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What's new in MonoDevelop 6.3.0.864

Apr 26, 2017
  • This version adds support for migrating to Visual Studio for Mac when it is released. Checking for updates will prompt you to install Visual Studio for Mac if it has not already been installed. You can try out the Visual Studio for Mac Preview by switching to Alpha or Beta channel.

New in MonoDevelop 6.3.0.863 (Apr 6, 2017)

  • Fixed: 54029 - Crash running msbuild targets.
  • Fixed: 54395 - While creating XS Cross Platform(PCL/Shared/Class Library) project, getting "Could not add packages." error.

New in MonoDevelop 6.3.0.858 (Mar 30, 2017)

  • Fixed: 43899 - App doesn't seem to pass "Arguments Passed On Launch" to Objective-C side.
  • Fixed: 51614 - Document is not part of the workspace exception.
  • Fixed: 52716 - "Quick Fix > Encapsulate field: '...' (and use property)" refactoring command does nothing.
  • Fixed: 52865 - 'Could not load file or assembly Xamarin.Forms.Core, Version=1.4.0.0' previewing Mobile CRM sample.
  • Fixed: 53316 - [Build Options] Add feature check for Concurrent GC iOS build option.
  • Fixed: 53384 - GetCompileItemsFromCoreCompileDependenciesAsync cache is not invalidated.
  • Fixed: 53443 - "Recently Used Template" section does not populate the breadcrumb of Category and Template for WatchOS template.

New in MonoDevelop 6.3.0.834 (Mar 17, 2017)

  • Fixed issues:
  • 51552 - iOS Extensions aren't installed before launch.
  • 52710 - Unable to debug extension app a second time in device or simulator.
  • 52717 - Unable to debug Keyboard extension on device or simulator.
  • 52726 - Unable to debug tvOS extension app.
  • 52762 - iOS Provisioning profile not yet expired not usable.
  • 52830 - Changing label or button text through properties has to be done character by character.
  • 52891 - When trying to run keyboard extension, XS installs the extension instead.
  • 52900 - Missing 'Launched $app with $pid' message in mtouch/mlaunch output.
  • 53279 - [Xcode8.3] Unable to deploy to device; Xamarin.Launcher.LauncherException: Unknown command line argument: '--install-progress'.
  • 53297 - BindingContext become null after change control template in Forms apps.

New in MonoDevelop 6.2.0.1778 (Jan 24, 2017)

  • Fixed: 40882 - GTK# project template availabe for F# and VB even though GTK# addin is disabled.
  • Fixed: 44337 - Some test names are not shown in Unit Tests Pad.
  • Fixed: 45026 - Option-Backspace deleting in editor while find popup is open and focused.
  • Fixed: 46634 - User is not seeing Xamarin Profiler version in About Xamarin Studio.
  • Fixed: 46681 - Solution Pad: Expanding a Xamarin.Mac project References node makes other nodes disappear.
  • Fixed: 49219 - Xaml Previewer doesn't default to selected platform.
  • Fixed: 50192 - Impossible to set Debug info to Full for Release|iPhone.
  • Fixed: 51353 - Remove native code when publishing a watchOS 2.x+ app.
  • Fixed: 51576 - Welcome page gets distorted when open it via Windows -> Welcome page option.
  • Fixed: 51593 - Entitlements are not cached.
  • Fixed: 51632 - [Getting Started Styling] 'Add an Azure Mobile Backend' and 'Explore more Azure Services' are not working for Multiplatform Native(PCL) application.

New in MonoDevelop 6.2.0.1757 (Jan 19, 2017)

  • Fixed: 45207 - Setting ImageView Image undo leaves name on current and new ImageViews.
  • Fixed: 50415 - XS keeps rewriting greater than symbol in csproj file.
  • Fixed: 50711 - API Documentation getting crash while open.
  • Fixed: 51348 - Mouse hovering on a drawable resources (like color, image), preview popup is not getting appear.
  • Fixed: 51497 - Packages are updated to pre/beta-release version if you update all packages.
  • Fixed: 51527 - [Installer]XS failed to open when Xcode.app is not set.

New in MonoDevelop 6.2.0.1718 (Jan 11, 2017)

  • Fixed: 49941 - Remove "Measurement" Google Play Service Packages from the list as it is no longer supported.
  • Fixed: 50464 - Running xunit.runner.console.exe on xunit.net test DLL from Xamarin Studio as a Default Run Configuration causes exception.
  • Fixed: 50993 - Not getting iOS device log in XS.
  • Fixed: 51160 - Error in intellisense.
  • Fixed: 51214 - We should use the ExceptionCallout to display ProxiedExceptions to the user.
  • Fixed: 51268 - Renaming an F# file results in no tooltips or completion being shown.
  • Fixed: 51273 - Multiplatform library uses PCL Profile 78 instead of Profile 111.

New in MonoDevelop 6.2.0.1515 (Dec 16, 2016)

  • New: NuGetizer3000
  • New: Build options for Android Binding projects.
  • Fixed: 40966 - [Cycle 7] Cursor is not displaying at proper location.
  • Fixed: 45134 - "Go to folder" shortcut in file dialogs doesn't accept Cmd+v.
  • Fixed: 46514 - When adding a new service, it returned with no data and just showed it showing as not existing.
  • Fixed: 47797 - Clicking "Manage Google Emulators..." from the devices drop-down results in duplicated windows.
  • Fixed: 47830 - 'Default' option is not selected by default in dropdown list for '.jar file parser' property.
  • Fixed: 47929 - Getting difference in XML file of Bar Button Item widget with XS & Xcode.
  • Fixed: 48399 - [Getting Started] 'Add a mobile backend with Azure Mobile Apps' and 'Explore more Azure services' links should be removed from X.mac Application.
  • Fixed: 48677 - [Expression Evaluator] "Show Value" isn't clickable.
  • Fixed: 48693 - [Getting Started] "Run App in iOS simulator" should be removed for Xam .form(PCL or Shared) application in Windows XS.
  • Fixed: 48695 - Bad user experience when credentials are expired (?).

