New Features

• The Template Editor no longer locks assembly references.
• Added Go to Definition support (beta).
• Added Code Navigation support. 
• Added View Source context menu item to view a templates code behind file.
• Added ExtendedPropertyNames class which gives quick access to all defined ExtendedProperty Names.
• Added the ability to create new files and folders to Template Explorer and Windows Explorer.

Bug Fixes

• Major updates to the ActiveSnippet Configuration dialog that includes validation and much more. 
• Fixed a bug where a black Visual Studio theme would not be formatted properly.
• Fixed a bug where the PropertyGrid was not refreshing property values that were updated dynamically.
• Updated all providers to use the new utility class for ExtendedProperty Names.
• Fixed a StackOverFlowException that could occur if an error occurred while showing the output window. 
• Update the about us dialog to include lines generated.
• Fixed a bug where Visual Studio could crash at launch due to an corrupt visual style.
• Fixed a bug where Template and Compiler Errors were not taking priority over Warnings when being merged.
• Fixed a bug where the CompileTemplateResult would return an incorrect result when any CompileWarnings existed.
• Fixed a bug where Manage Outputs would not properly save an output when a template existed on a different hard drive.
• Fixed a bug where Template Explorer wasn’t properly saving or loading a CodeSmith Generator Project File.
• Fixed a bug where the installer would write to an incorrect registry hive on 64bit machines. 
• Fixed a bug where the Name Attribute Value on a Property Directive wouldn't be valid if it had a space as the leading or ending character.
• Fixed a Stack Overflow Exception that was occurring in MemberColumnSchemaCollection's IndexOf method.

Performance Enhancements

• Many performance and memory optimizations across CodeSmith Generator. 
• Updated the Template Editor to apply the default Visual Studio Fonts and Colors when opening a template. 

Usability Enhancements

• Added a start menu link to the online help and API documentation.
• Samples are now kept up-to-date on an end users machine without overwriting any modified templates upon extraction.
• Added support for refreshing cached PropertyGrid values (E.G., DatabaseSchema). 
• Updated the ADOXSchemaProvider to use the new Microsoft ADOX ConnectionString Designer.
• Updated the OracleSchemaProvider to use the new Microsoft Oracle ConnectionString Designer.
• PostgreSQLSchemaProvider's and SqlSchemaProvider's CommandSchema and ColumnSchema ExtendedProperty name for CS_IsScalarFunction now share the same name (maintained backwards compatibility).
• Fixed an issue where Enumerations with defined base types could lock up the PropertyGrid.
• Updated the TemplateSession to refresh the CodeTemplate's instance when clicking generate.
• Fixed an issue where a file could be opened from the Template Explorer Window in a new Visual Studio Instance.
• Fixed an issue where the Error Window would be out of date when switching between templates.
• The Error Window is now cleared when you close a template editor.
• Updated the TemplateEditorDocument to refresh the errors when a parse error occurs when the generate button is clicked.
• Updated the GetHashCode()  for all of SchemaExplorer's implementations.
• Fixed a bug where Custom UITypeEditor’s were showing up with non-default formatting styles.
• Fixed a bug where Custom UITypeEditor’s Dropdown Menus were not behaving correctly due to a focus issue.
• Updated all of the CodeSmith Generator Sample Projects.

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