I have decided to release the second public beta with one
open issue of the latest ToDo list. The needed revision of
the CoDeSys import and export function needs more time,
but I think you want to see the new version with its nice
improvements. The work on the release candidate will go
on starting at the end of june.
Please report all bugs of the actual beta version.

The new todo list:
- new settings file handling (v2rc1)
- better CoDeSys support (v2rc1)
- timer based autosave (v2rc1)
- Help files (v2rc1)

My time for working on PLCEdit is limited, but I try my
best to ensure that development does'nt stop now.
Some points of the new ToDo list were already done.
I also plan to support another PLC-software provider.
We will see what's happen until v2b2 .

The actual todo list:
- interface enhancements (done)
- language translations (done)
- fix file-extension-save bug (done)
- save sessions as project (done)
- export as PDF (done)
- better CoDeSys support
- new POU files support (done)
- timer based autosave (v2rc1)
- Help files (v2rc1)

The last weeks were not really productive. There were some
user interface enhancements made. On Mac OS the App looks
now more mac-like. And the Toolbar icon size is now 22px.
You can see it on the Home and Features pages.

I have also found a bug. If an already open document needs
to be saved, next to the name a broken filename extension
will be shown and later used by the export routine.
As a work around please erase the extension first, before
editing the file name. The next version contains a bugfix.

And how long will it take until the next beta-release?
I'll try to release the next beta until the beginning of june.

Today I've found a great program, which follows the nice idea
to bring an IDE with integrated plc runtime environment to your
PC, including a simple and easy to build process connection.
To get more information visit http://www.eilers.net/ .

Versiontracker.com has updated the description for PLCEdit
with the right file link. I've seen that many other download
pages has included the new version of PLCEdit, too. Thanks.

I've seen that versiontracker.com do not use a correct link to
the new Windows® version of PLCEdit. An information was
already sent to versionracker.com, but it seems that they
don't find time to update the link. I'm sorry.
As a bonus I have early updated the Windows® version to
build 006, which contains now an "open with..." function.

PLCEdit public beta v2b1 is released today.

After a couple of month in development I'm pleased to present
the first public beta of PLCEdit v2. Version 2 offers not really
new features. This version is primarily a rewritten version 0.9.9.
But the new code base offers some enhancements and opens
up the way for new ideas. As a great point the new code base
is platform independent. Now it works on Windows as well as
on Mac OS X and Linux.

What's left or missing in this version?
The actual todo list:
- language translations
- Help files
- CoDeSys .exp files enhancements
- timer based autosave of opened files
- save sessions as project option
- export as PDF file
- interface enhancements
- fixing some minor bugs

Today it looks very well. All work for v2b1 was done.
Now I'm going to prepare the application for distributing.
The public beta will be released maybe today or tomorrow.

As you see we have some open issues and maybe some small bugs, too.
However, I've decided that the first beta version will miss some features.
So, the help files and the translation functionality are planned for v2.0b2.
Now let us tell about the development progress:
In the last days the batch converter, the POU information dialog and the
print dialog were implemented. With this the core class named PageCtrl
was revised. Now the file import/export functions have its own class,
which makes it easier to write functions like the batch converter or the
prototype function and many other features which needs acces to the
prepared POU file content.
Now some bugs in the POU info dialog needs to be fixed. The find and
replace dialogs will be the last steps on the way to the public beta.

The development of PLCEdit is still in full activity. But today it seems that
I could not hold the promise to release a 2.0b1version at the end of March.
Some issues needs more concentration, so it could take some more days.
The actual todo list:
- printing (done)
- POU info dialog (done)
- batch converter (done)
- find & replace dialogs (done)
- drag & drop (done)
- translation (v2b2)
- Help files (v2rc1)

Welcome at the new PLCEdit website with its new adress www.PLCEdit.org
The home of PLCEdit has changed, preparative to the next mayor release.
The new website contains now a blog, which will be used to announce new
versions and also to inform about the development progress of PLCEdit.
In the next weeks the site will be enhanced more and more.

So, stay tuned.