+ perlcritic integrated. Runs like a compiler. Opens a quickfix error window.<br>
+ Help menu entry added (plugin help).
+ A hardcopy shows date and time in the header line.
+ open file/pipe idioms according to Conway's "Perl Best Practices".
+ POSIX class [:blank:] added.
+ Bugfix: Wrong cursor positon in hash idiom.
+ Plugin can be used with autocompletion for (, [, and { .
+ Bugfix: Some key mappings not working/not properly working (Thanks to Edward Wijaya).
+ Bugfix: Unnecessary message 'Made file executable' removed (Thanks to Edward Wijaya).
+ Bugfix: Wrong quoting for script arguments fixed; Windows only (Thanks to Norin Raad).
+ Podchecker integrated. Runs like a compiler. Opens a quickfix error window.
+ Script will be made executable before running it (e.g. after a "Save As...").
+ Many blanks in 2 POD templates removes which garbled the resulting documents (bugfix).
+ Message now visible if SmallProf is not runable (bugfix).
+ POD: \"invisible POD\" added (as suggested in Conway's book \"Perl Best Practices\").<br>
+ POD: sequence insertion improved; '<E>' added; '=for' added.<br>
+ <S-F1> (read perldoc) now works only for filetype 'perl' .<br>
+ Some idioms improved (e.g. opening files, subroutine stub).<br>
+ Added ':' to the keyword characters; recognizes tokens like 'Net::Cmd' as one keyword.<br>
+ Perltidy integration made safer.<br>
+ Starting an xterm was not possible with some installations (bugfix).
+ blocks: opening brace no longer on a new line (adjustable for backward compatibility).
+ Vim (without GUI): new key mappings: all entries in the run menu do have mappings now.
+ Vim (without GUI): perldoc can be read with hotkeys \h and \rp .
+ Vim (without GUI): perldoc displays docs using plain text converter.+ output into buffer: cursor goes to top of file.
+ trailing ^M in perldoc window will be removed (UNIX/Linux).
+ output into buffer: cursor goes to top of file.
+ Windows support. Most features are now available under Windows.
+ Spaces in path and file names are now possible (Windows and UNIX).
+ Reading documentation with perldoc improved.
+ Minor bugs fixed and improvements.
+ Run the profiler SmallProf from the menu; save different results with time stamps.
+ Line end comments start in a fixed column now (can be set from the menu).
+ Recommended settings for ctags corrected (Thanks to William McKee).
+ Perl module list generator pmdesc3 again slightly improved.
+ One of three debuggers can be started with the hotkey F9.+ Complete file or marked area can be reformatted with perltidy. + Run a perl-script: (1) The script can be run from the command line. (2) The output can be directed into a window with name "Perl-Output". (3) The script can be run in an xterm (adjustable).+ The new hotkey Shift-F9 and the menu entry "cmd. line arg." set command line arguments for the current buffer.+ A code snippet with the file name extension "ni" or "noindent" will not be indented on insertion.+ Bug fixed (POD->Text)
+ Perl module list generator pmdesc3 improved (no double entries, no control
characters in version numbers, handles DOS-teminated files correctly).
+ Looking up help with Shift-F1 now works also in the perldoc help buffer.
+ Running a Perl-script now opens a window with name "Perl-Output" to display
the script output. The buffer and its content will disappear when closing
the window.
+ There is now at most one help window/buffer.+ There is now at most one Perl module list window/buffer.+ The perldoc help will now search in FAQs too; search order : modules - functions - FAQs. + Template files and snippet files are no longer kept in the list of alternate files.+ A bug fixed in the Perl module list generator pmdesc3.
+ Better adaption to the Windows plattforms (default directories, running scripts).
+ Templates are more consistent now.
+ 'Line End Comments' ignores blank lines in a marked block.
+ Installation simplified. + The generation of the module list is a magnitude faster.+ The version of a module is now shown in the module list. + The perl documentation (pod::perl*) appears in the module list.+ The dialog windows (GUI) have been replaced by more flexible command line inputs.+ User will now be asked before a snippet file will be overwritten.+ The undocumented and unnecessary hot key F12 has been removed.
+ New menu for regex-construction.
+ New menu with POD commands.
+ A list of all installed Perl modules can be built and read in.
The documentation for a module can be opened from this list.
+ Extension to ctags + taglist shows POD table of content and enables navigation.
+ Append aligned comments to all lines of a marked block.
+ The root menu can be removed.
+ Documentation improved.
+ Bug fix (template file handling).
+ Install script improved.
+ Only one entry in the gVim root menu.+ All hotkeys are only defined for Perl files.+ Install script added.+ Customization improved. + Documentation improved.
+ 58 key mappings for Vim without GUI. See perl-hot-keys.pdf (reference card).+ A marked region can be surrounded by a for-, if-, do-while- , until-, ... statements (with indentation).+ The Perl special variables have been added to the file word.list for dictionary completion.+ Vim doc added (file perlsupport.txt).
+ Block comments are now read as templates or skeletons from files: frame Comment, function description, file header+ These templates can contain tags like |FILENAME|, |AUTHOR| etc. which are replaced after reading.+ indentation: multiline inserts and code snippets will be indented after insertion.+ Most menu entries are now also active in normal mode.+ Reading the templates is done in one function which can be called in an autocmd.+ Code cleanup: register z no longer used. Most function calls are silent now.
