Silverlight Studio 2010.2 Released

A major new version of Silverlight Studio is now available that adds significant new functionality to SyntaxEditor, demos the new Web Languages Add-on, and adds a Book control to Views.

Detailed Update List

SyntaxEditor

• Added the Web Languages Add-on (sold separately from Silverlight Studio) that includes an advanced XML syntax language implementation with validation, code outlining, formatting, and automated IntelliPrompt quick info.
• Added the LL(*) Parser Framework, which makes it easy to construct advanced text parsers using EBNF-like grammar natively written in C#/VB that integrate easily with SyntaxEditor, have customizable AST construction, robust error handling, and many more features.
• Completely redesigned the Getting Started QuickStart series into a 17-part start-to-finish language implementation that shows everything from parsing to realistic IntelliPrompt.
• Added printing support via the SyntaxEditor.ShowPrintDialog method and PrintSettings property, along with related samples.
• Added a new Language Transitions QuickStart that shows how to merge two independent languages together.
• Added the SquiggleTagQuickInfoProvider service that can be registered on a language to automatically provide IntelliPrompt quick info tips for parse errors returned by a parser.
• Added the ISquiggleTag.ContentProvider property.
• Added multiple auto-indent options for languages, with the new default being to Block indent.
• Added the IIndentProvider service, which can be registered on a syntax language to indicate which indent mode to use, and how much to smart indent when Smart indent mode is active. Added related IndentMode enumeration.
• Added the ITextFormatter service, which can be registered on a syntax language to add text formatting support.
• Added the IParseRequest.Language property, which passes the syntax language that owns the parser, if known.
• Added the ITextSnapshotReader.Language property, which returns the language at the current reader offset.
• Added the IMergableLexer.GetAllLexicalStateTransitions method.
• Added the IMergableLexer.CreateChangeBatch method that should be wrapped around sections of code that change mergable lexers, and the related Changed event.
• Enhanced the default ISearchResultSet object's ToString method to output a multi-line string specifying results, useful in results tool windows.
• Added the IEditorView.IntelliPrompt property that allows for requesting IntelliPrompt sessions programmatically.
• Updated code that uses IQuickInfoProvider.ContextTypes such that derived classes from the ContextTypes are recognized, allowing for interfaces and base classes to be specified in ContextTypes.
• Updated how the outlining manager processes language changes.
• Updated snapshot readers to return a document end token when at the end of the snapshot, that provides context about the lexical state at the snapshot end.
• Updated the ordering mechanism used when consuming language services.
• Updated dynamic lexer so that patterns can be dynamically added/removed if within a 'using' DynamicLexer.CreateChangeBatch block.
• Added the ITextSnapshotLine.IndentAmount property.
• Added the ITextSnapshotReader.GoToNextMatchingTokenById and GoToPreviousMatchingTokenById methods.
• Moved the AutoConvertTabsToSpaces, TabSize, TabSizeChanged props from IEditorDocument to base ITextDocument class.
• Added handling to the Language Designer's LL Parser Debugger to catch exceptions thrown from parser callbacks.
• Added the ITextViewLine.TextRangeIncludingLineTerminator and SnapshotRangeIncludingLineTerminator properties.
• Added the IOutliningManager.EnsureExpanded method and updated views to ensure the selection auto-expands any containing collapsed outlining nodes.
• Fixed a bug where decorators such as squiggle lines over line terminators wouldn't render.
• Fixed an exception that could raise if HasHorizontalSplit or HasVerticalSplit are set true in XAML.
• Fixed a bug where two IntelliPrompt Quick Info providers returning data for the same offset didn't work properly.
• Fixed a bug where canceling a completion list in a selection change handler could throw an exception.
• Fixed a bug where replace operations were not escaping Kleene operator characters in replace text properly.
• Fixed a bug with redo and the setting of the document's IsModified flag.
• Fixed a bug where regex replacement patterns weren't using the backslash character as an escape.
• Fixed a bug where code outlining wasn't auto-collapsing default collapsed nodes within other default collapsed nodes.
• Updated built-in completion list icons to use 24-bit alpha transparency.
• Exited beta status: source code is now available.

Views

• Added new Book control and several demos and QuickStarts.

Shared Library

• Added Unit value type, and supporting classes, which can be used to specify measurements in either pixels, inches, centimeters, points, or as a percentage.
• Added several extension methods for the Double, Int32, Point, and Size types.

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