Other B4i v2.50 BETA is released

[Erel]

B4i v2.50 BETA is released.
Customers who are eligible for a free upgrade should receive an email with download instructions (it can take several hours for the mail to arrive).

This version adds support for custom views.

Custom views are implemented in B4i code or as a library. With custom views you can design all the layout in the visual designer, with anchors and designer script.

New features and improvements:

• Custom views: [B4X] Custom Views with Enhanced Designer Support
• iUI8 library: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/posts/397891/
  • WKWebView - Replaces WebView with better performance and more features.
    
  • VisualEffectView - A view that creates a blur effect.
  • NavControlExtra - Allows showing and hiding the bars with gestures.
  • TableView - Implemented as custom view (replaces iTableView2).
• Faster and smoother startup in release mode.
• Launch images for iPhone 4 are included by default.
• Debugger improvements, especially relevant to large projects.
• It is now possible to override main.m and Project-Info.plist by putting the files in the special folder.
• #Target attribute: Allows targeting iPhone, iPad or both (default).
• #MinVersion: Sets the minimum version. Default value is 7.0.
• Notification.NotificationTag - A string that is tied to the notification and can be retrieved when the user clicks on the notification.
• View.Parent - Returns the view's parent.
  
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.

This is a beta version. Make sure to backup your projects before loading them in the new version.

Please post any issue you encounter in a new thread.

Thank you for your help!!!

 

[mauro vicamini]

What I'd like to find in next release is to have Key folder setting different for each project, so I'don't have to change it each time I switch from one project to another.

 

[Erel]

This is not the place to post feature requests. However you don't need to switch the keys folder. See this tutorial: Managing multiple certificates / provision files
For further discussions please start a new thread.

 

[Erel]

Example of custom view implemented in B4i: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/class-customlistview.46560/#post-287649

 

[tufanv]

Improvements seem to be perfect! Thanks Erel !

 

[tufanv]

Erel,

Is there any chance of beta to have a problem in httpjob? Because generally, if stg works in b4a, it also works in b4i for httpjob but in 2.5 beta i can't make stg work. It is probably my mistake but wanted to ask . Ty

B4i v2.50 BETA is released.
Customers who are eligible for a free upgrade should receive an email with download instructions (it can take several hours for the mail to arrive).

This version adds support for custom views.

Custom views are implemented in B4i code or as a library. With custom views you can design all the layout in the visual designer, with anchors and designer script.

New features and improvements:

• Custom views: [B4X] Custom Views with Enhanced Designer Support
• iUI8 library: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/posts/397891/
  • WKWebView - Replaces WebView with better performance and more features.
    
  • VisualEffectView - A view that creates a blur effect.
  • NavControlExtra - Allows showing and hiding the bars with gestures.
  • TableView - Implemented as custom view (replaces iTableView2).
• Faster and smoother startup in release mode.
• Launch images for iPhone 4 are included by default.
• Debugger improvements, especially relevant to large projects.
• It is now possible to override main.m and Project-Info.plist by putting the files in the special folder.
• #Target attribute: Allows targeting iPhone, iPad or both (default).
• #MinVersion: Sets the minimum version. Default value is 7.0.
• Notification.NotificationTag - A string that is tied to the notification and can be retrieved when the user clicks on the notification.
• View.Parent - Returns the view's parent.
  
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.

This is a beta version. Make sure to backup your projects before loading them in the new version.

Please post any issue you encounter in a new thread.

Thank you for your help!!!

 

[Erel]

Not that I know of. Which error do you get?

 

[tufanv]

Not that I know of. Which error do you get?

I can't describe it because I don't know. I will work on it and report back here if i can find stg.

 

[Erel]

Please start a new thread for this, if it happens again.

 

[imbault]

Is there any release date for that 2.50 version, beta version seems pretty stable?

 

[Erel]

Tomorrow

 

[imbault]

Tomorrow

Great !

 

[jahswant]

Tomorrow

Me too waiting to buy b4i.Today.

 

[MikeH]

With B4i v2.5 BETA I suddenly started getting this error when compiling:

Could not find file 'C:\Program Files\Anywhere Software\B4i\encryptable'.

I have reinstalled but that didn't fix it. The file (encryptable) doesnt exist.

 

[Erel]

The IDE doesn't use such file. In which step do you get it?

Note that the stable version is being released at this moment...

 

[MikeH]

The IDE doesn't use such file. In which step do you get it?

Note that the stable version is being released at this moment...

Sorry Erel, yes I just noticed that you are releasing the stable version.

For clarity, Im using: OSX with Vbox and WinXP. Everything worked until now.
The error happens when I compile. Somehow, the file "Thumbs.db:encryptable" is being added to my Files folder. I think this is the cause of the problem.

EDIT: It only seems to happen with one project, I`ll explore further.

 

[Erel]

Try to disable the creation of thumbs: http://www.sitepoint.com/switch-off-thumbs-db-in-windows/

For future discussions please start a new thread. I'm locking this one to avoid confusion.