[ANN] BBEdit 11.6 (3923) pre-release

[Rich Siegel]

Good afternoon folks,

We're working on an update to BBEdit 11 which will add some new
features and address a few recently reported issues.

Note that this is a _pre-release_ version. The intent is to fix
bugs and address areas of improvement based on what our
customers have reported. However, since the software is at this
point not fully tested, there _may_ be bugs and regressions. If
this prospect makes you nervous, then sticking with the public
release versions is your best course of action. Nobody will be
offended if you choose to do so; you're under no obligation to
install and use anything but a public release. :-)

Following is a summary of changes since the most recent
pre-release (whose own notes are here: <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bbedit/dDBnEQu9BHU/vwk4ift0CQAJ>).

The change notes are organized into additions, changes, and
fixes, and are annotated where appropriate with case numbers. So
if you recognize a number corresponding to a support case that
was opened for you, you can now verify that it's been fixed
correctly. Please take the time to review the changes before
using the new build -- it'll be worth your time.

One final note: If you run into a bug in a pre-release version,
PLEASE DO NOT REPORT THE BUG TO THE LIST. This includes asking
about whether others have seen the same problem. Instead, please
send a bug report to <sup...@barebones.com> and we will deal
with it there. This will help us keep the list discussion on
topic and productive for all list members.

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version 11.6 (3923) (2016-05-20)

Additions
---------

* The `difference window` AppleScript class now has a `compare
options` property. You can use this to query or manipulate the
options that are applied when comparing files in that window.
Changes to the options will take effect immediately.

Changes
-------

o (none in this build)

Fixes
-----

* [322392] Added `robots` to the list of values allowed for the
`name` attribute of `<meta>`.

* Made a change to improve file filtering performance,
particularly in the Open dialog.

* Made a change so that Emacs-style backups (`foo.txt~`) no longer
appear in folder-backed menus (Scripts, Text Filters, etc) when
there's a non-backup file in the same location.

* [320029] Fixed bug in which making changes to a folder being
observed by a palette (Scripts, Clippings, Text Filters, etc)
would cause any expanded items in the palette to collapse.

* [322478] Fixed bug which allowed project collections to be
dragged into the Currently Open Documents area. No good
ever came
from such a thing.

* Fixed drawing glitches when highlighting project collection
items while dragging; and updated the colors to something a
little more visible.

* Drop highlighting for project collection items now includes the
whole row, because it looks better that way.

* Made some changes to improve internal performance during
regular-expression capture.

* [322543] The application no longer promises UTF-16 text to the
Clipboard, which improves copy/paste compatibility with Microsoft
Office.

==end==

The package can be downloaded from our web server:

<https://s3.amazonaws.com/BBSW-download/BBEdit-11.6_3923.dmg>

Regards,

Rich Siegel
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Bare Bones Software, Inc. <http://www.barebones.com/>