Version/History
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Below is a list of issues that were addressed in each version of PowerGUI.
Current Version - 1.5.3 - RTM'd November 18, 2008
| Component | Feature |
|---|---|
| Admin console | Grid columns: now they are properly displayed by default (same was as native PowerShell does), changes are maintained and properly exported. |
| Editor: Debugger | Faster debug start time (not as fast as it will be in 1.6 ;) but much faster than it was in 1.5.2) |
| Editor: Debugger | Debugger now obeys $ErrorActionPreference |
| Editor: Output | A lot of fixes for the Output window: Ctrl-F is now working there, as well as other common keys like Shift-arrows, PgUp/PgDn, Ctrl- PgUp/PgDn, Ctrl-Home, Ctrl-End, etc., etc. – let us know if something in the way we handle keyboard activities in the window still do not feel right. |
| Editor: Output | Output window now supports block selection (hold Alt while selecting the text with your mouse.) |
| Editor: Output | Fixed various issues with commands executed in the Output window when debugging was on pause: e.g. sometimes Locals could just get entirely cleared, cls would disable the Stop button (don’t ask me why ;)) |
| Editor | Fixed issues with intellisense not showing some of variable members. |
| Console & Editor | Support for signed profiles. |
| Editor | Tooltips for cmdlets were sometimes missing on machines with localized OS/PowerShell, F1 help sometimes would not load either. |
| Editor | Fixed issues with multi-line strings. |
| Editor | $profile is now set properly. |
| Editor: Output | Get-History now working properly. |
| Setup | Fixed the UAC issues which some users were experiencing on 2008 & Vista. |
| PowerPacks | The build has newer default powerpacks with fixes Kirk made based on bug reports. |
| CR54557 | Different results in Script Editor/Output Window |
| CR55867 | Multi-line string handling for single- and double-quoted strings is not working properly in the debugger. |
| CR55912 | Error starting PowerGUI on Vista which has deleted some system fonts. |
| CR29163 | Input passed to links is reverse order |
| CR55845 | script editor ignores $ErrorActionPreference |
| CR55489 | Problem seeing subfolders of public folders when the name contains spaces |
PowerGUI 1.5.2 RTM'd September 18, 2008
| Component | Feature |
|---|---|
| Setup | We added 3 new languages (Chinese, Greek and Polish). |
| Admin Console | The grid performance has been significantly improved so simple nodes like Process or Services take 1-2 seconds to load. |
| Admin Console | You can now assign icons to any nodes/links/actions: in the properties dialog box simply click the Icon picture and browse to the ico file. |
| Admin Console | Fixed a lot of the grid issues: handling of $null properties, multivalued properties, PSCustomObject properties, etc. |
| Admin Console | Node deletes now have a confirm dialog box |
| Editor | Significantly improved highlighting performance for large scripts (1000-2000 lines of code). |
| Debugger | Fixed some compatibility issues with Microsoft’s current v2 builds. |
| Various | Multiple bugfixes for the issues reported by the online community. |
| CR52927 | Script debugger does not support 'finally' statement. |
| CR53959 | Script Editor gets slow and unresponsive on 1000 line scripts |
PowerGUI 1.5.1 RTM'd July 25, 2008
| Component | Feature |
|---|---|
| CR51977 | (Script Editor) Support signed scripts |
| CR52552 | Crash when typing:"There must be at least one item in the auto-complete list." |
| CR32949 | Error when sorting grouped items |
PowerGUI 1.5.0 RTM'd May 20, 2008
| Component | Feature |
|---|---|
| CR49767 | Parameterless Read-Host is not supported |
| CR46103 | PowerGUI ui issue - columns width |
PowerGUI 1.0.15 RTM'd July 25, 2008
| Component | Feature |
|---|---|
| Setup | Languages (except for German and Italian) are bundled with the setup. |
| Console and Editor | Options/Language allows to select UI language – see the Options menu. |
| Console | Actions and Links show up even if the output is empty (previously New actions made little sense because they didn’t show up when no objects existed yet) |
| Console and Editor | Support for STA mode on v2: for the editor STA mode can be switched on in the config file; admin console needs to be started with the -STA switch in the command line. |
