[texworks] Call for Help: Testing

[Stefan Löffler]

Dear TeXworks users,

a new minor release (0.6.7) is around the corner, which will hopefully 
make it into TeXLive 2022. To get ready for that, I ask you to test the 
latest version of TeXworks. It is available at the following (new!) 
locations:
Windows: 
https://nightly.link/TeXworks/texworks/workflows/cd/master/TeXworks-Windows
Mac OS X: 
https://nightly.link/TeXworks/texworks/workflows/cd/master/TeXworks-macOS
Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/~texworks/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Source code: https://github.com/TeXworks/texworks

Since the last stable release, several bugs have been found and fixed, 
in addition to internal code refactoring. The most notable new features are
* a modified color scheme that should work better when using the 
operating system's dark mode
* a ruler with draggable guidelines in the PDF previewer
* code that prevents multiple typesetting processes on the same file (in 
a multi-source scenario; see 
https://github.com/TeXworks/texworks/issues/911); additionally, "Remove 
aux files" is now disabled during typesetting

If you use TeXworks on macOS, there are a few additional aspects to test:
* the development builds linked above contain two app images for macOS: 
one that should work on macOS 10.15 and later and one for macOS 10.12 
and later (which includes older versions of the bundled libraries). 
Please check if they indeed work as advertised
* additionally, please verify that the macOS builds look and behave as 
any other native macOS application

Note that the latest version should be quite stable (obviously, since 
we're heading towards a release), but of course there are no guarantees 
(that's what this testing call is for). So if you are in the middle of a 
very important project, it might be advisable to stick to whichever 
version has already proven to work for you in the past.

As a side note, the TeXworks project is always looking for contributors. 
This is by no means limited to C++ coders. For example, TeXworks is 
translated to a number of languages. However, some translations (notably 
Arabic, Czech, Farsi, and Turkish) have not been updated in quite some 
time. If you want to help update them (or translate TeXworks to an 
additional language), please have a look at 
https://github.com/TeXworks/texworks/wiki/Translating. Also, please 
don't forget to drop a note on the mailing list to avoid having several 
people working side-by-side on the same language without knowing of one 
another.
For some further ways of contributing to the project, have a look at 
http://www.tug.org/texworks/#How_can_you_help.

All the best,
Stefan