Other B4A v4.00 BETA has been released

[Erel]

B4A v4.00 BETA is now available for download. Users who are eligible for a free upgrade will receive an email with the download link.
Note that starting from this version Basic4android is named B4A

New features and improvements:

• Rapid debugger memory handling was rewritten to provide better performance and to avoid memory leaks.
• Three new View methods: SetLayoutAnimated, SetVisibleAnimated and SetColorAnimated. With these methods it is very simple to add nice animations effects to your app.
  See this thread for more information: Simple animations in B4A v4.00
• Designer animations - Layouts added with the designer are (optionally) animated.
• Support for constants: Dim Const x As Int = 2.
  Constant variables are assigned when declared. Their value cannot be later changed (enforced by the compiler).
  
• Screen video capture - Requires Android 4.4+. Very useful for demonstrations.
  
• Activity_ActionBarHomeClick event - Handles the action bar icon click event. This event replaces the event from StdActionBar library which doesn't work on Android 5 devices.
• Better handling of the internal message queue on Android 5 devices.
• Visual designer supports custom fonts.
• Visual designer supports adding borders to views that use ColorDrawable. Borders can also be added with ColorDrawable.Initialize2.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• New Application object with the following properties:
  • LabelName
  • VersionName
  • VersionCode
  • PackageName
• Activity.DisableAccessibility - Workaround for this Android bug: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=55933
• IsDevTool keyword - Useful when reusing code with B4J/B4i.
• Designer - Select all files option.
• Designer - Double click on view's name to add to the script.
• Libraries list - Checked libraries are listed at the top of the list.
• Duplicate line shortcut - Ctrl + D.
• AutoComplete shortcut - Ctrl + \ (same as Ctrl + Space).
• Hide other modules option when right clicking on the module header.
• Clear logs when program starts option.
• 3 new warnings related to the manifest editor:
  • No android:targetSdkVersion.
  • targetSdkVersion is lower than 20 and no theme is explicitly set.
  • AndroidManifest.xml is read only
• New logo.
• CurrentStatement and breakpoints colors are configurable in the xml file.
• B4A-Bridge was updated with several fixes and the PHONE_READ_STATE permission was removed (it was used in the past to show the device id).
• Bug fixes.

The minimum Android version is now version 2.0.

This is a beta version. You are advised to backup your projects before loading them in the new version.

Thank you for your help with the development of B4A and the other tools.
Please start new threads for issues related to the beta version.

 

[Ratna Fang]

waiting for the link
i'll play with my current projects

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Materialized the icon, nice work, this is so much better! (Feels like B4A grew from a baby to a teenager)
Improvement to libraries tab was much needed considering the amount of libraries i now have, thank you.
At some point could you improve the modules tab as well (hierarical view)

 

[Douglas Farias]

• Activity_ActionBarHomeClick event - Handles the action bar icon click event. This event replaces the event from StdActionBar library which doesn't work on Android 5 devices.

hi erel, this go work on old devices? and about android 5.0 its possible make this works changing the android:targetSdkVersion ?

thx for the update, waiting the email xD

 

[Andy Barker]

Love the new Application object. I like to record phone model, OS version, etc, when doing trials and this will be simpler.

 

[DonManfred]

Libraries list - Checked libraries are listed at the top of the list.

i really appreciate this change as i have a lot of them installed... This change will help you get a overview of using libraries.
Thank you

I hardly cant wait for the mail

 

[NJDude]

Yay!!, finally B4A got some respect

 

[Peter Simpson]

Chop chop @Erel, hurry up

I really like the new B4A and Anywhere Software logos, they look more professional I'm really looking forward to testing the beta version for you and especially the designer animations and also SetLayoutAnimated, SetVisibleAnimated, SetColorAnimated andDouble and click on view's name to add to the script is a great idea.

Ooh I just wait. As Steve Ballmer would say on stage whilst jumping around like a monkey. Designer animations, designer animations, designer animations, designer animations, designer animations, designer animations, designer animations, designer animations, designer animations.

All really good stuff again Mr U, thank you...

 

[Erel]

this go work on old devices? and about android 5.0 its possible make this works changing the android:targetSdkVersion ?

Yes, it works on older devices as well. If you use the holo theme on Android 5.0 then it will work on it as well.

 

[Erel]

I really like the new B4A and Anywhere Software logos, they look more professional

Thank you. I will forward it to the designer who created them (and now works on updating the site).

 

[alwaysbusy]

Excellent! Just about to start on a new B4A development cycle for a couple of months and some great new features to look forward to.

 

[ilan]

WHEN DO YOU FIND THE TIME FOR THAT???

Awesome Erel..

 

[archemi]

thank you!

 

[icefairy333]

 

[Mark Turney]

Thanks Erel!!

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Thank you. I will forward it to the designer who created them (and now works on updating the site).

Nice avatar. Feels like your kids have something to do with that!

 

[ilan]

i liked the old one more...

 

[ilan]

Thank you. I will forward it to the designer who created them (and now works on updating the site).

dont forget to put some b4i apps in the showcase

 

[Swissmade]

Like your work Erel

 

[fotosettore]

my compliments, erel ...
Ad maiora, semper !!!