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SharpDevelop "Mirador" (4.0) is based on Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (RTM: .NET 4.0). Development started with a WPF frame prototype on 5th August 2008.

Where to Download

Integration builds are available on our build server.

Features

General:

• The frame (workbench) is using WPF instead of Windows Forms
• New localization model for WPF
• New functionality will be added with WPF, not Windows Forms
• No new XmlForms, no modifications to existing XmlForms (instead rewrite in WPF)

Plans, Ideas:

• Rewrite the text editor to be based on WPF, add more extensibility points
• User-configurable shortcuts, shortcuts compatible with VS
• Switch the tree-view based pads to WPF for ease of design (Project, Classes, Unit Tests)
• Add Profiler (Siegfried Pammer)
• Add Database Explorer (Matt Ward)
• Change the start page from Web browser control to WPF document
• Support multiple selection in Project pad
• Think Maintainability (in terms of our source code and quality tools to integrate)
• Optional: new splash screen implementation more infos

Feature changes:

• Make IL backend binding a sample
• Make Component Inspector a sample

Wish list:

• Complete WF designer rewrite

Non-Goals

• Ribbon UI. The license for ribbons is not suitable for open source projects.
• Everything WPF. Rewriting addins just because they use Windows Forms is not planned.

Process Changes

• New Translation Web application (ASP.NET-based, Entity Framework, WCF, SQL Server 2008)
• New pre-commit hook to check for adding / changing of .xfrm's and prohibit checkin (using CaptainHook framework)
• Integration of Subversion repository with Gemini bug tracker (using CaptainHook framework)

Release Plans

• no dates