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Release Notes for HDevelopEVO 24.11.1.1đź”—

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You find the release notes for HALCON 24.11 on the MVTec website .

New Functionalityđź”—

  • HDevelopEVO now offers built-in extensions for JSON and Markdown.
  • The current working directory is now set to the workspace folder.
  • HDevelopEVO’s detailed autocompletion dialog for HALCON operators now includes a link to the corresponding help page.
  • When debugging, the local variables are now expanded by default in the Variable View.
  • The signature help dialog, shown during the autocompletion, is now filled with reduced information of just the short description of the operator and the parameter. Further, the current parameter and its attributes are now highlighted in the signature help dialog. This information provided in the dialogs together help to set a parameter.
  • HDevelopEVO now displays more meaningful error messages should it fail to start.
  • An iconic variable or an element of it can now be displayed by double-clicking the corresponding entry in the Variable View, or by using the entry “Visualize Variable” in the context menu of the Variable View.
  • When a workspace is displayed the first time, now the explorer view in the activity bar is opened by default. This also applies to opening the examples folder.
  • At the start of a debugging session, the directory of the current workspace now is transmitted to the Engine, which then transmits it to the HALCON library. Further, dev_get_system has been extended to retrieve the info of the current file, like path and name, and also the name of the current procedure can be determined.
    Thereby, it is possible to access data stored in files and directories of the workspace, for example, images. This also enables access to data relative to files, or use the information for logging or similar.
  • Variables are now included in the auto-completion list. Iconic variables also appear in the parameter list of the operators if the parameter expects an iconic variable. If it expects a control variable, the completion list shows that as well. Output object variable names are now suggested in incrementing order, exactly like in HDevelop. Calling the operators that require output variables will now include the parameter with the new variable name.
  • The initial view of HDevelopEVO has been adapted. At the first start, now also a graphics window is opened.
  • It is now possible to navigate through the code with the help of the commands “Go to” or “Peek” to jump to definitions, declarations, type definitions, or implementations.
  • HDevelopEVO and the HALCON Script Engine now offer Edit & Continue functionality. This greatly speeds up development and prototyping by allowing parameter values to be changed or lines of code to be added or removed during debugging.
  • HDevelopEVO now supports using source code control systems like Git. This makes it easy to create a repository, manage your code changes, compare the versions, and more, all inside HDevelopEVO.

Bug Fixesđź”—

  • The autocompletion in HDevelopEVO suggested HALCON operators too often. This problem has been fixed.
  • Up to now, each HDevelopEVO instance used the same HALCON Engine. Now, each HDevelopEVO instance uses its own Engine and therefore its own HALCON library.
  • Pressing Ctrl+W closed the application instead of just the current tab. This problem has been fixed. Now, Ctrl+Q closes the app on all platforms, Ctrl+W closes the current tab.
  • There were some minor bugs in HDevelopEVO’s type inference. These problems have been fixed.
  • The behavior of HDevelopEVO’s autocompletion has been improved. Now, less error messages appear while completing parameters.
  • The number of displayed parse errors has been reduced, which simplifies fixing them.

New Documentation Functionalityđź”—

  • Moving the cursor above an operator in the editor now shows the operator’s documentation.

Documentation Bug Fixesđź”—

  • The system requirements for the Visual Studio extension HALCON Variable Inspect were outdated. This problem has been fixed.