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<section>
- <title>What is new</title>
-
- <section>
- <title>What is new in version 13</title>
-
- <para>Among the significant improvements in this version
- are:
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>What is new in version 12</title>
-
- <para>Among the significant improvements in this version
- are:
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>What is new in version 11</title>
-
- <para>Among the significant improvements in this version
- are:
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>What is new in version 10</title>
-
- <para>Among the significant improvements in this version
- are:
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>What is new in version 9</title>
-
- <para>Among the significant improvements in this version
- are:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>User interface:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Tab-based document management</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New workspace look-and-feel</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New decorator features:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>In-place editing of text</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Resizable boxes</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Vectorial shapes (box, rounded corner box,
- triangle, diamond, constraint sign)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Shadow casting and gradient fill of boxes and
- vectorial shapes</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Anti aliased fonts and edges (configurable in the Tools/Options dialog)</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Improved Search plugin</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Modifiable connection edges in case of auto routed
- connections</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Possibility to freely define connection lines</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Other minor improvements:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Ctrl + mouse wheel over Model Editor zooms the
- model in/out.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Shift + mouse wheel over Model Editor scrolls
- the model horizontally.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Component registration dialog is now resizable
- and displays component locations in the
- filesystem</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Component registration dialog is now aware of
- UAC and privilege escalation on Windows Vista</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Project Properties dialog displays the location
- of the project file in the file system</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Aspect Mapping dialog is resizable in the Meta
- Interpreter</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Support for Back and Forward mouse buttons and
- also special keyboard keys: Back, Forward, Home,
- Refresh, Search</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Double click in the Connection Role Type
- Dialog's selection box now also closes the dialog with
- OK. This also affects the following dialogs: Resolve
- Folder Kind, Resolve Object Kind of ObjType, Resolve
- Role Type, Resolve Attribute Kind, Select Reference
- Role Type</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Middle button click on Model Editor tab closes
- it</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Connections become bold when selected</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Delete key deletes selected connection</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Using DisplayedName (instead of Name) in context
- menus, PartBrowser and decorators</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Double click on model's background in Model
- Editor opens the parent model</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Mouse scroll wheel works in PartBrowser (if it
- has the focus)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>You can edit Preferences and Attributes in the
- Attribute Browser not just when you exactly click on
- the dropdown button, but clicking on the whole field
- area</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Tab buttons in the PartBrowser moved to the
- bottom of the tab control</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Drag-and-drop from PartBrowser into Model
- Editor</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Drag-and-drop from PartBrowser into Project
- Browser</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Console: Multiline, external script execution
- capability.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Console: Improvements return/up/down</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Console: Ability to load HTML content into the
- console window by selecting a htm/html file with the
- 'Load Script' menu.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Development:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>New decorator interface, decorator development is
- supported by Visual Studio Wizard</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New class library for decorator development</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Interpreter development is supported by Visual Studio
- Wizards</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Console support for interpreters</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Paradigms:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>New UML and Meta decorators</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New Box decorator</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Multi-user features and Other:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Included SSH tunnel (GMEplink), default used by the
- multiuser backend (can be overridden in the standard
- subversion config files)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Improved performance with multiuser/subversion locking
- (single transaction for all files to be "checked
- out")</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Subversion client library is updated to 1.6.1 (NOTE:
- working directory format is compatible with 1.6.x clients
- only)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New installer based on WiX toolset</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>What is new in version 7.0</title>
-
- <para>Among the significant improvements in this version
- are:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>MetaMAid add-on: sets FCOs abstract and fixes potential
- errors in specifying inheritance</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Improved (optimized) library code: if the same library is
- included indirectly through multiple other libraries, GME now
- merges them into a single copy.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Navigation bar with features similar to internet browsing:
- back, forward, etc.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>AttachLibrary and RefreshLibrary are able to process
- <code>%VAR%</code> style environment variables in Library
- names.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Open Model Event introduced</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Undosize project preference. For large models it can save
- memory.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Numerous bugfixes including the infamous annotation
- downscale truncation/wordwrap</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Keyboard shortcuts. See release notes for the list of
- shortcuts.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>What is new in version 6.0</title>
-
- <para>Among the significant improvements in this version
- are:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Library feature reimplementation (from scratch)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Namespace support in Meta and MGA libraries, in the meta
- interpreter for paradigm composition</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Namespace Config tool added to the distribution</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New connection end types in the GUI</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>GME Merge tool added to the distribution</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Dispatch compatible method signatures introduced in the IDL
- files</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>BON1 improvements: folder can contain other FCOs than
- models</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Keyboard shortcuts. See release notes for the list of
- shortcuts.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Parser gives better location info upon errors,