| Console | If profile folder does not exist, admin console starts with the default set of installed packs (not with the empty tree as it did previously.) |
| Console | Cmdlet nodes/links/actions now have a column of checkboxes in their properties which lets you select which ones you want to display to the user. By default: Nodes and Links have all parameters cleared, Actions have common parameters cleared and the rest – selected. |
| Editor | Support for multiple runspaces – see menu Options / Allow Only One Instance. |
| Editor | File / Search Online – searches the online PowerShell script repository. |
| Editor | Intellisense for env: and function: |
| Editor | Support signed scripts. |
| Console | Removed the (safe mode) shortcut. The corresponding command-line parameter still exists in case someone would need it. |
| Console | Format-* cmdlets in scripts no longer kill the output – we simply ignore them (not optimal because the column selection in the code thus gets ignored – but this is better than the previous behavior when objects were killed – and you can still adjust the column selection in the UI by right-clicking the headers). |
| Console | Subnodes of other nodes no longer execute parent nodes – this was unintuitive behavior and no one was really “getting” it. |
| Console and Editor | Profile moved from local settings to AppData to support roaming profiles and Citrix/TS installations. |
| Console | Column selection is now based on object type (not tied to a node as it used to) which among other things means you can now maintain column selection for dynamic nodes. |
| Console and Editor | Support for $host.UI.Prompt and $host.UI.PrompForChoice allowing you to display complex dialog boxes any time you want. |
| Console and Editor | VMware integration: if you have the RTM version of VI Toolkit and VI Client 2.5, you can start PowerGUI console or editor from the client’s Plugins menu, and have your session inherited, so all your scripts with just work with the current VM environment without requiring you to re-connect to VIServer. |
| Console | Updated PowerPacks |
| Editor | Intellisense now supporting NoteProperties. |
PowerGUI 1.0.15
| CRs | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 43946 | ps1 file association not changed if association previously existed | Fixed |
| 46091 | PowerGUI Interface Issue | Fixed |
| 47071 | Support better expansion of tree node for dynamic nodes | Fixed |
| 47581 | Combobox with list of wmi-classes | Fixed |
| 47788 | Need hourglass cursor when applying filtering on a large dataset | Fixed |
| 48063 | The cmdlet name and options dissapear for the first node. | Fixed |
| 48099 | "Modify" action does not work. | Fixed |
| 48236 | An error arises when user is tries to open Drive node if there are filters apllied to this node. | Fixed |
| 48259 | Add support for backup (snapshot) and restore of PowerGUI configuration | Fixed |
| 48266 | Add "Open with..." support for ps1 files during install of PowerGUI | Fixed |
| 48365 | It is necessary to add more parameters in the "New User" action. | Fixed |
| 48382 | All services became visible after starting (or stoppinng) one of them. | Fixed |
| 48397 | Syntax error in the "Create from CSV file" script | Fixed |
| 48399 | Cannot create users from CSV file. Wrong command created. | Fixed |
| 48410 | Open and Cancel buttons on the window for importing snapins do not work in the Windows Server 2008. | Fixed |
| 48411 | The snapin description and Required PowerShell Snapins are not shown in the Windows Server 2008. | Fixed |
| 48622 | Missing descriptions for parameters of some commandlets | Fixed |
| 48666 | Add Move Up/Down & Make Default for Links and Actions | Fixed |
| 48681 | Columns not available when not running as administrator on Vista | Fixed |
| 48683 | Change from .snapin to .PowerPack for PowerPack importing/exporting | Fixed |
| 48700 | Handle xml doc corruption and rollback to backup gracefully | Fixed |
| 48712 | Button names exceed the bounds on russian version of PowerGUI. | Fixed |
| 48727 | Extra-quotes in Read-Host result | Fixed |
| 48738 | The non-existent cmdlet name is given in instruction. | Fixed |
