> We are pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of
> BBEdit version 6.1.
This is very nice indeed, oh happy, happy day!
justin simoni
http://skazat.com
on 4/20/01 11:15 PM, Jim Correia at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Since this question was previously raised on the list, I'm posting the
> answer now that I can.
>
> ===
>
> On 4:05 PM 3/30/01 Jim Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> BBEdit for X will have built in perl support as well. I cannot
>> provide any more details at this time.
>
> Ok. Now I can :-)
>
> (As an aside, BBEdit has line-feed agnostic perl tools. This means you
> can use the same scripts and filters that you use on 9 on X and vice
> versa with doing line feed magic everytime you reboot into the other OS.
> You can also syntax check and run unsaved documents - try that with the
> comand line tools :-)
>
> Press Release style junk to follow:
>
> ====
>
> We are pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of
> BBEdit version 6.1. This new version is available as a free update for
> registered owners of BBEdit 6.0, and features the following
> improvements:
>
> + runs as a native application on Mac OS X (version 10.0 required,
> 10.0.1 strongly recommended). Mac OS 7.5.5 through 9.1 are also
> supported, with a recommendation of Mac OS 8.6 or later;
>
> + on Mac OS X, offers robust integration with the Unix Perl tools via
> BBEdit's existing user interface for Perl scripts and filters, plus
> quick access to Perl reference information from within BBEdit;
>
> + enhanced FTP support, featuring new FTP Browsers for easier access
> to files on remote FTP servers, as well as the ability to specify
> alternate port numbers for FTP (allowing the use of port reflectors
> and SSH tunnels);
>
> + optional display of "hard" line numbers in soft-wrapped text
> documents, to facilitate working with hard-line-numbered results
> returned by Unix tools and other non-wrapping-aware software;
>
> + support for Emacs-style keyboard equivalents for basic editing
> commands;
>
> + the usual array of bug fixes and minor enhancements.
>
> A detailed list of additions and fixes included in this update can be
> found on our Web site:
>
> <http://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/bbedit-notes.html>
>
> The BBEdit 6.1 update is available free of charge to all registered
> customers who own BBEdit 6.0 or later. The BBEdit 6.1 update package
> may be downloaded directly from the Bare Bones Software web site at:
>
> <http://www.barebones.com/support/update.html>
>
> Finally, the full text of the 6.1 press release may be found at:
>
> <http://www.barebones.com/press/releases/2001/04.20-bbedit_61.html>
>
> Enjoy!
>
> ====
>
> Jim
