PowerGUI 1.0.11 is out and can be freely downloaded from PowerGUI downloads page.
This is probably one of the most community-driven releases we had. Most of the features are implementations of enhancements and fixes suggested by the PowerGUI community and the key features – stand-alone PowerShell script editor is no exception.
That’s right, now you can use the script editor we introduced in 1.0.9 not just for PowerGUI node, actions, and links but also for any ps1 files on your disk:
The editor has all you would expect:
- Syntax highlight,
- Intellisense for PowerShell cmdlets and cmdlet parameters,
- Tooltips with syntax information,
- Matching brackets, search/replace, regions,
- Ability to export, run, print, etc.
And more importantly we tried to do our best to add these goodies without sacrificing the advantages of the main PowerShell editor on the market today – Windows Notepad. The script editor:
- Is absolutely free (installs as one of the features of PowerGUI), and
- Is very lightweight and fast.
(I know that bundling it with Windows would have been even better but I am not sure EU would have allowed us to do that. 
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Thanks to the PowerGUI community and especially Kirk the Poshoholic and Richard Siddaway (from PowerShell UK UG) for pushing us into that direction.
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Dmitry, this is awesome! Code folding!
Completely forgot about that one.
Yep, we got it too. Thanks Hal!
Wow. Can’t wait to get to using this. Too cool.
Download is fuxzored.
Please try again a bit later – I’ve just downloaded myself and it worked with no issues whatsoever. I am guessing that the servers might be quite loaded because everyone is trying to get the new version.
It looks really cool, great job!
Bob
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This is a great tool considering Powershell Analyzer is the only real competition and it costs almost $100. One question, is there any plans to improve the performance? I see a lot of lag from keystroke to appearance.
At any rate, thanks for the link!
Trevor,
Any repro steps? What was it that you typed which caused the delay?
Dmitry
Hi Dmitry, it happens when typing anything. It is most noticable when going from line to line, but also with normal characters. The script I notice it most with is well over 1000 lines so I’m guessing that has something to do with it but still notice it in short scripts as well.
Another issue I’ve noticed is it keeps asking me to upgrade to version 1.5.1.512, I let it install, it shuts down, and I restart the app. Next time it asks me to do the same thing all over again so the upgrade appears to not “stick.”
Trevor,
You can improve the performance of syntax highlight for large files by using the patch published by Alexey here: http://powergui.org/thread.jspa?threadID=7082&tstart=0
As for the upgrade, yes, unfortunately this is an issue with 1.5.0. The editor downloads the new update but does not initiate the upgrade. Try one of the following:
* Start PowerGUI admin console instead of the editor – it should perform automated upgrade just fine.
OR
* Manually download the setup from PowerGUI.org and run the setup file.
Dmitry
Thanks for the help, I think there’s something wrong with the .xml provided in that link though. My end brackets around datatypes trigger newlines and suck $’s into the brackets.
Trevor,
This is a known issue of 1.5.1: http://powergui.org/thread.jspa?threadID=7340&tstart=0 – which is already fixed in internal builds, and will be no more in 1.5.2 to be out in just a few weeks.
For now the workaround is to not type the opening bracket. Just type:
Bool]
And the editor will automatically insert the opening bracket as well.
Dmitry