This demonstration shows the cool new XML editing features in 1.1: intellisense, folding and validation.

XmlEditing.wmv (3.02 MB)

Included in the 1.1 preview is an early version of the #report addin, done by Peter Forstmeier and Christian Amariei. This addin is not yet polished (you will see debug messages, a non-fatal crash once in a while, you name it), but still you can get a very good idea of what is to come. Give us feedback via the forum on what you would like to see in #report!

SharpReportAddin.wmv (3.23 MB)

Another contribution by Matt Ward - the NAnt integration inside #develop. From build file generation to deep integration, this demo will show what you can do:

NAntAddin.wmv (2.97 MB)

Matt Ward contributed a PInvoke addin to #develop. This screen recording shows how easy it is to use:

PInvokeAddin.wmv (789.76 KB)

Today, Daniel (DevLead for 1.1) integrated the new help addin that was written by Mathias Simmack. To get an idea how it will work, I created a screen recording for you to watch:

HelpIntegration.wmv (1012.31 KB)

The most recent checkin mandates that you have MSXML 4.0 installed. Get it here.

The SharpReport addin has been checked in for the Fidalgo branch. Peter Forstmeier (your primary contact for everything #report) sent me a screenshot of SharpReport in action so those of you who don't play around with bits from Subversion can have an early look:

SharpReport.jpg

Matt Ward has checked in his Xml Editor addin. To get an idea what you can do with it, I decided to include the tech note he wrote in this blog post. Be sure to check out section #2, user interface. It includes a couple of screenshots.

XmlEditorAddinTechNote_01.pdf (234.3 KB)

As with revision 1815 there is a new option popping up in the windows forms designer option panel:

With this option enabled, the InitializeComponents method in the generated code becomes readonly. The different background color makes indicates this:

The reason for this options are the ongoing 'bug reports' in the forum from users who didn't notice the comment above the method and changed the code.