[ANN] BBEdit 15.1.1 (15B21) pre-release

[Rich Siegel]

Good afternoon folks,

We're currently working on a maintenance update to BBEdit 15 to 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. :-)

Complete change notes to date for all the pre-release builds in this cycle are available here:

<https://s3.amazonaws.com/BBSW-download/15.1.1_Notes.txt>

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.

Here is the list of changes made since the 15.1 public release:

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version 15.1.1 (15B21) 2024-05-31

Additions
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o (none in this build)

Changes
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o (none in this build)

Fixes
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* [482163] Added `async`, `await`, and `actor` to the Swift
keyword list.

* [482190, 482064] Fixed regression in which "Open Counterpart"
would not find counterparts in cases where Xcode was unavailable
for consultation.

* Adjusted default width proportions of new windows (to make them
a little wider). As always, "Save Default Window" is appropriate
for individual configuration.

* [482614] Fixed bug in which the Git "pull current branch" and
"push current branch" commands didn't actually do anything.

* [481883] Report an appropriate error when trying to save a file
with Unicode line endings (which aren't supported for saving).

* The minimap no longer attempts to display invisibles (which
would not have worked well).

* Added `gpt-4o` to the built-in model list for ChatGPT. (You
could always enter it manually if needed; this just saves a
step.)

* Fixed cases in which switching between documents didn't
correctly update the status in the Live Search bar.

* Improved path truncation logic in the Open File by Name results
window. Additionally, Xcode SDK headers are elided using the same
logic as in the navigation bar, for improved readibility.

* Disk browsers and "instaprojects" (created by opening a folder
directly) remember their positions when closed, and when the same
directory is browsed or opened again, BBEdit will reopen the
window in that position.

* [482925] Fixed crash when running on macOS 14 Intel and using a
double-click on a list item to dismiss the panel invoked "Compare
Against Previous Version".

* Fixed crash when running on macOS 14 Intel and using a
double-click on a list item to dismiss the panel invoked by the
"Other" option in the text encoding status bar item.

* Corrected default splitter proportion for results windows, in
the absence of a previous "Saved Default Window" command for
same.

* [370519] Fixed bug in which dismissing the Live Search bar would
place keyboard focus in the sidebar (if allowed), rather than
(more usefully) in the associated text area.

*fin*

The package can be downloaded from our web server:

<https://s3.amazonaws.com/BBSW-download/BBEdit-15.1.1_15B21.dmg>

Enjoy,

R.