| 48838 | Need smart cell control in "Specify parameters" dialog | Fixed |
| 48855 | Add right-click menu in the grid to display all links and actions | Fixed |
| 48857 | Prevent grid from automatically resetting position to the top when new are added | Fixed |
| 48888 | Initiate AD cmdlets download if the corresponding feature is selected | Fixed |
| 48951 | Change font size with Ctrl+Mouse scroll | Fixed |
| 48955 | Persistence of editor settings: selected editor s font and view settings | Fixed |
| 48957 | Navigation buttons (Back-Next) in the help form. | Fixed |
| 48977 | Recent files list in File menu | Fixed |
| 49078 | PowerGUI cannot be started if SE was not installed. | Fixed |
| 49079 | PowerGUI closes with error when user tries to create Common Action as a Default one. | Fixed |
| 49082 | After action order was changed, noone action became default | Fixed |
| 49083 | PowerGUI closes with error if there is no default action and double click on the grid was made. | Fixed |
| 49106 | If noone PowerPack was selected for installation, onle SE, the error arise at the end of installation. | Fixed |
| 49117 | If file specified as argument doesn t exist create a new one. | Fixed |
| 49196 | install replaced the nice PS1 file icons with rather bland looking icons. | Fixed |
| 49212 | It is necessary replace Sanpin word in the Import-Export dialog. | Fixed |
| 49249 | SE cannot start from PowerGUI. | Fixed |
| 49255 | Grid columns change their positions after moving between nodes. | Fixed |
PowerGUI Version 1.0.13
| CRs | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 43946 | ps1 file association not changed if association previously existed | Fixed |
| 2438 | Help in scripts | Complete |
| 29453 | Incorrect code generated when actions are applied to a filtered set | Fixed |
| 36813 | On large fonts the actions pane group boxes get distorted | Fixed |
| 39042 | Preserve the size of the PowerGUI dialogs | Fixed |
| 41899 | PowerGUI not working correctly with existing local accounts | Fixed |
| 42539 | Predefined nodes lost selected columns after update | Fixed |
| 42906 | Read-Host doesn t work when Promt-string contain spaces | Fixed |
| 43323 | possible bug in read-host support | Fixed |
| 43326 | Getting error with get-credential | Fixed |
| 43946 | ps1 file association not changed if association previously existed | Open |
| 44858 | Code not generated for sorting and filtering | Fixed |
| 45192 | Change fonts from Dipslay Properties/Appeareance | Fixed |
| 45368 | Doesn t disable filter s "Save As" on links of dynamic nodes | Fixed |
| 45394 | Link s results don t sort correctly | Fixed |
| 45703 | PowerGUI doesn t work with CTP 2.0! | Fixed |
| 45899 | PowerGUI doesnt save cmdlet parameters descriptions to its cmdlets help cache file (commands.xml) As a result PS Syntax Editor control does not show descriptions for cmdlet parameters in tooltips. This does not affect common parameters. | Fixed |
| 46085 | Clear-Host | Fixed |
| 46098 | Remember size, position and preference | Fixed |
| 46107 | Filter apply selects the first item in the grid | Fixed |
| 46112 | Intellisense for get-wmiobject -class | Fixed |
| 46312 | Improve PowerShell Libraries dialog perfomance | Fixed |
| 46331 | Check for update only once per day | Fixed |
| 46335 | Add highlighting for aliases | Fixed |
| 46581 | Intellisense for aliases | Fixed |
| 46583 | Output in editor s window is formatted negligently | Fixed |
| 46584 | PowerShell syntax check in Script Editor | Fixed |
| 46671 | powergui.org link in status bar is not working | Fixed |
| 46673 | Get-Credential cmdlet Prompt (specify parameters) dialog fisrt, then Enter credentials | Fixed |
| 47019 | The term param is not recognized error in external PowerShell window | Fixed |
| 47021 | Debugger doesnt recognize the param statement | Fixed |
| 48204 | Execute selection feature | Fixed |
| 48292 | PowerGUI Locals don t display variables with complex names | Fixed |
| 48334 | PowerGUI needs to support curly quotes like PowerShell does | Fixed |
| 48347 | Double quotes displayed incorrectly if file was saved in external editor | Fixed |
| 48348 | If an operator is followed by a space, it never gets highlighted | Fixed |
| 48436 | Additional info in parameter tooltips | Fixed |
