Main enhancements
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Significantly faster installation process.
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Performance optimizations of TypeScript/JavaScript parsing and syntax highlighting.
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Multiple improvements and bug fixes related to Code Editor, Form Designer, and Script Debugger.
Below is a full list of changes in this release:
Code Editor
+ Added DataTips for WPF TextEditor, allowing to evaluate variables during debugging when hovering the mouse on top of the symbols.
+ Support for Roslyn 3.10/.NET 4.6.1 (available via NuGet Packages).
+ Appearance of code completion hints has been changed to match the latest Visual Studio.
- Fixed bug with drawing line styles and bookmarks after folded section.
- Fixed bug with duplicate text when dragging selected text in the WPF editor.
- Fixed crash when editing region/end region directives in C#/Visual Basic code.
- Fixed bug with nested JSON declarations in Advanced JavaScript parser.
Scripter/Debugger
+ Debugger UI Widgets now support localization.
- Fixed issues with incorrect displaying evaluation results for fields of the structures.
- Issue with ScriptDebugger hanging during stopping.
Form Designer
+ Added WinForms Form Designer Outline view control.
+ Rotate/Skew handles for WPF designer can now be optionally hidden.
- Fixed bug with running Visual Basic forms.
- Large numbers are now displayed as Infinity in WPF Properties grid.
- Clicking on Visibility Icon in the Outline control no longer changes the Visibility property of the selected control.
- Fixed bug with displaying context menu for WPF Outline control.
TypeScript
+ Optimized performance of TypeScript parsing and syntax highlighting.
+ Optimized subsequent compilation of TypeScript/JavaScript code.
+ Compilation of TypeScript/JavaScript code made more strict and now catches more errors.
- Fixed a few issues with loading/saving Form Designer content to TypeScript/JavaScript code.
Installation
+ Visual Studio extensions for AlterNET Software components are installed much faster now.
Demo projects and libraries
+ SQL DOM Parser now supports code completion.
+ Snippet Parsers demo: added class-less script support for C#/VisualBasic.
+ Extensibility Studio demo: Implemented loading/saving of the .NET Solution (.sln files)
+ Extensibility Studio demo: Selected text can now be dragged to the watch window during debugging.
+ Extensibility Studio demo: Support for debugging class library in the same Solution.