Prepare Release 2.2rc1 (#2986)

* Fix missing text colorization in suites and tests settings in Grid Editor

* Fix crashes when editing Tree items.

* Fix location comment based on develop (#2980)

* update the location comment of RIDE.pot

* Update location comments for bg_BG

* Update location comments for bs_BA

* Update location comments for cs_CZ

* Update location comments for da_DK

* Update location comments for de_DE

* Update location comments for en_US

* Update location comments for en_ES

* Update location comments for fi_FI

* Update location comments for fr_FR

* Update location comments for hi_IN

* Update location comments for hu_HU

* Update location comments for it_IT

* Update location comments for ja_JP

* Update location comments for ko_KR

* Update location comments for nl_NL

* Update location comments for pl_PL

* Update location comments for pt_BR

* Update location comments for pt_PT

* Update location comments for ro_RO

* Update location comments for ru_RU

* Update location comments for sv_SE

* Update location comments for th_TH

* Update location comments for tr_TR

* Update location comments for uk_UA

* Update location comments for vi_VN

* Update location comments for zh_TW

* Add .vscode and *.po~ into gitignore

* Update location comments for zh_CN

* Modify geni18n to make it compatible with cross-platform

* Update path to tools for non Debian based Linuxes (#2981)

* DevOps: Remove codeboarding actions

* Update zh_CN translations: Menu contexts, About Panel (#2982)

* Add Chinese Simplified Translator

* zh_CN translation: About panel

* zh_CN translation: Menu context

* Project settings (#2985)

* Initial creation of settings if .robot directory exists in project dir.

* Correct settings to edit, ut always starts with wrong. Ignore command line arguments

* Still does not update preferences colors. Needs to reload Text Editor and Test Runner

* Improve settings change in Tree when changed project. TODO reload plugins

* Fix opening last file, independent of project settings

* Initial dialog to restart RIDE, when project settings detected

* Working Reload on project settings. Missing restore on not project, fix exceptions.

* Complete project settings detection and restore

* Implenent project settings in Windows

* Initial utest for Project Settings.

* Fix background color in Run Anything. Remove wong files from utest

* Fix unit test for project settings

* Add protection for first time install. Add pip upgrade to actions

* Upgrade SonarCube scanner

* Prepare release 2.2rc1

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Co-authored-by: Cherry_ChenNan <[email protected]>

Author: HelioGuilherme66

CHANGELOG.adoc

@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ and this project adheres to http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html[Semantic Versioni
 - Fixed crash when renaming test cases names on Tree (Project Explorer), by cancelling with Escape or by adding a Space in the end.
 - Fixed  missing text colorization in suites and test settings on Grid Editor.
 
+== https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/blob/master/doc/releasenotes/ride-2.2rc1.rst[2.2rc1] - 2025-09-25
+
+=== Added
+- Added Project Settings concept. The Project Settings is a  file named ``ride_settings.cfg`` inside a directory named ``.robot`` located in the Test Suite directory. The search for this directory, is done upwards from the Test Suite directory. You can create an empty directory, ``.robot`` located in the Test Suite directory or any parent directory, and RIDE will create and use the ``ride_settings.cfg``. This way you can have different settings, like: colors, UI language, and Plugins settings. The most relevant example is the creation of different Run Profiles or Arguments, in Test Runner. When you open a Test Suite outside one with Project Settings, you will see a dialog to restart RIDE, to use the ``Global Settings``.
+
+=== Fixed
+- Fixed crash when renaming test cases names on Tree (Project Explorer), by cancelling with Escape or by adding a Space in the end.
+- Fixed  missing text colorization in suites and test settings on Grid Editor.
+
 == https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/blob/master/doc/releasenotes/ride-2.1.5.2.rst[2.1.5.2] - 2025-07-30
 
 === Fixed

README.adoc

@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ Likewise, the current version of wxPython, is 4.2.3, but RIDE is known to work w
 
 `pip install -U robotframework-ride`
 
-(3.8 <= python <= 3.14) Install current development version (**2.2dev42**) with:
+(3.8 <= python <= 3.14) Install current development version (**2.2rc1**) with:
 
 `pip install -U https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/archive/develop.zip`
 
-//(3.8 <= python <=  3.12) Install current Beta version (2.1b1) with:
+(3.8 <= python <=  3.14) Install current Release Candidate version (2.2rc1) with:
 
-//`pip install -U --pre robotframework-ride`
+`pip install -U --pre robotframework-ride`
 
 **See the https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/wiki/F%2eA%2eQ%2e[FAQ] at https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/wiki[Wiki]**
 

README.md

@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ Likewise, the current version of wxPython, is 4.2.3, but RIDE is known to work w
 
