Frontier 5.0d15 Release Notes

NetEvents implemented in the kernel. (Windows)

A new "winsock" verb set has been added to the Windows version of Frontier.

System.verbs.apps.netEvents has been updated to use the new verbs when running under Windows

Memory leaks no more. (Both)

Found and fixed the memory leak during script execution.

Fixed Error Info window bug. (Macintosh)

No longer hang when text is in Geneva 9.

String.processHtmlMacros doesn't block other threads. (Both)

Each glossary reference and macro creates an opportunity for the calling thread to yield.

You can now step into the verb and debug each call to the callback script.

Implemented Export / Beginner mode switch. (Both)

New Expert Mode item in the File Menu.

Frontier looks at user.preferences.expertMode to decide if the item is checked. When selected, the script system.misc.toggleExpertMode is called.

Frontier no longer automatically installs system.misc.menubar.

The management of expert mode is entirely under the control of the database system.startup.startupScript calls a new verb: menu.installMainMenu. This should fix the old bug of the user.initials menu displaying wrong when Frontier is first personalized.

Headline icon display. (Macintosh)

Headline icons are no longer scruched down to a smaller size.

Compile button enabling. (Both)

Typing into a script enables the Compile button immediately; you no longer have to exit edit mode.

File alerts don't use full paths. (Both)

When confirming a close or a revert, the confirmation dialogs use the file's name, not its full path.

Enter key works Mac-like on the PC. (Windows)

The keypad enter key does what we expect it to in the Windows version.

The About window has the gimme5 URL.

It will revert to the Frontier site in the shipping version.

The About window has not yet been merged with the Main window