New in MonoDevelop 6.2.0.1499 (Dec 6, 2016)

  • Fixed: 41738 - The 'TextTemplatingFileGenerator' code generator crashed: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
  • Fixed: 46506 - Recieved 429 HTTP error response when getting my subscriptions.
  • Fixed: 46585 - [Getting Started] "New" button is disabled in new XAML ContentPage dialog.
  • Fixed: 46808 - [Getting Started] Getting started page widget seems slightly too big as the "resize" pane cursor does not always show.
  • Fixed: 47348 - Package license acceptance dialog cannot cancel by Esc key.
  • Fixed: 47590 - "Add a Service" Icon is missing on Getting started page in Xamarin.Forms Shared project.
  • Fixed: 47709 - [Xcode8Xml] XS Root view controller's 'Accessibility' section results in mismatched storyboard XML with Xcode.
  • Fixed: 48017 - Unable to execute run configuration with environment variable.
  • Fixed: 48256 - Inspector addin breaks because DebuggingService.DebuggerSession null when DebuggingService.DebugSessionStarted raised.
  • Fixed: 48263 - [Xcode8Xml] Getting difference in xml file for Collection Reusable View widget.

New in MonoDevelop 6.2.0.1483 (Dec 6, 2016)

  • New: Multi-process debugging. Startup and debug multiple projects at the same time.
  • Updated: Nuget 3.5 support.
  • Fixed: 41969 - On Mac with "Arabic" in the configured language list, Studio UI can end up right-to-left and unusable.
  • Fixed: 46332 - Getting Started landing page has wrong command for adding unit test project.
  • Fixed: 46412 - Xamarin Designer crash when editing classes in property pane.
  • Fixed: 46504 - [Identity] Huge amount of empty space when not Logged in.
  • Fixed: 46505 - [Identity] Can add duplicate accounts.
  • Fixed: 46523 - Xamarin Studio creates invalid storyboard which crashes Xcode.
  • Fixed: 46545 - 1024x768 Icon not displayed in Asset Catalog editor after adding and closing and re-opening XS.
  • Fixed: 46553 - Missing watchOS complication families in XS UI.
  • Fixed: 46598 - [Getting Started] "Open Storyboard designer" doesn't work on XM "Getting started" page.
  • Fixed: 46608 - [Getting Started] "Add new ViewController" on Getting started page of XM projects doesn't work.
  • Fixed: 46609 - [Getting Started] Get Xamarin Test Cloud button on "Getting Started" doesn't work.
  • Fixed: 46622 - [Identity] Able to remove Primary MS Account from window XS.
  • Fixed: 46623 - [Identity] Profile Image of Primary MS Account user is not displayed in Accounts window on MAC XS.
  • Fixed: 46633 - [Getting Started] Not getting link for 'Run app in Android Emulator' for Xam.forms application in Getting started page.
  • Fixed: 46686 - Cannot create a WatchOS SceneKit and SpiriteKit game.
  • Fixed: 46687 - WatchKit2 template warning: The watch complication set "Complication" has an unassigned item "ExtraLarge".
  • Fixed: 46694 - [XS- Connected Services] Getting build error with tvOS application after adding Azure Service.
  • Fixed: 46697 - [Getting Started] 'Add a mobile backend with Azure Mobile Apps' and 'Explore more Azure services' links are not working for X.forms(shared project) in getting started page.
  • Fixed: 46701 - New Project template window does’t remember last project template.
  • Fixed: 46705 - [XS Connected Services][Win] User is not able to create a new instance for Azure App Service Mobile Apps.
  • Fixed: 46707 - Deadlock opening a project.
  • Fixed: 46751 - Getting exception on selecting "Android Wear Round chin/Android Wear Square/Android Wear Round" devices under device list in Android Designer.
  • Fixed: 46788 - [Getting Started] 'Getting started page' is not automatically landed when X.form(shared project) is loaded in XS.
  • Fixed: 46960 - File MyClass.cs could not be written. error when adding new shared library to solution.
  • Fixed: 46961 - Func intellisense tooltip is wrong.
  • Fixed: 46976 - [XS- Connected Services] Getting an error popup window after creating X.forms application in XS.
  • Fixed: 46977 - [Getting Started] UI of Getting Started page is distorted on Windows 7 in XS.
  • Fixed: 46980 - Storyboard fails to show on either stable or alpha branches.
  • Fixed: 47083 - Index was outside bounds of the array in debug mode.
  • Fixed: 47085 - [XS- Connected Services] User should redirected directly to "Microsoft Account window" when click on "Sign in with your Microsoft Account".
  • Fixed: 47114 - Project name with dot creates invalid xaml class name.
  • Fixed: 47335 - [Getting Started] 'Getting started page' is not automatically landed when Xamarin cross-platform native(PCL or shared) is loaded in XS.
  • Fixed: 47339 - [Getting Started] 'Add a mobile backend with Azure Mobile Apps' and 'Explore more Azure services' links are not working for Xamarin.CrossPlatform(shared) project in XS.
  • Fixed: 47340 - [Identity][Yosemite only] Not able to sign in with Microsoft account.
  • Fixed: 47344 - [Getting Started] Getting Discrepancy between the behavior of Xam.forms(PCl or shared) and Xam.forms(native) in Getting started page.

