Plato Revision History

See also: FTN95 Revision History

Version 4.5.0.0

• New feature: Added item to main Window menu so that just two files can be tiled.
• New feature: Resizing now includes retiling where appropriate.
• New feature: Added buttons to Find-In-Files dialog so that previous results can be retrieved without searching again.
• New feature: Added simple image editing and resource file dependency checking.
• New feature: Upgraded Fortran 77 tutorial to 32bit help file.
• New feature: Rebuild command enabled when there is no project.
• New feature: By default, read all Plato application data from %APPDATA%\Silverfrost\FTN95\ with Plato.ini replacing Plato3.ini.
• New feature: Changed to MFC file tabs and docking features.
• New feature: Changed to dedicated Simdem for Silverfrost.
• New feature: Added ClearWin+ and Simdem projects to New Project.
• New feature: Added optional sample code for New Project.
• New feature: Added new source file folder option to Project Explorer. Files can be dragged from one folder to another.
• New feature: Added rename file option for source files in Project Explorer.
• New feature: Added option to create a solution for multiple projects.
• New feature: Non-project build now tests build dependency of included Fortran files (but these are not auto saved).
• New feature: HTML files now have a web view for editing.
• Bug fix: Added code to make toolbar gradient background refresh correctly on non-client paint.
• Bug fix: Items were being removed from the recent file list when they still existed.
• Bug fix: Increased buffer size on Open File dialog to allow reasonable number of multiple files.
• Bug fix: Project "shell" did not use the current configuration. Now it does.
• Bug fix: Command.OpenDosBox was not working.
• Bug fix: File menu crashed for some 32bit Windows 7 systems.

Version 4.4.0.0

• Bug fix: Undo and Redo now disabled when files becomes ReadOnly (whilst debugging). Improvement: A file is nolonger marked as modified after removing initial nulls. Warning given on Save.
• Bug fix: Breakpoint not deleted when line is deleted.
• Bug fix: Breakpoints not shown as grey line in SDBG.
• Bug fix: "Step into" button not disabled for .NET and Release.
• Bug fix: Vista style Open dialog does not show "Read only" etc. For the moment under Vista only the toolbar button displays the Vista style with no options.
• New feature: Added -rlo SLINK option to Project "Reference" Properties.
• New feature: Added code to use .NET version 2 when version 1.x is not installed etc.
• Bug fix: Processing state not always reset when Build toolbar is not viewed.

Version 4.3.0.0

• New feature: Colour printing added.
• New feature: Full integration with SDBG added.
• Bug fix: Lazy scrollbar in output window fixed.
• Bug fix: Lost cursor found when using repeat Find and Find in Files.

Version 4.2.1.0

• New feature: Direct access to ClearWin+ help added to help menu.

Version 4.2.0.0

• New feature: Spy tool added.
• New feature: Files that are nolonger existent are now removed from the recent file list.
• New feature: Added /CLR_VER to project properties.
• Bug fix: Restored compatibility with VS project file.

Version 4.1.1.0

• Bug fix: Regression, change to UNICODE breaks reading ini file PATH from read-only Plato3.ini.
• Bug fix: Error converting version string in Help About.

Version 4.0.1.0

• New feature: Alt-X converts hex value with leading zero into corresponding Unicode character
• Bug fix: Reference CopyLocal not saved for non-project
• Bug fix: Project Explorer does not refresh on closing project
• New feature: New option to Add Simdem references with associated functionality

Version 4.0.0.0

• New feature: List of functions added to Goto dialog.
• New feature: Time limit added to dependency checking.
• Improvement: Source file names in the project file are now fully relative.
• Bug fix: Buffer overflow (UNICODE only) when saving lines with more than 2K characters.
• Bug fix: Windows 98 advanced menu problem - OS detected too late.
• New feature: Comment out and comment in buttons now work for imported languages.
• New feature: UNICODE is now the standard release.

Version 3.5.0.1

• Bug fix: Clip library did not work for UNICODE.
• Bug fix: Problems with using accelerator keys adopted as default by Plato.
• New feature: Option to remove NULLs when opening a file.
• New feature: Open project from list of recent projects.
• New feature: View Windows Character Map.
• Regression: Allow non-project references when not .NET.
• New feature: Smart menu and toolbar backgrounds.

Version 3.5.0.0

• New feature:Add files of given file type to project.
• New feature:Added project type for static library (LIB).
• New feature:Log file now created for each build command.
• Improvement:Project ID now changes when changing from EXE to DLL etc.
• Bug fix: Crashed when existing project opened via Explorer.
• New feature:New command to replace existing tabs with spaces in current file.
• Bug fix:Undo EXCHANGE should not test for tabs.

