WeBuilder 2008 Beta 1 (limited access)

[Karlis]

A little help needed from registered WeBuilder users.

WeBuilder 2008 Beta 1 is made available to registered users. To get the download link, please use the following web link: http://www.blumentals.net/support/lostkey.php

Please note that this version is for testing only and it does expire. This is a debug version, if an error is detected, it will let you send us an error report. Rest assured, Beta 1 will contain bugs and each bug found is a success if you report it to us.

IMPORTANT NOTES
* Beta will be only available for the WeBuilder, other products will come as production releases only.
* Please DO report ONLY bugs, errors and obvious misbehavior (send these to us).
* Please DO NOT report missing features or ask "why my suggestion was not included" (read on for an answer).
* Please DO NOT inquire and ask questions about what is going to come in the full final version or how each exact feature will work. We have very limited resources and support staff is overloaded already, so please give us a bit more time and you will be able to see for yourself.
* Please DO NOT report silly things such as "i do not like the new icon" or "the previous installer was prettier"

What's included in Beta 1 (raw copy from the todo, please do not inquire about details now):

+ Added Big: Secure FTP support
+ Added Big: Re-wamped, faster File Explorer
+ Added Big: CVS / SVN Support (via 3rd party clients e.g. TortoiseSVN and shell menu - TortoiseSVN icons are now visible and shell menus are accessible)
+ Added Big: Code templates
+ Added Big: HTML Tag block highlighting
+ Added Big: Missing HTML tag highlighting
+ Added Big: Highlighting of missing brackets
+ Added Big: Existing tag editing via dialog windows
+ Added Big: Right-click tag editing via dialog windows
+ Added Big: Realtime PHP & Ruby syntax check
+ Added Big: Ruby code explorer
+ Added Big: Ruby auto complete
% Added Big: Code collapse based on code (work in progress)
+ Added: Reload from FTP command
+ Added: Auto close curly brackets (optional)
+ Added: Auto indent curly brackets (optional)
+ Added: Select between braces
+ Added: Gutter-click close to the left side (16 pixels) sets breakpoint for PHP files
+ Added: PHP auto-complete and function hints read also includes
+ Added: Allow HTML features in JavaScript code
+ Added: Clear all breakpoints
+ Added: Closing HTML tag auto complete
+ Added: Open file at cursor for PHP
+ Added: All PHP code can now be highlighted with solid background
+ Added: Focus inspector row based on selected CSS property
+ Updated: Load parsers only as needed (0,2 sec load time increase on QuadCore, mor eon slow pcs)
+ Updated: Updated entities file / special character replacement
+ Updated: Removed "Editors", replaced with "Programs" + parameter support
+ Updated: New looks for the Welcome wizard
+ Fixed: Can now save hidden files
+ Fixed: Toolbars on Vista aero
+ Fixed: Problems with buggy FTP servers not understanding LIST -al params, now params can be set by user.
+ Fixed: Ctrl+A now works in find dialog
+ Fixed: Show hour-glass cursor while tidy works for long files
+ Fixed: Convert style blocks rel=stylesheet is now rel="stylesheet"
+ Fixed: Re-load file explorer on project edited to refresh file types
+ Fixed: Preview temp file for CSS is generated only peview pressed
+ Fixed: Editor now scrolls automatically when Backspace pressed and caret not far from edge
+ Fixed: Style block selection bug http://forums.blumentals.net/viewtopic.php?p=9306#9306
+ Fixed: Related styles now work with mixed case class names

What's NOT included in Beta 1 but will (hopefully) come in final or updates to the final release:

* Big: Debugger call stack, context, watches, evaluate
* Big: FTP Project synch to and from server, delete unused files
* Big: Better X-Ray (width, height, size labels, properties)
* Big: Language Browser
* Big: Remote php debugging
* Big: Improved interface Preferences, Dialogs
* Big: Allow to debug PHP POST submissions
* Big: popup help (documentation)
* Big: Improve USB support, allow to save settings in files
* Big: Update help files
* Many other ideas and customer suggestions are yet to come as well.


I know, I know, it is a bit late and as always, we will not manage to release the new final version on time, but I hope it will be well worth the waiting.

I am leaving for a vacation until March 25, Gatis will try to handle tech support while I am away. We will resume the finalization of version 2008 in April you should be able to have the final release by the end of April.

Thanks!

[bandrej]

based on to-do list: WOW!

count me in!

[bandrej]

Wow it's more than I ever hoped for my favorite editor! Tons of new features! Greeeeaaat! Can't wait to get my hands on the final product!

[raymond]

This is looking great! Can we get syntax highlighting for HAML?

See here:
http://haml.hamptoncatlin.com/

[notuo]

Well,

I am sure I am doing something wrong.

I use the form and I got all the links for all the products I already have, but nothing for the Beta. Maybe I have to wait until is manually processed.

Any advise is appreciated,
Regards

[Gatis]

If anybody has problems getting the Beta version, please contact us at our support email address. Thanks!

[notuo]

Which is?

Seriously, I really never saw an official support email address. Can you share it with me please?

I just used the contact support form in the web page.

Thanks

[Gatis]

The contact form sends the message to our support email address (support [at] blumentals [dot] net ) So you should be fine now.

[joemichaud]

Nice job guys. The additions to the editor look nice - I really like the highlighting on the surrounding tags - and my first try with SFTP works great with my server (SFTP support is a big deal for me).

I like your product very much and appreciate your hard work.

[Emulman]

please, i'm a registered user of WeBuilder 2007 and the link you have inserted is posted to a no more valid email, webmaster@racecarstory.net!
can you send the the above link to my new email, webmaster@racecarstory.org ? thanks!

[Gatis]

Thanks for feedback, joemichaud.

Emulman, your email address has been updated with us, I also forwarded your registration details to your email address.
However, please send similar requests to our support email address, and not here. Thanks!

[Emulman]

ok, all right and excuse me!!!!

[kfury77]

If anyone else has problems getting the download link for WeBuilder, once you click here http://www.blumentals.net/support/lostkey.php

Please make sure you select WeBuilder 2007 from the form and you will be emailed a link to your WeBuilder 2007 registration info, look further down that email and you'll see the link to WeBuilder 2008 beta version.

I've been happily using the beta all morning and its working great. I **love** the HTML Tag block highlighting. I like the nice little fresh new blue logo too. I'm ready to register and pay for my upgrade!

[MikeyB]

Just downloaded the beta.

Looking very good so far, and as others have said, the highlighting of the HTML tag blocks and missing tags is greats.
Is it/will it be possible to change the colours used for the highlighting, I would like the missing tag highlight to stand out more prominent.

Only problem I've found so far is that sometimes when the beta is minimized to the taskbar in Windows XP Pro that it will take several mouse clicks to get the window back up. I did at first think that double-clicking would work, but it's very ransom how many times I have to click before the WeBuilder window restores.

Also when it is minimized right-clicking on it in the taskbar and selecting Restore does nothing!

Cheers,
Mike

[tomsolo]

Nice and fast

In snippet editor have a new options:

callword

what mean?