New in MonoDevelop 6.2.0.1413 (Nov 17, 2016)

  • Performance - Notable improvements:
  • Optimized Xamarin Studio memory consumption and fixed a lot of memory leaks.
  • Optimized editor fluidity, there should be fewer lockups on writing code now.
  • Optimized redrawing of the main window, allowing for smoother resizing.
  • Optimized solution loading and parsing and reloading, providing a faster access to the workbench.
  • Optimized the underlying UI toolkit to be a thinner layer altogether, allowing more responsive UI interaction.
  • Optimized typesystem construction speed, especially the time it takes to load searchbar results.
  • Optimized editor drawing and parsing to be deferred, only parsing code actions for documents that have been opened and realized, greatly decreasing CPU load post solution load.
  • Debugging should no longer take a long time to resolve breakpoints in big assemblies.
  • A lot of other small, miscellaneous improvements.
  • Other improvements and bug fixes;
  • Fixed: 45556 - F# Project References don't work from C# projects.
  • Fixed: 11288 - Auto completion window of Expression Evaluator does not allow the user to select using mouse click or up down arrow.
  • Fixed: 18835 - Solution Pad: Renaming a file doesn't respect pad font size.
  • Fixed: 28033 - Search notification in different language than the rest of Xamarin Studio.
  • Fixed: 32315 - Inspecting a variable gives information from the incorrect symbol.
  • Fixed: 33733 - Breakpoints not hit in methods with same full typename.
  • Fixed: 36249 - double clicking in build output hangs XS.
  • Fixed: 38791 - Update default product templates to benefit from C#6.
  • Fixed: 40794 - Dark Theme Hides Dialog Color Names.
  • Fixed: 40877 - Solution pad shows active focus color even when editor has focus.
  • Fixed: 41397 - Provide feedback when installing to watch .
  • Fixed: 41738 - The 'TextTemplatingFileGenerator' T4 code generator crashed: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
  • Fixed: 42049 - XIB with Simulated Metrics crashes.
  • Fixed: 42237 - Crash on checkout using Unix Subversion.
  • Fixed: 42239 - F# Cannot use single-character DU case sub-label names.
  • Fixed: 42252 - Subversion Checkout fails with error.
  • Fixed: 42362 - User is not able to migrate from iOS Classic to Unified project.
  • Fixed: 42494 - Error indications are appearing at right side in Text Editor for WinPhone project.
  • Fixed: 42496 - Fatal exception when quickly opening/closing projects.
  • Fixed: 42539 - Moving a control into or out of a subview removes the controls name.
  • Fixed: 42558 - Broken System reference causes T4 compilation failure.
  • Fixed: 42588 - Generated documentation do not includes "returns" tag for a method that returns a value.
  • Fixed: 42591 - XS generates documentation for preprocessor directives.
  • Fixed: 42593 - Cannot open the Info.plist in a watchos extension project.
  • Fixed: 42657 - [Android Designer] Values gets disappear in Properties Panel on re-selecting the widgets on designer.
  • Fixed: 42743 - HttpClientHandler combo is not shown for Community license.
  • Fixed: 42746 - Xamarin Studio is crashed when user try to edit the properties after sorting 'Properties Window' alphabetically.
  • Fixed: 42765 - Unable to ever build release XM on machine w no certificates.
  • Fixed: 42819 - RECS0135 code analysis warning incorrectly raised.
  • Fixed: 42896 - "Move to file" in shared project creates file in different project.
  • Fixed: 42925 - Unable to validate archive in XS.
  • Fixed: 42952 - Parameter info not working for extension methods in different namespace.
  • Fixed: 43011 - Simplify SDK vs min target OS settings.
  • Fixed: 43051 - Could not load solution; Load operation failed.
  • Fixed: 43188 - Sporadic build error (Out of memory) leaves solution in unbuildable state until reload of project.
  • Fixed: 43311 - Code formattion - Indentation previews do not update in C# formatting policy dialog.
  • Fixed: 43317 - Session isn't reloaded after initial layout loading error.
  • Fixed: 43423 - F# Interactive crashes on code completion.
  • Fixed: 43472 - Run configuration aren't respected when debugging.
  • Fixed: 43509 - Failure to evaluate msbuild item properties.
  • Fixed: 43522 - MonoDevelop.UnitTesting.NUnit.NUnitAssemblyTestSuite.RunUnitTest throws error on large test suite.
  • Fixed: 43566 - iOS Designer initialization causes any already running iOS 10 simulator to hang.
  • Fixed: 43588 - Getting error on reloading an unsupported project in XS.
  • Fixed: 43641 - Enter doesn't work in name textbox for new run config.
  • Fixed: 43754 - Deprecate WatchKit App (for watchOS 1) as Apple won't be allowing them June 1st, 2016 onwards.
  • Fixed: 43771 - Cannot view UIView width/height/X/Y values due to UI issue with Storyboard Designer.
  • Fixed: 43886 - Check if UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities are supported on target device before launching.
  • Fixed: 43899 - App doesn't seem to pass "Arguments Passed On Launch" to Objective-C side.
  • Fixed: 43909 - Getting "Waiting for the debugger..." in XS status bar while running Broadcast Upload Extension Project.
  • Fixed: 43913 - Getting build error with "Call Directory Extension" Project.
  • Fixed: 43917 - "SpriteKit Game Extension" Project of WatchOS getting crashed as soon as it launches.
  • Fixed: 43933 - Refactorings "to property" changes visibility modifiers.
  • Fixed: 43940 - Uncaught Exception Dialog: UX problems.
