I'm happy to release B4A v6.80 BETA. This update includes many improvements that will make it easier for developers to develop great Android applications:
This is a beta version.
An email with upgrade instructions will be sent to developers who are eligible for a free upgrade.
Issues / bug reports should be posted as new threads in the questions forum.
- CharSequence as internal type. Allows showing rich text in many places such as: Labels, toast messages, dialogs, ListView and others.
- CSBuilder - Simplifies the creation of rich text CharSequences: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/charsequence-csbuilder-tutorial.76226/#content
- Support for MultiDex - With MultiDex enabled there is no limit to the number of methods or fields. This issue is important for large projects that reference many third party libraries. https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/multidex-solves-the-too-many-methods-error.76431/
- OkHttp updated and is now based on OkHttp v3.50.
- Many improvements to B4A-Bridge:
- Auto discovery - Devices running B4A-Bridge are discovered automatically and are listed in the devices list with their names.
- Logs - The logs implementation was rewritten. Logs reading with B4A-Bridge is more stable and it is also possible to read the unfiltered logs (limited to the running process).
- #BridgeLogger attribute - When set to true, logs will be available in release mode as well as debug mode.
- Landscape layout.
- Download progress bar.
- File Explorer menu shortcut.
- Find all references (F7) finds references in layout files and CallSub methods.
- Typeface.FONTAWESOME / MATERIALICONS constants.
- Icon picker - Filter field and icons tool tips:
- CallSubUtils is included as a library.
- Menu click event implementation changed to avoid issues with modal dialogs.
- Release and Debug compilation symbols are supported in the manifest editor and designer script.
- Export as zip keeps the original dates.
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes.
This is a beta version.
An email with upgrade instructions will be sent to developers who are eligible for a free upgrade.
Issues / bug reports should be posted as new threads in the questions forum.
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