JACK 5.0
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This release adds significant enhancements to the graphical user interfaces provided with JACK™ as well as improvements to the JACK™ compiler and runtime.
Design Tracing: This is the most significant addition to JACK™. After configuring the JDE to trace certain diagrams, it can connect to a running JACK™ application and when any transitions occur that match links in the diagram they will be highlighted.
New Internal Text Editor:
The old internal text editing tool has been replaced. The new editor has search capability, multiple undo, line numbering, and syntax highlighting. The previous internal editor did not work under Mac OS X.
New Toolbar: A new toolbar provides shortcuts to many useful functions.
Font Chooser: There are now options to set the fonts for designs and graphical plans. In addition, there is a powerful font chooser for selecting and setting these fonts and others used in the JDE.
Import Component:
Importing a component from another project now also imports any components referenced by the component being imported.
Sorting Components: The JDE browser window now allows you to sort the contents of most folders.
Edit as JACK File: Now handles wildcard imports properly. Many other fixes and improvements have been made to the "Edit as JACK File" functionality.
Context Menu In Design Tool: Design Tool objects and links now have a context menu available. The context menu on an entity allows you to "Edit...", "Edit as JACK File...", "Remove from Diagram" or "Remove from Project...". The context menu on a link allows you to remove or edit the link.
Improved Help Menu: The Help menu now contains options for looking at the supplied JACK™ documentation and for accessing the Agent Oriented Software home page on the internet, using the default browser. The code examples have been improved with more design diagrams added etc.
Design Tracing — new in JACK™ v5.0
JACK™ Intelligent Agents Group: The JACK™ Intelligent Agents Group provides a forum for communication amongst JACK™ users.
Joining this group must be approved manually. This is to avoid the group being used as a way to distribute junk mail. Apart from that, AOS has no direct involvement in this group. However, some AOS staff are members of the group and may answer interesting questions from time to time.
More formal support can be obtained on the Technical Support page. Priority is, of course, given to our licensed customers but all messages are logged and tracked.