  • Fixed: 44022 - Getting message "Waiting for the debugger..." in XS status bar while running tvos Broadcast Upload Extension Project.
  • Fixed: 44030 - Hovering over async warning yields a dialog with no text.
  • Fixed: 44063 - [mdtool] Building Xamarin.Forms projects with mdtool fails with NRE.
  • Fixed: 44124 - Importing CustomCommands fails if the command is null.
  • Fixed: 44172 - Code template expansion not generating the right thing for arrays.
  • Fixed: 44266 - Unable to change variable values whilst debugging.
  • Fixed: 44285 - Xcode interface builder quits every time I open Xamarin Studio.
  • Fixed: 44303 - Very strange ordering in breadcrumb.
  • Fixed: 44319 - Android OpenGL 3.0 template raises a warning because the template does not use string interpolation correctly.
  • Fixed: 44343 - Xaml forms previewer issues - Object reference not set to an instance of an object and others.
  • Fixed: 44370 - [Android Designer] Layout does not render correctly on 'Create Layout Variation' window and under 'Alternative Layout' section as well.
  • Fixed: 44389 - Syntax highlighting is broken in Shared project.
  • Fixed: 44392 - [watchOS] new InterfaceController.cs classes don't compile (missing using WatchKit;).
  • Fixed: 44478 - Designer initialisation code crashes if user already has system enviroment variable set.
  • Fixed: 44492 - mdtool generates Unhandled exception in CreateSenders related to Xamarin components.
  • Fixed: 44537 - XS 6.x branches are not reading XML documentation from 3rd party libraries.
  • Fixed: 44550 - Wrong warning message about invalid Xcode's path.
  • Fixed: 44597 - XS is not updating the correct framework value in project.json when switching from netstandard to PCL.
  • Fixed: 44610 - Default http client handler should be NSUrlSessionHandler.
  • Fixed: 44620 - Unable to kill application in Glance mode on Watch device 2.2.
  • Fixed: 44746 - Regression - The type Xyz conflicts with the imported type Xyz - Shared Projects and iOS Today Extension.
  • Fixed: 44760 - Changing iOS SDK location causes Xamarin Studio to freeze up.
  • Fixed: 44767 - Project loaded with blank .cs file in text editor area of XS.
  • Fixed: 44809 - PCL Projects does not allow switching from '.Net Standard Platform' to '.Net Portable' in Windows.
  • Fixed: 44838 - [Android Designer] Device 'Nexus 7' is not appearing in Device dropdown for Android designer.
  • Fixed: 44928 - Unable to add component from component store to Android project in XS.
  • Fixed: 45023 - Toolbox list stops filtering after switching tabs.
  • Fixed: 45034 - Exception caught dialog is not dismissed when pressing Esc.
  • Fixed: 45071 - [Roslyn Update] Global search results are truncated.
  • Fixed: 45074 - Unable to deploy Android application on emulator, however iOS application deploy on simulator successfully.
  • Fixed: 45085 - Semaphore overflow in XS on Windows.
  • Fixed: 45090 - Multiline C# Comments do not autocomplete close.
  • Fixed: 45098 - [watchOS] The "SSL/TLS implementation" option in the build options should be removed.
  • Fixed: 45100 - [watchOS] The "Code Generation & Runtime" section in the "watchOS Build" properties is useless for Watch App projects.
  • Fixed: 45104 - Duplicated code block on closing bracket.
  • Fixed: 45115 - Assembly Name is getting overwritten in strange ways.
  • Fixed: 45145 - 'New Project' window does not go away after creating Xam.Mac template.
  • Fixed: 45150 - Android designer failed to load.
  • Fixed: 45167 - Size of 'New Configuration' popup window gets decrease while entering text in 'Name' text field.
  • Fixed: 45237 - Update the simulator architecture for new project to be x86_64 (so we avoid iOS warning).
  • Fixed: 45247 - XS always uses discrete GPU on sierra.
  • Fixed: 45256 - Expression Evaluator "Close" button doesn't work.
  • Fixed: 45291 - iOS Intents Extension is using nameof C# 6 feature.
  • Fixed: 45297 - Completion doesn't match on lowercase.
  • Fixed: 45334 - Breakpoints not working on iOS simulator if i386+x64 architecutres enabled.
  • Fixed: 45377 - [Android Designer] Widgets get blink on changing the cursor focus in Width/Height fields in Property Panel.
  • Fixed: 45389 - Follow-up to Bug 44285: "The workspace file that was at ... obj/Xcode/0/UnifiedSingleViewIphone1.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace ... has disappeared." if Xcode sync project is open when adding new IB document in Xamarin Studio.
  • Fixed: 45525 - Syntax highlighting no longer working for XML files with custom extension.
  • Fixed: 45730 - New project added in solution when user click on overwrite file while creating new solution.
  • Fixed: 45792 - Exponential memory usage when loading mdb files.
  • Fixed: 46040 - Message "Adding " is showing continuously in XS status bar when Xamarin Component using Pre-Release packages.
  • Fixed: 46056 - Duplicate csproj reference breaks typesystem.
  • Fixed: 46196 - Error in SignatureMarkupCreator.GetTypeReferenceString.
  • Fixed: 46283 - Renaming a class breaks 'find in files'.
  • Fixed: 46359 - Error in ConvertConditionalTernaryToNullCoalescingAnalyzer.
  • Fixed: 46376 - Closing XS before it's finished loading can cause XS to crash.
  • Fixed: 5946 - Add file templates for new Android Service and IntentService.
  • Fixed: 8506 - Adding Existing Folders/Files should open up to file path of the previous added folder/file.
  • Fixed: 9222 - Key Bindings for External Tools.
  • Fixed: 2487 - userprefs has absolute filenames.
  • Fixed: 3062 - Hide internal non-user frames when debugging user code.

