jmoenig/Snap v10.1.0

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10.1.0:

• New Features:
  1. OOP 2.0
     • new list-dictionary based object system with data scope and Lieberman style prototypical inheritance
     • new "parent" selector for accessing list items, points to entry at ellipsis "..."
     • new "object" item in the THIS (runtime environment) primitive reporter's dropdown menu
     • new OOP library
  2. support for input-groups in custom blocks
     • new "group" option in custom block slot type editor's special settings menu for multiple inputs
     • metaprogramming support for input groups (represented by a list of slot types)
     • new "Declare & Initialize Script Variables" library
  3. UI Looks
     • flat / default (skeuomorphic) design
     • bright / dark (color) theme
     • new "theme" configuration key in the API
     • new "cube" and "cubeSolid" symbols
  4. Other
     • new Continuations library for run/cc and call/cc
• Notable Changes:
  • preserve the order of items when using lists as dictionaries or data objects
  • variadic slots in custom blocks now support '%nl' as separators and expansion labels
  • Boolean input slot default values can be specified through metaprogramming
  • variadic Boolean input slot defaults can be specified both in the UI and through metaprogramming
  • added an official "Restore primitives" item to the project menu, if a project / scene has customized prims
  • default values and expansion labels of variadic input slots in custom blocks are now translatable by prefixing them with $-underscore
• Notable Fixes:
  • exclude variables declared inside input rings from the dropdown menu of reachable variables
  • automatically declare variadic upvars inside custom blocks when evaluating them
  • fixed a LISP-encoding conflict between a variadic expression and formal ring parameters
  • fixed naming a block to a JS property such as "constructor"
  • fixed a variable refactoring (renaming) bug in custom block definitions
• Documentation Updates:
  • updated API.md with new "theme" configuration key for "bright" or "dark" UI modes
  • updated LISP syntax documentation for script parameters
• Translation Updates:
  • German