Frontier 5.0d7 Release Notes

New Frontier.root

Brent's "Root5.0d6" of July 24, with new Jump To and version number incremented. [Windows version]

Into 4.2.3 Root folder updated to include Brent's "Exporting and Saving" items. [Mac version]

Tightened up use of address operator for many verbs.

Many verbs that are documented as taking the address of an object as a parameter would accept an object itself. For example, you could say "edit (@scratchpad)" or "edit (scratchpad)" and both would work. In order to support file object windows consistently in the language, this laxness had to be removed.

Improved handling of file objects in scripts.

All window-related verbs work properly when referring to file objects.

window.close and close can now close file windows.

window.frontmost and window.next return the full path to file objects

Window names no longer case-sensitive for scripts.

Window verbs, target.set, close, edit, etc. will now match window titles with any case.

File.gefiledialog, file.putfiledialog implemented.

[Windows version]

string4 file type is expected to be a ".xxx" suffix.

Can't pass a list of types, because lists aren't implemented yet.

Fixed bug that could hang Frontier when scrolling.

Vertical Home and End was most likely to trigger bug.

When opening a non-root file, clickers always called.

Frontier no longer brings an existing file window to the front automatically.

Fixed zooming display bugs.

Zooming, resize windows no longer loses scrollbars.

Zooming a scrolled outline no longer creates incorrect display, missing lines.

[Mac version]

Enabled zooming of subtables.

The Zoom button (and cmd-Enter on the Mac) now works for subtables.

Miscellaneous Windows version bug fixes.

Fixed several threading-related crashers.

Fixed hang when Exitting.

Fixed broken Windows menu.

Fixed part of poor threading performance problem.

Scripts run faster, but still can get "stuck". Clicking the mouse "unsticks" script threads [Windows version]

Fixed mouse.location verb.

Mouse.location returns the mouse position relative to the frontmost window, as documented. It used to return the position relative to the Main window. [version 4.x bug]

Fixed problem calling certain menu.xxx verbs from a shared menu.

Menu.install, menu.remove, menu.addSuite and others all would not work in an osa context. [Mac version]