https://sourceforge.net/p/texttrix/news/2012-01-20T23:32:39.802000ZRecent posts to news2012-01-20T23:32:39.802000Z2012-01-20T23:32:39.802000ZAnonymous Cowardhttps://sourceforge.net/u/*anonymous/https://sourceforge.netb832daeb0f496071cd9ac78d6d32fd4e4bbb1332

Text Trix is a cross-platform text editor that seeks to make text navigation easier. This bug fix release of the Text Trix editor features improved user experience on Mac systems and a performance lift on all systems. Apple "Command" options have been implemented for Mac shortcuts, and scrolling has been fixed as well. Syntax highlighter performance has improved dramatically for slower systems. Word Find has been fixed to start searching from the current position and to respond to more familiar shortcuts on both the Mac and PC. Backward compatibility support for Java 1.4 has been added for AIX and OS/2 systems.

2012-01-20T23:32:39.658000Z2012-01-20T23:32:39.658000ZAnonymous Cowardhttps://sourceforge.net/u/*anonymous/https://sourceforge.net56533091c3f330f9677e5d5b6434aa364d649ca6

For awhile the Text Trix editor, a cross-platform software focusing on user-friendly file and text navigation, could display pre-formatted styled text, but now one's own styled text can be created and formatted within the editor. The editor now offers a formatted text menu and icons, as well as an automatic view switcher for html viewing and saving. Font style, size, color, and alignment can be changed through a new format menu. Files can also be viewed side-by-side through multiple instances of the Text Trix main window. Other changes include a syntax highlighter preference option and fixes for contextual scrolling and remembering auto-indent file extensions. Note also the addition of a build timestamp in the About screen and other packaging and build improvements under the hood. Much thanks to John Kozalan for spearheading the formatted text additions.

2012-01-20T23:32:39.513000Z2012-01-20T23:32:39.513000ZAnonymous Cowardhttps://sourceforge.net/u/*anonymous/https://sourceforge.netdf1dd3db925a0ccb8109f7ccba6361be0f3bf444

Text Trix is a cross-platform text editor focusing on user-friendly file and text navigation. The editor now features syntax highlighting, search navigation improvements, and many fixes for building and startup. The GPL-licensed Ostermiller syntax highlighter has been incorporated to automatically color and format text according to the given file type. Search improvements include the ability to search backward in Word Find (Shift+F3), as well as contextual scrolling for viewing found text in its context. Line Dance also includes several fixes and now automatically names lines based on selected text. Text is more mobile through drag-n-drop. Build improvements include updated editor and plugin build scripts as simpler compilation mechanisms than the configure/Makefile combination, and startup errors on Vista platforms have been fixed. Several new command-line options have been added, including Fresh mode (to temporarily launch without reopening tabs) and no highlighting (for slower systems). Future directions include textual formatting, such as font styles, sizes, and alignment, as well as greater windowing and web preview controls.

2012-01-20T23:32:39.376000Z2012-01-20T23:32:39.376000ZAnonymous Cowardhttps://sourceforge.net/u/*anonymous/https://sourceforge.netf170eb3b74765aaee5b47a014fcebc3b190e8cca

This pre-release will hopefully be our last before Text Trix 0.9.0 final. Included in this release candidate are new command-line options, improved OpenJDK and platform compatibility, and document fixes. The editor has also been packaged in the latest Jar Ajar pre-build, where one file serves as an installer, launcher, and shortcut to re-launching the application. See here for the rc1: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48910&package_id=42134&release_id=604625 See here for more information on the new Jar Ajar package: http://jarajar.wiki.sourceforge.net/InstallerLauncher

2012-01-20T23:32:39.222000Z2012-01-20T23:32:39.222000ZAnonymous Cowardhttps://sourceforge.net/u/*anonymous/https://sourceforge.netdc0b84de3071c508bc86c86f5a6e67392e4f8d3f

With syntax highlighting, better word search, improved Vista- and MacOS-compatibility, and bunches of bug fixes in the works for the Text Trix editor, we felt it's due for a version bump from 0.7 --> 0.9. Beta3 includes bug fixes for contextual scrolling and tab refresh, as well as improvements to the build and packaging process, especially on MacOS X platforms. See here for downloads: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48910&package_id=42134&release_id=595546

2012-01-20T23:32:39.085000Z2012-01-20T23:32:39.085000ZAnonymous Cowardhttps://sourceforge.net/u/*anonymous/https://sourceforge.net81308dba940f32c92a4bcf766ce4c96fdab327da

Text Trix now features syntax highlighting, search navigation improvements, and many fixes for building and startup. The text editor has incorporated the GPL-licensed Ostermiller syntax highlighter to automatically color and format text according to the given file type. Search improvements include the ability to search backward in Word Find (Shift+F3), as well as contextual scrolling for viewing found text in its context. Build improvements include updated editor and plugin build scripts as simpler compilation mechanisms than the configure/Makefile compilation. Startup errors on Vista platforms have been fixed. Line Dance also includes several fixes and now automatically names lines based on selected text. Text is now more mobile through drag-n-drop. This release has been tested on Java 5 and 6 (including 6uN-b13) and on Windows, Linux, and Mac platforms. See here for downloads: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48910&package_id=42134&release_id=583337

