Editor Experience Release (November-2024, V-3.10) is now Live
November release(3.10) of Phoenix Code is now available for download at phcode.io.
This month's core theme is Editor UI improvements. We have fine-tuned the editing experience for better
performance and visual feedback.
We've also made substantial improvements to docs.phcode.dev to better support extension
developers.
Indent Guide Lines
Phoenix Code now supports indent guidelines to help you better visualize code structure. This feature can
be toggled via View > Indent Guide Lines. Read more...
Customizable Editor Line Height
Theme Settings (View > Themes...) now has a new Line Height slider. Adjust the editor line height between 1x and 3x to find your
perfect balance of readability and screen real estate. Read more...
Also added a Get More... button to the Themes dialog, linking directly to the themes section in Extension Manager.
Line:Col Indicator Relocation
Moved to the right of the status bar, accommodating future status bar extensions. Click on the line:col section in the
statusbar to jump to specific lines.
Performance Tweaks
- Major improvements to editor rendering with better editor scroll consistency and performance, especially on Safari and macOS.
- Faster startup of extension manager.
Stability Improvements
- File recovery now does integrity checks for more reliable crash recovery.
- Fixed Markdown image link handling within href tags.
- Improved extension registry management to prevent quota issues on Mac/Linux.
Documentation Updates
Our documentation site - docs.phcode.dev has received a major overhaul:
- Updated user guide: docs.phcode.dev/docs/intro
- New API documentation for extension developers: docs.phcode.dev/api/getting-started
All changes
Please see this link for a full list of changes in GitHub.
A Request from the Phoenix Team:
- Share your feedback: https://github.com/orgs/phcode-dev/discussions
- Spread the word about Phoenix to friends and colleagues.
- Consider supporting us on GitHub Sponsors. Every contribution helps us to keep improving Phoenix Code.
With gratitude,
The Phoenix Team