QB64 development build - Changelog

New features

New $Debug metacommand, with added breakpoint/step abilities and real-time variable watching to the IDE.
Quick reference for commands is now shown in the status bar when syntax errors are detected.
_Source is now also set to _Console when $Console:Only is used.
Allows Ctrl+\ to be used as a shortcut to repeat search (legacy QBasic shortcut).
Functions _MK$ and _CV can now deal with _OFFSET values.
New "View on Wiki" button on help panel (launches equivalent wiki page using the default browser).
New _EnvironCount function to show how many environment variables are found.

Automatically embeds a manifest file when compiling an exe with $VersionInfo, so that Common Controls v6.0 gets linked at runtime.
Adds the %TEMP%, Program Files and Program Files (x86) directories to _Dir$() folder specifications.

Improved wiki parser.
Contextual menu would crash when right-clicking a series of high-ascii characters.
Fixes an issue with passing an array as a Sub/Function argument (missing parenthesis now properly detected).
Fixes Clear making $Console mode invalid.
Fixes a syntax highlighter issue regarding scientific notation.
Fixes an issue in Windows Vista and up with incorrect resolution returned on a scaled desktop.
Fixes Const parser accepting unsupported string functions.
Explicitly sets x87 fpu to extended precision mode.
Removes 255-character limit for Input/Line Input with strings.
Fixes Data commands failing to compile in some circumstances.
$NoPrefix, Option _Explicit and Option _ExplicitArray can now be placed anywhere in a program, no longer having to be the first statement.
Fixes MEM reverting to _MEM as a sub parameter in $NoPrefix mode.
Fixes case adjustment of array names in UBound/LBound calls.
Prevents users from creating self-referencing Type blocks.
Fixes issue that prevented loading file names beginning with numbers.
Fixes file open/save dialogs issue with path navigation.
Complete rewrite of the internals for Environ$().

Allows $Console:Only programs to return _WindowHandle.
Saving a file to the root of a drive would display double backslashes in the Recent Files list.