New in MonoDevelop 6.1.2.44 (Nov 14, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed: Subfolders of the mSYM folder are not copied to the archive folder (Android).
  • Fixed: NSInvalidReceivePortException on opening solutions in XS 6.1 with Xcode 8 GM.
  • Fixed: Cannot open some axml files using Layout Editor.
  • Fixed: Xcode interface builder quits every time Xamarin studio.
  • Fixed: XML documentation from 3rd party libraries is not properly loaded.
  • Fixed: Simulator support for Xcode 8.1 beta 2.
  • Fixed: When selecting the Apple Pay option in the Entitlements editor, the Apple Pay key is not properly generated.
  • Fixed: Sporadic build error (Out of memory) leaves solution in unbuildable state until reload of project.
  • Fixed: Avoid showing a warning that 32 bit apps "may slow down your iPhone".

New in MonoDevelop 6.1.1.15 (Sep 23, 2016)

  • [MacDoc] Added MacDoc submodule which is later used by release script and md-addins bump.

New in MonoDevelop 6.1.0.5271 (Jul 27, 2016)

  • Updated reference to md-addins.

New in MonoDevelop 6.1.0.4963 (Jun 20, 2016)

  • Implement support to install Command Line Tools on demand.

New in MonoDevelop 6.1.0.817 (Apr 27, 2016)

  • Updated reference to md-addins

New in MonoDevelop 6.0.0.4968 (Apr 12, 2016)

  • [Cycle7][NuGet] Fix package resolution with Google Play Services packages.

New in MonoDevelop 6.0.0.4801 (Mar 16, 2016)

  • Moved project item events from SolutionItem to Project class.

New in MonoDevelop 5.10.2.56 (Jan 29, 2016)

  • Updated reference to md-addins.

New in MonoDevelop 5.10.2.26 (Dec 8, 2015)

  • [UITest] Don't override TypeKey and EnterText for GtkTreeView.

New in MonoDevelop 5.10.0.811 (Oct 6, 2015)

  • Updated reference to md-addins

New in MonoDevelop 5.9.6.65 (Sep 11, 2015)

  • Updated reference to md-addins

New in MonoDevelop 5.10.0.704 (Sep 3, 2015)

  • If the links resolve to an empty path, just skip the file instead of crashing later on when we call Path.GetFullPath ("");
  • This makes debugging XS with a catchpoint on System.Exception much nicer.

New in MonoDevelop 5.9.5.9 (Aug 4, 2015)

  • [Core] Add support for VS 2015

New in MonoDevelop 5.9.0.464 (May 6, 2015)

  • [NUnit] Properly report unhandled exceptions

New in MonoDevelop 5.9.0.426 (Apr 15, 2015)

  • Updated reference to md-addins

New in MonoDevelop 5.8.2.8 (Apr 4, 2015)

  • Bumped md-addins

New in MonoDevelop 5.9.0.388 (Apr 3, 2015)

  • Updated reference to md-addins

New in MonoDevelop 5.8.2.7 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • [Core] Fix fast-build-check issue

New in MonoDevelop 5.8.2.5 (Mar 21, 2015)

  • Updated reference to md-addins

New in MonoDevelop 5.8.1.8 (Mar 19, 2015)

  • Bug 27973 - On adding Xaml file in Forms Shared project, XS gives error message.

New in MonoDevelop 5.8.0.463 (Mar 14, 2015)

  • bump debugger-libs fixing Bug 27938 - Breakpoint does not get hit in XS

New in MonoDevelop 5.7.2.7 (Feb 26, 2015)

  • Updated reference to md-addins

New in MonoDevelop 5.7.2.2 (Feb 23, 2015)

  • Fix the machport issue

New in MonoDevelop 5.7.0.661 (Jan 8, 2015)

  • Updated reference to md-addins

New in MonoDevelop 5.7.0.660 (Dec 20, 2014)

  • Updated reference to md-addins

New in MonoDevelop 5.7.0.657 (Dec 18, 2014)

  • [Mac] Only use the new treeview styling on Yosemite.

New in MonoDevelop 5.7.0.646 (Dec 11, 2014)

  • Updated reference to xwt

New in MonoDevelop 3.0.6 (Aug 8, 2013)

  • Provides preliminary Android API17 (Jellybean 4.2) support.
  • Fixes loading projects created in VS2012.

New in MonoDevelop 2.8.6.4 (Feb 10, 2012)

  • When saving all files during the build, do it on the main thread (#2559).
  • iPhone Utility Application templates fixed (#2930).

