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Terminaux 8.7 – The Command

Since the release of Terminaux 8.0, we make monthly feature updates or bug fix packs that make applications using Terminaux more powerful and reliable. This is part of our broader goal of updating our libraries and applications for improvements and new features.

Starting from today, we are very excited to introduce you to a brand new version of Terminaux, dubbed v8.7, which brings in significant improvements and new features!

Here are some of the new features that we’ve added to this version.

Theme Customization

When it comes to customizing themes, we have further expanded on this topic and made almost all theme-related properties editable. As a result, there is no longer a friction when it comes to editing basic theme metadata, such as event-related properties and theme name.

Improvements made to the Terminaux shell

Since Terminaux 8.7 was released, it has received many improvements related to the Terminaux shell API, which incorporates breaking changes so that we provide you with the most streamlined command implementation yet. We have made changes to the Terminaux shell API so that more features are added that allow you to access the shell instance right from the command implementation class without having to query the shell manager. This is useful for shells that have variables in the shell class.

Color conversion

Previously, Nitrocid provided color conversion commands that made it easier for shells to be able to process color conversions for different models, but they were not in sync with Colorimetry’s latest color models that were implemented. Now, the color conversion shell commands have been relocated to this version of Terminaux so that all Terminaux-powered apps can have the ability to convert color models.

To learn more about this version, as well as instructions on how to upgrade Terminaux, visit Aptivi Newsroom below.

EXCLUSIVE: Terminaux 8.7 contains breaking changes

Terminaux 8.7, which is set to release August 20th, will contain breaking changes that will affect how your Terminaux-powered applications function. The refactors that we’ve done to Nitrocid earlier, which is part of an effort to modernize the Nitrocid codebase, have necessitated those breaking changes that were made to Terminaux.

Those breaking changes were made to different components, including the shell command handling mechanism. The necessary classes have been migrated to make sure that easier command definition is possible. Instead of trying to maintain a large array of commands, which can be troublesome in large shells, such as Nitrocid’s UESH shell, we let you define the command settings and parameters in the class itself.

We will let you know of those details as we finish working on the documentation in coming days.

Meanwhile, Terminaux 8.7 will be used in the release candidate of the upcoming Nitrocid version, which will be released this September 24th, as we continue to modernize the codebase and to fix possible design flaws so that Nitrocid becomes faster and more reliable than before.