Simply Fortran 3.30 Released

[Lynn McGuire]

Simply Fortran 3.30 Released

Posted on May 10, 2023

The team at Approximatrix is happy to announce the release of version
3.30 of Simply Fortran for Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux. This latest
release introduces modern user interface updates to the Windows edition,
fixes numerous, minor bugs, and brings new features to improve ease-of-use.

On all platforms, Simply Fortran should now display images when selected
in a project rather than opening nonsense binary data in a editor tab.
Additionally, on Windows, executables will list any known symbols
present in the executable rather than attempting to display binary data
in an editor tab.

On Windows, users on Windows 10 or higher will notice that, by default,
the menu will now appear within the title bar, utilizing previously
wasted space in the user interface. This new mode can be switched off in
Appearance and Behavior Options as usual. All features should continue
to work as expected with the introduction of this modernization.
Scrollbars on Windows should now be drawn in black in almost all cases
if the current theme uses a darkened background, fixing a major eyesore
when using Simply Fortran with darker themes.

On macOS, issues with linking flags for Aplot are fixed. In addition,
Aplot executables will now suggest a screenshot with instructions when
"Save" is clicked due to the deprecation of routines previously used to
capture and save window contents. Hotkeys to perform alternate searches
in the quick search box now use the Option modifier key on macOS, and
the hotkeys are now functional. Simply Fortran should now be aware of
the existence of Homebrew on macOS, and environment variables should
initialize properly when starting Simply Fortran. In the Project Options
dialog, a convenience button in the File Locations category will allow
adding Homebrew directories to search paths quickly if Homebrew is
detected. Due to a major bug in the toolkit with which Simply Fortran is
built, autocompletion on macOS is currently disabled until the toolkit
can be updated.

The AppGraphics library has been updated to include visibility
subroutines for Windows controls. Any control can now be hidden or shown
programmatically, which should improve the ability to build complex user
interfaces in Fortran or C.

The latest release is currently available on the Download page.
https://simplyfortran.com/download/

Lynn