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Blockly

EDTECH
Velocity5.0

Visual block-based programming editor library for education

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Post-v13 cleanup: three beta tags in one evening, two of them carrying nothing at all.

block-editoraccessibilitykeyboard-navigationperformance-fixesbeta-trainfocus-management
◆Current state
Blockly is servicing the v13 line it opened in June with keyboard navigation and screenreader support on by default. The 13.2.2 beta train tagged three times in under three hours, but only beta.0 carries changes — an undo-stack corruption fix, a nested-tree traversal speedup, and focus restoration on toast dismissal. beta.1 and beta.2 record an empty commit range.
◆Where it's heading
The work since v13.0.0 is consolidation around focus, rendering, and performance rather than new surface area — insertion markers rewritten for memory, connection-database updates sped up, field labels made translatable. Accessibility remains the organizing concern, now expressed as correctness fixes in the machinery that shipped rather than new capability. The rapid empty beta tags suggest release automation firing on non-code commits.
◆Prediction
Expect a 13.2.2 final shortly, continuing the pattern of small fix batches on the v13 line. Nothing in these entries points to a v14 or a new feature theme.

◆Recent moves

  1. 7d ago

    13.2.2-beta.2 tagged with no recorded changes

    A tag with an empty commit range against beta.1 — no code changes recorded. It is release automation output, not a release.

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  2. 7d ago

    13.2.2-beta.1 tagged with no recorded changes

    The second of three beta tags in one evening, again with nothing between it and its predecessor. Counting it as a release would triple-count a single beta cycle.

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  3. 7d ago

    13.2.2-beta.0 fixes undo-stack clobbering and nested-tree performance

    The only beta in the trio with substance: renders no longer clobber the undo stack, WorkspaceSvg.getNestedTrees() gets faster, and focus returns when a toast is dismissed. The undo and focus fixes both sit in the machinery v13.0.0 introduced.

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  4. 14d ago

    13.2.1 patches memory leaks and RTL rendering

    A patch covering memory leaks, RTL rendering of insertion markers and the trashcan lid, and flyout toolbar block positioning. Routine correction work on the v13.2 line.

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  5. 22d ago

    13.2.0 rewrites insertion markers and adds translated field labels

    The most substantial release in the window: insertion markers rewritten to cut memory use, translated field labels, setAriaTypeName for fields, and faster large connection-database updates. It extends the accessibility groundwork from v13.0.0 into localization and performance.

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  6. 1mo ago

    13.1.1 fixes delete-area hit testing at non-default zoom

    A single fix for delete-area hit testing at non-default zoom. Narrow enough that it affects only workspaces running scaled views.

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