheers,
Todd
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Hello,<br>
<br>
The second Komodo IDE 8.0.0 alpha (pre-release) is now available for
testing. Auto-updates from 8.0.0a1 are not enabled for
Windows/Linux, so you'll need to download it from here:<br>
<blockquote><a
href="http://downloads.activestate.com/Komodo/releases/8.0.0a2/">http://downloads.activestate.com/Komodo/releases/8.0.0a2/</a><br>
</blockquote>
We will continue making Komodo 8 pre-release builds every 3-4 weeks,
which will lead to an official Komodo 8.0.0 final release some time
in 2013.<br>
<br>
Note that Komodo Edit builds are not yet available, we'll be
releasing the Edit bits when we reach the Beta phase next year. That
said, the IDE alpha and beta builds can be trialed by anyone (you
don't need to hold a Komodo IDE license).<br>
<br>
The major changes in Komodo 8 are:<br>
<ul>
<li><b>User Interface</b>: We are aiming to have a more natural
look and feel with the underlying operating system, so we've
starting revamping the Komodo user interface, you'll notice the
icons, toolbars, statusbars and side panes have all been
tweaked, and we'll continue to modifying the styling throughout
the Komodo 8 release series.<br>
<br>
The default layout for the left and right side panes now use an
icon toolbar (at the bottom of the side pane), clicking on these
icons will change the selected tab. Double-clicking on the main
editor tab will hide/show all side panes.<br>
<br>
We'd love to hear your feedback on these changes (for good and
for bad), so let us know how you feel and what you'd like to see
improved.<br>
<br>
</li>
<li><b>Floating Panes</b>: You now get the ability to detach
individual side pane tabs (Places, Code Browser, Debug, Find
Results, Breakpoints, etc...) into their own separate window, so
you can now put your debugging pane on a completely separate
monitor screen (if your lucky enough to have multiple monitors).
Just use the mouse and right-click on the tab/icon you wish to
move and you'll get the appropriate context menu.<br>
<br>
Another feature of this side pane work is that you can also
combine multiple items into the one widget (e.g. places and code
browser can be combined in the same left pane widget).<br>
<br>
</li>
<li><b>Auto Abbreviations</b>: Komodo now provides automatic
triggering for a selected group of toolbox abbreviations
(snippets). This makes developing code faster, smarter and
easier, and your in complete control of the content getting
inserted.<br>
<br>
For example, in Python, typing "def " will now trigger the "def"
snippet inside of your Komodo toolbox, which expands into a full
Python method declaration.<br>
<br>
</li>
<li><b>Conditional Snippets</b>: It's now possible to use
JavaScript code within a snippet, so you can programatically
determine the snippet contents at runtime.<br>
<br>
Komodo allows the use of Embedded JavaScript (EJS) inside of the
snippet text, which will be dynamically executed inside of
Komodo's JavaScript environment, and as such it has full access
to the Komodo JavaScript API.<br>
</li>
</ul>
You can view the release notes for a full list of changes in Komodo
8:<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://docs.activestate.com/komodo/8.0/releases/ide.html#bug_fixes-8.0.0a2">http://docs.activestate.com/komodo/8.0/releases/ide.html#bug_fixes-8.0.0a2</a><br>
<br>
You can contact us about Komodo 8 questions and problems using any
of the mediums below:<br>
<br>
forums <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://community.activestate.com/products/Komodo">http://community.activestate.com/products/Komodo</a><br>
email <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://listserv.activestate.com/mailman/listinfo/komodo-discuss">http://listserv.activestate.com/mailman/listinfo/komodo-discuss</a><br>
bugs <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://bugs.activestate.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Komodo">http://bugs.activestate.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Komodo</a><br>
irc <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="irc://irc.mozilla.org/#komodo">irc://irc.mozilla.org/#komodo</a><br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Todd<br>
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