Version 3.0

2010-02-27

New Features

  • Interpretation of expressions now (optionally) done by Java instead of JavaScript (therefore added new "Advanced" tab in options dialog)
  • Submatch highlighting (requires Java)
  • Options for changing the font preferences for standard and highlighted text in result pane
  • Context-sensual helper for special characters
  • Possibility to import and export the settings
  • Option for disabling the confirmation request when inserting a saved expression
  • Display of the flags of saved expressions in the options
  • Added explanations for all options in the options dialog
  • Added translation: Hungarian (thanks to Zsolt)

Changes

  • Improved bracket interpretation including overwriting of brackets in case there is a corresponding bracket
  • Changed display of option tabs to Firefox' standard preferences window look
  • Different highlight levels each including text and background color replacing the former text and background color options
  • Replaced saved regular expressions drop-down list and "Save..." button by an options menu including an item for the preferences
  • Updated translations: German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian (thanks to Laurent, Carla, Aline and Roman)
  • Added supporting people to about dialog
  • Minor display changes in options and about dialog

Bugfixes

  • Fixed Test button in main dialog, that wasn't enabled in case "Update while writing" was deactivated
  • Fixed problem, that backreferences couldn't be used several times for the replacement string (thanks to Erica)
  • Fixed bug, that prevented an auto-update of the validation in case the search text or the regular expression was pasted via the context menu (thanks to Kurt)
  • Fixed code security issues

Version 1.1.6.13

2009-04-14

Changes

  • Firefox 3.6a1pre compatibility

Hints

  • Compatibility release, because the next version of RExT probably won't be out until the final release of Firefox 3.5

Version 1.1.6.12

2008-07-16

New Features

  • Made regular expression field multiline (thanks to Wojtek)

Changes

  • Changed font for all text fields to Courier New for better readability (thanks to Wojtek)
  • Changed some texts for better readability (thanks to Laurent)
  • Changed activation of global and multiline options in main window to on by default (thanks to Laurent)
  • Updated French, Polish and Spanish translation (thanks to Laurent, Wojtek and Carla)

Bugfixes

  • Fixed some minor compatibility bugs with Firefox 3
  • Fixed test button, that didn't work in some cases (thanks to Laurent)
  • Fixed bug in installer

Version 1.1.5.6

2008-06-17

New Features

  • Added option to the main window to toggle auto-updating the results
  • Added tooltips to every element explaining their function

Changes

  • Changing options in the options dialog now immediately updates the main window
  • Added a confirmation request for inserting a saved expression
  • Firefox 3.0 compatibility

Bugfixes

  • Fixed setting of special character color value at first use
  • Results are not updated anymore, if special keys like SHIFT are pressed

Version 1.1.3.3

2008-03-30

New Features

  • Added option to highlight special characters
  • Added translations: French, Portuguese

Changes

  • Rearranged contents of "Display" tab in options dialog

Bugfixes

  • Fixed broken links in about dialog
  • Fixed set flags being ignored when inserting a saved expression
  • Fixed display of duration

Version 1.1

2008-03-15

New Features

  • Added possibility to change flags "global" (was always enabled in previous versions) and "multiline"
  • Added possibility to define backreferences in replace string
  • Added possibility to save regular expressions
    (options to manage saved regular expressions in the options dialog)
  • Added options "Display line breaks", "Display spaces" and "Display tabs"
  • Added Statusbar showing execution duration and match count of the regular expression
  • Added Spanish translation
  • Firefox 3.0b4 compatibility

Changes

  • Options "Text color" and "Background color" moved to new tab "Display"
  • Removed predefined regular expressions "Name", "Zipcode" and "Street", because they were country specific
  • Logo redesigned including new cooler abbreviation "RExT" :-)

Bugfixes

  • Error corrected, that was caused by a slash at the end of an expression
  • Empty regular expressions now can't be copied anymore
  • Scrollbars for results window are now displayed

Version 1.0.8.9

2007-02-07

New Features

  • Set up a website for the plugin (see the link in the about dialog)

Bugfixes

  • Fixed error related to the Czech translation under Unix file systems (thanks to Kristian)

Version 1.0.7.8

2006-11-05

New Features

  • Replace option
  • Reset option for preferences
  • Added predefined expressions "IP" and "Link"
  • Added translations: Czech, Chinese, Dutch, Polish, Russian

Changes:

  • Firefox 2.0 compatibility
  • Redesigned "About" dialog and some smaller things
  • Smarter auto-closing of brackets

Version 1.0.3.5

2006-02-21

New Features

  • Surrounding slashes are recognized (Thanks to dd for "Adblock's regular expressions"!)
  • Window made resizable
  • New predefined expressions "Email" and "URL" added
  • Internal code optimized

Bugfixes

  • Result box now displays line breaks correctly

Version 1.0.3 (first official release)

2006-02-15

Bugfixes

  • Loading error fixed
  • Setting default values on first start
  • Predefined Expression "Street" changed