Under development

• Betatesting.

2.0 Βeta 11 (pre-final) (2004/06/08)

• Added Localized shortcuts switch in configuration.

• Web Update interface remake.

• Added version information to DLL files.

• Memory is swapped out on miminizing to tray.

• The default folder for custom highlighters is Files\Addon.

2.0 Βeta 10 (pre-final) (2004/05/10)

• TSynEdit updated to version 1.360 2004/05/10 01:53:32.

• Word wrap in text edit mode. Added command Word wrap. Command Word wrap added to Gigas keymap.

• Web update.

• Web update translation.

• Window position correction is now done over the desktop instead of the screen.

• Added Check if files are externally modified option in configuration. If set, each time a file is activated it is checked if it has been externally modified.

• Added Create shortcut opening current files and Create batch file opening current files functions.

• Bug fixed in auto-correction behaviour. It finally works.

• Format of keymap files changed. Name of command is saved instead its integer value.

• Added syntax highlighters for DOT Graph Drawing Description files, VRML97/X3D World files, Eiffel files and LEGO LDraw files.

2.0 Βeta 9 (2003/12/27)

• HintWindow class changed.

• Use of common configuration variables NoTBTexture and HintsOpacity.

• Improved screen-snap method (magnetic windows). Now snaps while resizing.

• Translated a pair of forgotten menu options.

• Fixed a bug that produced an AV when changing the default files in the Text editor settings.

• Changed some of the icons in the macros toolbar.

• Deleted Localized shortcut names (not menus) switch in configuration. Now all shortcuts are localized.

• Updated HTMLHelp help file. Support for HTMLHelp.

• Use of Gigas sound scheme. New option "Use system sounds" added to configuration.

• Switch between edit modes.

• TSynEdit updated to version 1.312 2003/12/12 23:31:54.

• Fixed a bug: Last file is now saved when "Yes to all" is answered on saving confirmation.

2.0 Βeta 8 (2003/09/26 Private release; 2003/10/07 Public release)

• Fixed an AV error on trying to open an open-file dialog on the Text editor settings tab.

• Bug fixed which made Minimize to tray button in the window caption on changing Windows XP visual themes.

• Improved caption button(s) behaviour.

2.0 Βeta 7 (2003/09/16 Private release)

• Awake message is handled via windows messages instead of DDE messages.

• Bug fixed saving project files.

• Added improved mouse cursors.

• Save icon changed.

• Added Save all function.

• Now unmodified files can be (re)saved.

• Bug fixed on restoring the toolbars position when toolbars were blocked.

• Bug fixed on setting a set of loaded macros which shortcuts collided with current keymap.

• Application restored if minimized and called from another application.

• Bug fixed. Minimize to tray caption button disappears no more.

2.0 Βeta 6 (2003/06/24)

• TSynEdit updated to version 1.271 2003/05/29 21:02:13. Some highlighters bug fixes and updates. This fixes the bug with the TAB key in the first line with Smart TAB option activated.

• Help file updated.

• Bug fixed on saving the toolbars position when toolbars were blocked.

• Bug fixed on restoring previous maximized window state.
  

• Added a comment to registry files generated by backup configuration function.

• Fixed layout in Encryption settings window.

• Added View whole file names option in General settings.

• Added a new caption button to minimize to traybar.

• Changed Outlook-bar-like component by a TreeView in Program settings dialog.

• Use of system menu font in all application windows.

• Added Toolbar skins images in selection combo at configuration form.

• Yes to all and No to all can be answered when closing editor.

• When passed a directory to Gigas Editor, it can optionally open all its files.

• Magnetic window feature added.

• Fixed focus loss when changing/closing editor pages.

• Language and Toolbar skin settings only available if Gigas Explorer not installed.

2.0 Βeta 5 (2002/12/18)

• Minor small dialogs tweaks.

• Custom help files implementation.

• Show line number scroll hint menu option deleted. Now can only be toggled by configuration dialog.

• Added Auto indent mode option in Text editor settings.

• Added Drag&Drop editing option in Text editor settings.

• Added Half page scroll option in Text editor settings.

• Added Scroll one line less option in Text editor settings.

• Added Scroll past end of line option in Text editor settings.

• Added Smart Tab option in Text editor settings.

• Added Smart Tab deleting option in Text editor settings.

• Added Trim trailing spaces option in Text editor settings.

• Added Enhanced home key option in Text editor settings.

• Added Right click moves cursor option in Text editor settings.