New in MonoDevelop 2.4 Beta 2 (Jul 29, 2010)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • 484598: Attempting to open folder with Nautilus in XFCE.
  • 485376: Go-to-file acronym matching inconsistent
  • 490010: Completion window hangs off bottom of the screen w/ dual-head "stretched desktop"
  • 533918: Scroll position "jumps" first time editor tab is shown
  • 534680: LINQ keywords missing from Intellisense
  • 538258: can't run console project on external console
  • 538800: Tab positions are at wrong offsets.
  • 543721: Auto-added control directives sometimes fail
  • 543972: "Navigate back" not always reliable after a "go to definition"
  • 549871: Custom info.plist in SLN does not merge with the MD default settings
  • 550458: crash when adding adding handlers to signals in Stetic
  • 551688: Add a shortcut to switch between AS?X and code behind
  • 553903: Solution pad treeview crash
  • 554138: Exception when removing project from references.
  • 556824: Build failed. Object reference not set to an instance of an object
  • 566743: SVN repository browser doesn't work with Mono AnonSVN
  • 567110: Debug Application limitations.
  • 569546: [Windows] Crash when stopping .Net debugger
  • 569896: Error running with external console on Mac
  • 570164: Click positioning on wrapped message bubble is wrong
  • 570533: Big memory leak when idle
  • 580806: Feature request: Show resolve-menu (extract method) when calling method with wrong signature
  • 581539: Project spontaneously changing Target CPU type
  • 582376: Search bar incorrectly says no results
  • 583516: Stetic breaks building MonoDevelop.IPhone
  • 585263: iPhone SDK changed nib format
  • 585341: Exception closing solution
  • 585377: Wrong inheritScope and inheritSet in solution (.sln files)
  • 586776: Toolbox search widget broken
  • 589669: Go to Type dialog loses all entries frequently
  • 591321: Edit/Default Policies are not persistent between sessions.
  • 592920: Exception in options dialog
  • 593345: [nunit] Null ref editing custom 'run' modes
  • 593525: Moving a class to a separate file causes attributes for that class, in the original source file...
  • 594518: "Please Run You App" MonoTouch Dialog gets in the way
  • 595975: Start project is no longer highlighted [REGRESSION]
  • 596256: Search -> Find in files fails if I start multiple searches and randomly turn them off or close them in the middle of a search
  • 596515: Import Symbol completion command
  • 596531: Web references icons need to be replaced
  • 596609: Parameters tooltips not escaping generics in markup
  • 597666: Scrolling text editor takes search bar
  • 598826: Close welcome page when solution opened, to save space in notebook
  • 599434: Debugger shows invalid error for NSData wen you mouse over variable
  • 599627: Implement implicit interface generated wrong code
  • 599632: Completion list should be in suggest mode for generic parameter declaration
  • 599633: Convert to block selection includes unexpected line
  • 599635: In-place rename should select name
  • 599636: Caret does not render on empty line
  • 599684: Wrong text link in the 2,3,etc lines of the template
  • 599700: Navigate To dialog issues
  • 600204: GUI very slow moving mouse over commands menu
  • 600273: as/is completion too restrictive
  • 600609: Parameter tooltips should hide when scrolling editor
  • 600617: Generic params in override completion are doubly escaped
  • 600622: Can't set a breakpoint on line with inline error/warning
  • 600657: "Show Previous Warning/Error" fails when there are warnings without file offsets
  • 600671: Text painting gets into a weird state
  • 600683: Can't add links to sub folder - they show up in root
  • 600869: Exception while switching layout from 'Solution' to 'Default' using the tool bar.
  • 600994: Method highlight should match all methods of the generic class
  • 601007: Error in highlight usages extension.
  • 601021: Identifier highlighting assumes constructors but draws box incorrectly
  • 601028: Move line reindenting flattens indents
  • 601136: Remove backing store refactoring is broken
  • 601167: IntelliSense keeps picking the wrong entry
  • 601169: IntelliSense ignores inner classes
  • 601173: Identifier highlighting sometimes "misses" its target
  • 601184: Flickering tooltips
  • 601185: MD always wants to build iPhone apps before debugging
  • 601186: Dialog placing on Mac
  • 601189: Deindent on selection loses last line
  • 601350: Null ref in highlighting/tooltips
  • 601351: changing collection while enumerating in the dom parser
  • 601436: Command to cycle through highlighted references
  • 601608: Crash during auto-complete of "typeof" and "new" operators
  • 601734: Clicking on lightbulb in status bar has error
  • 601738: Import Type list not sorted
  • 602061: Completion list tooltips should hide when selected item scrolled out of view
  • 602071: Switch maximize/normal view broken
  • 602143: Unit tests don't show up in the Unit Tests pane
  • 602154: bin/ directory not created when building ASP.Net Web Application template
  • 602452: VB project options fail
  • 602476: I have crashed MonoDevelop 3 times today whiel debugging.
  • 602515: Glade# 2.0 Sample does not run by default (wrong resource ID)
  • 602522: Can't create a workspace
  • 602528: java warnings taken as errors
  • 602603: Completion list doesn't redraw when damaged
  • 602608: MD uses 11MB of X memory per text editor instance
  • 602615: Editor responds very slowly to quick mousewheel scrolling
  • 602762: No details supplied when svn connection fails
  • 602894: MD.Evaluation.ValueReference.CreateObjectValue() and EvaluationOptions
  • 603109: Text editor slow typing while search entry is open
  • 603110: Margin doesn't redraw after damaged
  • 603113: Automatic window scrolling hides completion window
  • 603117: Drag-selection is slow on large file
  • 603119: Go-to-definition doesn't work with locals
  • 603142: MD intellisense is stopped on punctuation marks
  • 603274: Caret is moved to incorrect position when typing
  • 603280: Not-quite-correct autocomplete results
  • 603282: Autogenerated method name is invalid
  • 603330: Animations are slow
  • 603344: Matching in completion list
  • 603535: Class & method combo doesn't work
  • 603662: Incorrect entry selected in code completion list
  • 603709: Missing Debug Icon
  • 603713: Autocomplete list isn't sorted properly
  • 603719: intellisense: suggest initial words based on statistics
  • 603720: quiting edited project -- MD asks twice to quit
  • 603733: Pressing '!' with the autocomplete window open breaks
  • 603938: Renaming a Class in a file with multiple classes renames the file
  • 603971: Symbol highlight combined with search highlight looks ugly
  • 603982: Fold tooltips flash up briefly on mouseover
  • 603984: Control-f with selection while search open should use selection
  • 603987: Parameters tooltip shows over completion list
  • 603988: Symbol tooltips do not hide when mouse moves away from symbol
  • 604040: Go to declaration doesn't work for a property which is from a base partial class
  • 604051: Got to definition on assemblies broken in Windows package
  • 604052: View->Normal Size sensitivity is inconsistent
  • 604085: Renaming C# method inserts wrong name.
  • 604098: Editor flags error for a valid C# construct
  • 604558: Wrong code syntax highlighting when previous line have a comment
  • 604581: No longer able to build.
  • 604593: Autocomplete list sorting wrong when grouping by class.
  • 604738: Go To Type dialog doesn't display matching types
  • 604792: [Windows] Sdb debugger broken on MD 2.4 Beta 1
  • 604824: Overloads tooltip should display non-obsolete overloads first
  • 604977: When there are a lot of errors, the error bubbles cause the editor to become unusable
  • 604978: Error bubbles prevent mouse clicking to move cursor
  • 604980: Code bubbles are draw incorrectly when there is a highlighted region of code
  • 604983: Moving the cursor on a line that has red squiggles is slooooooow
  • 604997: Inconsistent behaviour in completion list
  • 604999: Horizontal scrolling during search is annoying
  • 605000: Search history does not include recent searches in current editor
  • 605005: Exception viewing asax files
  • 605008: Weird symbol highlighting
  • 605009: Control-shift-up/down do not work until highlight triggers
  • 605103: Deleting a deleted folder display error message
  • 605104: Highlighter fails to find an instance of my method
  • 605118: Caret position is incorrect with folded code
  • 605134: NRE when using (an abstract class ctor?) MulticastDelegate ctor
  • 605235: Inaccessible functions do not show "Goto Declaration" in context menu
  • 605299: Keybinding treeview's incremental search is broken
  • 605302: Binding text does not match menu text
  • 605353: Cmd+= key binding doesn't work
  • 605393: Error while building code.
  • 605710: Caret not deleted when clicking out of the text area
  • 605872: Completion tooltips are never dismissed if the completion list is hidden too quickly
  • 605909: Annotation command should show some progress message in the status bar
  • 605910: Improve handling of stack traces in the Exception dialog
  • 605942: Refreshing .NET 2.0 Web Service causes additional class nesting
  • 606041: Additional blank line after every text line then text is pasted from clipboard
  • 606048: Parameter insight re-shows on every newline even when disabled
  • 606191: Null reference "Unhandled Exception" caused by auto-hide panel hiding while tooltip shows
  • 606206: Null ref in highlighting
  • 606212: Allow delegate renaming straight after creation
  • 606217: Auto-placed semi-colon doesn't take account of comments
  • 606227: Search reodering not available for "override" completions.
  • 606230: Unable to set main interface file for iphone app
  • 606364: Cannot execute program in external console
  • 606506: Types of fields are not shown
  • 606544: Better comment fold markers
  • 606848: Organize Usings does not order System before other elements
  • 606884: Control-enter in doc comments doesn't prefix the new line
  • 606910: "Auto-complete and import" (Ctrl+Alt+Space) adds instead of completing
  • 606959: switch case completion doesn't handle namespaces properly
  • 606978: Warning message when undoing past save point
  • 607154: Negative column on rename refactoring
  • 607311: MouseOver cause MD to crash
  • 607366: Text link mode can break texteditor badly
  • 607804: The collapsed code marker renders in the wrong place
  • 607984: Over-zealous "Declare Local" refactoring renames within string
  • 607990: "Extract Method" refactoring sometimes tries to pass in unnecessary parameter depending on selection
  • 607994: Cancelling "Extract Method" dialog needs Esc to be hit twice

