Release Notes

All platforms - GluonX: New cross-platform GUI available!

We are pleased to announce the availability of a new cross-platform version of Gluon, code-named GluonX!

We would love for you to try out the new GUI and give us some feedback. GluonX will eventually replace the existing Gluon GUI on all platforms, so this is a great opportunity for you to help shape the future of the application.

This release of GluonX is fully functional, and has great, modern look and feel. It also comes with light and dark theme on all platforms.

Here is how you can launch GluonX:

Windows:

On Windows, run the following in a command window:

C:/Program Files/PlasticSCM5/client/wingluonx.exe

MacOS:

On macOS, run the following a terminal window:

open /Applications/PlasticSCM.app/Contents/Applications/GluonX.app

Linux:

On Linux, run the following:

/opt/plasticscm5/client/lingluonx

Here are a few screenshots to whet your appetite.

Workspace explorer view (dark theme):

Checkin view (dark theme):

File search (light theme):

Please try it out and let us know what you think!

All platforms - GluonX: Added support for Changelists

We have added changelists to GluonX.

What are changelists?

Changelists are logical groupings of files in the Checkin view. They allow you to group your pending changes as you wish and perform actions only on the files within a group.

For example, you might group changes into a "Core" changelist and a "Tests" changelist. You can then check in or undo the changes in "Core" or "Tests" independently.

You can enable Changelists using the following setting, accessed by clicking Options in the Checkin view:

When first enabled, all changes will appear in a "Default" changelist. You can add new changelists from the context menu accessed by right clicking on a changelist name in the pending changes list.

Creating a changelist:

A changelist can be persistent or transient. A persistent changelist will remain in the pending changes list even if it contains no changes. Otherwise, the changelist is automatically removed when all its changes have been checked in or undone.

You can move checked-out files into a changelist by selecting "Move to changelist" from the context menu for that item.

Moving an item to a changelist:

Here is an example with multiple changelists configured:

All platforms, macOS - PlasticX: Improved keyboard shortcuts

We made several improvements, fixes and changes in PlasticX keyboard shortcuts

* Added new delete shortcut in shelves view

* Added new shortcut in Branch Explorer > Switch workspace to this branch

* Added new shortcut Ctrl + F, move focus to filter in views

* Fix an issue in pending changes where some shortcuts weren't working properly

For example, DELETE shortcut was not working if previously a item that couldn't be deleted was selected. Now this issue is fixed

* macOS: Fixed an issue where delete keyboard shortcuts weren't working properly

All platforms - PlasticX: Fixed the focus for workspace window

Now, we set the focus on the workspace explorer view when the workspace window is opened. So, you can use directly the keyboard to navigate or execute a shortcut (e.g Ctrl+F / Cmd+F to search).

All platforms - PlasticX: Add support for portable versions

The theme folder can be located in execution root or parent paths. It will be needed in portable versions where all the assemblies and resources are packaged in the same location.

Windows - PlasticFS: Enable start on user's logon

Now it is possible to start PlasticFS automatically on user's logon by issuing a plasticfs.exe --install.

The plasticfs.exe --install creates a shortcut (a link file) on user's startup program group.

plasticfs.exe

It is located by default at the following directory:

c:\Program Files\PlasticSCM5\client