[TxMt] OT: AlphaX not dead! (was: Honest assessment of TM2's state please!)

[Martin Wilhelm Leidig]

Am 2011-04-27 um 01:15 schrieb Apricot AN:
> Alpha X and Pepper seem dead.

I don’t know anything about Pepper, but AlphaX is clearly not dead.  The following stems from the AlphaX Users list:
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Am 2011-05-07 um 12:25 schrieb Bernard Desgraupes:
> Hi all,
> 
> in the process of preparing the upcoming (very soon, very soon, hold  
> your breath) final official release of AlphaX 8.2, I have just  
> uploaded a second release candidate for AlphaX. This is  version 8.2rc2.
> 
> It contains the very last fixes and the implementation of headers in  
> printouts as discussed recently (in order to have headers when  
> printing documents, check the Print Header checkbox in the Printer  
> panel of the Global Preferences).
> 
> Here is the URL to download the disk image:
> <http://pagesperso-orange.fr/bdesgraupes/Downloads/AlphaX-8.2rc2.dmg>
> (19,5 Mb)
> 
> Thank you for trying it and sending feedback.
> Please report any bug you encounter,
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Bernard
> 
> 
> 
> Here are the release notes:
> Features
> * implemented headers with file name, date and page number in printouts.
>     There is a new printHeader preference to control this feature  
> (the default
>     value is 0).
> 
> Bug fixes
> 
> * Fixed issue with sometimes failing activation of Latex Accents.
> 
> * Minor fixes in Gnuplot mode. Added missing commentCharacters array.
> 
> * Restored binding for 'displaymath' environment in TeX mode.
> 
> * Added TeX mode in menu::setUserShortcutsForMenu calls.
> 
> * Fixed bugs with svn branching and tagging in Alpha.
> 

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… with regards from Ladenburg:

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