2012-01-20T23:32:38.949000Z2012-01-20T23:32:38.949000ZAnonymous Cowardhttps://sourceforge.net/u/*anonymous/https://sourceforge.netdfe1eda8de66519a5447a053de299f4009fc9243

A new project package, dubbed "Development," has been created just in time for the latest Text Trix pre-release, ver. 0.7.1beta1. The intent of this package is to create a separate area for all the cutting edge Text Trix goods. Text Trix 0.7.1 wraps up several bug fixes and minor enhancements of the new 0.7 series. One significant under-the-hood change is the migration to a new code repository, from CVS to Subversion. This version will be the first release under the new layout and attempts to iron out any build and packaging anomalies. See the changelog for more details: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48910&package_id=42134&release_id=545046

2012-01-20T23:32:38.728000Z2012-01-20T23:32:38.728000ZAnonymous Cowardhttps://sourceforge.net/u/*anonymous/https://sourceforge.net36c5f2c7fb0cc7fab1b778d3581353c294536512

The entire Text Trix CVS repository has just been migrated to Subversion (SVN). SVN allows a lot more flexibility in terms of tracking individual files. The migration also allowed me to implement some repository layout changes based on basic version control practices I've learned from other projects. The new layout now supports branching and tagging, as well sub-repositories for each plugin. The scripts need to be updated to allow proper building and packaging out-of-the-box from the new layout. Please bear with me as I work to update those scripts.

2012-01-20T23:32:38.576000Z2012-01-20T23:32:38.576000ZAnonymous Cowardhttps://sourceforge.net/u/*anonymous/https://sourceforge.netd91efba3258c103552adaddc962975b7aea32666

Two new pieces of documentation have been added on the Text Trix project site. "Writing Plug-Ins" describes how to write a plug-in using the new PlugInWindowTemplate class included in Text Trix 0.7.0. "Shortcuts" is a tabulation of shortcuts for the various keybinding models employed by Text Trix. The shortcuts documentation can also be found in Help > Shortcuts in Text Trix 0.7.0. Documentation Home: https://sourceforge.net/docman/?group_id=48910

2012-01-20T23:32:38.434000Z2012-01-20T23:32:38.434000ZAnonymous Cowardhttps://sourceforge.net/u/*anonymous/https://sourceforge.netef3e4e53a57ed3584531809e32e6805fb03ed91d

Text Trix is general purpose editor that makes coding easier and more precise. Navigational tools help make large files easier to read and organize. Special plugins manipulate text according to user-defined settings. v.0.7.0 introduces new features for better visualization of text. Key features are Line Dance, a tool to jump between multiple lines in a given file; Group Tabs, for organizing large numbers of files; and Word Find, a quick-find tool built into the status bar. Cataloged here are these and other features: Text Organization: -Line Dance (new): Bookmark positions so that you can jump between multiple places in the same file. -File Tabs and Group Tabs (new): File tabs are a familiar way to open multiple files at once; group tabs are a new way to group these files by topic. Right-click to rename these groups. -Word Find (new): A box for taking you directly to the typed word. -Line Find (updated): A box that takes you directly to the given line number. Right-click on the line number in the status bar to record it in Line Find. -Tab Navigation (updated): Back/Forward browser-style navigation between file tabs. Many bug fixes. -Wrap Indent: A tool to graphically indent wrapped lines, without modifying the underlying text. -Emacs/Pico/Standard Shortcuts: A variety of commonly used shortcuts styles are offered in the Preferences. -Reopen Tabs: Remembers the file tabs opened during the previous session, similar to Session History in Firefox. -Auto-Save: Keeps your files up-to-date, all the time. Text Manipulation: -Plugin model for specially designed textual manipulation tasks. -PlugInWindowTemplate (new): A template for creating plug-ins with option windows. -Song Sheet (newly updated): A plugin for transposing chords in guitar music or removing those chords entirely for song sheets. Updated for better identification of chords and easier chord transposition. -Search and Stats (newly updated): A plugin for finding/replacing text and keeping track of text stats. Updates include fixes in the replace all function. -Extra Returns Remover: A plugin for removing email reply markers (">>") and unnecessary line breaks, while preserving line breaks in lists. -HTML Stripper: A plugin that wades through HTML code to give just the text. -HTML View: Does just the opposite, converting plain text into HTML code. Other Features and Fixes in v.0.7.0: -Duplicate File Detection: Prevents opening the same file twice or saving over a currently opened file. -Import/export/reset preferences buttons for backing up preferred settings. -During a search, found text is automatically scrolled to the top. -Easier to read Shortcuts tips. -ALT-TAB workaround for Java bug in v.1.4 and now again in Java 6. -Compiled and tested on Windows, Fedora Core Linux 6, and MacOS X 10.4 systems with Java 5 and 6. -Code cleanup for fixes and possible performance improvements. Release Notes: https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=48910&release_id=474930 Downloads: http://textflex.com/texttrix/index.html#downlo