Moose 4.8

We are happy to announce version 4.8 of the Moose Suite: http://moosetechnology.org/download/4.8

Description

This was supposed to be a minor release, but in the end it turned out to be a major release with significant improvements.

The key highlights are:

  • Based on Pharo 2.0.
  • All built-in visualizations use Roassal.
  • Roassal received a significant performance boost and new smart graph layouts like TreeMapLayout or ForceBasedLayout.
  • Roassal uses Athens for nice looking vectorial graphics.
  • New charting engine based on Roassal: Graph-ET.
  • Glamour changed to enable dynamic scripts, while still remaining backward compatible.
  • Glamour received a RubricTextPresentation for using the new Rubric text morph.
  • Glamour, Roassal, EyeSee, Graph-ET editors are more robust when dealing with errors in scripts.- New GTDebugger with dedicated workflows for Announcements, PetitParser and Glamour itself.
  • Extended GTInspector for several object types.
  • Usable version of GTMetaceller for handling Metacello configurations.
  • FAMIX was strengthen to handle functions better in various programming languages.
  • New free type fonts and simpler whitespace-loving theme.
  • Lower memory footprint for large models.
  • Faster MSE import.

A list of issues addressed in this release can be found at: http://code.google.com/p/moose-technology/issues/list?can=1&q=status=Fixed%20milestone=4.8

Installation

The Moose Suite 4.8 comes for each platform as a separate bundle:

The Moose Suite 4.8 can also be loaded in a Pharo 2.0 image either from the Configuration Browser, or by executing the following script:

Gofer new
smalltalkhubUser: 'Moose' project: 'Moose';
package: 'ConfigurationOfMoose';
load.
((Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfMoose)
project version: '4.8-snapshot') load
Posted by Tudor Girba at 13 September 2013, 7:01 am with tags moose link