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eric 26.8 has been released. It fixes a few bugs and introduces these changes.

Configuration Dialog
- Extended the interface to allow to open a configuration dialog with externally defined entries (e.g. by plugin tools).
MicroPython
- Updated the list of known CircuitPython boards.
- Updated the list of known RP2 boards.
- Updated the list of known UF2 capable boards.
Plugin Manager
- Extended the plugin installation to allow plugins to install scripts in a Scripts subdirectory.
- Added an interface to allow plugins to add menu entries to the tray starter menu.
Tray Starter
- Extended the tray starter app to be able to be extended through scripts installed by plugins. These are added to a Plugin Tools submenu of the default menu. Otherwise they are available in the list of available entries of the tray starter menu editor dialog (see below).
- Rearranged the tray starter menu to contain the tools in submenus.
- Added an editor dialog to modify the central (variable) part of the tray starter menu.
- Added an entry to the Tray Starter configuration page to create an Autostart (Linux platforms) or Startup (Windows platforms) entry.
eric Plug-in Wizard
- Extended the wizard to support the extended PluginManager API.

eric 26.7 has been released. It fixes a few bugs and introduces these changes.

pip Interface
- Added the capability to check for incompatible and missing packages and repair that.
Project Type 'Eric7 Plugin'
- Added the capability to configure the PKGLIST creation by specifying which file names to exclude (by file path pattern).

eric 26.6 has been released. It fixes a few bugs and introduces these changes.

Code Formatter
- Removed the black and isort based source code formatting functionality and placed it into external plugins available via the Plugin Repository dialog.
Code Style Checker
- Removed this plugin and placed it into an external plugin available via the Plugin Repository dialog.
MicroPython
- Updated the list of known CircuitPython boards.

eric 26.5 has been released. It fixes a few bugs and introduces these changes.

General
- Changed the minimum Qt version to be 6.8.0.
- Changed the default keyboard shortcuts as follows:
  
  Next Tab Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Page Down
  Previous Tab Shift+Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Page Up
  Next Bookmark Alt+Page Down
  Previous Bookmark Alt+Page Up
MicroPython
- Updated the list of known CircuitPython boards.
- Updated the list of known RP2 boards.
- Updated the list of known UF2 capable boards.
Web Browser
- Removed support for Google Safe Browsing because the v5 API does not support JSON responses anymore.
Third Party Packages
- Upgraded pip-licenses to version 5.5.5.

eric 26.4 has been released. It fixes just a few bugs.

eric 26.3 has been released. It fixes a few bugs and introduces these changes.

Configuration App
- Added the capability to configure all plugins as well using the standalone configuration app. This requires plugins released after 2026-02-01.
MicroPython
- Modified CircuitPython related code to be compatible with circup version 3.0.0 (or newer).
- Updated the list of known CircuitPython boards.
- Updated the list of known UF2 capable boards.

eric 26.2 has been released. It fixes a few bugs and introduces these changes.

Plugin Manager
- Added the capability to re-encode passwords of plugins.
Translator
- Added support for AI based translations using an 'ollama' server.
  Note: The ollama AI Interface plugin needs to be installed.

eric 26.1 has been released. It fixes a few bugs and introduces these changes.

IDE Server
- Implemented some compatibility changes for using the eric-ide server on Windows platforms.
MicroPython
- Added support for ESP32-C5.
Testing
- Extended the testing dialog to allow for custom commandline parameters for the test executable (see Issue 604).
pyproject Wizard
- Changed the logic of the 'pyproject.toml' wizard such, that the mandatory entries are checked, when the Ok button is pressed (see issue 606).

The eric team wishes everybody a 'Happy New Year'!

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