ANN: Leo 4.4a4 released

[Edward K. Ream]

Leo 4.4 alpha 4 is now available at:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3458&package_id=29106



To learn about Leo see http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/intro.html



Leo 4.4 a4 redraws the screen more quickly, corrects numerous bugs in the 
4.4 code base, and introduces several new features.



You should be able to use this version safely. There are no known serious 
bugs, but several minibuffer commands are not ready for prime time. All the 
major features of 4.4 are in place.



The highlights of Leo 4.4:

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- An Emacs-like mini-buffer: you can now execute any command by typing its 
long name. Support for tab completion.



- A tabbed log pane. The Find and Spell Check commands now use tabs instead 
of dialogs, making those commands much easier to use. Plugins or scripts can 
easily create new tabs. The Completion tab shows possible typing 
completions.



- Support for almost all commands in the Emacs Cmds menu, including cursor 
and screen movement, basic character, word and paragraph manipulation, and 
commands to manipulate buffers, the kill ring, regions and rectangles.



- Per-pane key bindings. You can bind shortcuts to multiple commands 
depending on which of Leo's panes presently has focus. For example, you can 
use arrow keys to move nodes in the outline pane, while retaining their 
defaults in Leo's body pane. Per-pane key bindings are essential for 
mouseless Leo.



- @command nodes create minibuffer commands. You can bind key shortcuts to 
@button and @command nodes.



- A rewrite of Leo's keystroke handling. In particular, Leo handles key 
events immediately rather than queuing them for idle time.



- Leo recovers from crashes much more reliably than in any previous version.



- Leo updates the screen immediately rather than waiting for idle time. This 
'Newer World Order' simplifies the code and improves performance.



Known bugs in Leo 4.4a4

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- Several minibuffer commands do not work.  See the release notes for 
details.



Coming in later releases of Leo 4.4:

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- An auto-complete command that shows class members in the Completion tab.



- More support for mouseless Leo. There will be commands to manipulate all 
aspects of Leo using commands, so your fingers will never have to leave the 
keyboard.



- Support for Vim and other 'plain-key' input modes.


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Edward K. Ream   email:  edreamleo at charter.net
Leo: http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/front.html
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