MetaEdit+ 4.5 program patches
These patches are only applicable to MetaEdit+ 4.5 and 4.5 SR1.
What's new?
2008.04.30 Updated scripts in Mac OS X version for
10.5.2
2008.04.02 4.5 SR1 released
2008.02.18 Pre-release version of 4.5 SR1
available for evaluation
2007.03.23 Windows: Changing screen color
depth corrupts MetaEdit+ scroll bars or crashes it
2007.03.23 Japanese characters are displayed as black rectangles
How to use patch files
On Windows, save the patch file into the MetaEdit+ working directory (the
MetaEdit+ shortcut's "Start in" setting, e.g. "My Documents\MetaEdit+ 4.5"). Change the
MetaEdit+ shortcut, adding at the end: fileInPatch: xxx.mep (replace xxx.mep
with the name of the patch file).
On Linux and Mac OS X, save the patch file in the patches subdirectory of
your MetaEdit+ working directory.
Full instructions for all platforms.
All patch files are supplied 'as is', with no guarantees, and no liability for any damages is accepted by MetaCase.
Official Patches and Service Releases
Our current policy is to supply official patches and service releases directly to customers with a valid maintenance agreement. Please contact your sales representative or metaedit.support@metacase.com if you have any problems.
- Updated scripts in Mac OS X version, 30th April 2008
- Changes in X11 in Mac OS X version 10.5.2 required an update to the MetaEdit+ startup scripts. The metahelp and metarun scripts were also updated to provide better support for non-standard installations of Safari or other browsers for online help.
- 4.5 SR1 released, 2nd April 2008, release 4.5 Dev 92
- See the overview and full change list, or download the evaluation version.
- Japanese characters are displayed as black rectangles
- japanese.mep allows input and viewing of Japanese characters. It should only be loaded if the OS locale is set to Japanese. On Windows, the "Language for non-Unicode programs" must also be set to Japanese to enable input of Japanese characters (Control Panel | Regional and Language Options | Advanced page). Changing the OS settings after MetaEdit+ has started has no effect.
Beta Patches
These patches are not fully tested, nor normally necessary for operation of MetaEdit+: install them and use them with care, and only if you want or need the changes mentioned.
- Windows: Changing screen color depth corrupts MetaEdit+ scroll bars or crashes it
- WinColorDepthChange.mep makes MetaEdit+ respond correctly to changes in screen color depth. (included already in 4.5 SR1)
Known Problems
All significant known problems are cured by the patches above. If you
encounter a problem or error, please contact metaedit.support@meta