The return of Smultron
When Peter Borg announced he was no longer developing Smultron, it was one of the sadder days for those who appreciate free and open source software for the Mac. Fortunately, Borg’s five years of effort have been taken up by Jean-François Moy, who has taken the source code and forked it.
Among the early improvements are the ability to duplicate a line and perform string searches in files contained in the parent directory of the current document. He is also considering changes to the icon set and the way the tab bar displays open documents.
On the bug side of things, some users have reported that this latest version of Smultron no longer works with Leopard — an obvious deficiency that should be worked out soon. And as I write this, I notice that even though I have Smultron running, there is a blank space in the dock where its icon should be.
Perhaps most controversial is the idea of a new name for Smultron, but don’t be alarmed — Moy doesn’t appear to be pondering of something radical:
“I’m currently thinking of changing the name of this project to accentuate the difference between the original project and this fork. I would like to keep smultron in it.”
If you have any ideas, you can contact him through the site. Personally, I think he should leave it alone.
Posted Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Updates
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noel
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