New version 0.2.0 SWAGView released

In my determination to keep the old SWAG Pascal archive alive I've just released the first update to the SWAG viewer program that I originally released last year.

It's still only at v0.2.0, so it's a bit rough around the edges. But, providing you install the SWAG archive properly, it works well enough.

The program is targeted at 64 bit Windows, but there's a 32 bit build available if you need it.

Now I know program is rather niche, so I'm not expecting a lot of interest, but if you want it you can download v0.2.0 from GitHub.

The Object Pascal source code is available on GitHub in the ddabapps/swagview project. I've used Delphi 12.1 to compile it.

If you've not used the program before you'll need to download the SWAG archive separately then install it from within the program. There's a help page that tells you how to do that.

Here's what's changed in v0.2.0:

  • A new feature to copy the displayed SWAG "packet" (code snippet) to the clipboard, along with some meta data. You can also use Shift+Ctrl+C to do the same. Here's an example after copying a packet and pasting it into Notepad++:

  • Alt key shortcuts were added to all the buttons

  • F1 now opens online help.

  • Online help has been updated.
If you've got suggestions for improvements or have found a bug then tell me about it on the program's GitHub issues page.

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