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##########

* Moved LaTeX-menu to a separate menu inside Geany main menu
* Added a feature to autocapitalise letters on typing at the begining of a
* Added a feature to autocapitalise letters on typing at the beginning of a
sentence
* Added a way to put an icon for \LaTeX{}-wizard into Geany's main
toolbar
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Spell Check
###########

* Reduce artefacts on partially checked words
* Reduce artifacts on partially checked words
* Improve 'Check as you type' feature, making it more reliable


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* Fix creation of configuration directory in some cases.
* Fix missing update of navigation buttons on anchor links.
* Fix thread initialization problem.
* Fix some issues with keybingins on secondary windows.
* Fix some issues with keybindings on secondary windows.
* Add a keybinding to show/hide web view's window (bug #3156262).
* Allow for better configuration of secondary windows.

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Shortly after the major release of Geany-Plugins 0.21, an issue with the build
system was found which blocked installation of source
tarballs using the Waf-build system. This has been fixed inside a minor
source release. The Windows binary release isn't effected by this
source release. The Windows binary release isn't affected by this
issue.


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More colour schemes are listed on the Geany Add-ons web page. For
the individual schemes, follow the instructions given by their
authors. One of the biggest set of schemes was created by Matthew
Brush (known as codebrainz in Geany's IRC channel). Matthew's
collection is listed on the add-ons page but is hosted at
authors. One of the biggest set of schemes was created by codebrainz.
The collection is listed on the add-ons page but is hosted at
https://github.com/codebrainz/geany-themes
Follow the installation instructions given on the page, then restart
Geany and all schemes will then be listed in the Colour Schemes menu.
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Window > Side by side | Top and bottom from the main menu and the
active window is split into two editing panes. Each pane can be
navigated independently of the other, complete with its own
scrollbar. When you want to return to "normal" view, choose Tools >
Split Window > Unsplit from the main menu.
scrollbar. In each window you can edit separate parts of the same file, with
each pane updated instantly with the changes made in the other. When you want
to return to "normal" view, choose Tools > Split Window > Unsplit from the main
menu. It's not possible to again split the active window, only unsplit.

When editing a file it's often necessary to navigate from one section
to another, usually because of a reference between them.
The plugin was intended to allow you to work on the *same* file but thanks to a
"hidden" feature you can work on two different files loaded in the split view.
If you open a file while in split window mode, it's loaded in the inactive pane.
You can then switch between the split view of the same file or the different
files via the file tabs (under the menu bar) as normal. Note that it's not
possible to change the file shown in the right-hand pane when Split Window
is active.

.. image:: ../img/issue4_splitwindowplugin.png


People behind Geany -- Interview
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and to read other people's code and learn from it.


*Are there particular improvements/change/features of which you're
proud?*
*Are there particular improvements/change/features of which you're proud?*

The community. Ok, the community is not an improvement, change
or feature :). But this is what Geany makes Geany. Without the many
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Thank you all for using and improving Geany, keep up!


*How does a FLOSS project balance welcoming contributions with keeping
within the project's original goals and scope? In other words, avoid
scope creep?*
*How does a FLOSS project balance welcoming contributions with keeping within the project's original goals and scope? In other words, avoid scope creep?*

In Geany's case, luckily there were not much conflicts in accepting
new features and the overall goal to keep fast and lightweight. However,
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Nevertheless, denying a feature request, especially when it was obvious
that it would actually help the user who requested it but still doesn't
fit into Geany, was hard for me. It's like
'I decide that you will not get this functionality.'. Not a nice job.
"I decide that you will not get this functionality". Not a nice job.
As said, luckily this didn't happen so often.


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Geany's international community. Contributors to this newsletter and
the infrastructure behind it, ordered by alphabet:

Frank Lanitz,
Russell Dickenson
* Frank Lanitz
* Russell Dickenson

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