WPF Studio 2013.2 build 581 has been released and is now available for download. This maintenance release contains some massive new features and updates for the WPF controls.

This build has the following major new features:

• Charts: Added the ability to provide strings and complex types as chart data using the new XYGroupedAxis.
• Charts: Added support for multilevel XPath and YPath.
• Docking/MDI: Update the layout serialization to save/restore standard MDI layout information.
• Ribbon: Updated TaskTabItem controls to support key tips.
• SyntaxEditor: Added new auto-correct features, with a pre-defined AutoCaseCorrector language service for performing character case correction.  Easily add auto-case correct features to custom languages.
• SyntaxEditor: Updated the sample VB, VBScript, and PowerShell languages to perform auto-case correction.
• SyntaxEditor: Added new code block selection features, which let languages that implement an ICodeBlockFinder service expand/contract the selection to logical code blocks via Ctrl+Num+ and Ctrl+Num-.
• SyntaxEditor: Added a new free Markdown syntax language definition.
• SyntaxEditor: Made performance improvements in numerous areas.
• SyntaxEditor .NET Languages Add-on: Added an IAutoCorrector language service implementation for VB that case corrects keywords.
• SyntaxEditor .NET Languages Add-on: Added ICodeBlockFinder language service implementations for C# and VB.
• SyntaxEditor .NET Languages Add-on: Updated the resolver to handle the implicit value parameter in property setters.
• SyntaxEditor .NET Languages Add-on: Improved the C# text formatter.
• SyntaxEditor Web Languages Add-on: Added ICodeBlockFinder language service implementations for XML.
• All: Made numerous minor enhancements and updates.

See the announcement post for the detailed list of enhancements and updates.

Silverlight Studio 2013.1 build 151 has been released and is now available for download.  Several great new enhancements are part of this build.

This build has the following major new features:

• Charts: Added the ability to provide strings and complex types as chart data using the new XYGroupedAxis.
• Charts: Added support for multilevel XPath and YPath.
• SyntaxEditor: Added new auto-correct features, with a pre-defined AutoCaseCorrector language service for performing character case correction.  Easily add auto-case correct features to custom languages.
• SyntaxEditor: Updated the sample VB, VBScript, and PowerShell languages to perform auto-case correction.
• SyntaxEditor: Added new code block selection features, which let languages that implement an ICodeBlockFinder service expand/contract the selection to logical code blocks via Ctrl+Num+ and Ctrl+Num-.
• SyntaxEditor: Added a new free Markdown syntax language definition.
• SyntaxEditor: Made performance improvements in numerous areas.
• SyntaxEditor .NET Languages Add-on: Added an IAutoCorrector language service implementation for VB that case corrects keywords.
• SyntaxEditor .NET Languages Add-on: Added ICodeBlockFinder language service implementations for C# and VB.
• SyntaxEditor .NET Languages Add-on: Updated the resolver to handle the implicit value parameter in property setters.
• SyntaxEditor .NET Languages Add-on: Improved the C# text formatter.
• SyntaxEditor Web Languages Add-on: Added ICodeBlockFinder language service implementations for XML.

See the announcement post for the detailed list of enhancements and updates.

Last week we posted about a new Markdown syntax language and new code block selection features coming to our SyntaxEditor code editor in the next 2013.1 maintenance releases of our WPF and Silverlight control products.

In today's post, I'd like to show off another major new feature that will be available:  auto-case correct.

Auto-Case Corrector Services

In the upcoming version, a new AutoCaseCorrector language service is included that can perform case-correction on documents as editing occurs.  This feature works out of the box on any languages (including your own custom ones) that use dynamic lexers, where the case sensitivity of patterns is set to AutoCorrect.

The new language service class can also be inherited and updated to work with programmatic lexers as well, which is what we did in the Visual Basic language in the .NET Languages Add-on.

Auto-correct features will be enabled (if they are implemented for a language) as long as the new SyntaxEditor.IsAutoCorrectEnabled property is set to true.

Case Correct Example

Let's look at a Visual Basic example of this new feature in action.

In this screenshot, I typed in all lowercase on line 23.  Next I pressed the Down key to move to the next line.

The auto-case corrector noticed that I edited the line and moved the caret to a new line, so it went back to auto-correct the previous line.  Note how the For, As, Integer, and To keywords were all cased appropriately.

The auto-correct text change was performed as an undoable change too, meaning the user could undo (Ctrl+Z) it if they weren't happy with the update.

Summary

Auto-case correct is a wonderful addition for any languages that use case-insensitive keywords, such as Visual Basic.  It will greatly improve the end user's editing experience, and is enabled on our Visual Basic, VBScript, and PowerShell languages.

This and other features are ready to go for the upcoming 2013.1 maintenance release, due soon.

WinForms Controls 2013.1 build 310 has been released and is now available for download. Several enhancements and bug fixes are part of this build. 

See the announcement post for the detailed list of enhancements and updates.

Yesterday we talked about the new code block selection features coming to our SyntaxEditor code editor in the next 2013.1 maintenance releases of our WPF and Silverlight control products.

Today I'd like to announce that we're including a new free sample syntax language for Markdown as well.

Markdown Syntax Highlighting

The screenshot above demonstrates some of the Markdown syntax highlighting features that are included.

Summary

If you have an app that edits Markdown source, then SyntaxEditor with its free new Markdown language will improve the editing experience for your end users.

This and some other exciting unannounced features are ready to go for the upcoming 2013.1 maintenance release, due soon.