New in MonoDevelop 2.4 Beta 1 (May 26, 2010)

  • Workbench Usability:
  • Improved look
  • Improved pad organization
  • Improved Error Workflow with In-line Error Bubbles
  • New Project/File dialogs
  • New Navigate To dialog
  • Solution and Class pad Zooming
  • New Options for selecting the user interface language, output pad font and GTK+ theme.
  • Project Model:
  • Standalone Assembly Projects
  • External Console Support for Mac and Windows
  • Support for adding files to solution folders
  • Proper MSBuild file links in projects
  • Source Editing:
  • Improved in-line search
  • Group Mode in Code Completion
  • Symbol Usage Highlighting
  • Editing Support in Block Selection Mode
  • Import Type Command
  • Move Lines Up/Down
  • Code Focus Toggle and Follow-cursor
  • Quick Fix Command
  • Scrollable Region Tooltips
  • Improved Filtering in Completion List
  • Debugger:
  • Pinned Quick Watches
  • Debug Value Visualizers
  • Improved expression evaluation
  • New Exception Dialog
  • Tools:
  • New Hex Editor
  • Integrated T4 Templating
  • More Code Metrics
  • ASP.NET:
  • Code completion for Cregions
  • Web References:
  • Support for WCF Web References
  • Support for references that require authentication
  • Improvements in other add-ins:
  • NUnit
  • MonoTouch
  • Mac OS support
  • Vala

New in MonoDevelop 2.2 Beta 2 (Oct 15, 2009)

