The Lazarus team is glad to announce the 0.9.18 release. This release is based on fpc 2.0.4.
This release can be downloaded from the sourceforge download page: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=89339 Detailed list of changes: lazbuild: There is now a command line tool to compile projects and packages called 'lazbuild'. It is built on 'make' and included in all binary packages. See the man page or the wiki or start with -h option to see all options. To build only lazbuild use 'make lazbuilder'. important for win32 users: win32 installer: all fpc binaries and sources are now in the fpc subdirectory. To prevent possible problems install lazarus in a clean directory. win32 installer: localization of context menus debian packages for lazarus and fpc-crosswin32 (for example ubuntu) added scripts to create slackware package for lazarus from A.J. Venter 'make install' now supports INSTALL_PREFIX improved rpm package for SuSE carbon interface: implemented GetWindowSize, GetClientRect, critical sections, LM_SIZE, LM_MOVE, LM_PAINT messages, synchronized gtk interface: added minimum size for TTrackBar, implemented TPage.TabVisible=false gtk2 interface: enabled direct drawing, because it has working event area and double buffering win32 interface: if the OpenFileDialog.FileName contains a directory and ends with a '\', then use the FileName property as InitialDir removed limit on number of selected files (issue 7220) Send LM_CHANGED for TCheckListBox.OnItemClcked qt interface: implemented TListBox TLabel from Felipe basic color handling from zephod updated finnish translation from Seppo Suutarla updated german translation from Joerg Braun and Swen Heinig updated polish translations from Pawel updated dutch translations from Darius updated chinese translations from freefcw updated indonesian translations from Zaenal Mutaqin updated russian translations from Maxim Ganetsky Implemented printer RawMode Access Object Inspector: paste components does not delete components IDE: implemented find next/previous word occurrence. Available in source editor popup menu added InvertColor and RGBColor to graphics.pp from Tom Gregorovic starter: first check in the primary config directory for a Lazarus executable added package for CodeTools added fpcunit tests that compile the examples IDE: added windows version info for projects from Jouke Rensma see Project -> Project Options -> Version Info published TPageControl.OnPageChanged starter: StartLazarus accepts --debug parameter: debug output will be written to debug.log file in the primary config directory (issue 1307) from Boguslaw Brandys TTrayIcon: added x11 version which works under qt LCL help: URL handling with parameters, add firefox to the browserlist, specific location for Safari, added htlmview for Fedora/Suse from Colin Western TBitmap: fixed using destinatin CopyMode from Giuliano Colla Made naming more consistent. Intfxxx methods are called by the interface, WSxxx methods call the interface IDE Find in files and Find: implemented multi line pattern and replacement, regexpr case insensitive, regexpr whole words Hint windows: CalcHintRect now uses screen width as default New IDE menu item: Run -> Quick compile package dependencies: Default filenames for required packages can now be stored in packages and projects. MessageDlg: default button No is now before Abort for Delphi compatibility IDE Help for FPC keywords activated. The help files are not yet in the standard fpc files. Download them separately from the fpc site. codetools: searching macpas unit in macpas mode fixed xml writer to use current line endings TComboBox: KeyDown no longer eats normal keys xml streaming: implemented loading/saving custom properties added gtk X functions to toggle a form fullscreen, limit mouse movement and capture keyboard from Andrew Haines removed xmlreporter unit, now part of the FCL added modified flag to StringGrid find in files: added filter for search results from Funky Beast Unit info dialog: added button to jump to include directive CheckListBox: OnItemClick when using space bar to toggle the checkbox IDEIntf: added IDESearchInText, added text converter tools IDEIntf: added interface for external tools added Procedure Jump to source editor context menu TLabel: not painting background when Transparent=true, and when disabled paint label embossed from Darek source editor now switches to the right, instead of the left when deleting a page from Alexandre Leclerc published TSpinEdit.OnEditingDone IDE codetools: added option to disable adding semicolon for identifier completion added IDE macros: LanguageID and LanguageName bug 1931 DragDrop: sending dmDragMove added bug 1930 implemented freepascal highlighter with nested comments added multithreading examples IDE: edit menus are now disabled if no selection available LCL now uses ClientWidth/Height, when Width/Height is not specified in lfm added XML test listener, GUI Runner tree now scrolls while tests get run from Darius and Graeme renamed stringgriddlg.pas to lazstringgridedit.pas added ipfileboker.pas from Armin Diehl published TImage.OnDblClick, works on win32 (issue 7078) extended quick fix items for jumping, jumping to linker errors added IDE warnings, if FPC source units are missing added TXMLConfigStorage to LCL implemented a dialog to find components in the palette see popup menu of components in the palette added virtual TCanvas.FreeHandle and extended TControlCanvas to work without control from Darek added component popupnotifier from Felipe Monteiro de Carvalho and A.J. Venter added example for html help with ipro from Armin Diehl added evaluate text at cursor during debugging from Darek using TSpeedButton.Font.Color for drawing text from Giuliano Colla Note: After uploadind one noteworthy bug was spotted: When creating an event for a new/unsaved unit, you get the error: Error: unit not found : VirtualUnitFotJITClasses As workaround save the unit, close it and open it again. It is already fixed in svn. http://www.freepascal.org/mantis/view.php?id=7483 Mattias _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
