Over on the official blog is a long, and rather confusing, post about the new release candidate and the new search it is starting to build up.Search is well and truly borked of course, and this new system should give a better set of search results.
However, when it talks about new checkboxes it doesn't mean in preferences or in search - they're scattered around - there's one in the Edit>General tab, there's one in your profile, one in groups, and probably more. These will lead to things being included in the search tool, and, according to the pictures on the blog a much nicer set of search results to come (once it's all been ironed out and implemented).
There is also a new lag-meter. It flicks rather randomly - my client seems to drop into the amber when I'm sitting still in a skybox with nothing else running - ping times across the Atlantic to the West Coast obviously flick into danger warning territory, but it's a nice touch if in need of some fine tuning.
Builders will also note the new layout of both the general tab and the top part of the edit window... bit sure why it's been looked at, but I think this bit will grow on me.
1. I'm still hoping for a keyboard shortcut for Select Texture. That's the one thing they really should include... and it's not like there's no possible shortcut they could use. Ctrl-Shift-Z would be perfect, actually.
Posted at 10:36PM on Oct 19th 2007 by KirbyMeister