  • 359785 Class view contains removed items (C/C++)
  • 469562 Invalid integer value in completion DB
  • 478735 Can't link a library with a dot in the name (C/C++)
  • 484752 MonoDevelop doesn't support the AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile element within .csproj files.
  • 492429 MonoDevelop does not resolve the type of UserControls with CodeBehind
  • 510595 MonoDevelop converted project references into package references
  • 512148 Help doesn't work from MonoDevelop 2.1.0 (Windows)
  • 514759 Cannot start debug on .Net CLR (Windows)
  • 518541 Dragging text should move, not copy (Mac)
  • 519651 Custom Controls cannot be registered in ASP.NET pages
  • 520877 New project allows spaces in roject path, but refuses to build. (Windows)
  • 521375 Configurations broken
  • 531209 Tooltip-delay when inspecting variables is too slow
  • 531878 Incorrect path building with Mono under Windows
  • 535492 Bug on first execution of PyBinding
  • 536740 Expression evaluator unnecessarily in context menu
  • 537063 MonoDevelop ignores AssemblyKeyFile element in .csproj
  • 537187 When 'interpret tab as reindent' option is set, code templates don't work
  • 537192 Surround With command not properly indenting text
  • 537195 Can't select a 'Surround With' template by typing the name
  • 537263 Clicking in text editor ignores horizontal scroll position
  • 537267 Code completion window scrolling is wrong
  • 537318 Text curser misplaced on automatic refactoring (adding spaces etc. when pressing ';')
  • 537374 On-the-fly formatting: New line incorrectly inserted in property
  • 537375 Completed text not immediately updated
  • 537392 It is hard to see the cursor blinking when it is "over a breakpoint line", hard to see where it is...
  • 537497 Generated Makefiles should use relative paths for rule names instead of just filenames for content files
  • 537682 It would be great if I could just type bar '/' to close any tag as ...
  • 537761 Keystrokes not working on texteditor like "CTRL + X|Y to trigger Foo action..."
  • 537846 Editing .aspx-files throws 'Error in text editor extension chain'-exception (Windows)
  • 537939 Text editor doesn't correctly repaint when inline search string changes
  • 537948 "Surround with" templates flatten indentation of content
  • 537952 Cannot publish via SVN: "This argument is not a valid path. A Uri was specified" (Windows)
  • 537955 Autocomplete does not work if mono runtime name contains a :
  • 537978 Unable to find resgen tool (Windows)
  • 538049 It would be nice a toolbar button to "Go to current line" or "Show current line", I miss the exact VS term
  • 538059 Difficulties on immediate debug window...
  • 538060 text not visible when "Show column ruler" option enabled
  • 538072 NullRef in the background (not causing crash)
  • 538175 Commit completion list with space or punctuation is broken.
  • 538186 Refactoring operations on document while links are active leave strange links
  • 538192 Box selection not working under open suse 11 / gnome
  • 538197 Paste of box selection copy, doesn't pastes as a box content, it pastes as flow content, even being box content...
  • 538208 Go to declaration not working over a generic method...
  • 538257 Crash in FindReferences
  • 538260 MD no longer emphasizes active project in the Solution panel
  • 538296 Autocompletion makes weird indentation on svn build
  • 538298 Exception thrown
  • 538371 Canceling the closing of a solution with unsaved files open does not work
  • 538379 Situation where CUT over an "box selection" cause a strange final result, see screenshots...
  • 538827 Pango crash when opening a specific file
  • 538834 Monodevelop does not start at all (Windows)
  • 538861 ASP.NET MVC Add-In Not Installed with 2.2 Beta 1 Installer on Windows
  • 538984 auto formatting is going wrong when inserting text
  • 539317 NUnit addin fails to run tests under the debugger
  • 539318 duplicate var suggestion
  • 539320 No intellisense for delegate attributes
  • 539327 Intellisense does not work with default (type) keywork
  • 539329 System.InvalidOperationException: empty type
  • 539389 Monodevelop hangs or closes itself when one tries to remove a breakpoint during debugging
  • 539486 Strange drag-selection behaviour
  • 539536 Cannot create a Gtk# project(solution). (Windows)
  • 539729 Cannot use refactoring operations over a var used in a lock() statement
  • 539793 Completion database error
  • 539797 Text editor trying/failing to load strange font
  • 540055 refactoring 'create local var' is going wrong in for loop
  • 540056 System.NullReferenceException in Project Options
  • 540059 MSBuild project files don't store target framework for "iphone" framework
  • 540095 Code completion issues with dictionaries in foreach
  • 540257 Unit test pad not updated correctly when "run tests" implies a build operation
  • 540375 [REGRESSION] Completion list window sometimes extends offscreen
  • 540465 MonoDevelop's error list gratuitously sorts messages, it should not.
  • 540466 Code formatter "place else on new line" is broken
  • 540487 Event handler anon delegate completion puts caret in wrong place
  • 540512 NullReferenceException in stetic generated code
  • 540543 About Japanese UI (Windows)
  • 540970 Compiler generated fields
  • 540977 MD is confused when loading different project during debugging
  • 540983 Unknown identifier:
  • 540984 MD crashes with Unhandled exception in GLib event handler.
  • 540987 Missing support for DebuggerDisplayAttribute (Linux)
  • 540991 Occasional "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" when stopping debugger
  • 541177 Bottom of text editor not updated
  • 541208 DebuggerTypeProxyAttribute does not work (Linux)
  • 541362 DebuggerDisplayattribute::Name does not work on array items (Linux)
  • 541585 Gtk-criticals in code segment preview window
  • 541610 MonoDevelop 2.2 beta 1 can't display Chinese text (Windows)
  • 541726 using nant beside monodevelop gives errors because of backup files
  • 541729 Cannot inspect nullable values (Linux)
  • 541730 Classbrowser gives crash
  • 542015 Superfluous overloads
  • 542054 MonoDevelop does not remember 'startup project'
  • 542227 HPaned and VPaned Position gets reset to 1 on build
  • 542325 refactor rename of interface method bombs
  • 542333 GTK# apps will not build on Mono using MonoDevelop 2.2 beta on Windows (Windows)
  • 542686 Mark-up text not correctly rendered on status bar
  • 542976 Type resolution problem
  • 543195 GTK-Critical errors in split/unsplit text editor
  • 543200 Files with hscrollbar open scrolled one character to the right
  • 543608 Recent changes in binary serialization (backported to mono-2-4) make MD crash unless the pidb files are deleted before opening the solution
  • 543727 Registered user controls with same tag prefix get incorrect type in generated code
  • 543772 derived TestFixtures are visible but not being run
  • 543780 Debug tooltip shows members in random order
  • 543782 Debug tooltip always shows Static members group
  • 543807 Debug tooltip shows "The name does not exist..." when property throws exception (Linux)
  • 543923 Completion window should deselect when word is deleted
  • 543938 Completion list up/down broken with single entry
  • 543941 Can't create a new workspace
  • 543960 "Open With" fails when a file has spaces in it
  • 543978 After "Go to definition" source line not repainted to remove active line marker
  • 543984 Completion window should only accept punctuation when it's an exact match
  • 544022 "Swap source/header" is visible in context menu for all files
  • 544027 "Organize Usings" commands should only be visible in usings section
  • 544037 protected internal members not visible from sublasses in other projects
  • 544041 Caret is not immediately visible when it moves.
  • 544054 Exception in svn addin on file save after showing annotations
  • 544137 Exception while run command
  • 544395 Format document operation should be an atomic undo
  • 545196 Exception in C# completion