Changes to previous version

Changes – User’s Interface

• Properties
  • Improved look of the Session View in Magik project properties

Changes – Views

• Product Explorer
  • NullPointerExeption error, returned while building the menu for Transmit to command, has been fixed
• Class Browser
  • MethodFinderExeption error, returned when, while refreshing the hyperlinks has been fixed
• GIS Console
  • Sending commands from history with Execute button in Command History dialog has been corrected.

Changes – Editors

• Magik Editor
  • Corrected disabling commands: Generate Magik Element Pragma/Comment, Generate Magik File Comment i Correct Indentation when editor’s content is read-only
  • Corrected refreshing of model contents when editor’s content has been changed
  • Corrected automatic underlining of key words in case of methods with names similar to the key words
  • Corrected determining of cursors placement after inserting a template containing key words
  • Corrected validation of key words: _abstract and _private in method’s definitions
  • Corrected MethodFinderException error returned while working with hyperlinks
  • Corrected sending of methods’ names to Class Browser

Changes – Search sites

• Magik File Search
  • Improved determining of paths in search results

Changes – GIS Sessions

• Defining sessions and runtimes
  • Fixed FileNotFoundExeption error generated while editing the path of the source file while importing sessions or runtimes
• Starting a session
  • Fixed various errors shown while starting or stopping a session
  • Improved session launch in case not all environment variables have been determined
• Transmitting code
  • Fixed CommandExecutionException error returned while attempting to delete a blocked exchange file

Changes – Debugger

• Fixed occasional errors returned while starting or stopping GIS sessions in Debug mode
• Fixed ClassCastException error returned while refreshing breakpoints in Magik editor
• Improved adding of breakpoints in case the session is busy
• GIS session no longer freezes when editing the code of a method which code execution has been stopped
• Breakpoints can now be added to methods containing _return in _protect block
• Improved displaying of values of dynamic variables in Variables view
• Improved possibility to add a breakpoint to Magik files which don’t have package declaration
• Fixed NullPointerException error returned while trying to open a nonexistent method in Debug view 
• Fixed DebugException: Debug helper not found error
• Fixed NullPointerException error returned while attempting to open Registers view
• Fixed adding breakpoints to newly created methods
• Breakpoints are now installed only in the session assigned to the specific project
• Fixed SocketException error returned when Inspect command is cancelled
• Breakpoints no longer disappear from methods which where accessed by Step Into command
• Breakpoints can be added only in the body of a method
• Changed the debugger errors and other logging rules

Changes – Other

• Improved comparing of paths while opening Magik files
• Improved functioning of MDT when the Magik project contains virtual directories
• Fixed SWTException error returned at MDT launch process

New functionalities

New – User’s Interface

• MDT Help
  • What’s New page in user’s help has been updated
  • User’s Help has been updated
  • Changed the minimal recommended version of JRE from 1.5 to 1.6
• Preferences
  • Added new preferences to Code Templates page
• Other
  • Changed icons of slotted exemplar, indexed exemplar, enumerated exemplar and virtual exemplar
  • In specific elements of user’s interface a new combo action has been added allowing to display icons
  • Changed the contents of File > New menu
  • New buttons have been added to the main toolbar for quick access to most important wizards

New – Views

• Product Explorer View
  • Project Explorer view has been implemented with the use of Common Navigation Framework
• Sessions View
  • Added an Undo and Redo commands for quick edition of Session’s and Runtime’s names

New – Wizards

• The choice of a container in wizards has been limited to Magik projects only
• New Magik File Wizard now allows for i.e. load list configuration
• Removed New Load List Wizard
• Added New Slotted Exemplar Wizard
• Added New Mixin Wizard
• Added New Source Folder Wizard
• Added the possibility to filter aliases in New Session Link wizard

New – Editors

• Added the possibility to filter aliases in Session Link editor
• Added new Type Editor allowing to look into an exemplar which is scattered among multiple files

New – GIS Sessions

• Defining sessions and runtimes
  • Changed the method of coding the passwords of the standard session
• Launching GIS Sessions
  • Added a new functionality allowing to monitor the load of patches at session start
• Transmitting code
  • Changed the way of updating the sessions list in Transmit To command
  • Added the possibility of defining a key shortcut for Transmit To > All Available Above command

New – Debugger

• Breakpoints are now updated when the Magik file is being saved
• Step Into command now displays an External File wizard in case the method is accessible but not a part of the Magik project
• Added the possibility to switch already started session into Debug mode
• Improved performance of Inspect command as well as the refresh rate of expressions in Expression view
• Added automatic breakpoints install in modules loaded directly by the GIS virtual machine
• Added possibility to inspect without the need to mark the code in Magik editor

New – Other

• Implemented new settings regarding memory usage in MDT product
• Added compatibility with Eclipse 3.7 Indigo
• Removed compatibility with Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede
• In MDT product the Show when program writes to standard out preference has been switched on by default