[texworks] Call for Help: Testing

[Stefan Löffler]

Dear TeXworks users,

a new minor release (0.6.8) is around the corner, which will hopefully 
make it into TeXLive 2023. To get ready for that, I ask you to test the 
latest version of TeXworks. It is available at the following locations:
Windows (>= 10): 
https://nightly.link/TeXworks/texworks/workflows/cd/main/TeXworks-Windows10
macOS (>= 10.15): 
https://nightly.link/TeXworks/texworks/workflows/cd/main/TeXworks-macOS10.15
Linux (AppImage): 
https://nightly.link/TeXworks/texworks/workflows/cd/main/TeXworks-AppImage
Source code: https://github.com/TeXworks/texworks

In addition, the following alternative packages are available
Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/~texworks/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Legacy Windows (>= 7): 
https://nightly.link/TeXworks/texworks/workflows/cd/main/TeXworks-Windows7
Legacy macOS (>= 10.12): 
https://nightly.link/TeXworks/texworks/workflows/cd/main/TeXworks-macOS10.12
(please note that while the legacy packages should include the latest 
features of TeXworks, they are generally built using older libraries)

Since the last stable release, several bugs and memory leaks have been 
found and fixed, in addition to the ever ongoing internal code 
refactoring. Apart from that, the most notable new features are:
* Reduce the memory consumption of TeXworks and make the rendering cache 
size configurable
* The PDF background color is now configurable (to assist, e.g., in 
analyzing transparency)
* Searching in PDFs was revamped and should work a lot better now
* An AppImage build (i.e., a universal binary that should run on any 
somewhat recent versions of Linux)

It would be great if you could give the latest development version a try 
and check if all your usual stuff is still working as expected (or even 
better ;)).

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