- exceptions</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Toolbars are now floatable/dockable</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Component icons (on toolbar) are programmable
- (enable/disable based on the active model)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>C Paradigm files (.xmp , .mta) if dropped on the GME window
- (while no project is opened ) will be registered (in user
- registry)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Non-sticky connection modes added to main toolbar</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><guilabel moreinfo="none">View in parent</guilabel> command
- (shortcut: Shift + Enter, or Shift + DblClick) introduced in
- <guilabel moreinfo="none">ActiveBrowser</guilabel> to select and
- focus an element in its parent (in the editing area)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>ReadOnly/ReadWrite permission flag can be applied to object
- hierarchies (accessible through the Access menu in the
- Browser)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Model Migration Tool added Content-type attribute added to
- MetaGME paradigm</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Mime type or extension (identified by the leading dot) can
- be specified there</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>The registered editor will be invoked as if the user would
- have initiated Open or Edit action on such a file from Windows
- Explorer</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Java BON bugfixes (contributed by Alex Goos)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Dispatch support for native OLE drag'n'drop</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Updated Python component framework (PyGME) <ulink
- url="http://cape.vanth.org/Development/PyGME/">http://cape.vanth.org/Development/PyGME/</ulink></para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>What is new in version 5.0</title>
-
- <para>Among the significant improvements in this version
- are:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Updated STLport C++ library resulting performance
- enhancements.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>GME is now developed and compiled with Microsoft Visual
- Studio.NET 2003</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Reliability improvements in Constraint Manager and in
- Expression Checker</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><filename moreinfo="none">Mga.dtd</filename> is no longer
- needed to be present in the project folder for XSL
- translations</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New preference setting added for annotations: control
- whether to inherit them in Subtypes/Instances or not</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Copy Smart feature: refined for better cross project
- copying</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>File drag and drop allowed to main GME window</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Default Zoom level (per application) preference setting
- introduced</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Port label length can be changed for models and for model
- references (see Miscellaneous Preferences/Port Label Length
- setting)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Active Scripting enriched with 'it' object (represents the
- active model). Documentation on the scripting feature added to
- this manual.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>BonExtender supports classes with up to 6 base classes in
- BON2</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>BON2 <code>CREATED_EVENT</code> handling improved for
- add-ons</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>BON2 connection methods are fixed to work properly
- (regarding whether reference-port or fco is connected)</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Several JavaBON problems fixed</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>What is new in version 4.0</title>
-
- <para>Among the significant improvements in this version
- are:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Bugzilla bug tracking. Please, report problems with GME at
- http://bugzilla.isis.vanderbilt.edu/query.cgi</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Mailing list for GME users. Sign up at <ulink
- url="http://list.isis.vanderbilt.edu/mailman/listinfo/gme-users">http://list.isis.vanderbilt.edu/mailman/listinfo/gme-users</ulink></para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New Builder Object Network (BON2). BON2 is using
- <acronym>STL</acronym> instead of MFC. Object creation is
- on-demand enabling lightweight interpreters.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New and enhanced MetaInterpreter along with skeleton code
- generator for BON2. BON2 is automatically extended based on the
- metamodel, hence it automatically provides a domain-specific
- API.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Java BON framework is added. Through our bi-directional
- JAVA- COM bridge now you can write your interpreters in Java.
- Check out Lesson 8 of the Tutorial.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>External text editor support for multiline attributes
- (configurable through the GME <guimenu
- moreinfo="none">Tools</guimenu> menu/<guimenuitem
- moreinfo="none">Options</guimenuitem> dialog).</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Periodic autosave feature added (configurable through the
- GME <guimenu moreinfo="none">Tools</guimenu> menu/<guimenuitem
- moreinfo="none">Options</guimenuitem> dialog).</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Enhanced printing and print preview.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Printing to Windows Metafile.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Enhanced zooming mode. In addition to discrete zoom levels,
- arbitrary zooming of the selected area is also supported.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Runtime event logging (configurable through the GME File
- menu/Settings dialog). Log files are placed under the <filename
- moreinfo="none"><USER PROFILE>/Application
- Data/GME</filename> folder. Please, include the log file if
- possible.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Application specific notifications can be sent through the
- MGA layer.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>The XML parser does signal the beginning and the completion
- of the import process, thus your add-on can disregard other events
- during importations.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>The GUI now supports OLE Automation. See the type library in
- GME.exe for further reference.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Canonical XML dump of GME projects, that is entities are now
- ordered in the XME files.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New Table Editor plug-in is introduced: to use it, open
- <guimenu moreinfo="none">Tools</guimenu> | <guimenuitem
- moreinfo="none">Register Components</guimenuitem>, select the
- <guilabel moreinfo="none">GME Table Editor</guilabel>, and press
- <guilabel moreinfo="none">Toggle</guilabel>. Afterwards, it can be
- launched from the component toolbar.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>New default decorator is included providing nicer
- visualization. Type/instance visualization is enhanced and
- configurable through model preferences. The old decorator is still
- available in the release.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Object and connection autorouter preference settings are now
- available from the context menus.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Dispatch based add-ons are supported.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Many other features, improvements and bug-fixes.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </section>
-
- <section>
- <title>What is new in version 3.0</title>
-
- <para>Among the significant improvements in this version
- are:<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>A new OCL-compatible constraint manager with a graphical
- user interface enabling among many things the specification of
- project- or model-specific constraints.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Advanced search utility in its own modeless dialog
- box.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Improved look and feel.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Builder Object Network (BON) is in a shared directory now
- making interpreter migration a breeze.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Many other features, improvements and bug-fixes.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </section>
- </section>
-
- <section>
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>The Generic Modeling Environment (GME), is a Windows©-based,
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