 `pip install -U https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/archive/develop.zip`
 
+(3.8 <= python <=  3.14) Install current Release Candidate version (*2.2rc1*) with:
+
+`pip install -U --pre robotframework-ride`
+
 **See the [FAQ](https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/wiki/F%2eA%2eQ%2e) at [Wiki](https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/wiki)**
 
 

doc/releasenotes/ride-2.2rc1.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+.. container:: document
+
+   `RIDE (Robot Framework
+   IDE) <https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/>`__ v2.2rc1 is a new
+   release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid
+   arguments is `Robot Framework <https://robotframework.org/>`__
+   current version, 7.3.2. However, internal library code is originally
+   based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.
+
+   -  This version supports Python 3.8 up to 3.13 (and also tested on
+      3.14.b2 with wxPython 4.2.3).
+   -  There are some changes, or known issues:
+
+      -  🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not
+         finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings and
+         changes.
+      -  🐞 - Some argument types detection (and colorization) is not
+         correct in Grid Editor.
+      -  🐞 - In Grid Editor, private keywords defined in test suites
+         with **Name** setting, will show with error color even if used
+         correctly in another local keyword.
+      -  🐞 - RIDE **DOES NOT KEEP** Test Suites formatting or
+         structure, causing differences in files when used on other IDE
+         or Editors. The option to not reformat the file is not working.
+      -  🐞 - In Grid Editor, when showing settings, scrolling down with
+         mouse or using down is not working. You can change to Text
+         Editor and back to Grid Editor, to restore normal behavior.
+
+   **New Features and Fixes Highlights**
+
+   -  Added Project Settings concept. The Project Settings is a file
+      named **ride_settings.cfg** inside a directory named **.robot**
+      located in the Test Suite directory.
+   -  Fixed crash when renaming test cases names on Tree (Project
+      Explorer), by cancelling with Escape or by adding a Space in the
+      end.
+   -  Fixed missing text colorization in suites and test settings on
+      Grid Editor.
+   -  Restored init and main scripts and texteditor, because some
+      changes in Grid Editor were not being saved in Text Editor and
+      would be lost.
+   -  Fix faulty cell editor in settings of Grid Editor which would
+      prevent to change to Text Editor and Run tabs.
+   -  Added indication of **private** keywords in Grid Editor, keywords
+      will show in *Italic*, and with error background, when they are
+      used outside of Keywords section, or from different files.
+   -  Added indication of **private** keywords in Details pop-up for
+      keywords with tag **robot:private** or name starting with
+      underscore, **'\_'** in Grid Editor.
+   -  Modified the action of key TAB when selecting from
+      auto-suggestions list in Grid Editor. Pressing TAB, selects the
+      item and continues in cell editor.
+   -  Fix cursor position when editing cells in Grid Editor.
+   -  Added parsing of option **--name** or **-N** and **Name** setting,
+      to allow running tests with them set.
+
+   **The minimal wxPython version is, 4.0.7, and RIDE supports the
+   current version, 4.2.3, which we recommend.**
+
+   *Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package
+   at*
+   `wxPython.org <https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/>`__,
+   or by using the system package manager.
+
+   The
+   `CHANGELOG.adoc <https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/blob/master/CHANGELOG.adoc>`__
+   lists the changes done on the different versions.
+
+   All issues targeted for RIDE v2.2 can be found from the `issue
+   tracker
+   milestone <https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/issues?q=milestone%3Av2.2>`__.
+
+   Questions and comments related to the release can be sent to the
+   `robotframework-users <https://groups.google.com/group/robotframework-users>`__
+   mailing list or to the channel #ride on `Robot Framework
+   Slack <https://robotframework-slack-invite.herokuapp.com>`__, and
+   possible bugs submitted to the `issue
+   tracker <https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/issues>`__. You
+   should see `Robot Framework
+   Forum <https://forum.robotframework.org/c/tools/ride/>`__ if your
+   problem is already known.
+
+   To install the latest release with
+   `pip <https://pypi.org/project/pip/>`__ installed, just run
+
+   .. code:: literal-block
+
+      pip install --upgrade robotframework-ride==2.1.5.2
+
+   to install exactly the specified release, which is the same as using
+
+   .. code:: literal-block
+
+      pip install --upgrade robotframework-ride
+
+   Alternatively you can download the source distribution from
+   `PyPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework-ride>`__ and
+   install it manually. For more details and other installation
+   approaches, see the `installation
+   instructions <https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/wiki/Installation-Instructions>`__.
+   If you want to help in the development of RIDE, by reporting issues
+   in current development version, you can install with:
+
+   .. code:: literal-block
+
+      pip install -U https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/archive/develop.zip
+
+   Important document for helping with development is the
+   `CONTRIBUTING.adoc <https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.adoc>`__.
+
+   To start RIDE from a command window, shell or terminal, just enter:
+
+   ::
+
+      ride
+
+   You can also pass some arguments, like a path for a test suite file
+   or directory.
+
+   ::
+
+      ride example.robot
+
+   Another possible way to start RIDE is:
+
+   .. code:: literal-block
+
+      python -m robotide
+
+   You can then go to Tools>Create RIDE Desktop Shortcut, or run the
+   shortcut creation script with:
+
+   .. code:: literal-block
+
+      python -m robotide.postinstall -install
+
+   or
+
+   .. code:: literal-block
+
+      ride_postinstall.py -install
+
+   RIDE v2.2rc1 was released on 24/September/2025.