• Added Group undo option in Text editor settings.

• Added Scroll hint follows scroll thumb option in Text editor settings.

• Multilingual support (languages English, Spanish and Catalan).

• Bug fixed on saving configuration that did not let the program close if configuration were not saved.

• Bug fixed in Keystroke editor commands list. Open file command is no more duplicated.

• Bug fixed on "Reset to defaults" procedure in configuration dialog.

• Bug fixed in order of appearance of no-syntax-highlighter option in highlighters menu when selected.

• Added Localized shortcut names option in General settings.

• Context menu handler updated to support multilanguage.

• EditorCommands.inf file integrated into language file.

• Program configuration and settings rebuilt internally.

• User defined syntax highlighters.

• Text editor scrollbar arrow buttons are disabled when cannot scroll in that direction any more.

• Added Show scrollbars only if needed option in Text editor settings.

• Added Show invisible characters function for the Text editor.

• Added Editable line width option in Text editor settings.

• Added Undo list length option in Text editor settings.

• Macros menu option and submenu moved from menu Viewto Edit.

• Macros file format changed. Old macros files are incompatibles.

• Auto-correction feature in the Text editor for each syntax highlighter.

• Literal input form adapts Literal text label and literal text input combobox widths.

• Find/Replace dialog enlarged to fit larger control texts.

• Changing the editor font on a Hexadecimal editor now updates the current configuration.

• System menu options Always on top and Minimize to traybar are now also placed in the View menu.

• Print preview function for the Text editor.

• Recompiled with Delphi 7. Better Windows XP graphic interface handling.

• Cobol syntax highlighter added.

• TeX syntax highlighter added.

• Custom message-dialog icons finally deleted.

• TColorButton component remade from scratch to use Windows XP themes.

• TSynEdit updated to version 1.199 2002/12/12 18:29:01. Some highlighters bug fixes and updates.

• Added functions and commands Lower case selection, Upper case selection and Toggle case selection.

• Added 20 new encryption methods to the previous Progressive XOR : Blowfish, Cast128, Cast256, DES, Triple DES, Gost*, Ice, Thin Ice, Ice 2, IDEA, Mars, Misty1, RC2, RC4, RC5, RC6, Rijndael, Serpent, Tea and Twofish,

• Added new menu option Recent projects in the Traybar icon menu.

• Help file updated with these new functions.

• Editting a custom-help item now blocks the save/accept configuration buttons in the Configuration dialogs.

• Program settings are now saved to the current user's registry to allow multiple user settings.

• When an already opened file in WinDOS Editor is re-opened (from the explorer p.e.), WinDOS Editor is placed in the front as the active application.

• Export configuration to file function in the Configuration dialog.

• When a custom highlighter is not available on executing WinDOS Editor, the user is prompted to try to load it the next time.

• Formatted text Export to TeX function added.

• Added 3 new syntax highlighters : AutoIt script, Ruby, UNIX shell script.

• Added Check files and Clear options to Recent files and Recent projects lists (menus and traybar menu).

• Added functions and commands change word to upper case, change word to lower case, toggle word case and capitalize word.

• Added submenu and options Change selection case to upper case, lower case and toggle case.

• Removed extension .txt from Galaxy highlighter extensions.

• C++ comment style made optional in custom highlighter options.

• Regular expression search support in the Text editor.

• Program renamed as Gigas Editor. Version numbers will be kept.

• Added Highlight active line and Active line color options in Text editor settings.

2.0 Βeta 4 (2002/06/10)

• Custom message-dialog icons are not used under Windows XP.

• Exit icon depends on Free editor resources after each use state.

• Optionally opened files are added to "Recent documents". Added Add files to "Recent documents" configuration option.

• When minimized to tray directory is changed to root to avoid locking current directory.

• Added function and user command Delete file.

• Bug fix: cancelling association edition restores original default action.

• Configuration dialog (internally) rebuilt. Added Compile tab.

• Added function and user command Compile.

• Double click now edit selected association in Associations editor.

• External program WinDOSAE.exe can be called (if available) from Associations editor tab to edit file associations.

• Export keymapping updated.

• Keymapping editor integrated in Configuration dialog.

• Syntax highlighters editor integrated in Configuration dialog.

• No form can appear with a portion of itself out of the screen.

• Keymap editor now can delete multiple keystrokes.

• Keystrokes now can now be cleared.

• Closing a project also hides the project tree.

• Minimize to tray caption button deleted. To minimize to tray use the system menu.

