Bike 2.0 (Preview 224)

Bike Outliner Releases
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  • Added Outline.getRowById
  • Fixed Outline Path Explorer window to update
  • Removed source param from Keybindings an Commands APIs

Previously in 223:

  • Fixed some memory leaks
  • Added AttributedString.toHTML()
  • Fixed spelling of AttributedString.subsring method
  • Added host_permissions manifest key. To use the fetch API your extension needs both the fetch permission and the fetched URL needs to match one of the patterns in host_permissions.

Previously in 222:

  • Added Window > Log Explorer for extension developers
  • Changed postMessage and onMessage API to use Json instead of strings

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I forgot to post the last few Bike 2 previews here.

Still working mainly on the extensions API. Also working on some extensions here (d3 layouts, calendar) to test that API. API is generally pretty stable in the big picture, but I’ve been breaking some things. Generally if you are testing any extensions you should make sure you have both latest version of Bike 2 and latest version of the extension.

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I haven’t tried the 2.0 version yet and my license isn’t valid for current updates. Could you please comment in future release notes on the state of Bike 2 for everyday usage?

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I’ll try to remember to do that. I still do have a note in the top of the official release notes here:

https://www.hogbaysoftware.com/bike/releases2/

Still not ready for daily use, though I’m using it daily. In my experience it’s not full of crashes, it’s just missing major pieces such as spell check and find and replace, etc.

I’ll make quite a bit of noise, I hope I remember, when I do think it’s ready for general use.

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Is preview release 224 posted somewhere as I cant find it on the forum. The link tops out at 223

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From 223 onwards, I think the Bike 2 Preview’s main menu:

Bike > Check for Update ...

is now in place.

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Thanks I did this and Bike updated to Preview(191) version 1.22. I meant version 224 Version 2.
Do you mean if I download 223 then 224 will update this way?
Do you find you can use 224 instead of Version 1.XX daily?

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Yes, from 2.0 Preview 223 you can get to 2.0 Preview 224 via
Bike > Check for Update …

Whether it works yet for your daily use depends on the profile of your use.

I’m beginning to write little extensions for Bike 2.0 Preview, and finding it more than enough for outlining, but I run both, with separate shortcuts to each (still using some Bike 1 macros which I haven’t replaced yet)

FWIW I keep them separate by installing Bike 2.0 Preview in an Applications directory under my user account, rather than in the main Applications directory.

i.e. at ~/Applications/Bike.app for 2.0 Preview

while, on my system, /Applications/Bike.app is still Bike 1.0

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Sorry for the confusion.

@complexpoint is right… I think Software Update will give you the correct latest preview release… but the release page was messed up. The release numbers on that page are manually typed in by me, and I was off by one the last two releases… so while the correct versions we being downloaded by software update, the list in the releases page had the wrong numbers. Anyway, should be fixed up now! :slight_smile:

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i’m on 224, and i have a simple question. the folding arrows don’t work by clicking, although they work by keyboard shortcut.

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Yes, this is just missing functionality that still needs to be implemented. Lots of interaction with the editor (Find Replace, Context menu, Spell check) is in same state.

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Here’s an interesting little bug I found (at least in 224):

When I want to make accents, like é and è, I will hit a button on my Norwegian keyboard (with or without shift), and then type the letter e.

For instance, the Norwegian word for idea is idé.

So I would type:

  • i
  • d
  • the accent button (this will show the accent in the editor)
  • e (this “removes” the accent that was typed, and “places” it on top of the e)

However, Bike will then give me id´é, while every other part of my Mac gives me idé. :man_shrugging:t2:

Bike doesn’t remove the accent after typing the letter it’s supposed to go on top of.

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Thanks, will try to fix for next preview release