Atom 1.17 Open-Source Hackable Editor Introduces Docks and Improves Startup Time

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

GitHub’s Ian Olsen announced the release and general availability of Atom 1.17 and 1.18 Beta milestones of the open-source and cross-platform hackable text editor for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Atom 1.17 is now the latest stable release of the application and introduces support for docks, an extension of the pane system engineered to accommodate various interface elements like tool panels (debugger controls, regex railroad diagrams, terminals, consoles, etc.) that you want to immediately toggle into and out of view.

“Docks provide a high-level API that makes it simpler for package authors to implement this kind of easy-to-toggle panel and give users a lot more control over how their panels are arranged,” explain the devs. “For now, the tree-view is the only part of the default Atom UI that will make use of docks.”

Another highlight of the Atom 1.17 release is better startup… (read more)

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