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So we have the final versions of ViEmu 3.0, now ready for download from the main viemu.com site.

The main new features are the following:

• Support for the latest VS12 RC. The same ViEmu/VS2010 build installs and works with both VS2010 and the upcoming VS12.
• For VS2010, much better compatibility with Resharper and other add-ins, thanks to a more sophisticated way of intercepting input. Oftentimes, this looks like an arms race between VS plug-ins.
• The ‘c’ flag (confirm) for the :s substitute command (yay, finally!). It will ask you before each replacement. Unfortunately, this is not available in Word, only in VS and SQLServer. Other minor flags for :s are also supported (‘i’ and ‘I’).
• Ctrl-N/Ctrl-P “filescan” autocompletion looking at words around the cursor, like vim. This is great for non-Intellisense autocompletion. And you can always use Ctrl-Space to autocomplete with Intellisense in Visual Studio.
• Just in ViEmu/Word&Outlook: Ctrl-F and Ctrl-B now work more like PageUp/PageDown when ViEmu is not installed, and there’s a new “:set hidestatus” setting that hides the status bar when you are not editing anything and there is no relevant message, so that it won’t obscure the document.
• Just in ViEmu/SQL Server 2005 & 2008: a new setting that you can enable so that Ctrl-U is not gobbled up by SQL Server and you can use it to scroll half a page up, as Bill Joy always intended.
• Support for ViEmu/SQL Server 2012. A fully new version, licensed jointly with ViEmu/SQL Server “Classic”.

Here are the links to download them:

• For VS 2010 and VS12: http://www.viemu.com/ViEmuVS2010-3.0.9.vsix
• For VS 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008: http://www.viemu.com/Install-ViEmuVS-3.0.6.exe
• For SQL Server 2005 and 2008: http://www.viemu.com/Install-ViEmuSQL-3.0.6.exe
• For SQL Server 2012: http://www.viemu.com/Install-ViEmuSQL12-3.0.6.exe
• And for Word and Outlook 2002-2010 (32-bit edition): http://www.viemu.com/Install-ViEmuWO-3.0.6.exe

The only change from 3.0.1 to 3.0.2, in the VS2010/12 version, is that we have fixed the “Use VS selection for visual mode” setting, this compatibility mode had stopped working.

Let us know if anything comes up!

[UPDATED June 27: new 3.0.3 version for VS2010/VS12 and SQL Server 2012, fixing a minor glitch when moving the cursor with the mouse – no wonder we hadn’t detected it earlier (what’s the mouse do in vi?)]
[UPDATED June 29: new 3.0.4 version for VS2010/VS12 and SQL Server 2012, fixing the cursor movement lagging a bit in some cases, which was annoying]
[UPDATED July 5: new 3.0.5 version for VS2010/VS12 and SQL Server 2012, fixing macros and ESC-dismissing of Resharper Intellisense]
[UPDATED July 21: new 3.0.6 version for all editions, with the following improvements:

• Optimized search code for a faster response time, mainly on VS (both Classic & 2010/12).
• VS2010/12: Improved ‘.’ repeat command when using autocomplete features from VS or 3rd party add-ins.
• VS2010/12: Fixed problems when ‘Use VS selection for visual mode’ is set, such as ViEmu entering visual mode automatically when Visual Assist edited code while typing for options such as ‘Insert _ after m and shift’.
• VS2010/12: Fixed a bug that caused strange scrolling behaviour when ‘Use VS selection for visual mode’ was set and a visual studio selection was active.

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[UPDATED Sept 10: new 3.0.8 version for VS2010/12, improving behavior with the new ReSharper 7, and making buffer closes remove buffers from the :ls internal buffer list]
[UPDATED Sept 20: new 3.0.9 version for VS2010/12, improving behavior with the new ReSharper 7 under Windows 8 (yes there were side-effects)]
[UPDATED Oct 23: new 3.0.10 version for VS2010/12, fixing yet other minor interactions with ReSharper]
[UPDATED Oct 30: new 3.0.11 version for VS2010/12, fixing yet other minor interactions with VS’s visual selection]
[UPDATED Dec 3: new 3.0.12 version for VS2010/12, improving interaction with Visual Assist’s Intellisense]
[UPDATED Dec 24: new 3.0.13 version for VS2010/12, fixing two annoying issues: removed “read-only file warning” while debugging .NET code, and made search open folds!]

So we finally have the first beta versions of ViEmu 3.0 available.

The main new features are the following:

• Support for the latest VS12 RC. The same ViEmu/VS2010 build installs and works with both VS2010 and the upcoming VS12.
• For VS2010, much better compatibility with Resharper and other add-ins, thanks to a more sophisticated way of intercepting input. Oftentimes, this looks like an arms race between VS plug-ins.
• The ‘c’ flag (confirm) for the :s substitute command (yay, finally!). It will ask you before each replacement. Unfortunately, this is not available in Word, only in VS and SQLServer. Other minor flags for :s are also supported (‘i’ and ‘I’).
• Ctrl-N/Ctrl-P “filescan” autocompletion looking at words around the cursor, like vim. This is great for non-Intellisense autocompletion. And you can always use Ctrl-Space to autocomplete with Intellisense in Visual Studio.
• Just in ViEmu/Word&Outlook: Ctrl-F and Ctrl-B now work more like PageUp/PageDown when ViEmu is not installed, and there’s a new “:set hidestatus” setting that hides the status bar when you are not editing anything and there is no relevant message, so that it won’t obscure the document.
• Just in ViEmu/SQL Server 2005 & 2008: a new setting that you can enable so that Ctrl-U is not gobbled up by SQL Server and you can use it to scroll half a page up, as Bill Joy always intended.

Here are the links to download them:

• For VS 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008: http://www.viemu.com/Install-ViEmuVS-3.0.1.exe
• For VS 2010 and VS12: http://www.viemu.com/ViEmuVS2010-3.0.1.vsix
• For SQL Server 2005 and 2008: http://www.viemu.com/Install-ViEmuSQL-3.0.1.exe
• And for Word and Outlook 2002-2010 (32-bit edition): http://www.viemu.com/Install-ViEmuWO-3.0.1.exe

And finally, we also have a new ViEmu for SQL Server 2012 working! We are just giving the finishing touches to the installer, which needs some custom work, and we hope to release beta 1 of this version on the weekend. As in VS, licensing will be joint with ViEmu for SQL Server “Classic”.

You need to have valid support  as of today for these builds to work. If you need a temporary license key, get in touch with us using email or the support form and we’ll be happy to send one to you.

We’ll be happy to hear all your feedback!