Released: Jan 16, 2018

Updates in v4.80

Funktionen

• Several important components were rewritten to provide more features and better performance:
  • Visual designer properties grid.
  • Visual designer views tree.
  • Modules tree (new component).
  • Files tree.
• Code modules can be loaded from other folders and can be easily shared between projects (including projects targeting other platforms).
• Modules and file tree support grouping.
• Modules are monitored for external changes.
• Files tree shows the files icons and allows opening the files with external editors.
• Modules, files and views can be renamed directly from the relevant tree.
• Full support for drag and dropping files and modules, including support for dragging multiple items.
• B4A services and activities can be shared with B4J and B4i.
• New options when adding modules:
  • Copy to folder: Copies the module to the project folder (same as the current behavior).
  • Link - relative path: Adds a link to the module with a relative path. Useful when the folder is under or close to the project folder.
  • Link - absolute path: Adds a link to the module with an absolute path.
• Deleted files are moved to the recycle bin.
• Properties grid and views tree can be filtered.
• Properties grid is much faster and includes new types of editors.
• The modules internal attributes are sorted in lexicographical order to reduce random changes.
• iXUI library is now an internal library.
• Debugger hover window is resizable.
• Add New Modules / Existing modules menu items in modules tree.
• Code editor color picker is based on the designer color picker.
• Open file with default program in Files tree. Also works with double click.
• Support for opening multiple files at once.
• Builder - better handling of certificates changes.
• Compiler error for incorrect calls to resumable subs.
• Hosted builder - prefer secondary builder option. Useful if a builder partially fails.
• Page.SafeAreaInsets - Returns the distances from the four edges that are considered safe. This is relevant for devices such as iPhone X where parts of the screen are hidden.
• NativeObject new methods: MakeEdgeInsets, ArrayFromEdgeInsets, ArrayFromPoint, ArrayFromRect, ArrayFromSize, ArrayFromRange.

Fehlerkorrekturen

• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.