pyproject.toml

@@ -77,12 +77,13 @@ packages = ["src/robotide"]
 content-type = 'text/markdown'
 fragments = [
     {path = 'README.md'},
-    {text = '\n## License\n\n'},
+    {text = '## License'},
     {path = 'LICENSE.txt'},
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
 ride_postinstall = "robotide.postinstall:main"
+ride = "robotide:main"
 
 [project.gui-scripts]
 ride = "robotide:main"
@@ -95,11 +96,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[tool.hatch.envs.test.matrix]]
 python = ["3.13"]
-version = ["2.1.5.1"]
+version = ["2.2"]
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "robotframework-ride"
-version = "2.1.5.1"
+version = "2.2"
 description = "RIDE :: Robot Framework Test Data Editor"
 authors = ["Robot Framework Developers <[email protected]>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0 license"

src/robotide/__init__.py

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 
 def main(*args):
-    _replace_std_for_win()
+    args = args or sys.argv[1:]
     if '--version' in args:
         try:
             from . import version
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def main(*args):
     if len(args) > 3 or '--help' in args:
         print(__doc__)
         sys.exit()
+    _replace_std_for_win()
     try:
         _run(inpath, not noupdatecheck, debug_console, settingspath=settings_path)
     except Exception:  # DEBUG

src/robotide/application/CHANGELOG.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>Changelog</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook-xsl.css" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot" /></head><body><div xml:lang="en" class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a id="id1337"></a>Changelog</h2></div></div><hr /></div><p>All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.</p><p>The format is based on <a class="ulink" href="http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/" target="_top">Keep a Changelog</a>
-and this project adheres to <a class="ulink" href="http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html" target="_top">Semantic Versioning</a>.</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="_ulink_url_https_github_com_robotframework_ride_unreleased_ulink"></a>1. <a class="ulink" href="https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE" target="_top">Unreleased</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="_added"></a>1.1. Added</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
+and this project adheres to <a class="ulink" href="http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html" target="_top">Semantic Versioning</a>.</p><p>&lt;!-- == <a class="ulink" href="https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE" target="_top">Unreleased</a> -→</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="_ulink_url_https_github_com_robotframework_ride_blob_master_doc_releasenotes_ride_2_2rc1_rst_2_2rc1_ulink_2025_09_25"></a>1. <a class="ulink" href="https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/blob/master/doc/releasenotes/ride-2.2rc1.rst" target="_top">2.2rc1</a> - 2025-09-25</h2></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="_added"></a>1.1. Added</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
 Added Project Settings concept. The Project Settings is a  file named ``ride_settings.cfg`` inside a directory named ``.robot`` located in the Test Suite directory. The search for this directory, is done upwards from the Test Suite directory. You can create an empty directory, ``.robot`` located in the Test Suite directory or any parent directory, and RIDE will create and use the ``ride_settings.cfg``. This way you can have different settings, like: colors, UI language, and Plugins settings. The most relevant example is the creation of different Run Profiles or Arguments, in Test Runner. When you open a Test Suite outside one with Project Settings, you will see a dialog to restart RIDE, to use the ``Global Settings``.
 </li></ul></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="_fixed"></a>1.2. Fixed</h3></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem">
 Fixed crash when renaming test cases names on Tree (Project Explorer), by cancelling with Escape or by adding a Space in the end.

src/robotide/application/releasenotes.py

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 <pre class="literal-block">python -m robotide.postinstall -install</pre>
 <p>or</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">ride_postinstall.py -install</pre>
-<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 16/September/2025.</p>
+<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 24/September/2025.</p>
 <!-- <br/>
 <h3>May The Fourth Be With You!</h3>
 <h3>Celebrate the bank holiday, 10th June, Day of Portugal, Portuguese Communities and Camões!!</h3>

src/robotide/version.py

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated by `tasks.py`.
 
-VERSION = 'v2.2dev42'
+VERSION = 'v2.2rc1'