MetroTextual Changelog

What's new in MetroTextual 2.0.1

Aug 19, 2014
  • Fixed bug causing the “Save changes before closing” dialog to appear on launch
  • Redesigned the “Recent Items” panel to match improved visual style of 2.0
  • Added ability to remove files from the “Recent Items” panel
  • Updated Greek Localization
  • Minor UI tweaks

New in MetroTextual 2.0.0.0 (Jul 28, 2014)

  • Added a dark theme called Carbon – the new default style
  • Improved the discoverability of the syntax highlighting toggle
  • Moved the menu to the left sidebar
  • Removed the MetroTextual title, icon and other branding
  • Added syntax highlighting and autocomplete support for Ruby
  • Fixed issues with drag-and-drop file opening
  • Updated Greek, Brazilian and Russian translation files
  • Fixed issue where syntax highlighting was not applied to files opened from the commandline
  • Fixed crash when switching between certain syntax highlighting modes
  • Fixed issue where code folding could not be enabled

New in MetroTextual 1.8 (May 5, 2014)

  • Added support for Rich Text documents, plus a font styling toolbar
  • Redesigned and simplified the settings page
  • Added syntax highlighting support for PHP, Java and C++
  • Added code folding support to all supported languages
  • Added a window transparency option
  • Toggle Live Preview’ button added to the context menu for Markdown and HTML documents
  • Added Greek translation and updated the Russian translation
  • Fixed an audio bug encountered when using the HTML or Markdown Live Preview panel

New in MetroTextual 1.7 (Mar 4, 2014)

  • Added code AutoComplete to editor [preview]
  • Added automatic file extension detection to the Save File dialog
  • Upgraded ScintillaNET to version 2.6 (lots of code editor bug fixes)
  • Made .markdown the default extension for Markdown documents
  • Character encoding setting now honored in the ‘Export As HTML’ tool
  • Fixed a few strings which couldn’t be translated

New in MetroTextual 1.5 (Jul 22, 2013)

  • Added automatic file saving and recovery
  • Added French, Czech and Japanese translations
  • Fixed issue where incorrect cursor icon would display
  • Fixed UI rendering issues for non-English users
  • Improved UI performance when dealing with large files
  • Improved reliability of file read/write operations
  • Fixed issue where MetroTextual could not be closed

New in MetroTextual 1.4 (May 13, 2013)

  • Added Markdown editor with preview panel
  • Added a Recent Files list in sidebar
  • Added an Italian translation and updated Russian
  • Added rudimentary plugin support (plugins coming soon!)
  • Fixed several context menu bugs
  • Formatting is better preserved when saving

New in MetroTextual 1.3 (Apr 9, 2013)

  • Added Live Preview to the HTML editor
  • Fixed several issues when changing the color scheme
  • Fixed several issues with translations
  • Added the context menu to the plain text editor
  • Added Brazilian Portuguese localisation
  • Added Hungarian localisation

New in MetroTextual 1.2 (Dec 27, 2012)

  • Added Spanish translation
  • Added a grey, eye friendly skin
  • Fixed inconsistent line numbering issue
  • Fixed layout issues on systems where window shadows are disabled
  • Added Word Wrap support to syntax highlighter
  • Fixed issue where translation files were not being detected
  • Raised system requirements to .NET 4.0 (performance reasons)

New in MetroTextual 1.1 (Oct 10, 2012)

  • Added Drag & Drop file opening support.
  • Sidebar panel no longer covers text input when expanded.
  • Added Turkish translation (props to Safak Gür)
  • Added Russian translation (props to Anton ‘Phobos’ Drygin)
  • Added color picker tool in HTML editor.
  • Added character encoding option with better automatic detection.
  • Less Significant Changes:
  • Fixed issue where keyboard shortcuts weren’t working in code editor.
  • Added option to disable silent update checking.
  • Added ability to change font size.
  • Updated the Scintilla component to the latest version.
  • Fixed display issue of error notification

New in MetroTextual 0.2 (Apr 18, 2012)

  • Fixed bug causing program to freeze when closing.