| 48438 | Debugger doesn't support mutiline arrays | Fixed |
| 48456 | Script parameters feature | Fixed |
| 48498 | Auto-Intellisense in the script editor windows for - | Fixed |
| 48585 | Need to deactivate menu/toolbar commands that unavailable during debug because editor s text is readonly | Fixed |
| 48605 | Some items in the contextual menu should be grayed when step-by-step execution. | Fixed |
PowerGUI Version 1.0.12
| CRs | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2439 | Script Debugger | Completed |
| 2441 | Localization | Completed |
| 39539 | Sorting - fake it | Fixed |
| 42818 | Setup: show features with unmet sys reqs as unavailable | Fixed |
| 42821 | Add AD pack to the features | Fixed |
| 42839 | Editor: Syntax highlight does not turn on until you start typing | Fixed |
| 42841 | Editor: Save As not initialized with the current file name and location | Fixed |
| 42842 | Save As does not change file status to Saved | Fixed |
| 42883 | Fix icons and label in the tools menu | Fixed |
| 43165 | Save As HTML should make Title say: PowerGUI Script Editor | Fixed |
| 43166 | Script Editor exit takes too long | Fixed |
| 43172 | Editor adding snapins on script start even if these are already loaded | Fixed |
| 43205 | Icons for PowerGUI, Editor, and ps1 files must all be different | Fixed |
| 43328 | Block comment/uncomment support in PowerGUI Script Editor | Fixed |
| 43450 | Improper syntax highlight intellisense for the Get-Command cmdlet (see attached) | Fixed |
| 43452 | Editor not putting filepath in quotes when starting a script | Fixed |
| 43458 | Run as administrator | Fixed |
| 43653 | Filtering - fake it too ( based on CR 39539 ) | Fixed |
PowerGUI Version 1.0.11
| CRs | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2427 | Stand-alone script editor | Completed |
| 2428 | Improve startup time | Completed |
| 39119 | Ask to confirm cancelling changes when pressing Cancel (CloseWindowControl) button in script editor dialog. | Fixed |
| 40456 | Exception after action: There is no such object on the server | Fixed |
| 40457 | PowerPack export killing custom types and column selection | Fixed |
| 40458 | OK/Cancel buttons in editor needs to be changed with Yes/No | Fixed |
| 40459 | Save button in script editor doing Export instead | Fixed |
| 40979 | Crash on minimize newcmdlet form | Fixed |
| 41207 | Do not execute script at right button click | Fixed |
| 41316 | Error message in Save As dialog | Fixed |
| 41319 | Error message raised in Save As dialog when selecting invalid snapin file. | Fixed |
| 41695 | Syntax highlighting does not work for commands that span multiple lines | Fixed |
| 41864 | Crash in script editor control when typing | Fixed |
| 41896 | PowerGUI pretends that it allows you to edit global profile even if you don t have sufficient rights to do that. | Fixed |
| 42443 | Syntax Editor doesn t show parameter info isense for net static methods | Fixed |
| 42449 | Syntax Editor: Wrong isense member list for methods/properties returning enum types. | Fixed |
| 42452 | Syntax Editor: tooltip doesn t contain number of overloads for instancing methods | Fixed |
| 42478 | Syntax editor doesn t show tooltips for inherited static methods when mouse hovers over | Fixed |
PowerGUI Version 1.0.10
| CRs | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 34147 | PowerGUI has lost links & actions after export | Fixed |
| 35657 | PowerGUI crash: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. | Fixed |
| 36721 | Change the \"Only one instance is allowed!\" error message to bringing forward that instance instead without any error | Fixed |
| 37050 | F5 not assigned to Refresh | Fixed |
| 37058 | PowerPack Requirements Feature Enhancement 2 | Fixed |
| 37375 | Use rich control (with highlights, find, etc.) on the PowerShell Code tab | Fixed |
| 37447 | Fix and expand PowerGUI API for handling dynamic nodes | Fixed |
| 37452 | Provider browsing: Change the $path parameter | Fixed |
| 38525 | Can't hide columns in the result ctrl | Fixed |
| 38755 | Users need a visual cue in the UI when a filter is set | Fixed |
| 39025 | Right Justify numeric fields | Fixed |
| 39055 | Save filters in the configuration file | Fixed |
| 39273 | Nodes are lost when dragged onto dynamic PowerGUI parent nodes | Fixed |