Version 3.4.0.1

• Bug fix: Regression: File list order reverted.
• Bug fix: Leak fixed due to calling DeleteNodeList at wrong point on exit from project.

Version 3.4.0.0

• New feature:Apply to All button added to Properties dialog.
• New feature:%t added to command options.
• New feature:Clean after change of project options refined to avoid unreasonable rebuilding.
• New feature:Build for .NET 2.0 or 1.1.
• New feature:Fortran tutorials added.
• Improved code:Link and file lists now kept in natural order. User may need to control link order.

Version 3.3.3.0

• Bug fix: GetTarget() fixed so full path can be used for target.
• Improved code: Improved node list added for project source files as well as references.
• New feature:If user does not have write access to the compiler folder nor to the %SystemRoot% then find Plato3.ini on the PATH.
  Also administrator can replace Plato3.ini with file containing path of user Plato3.ini.

Version 3.3.2.0

• New feature:References added to blank project

Version 3.3.1.0

• New feature:Win32 references that are not on the path are now automatically copied to the project folder.
• Bug fix:File save now checked for write error.

Version 3.3.0.0

• Upgrade: User plug-in improvedt.

Version 3.2.1.0

• Configuration change: /P6 is nolonger set on by default.
• New feature:Option to switch off enhanced menus for Windows 2000/XP.

Version 3.2.0.0

• New feature:Can now register .ftn95p with Explorer.
• New feature:Build message output with successful compilation.
• New feature:Can now comment-out HTML and uses old style C comments for selections that are not whole line.
• Bug fix:Matching bracket overlay in wrong position when bracket is first character on a line.

Version 3.1.9.0

• Bug fix:Full rebuild of dependencies needed when files are added or removed from a project.

Version 3.1.8.0

• Bug fix:Regression - Height of some dialogs needs correction.
• New feature:Auto indent works for more than one consecutive linefeed.
• New feature:Ctrl+Click past end of a line gives "free" caret.

Version 3.1.7.0

• New feature:New project option "Build Uses Active Source Only".

Version 3.1.6.0

• Bug fix:File restore causes crash when file has been deleted.
• Bug fix:Alt key does not always activate menu
• Bug fix:/CVF_EXTERNAL removed because it is redundant.
• New feature:New edit windows for Output and Find Results.
• New feature:References can have STDCALL property for use with /IMPORT_LIB.

Version 3.1.5.0

• Bug fix:Build etc. not available when no project files are open.
• Bug fix:Cancel build does not break out of list of files to compile.
• Bug fix:Project can be closed during build process causing fatal error.
• Bug fix:Menu fonts do not work for Windows NT.
• Bug fix:Scanning file handles is too slow.
• Bug fix:Only one Monospaced font is displayed in Options dialog under Windows NT.
• New feature:SCC and user plug-ins added.
• Design change:Sets the current working directory to the project directory when running the target executable.

Version 3.1.4.0

• Bug fix:Mouse down bug when opening a file
• Bug fix:Splash window not always centred
• Bug fix:Project Explorer window does not alway refresh

Version 3.1.3.0

• Bug fix:GDI object leakage in enhanced menus and Output dialogs

Version 3.1.2.0

• Bug fix:Problems opening remote project files
• Bug fix:Character cell dimensions not updated after font change
• New feature:Automatic file backup added.
• New feature:Wildcards added to Find dialog
• New feature:User defined syntax colouring added. Can also import syntax definition files.

Version 3.1.1.0

• Bug fix:Margin after colour change, no OnIdle when toolbar hidden, etc.
• New feature:VS behaviour for HOME added as an option
• New feature:Option to show whitespace as symbols
• New feature:Alt+Shift+Arrow gives column selectio
• New feature:Basic method tips for standard and Salford routines added
• New feature:User console commands attached to accelerator keys
• Bug fix:Project file not in project folder could not be opened from Project Explorer
• New feature:Open as binary added.
• Bug fix:Compiler options that use quoted string parameters were not reloaded

Version 3.1.0.0 - Initial Full Release

• Bug fix: Buffer overflow when using right click in the code view (report from Zahid Aziz).
• New feature: Set project target and type across all configurations (for Wolf Krause).
• New feature: Clip library.

Version 3.0.0.4 - Beta 4

• Bug fix: Automatic bracket matching - adjacent brackets not highlighted
• Bug fix: Spawned DOS box, Close box caused shut down. Now gives standard warning
• Bug fix: Empty project target file name caused crash
• New feature: Wild cards can now be used to open multiple files from the command line
• New feature: S