[futurebasic] FB 5.3b4 available for preview and testing

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From: Robert Purves <listrp@...>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:28:13 +1200
<http://www.4toc.com/fb/FB_5_3_b4_Package.zip> [4.5 MB]

Package contains beta versions of FutureBasic 5.3 and FBtoC 1.3.
Send bug reports to the FB list, with the word 'bug' in the subject.

Notable changes from FB 5.2:
1. New FB icons (log out/in to see).
2. Build Log shows progress better.
3. FutureBasic 5.3 editor runs native on Intel.
4. FutureBasic 5.3 editor requires FBtoC 1.3 and vice versa; you can't  
mix and match with earlier versions.

Editor bug-fixes and minor features added since beta 3:
023	Closed	Error		Wrong duplicate items in Open Recent > Projects
072	Closed	Error		Add bookmark dialog is named "untitled" but should  
have no title
077	Closed	Error		Load & Delete submenus inoperative after "save  
current..." in Preferencs Style File menu
078	Closed	Error		Adding files to beta editor project window doesn't  
work and results in different errors
080	Closed	Feature		FileInfo window now a nib
081	Closed	Error		Find/Change Radio button remains inactive
082	Closed	Error		Selecting a folder group and clicking Info opens a  
File Info window
084	Closed	Error		Crash from Open Recent for moved/deleted item
085	Closed	Feature		Separate Open Recent Projects and Files into  
separate menus & use FSRefs
086	Closed	Error		Group Name conflict error dialog box appears when  
creating a new project
087	Closed	Feature		Change Compiler Info window name to Build Log in  
nib and Tools menu
089	Closed	Error		Missing project file causes editor to crash on quit
090	Closed	Error		New project file with 'project' in name is truncated
091	Closed	Feature		File extension for project names now *.fbproj  
instead of *.proj
093	Closed	Feature		Build Log now closes at completion of build
094	Closed	Feature		Eliminate the filename extension at the top of the  
project window
096	Closed	Error		Wrong contextual menu shown on project manager window
099	Closed	Feature		Bookmark menu resources replaced by nib menus
101	Closed	Error		Built app window hidden behind editor window

FBtoC bug-fixes and minor features added since 1.2.1:
443	Closed	Error		unhelpful error msg from malformed _constant
444	Closed	Error		string[pointer] should be translation error
445	Closed	Error		*.m files not copied during Make Xcode Project
446	Closed	Error		string stack bug from 'input z'
447	Closed	Feature		'Hide on suspend' preference checkbox
448	Closed	Error		C source files become *.m.m in Objective-C
450	Closed	Error		syntaxilatoratron should flag missing commas in  
argument list
452	Closed	Error		'Bad case statement' error could force recompilation
453	Closed	Feature		allow constants to start with numeral

New Headers files:
   Util_CFUN.incl
   Util_Nib.incl

Some old kludgy declarations in Toolbox CFDate.incl have changed to  
match the offical Apple declarations:
   CFGregorianDateIsValid()
   CFGregorianDateGetAbsoluteTime()
   CFAbsoluteTimeGetGregorianDate()
   CFAbsoluteTimeAddGregorianUnits()
   CFAbsoluteTimeGetDifferenceAsGregorianUnits()