Released: Jan 18, 2017

Updates in 2017

Features

PrimalScript

• Added context menu for performance graph to clear data.
• Added new copy version button on About dialog.
• Performance chart now logs up to three executions of the same script when run consecutively.
• #MARK: comments now listed in the navigation drop-down menu.
• Improved engine selection user interface in packager.
• Simultaneous builds for 32 and 64bit targets.
• Added option to build native start application for platform specific packager targets.
• Added option to resolve dot sourced files when packaging as an executable.
• Packaging now places executables in subfolders and separated by platform.

PowerShell Studio

• Updated Control Helper Functions - The control helper functions are now PSScriptAnalyzer complaint. To comply with PSScriptAnalyzer’s best practices, the helper functions’ unapproved Load verb has been replaced with the approved Update verb. A number of form templates and control sets have also been updated to reflect these changes.
• Updated Editor Font and Coloring Settings Dialog - Added a language selection to the Editor Font and Coloring Settings dialog. The dialog now distinguishes the syntax coloring for a plain text file from a PowerShell file. Now when you save a preset, it will include the settings for all the languages.
• New Office 2016 Themes - Two new application themes have been added to PowerShell Studio:
  • Office 2016 Colorful
  • Office 2016 Dark
• PrimalSense Performance Improvement - The PowerShell Studio’s PrimalSense response time has been improved. You may notice the improvement when triggering PrimalSense for .NET Types or when using general code completion.

VersionRecall

• Added multiple destinations for repositories.
• Tray application displays warning popup if repostitory is offline for scheduled task.
• Tray application displays log of past activities.

PrimalSQL

• Editor coloring presets now store multiple languages in one file.
• Editor Font and Coloring dialog now allows you to select the language.
• Updated PowerShell templates to be PSScriptAnalyzer compliant.
• Added Office 2016 Skins.

PowerShell HelpWriter

• Complete application overhaul and rewrite.
• Updated and improved UI.
• Improved load speeds for large files.
• New XML editor with schema PrimalSense.
• Projects to handle multiple files and refresh help content and module information.
• Option to deploy the help files to the target module.
• Property pane that allows you to modify project and file properties.
• Edit and create about help topics.
• Edit and view Parameter Set names.
• Command code completion.
• Preview Panel that display the help of the selected command.
• VersionRecall integration.
• Search capabilities to panels.
• Editor theming settings and presets.
• Option to save editor syntax coloring to a preset file.
• Content menus to simplify editing.
• Links are now displayed in the navigation panel.
• Office 2016 Skins.