The Final Chapter in B4X...my wish..please Erel..pretty Please ;)

[imbault]

Super Erel, do you have an idea of this release date?

thx
Patrick

 

[Jmu5667]

The features you can see in this video:

1. Support for multiple editors.
2. Go to identifier with Ctrl + Click (very useful).
3. Structure highlighting.
4. Auto completion starts automatically and is more advanced.
5. Zoom.

Under the hood the IDE is rewritten from scratch. The new IDE "engine" has better performance and is much more powerful. This will allow adding more advanced features in the future (like auto-indent and others).

Make sure to see the video in hd mode (press on the small gear button):

OMG !!!!

 

[Erel]

Super Erel, do you have an idea of this release date?

A first beta of B4J will be probably be released towards the end of April.

 

[DonManfred]

of B4J will be probably be released towards the end of April

And B4A?

 

[LWGShane]

OMG. The new IDE is awesome!

Love the much needed auto-complete features. Will make B4X even easier and more productive. (Ctrl+Space is kind of a pain to use as you go "out of your way" to complete something.)

 

[DonManfred]

1. Support for multiple editors.
2. Go to identifier with Ctrl + Click (very useful).
3. Structure highlighting.
4. Auto completion starts automatically and is more advanced.
5. Zoom.

Under the hood the IDE is rewritten from scratch. The new IDE "engine" has better performance and is much more powerful. This will allow adding more advanced features in the future (like auto-indent and others).

1. Cool!!
2. Cool!!
3. Cool!!
4. Cool!!
5. Cool!!
6. Want have B4A Version NOW

I hardly cant wait for any preview of new version you´ll show us regarding news to the Designer (or custom view-support of the designer)

 

[Erel]

And B4A?

Both B4i and B4A will be of course updated as well soon after.

I still don't know whether the visual designer will be updated in the next version or only later. However a major update is planned for the designer.

 

[DonManfred]

However a major update is planned for the designer.

I´m sure it will, @Erel

It´s just hard to wait for it
But i will (aehmm, MUST ) be patient ;-)

 

[imbault]

Both B4i and B4A will be of course updated as well soon after.

I still don't know whether the visual designer will be updated in the next version or only later. However a major update is planned for the designer.

Erel, do you have more details concerning visual designer, or a video demo?

Patrick

 

[DonManfred]

Erel, do you have more details concerning visual designer, or a video demo?

The Designer is not planned for the first version erel told before... and he does not told something about the VISUAL designer so far as i know.
We need to be patient

 

[JakeBullet70]

Your killing us Erel!!!! Cannot wait!!!!

 

[Erel]

The new IDE will allow changing two types of themes: the IDE itself and the code editor.
The code editor themes use the same format used by Visual Studio. This makes it quite easy to "import" Visual Studio themes to B4X: http://studiostyl.es/
Adding new code editor themes is a matter of placing the xml file in the themes folder.

 

[Peter Simpson]

This just gets better and better. @Erel stop teasing us with videos . I'm the most impatient person when it comes to things like this

 

[DonManfred]

@Erel stop teasing us with videos

DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT! DONT STOP IT!

 

[DonManfred]

I´m wondering whether there will be a beta-version before release of the new b4j/b4a?

 

[Erel]

Sure. As this is really a major rewrite I expect the beta to include some major bugs

 

[LWGShane]

B4X just keeps getting better and better.

I do have a question: Will folders in the modules and "files" tab ever be a thing? For example: If you have a collection of modules that deals with decoding audio formats, you could just create a folder, name it "Audio" and just move all of the modules that deal with decoding audio into the "Audio" folder. Note that this would take place all inside the IDE, pretty much like how other IDE's do it. (Would also have to support sub-folders)

Would make large projects manageable

 

[Erel]

Will folders in the modules and "files" tab ever be a thing?

Probably yes. However not in the next version.

 

[LWGShane]

Probably yes. However not in the next version.

Awesome!

I do have a suggestion for the name of the apps, how about: "B4X.Platform"? Ex:
B4J --> B4X.Java
B4A -> B4X.Android
B4i -> B4X.iOS

Things that would need to be changed:
- App icons.
- A new "B4X" Page (I could do a Mockup; Don't mind as it's an opportunity to practice Bootstrap )

That's about it.

 

[Peter Simpson]

Hello @WhiteholeSoft,
All three B4X packages have only just been renamed to what they are now. So renaming them again is a no go for sure, plus I for one don't really like the naming format or your suggestions sorry...