• Added Favorite flag to syntax highlighters. If Favorite is enabled, this highlighter is always shown in the selection menu.

• Non existent files in a WinDOS Editor project file now can be created as empty files.

• WinDOS Editor project files now remember all opened files and restore them on reopening. Files in project files are now relative to project file path.

• Help file (Ugly but Windows help file).

• Added Block toolbars option.

• Added some menu accelerator keys.

• Added Toolbars submenu and all toolbars and components in View menu move in.

• Highlighters menu items show the associated system icon file instead of the program highlighter icon.

• Mouse right click now changes the file page.

2.0 Βeta 3 (2002/01/28)

• TmwCustomEditor component set replaced with updated version of TSynEdit component set version 1.49 2001/10/24 18:47:02. This makes old WinDOSEd.ini, keymapping and auto-completion files incompatibles, sorry.

• Sybase SQL syntax highlighter deleted. Use SQL syntax highlighter instead.

• Added eleven new syntax highlighters : Progress, Inno Setup scripts, Modelica, Modula 3, GW-TEL scripts, Semanta data dictionaries, XML, CPM reports, Unreal, CORBA IDL and SynEdit Msg files.

• Correct TAB character handling.

• Added Convert TAB's to spaces configuration option.

• Insert mode status in RTF editor is now correctly notified.

• Improved behaviour of Completion Proposals window.

• Faster RTF state update procedure.

• Added function and user command Insert symbol.

• Removed NOTEPAD replacement.

• Bug fix: Toolbars cannot be placed in project dock anymore.

• Macros support and managing.

• Added Warn before quitting if macros modified flag and function to configuration.

• Added Autoload macros file flag and function to configuration.

• Added Full width toolbars flag and function to configuration.

• Added Load macros file on startup flag and function to configuration.

• Minor dialog fixes.

• More file type icons added to WinDOSIcons.dll.

• Bug fixed in RTF/HTML Export formatted activation.

• Configuration dialog rebuilt. Added System tab.

• Added Internet Explorer "View Source" command change configuration option.

• Bug fix: Text Replace dialog cannot be invoked from Hexadecimal editor.

• Now if WinDOS Editor is minimized to the traybar and a project is loaded, the application is restored.

• Bug fixed on datatype selection (from Data inspector) in binary editor in insert mode.

• Now detects Explorer crashes and restores tray icon (if visible).

• Some standard components migrated to Windows XP.

• Bug fixed on datatype selection (from Data inspector) if editor was empty.

• Added toolbars skinning and Windows XP themes support. Added Toolbars skin configuration option.

• Scroll hint shadow bug seems to have disappeared :).

• Added function Close project.

• Now projects are closed when quitting (hide to the traybar).

• Bug fixed in Find text edits activation when switching between text and binary editors.

• Deleted Full width toolbars flag and function from configuration. Now toolbars stretch to the end of toolbar docks.

2.0 Βeta 2 (2002/01/14)

• Added function and user command Lock file.

• Added function Toggle read only.

• Added function and user command Execute file.

• Corrected tab order in components in Keystroke Editor window.

• Syntax highlight settings selects by default the current syntax in use (if any).

• Fixed a keystroke conflict in WinDOS Keystrokes mapping. Select all now is Shift+Ctrl+A.

• Bug fixed in keystroke assignation to menu actions.

• Added function and user command Completion proposal for each known syntax.

• Added function and user command Auto completion for each known syntax.

• Bug fixed in Keystroke editor form. Now Keytroke edit boxes do not echo typed keystrokes.

• Windows XP : StatusBar repaint bug fixed; menus and hints shadows if enabled.

• Export keymapping updated.

• Added TAB width and Transform spaces to TAB's flags and functions to configuration.

• Syntax highlight settings dialog rebuilt.

• Support for WinDOS Editor project files.

• Simple Progressive XOR file encryption method for all three edition styles (text, binary and RTF).

• Added function and user command Maximize/restore.

• Added function and user command Reload file.

• Word wrapping now is optional in RTF editor.

• Menu acceleration letters collisions fixed.

• Context menu handler for all file types. Supports multiple file handling.

• New Windows XP style icon set and internal images.

• In General settings - File associations, external icons can be assigned.

• TrayIcon menu updated (more options added).

• Bug fixed in HextText export activation.

• Hexadecimal data inspector.

• Help support system.

• Now, the second StatusBar panel shows the amount of bytes selected.

2.0 Βeta 1 (2001/12/17)

• First public release.