Sourcetrail 2020.1

TheSourcetrail 2020.1 release introduces Keyboard-based Navigation for the graph and code views. Additionally, the new release simplifies the Project Setup by removing steps in the Source Group setup and offers an AppImage package for Linux.

This is our first major release since our switch to Open-Source . We want to thank everyone that helped us improve Sourcetrail with their contribution or by becoming a Patron !

New in this Release:

• Keyboard-based Navigation : Added keyboard-based navigation to graph and code views
• Project Setup : Removed steps in Source Group setup
• Linux AppImage : Provide AppImage package for Linux with ourdownloads
• Python Indexer Updates : See Changelog
• Fixes & Improvements : see Changelog

You can download Sourcetrail 2020.1here. The full changelog is available here . As usual, going into some more detail, I will now outline the most important updates new in this release.

Keyboard-based Navigation

This has been on the list for years and over time many users provided suggestions as to how this could be implemented in Sourcetrail. We looked at different navigation methods within other editors or graphical navigation tools and went for a rather simple approach that we hope will satisfy both newcomers and experienced users.

This update not only introduced new keyboard shortcuts, but also altered existing ones. We hope that longtime users will be happy about those changes. For a full list of all shortcuts please check ourdocumentation or our Keyboard Shortcuts help dialog (Help -> Keyboard Shortcuts).

This is the biggest update to our user interface in years. We think that it is an essential improvement and hope that you will like it too!

Focus Switching between Views

There is always one view that has the current keyboard focus, which is indicated by a horizontal line at the top of the view. Focus is switched between the views either by interacting with the mouse cursor of by using shortcuts:

Graph View Navigation

The graph indicates which node has the current keyboard focus with a thick border around the node. Initially the active node receives the focus, otherwise the top-most node in the view. The keyboard navigation allows you to move the focus between nodes or edges and subsequently activate them or activate them in a new tab. Nodes with children and bundled nodes can be expanded and collapsed.

Keyboard navigation in the graph view:

Code View Navigation

The code view also indicates the current active location with a thick border at that location. Focus can be moved to locations in next/previous lines or within the same line. When holding down the Shift key it’s possible to jump to the locations of currently active references. In snippet mode you can also expand the snippet scope or expand/collapse displayed snippets. Similarly to the graph view, code locations can be activated or activated in a new tab.

Keyboard navigation in the code view:

Closing comments

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